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Ann: I guess this is why I came.
Chris: Ann, I love you.  I love you a great deal.  (finally) I love you.  (Pause. She waits) I have no
imagination .... That's all I know to tell you.  (Ann is waiting, ready) I'm embarrassing you.  I didn't want
to tell it to you here. I wanted some place we'd never been, a place where we'd be brand new to each
other... You feel it's wrong here, don't you?  This yard, this chair?  I want you to be ready for me.  I don't
want to win you away from anything.  
Ann: (putting her arms around him) Oh, Chris, Ive been ready a long, long time.
Chris:  Then he's gone for ever.  You're sure.
Ann:  I almost got married two years ago.
Chris: Why didn't you?
Ann: You started to write me... (slight pause)
Chris: You felt something that far back?
Ann: Every day since.
Chris: Ann, why didn't you let me know?
Ann: I was waiting for you , Chris.  Till then you never wrote. And when you did, what did you say?  You
sure can be ambiguous, you know.
Chris: (looks toward house, then at her, trembling) Give me a kiss, Ann. Give me a ...(they kiss) God, I
kissed you, Annie, I kissed Anni. How long, how long I've been waiting to kiss you!
Ann:  I'll never forgive you. Why did you wait all these years? All Ive done is sit and wonder if I was crazy
for thinking of you.
Chris: Annie, we're going to live now!  I'm going to make you so happy. (He kisses her, but without their
bodies touching)
Ann: (A little embarrassed) Not like that you're not.
Chris: I kissed you...
Ann: Like Larry's brother.  Do it like you, Chris. (He breaks away from her abruptly) What is it, Chris?
Chris: Let's drive some place... I want to be alone with you.
Ann: No... what is it, Chris, your mother?
Chris: No... nothing like that.
Ann: Then what's wrong? Even in your letters, there was something ashamed.

Rolling the endvotes on him up would stop him spamming, too.

Brainbomb stop this please, it's over.

##End

Mother: (her tension breaking out) Suddenly he takes an airplane from New York to see him.  An
airplane!
Keller: Well? So?
Mother: (trembling) Why?
Keller: I don't read minds. Do you?
Mother: Why, Joe? What has Steve suddenly got to tell him that he takes an airplane to see him?
Keller: What do I care what Steve's got to tell him?
Mother: You're sure, Joe?
Keller: (frightened, but angry) Yes, I'm sure.
Mother: (sits stiffly in a chair) Be smart now, Joe.  The boy is coming. Be smart.
Keller: (desperately) Once and for all, did you hear what I said? I said I'm sure!
Mother: (nods weakly) All right, Joe.  (he straightens up) Just... be smart.
Keller, in hopeless fury, looks at her, turns around, goes up to porch and into house, slamming screen
door violently behind him. Mother sits in chair downstage, stiffly, staring, seeing.
CURTAIN.
As twilight falls, that evening.
On the rise, Chris is discovered sawing the broken‐off tree, leaving stump standing alone.  He is dressed
in good pants, white shoes, but without a shirt. He disappears with tree up the alley when Mother
appears on porch. She comes down and stands watching him. She has on a dressing gown, carries a tray
of grape juice drink in a pitcher, and glasses with sprigs of mint in them.
Mother: (Calling up alley) Did you have to put on good pants to do that? (she comes downstage and puts
tray on table in the arbor. Then looks around uneasily, then feels pitcher for coolness.  Chris enters from
alley brushing off his hands) You notice there more light with that thing gone?
Chris: My aren't you dressing?
Mother: It's suffocating upstairs. I made a grape drink for Georgie.  He always liked grape.  Come and
have some.
Chris: (impatiently) Well, come on, get dressed. And what's Dad sleeping so much for? (He goes to table
and pours a glass of juice)

