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A little warning before I start:

My posting schedule is likely to be somewhat irregular. Expect to see me somewhere between 10am and 6pm (NY time). I don't set any rules for myself, if I have a few votes and they are enough to guess a general trend, I write the next post. If two options have the same number of votes, I will roll a die to decide.

This quest will most likely be a one-shot. You will only have to roll the dice on very rare occasions, and when you do, the rule is HIGHER IS BETTER (and I take the average of all the values).

The only rule I have for you is this: if you vote for an option that requires a roll of the dice, you MUST roll the dice (no "supporting" on this kind of vote).

On that note, have fun
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[Cont.]

By the way...who are you, and what have you done?

> Enter a name

Then

> NFL star
You are a major player in a big football team. To overcome the pain of an injury on the eve of a Super Bowl, you take some powerful painkillers, with the help of one of your teammates, despite your coach's warnings. But there's a problem: the exact substance you chose to take is banned in the NFL. So you bribed a league doctor to hide your blood test. The operation was perfect and you actually won the Super Bowl...until a mysterious stranger leaked your WhatsApp conversations.
> The Hollywood actor
You're a rising star in Hollywood. At only 30 years old, you have become a household name in American cinema. Your wealth and fame make you popular with women, which you take full advantage of. But by sleeping with wives of powerful men, or dating women dangerously younger than you, you build up a reputation as a sex maniac. Moreover, by dint of seeing a new woman every 2 days, you get tired of sex and only get pleasure from being brutal with your partners. One day, a major newspaper, owned by a billionaire who hates you, decides to drop a bombshell, publishing a dossier presenting you as the worst sexual abuser in Hollywood history.
> The politician
You are an important figure in the Republican Party. Popular within the party and respected by your opponents, you had a good chance of winning the Republican Party primaries. But underneath your friendly looks lies a secret: your campaign is financed by a powerful Mexican drug trafficker, with whom you had an unhealthy pact. One day, your ally became intrusive and you tried to betray him. You failed, and the Mexican got his revenge by revealing your secrets to American newspapers. You are now called "the most corrupt man in the USA".
> The NASCAR driver
You are a promising but unpopular NASCAR driver. Your underhanded tactics and false friendliness make you unbearable. NASCAR was already suffering from a gradual loss of interest; with people like you, the problem only gets worse. So the Association makes a deal with you: they pay you good money to stage your death at the next Daytona 500. You agree and the plan works perfectly: the tragedy of your "death" gives the media the opportunity to take an interest in stock car racing again; meanwhile, you rebuild your life under a new identity. Until the day when a newspaper reveals the whole hoax...
> The musician
You are the singer of an electro-pop band that has had worldwide success. This sudden fame goes to your head: afraid that your natural shyness may prevent you from enjoying life, you drink a lot of alcohol. Because of this, the other members of the band appreciate you less and less and tensions arise. The situation reaches its climax at the Grammy Awards ceremony where, as you are completely drunk, you start a fight on stage. Also something something racial slurs and antisemitic comments
> All of the above, somehow
> Other [Suggest]

>>5431189
>Ace Amaze
>All of the above, somehow

If we are going to be a fuckup, might as well be the biggest.

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>>5431189
> Name
Andrew Hussie

> Other
Former Author and Creative Lead of Homestuck

>What have you done
You said the N-Word

>>5431189
>The politician

>>5431196
Yep, this is the guy. That's who I wanna be playing as

>>5431189
Epstein
The professor

>>5431196
This

>>5431189
>>5431196
+1 to this. This is 'YOU FUCKED UP' Quest, not 'u did a wittle oopsie :^)' Quest--go big or go home. We WILL be ashamed of our words and deeds or DIE TRYING

>>5431196
+1

>>5431196
+1 for History's Greatest Multitasker

>>5431189
>> All of the above, somehow
>>5431196
+1

Also add Twitch streamer/Yootuba

We said a popular anime was trash.

>>5431189
>> Enter a name
Donald Trump
> Other [Suggest]
They found the pee tapes

God, the more I look at all the options, the more the all above option seems chaotic. Doping at the Super Bowl, sex abuse, ties to the Mexican Cartels, faking a death, and yelling expletives at the Grammy Awards ceremony. Downright the most interesting man in the world and a supremely multitalented bastard. We will have everybody shaking their heads at the conference because of our track record.

>>5431654
I'm imagining that he was keeping everything separate, with multiple false identities and fictional aliases, and it all unraveled more or less at once.

>>5431663
Something like: Have you ever seen these guys in the same room?

>>5431654
>>5431663
inb4 we reveal ourselves to be Batman too

>>5431189
>> The politician

>>5431196
This. Nickelodeon child star, used, abused, developmental problems, the works. They forced those kids into so much bullshit

>>5431200
wew slow down, i only want you to play as a criminal

>>5431196
>>5431202
>>5431203
>>5431222
>>5431236
>>5431245
>>5431281
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>>5431654
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>>5431838
But what exactly did you do? Well...everything, actually.

It all started when you were a Wide Receiver for the Idaho Falls Skunks. Your parents insisted that you devote your life to football, since you were good at it and had no other talents. You did, and you got lucky: you became a major NFL player and got to play in your first Super Bowl at age 22 (breaking Ben Roethlisberger's precocity record in the process).

But a knee injury almost kept you from that big game, so, with the help of a teammate, you got yourself some powerful painkillers. The drug was banned in the NFL: you had to offer money to a National League official to tamper with your medical records. The operation was a great success: you played in the Super Bowl and won.

However, new injuries (indirectly aggravated by the painkillers) ended your career prematurely. So you turned to your other passion: stock car racing. You become a promising new driver, and quickly win some prestigious races. However, you are nothing like a new Earnhardt; your sneakiness and shit-eating grin make you look more like a Joey Logano, which the fans hate.

At the same time, you start to work in films and become an actor. You are given important roles in big budget movies. You quickly become a popular actor, and your fame allows you to hang out with influential people...especially their wives. Little by little, you become addicted to sex, violent with your partners, and you don't hesitate to sleep with dangerously young girls. You just don't care as long as it feels good.

Realizing that you are a natural seducer, you enter politics, with the help of a Mexican businessman who turns out to be the head of a cocaine trafficking network. You make a deal with him: he finances your political campaign and you pass laws that will facilitate his activity in the United States. It is during this period that you start to drink.

But the Mexican becomes intrusive and starts giving you orders. Upset at being treated like a puppet, you invite him to Idaho Falls to set a trap for him, and have him arrested by the American police. But the Mexican has officially no reason to be arrested on American soil, and he understands that you have been trying to betray him.

This is the beginning of your downfall. With the help of NASCAR, you stage your death at the upcoming Daytona 500; thus, NASCAR gets rid of an unpopular (though talented) driver, stock car racing gets back on the front pages, and you escape the Mexican. The plan works, and you get your life back under a new identity.

[cont.]

>>5431888
But...going without painkillers, sex and alcohol is hard for you. You miss the fame, so with some friends from the local pool club, you start an electro-pop band, which quickly becomes a big success. Like Slipknot or The Residents, you play anonymously behind a mask. But alcohol makes you the most annoying member of the band, and also the one who attracts the most media attention. The other members want to get rid of you.

The whole thing culminates in the Grammy Awards ceremony. Heavily intoxicated and offended by the unflattering rumors about you, you start a fight just as your band is about to take the stage to win a Grammy. As if that wasn't enough, you make racist insults towards Steve Harvey. The public realizes your true identity, understands that you are Ace Amaze, and from there...everything falls apart.

The media tells the whole story: your fake death, your pact with the Mexican, your betrayal, your unhealthy sexual habits with young Hollywood actresses, your addiction to drugs, your conflicts with billionaires and other members of the band...the media presents you as an unreasonable, vicious and viscerally evil man. It's obvious that several people conspired for YEARS to build this big, incriminating file on you, but at the same time...you kind of deserve to take a beating.

Is that all?

> No wait, there's also the time I abused the trust of a millionaire friend to support my gambling addiction in Las Vegas. And also the time I hit a child on a TV show, but he deserved it. And also the time I left my brother to die alone in hospital because I didn't love him. And also the time I got a childhood friend out of rehab, fucked her, then got her back on drugs and she died of an overdose in a planetarium. I could have saved her but I hesitated to call 911.
> I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.
> Okay okay, that's enough

>>5431896
>> I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.

Let’s not get too wild here.

>>5431896
> No wait, there's also the time I abused the trust of a millionaire friend to support my gambling addiction in Las Vegas. And also the time I hit a child on a TV show, but he deserved it. And also the time I left my brother to die alone in hospital because I didn't love him. And also the time I got a childhood friend out of rehab, fucked her, then got her back on drugs and she died of an overdose in a planetarium. I could have saved her but I hesitated to call 911.

DIG A DEEPER HOLE, DIG THE DEEPEST HOLE IN THE WORLD AND CLIMB THE FUCK OUT OF IT

>>5431896
This guy sounds too based to keep alive. For the sake of sanity, he has to die in a fashion as ridiculous as his life.
We gotta get his ass flattened by a nuke or something.
> I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.
AND
> No wait, there's also the time I abused the trust of a millionaire friend to support my gambling addiction in Las Vegas. And also the time I hit a child on a TV show, but he deserved it. And also the time I left my brother to die alone in hospital because I didn't love him. And also the time I got a childhood friend out of rehab, fucked her, then got her back on drugs and she died of an overdose in a planetarium. I could have saved her but I hesitated to call 911.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE
>During the height of my music career, I saved a lone woman from a mugger in New York, by drop-kicking him so hard he hit his head and had to be hospitalized. Luckily, he was a serial rapist too, so it all worked out and nobody hunted me down. She was the only one who got a glimpse under the mask, and kept my secret.

>>5431896
> I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.

>>5431896
>> No wait, there's also the time I abused the trust of a millionaire friend to support my gambling addiction in Las Vegas. And also the time I hit a child on a TV show, but he deserved it. And also the time I left my brother to die alone in hospital because I didn't love him. And also the time I got a childhood friend out of rehab, fucked her, then got her back on drugs and she died of an overdose in a planetarium. I could have saved her but I hesitated to call 911.
>> I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.
Why not both?

>>5431896
>> I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.


Not a complete shitter!

>>5431896
>I still have some qualities. I've funded an organization that helps homeless veterans, saved the life of a drowning man in Savannah, Georgia, and donated half my fortune to Greenpeace.

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>>5432159 >>5432073 >>5432049 >>5431999 >>5431953 >>5431939 >>5431900
At least, in the midst of all the horrible stories, there are some good deeds: you fully funded the creation of an organization that helps the homeless, especially homeless veterans. During your political career, you donated huge sums of money to environmental organizations, including Greenpeace. On one occasion, in Savannah, Georgia, you saw a man drowning and rescued him. Actually, it happened three times, but nobody saw the two other instances.

What a life, right? And you're not even 40 yet. But your whole existence has been defined by your sins. And now it's time to be held accountable for your actions.

