MURDER ON THE ABYSSINIA: A fairly awesome Mafia

[Jubal]

Okay, I've come up with a good mafia setting, so I think it's time I ran one.

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1. Visorslash
2. Nightangel
3. Ladyhawk
4. Comrade_General
5. Double A
6. Dimos
7. Phoenixguard
8. Floam
9. CN2
10. Son Of The King
11. Andalus
12. Dripping D
13. Mark - The Khan

MURDER ON THE ABYSSINIA

The year is 1871. A small steam-ship, the Abyssinia, is chugging through the Aegean sea. Various British notables aboard have been visiting historic sites around the islands of Lesbos and Lemnos, and as the summer ends the ship begins its way home. But all is not well.

On September the Ninth, a young member of the crew shouts for help. The passengers bundle into the room, to see a devastating sight; the collector of antiquities Sir John Derrington, who had been visiting the island with his nephew Samuel, is dead on the floor. Stabbed repeatedly, his body lies prone in a pool of blood. Not only that, but on inspection the ship's engines have been jammed and broken.

"Hunting down the murderer - or murderers - will not be easy," mutters the captain. The passengers begin to look at one another with suspicion. One young lady heads off to evacuate her stomach, and eventually others begin to leave.

"But say," says the crewman. "Don't we have that detective chap on board who could help?"

"You called?" A tall figure appears in the doorway, along with a short companion clutching a medic's bag.

"Ah, yes, now what's your name again sir?"

Ignoring the captain, the tall man descends the stairs.

"There's been more than one murderer here, I see. And they were searching for an item of some sort. Something of value."

"But however do you know?" The doctor at his side looks puzzled, but also looks used to being puzzled.

"A knife wound in the front, but note also the slight blueness around the lips. He was dead before the knife entered him, possibly strangulation. But not too long before, mind. And his papers have been rifled through; note from the way he uses different coloured papers he was a very methodical man, and so his desk being a mess is wholly out of character. Furthermore, the empty safe open there has a mark on the wall next to it. I think whatever gem this was had been moved, and our thief slammed the safe door into the cabin wall in frustration."

"Well," said the captain. "I only hope that we can all catch the perpetrator."

The tall man began to leave the room. "I shall endeavour to investigate."

"I've no idea how he does it," whispered the doctor to the captain, "but he can."

The tall man turned around.

"Really? Once you know the signs, it all becomes quite clear. Elementary, my dear Watson."

GUEST LIST FOR THE ABYSSINIA'S VOYAGE

Spoiler

Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Watson
Mycroft Holmes
Captain Johnson
Officer Dirforth
Sir James MacKenroy FRS
Lord Ganderby Elmingham
Karl Von Astergott
Professor Michael Oria
John Smith
Martin Durban, Esq.
Madame Alcinia de Quenliya
Samuel Derrington

RULES
- When a player reaches 50% of the votes, they are lynched and day ends.
- Days and nights will be about 3 days each.
- You may roleclaim at will.
- You may NOT discuss the game outside the thread unless it is SPECIFICALLY allowed in your role.
- You will ALL have ability-based roles. There is no such thing as a normal townie on this voyage. Good heavens, no!

[Visorslash]

Eh, I'll give this a shot. Be warned, my vote and post history in mafia games is always awful, so don't use it as an excuse to lynch me.

[comrade_general]

You know what would make this cool? Is if this was Commander Data on the holodeck running one of his Sherlock Holmes programs.

Either way, enter the American passenger on this steam-ship of love. (which means you'll have to choose who is American )

[Captain Carthage]

Ok guys I hope you're ready, because I'm doing this one in-character all the way through.

Also Jubal, can I be "Lord Ganderby Elmingham"?

[Ladyhawk]

I'll play  

[comrade_general]

I think Joobul was expecting you, Madame Alcinia de Quenliya.

[Jubal]

You won't all get to know who has which role, that would make life too easy (not least because it would exempt Holmes and Watson from suspicion at the start).  

Nb that doesn't mean it can't be done in role, since pretty much everyone will have upper-crust British or European accents and be incredibly posh.  

[comrade_general]

pretty much everyone

Pretty much, because I'm the Tom Sawyer of this LOEG.

[Jubal]

Oh, and also, that means please don't ask for roles. I will make sure to surprise you as to who gets what. 

[Double A]

Isn't that a "well duh?" Seriously, I have no idea what kind of voodoo magic you guys do over here.

Also, in.

[comrade_general]

Well hello new peoples!

[Captain Carthage]

Isn't that a "well duh?" Seriously, I have no idea what kind of voodoo magic you guys do over here.

Also, in.

I like your avatar, I like it a lot.

[Double A]

Well hello new peoples!

Where I come from, I have 20,000 posts. 

Isn't that a "well duh?" Seriously, I have no idea what kind of voodoo magic you guys do over here.

Also, in.

I like your avatar, I like it a lot.

[Phoenixguard09]

But Wibbulniblia's not done yet! Just kidding, I'm in too.

[comrade_general]

Where I come from, I have 20,000 posts. 

But here you have only 2