Shadows

Ah, these are some serious doors. I think I'll head over there and inspect them closely, checking to see if they are locked and evaluating the quality of the gems and craftsmanship.

That's odd... how can I heft it in a familiar manor when this manor isn't in my family? What? No one has a sense of humour here... Max will henceforth be known as drafty-pants. This reminds me of something, though I can't come up with what it is. > INVENTORY You are carrying: Breath mints Legal papers A leaflet A clove of garlic A matchbook A pen Oh, I forgot about that! I found it in the mailbox out front. Perhaps I should read it now. Hmmm... If that sword starts glowing blue, I'm going to become concerned. *Time Passes*

You should have used the armour. As I recall, in the Legend of Mystery Castle there was a soldier hiding in one of those for several days and he too found a need for relief. Apparently, traditionally constructed European medieval armour is well suited for such a purpose, and offers the additional privacy we all appreciate.

Having had some experience with the safe handling of sharp objects, I think I'll remove the weapon from the armour and give it a closer inspection. Is anyone else beginning to wonder if our bold comments are being noted by anyone in authority?

That's happening every time I read the list of people "in hell" and realise they can't all really be. It's like condemning the innocent, and then the people they associate with because they're thought to be guilty.

I quietly step over to the door, slide a sheet of newspaper under it and then bang on the door. The group turns to look. What? Haven't you seen that trick before? I picked it up in reel 2 of Murder in the Blue Room. In old places like this, sometimes you can knock the key onto the paper, then pull it inside. Sadly, this lock isn't authentic to the period, so it isn't working all that well. *makes a note of the new door hardware and the lack of classic movie appreciation*

Tinypius isn't God, as we have been so thoughtfully reminded in the past. I think Philip has the right idea. Vote: TinyPius / The Demented Host from Hell

*whispers back to Bernard* I'm fairly certain of it, and I believe that our host is the head loon...

It is becoming clear now... completely clear. Again, we are relying on the word of the Inquisitor, even in his absence. So let us take this a step further. *scans the crowd while looking through the book* Mustafa... WITCH! Elisa... WITCH! Philip... WITCH! Sergio... WITCH! Shall I continue? We aren't fighting witches, we're fighting the Inquisition itself. We've all been turned paranoid, afraid of our neighbours, based on rumours and the words of people who aren't even here to back them up. Do any of us really believe that one third of this town was witches, and that there are still more left? That is unheard of! This whole Inquisition is a sham and IT MUST STOP NOW! There are to be no more killings, as decided upon by the group or individually. If we stop, we just might be able to see that we've all been fooled, but as long as someone dies, the spectre of witchcraft keeps appearing and being reinforced by outsiders like the Inquisitor and now his book. And yet, that is the only logical possibility.

Well, they're interesting, and I obviously wouldn't mind having them, but fortunately they just aren't rare parts. Clearly they meant to release them, since they made instructions available. Skeleton Chariot Knight & Catapult So, at least we can recreate them, if there is a great desire to do so. Reviews would be nice though, since they are real sets, and rare ones at that.

Or been run over by a stagecoach. Again...

You're rambling like Dr. Phil now. What is it with you daft chaps and your imaginary legends? You're the sort who would forget to kick a pigeon and cause a Grim death. :pir-skull: I have a cousin who runs a Russo-Italian restaurant, but it's far from here in a particularly well-built town, though the name escapes me at this point. Speaking of well built towns, how about that Miss Sandy? Laugh it up, dead witch-boy. That's where I know you! You were the horrid little host of "Wheel of Stupid"! Now it all makes sense. All the time I read that, I could hear "Secret Lovers" playing in my mind. I was a bit disturbed, yet not entirely disgusted. A pleasure to meet you too.

Mystery? I say, what are you talking about? Is there a mystery about? How interesting! Max Sinclair bounds over, full of energy, among other things, rambling on about his acting career. What was that? No, Mr. Sinclair, I have not seen any of your movies. I am more of a fan of the classic adventure genre and not particularly likely to see anything that would hire the likes of you made recently. I did, however, see you on tv doing a commercial for Fruity Flakes in rainbow coloured tights and a strategically placed foam 'flake'. I wasn't impressed.

A new figure approaches the group and introduces himself. Hello, all! I'm Peter Crawford, partner in the law firm of Crawford and Schneill. Ah, Bernard, good to see you again! Not really familiar with the rest of you, but I'm sure we'll all get to know each other in time. In time for what, I haven't a clue! Haha. Hmm. Well. *whispers to Bernard* Odd lot, this one. With the doctor rambling on about old dead people and legends and such and that actor OOCing like a monkey, I'm not really sure what to make of all this. Guess we'll just have to wait for the others. Can't stand people who don't arrive on time, bad show and all that.