You enter the big room, dressed in your nicest shirt. You walk confidently onto the stage, but deep inside, you are at your lowest point. As soon as you appear, the ambient hubbub dissipates and the many journalists grab their pencils to note your every move. Your arrival is a special moment, like a soul arriving in purgatory.

You sit down in front of the microphones, in the middle of a large table covered with a thin black tablecloth. Black, as if to mourn your life as a celebrity...nice coincidence. You take a deep breath and bring your face close to the bunch of microphones to say these words:

"All right, ladies and gentlemen, I'm ready. Ask your questions and I will answer them as honestly as I can."

There is a moment of hesitation now, the atmosphere in the room is really weird. You've done so much crap that there's a divinely creepy aura around you; you're a living legend...for all the wrong reasons.

A man in a red sweater raises his finger. That man is Rob Perkins, and he will be your only ally in this room.

Behind his calm, smiling, soft-spoken intellectual exterior lies one of the greatest provocateurs in the history of American television. Rob Perkins has made a name for himself by consistently going against the dominant narrative. The Lewinsky scandal? Clinton has nothing to be ashamed of. The war in Iraq? It won't help and will only strengthen terrorism. The Epstein case? There would be no supply if there was no demand. And that's just the basic stuff, which everyone can discuss; the guy has sometimes questioned historical facts that few people even dare to talk about. Rob's idea is simple: all media discourse is a form of propaganda, it is necessary to question everything in order to get closer to the Truth.

So why would this man, who defines himself by his contrarian spirit, be on your side? Well, because the prevailing narrative is that YOU are the bad guy in the story, so for troublemakers like Rob, there must be something that clears you in the middle of this mess.

Anyway, let's hear his question.

[cont.]

"Rob Perkins, writer and reporter for the Times. I'm not going to go through your entire life story again, we already know it well. But one thing I have noticed is that in everything you have done in your life, you have never been alone. All this tends to make one think that you have sometimes been the scapegoat of much more powerful people. To what extent do YOU think you have been manipulated by other people?"

> "I have never been manipulated by anyone. Everything I did, I did on my own." [...]
> "I have been influenced by some people, that's true, but I take responsibility for the majority of the things that I have been accused of." [...]
> "Honestly, I don't think that's relevant. It doesn't matter who's behind me, at the end of the day, I'm the one pulling the trigger." [...]
> "I've been influenced many times. When you're immersed in the same circles I was, and you hang out with the same people I did, and you see the atrocities I saw, you lose it too." [...]
> "I'm amazed that anyone would blame me for anything. I was so forced to act at the behest of others that I should be seen as a victim in this story, not a perpetrator." [...]
> "Can you clarify the question? Who do you think manipulated me?"
> Other

NB: The "[...]" after each option means that you are free to elaborate.

>>5432202
>"Honestly, I don't think that's relevant. It doesn't matter who's behind me, at the end of the day, I'm the one pulling the trigger." [...]
>"Whether I did it for pleasure or to fit with a certain group, my actions still hurt people. I had every opportunity to reject those choices, stop those behaviors, NOT make it a habit, but I pushed that still, small voice away every time. I was selfish, only thinking for myself, not others."

>>5432202
> "Honestly, I don't think that's relevant. It doesn't matter who's behind me, at the end of the day, I'm the one pulling the trigger." [...]

pretty based quest

>>5432202
> "I've been influenced many times. When you're immersed in the same circles I was, and you hang out with the same people I did, and you see the atrocities I saw, you lose it too." [...]

Effectively, we 'dindu nuffin'

>>5432202
> "I've been influenced many times. When you're immersed in the same circles I was, and you hang out with the same people I did, and you see the atrocities I saw, you lose it too." [...]

>>5432202

> "I've been influenced many times. When you're immersed in the same circles I was, and you hang out with the same people I did, and you see the atrocities I saw, you lose it too." [...]

>>5432202
> "I have never been manipulated by anyone. Everything I did, I did on my own." [...]

Refuge in audacity

>>5432202
Can we antagonize Rob, by calling him a smug contrarian faggot or something?

>>5432219
>>5432244
>>5432276
>>5432291
>>5432293 (duplicate, not counted)
>>5432314
Votes so far :
> "Not relevant " : 2
> "Influenced many times" : 2
> "No manipulation" : 1
I'll let you vote a little longer.

>>5432324
You could
It might not be a good idea since he is on your side. But he may also take it as a compliment

>>5432202
Rob, you've made a career out of making hills to die on out of ant hills. I appreciate what you're doing here, but at the end of the day, it's not relevant whether or not anyone else was there to influence me. I'm the one pulling the trigger."

>>5432520 >>5432314 >>5432293 >>5432291 >>5432276 >>5432244 >>5432219
"Rob, you've made a career out of making hills to die on out of ant hills. I appreciate what you're doing here, but at the end of the day, it's not relevant whether or not anyone else was there to influence me. I'm the one pulling the trigger. Whether I did it for pleasure or to fit with a certain group, my actions still hurt people. I had every opportunity to reject those choices, stop those behaviors, NOT make it a habit, but I pushed that still, small voice away every time. I was selfish, only thinking for myself, not others."

Rob nods.

"You acknowledge your responsibilities, that's brave of you. You can be accused of many things, but we must recognize that you know how to admit your wrongdoings. However, don't you think that, if this whole thing has legal repercussions, you will have to recognize that other people have a share of responsibility? It would be a shame if other culprits got off scot-free. To use the example of the financing of your political career...it's still crazy that Raul Gutierrez, your alleged Mexican associate, isn't already being prosecuted."

What Rob isn't saying (but maybe he doesn't know) is that this story ALREADY has legal repercussions. The NFL has filed a lawsuit against you to uncover this corruption case, your NASCAR team's insurance companies are accusing you of fraud, and a few of the women you dated are now accusing you of sexual assault.

And that's only part of the problem; your band is likely to do something about your onstage assault, Steve Harvey will probably talk about the racial slurs, and your music label may hold you accountable. And all of this is NOTHING compared to what awaits you when the police look into your political campaign finances. There are still many, MANY other people who have a right to demand compensation for your actions. You've made so many enemies that it's a miracle people like Rob still dare to make excuses for you.

Speaking of Rob, let's get back to his question. You've admitted that you're the main reason for all your troubles. He accepts this, but asks you if it's not a problem that other people, who played a key role in this case, are not punished for their actions.

> "No, it's not a problem. When a guy steals a car, we arrest the guy, but not his parents who raised him wrong. My former acquaintances don't have to be involved in this." [...]
> "It's impossible to answer that question. It varies from person to person: some people directly encouraged me to break the law, others could never have foreseen that things would end up this way." [...]
> "Yes, even though I recognize my responsibility and was free to end all my problems, I do hope that others will pay as well." [...]
> "This is all in the hands of the law, Rob. It's up to them to decide whether or not the others deserve punishment. I'm only here to explain myself in relation to what concerns ME." [...]
> Other

>>5432803
> "This is all in the hands of the law, Rob. It's up to them to decide whether or not the others deserve punishment. I'm only here to explain myself in relation to what concerns ME."

>>5432803
> "Yes, even though I recognize my responsibility and was free to end all my problems, I do hope that others will pay as well." [...]
>Instead of making me a scapegoat, use it as reason to keep others under scrutiny. Clearly, no-one is above the law, because if it was gonna be anyone, that anyone was gonna be me.

>>5432841
+1

>>5432803
>>5432841
Supporting.

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>>5432835 >>5432841 >>5432949 >>5432996
"Yes, even though I recognize my responsibility and was free to end all my problems, I do hope that others will pay as well. Instead of making me a scapegoat, use it as reason to keep others under scrutiny. Clearly, no-one is above the law, because if it was gonna be anyone, that anyone was gonna be me."

Your answer seems to have pleased Rob, because you wisely admitted you were wrong, while not contradicting his theory. If you had denied responsibility, it might have been even closer to Rob's theory, but...that would have been a lie. Let's keep it reasonable.

"Next question?"

A mustachioed man stands up. You know him, he's a sportswriter who specializes in auto racing; you've had the opportunity to run into him a few times during your brief NASCAR career. The man is Howard Millington, and he hates you.

Now is when this press conference gets spicy.

"Howard Millington, for Beyong The Flag. You shocked a lot of people by doing what is, in my opinion, the most cynical and disgusting staging I've ever seen in my life. You are aware of that, right?"

This introduction doesn't surprise you. Early in your racing career, Howard was not a fan of your driving style, calling it "unnecessarily dangerous." If there was a criticism to be made of you, he was often the first to make it. On the other hand, he recognized that you had an exceptional sense of timing, and that you definitely belonged in NASCAR.

Until your accident, his criticism was objective and generally shared by NASCAR fans. After your accident, he softened his criticism, and recognized some good qualities in you. But when you accidentally revealed the trickery after the Grammy Awards fight...Howard became your worst enemy.

"I have several questions. First, why did you fake your death? Were there no other ways to deal with the legal problems you were facing? And if faking your death was inevitable, why did you choose to do it at a Daytona 500? Did you know it could damage NASCAR's reputation, shock tens of thousands of spectators and put investors out of business?"

You're wary of Howard's questions. Because this guy is sneaky and often asks questions he already knows the answer to; like a sadistic teacher who makes a dimwitted student do an impossible exercise, Millington wants to humiliate you above all else. He came only to blame you for all the harm you've supposedly done to NASCAR, but he didn't come looking for answers.

If you were to answer honestly, this is what you would say: you faked your death because it was a radically effective way to escape the problems caused by the revelation of your ties to Raul Gutierrez. You also feared for your life, since you had tried to betray a drug lord. As for the Daytona 500...it was a deal with NASCAR: your death would give stock car racing a lot of media exposure, while ridding the sport of an unappreciated driver.

[cont.]

> Be honest and admit everything. [...]
> "Let's just say that I had made a deal with several people. Faking my death was the best thing for everyone, and contrary to what you might think, NASCAR knew exactly what was going to happen. Believe me, it was the right thing to do." [...]
> "There's really nothing to say about that. I was just following orders, and I have nothing to say about the end result." [...]
> "It's true, the whole accident thing was a huge travesty. But I didn't want to do it, I was forced to." [...]
> You accuse me as if I knew what you were talking about. I was as surprised as you were to find out that they tried to make me look dead after my accident." [...]
> One question at a time, please." with a little smile.
> "I'm not going to answer that question, because you already know the answer. And even if what you have in mind is different from reality, you will never want to believe the true version." [...]
> Other

(shit i forgot a [/red] tag)

>>5432803
Supporting >>5432841

>>5433093
>> "Let's just say that I had made a deal with several people. Faking my death was the best thing for everyone, and contrary to what you might think, NASCAR knew exactly what was going to happen. Believe me, it was the right thing to do." [...]
It's technically the truth.
>>5433099
D'oh!

>>5433093
>"You should be thanking me, Howie. You've got me dead to rights. No matter what I say, this is gonna make your career forever."

