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[cowboycrap]

HOLLA you're in Summerhill. If you didn't make it out of Alderwood you have no excuse because everyone split up to look for you and drag your ass out, and if no one found you you'd be chased out by law enforcement. The residents of Summerhill don't seem too thrilled that you're back, but in a oops sorry you got the short stick too way not in a don't take kindly way.

Alderwood's still buzzing with the news and new rule so you ought to avoid it for a while. Or charge back in like the stupid assholes you are. They're hanging the outlaw couple in the town today so if you're going to go on a boneheaded rescue mission now's your chance. Maybe you can even reveal the mayor's dirty, dirty ways while you're there and get that ruling flipped. If you don't fuck it up.

For the time being as long as you remain in Summerhill you're safe, no one will bother you here. So you can take this time to regroup and come up with a plan.

[Mission: chill out in summerhill, don't get killed, maybe go on a rescue mission. you know]

Comments

[mercyless]

How about the water tank?

Think you could handle it?

[ it should be big enough. ]

[cowboycrap]

[the mayors starting to look nervous]

Now hold on folks- the Sheriff's right, think about the nature of these folk, they'll say anything to save their skin!

[cowboycrap]

[antsy side stepping as he heads to the front of the gallow]

That's right, mayor. What reason we gotta believe that these two outters are tellin' the truth? Now I know Mayor Wilkins, you know the mayor. He's one of our own. You gonna believe these pussyfooted outerkin over your blood born native brother?

[armedarchaeologist]

[slips in amongst the crowd, shouts from behind some tall cowboys in ten-gallon hats:]

Yeah, how'd he get to be Mayor again?

[sidles away, looks around like "who said that"]

[mercyless]

[ go for it nick. she also slips in, trying to get closer to the actual guards. if they cause trouble she'll take them down. ]

[crossmyhearts]

[smiles from under his fancy stetson ]

[ this is even better than what he'd planned... which was nothing ]

[dices]

[ looks over to the water tank and nods ]

I can handle it.

[ looks at clara and tilts his head over to the hanging guys. ] What about your uncle? [ no-one has bothered to correct him so

jumps a little at daniel's shouting tho. where he go ]

[sawedoff]

[yoinks someones hat off their head as he passes to pull it down over his face as they split up, keeps a low profile in the crowd. unlike some people]

[crowd weavin]

[cowboycrap]

[the crowd is distinctly unsettled at this point, people pushing and pulling at each other anxiously as they doubt their mayor]

That's enough. That's enough! Finish the damn thing!

[recurred]

I've got it.

[small smile at nick. you guys be careful you hear?]

[zips off to commandeer a wagon]

[cowboycrap]

You heard 'em, Gilly.

[waves hand like do the thing already]

[armedarchaeologist]

[hey he's not bad at keeping a low profile, he's just. trying to rile whilst he goes. good thing the mayor seems to be actually sketchy.]

Kinda convenient what happened to the old mayor. An' then what happened to Dewey 'fore he could talk.

[muttered.

right, fellow crowdmember?


moves on.]

[cowboycrap]

[ pushes daniel out of his way. freak. ]

Come near my children again and I will hurt you!

[ladybirdcrey]

Don't listen to Wilkins' lies!

[cowboycrap]

[slowly removes hat to wipe at forehead]

[i shouldn't of ate that opossum pie margery made for me last week. knew it'd gone did]

[armedarchaeologist]

So—

[wtfcougar.]

So... rry.

[cowboycrap]

[ spits. ]

[dices]

[ jogs off to a more remote location to do his thing so people don't look at him weird when he starts to pull weird faces of concentration and wave his hands

might think he's taking a shit and arrest him for public indecency. ]

[cowboycrap]

[a member of the crowd steps forward]

We want answers, Wilkins!

[cowboycrap]

[watches the crowd get more and more vocal]

Gilly?

[bueller?]

[slowly looks over his shoulder]

[cowboycrap]

HANG THE DANG OUTLAWS

[dices]

[ suddenly water tank starts to wobble




then falls over ]

[armedarchaeologist]

THE WATER TANK!!

[pointing, yelling. it is quite surprising. he's certainly surprised.]

[cowboycrap]

[bucky hustles over to the doctor and shoves him out of the way to pull the gallow doors]



















[nothing happens]

[and then a waterfall bagles the crowd and erryone starts screaming]

[crossmyhearts]

[ perfect distraction. slides behind the couple and loosens the ropes while no one's looking at them. ]

[ grabs their hands and grins cheekily. ] Run!!