##vote brainbomb
##vote end

Sue: She still doesn't know about you two?
Chris: (laughs a little) Well, she senses it, I guess.  You know my mother.
Sue: (going up to porch) Oh, yeah, she's psychic.
Chris: Maybe there's something in the medicine chest.
Sue: I'll give her one of everything.  (on porch) Don't worry about Kate... couple of drinks, dance her
around a little... She'll love Ann.  (To Ann) Because you're the female version of him.  (Chris laughs) Don't
be alarmed, I said version.  (She goes into house)
Chris: Interesting woman, isn't she?
Ann: Yeah, she's very interesting.
Chris: She's a great nurse, you know, she...
Ann: (in tension, but trying to control it) Are you still doing that?
Chris: (sensing something wrong, but still smiling) Doing what?
Ann: As soon as you get to know somebody you find a distinction for them. How do you know she's a
great nurse?
Chris: What's the matter, Ann?
Ann: The woman hates you.  She despises you!
Chris: Hey... What's hit you?
Ann: Gee, Chris...
Chat happened here?
Ann: You never... Why didn't you tell me?
Chris: Tell you what?
Ann: She says they think Joe is guilty.
Chris: What difference does it make what they think?
Ann: I don't care what they think, I just don't understand why you took the trouble to deny it. You said it
was all forgotten.
Chris: I didn't want you to feel there was anything wrong in you coming here, that's all.  I know a lot of
people think my father was guilty, and I assumed there might be some question in your mind.

This is why Brainbomb is not allowed to touch the collectible dolls.

Ann: But I never once suspected him.
Chris: Nobody says it.
Ann: Chris, I know how much you love him, but it could never...  
Chris: Do you think I could forgive him if he'd done that thing?
Ann: I'm not here out of blue sky, Chris.  I turned my back on my father, if there's anything wrong here
now...
Chris: I know that, Ann.
Ann: George is coming from Dad, and I don't think it's with a blessing.
Chris: He's welcome here. You've got nothing to fear from George.
Ann: Tell me that... just tell me that.
Chris: The man is innocent, Ann.  Remember he was falsely accused once and it put him through hell.  
How would you behave if you were faced with the same thing again? Annie, believe me, there's nothing
wrong for you here, believe me, kid.
Ann: All right, Chris, all right.  (They embrace as Keller appears quietly on the porch. Ann simply studies
him)
Keller: Every time I come out here it looks like Playland! (they break and laugh in embarrassment)
Chris: I thought you were going to shave?
Keller: (sitting on bench) In a minute.  I just woke up, I can't see nothin'.
Ann: You look shaved.
Keller: Oh, no. (massages his jaw) Gotta be extra special tonight. Big night, Annie. So how's it feel to be a
married woman?
Ann: (laughs) I don't know, yet.
Keller: (to Chris) What's the matter, you slippin'? (He takes a little box of apples from under the bench as
they talk)
Chris: The great roue'!
Keller: What is that, roue'?
Chris: It's French.
Keller: Don't talk dirty. (they laugh)

GM Note: 8 End Votes needed

Chris: (holding out letter) I thought you read this!
Mother: (of Larry, the letter) The war is over! Didn't you hear? It's over!
Chris: Then what was Larry to you? A stone that fell into the water? It's not enough for him to be sorry.
Larry didn't kill himself to make you and Dad sorry.
Mother: What more can we be!
Chris: You can be better! Once and for all you can know there's a universe of people outside and you're
responsible to it, and unless you know that, you threw away your son because that's why he died.
A shot is heard in the house. They stand frozen for a brief second. Chris starts for porch, pauses at step,
turns to Ann.
Chris: Find Jim! (He goes on into the house and Ann runs up driveway. Mother stands alone, transfixed.
Mother: (softly, almost moaning) Joe... Joe... Joe... Joe... (Chris comes out of house, down to Mother's
arms.)
Chris: (almost crying) Mother, I didn't mean to...
Mother: Don't dear. Don't take it on yourself. Forget now. Live.
Chris stirs as if to answer. Shhh.... She puts his arms down gently and moves toward porch. Shhh... As
she reaches porch steps she begins sobbing.
CURTAIN

Why do this? You had a decent chance of hiding. Ah well. Can people end this day?