>>5433093
> "I wanted out of many things and let's just say that I had made a deal with several people for it to be possible. Faking my death was the best thing everyone could think of, and contrary to what you might think, NASCAR knew exactly what was going to happen. Monkeys off my back and a thorn out of your side." [...]

>>5433099
Considering my publishing pace, it's almost miraculous bad luck lol
>>5433105
>>5433112
>>5433133
"I wanted out of many things and let's just say that I had made a deal with several people for it to be possible. Faking my death was the best thing everyone could think of, and contrary to what you might think, NASCAR knew exactly what was going to happen. Monkeys off my back and a thorn out of your side."

Howard gives a wide-eyed look.

"What do you mean by that? You want to blame NASCAR now?"

> "Absolutely not. In fact, what you're saying here is the exact opposite of what I'm saying. We made a deal, NASCAR is not responsible in any way. It's a favor I did for them."
> "Not really. What I'm saying is that we came up with a unique solution to a lot of very different problems. It was my initiative, and all parties were happy with it."
> "That's what you want to understand. But intelligent people will understand that I am not accusing nor clearing anyone."
> "You say that like it's a problem, but NASCAR acted in their best interest, I don't blame them."
> "Yes. I wouldn't have come up with this idea spontaneously; this deal was the idea of NASCAR officials. And all you're accusing me of is a backlash against the actions of those top officials."
> "How did you EVEN come to this conclusion?!"
> "Stop pretending to be offended. You didn't like drivers like me, I'm sure deep down you were happy not to see me racing anymore."

(There's an implied "[...]" behind each option, but I'm too lazy to put them all in. Keep in mind that from now on, you are, by default, free to craft each answer).

>>5433164
>> "You say that like it's a problem, but NASCAR acted in their best interest, I don't blame them. And besides, I highly doubt you particularly minded that I wasn't racing anymore."

>>5433164
> "Yes. I wouldn't have come up with this idea spontaneously; this deal was the idea of NASCAR officials. And all you're accusing me of is a backlash against the actions of those top officials."
>Do you seriously think I had the skills, influence, and initiative to fake my death all on my own? One man can do only so much, myself included. Factor in consideration of what alcohol has done to my cognitive ability, and the idea I could come up with this whole thing is laughable. If you wish to untangle the knot of this entire endeavor, you will have to look low and high, Howard.

>>5433177
This is solid, take them down with us.

>>5433164
>"You say that like it's a problem, but NASCAR acted in their best interest, I don't blame them. Dont think I'm shifting blame on anyone, Ive tried to run away from my problems and we can all see where that got me. They only way I'm going to get past all of this is by owning up to it and telling the facts."

>>5433177
Support, but remove the alcohol part. It weakens the statement a bit and gives NASCAR an out, as they could just dismiss the claims as the ramblings of a drunkard.

>>5433225
This is a good point, we shouldn't call attention to our alcoholism.

>>5433275
My IP changed from >>5433203

>>5433169 >>5433177 >>5433203 >>5433224 >>5433225 >>5433275 >>5433276
"Yes. I wouldn't have come up with this idea spontaneously; this deal was the idea of NASCAR officials. And all you're accusing me of is a backlash against the actions of those top officials. Do you seriously think I had the skills, influence, and initiative to fake my death all on my own? One man can do only so much, myself included. The idea I could come up with this whole thing is laughable. If you wish to untangle the knot of this entire endeavor, you will have to look low and high, Howard."
"Oh, but I know you well, Ace. I know you can't get away with a scam like this by yourself. But knowing what business you've gotten your hands into in the past, I was pretty sure you'd found a way to make money by pretending to be dead...regardless, I know you were motivated by something nasty. That's what I'm trying to find out."

What Howard is trying to do is get you to admit that your "death" was a ruse to avoid the investigation into your relationship with Raul Gutierrez. Yet your relationship with the Mexican is an open secret; it's common knowledge that drug money was used to finance your political campaign, even though the courts haven't had time to rule on the matter.

Where Howard seems to have gone wrong is that he didn't think NASCAR would be your main accomplice in evading justice. When you look at your life history, it would have made more sense for all of this to be done with the complicity of another criminal. That's certainly what he was thinking.

"So, if an investigation takes place with NASCAR, we'll have evidence that they're in on it and they knew you were alive all along, right?"
"Not all of NASCAR knows about it. Only a few top officials and a few race stewards. But otherwise yes, there will be evidence of our secret deal."
"And you agreed to the deal, with all the negative repercussions it could have had? Why? Just to get out of the competition?"

He's being silly, he knows exactly what he wants you to answer.

> "To get away from a drug lord who may have been after me, and a criminal investigation into where the money for my political campaign came from. Are you happy now?"
> "Like I said: I wanted to get a few things over with, NASCAR wanted me out, we worked it out."
> "Because they paid me to fake my own death. As far as motivations go, you'll have to go to NASCAR for those." (This is a lie: your motivations for accepting were much clearer and more obvious than the Association's.)
> "I can't talk about it. Because the truth is, I don't know much about it. But I know that if I talk, I'll get in trouble."
> "Yeah, right. Like Bobby Isaac, I heard a voice telling me to stop, so I stopped."
> "You're a journalist, not a cop. Know your place." (1d100 with a success threshold at 70, higher is better, at least two different rolls needed)
> Other

>>5433164
>>5433177
support without alcoholism

>>5433297
>"I can't talk about it. Because the truth is, I don't know much about it. But I know that if I talk, I'll get in trouble."
Maybe imply something about how going into details goes against some NDA or legal mumbo-jumbo. I mean, I assume that even this was an under-the-table sort of deal, there was some sort of legality towards it. Even if there isn't, the burden of proof falls on NASCAR, and we dodged the question.

>>5433297
>> "Like I said: I wanted to get a few things over with, NASCAR wanted me out, we worked it out."

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5433297
> "You're a journalist, not a cop. Know your place."
Let's see if arrogance works as a shield.

>>5433297
>"I can't talk about it. Because the truth is, I don't know much about it. But I know that if I talk, I'll get in trouble."

>>5433297
Seconding >>5433350

>>5433350 >>5433367 >>5433462 >>5433471 >>5433595
"I can't talk about it. Because the truth is, I don't know much about it. But I know that if I talk, I'll get in trouble."
"You don't know why you agreed to this pact? You don't even know YOUR own reasons?"

In Howard's mouth, that always sounds a lot stupider than it does in your mind. You think back to what you said earlier to Rob Perkins; you admitted your wrongdoing, but now you imply that you can't talk about the underlying reasons why you staged your death.

For an audience that would get to know you through this press conference, there are two possibilities: either you're an idiot who stupidly follows orders whenever it suits him, and who takes responsibility for the mistakes of others because "I'm the one who pulls the trigger"...or you're under threat from people so much more influential than you that you're compelled to keep your real reasons quiet so as not to get shot 3 times in the back.

And since the general public is aware of the rumors about your relationship with a Mexican drug lord, the second option will probably be the most popular. For once, the conspiracists and the general public will agree. But for Howard, it's also a satisfying theory to say you're an idiot who doesn't ask enough questions.

"Of course I know my reasons. Look, I told you I wanted to get rid of some responsibilities. That's what I meant by 'I wanted out of many things.' But the bulk of the justification is on the Association's side, not on my side. Next question."

Howard sits back, clearly satisfied that he has something to twist the official story and make you look like a fool. Good for him, he'll say whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't bother you again.

A young redheaded woman in a thick green sweater raises her arm. She looks...dead inside, and tired of being here.

[Cont.]

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"Yes, ma'am?" you say, pointing your chin at the reporter.
"Kate Seals, for The Feminine Way. Many women are accusing you of sexual violence, what do you have to say about these allegations?"

She is clearly not here to seek explanations, unlike Rob and Howard. She was sent to ask neutral questions and write down the answers, nothing more. From Kate's monotone voice, you can tell she's not passionate about this case. And that's good, because this story of sexual abuse is perhaps the most complicated and inexcusable part of your life.

By the time you got into acting, you were already famous because of your NFL career. So, to capitalize on your reputation, you were given major roles in big budget movies. Pretty soon, you were hanging out with world-renowned actors and wealthy producers. And when you are part of this "privileged among the privileged" elite...you get all the girls you want.

You couldn't even tell how many women you've had sex with. It's in the hundreds, easily. Girls had become an addiction, and as with any addiction, you went further and further to keep feeling pleasure: the sex was more and more violent, you were more and more selfish, the seduction phase was shorter and shorter and your partner was younger and younger. In addition, you did not hesitate to hit on married women.

Inevitably, some people didn't like that. Some of your former partners have bad memories of you. Some husbands vowed to get even with you. Some influential feminists feel that you have no respect for women. And some of your relationships would probably have been illegal in another state. Even though your partners were all consensual, you enjoyed having power over women.

Shortly after the Grammy Awards ceremony, actresses claimed that this is not the first time you have been violent. Dozens of accusations have come in overnight; the timing is so perfect that you're sure influential people have been secretly building a compromising case against you for years, waiting for the perfect moment to reveal everything...

Anyway, you have to answer Kate.

> "I'm sorry. I've been selfish and I've hurt women who sincerely love me. I have nothing else to say, if I have to go to jail to make up for the trauma I put these girls through, I will go."
> "I'm not proud of myself. I got caught up in an environment full of depravity. If I had it to do over again, I would be much more respectful of my partners."
> "I don't know what to say. At the time, it didn't shock anyone. I don't know why we're talking about it now, years after it happened."
> "I'm surprised that the media is only coming out with testimonials now. That period of my life is long gone, and at the time, no one was complaining about my behavior."
> "It's a huge web of lies, constructed by people who want to hurt me. These girls were happy to date me, and unlike many other influential men in Hollywood, I never raped anyone."
> Other

>>5433648
> "It's a huge web of lies, constructed by people who want to hurt me. These girls were happy to date me, and unlike many other influential men in Hollywood, I never raped anyone."

>>5433648
>> "I'm sorry. I've hurt women who sincerely loved me and who believed it was reciprocal, but my behavior then was not out of love it was selfishness and I have nothing else to say. If I have to go to jail to make up for the trauma I put these girls through, I will go. I am aware it will not bring them closure, but it's what I can do."

>>5433648
> "I'm not proud of myself. I got caught up in an environment full of depravity. If I had it to do over again, I would be much more respectful of my partners."
> "I'm surprised that the media is only coming out with testimonials now. That period of my life is long gone."
Cutting out the last part, since there could easily have been some fringe news outlet that talked about it.

>>5433757
+1

>>5433787 >>5433757 >>5433752 >>5433746
"I'm not proud of myself. I got caught up in an environment full of depravity. If I had it to do over again, I would be much more respectful of my partners. But I'm surprised that the media is only coming out with testimonials now. That period of my life is long gone."
"Speaking of 'long gone', what have you done, over all these years, to fix your mistakes?"

The answer is simple: nothing.

