More Deaths Rock Fickleton
Plagues, murder ravage city
Fickleton -- More fallout from the internal siege of Fickleton has resulted in seven more deaths and numerous hospitalizations, authorities say.
One citizen was found murdered in the unexpectedly foggy night, which superceded the expected thunderstorm yesterday evening. Due to the poor weather conditions and the death of Coroner Rick, the victim could only be identified as "armlx."
In a related incident, the death of Dr. Mario has left the city without a qualified cartoon viral doctor, leading to epidemic disease in the city. Three strains of an as-yet-undetermined virus have swept through Fickleton. Victims' skin turns either bright red, yellow, or blue before the victim succumbs. Sacred Heart's supply of anti-viral colored pills were depleted long ago, and the secrets behind Dr. Mario's preventative care are yet to be found.
The disease seems particularly prevalent in young, well-to-do females, as five of the six deaths thus far have been the fabled "Princesses of Heart." One victim, Jasmine, is survived by her husband, Aladdin. According to Aladdin, the misfortunes of many Fickletonians has led to rampant extortion on behalf of others.
"I don't know what I'm going to do," he said. "I used my last wish to free Genie, and now he's holding out for half of my kingdom to bring her back to life."
Small-scale riots have broken out in isolated urban areas, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damaged and looted property. So far, no serious injuries have been reported, and Fickleton police have been able to contain much of the violence.
Porochaz tossed the newspaper onto the table and looked up at his two breakfast companions. "Man... you'd never think that with an entire metropolis of different people, we'd be here amongst ourselves, determining the fate of the city."
"Oh, don't be so melodramatic," hasdgfas snapped. "'Determining the fate of the city' my foot. But seriously... why didn't it thunderstorm last night? That fog was almost unbearable!"
Blackberry glanced at hasdgfas and simply shrugged. "Whatever. Let's order more food. I'm still hungry."
"But you've had nine eggs, a dozen pancakes, and I think you've managed to eat an entire pig's worth of bacon."
"Yeah... that was a pretty decent-sized appetizer."
"Fatty."
"HEY!"
armlx -- ??? -- Killed Night Four
It is now Day Four. With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch. Day will end on or before Tuesday, April 1, at 11:30 PM EDT.