pit, pat, pit, pat

Even with the early morning as rainy as it was on this day, CtR Black insisted that he go out for his daily run. After some solid cardio, he arrived back at his Porbstonia home, eager to see his Lover's face again.

But something seemed amiss.

The front door was slightly ajar, the window curtains seemed to be knocked down. Just as CtR Black was examining the front of the house, he heard the back door slam and caught a glimpse of the shady silhouette of a person escaping through the back yard.

"Hey, stop! Thief! Get bac-... Someone stop him or her!"

Before giving chase, CtR Black knew that what was inside the house was much more urgent so he pushed open the door and was immediately greeted by pools of blood on the floor leading to the master bedroom. He could hear a voice faintly calling for him... A very weak voice...

"B-... Black...?"

"Bandit..!!!"










CtR Black rushed down the hallway and threw open the door to the bedroom he shared with his Lover, The Bandit. And there he laid, crumpled on the floor after clearly being on the losing end of a struggle with his assailant. His breaths came out as painful wheezes, his hand was held over his bloody stomach. He did not seem to be meant for this mortal plane much longer.

CtR Black rushed to his companion's side and fell to his knees.

"Bandit... They got you too...? I... I shouldn't have let this happen, I shouldn't have gone for that run, I'm so stup-"

Just then, even in his final hour, The Bandit somehow mustered the strength to reach a single finger up to CtR Black's mouth and hush him.

"N-no... This is n-not your fault.. *cough* Do not blame yourself..."

Tears were welling up in CtR Black's eyes faster than he could control, they were already rolling down his cheeks. For a brief moment, there was nothing but utter silence in the room as the pair spent one last night together. Finally, CtR Black spoke.

"What can I do?" he said.

"Take me there... To the life we had planned..."

Fighting against his tears, CtR Black managed a smile at his partner's final request. He took The Bandit's head in his arms and lightly cradled him.

"Well, there's this beautiful hill back home in Frustroville. The view is perfect, right; you get to see the crystal-clear lake on one side, the flower meadows on another, and it's just far enough away from the rest of the town that you can lay out in the grass at night and practically count all the stars in the sky!"

"Th-there have to be millions, I don't... I don't know how you could do it, h-haha..." The Bandit wheezed again, this time blood spittle stained CtR Black's arms.

"Trust me, nights seem to go on for days. That hill was where we were gonna build the house for our family. Our kids were gonna play in the fields and swim in the lake as much as they wanted. Haha, I would have killed for that when I was a kid..."

"A-and our children... Tell me what their names were going to be again..."

CtR Black couldn't contain himself any longer and began sobbing, his tears dripping uselessly onto his wounded lover.

"A boy and a girl... We were gonna name them Ghowilo and Castrael, after my parents. Just the way you wanted it!!!"

It was then that CtR Black saw something he never expected to see. The corners of Bandit's mouth slowly bent upwards and a weak smile stretched across his face even as all seemed lost.

"I did a-always love those names... *cough*... You would have made a great father, Black..."

"You too, Bandit..."

The wheezing stopped, yet CtR Black's tears continued for an unknown amount of time afterwards. All that remained in the bedroom besides the two Lovers was utter silence.

CtR Black was never seen again.

~~~

Elsewhere in Porbstonia, a Treestump had finally blossomed into a mighty Tree. Lightvayne's beautiful leaves stood out as a symbol of strength and perseverance against the harsh winter chill. However, it seems something had been carved into his bark overnight...

GUILTY

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Players:
Lightvayne - Tree
Chaos Incarnate
Jo Nathan
CtR Black - Lover
Xhin
hezekiah - Townie
Pirate_Ninja
The Bandit - Lover
Black Yoshi
EvilGuy0613
white lancer
Lady Flare
chiefsonny
Roxas
Hindenburg
Kyon

Ratio:
8-5

Roles:
Public Investigator, Double Agent, Town Crier, Sheriff, Tree, Townies x3
Godfather, Assassin, Hooker, Silencer, Mafioso

HOST NOTE

Lightvayne has turned into a Tree. This means he is still alive but he cannot be killed under any circumstances nor can he vote. Though the ratio is 8-5, it is actually 7-5 for all intents and purposes. That being said, the round will end in 72 hours or after 8 votes for the same option.