When you began your political career, your affiliation with the Republican Party made you slightly less interesting to the major movie studios, so you began to move away from that social environment. It's ironic, because the celebrities you knew in Hollywood were living the perfect Republican life, sheltered in gated communities full of rich white people, living a lifestyle that was anything but frugal. But you are in no position to judge the moral compass of Hollywood's most powerful men.

Your political ambition has progressively replaced your libido, even if you were not against a little sleepless night with such and such a press agent, or the wife of such and such a business lawyer. So, what happened to all those girls you treated as one-time girlfriends? Well...you forgot about them.

This doesn't paint you in the best light, but it's the truth. Besides, what could you have done, anyway? Apologize?

> "I didn't do anything. I didn't realize I had hurt those girls, because I saw people doing much worse things at parties in LA."
> "I didn't do much. I wasn't sure if these girls wanted to hear from me again anyway."
> "I hesitated to apologize to some of them whose phone numbers I still had. But I refrained, I was afraid of doing more harm than good."
> "I contacted several girls again to apologize. That's all I could do, anyway. It was cathartic for many of them." (1d100, threshold at 65, higher is better and two rolls minimum)
> Other

>>5433904
>> "I hesitated to apologize to some of them whose phone numbers I still had. But I refrained, I was afraid of doing more harm than good. I do not believe that mistakes can be fixed. I can't rewind time and stop my actions. I can only move forward being different, refraining from engaging in the behavior that resulting in those mistakes."

>>5433904
> "I didn't do anything. I didn't realize I had hurt those girls, because I saw people doing much worse things at parties in LA."

>>5433909
I fucked hundreds of women wives girlfriends of people who i can barely remember anymore, i was involved in cheating on these womens husbands and wives who are actors, directors, bankers, lawyers, judges, politicians, racers, actresses, doctors, journalists, models even partners who where these things, what good would it do, nothing i could say could undo the harm i did all i could do is make it worse i always fear i would be the cause of a OJ simson situation if i tried contacting them even then many knew and swore vengance on me be it the spouced or my former partners, i was as careless with hearts as i was with cars and my football carrier

>>5433904
> "I contacted several girls again to apologize. That's all I could do, anyway. It was cathartic for many of them." (1d100, threshold at 65, higher is

On the pull the trigger thing we where a man WE ARE a man who was told he was only only good for thing one thing only that he was useless for anything else his whole life then we lost that crippled losing our purpose and meaning in life barely not a teen starting our journey of substance abuse chasing a high a need for speed and purpose even our second passion we where hated we drove like we had a deathwish perhaps beacuse we do where only the results mattered just like our first passion a pattern of substance abuse and tearing at the limits is the way we treat women a reflection on how we feel against our mother? Us love even a thing with all the cheating we have seen is fame the only thing that matters to them is love that shallow and empty?
The only way our life would have ended realistically is a car crash sucide by any other name

>>5434001
supporting this rambling too

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>>5433969
>>5434001
"I fucked hundreds of women, wives, girlsfriends...i tried contacting them...all those moments will be lost in a car crash suicide..."

>>5433909
>>5433960
>>5433984
Need a 4th vote to break the tie :
> "I hesitated"
> "I didn't do anything"
> "I contacted several girls"
(at least 2 rolls needed for the last option, I'm rolling the 1st die just in case)

NEVERMIND the tie is broken
I'm writing the next post

>>5434048
Please dont its not a vote ots my rambling thoughts on ace

>>5434064
i'm kinda confused now
i'll let you all vote for a few extra hours

>>5434070
Use it if you want just refine it PLEASE refine it if you use it make it a rant and say something like "now it will not be suicide that kills me" so none can claim we killed ourself as our hand is now off the trigger but we are biting down on the gun someone else holds.
Atleast our fake death would have given life to a sport we had some positive emotion too.

>>5434086
Also here have some music https://youtu.be/5GF_1UWwYUA
https://youtu.be/7VeIdo3anqQ

>>5434058
What sort of feeling did i conway that smile what does it mean?

>>5433909
Seconding

>>5433904
> "I didn't do anything. I didn't realize I had hurt those girls, because I saw people doing much worse things at parties in LA."
Goes well with what we were saying earlier I think.

>>5434094
I'll ride this train to the very end

>>5434094
I just thought it kinda reads like the tears in rain monologue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4WIuL4dxRc

>>5434095
>>5434112
The tie is now between these two options :
> "I hesitated"
> "I didn't do anything"
Few more hours of voting

Bit confused but I'll throw my hat to the rambling.

>>5434137
Oh thank you thats really nice of you to say

K you know what, let's go with the rambling
Technically several options have an equal number of votes but this will allow us to move forward

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"I hesitated to apologize to some of them whose phone numbers I still had. But I refrained, I was afraid of doing more harm than good. I do not believe that mistakes can be fixed. I can't rewind time and stop my actions. I can only move forward being different, refraining from engaging in the behavior that resulting in those mistakes."

You begin to explain many details about your life. The importance of your upbringing, your internal conflicts, your idea of love, what those hundreds of sexual partners mean to you, your pessimism about "what could have been," your needs, your desires, your broken dreams, why you staged your death...

Kate was taking notes, but quickly stopped when she saw that your soliloquy lasted much longer than she had anticipated. Kate seems to have tuned out, which is not the case with the other reporters; the audience seems suddenly interested in this avalanche of details about your internal philosophy. The interest may be ironic, but it is real.

And just as you were concluding your speech to a Kate who didn't know how to respond, an unknown speaker breaks the silence.

"You don't have to feel guilty about anything!"

A male voice with stereotypical redneck inflections is suddenly heard. It is obviously not Kate who uttered these words; all the reporters in the room, all of whom are as confused as you are, turn to the man who just spoke up.

You recognize the man. In fact, he is famous, but for the wrong reasons...

(hold on i'll be away for a few hours
posting when i come back)

Fuck yeah Charlie Sheen coming to our aid

This man is Brett Djordjevic, a blogger known for his weird positions on many political and societal issues. Like Rob Perkins, Brett is on your side, and thinks you don't deserve such degrading treatment. But like Howard, he thinks you actually did what you are accused of, and will try to get you to admit it out loud. Why? Because Brett believes that what you are accused of should not be punishable, and that there is nothing morally wrong with what you have done.

His thought pattern goes something like this:

- The whole "banned substances" thing in the NFL? If everyone dopes, eventually, it evens out. No more injustice. And a doped athlete produces much more impressive performances anyway. And everybody already does it, anyway! So everyone's freedom is respected.

- The questionable financing of your political campaign? It's not about rigging elections, it's about advertising yourself. It doesn't matter if the money comes from a criminal or a carpet merchant; for the voter, it makes no difference. Everyone's freedom is respected. If anything, Raul is the one who should be prosecuted.

- Your relations with women? You did not rape anyone, they were free to refuse. If they didn't complain until years later, it's definitely a set-up. But when it happened, everyone's freedom was respected.

- Staging your death? The only person who actually suffers from such a charade is you, and maybe the insurance companies who already have too much money and power anyway. Feigning your death does not infringe on anyone's freedoms.

That's where Brett's danger lies: he can make you TOO comfortable and say things that would not do you any favors. If Rob Perkins is the kind of guy who would wonder if Bush did 9/11, Brett would applaud Bush for his organizational skills.

"Mr. Amaze, you talk like these girls are right. But you have nothing to blame yourself for, they wanted you, the Hollywood jet set LOVED you. If the girls kept coming back, it's because the "violence" in question didn't bother them that much. Don't you think it's weird that these accusations are resurfacing NOW when you're at your lowest point?"
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that you haven't done anything wrong in Hollywood. If it's a scandal NOW, it's because someone powerful turned the whole story INTO a scandal. What do you think?"

> "It's just a conspiracy theory. I know what I did wrong, to me it's not weird that things turned out this way."
> "It's possible that some people wanted me to end up paying for what I did, but I think I deserve what's happening to me."
> "That's an interesting theory, but I can't comment on that."
> "Now that you mention it, it is possible. Some of the women I dated were married to powerful men, who could get their revenge easily."
> "I've always kind of believed that, deep down. My ambition, right now, is to find out who told my life story in the media. And most importantly, who has been peddling these lies?"
> Other

>>5434423
>"Sir, just as I was years ago you are depraved and need to change. That aside, it's possible that some people wanted me to end up paying for what I did, but I think I deserve what's happening to me."
a little ad hominem to keep this news conference alive

>>5434519
supporting, we haven't insulted anyone yet that needs to change!

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>>5434519 >>5434539
"Sir, just as I was years ago, you are depraved and need to change. That aside, it's possible that some people wanted me to end up paying for what I did, but I think I deserve what's happening to me."

Surprised by your insulting but somewhat subtle remark, Brett lets out a loud laugh. You don't know if it's a genuine laugh or a way to defuse some tension there might be between you and the audience of journalists, but it doesn't go unnoticed.

"Hahaha! Come on, don't make me think you're in a better position to talk about morality than I am. I may be depraved yes, but that's not the point. I'm just asking if you don't think some powerful, untouchable men have jumped at the chance to create a controversy out of nothing."
"I already told you everything. The controversy didn't come out of nowhere. I really hurt some of my partners, but it took me a while to realize it. Why are you so adamant about blaming someone else? I'm willing to acknowledge my responsibility."

You notice that Howard (the sportswriter who doesn't like you), with his nose down on his notebook, raises his eyebrows and sighs as he takes notes. Rob, on the other hand, nods slightly, like a football coach watching his players implement his plans to perfection.

"Let's just say...we know that the 'elites' tend to make a mockery of the laws and promote a morality they don't even respect. The Epstein case has shown us that some powerful people are even capable of ganging up on each other to cover up atrocities committed by their close friends."
"Okay...and your point is?"
"I was thinking that perhaps you could tell us more about the unhealthy relationships between powerful beings within Hollywood. That you could offer us a little insight into what the common people don't know, and what you are being victimized by. To me, that's the only rational explanation for why you, who have done nothing wrong, are suddenly being targeted by every media outlet in the country. Are you being threatened?"

> "Yes, there are networks of evil people who are overriding the laws, and they have a stranglehold on the entire American cultural industry. And those are the people I'm thinking of when I say that some people wanted to get back at me."
> "Yeah, maybe there are. But it doesn't have much to do with me."
> "I don't care about any of that. There may be something like a Deep State governing the media in secret, or maybe there isn't one at all, but either way, it won't change my involvement in the case."
> "No, I don't think there is such a thing."
> "I did something wrong, I'm paying the consequences, period. If you absolutely want to convince yourself that it's okay to slap and choke your partners during sex until they cry, when they CLEARLY tell you to stop, fine. But I don't see any conspiracy there."
> "I'm tired of talking about this. Next question."
> Other

>>5434701
>Are you being threatened?
Shit I should not have ended the dialog with this question, because now it sounds like the options are answers to THIS question and not to the previous sentence, which sounds super awkward

>>5434701
> "Yes, there are networks of evil people who are overriding the laws, and they have a stranglehold on the entire American cultural industry. And those are the people I'm thinking of when I say that some people wanted to get back at me."

this is were we go off the rails and go on a lengthy rant with subtle antisemitic undertones.