There was a notice on the site that there might be short delays but my Brick Friday order arrived tuesday, which is fairly remarkable. Normal shipments take longer than this did, so you won't hear any complaints on this end. Oh, and nothing was smashed, crushed, or missing, so it was an all-around win on a bunch of dirt cheap sets, free shipping, and extra discount on top of that.

As have I. What I was doing looking in your navel is a bit hard to explain though...

I had the mistaken idea we had more time. I have the whole thing built ... in my mind ... but the pics aren't coming out my megablocks properly, so I should probably build it, but that takes time and ... dammit. Can we do the staff thing after all the real voting and such have ended, thus providing me more time to not get this done?

See more of? Dancing girls, of course. Ok, I'm kidding. I'd really like to see more entries by me. I'm working on that part of things personally, so expect a greater output from yours truly. That's pretty much my theory as well, so I never gave it much consideration. Perhaps, at least occasionally, someone could mention having seen it on the blog first, just to give us a bit more idea of the kinds of stories that are the best to feature for maximum interest. Similarly, avid readers might want to add our latest slogan (it must be the latest, I just made it up as I was typing it) to their sigs: I saw it on Classic-Town.net Well... you could. If you like us and stuff. Aw.

I lose more stunt doubles this way... Nice job, Greeny! Speaking of which! In an exciting and surprising announcement, ImperialShadows has now informed us that he is currently hiring for positions in his broadcasting corporation. Even if you have absolutely no experience, you could literally be taking the place of a famous star during exciting and action filled scenes! So, if you'd like to be seen on TV, the Movies, or even on a widely viewed forum like EB, you simply must apply now! How, you ask? Well, we'll start with this waver, then discuss life insurance, which should be made payable to ImperialShadows. Why? Because he cares about you. Who should you trust more than someone who cares about you? See? Don't you feel silly for even asking? There's a good lad, just sign here and here and right over here on page 14. Excellent! There's another promising career started!

Shut up and stop taunting me, you know staff isn't allowed and I'm drooling over those green burps. Dammit.

Interesting that some here know the rules as they apply to Inquisitors, yet Fernando didn't. Perhaps he wasn't one at all... *ponders* It's funny, but he just never seemed like you would expect. He was more worried about lunch, never seemed to have enough faith to place a vote, wasn't overly good at theorizing, he just didn't exude the kind of power or wisdom one would look for in a man of that position. If he hadn't maybe been pegging witches day after day (and even then, only by his own word), what would we have really had? A guy in Inquisitor clothes. Hmmm... what if he was a madman, escaped from somewhere, who found the real Inquisitor while traveling and stole his clothes? Of course, that would mean that the real one is either already here, but not revealing himself, about to arrive, or just turned around and went home. I don't think the latter is particularly likely, though. Makes me wonder. (there isn't a particularly good pirate 'wondering' emoticon, you know)

Mostly random accusations and speculation. We have been told that there were clues in the recent paintographs, but we never really pinpointed what they were, aside from confusing. Agreed. Round up the usual suspects! Ok, really... let's all get some sleep and ponder our situation. When the new day commences in what will probably seem like 40 or 50 hours, I hope that some of you will have some carefully thought-out ideas to present. That stormtrooper training really paid off in the accuracy department. I'd like to think that I'm less crazy, at least. Still, I am disturbed by the comment concerning the remaining heretics. Everything else has seemed to be misleading thus far, so I don't take a lot of comfort in the potential indication that there may not be many left.

I ripped open all the little baggies, assembled the figures and tossed the rest of the parts together in another ziplock until I deal with them. No mystery for me, no patience, and no particularly advent-uary tendencies. That said... That's a fine idea for a thread and would add a lot to this one. Would you consider taking a little pic of each day's offering as you go, to make the whole thing sort of interactive for those who couldn't get it? Oh, and just as an opinion... I love the calendar, but it's amazing how expensive you realise it is once you put all the pieces together in a very small pile. That said, it's got some great minifigs, so it's worth it to me.

Oh shit. As my first action as the newly appointed head of the Inquisition in Azufre is to declare Tinypius a heretic, a witch, a bitch and a Baritone. He is officially wanted dead or alive and may be disguised as a woman, since he's acting like one. You may now go about your business.

You picked today to start worrying about that? Seriously, you left yourself wide open for that one. Oh, quit looking at me like that, I'm mostly kidding.