##end

BunnyGo wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:25 pm

xorxes wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:22 pm

bozotheclown wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:20 pm

There was no scan report, so Vecna was RBed as well, which clears HR according to xorxes. Not that it matters anymore.

Yep, my action did not fail, so roleblock and kill both went through. HR is clear.

Huh?

I tried to roleblock HR.
I did not receive a message telling me that my action failed.
Vecna was roleblocked according to bozo. Therefore neither scum member was roleblocked. Therefore HR is clear.

Mother: Chris, it's not for you. (he starts to read) Joe... go away...
Keller: (mystified, frightened) Why'd she say, Larry, what...?
Mother: (desparately pushes him toward alley, glancing at Chris) Go to the street, Joe, go to the street!
(she comes down beside Keller) Don't, Chris... (pleading with her whole soul) Don't tell him.
Chris: (quietly) Three and one half years... talking, talking. Now you tell me what you must do... Thisis
how he died, now tell me where you belong.
Keller: (pleading) Chris, a man can't be a Jesus in this world!
Chris: I know all about the world. I know the whole crap story. Now listen to this, and tell me what a
man's got to be! (Reads:) "My dear Ann: ...", you listening? He wrote this the day he died. Listen, don't
cry.... Listen! "My Dear Ann: it is impossible to put down the things I feel. But I've got to tell you
something. Yesterday they flew in a load of papers from the States and I read about Dad and your father
being convicted. I can't express myself. I can't tell you how I feel... I can't bear to live any more. Last
night I circled the base for twenty minutes before I could bring myself in. How could he have done that?
Every day three or four men never come back and he sits back there doing 'business'.... I don't know
how to tell you what I feel.... I can't face anybody... I'm going out on a mission in a few minutes. They'll
probably report me as missing.  If they do, I want you to know that you mustn't wait for me. I tell you,
Ann, if I had him there now I could kill him..." (Keller grabbs the letter from Chris's hand and reads it.
After a long pause) Now blame the world. Do you understand that letter?
Keller: (speaking almost inaudibly) I think I do. Get the car. I'll put on my jacket. (he turns and starts
slowly for the house. Mother rushes to intercept him)
Mother: Why are you going? You'll sleep, why are you going?
Keller: I can't sleep here. I'll feel better if I go.
Mother: You're so foolish. Larry was your son too, wasn't he? You know he'd never tell you to do this.
Keller: (looking at letter in his hand) Then what is this if it isn't telling me? Sure, he was my son. But I
think to him they were all my sons. And I guess they were, I guess they were. I'll be right down. (exits
into house)
Mother: (to Chris, with determination) You're not going to take him!
Chris: I'm taking him.
Mother: It's up to you, if you tell him to stay he'll stay. Go and tell him!
Chris: Nobody could stop him now.
Mother: You'll stop him! How long will he live in prison? Are you trying to kill him?

Once again, what the heck? What is it with scum and jumping in front of trains this game? ##Vote brainbomb ##end

You weren't actually right about my chat buddy brain, sorry

Hellenic Riot wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:26 pm

xorxes wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:24 pm

Hellenic Riot wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:23 pm

Can I have a helping of humble pie with that statement?

If you fake a scumread of me, I'm going to scumread you, sorry.

A convenient excuse, but you were scumreading me since well before that anyway

You were a suspect, yes. You helped me solidify my suspicions.

GM Note: Brain's end vote does not count towards the 8 since he is voting someone different. We are currently at 7 of the needed end votes on Brain.

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For a moment in time
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Now you wanna be free
So I'm letting you fly
'Cause I know in my heart babe
Our love will never die, no
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Boy don't you know you can't escape me?
Ooh darling 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
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I ain't gonna cry no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave boy
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But inevitably
You'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart babe
Our love will never end, no
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
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