>>5434735
He is not wrong about people being after us even if not really threatening us directly with the husbands/wives of the women we fucked and our former partner that was part of the cartel

>>5434701
> "I don't care about any of that. There may be something like a Deep State governing the media in secret, or maybe there isn't one at all, but either way, it won't change my involvement in the case."

If we engage in this man's craziness, I do not think we will be able to dig ourselves out. He isn't wrong about people behind the scenes baying for our blood.

We can probably attract all the crazies, can't we?

>>5434701
> "Yes, there are networks of evil people who are overriding the laws, and they have a stranglehold on the entire American cultural industry."
> "But still, I did something wrong, and I'm paying the consequences for it. If you absolutely want to convince yourself that it's okay to slap and choke your partners during sex until they cry, when they CLEARLY tell you to stop, fine."
We can do both of these here I think, the latter part might give more leverage to the former.

>>5434701
>> "Yes, there are networks of evil people who are overriding the laws, and they have a stranglehold on the entire American cultural industry. And those are the people I'm thinking of when I say that some people wanted to get back at me."

>>5434701
>> "I don't care about any of that. There may be something like a Deep State governing the media in secret, or maybe there isn't one at all, but either way, it won't change my involvement in the case."

>>5434701
> "I don't care about any of that. There may be something like a Deep State governing the media in secret, or maybe there isn't one at all, but either way, it won't change my involvement in the case."

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5434735 >>5434814 >>5434840 >>5434841 >>5434854 >>5434855 >>5434961
Kinda confused about whether this >>5434814 counts as a vote or if this >>5434841 should be counted alongside other votes for the same option
You know what, I don't want to slow you down any longer, I'll roll.
1 = we admit the existence of evil networks, 2 = we don't care

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>>5435408
"Yes, there are networks of evil people who are overriding the laws, and they have a stranglehold on the entire American cultural industry. And those are the people I'm thinking of when I say that some people wanted to get back at me."
"Thank you for your answer." simply replies Brett before sitting back down, looking strangely pleased. You are very, very afraid of how he will interpret this part of the interview, but it is an answer that seems to have pleased him. You turn your gaze to Rob, who also seems perplexed by what you have just said. In front of him, you had assumed your responsibilities, without saying more about possible outside influences...now he knows a little more.

A young blond man with a 50's look lifts his pen to get your attention. You nod your head in his direction.

"Yes, next question?"
"Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Leopold Blomqvist, a journalist for Dagens Nyheter."

This rather handsome (no homo) man speaks with great politeness and a Nordic accent. He is not from here, and you don't know him.

"Your electro-pop band was quite popular back home in Sweden. Since the discovery of your identity and all the scandals in your life, people are a bit divided. Some people think that it shouldn't influence the opinion of your music, others think that releasing your work is like morally supporting everything you have done. What's your opinion on that, do you think we should separate the art from the artist?"

What? This guy wants you to have a philosophical debate in a press conference where you're trying to save your reputation.

> "Yes, we have to separate the art from the artist. If you judge art by the man behind it, you are judging art for something that has nothing to do with it."
> "No, because to love a work is to approve the actions of its artist."
> "This question is off-topic. Do you have another question that is a bit more relevant?"
> "...Why?"
> Other

>>5435423
>I want to point out that the music we made was a group effort, and it would be unfair to the other band members if their great work was disregarded because of my actions.

>>5435423
>>5435435
Supporting.

>>5435435
+1

>>5435435 >>5435457 >>5435458
"I want to point out that the music we made was a group effort, and it would be unfair to the other band members if their great work was disregarded because of my actions."
"Do you feel sorry for the other members of the band? What do you think your former bandmates should do to stop the general public from associating your music with all this scandal?"

As you prepare your answer, you feel your cell phone vibrate in your pocket. With the conference being broadcast live on several web radios, it's possible that this is intentional, although you have no idea WHO might be calling you right now. Maybe it's the Mexican?

But it would be rude to pull out your cell phone now, so you ignore it and consider checking it out later.

> "I don't think they should erase me from the band's history. In a few years, this whole scandal will be part of their legend, and fans of our music will be telling this story at every gig. We have to let time do its thing, but I assure you that I will do them more good than harm."
> "I'd like them to remember the few good times I was able to give to this band, at a time when they thought I was just "our buddy who looks a lot like Ace Amaze". But if they don't want to associate my name with theirs, I'll understand."
> "Honestly, that band and I are done. I have nothing to say about them, it's not my job to tell them what to do."
> "They should just stop talking about me and replace me with someone else. The fans will get used to the new line-up, and the band will peak with this new member. I'll be forgotten, and that's for the best."
> "It would be nice if they explained to the fans that I had not been wanted in the band for a long time. I wouldn't want the general public to think that the band was trying to hide my actions or something like that. If they don't want the media to turn their backs on them, they're going to have to disown me completely."
> Other

>>5435476
>"It would be nice if they explained to the fans that I had not been wanted in the band for a long time. I wouldn't want the general public to think that the band was trying to hide my actions or something like that. So, I'll do some explaining myself. I was hated by the rest of the band in spite of whatever talent I brought to the table. They suffered my presence and antics every day, and unlike myself, they're a great group of people. So, if they don't want the media to turn their backs on them, they're going to have to disown me completely. Burn my songbook, delete unreleased things, if need be. whatever is deemed fit."

>>5435476
> "I'd like them to remember the few good times I was able to give to this band, at a time when they thought I was just "our buddy who looks a lot like Ace Amaze". But if they don't want to associate my name with theirs, I'll understand."

>>5435476
> "I'd like them to remember the few good times I was able to give to this band, at a time when they thought I was just "our buddy who looks a lot like Ace Amaze". But if they don't want to associate my name with theirs, I'll understand."

>>5435476
> "I'd like them to remember the few good times I was able to give to this band, at a time when they thought I was just "our buddy who looks a lot like Ace Amaze". But if they don't want to associate my name with theirs, I'll understand."

>>5435492 >>5435494 >>5435567 >>5435641
"I'd like them to remember the few good times I was able to give to this band, at a time when they thought I was just "our buddy who looks a lot like Ace Amaze". But if they don't want to associate my name with theirs, I'll understand."
"Thank you for your answer."

Leopold sits back down, not letting any particular emotion show. He wasn't interested in gossip, he just wanted to know about the future of your band.

Immediately after you finish answering Leopold's question, Howard raises his hand again. You don't like this, because you know he will try to get you to admit things that would tarnish your public image. Without waiting for your approval, he asks you a question.

"This band was founded AFTER your accident in Daytona, wasn't it? Why did you get into music if you had to keep a low profile?"

The honest answer would be this: adrenaline. By going back to being a nobody, you deprived yourself of everything you had become addicted to: the girls, the pain pills, the notoriety. Of course, you had huge amounts of money on hand, but you could no longer hang out in rich and decadent circles...unless you wanted to be spotted by the Mexican in a matter of days...

So you launched your music career: you lost weight, changed your facial hair, gathered some acquaintances from the local pool club who could play an instrument, learned to sing, practiced writing and started a band. To further decrease your chances of being recognized, you convinced the other members of the band to wear a mask on stage, and you made the few people who could see your face believe that you only bore a resemblance to Ace Amaze.

It was a risky plan, but you got what you wanted: a dynamic lifestyle and young, pretty fans after every show. This is also, unfortunately, the time of your life when you developed a taste for alcohol. You know the rest of the story: the band goes mainstream, your alcoholism ruins your relationship with the other members, there are arguments, and at the Grammy Awards, you start a fight. You are arrested by the police, your mask is removed, and after literally one night of investigation, you are discovered to be Ace Amaze.

Your cell phone keeps vibrating in your pocket, which makes you nervous. Focus on Howard's question: why did you start a music career when you were only supposed to keep a low profile?

> Be honest: for the sex, the psychotropic drugs and the fact that you have millions of people who adore you.
> "I never wanted to be anonymous again. When I was famous, I had power, and power is the most powerful drug."
> "I don't know. I think I needed something breathtaking in my life."
> "It wasn't really my will. I've always made music, it just happened that I became famous at that time with my songs."
> "I was forced into it, in a way. My death hadn't been profitable enough for the few people who knew I was still alive."
> "Hold on. Phone ringing."
> Other

>>5435666
>> "Foolish as it sounds, I never wanted to be anonymous again. When I was famous, I had power, and power is the most powerful drug."
I don't trust the phone. No particular reason. Just don't trust it.

>>5435666
>> "I never wanted to be anonymous again. When I was famous, I had power, and power is the most powerful drug."

>>5435666
> "It wasn't really my will. I've always made music, it just happened that I became famous at that time with my songs."

>>5435666
> "Hold on. Phone ringing."
I am curious about the phone, whether it be the Mexican or someone else. Also, I think it might be kind of funny to take a phone call in the middle of this important conference

>>5435693 >>5435697 >>5435739
"I never wanted to be anonymous again. When I was famous, I had power, and power is the most powerful drug."
"The most powerful drug? Powerful enough to make you forget about the most cynical lie in NASCAR history? Even more powerful than the U.S. justice system, which is investigating you in a case of doping, corruption, illegal financing, sexual abuse and assault? More powerful than the fear of retaliation from Raul Gutierrez?"

You were going to answer, but you notice that Howard is a firm believer in the theory that Raul financed your political campaign in exchange for some of the power that will be conferred upon you. But no one has ever officially ruled on the veracity of this theory, and even you, in this press conference, have not said anything about it. If anything, only Rob brought it up, and even he was cautious in his wording.

I mean...this whole thing is true though. The millions you spent to get airtime in all the major national media were the millions of pesos Raul made selling cocaine. You two were a very effective duo, you were in perfect symbiosis. Unfortunately, as you climbed in the polls before the Republican primary, Raul Gutierrez made more and more daring suggestions. It used to be about inducing very subtle legal loopholes in freight laws...after a few months, Raul wanted to virtually control the U.S. homeland security budget. A budget that...the president himself does not control.

Your phone has stopped vibrating. But you don't notice it right away; you feel like answering Howard Millington.

> "Yes, my desire to have crowds at my feet far outweighs any of this. If you'd had even a little influence in your miserable life, you'd understand."
> "I admit that in the moment, I was a little too carried away by my emotions. If I had given myself more time, I would have done things differently."
> "Let me stop you right there. If you're one of those crazy people who believe in a secret plot between Gutierrez and me, you'd better shut up." (1d100, success threshold is 60, higher is better, at least 2 different rolls needed)
> "So that's what all these questions were about? You wanted to make me talk about Raul?"
> Other

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>5435793
> "Let me stop you right there. If you're one of those crazy people who believe in a secret plot between Gutierrez and me, you'd better shut up."

We mustn't confirm the theory about the Mexican, no matter how direct or indirect the question is.

>>5435793
> "So that's what all these questions were about? You wanted to make me talk about Raul?"
did you roll for it OP?

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>5435793
> "Let me stop you right there. If you're one of those crazy people who believe in a secret plot between Gutierrez and me, you'd better shut up."
I have a bad feeling about what will happen if we acknowledge Raul in any way.

>>5435793
>"So that's what all these questions were about? You wanted to make me talk about Raul?"
I think both denial and acknowledgement have negative consequences. It's just that one will probably lead to a cushy prison time and the other a dog's death

Y'all think if Ace writes an autobiography, it would be a best seller?

>>5436001
No question about it. If he were real he'd be one of the most interesting humans alive.

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>5435793
>> "Let me stop you right there. If you're one of those crazy people who believe in a secret plot between Gutierrez and me, you'd better shut up." (1d100, success threshold is 60, higher is better, at least 2 different rolls needed)

>>5436001 >>5436094
Unironically if "fake autobiography" is a genre, this quest would be a pretty nice source material.

>>5435820 >>5435836 >>5435898 >>5435918 >>5436175
(87 + 24 + 58) / 3 = 56.333... < 60
You fail, but only by a small margin.

###

"Let me stop you right there. If you're one of those crazy people who believe in a secret plot between Gutierrez and me, you'd better shut up."

With your vehement reply, you are trying to intimidate Howard so that he doesn't dare bring up the subject again. You also let him know that bringing up the subject is like admitting that he has had it on his mind for a while. You can see quite clearly that he didn't anticipate this reaction from you...but he doesn't look distraught.

"No, if there's ever a time to not be quiet, it's now. Everyone knows that you have ties to the drug kingpin Raul Gutierrez. The first investigation could not be concluded, but all the elements were known, it was only a matter of days before the conclusions were made official. You can't declare yourself completely innocent on a technicality like "people thought I was dead."

You have no idea if the general public knows that it was Raul himself who leaked a compromising dossier on you to the American press, in revenge for your attempted treason. Perhaps this too is part of the "open secret" that surrounds this whole story. Although all the evidence points to your guilt, there is still a shadowy part, a part of "unofficial truth", a temporarily accepted innocence, but one that few people really believe in.

"Mr. Amaze, let's settle this matter once and for all: what is your connection with Raul Gutierrez?"

The simple and honest answer would be: you knew him because he was a friend of a friend of a Hollywood producer you knew well. You met him in a strip club in Tijuana, you told him about your political ambitions, he told you about his plans, you got along well: your association was born.

> "He was a close friend with whom I had common hobbies. He helped me get into politics, but the conspiracy theories that say he financed my campaign with dirty money are false."
> "He is someone I knew briefly early in my political career. Our relationship is cordial, but nothing more."
> "I hardly know him in real life. We've only crossed paths on rare occasions."
> "Look, you're barking up the wrong tree. Raul Gutierrez has no role in this case at all." (1d100, threshold at 50, higher is better, 2 rolls min.)
> Other

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>5436229
> "Look, you're barking up the wrong tree. Raul Gutierrez has no role in this case at all."

C'mon, you magnificent bastard Ace! Deny! Deny! Deny!

>>5436229
> "He is someone I knew briefly early in my political career. Our relationship is cordial, but nothing more."

I entered politics, with the help of a Mexican businessman who you know as Raul Gutierrez perhaps we are close friends or just cordial workfriends after all this i dont know, he turned out to be the head of a cocaine trafficking network as far as i know now. But at the time I did not know, as he finances my political campaign and like any major political financer you pass laws that they suggest or are not against or they cut funding just how the system is set up in america, the things i passed was probably mixed in with laws that will facilitate his activity in the United States. It is during this period that i started to drink heavily my addictions growing deeper, perhaps i was feeling guilty and i did not even know it having gotten people addicted to harder vices then my own.

But Raul started becoming more and more intrusive and starts giving me direct orders. Upset at being treated like a puppet and perhaps growing morals, i invite him to Idaho Falls to set a trap for him, and have him arrested by the American police. But the Mexican has officially no reason to be arrested on American soil, and he likely understands that i have been trying to betray him.
Its what lead to me faking my death other then putting my beloved sport on the frontpage to give it life again and giving me a new lease on life but perhaps i should have actually died in that car instead of betraying the other racers, but old habits die hard even with a new life, Painkillers and Passion for football it started with the only thing i was good at that my parents also knew so i gave it my all and made it to the NFL until i ended it all prematurely with that one last match with my injuries i ignored with painkillers But it allowed me to become a Racer my own passion the only thing thats actually me that none told me to become, the sex from my young acting carrier that consumed me with the culture around me the only control i had , but soon that lust died filled down as i focused on my political ambition until that did also not work out and i turned to the bottle. I ruined my life so i had to give up the only thing in my life i had left racing pethaps giving something back with my 'death', Addiction after addiction i could feed them all my hunger did not matter i no longer had purpose i had no meaning so i turned to music meet amazing people who could grit there teeth and stand to be around me to create something wonderful i think they loathed me but they did not want to tear apart the band and betray our fans like how i berayed everyone i have known.


>not voting but posting unhinged manuscript we can refine or pluck parts from with how the only thing that did not lead to more vices was racing a passion none lead us into and music the Balm to our life giving us purpose

But should we deny? Imagine how good it would look if we got him arrested and how bad it would be if discovered

We need something better then denial its the only thing thats even semi illegal and looks bad if discovered or used as blackmail

>>5436229
> "Since the first investigation is still underway, i believe that it would be prudent to wait while letting those assigned to it to do their jobs."
>>5436365
effectively tell them to let actual investigators do the investigating. they'll think we believe it is an open and shut case in our favor when in reality we are just as int he dark as the public and the reporters are.

>>5436229
>>5436412
Supporting this.

>>5436365
I'm pretty sure insurance fraud is a serious crime anon

>>5436229
>>5436412
Support perfect
> "Since the first investigation is still underway, i believe that it would be prudent to wait while letting those assigned to it to do their jobs."

>>5436237 >>5436246 >>5436361 >>5436412 >>5436417 >>5436464
"Since the first investigation is still underway, i believe that it would be prudent to wait while letting those assigned to it to do their jobs."
"What do you mean? I'm asking about your relationship with Raul Gutierrez, we don't need to wait for the outcome of the investigation to know how close you were to him."
"Well, we do, actually. You didn't ask the question in order to know my personal relationship with Raul, you are asking the question in the context of the illegal financing case, within a very specific legal framework. That is why I can tell you that anything I say will be useless. It's up to the investigators to determine what is relevant and interesting, and what is just gossip for people who have too much hate to spill."
"Yes, I understood that the justice system was still looking into this case. But some things can certainly be explained by the human factor. And if we learn a little more about the man behind Raul Gutierrez, it will help the public get a clearer picture of this story."

This guy is not giving up, he clearly has an agenda. A few reporters start to sigh in the room, probably annoyed to hear you argue for so long about a piece of information you're so reluctant to share.

You need to end this dialogue, before the audience's weariness turns against you.

> "I'm a close friend of this guy, there you go, is that OK?"
> "I know Gutierrez well, but we don't have more affinity than that."
> "I hardly know him at all."
> "This information won't do you any good, except to make you speculate needlessly on information that isn't even relevant. Believe me, it's in your best interest to stop trying to figure out what Raul stands for in this case."
> "So here it is, I met Raul at...oh wait, my phone is ringing!" (1d100, threshold at 40, 2 dice rolls minimum)
> Other

>>5436555
> "This information won't do you any good, except to make you speculate needlessly on information that isn't even relevant. Believe me, it's in your best interest to stop trying to figure out what Raul stands for in this case."

>>5436555
>> Other
"Next question!"

>>5436563
+1
>"In the event of a trial, i would prefer as few biased jurors as possible, as would anyone who stands the chance of standing trial. Just like... everyone in this room."

>>5436555
> "So here it is, I met Raul at...oh wait, my phone is ringing!" (1d100, threshold at 40, 2 dice rolls minimum)

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>5436627
"believe me it's in your best interest" sounds like a threat.

>>5436630
Well its a warning not a threat about people with more power then us

>>5436563 >>5436583 >>5436617 >>5436627 >>5436630
"This information won't do you any good, except to make you speculate needlessly on information that isn't even relevant. Believe me, it's in your best interest to stop trying to figure out what Raul stands for in this case."

This little statement seems to have had a rather strange effect on Howard. His passive aggressiveness suddenly vaporized and gave way to unhealthy curiosity. The same kind of curiosity that motivates a 14-year-old to visit gore websites, for example.

"Why? Are we in danger if we look into this too closely?"
"No...no." you say as you pinch the bridge of your nose, a gesture that shows your dismay. "Stop focusing on this, you're going to be very disappointed. If you want something interesting to say about this, you're going to have to make up a story. I don't have anything to give you."

Howard finally seems to get it and doesn't respond to you. But he seems increasingly paranoid about what you are hiding from him. To him, you are not only a crook, but a crook who persists in lying by omission.

Rob Perkins raises his hand. Finally, a little benevolence.

"Ace, what's going to happen to your homeless veterans' shelter?"

Damn! With all the scandals, you'd almost forget that you've done some good deeds. As it happens, this homeless war vet shelter owes 40% of its budget to your donations. Other contributors participate, of course, but if the courts freeze your accounts, then...the survival of this association will be difficult to ensure.

> "I'm going to throw all the money I have left into this. It will be a very large sum and I may suffer, but it's for the common good."
> "I'll see if I can't create a fund that would allow the association to operate for several years...before I find another sponsor."
> "No idea, I never thought of that. I'm going to have to pass this on to someone else."
> "Honestly, I don't think I need to do anything. With the donations, we have more than enough to survive."
> "It's better for the association to cut ties with me, change its name and move to another mode of financing. Personally, I won't be able to take care of it anymore."
> Other

>>5436769
>"I'll see if I can't create a fund that would allow the association to operate for several years...before I find another sponsor. If push comes to shove and there is no sponsor, it'll be a trust and the shelter will have to be scaled down, but then it would last for a long time."

>>5436769
>"I'll see if I can't create a fund that would allow the association to operate for several years...before I find another sponsor. If push comes to shove and there is no sponsor, it'll be a trust and the shelter will have to be scaled down, but then it would last for a long time."

Wonder if, while in prison, Ace can write an autobiography and donate all proceeds to his veterans' shelter.

>>5436769
> "I'll see if I can't create a fund that would allow the association to operate for several years...before I find another sponsor."

>>5436769
>>"I'll see if I can't create a fund that would allow the association to operate for several years...before I find another sponsor. If push comes to shove and there is no sponsor, it'll be a trust and the shelter will have to be scaled down, but then it would last for a long time."

Its horrible how people are forced to fight and die then just to be dumped to the side when there country is done with them and none has empathy for them there are so few shelters for homeless people but even fewer for Veterans and men and the goverments money is spent on not solving the homeless crisis instead on making the homeless not noticed in cities with cement and metal spikes, speakers playing highpitched sounds and bad music, dumping water on them when it rains making them sick with pneumonia killing them even a Church of all places did this! its as if becoming homeless suddenly no longer makes you a human? I understand just a fraction of there pain in my rich but illspent life but people only care beacuse of my fame, The horrible pain they are in a world that does not care so you do anything to dampen the pain

fixing a typo i made
>>5436776 >>5436928 >>5436946 >>5437015 >>5437065
"I'll see if I can create a fund that would allow the association to operate for several years...before I find another sponsor. If push comes to shove and there is no sponsor, it'll be a trust and the shelter will have to be scaled down, but then it would last for a long time."
"Do you have any idea how to find a buyer? Any names in mind?"
"That's not for me to decide, I want to see if people are interested first. And as I said, my priority right now is to make sure the association has enough resources to last a few years."
"Thank you for your response. Maybe talking about it in the media will help you find a successor. That's all I wish for you, anyway."

Good old Rob, always there to find nice things to say about society's most despicable beings. Back when you didn't have problems with the law, you would have hated this kind of guy, with his smart-alecky look, that always contradicts others for the sake of it. But today, you are glad that a man like him is here.

A girl with pink dyed hair and hippie clothes raises her hand. Her look reminds you of the hysterical girls you used to avoid like the plague, back when you were in Hollywood. But since your whole frame of reference is inverted, in this world where you are the villain in the dominant narrative...maybe she'll be on your side, oddly enough. If she's a feminist, she'll hate you. If she's a green vegan, maybe she'll like you.

[cont.]

"Riley McMillan, for Mother Gaia Magazine. A few years ago, you gave $2 million to Greenpeace, to support them during the Nunavut pipeline scandal."

You almost forgot that too! (NB: I didn't just make that up, we decided it happened at the beginning of the game >>5432197 )

A very long time ago, the government of Canada "forced" the province of Nunavut to accept a project to exploit its oil resources. The story is a bit more complicated than that, and the scandal isn't just about the environmental impact of such a project or the negligence of the Canadian government; still, Greenpeace activists lobbied to have the project cancelled.

At the time, you had just won the Super Bowl, and you were concerned about what was going on in Canada...for some reason. So you donated your SB victory bonus to Greenpeace. That story made you the favorite sportsman of people who knew nothing about football. Unfortunately, Greenpeace's action didn't stop the project from happening; but people remembered your generosity.

"Soon after, you got into auto racing, a polluting and oil-intensive business. Don't you think this sends mixed signals?"

> "Not at all. Modern cars use much less fuel than those of the previous decade. The restrictor plates greatly limit fuel consumption. The asphalt in the tracks is constantly being reused. NASCAR's carbon footprint is ridiculously small, you'd be surprised!" (1d100, threshold at 50, two rolls minimum)
> "Not really. NASCAR consists of a few dozen cars that only run about 40 times in a year. I don't think it's that polluting."
> "I never asked myself that question. Honestly, I don't know enough about ecology to know if it's that bad."
> "That's true. I'm not very proud of it, but I figured that, at my scale, my impact would be minimal."
> "Yes, completely. I knew that one day I'd be noticed. In fact, I made a donation to Greenpeace to offset the pollution I would emit during my racing career."
> Other

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>>5437132
forgot to "illustrate" lel

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>5437132
>"Never thought about it that way. I mean, the cars aren't driven most of the year, asphalt is repurposed, and the cars are modified and spec'd to be increasingly fuel efficient. Was it perfect? No. Then again, most forms of entertainment are not.

>>5437132
>"A bit actually, i never asked myself that question seriously if i am being honest, I don't know enough about ecology to know if it's that bad. But I do know some tidbits and facts about my passion such as Modern cars use much less fuel then those of the previous decades as just a sideffect of technology progressing and economic incentive as fuel effichency means more money saved and being milder on the cars components. Things such as The restrictor plates greatly limit fuel consumption in commercial available modern cars being more gentle with the engine force for increased fuel economy. NASCAR has the largest recycling program in sports keeping last time i checked one and a half BILLION pounds of rubber out of landfills to be used in other things. The asphalt in the NASCAR tracks as far as i know is constantly being reused same with tires grinded up too be used in new tires or as rubberized asphalt that was used to repave racetracks and parking lots at NASCAR's Home Track racetracks, or as a type of mulch with The rubber mulch lasting longer than its wood mulch counterpart and prevents soil from washing away.There is also Ethanol suplimented fuels or is mainly composed of ethanol such as E85 being 85% while ethanol is corrosive to rubber, plastic and aluminium but they get so much more power, more speed out of the engine on such things as booster cars then standard diesel fuels, but dont go pouring ethanol into cars not built for it, anyways this limits the enviromental impact by using mostly using a renewable resource for fuel to decrease alot of the enviromentally impact. Then the cars are spec built and modified to be as fuel effichent and light as humanly possible making them much faster to even be suitible for racing. NASCAR's carbon footprint is ridiculously small even without considering NASCAR consists of a few dozen cars that only run about 40 times in a year. And not idling for hours on a highway wasting fuel in traffic gridlock or airplanes but even then the smallest thing ads up even if we are doing our best and even cars Not race cars are a necessity in society with pedestrian hostile city designs designed for cars and not people that even makes driving slower and less effichent with public transport being deeply neglected.

If anyone comes up with anything i could ad it too this

>>5437132
>Never thought about it that way. NASCAR does a lot to repurpose material and reduce waste, and I just thought I should be doing something myself instead of hiding behind them.
>Greenpeace was a good place to do good as any, so I did it.

>>5437194
+1

oops I had written the next post and then a new vote came in

So it's
>>5437157
>>5437213
or
>>5437194
>>5437343

One of those two, voting is still open for a few hours.

>>5437132
>> "That's true. I'm not very proud of it, but I figured that, at my scale, my impact would be minimal."
>> "Yes, completely. I knew that one day I'd be noticed. In fact, I made a donation to Greenpeace to offset the pollution I would emit during my racing career."

>>5437132
>> "I never asked myself that question. Honestly, I don't know enough about ecology to know if it's that bad."

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5437363
>>5437380
lol i'm confused now
okay i'll roll, 1 is >>5437213 & >>5437213, 2 is >>5437194.

>>5437957 >>5437157 >>5437194 >>5437213
You moderate your answer by acknowledging that you had never thought about it, that the solutions implemented are probably not perfect, and that you were already aware of the environmental problems, regardless of your experience in NASCAR.

"So...it was just a one-time thing? Why did you choose THAT cause?"

With the way Riley phrases her questions, you can tell that she's gotten caught up in the media trend that wants to portray you as a villain, and that she is trying to be part of it by turning her questions into implied criticism. Sure, ecology is not your main concern (even less so today), but in Riley's mouth, it sounds as if you only wanted to clear your conscience.

Yet, you can tell from her non-aggressive intonations and almost smiling face that she doesn't really believe in her own criticism. Deep down, you are still "that wide receiver who gave millions of dollars to Greenpeace", and if she wasn't influenced by the big media machine, she would have a nuanced opinion of you.

> "In fact, I'm involved in the fight against pollution full time. I can think about my environmental impact every day...but I can't give away two million dollars every day."
> "I wouldn't say that. I think about protecting nature, and in particularly outrageous cases like Nunavut, I have to intervene, within the limits of my ability. But I rarely discuss this topic, as it remains a scientific field in its own right."
> "Honestly, I don't know. I think it was more about helping others, and less about ecology per se."
> "You're not wrong, I'm not a model citizen in this regard. If I intervened for Nunavut, it was because I was revolted by the political aspect of this case. That's really the only place where I and Greenpeace agree."
> "It's true, I don't care much about ecology, and I think there's too much paranoia about this global warming stuff. To tell you the truth, if I gave money to Greenpeace at the time, it was only so I could f*ck a pretty Canadian environmental activist. And I don't regret it, she was the best p*ssy I've ever known."
> Other

>>5437960
>I don't know much about ecology, but I do know a thing or two about politics. So I chose the best place according to my ability to verify, and Nunavut was that place.

>>5438072
+1

>>5438072
+1

>>5438072 >>5438289 >>5438293
"I don't know much about ecology, but I do know a thing or two about politics. So I chose the best place according to my ability to verify, and Nunavut was that place."
"So...what shocked you about the pipeline affair?"
"The same thing that everyone else was outraged about: the fact that the Canadian government forced one of its territories to bow to the demands of a big oil company, that the opinion of the local population was not taken into account, that Canada spent so much time boasting about being ahead of the curve in terms of ecology, while at the same time validating projects that are destructive to Nature... And then all the lies to make people believe that it wasn't that bad. On this case, the government of Canada acted as if nothing they did had any consequences."

Riley nods with a "mh mh" that universally means "I agree." You realize that while you were honest in admitting to knowing nothing about ecology, there is a bit of compassion for the environmental cause in what you are explaining. So...without really satisfying the environmentalists, you avoid alienating them.

Suddenly...

"Come on, cut the shit! Nunavut is an open-pit gold mine, the project is creating thousands of jobs in the region. I'm sick of these stupid, naive tree-huggers going crazy every time we dig a hole."

That's Brett, the man who acknowledges your responsibility while saying you shouldn't be convicted for it. It doesn't really surprise you that he's indifferent to pollution control.

"Tens of thousands of jobs? What's the point? Do you know how much crap is going to be released into the atmosphere?"
"Yes, I do: not enough to give a shit. There's no point in defending Nature if we're going to continue living in the Middle Ages. We deserve some comfort in life, dammit!"
"Nature counts for comfort too. When you can't go outside without a gas mask, you'll regret being neglectful!"

Riley argues with Brett, and they don't involve you in the argument at all. The tone is rising, everyone's back is now turned. Still, it's pretty funny that with all the horrendous things you've done, the only thing that caused an actual argument is...something that isn't even about you.

> Calm down Brett and Riley (1d100, threshold at 50, at least two rolls)
> Use the distraction to see who was calling you earlier
> Do nothing

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>5438400
> Calm down Brett and Riley

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5438400
>Calm down Brett and Riley (1d100, threshold at 50, at least two rolls)

>>5438400
> Use the distraction to see who was calling you earlier

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>5438400
>> Calm down Brett and Riley (1d100, threshold at 50, at least two rolls)

>>5438400
>Use the distraction to see who was calling you earlier

> Use the distraction to see who was calling you earlier

>>5438400
>Use the distraction to see who was calling you earlier
this argument really has nothing to do with us, better to let them duke it out amongst themselves

>>5438639
also it is time to finally figure out who was phone

>>5438409 >>5438427 >>5438432 >>5438525 >>5438550 >>5438601 >>5438639
You let the two weirdos get mad at each other. If the drama gets worse, it won't be your problem; in fact, it might even make you look reasonable by comparison. It's better that way than trying to be a hero and causing an awkward moment.

You reach into your jeans pocket with your right hand and discreetly pull out your cell phone to see who was calling. You were expecting either Raul Gutierrez or an anonymous number (which has a 9 in 10 chance of being Raul Gutierrez). But to your surprise, it's not; the person who tried to contact you is...

> Trent Fitzpatrick, your teammate at Idaho Falls Skunks, who helped you get the drugs
> Maria Zukowska, a famous actress with whom you spent some wild nights
> Glenn Horvath, the producer of your electro-pop band
> All of the above, somehow

>>5438751
> Maria Zukowska, a famous actress with whom you spent some wild nights

>>5438751
>Glenn Horvath, the producer of your electro-pop band
the first two options are probably gonna want us to keep names out of mouths. i hope our go-to producer was chill.

>>5438751
>> Glenn Horvath, the producer of your electro-pop band

>Glenn Horvath, the producer of your electro-pop band
This is a good quest OP, novel concept, I like it

>>5438751
>Trent Fitzpatrick, your teammate at Idaho Falls Skunks, who helped you get the drugs
I dunno, maybe he actually wants help since his name is about to come up, and MC kinda has to make it up to him.

>>5438751
> All of the above, somehow

I cannot resist.

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>>5438759
aw thanks
>>5438753 >>5438754 >>5438757 >>5438762 >>5438776
You look at the number; it's Glenn, your producer. A rather pretentious 50-year-old man, whose reasoning is often difficult to understand, but who is generally quite indifferent to drama. You weren't particularly close, but you're not on bad terms either; in fact, since the Grammy fight, you haven't heard from him. On the other hand, you have no idea why he would try to call you.

> Search your memory for an explanation (1d100, threshold at 40, 2 rolls minimum)
> Send a text message: "Why are you calling me?"
> Pretend you need to go to the bathroom to call him
> Other

>>5438790
> Send a text message: "If you text me what you need now, I might be able to work it into the interview."

>>5438790
>> Pretend you need to go to the bathroom to call him
This but actually use the bathroom.

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>5438790
> Search your memory for an explanation (1d100, threshold at 40, 2 rolls minimum)

Think, you drug-addled retard!

>>5438790
>Send a text message: "Why are you calling me?"

>>5438790
>> Pretend you need to go to the bathroom to call him

>>5438813 >>5438819 >>5438827 >>5438850 >>5438888 nice quads bro

While Riley and Brett are still having a "heated discussion" and other people are joining the debate, you inform the journalists sitting in the front row that you will have to use the bathroom. You don't wait for them to respond, as the hustle and bustle in the room is becoming annoying: you get up, walk out of the large, noisy room and quietly go to the restroom, which is directly adjacent to the conference room.

After making sure you are alone, you call Glenn back. He picks up the phone very quickly, possibly because he was expecting you.

"Glenn? You tried to call me, what's going on?"
"Hello Ace. Don't panic, I'm here to help you. Well...to help both of us."
"What do you mean?"
"I was watching your press conference live on the Internet, hearing you talk about your music career. I realized that there was something very important that I didn't have a chance to tell you about, and from the way you answered the Swedish reporter, I concluded that no one had told you about it."
"What are you talking about?"
"Are you alone? Is someone listening in on our conversations?"

You take a look around you, once again. You are indeed alone.

"There's nobody else here. Why, what's the problem?"
"I think...that we are both in the middle of a plot that has been devised to harm me, and perhaps to harm you as well. Listen to me: when the cops arrested you after the fight at the Grammy Awards, they made you take a drug test, right?"
"Yeah, obviously. I mean...I had so many problems with alcohol during that time, it was only natural to test me. Alcohol could have been an aggravating factor. But I didn't get a chance to read the test results, I've had other problems since then."
"That's what I thought. Tell me, Ace...you don't use anabolic steroids anymore, do you?"
"No, I don't use those anym..."

You have a sudden realization. Those were painkillers you were using, not steroids. Besides, you hadn't fallen back into your addiction to painkillers after your fake death at the Daytona 500. The only psychoactive substance the police should have detected was alcohol, and that night, you weren't even that drunk.

Knowing Glenn, that's probably not a slip of the tongue.

[cont]

"Well, no, actually. If we're talking about steroids, then I can tell you that I've NEVER taken any."
"Oh? Then it's a good thing I called you. Because your blood test detected the presence of several types of steroids, when I'm pretty sure that's not your thing. I had my doubts when the police sent us the results, but I can now confirm it: I think you have been unknowingly drugged. And judging by the amounts, it wasn't from your NFL career. It was much more recent than that..."

This announcement makes you feel very strange. You were already having too many problems remembering everything, and now here's ANOTHER conundrum on top of everything else. But this time, you seem to be on the victim's side.

"I don't understand, how is this a problem? I was a musician, not a bodybuilder."
"Steroids make you aggressive. It's most likely because of them that you became violent with the other band members. Someone deliberately tried to fry your brain with powerful substances, playing on the fact that your alcoholism had already made you vulnerable."

> "Are you sure about that? Do you have any evidence of the conspiracy against me, or did you extrapolate all of this from the results of the drug test?"
> "No, I was already suffering from excessive violence before I got into music."
> "Who would have an interest in drugging me with steroids?"
> "No, I think you're being paranoid. How could I NOT realize I was being drugged?"
> "How do you know that the analysis itself wasn't tampered with?"
> "Okay, I'll take your word for it. Explain to me what I should do now."
> "You said that this plot was intended to hurt us both, but I don't see how you're suffering in the story."
> Other

>>5439030
> "Okay, I'll take your word for it. Explain to me what I should do now."

>>5439030
>> "Okay, I'll take your word for it. Explain to me what I should do now."

>>5439030
>> "Okay, I'll take your word for it. Explain to me what I should do now."

>>5439030
>For now, it doesn't really matter. I'm right in their trap, with neither proof nor public opinion.
>If you can hook me up with those drug tests and figure out who and how they were hitting me after all this time, that's already plenty. You're better off keeping your own ass clean.

>>5439030
>For now, it doesn't really matter. I'm right in their trap, with neither proof nor public opinion.
>If you can hook me up with those drug tests and figure out who and how they were hitting me after all this time, that's already plenty. You're better off keeping your own ass clean.
>What do you need from my end?

reformatting, forget last post
>>5439085 >>5439155 >>5439176 >>5439288 >>5439302
"Okay, I'll take your word for it. Explain to me what I should do now."
"I think I know who's behind this, and in order for him not to get away with it, you're going to have to talk to reporters about this man. You have to draw attention to him. The difficulty is that it's not going to be an easy subject to talk about in a 'natural' and believable way."
"Why? Who is the person who might have dosed me?"
"Daryl J. Schmidt, our sound engineer."

Oh, Daryl. You'd briefly rubbed shoulders with him two years ago, when your band was recording the album that made you famous. He's an overexcited guy, always wanting to interfere with everything and give his opinion on every little detail. He is good at his job, but working with him is very tiresome.

"Why him?"
"There are a couple of reasons for that. First, Daryl and I have many artistic disagreements, and those differences of opinion have slowly converged into a personal rivalry. Second, Daryl feels that producers and labels make too much money compared to musicians who don't get paid enough; to him, this is unfair. Finally, Daryl is upset that he is paid a fixed salary, even when the label is making record profits. He feels that he should be getting bonuses in this kind of situation."
"So...he hates the music production business, and gets revenge by sabotaging the band that makes the most money, right?"
"That's the theory I have in mind, yes. I think he sabotaged your band by going after the most psychologically unstable member, because he knew that your antics would eventually cause a scandal and taint our reputation...sorry, I didn't mean to insult you."
"That's okay, I'm used to it."
"So, are you okay with talking to reporters about Daryl Schmidt?"

> "Okay, I will."
> "What if it's not him?"
> "No, that story is far too far-fetched and implausible."
> "No, even if everything you say is true, I don't think he deserves to be harassed by journalists like I was."
> "For now, this whole steroid thing doesn't really matter. I'm right in the journalists' trap, with neither proof nor public opinion. If you can hook me up with those drug tests, that's already plenty. You're better off keeping your own ass clean."
> "I need evidence against him, not just 'oh, that sounds like something he might do'. Otherwise, we're both in for a libel lawsuit."
> Other

>>5439427
bruh

>>5439433
> "I need evidence against him, not just 'oh, that sounds like something he might do'. Otherwise, we're both in for a libel lawsuit."

>>5439433
> "I need evidence against him, not just 'oh, that sounds like something he might do'. Otherwise, we're both in for a libel lawsuit."

>>5439433
> "I need evidence against him, not just 'oh, that sounds like something he might do'. Otherwise, we're both in for a libel lawsuit."

>>5439443 >>5439445 >>5439510
"I need evidence against him, not just 'oh, that sounds like something he might do'. Otherwise, we're both in for a libel lawsuit."
"I think I can find that for you. First of all, there's the toxicology results, which will show that you did have steroids in your blood at the time of your arrest. And since everyone will see that you haven't worked out since your NFL career ended...they'll know you didn't take that stuff for fun. Then there's the fact that Daryl had access to your break room, where you stored your drinks, your personal stuff, your lunch. And he does have a reason to target you and your band. Not to mention the fact that Schmidt has been a cannabis smoker since before decriminalization in this state; he definitely has contacts who can provide him with any kind of regulated substance."
"Okay, but that's not evidence. At best, those are...'absences of restraints'. Isn't there something like video recordings or studio access card usage histories?"
"Not at this time, no. I mean...I don't have that with me right now, but maybe I COULD find something."

> "Well...that's okay. Send me the results of my toxicology test, that'll be enough to get attention."
> "Well...that's okay. I'll phrase my sentence so that it doesn't sound like an accusation. Something like "I was drugged, it was Daryl Schmidt's responsibility to watch my food but someone managed to get around his vigilance."
> "In this case, I'm not going to be able to mention his name. But I can say that someone got me on steroids without me noticing..."
> "In that case, I'd rather not say anything at all. The media will think I'm making something up, and if no one double-checks my explanations, I'll just lose credibility."
> "I'm not doing anything until you bring me much stronger evidence."
> Other

>>5439511
> "In that case, I'd rather not say anything at all. The media will think I'm making something up, and if no one double-checks my explanations, I'll just lose credibility."

The fact it was a disgruntled sound techie mad at the music industry, which caused the lid to blow on Ace's situation and not someone out of Ace's sordid past, is hilarious.

>>5439511
>dont alot of people have acess to my food and drinks due to the fact i drink so much? Actually is not steroids supposed to be injected or have someone been dosing me with asthma medicine or ointment?
>how did you get that toxicology report should we get a investigation going or should i go out and say "just got a toxicology report apparently someone has been dosing me with steroids?"

>>5439513
Can always been hired by someone or likely its not him

>>5439511
>"Well...that's okay. Send me the results of my toxicology test."
>I don't strictly have to mention it just yet, though. If I pretend I don't know, I have a bit more time before someone tries messing with those tests.

>>5439433
> "No, that story is far too far-fetched and implausible."

We're gonna make an ass of ourselves with this

>>5439511
> "I'm not doing anything until you bring me much stronger evidence."

>>5439513
>>5439572
>>5439596
>>5439624
>>5439628
Well that was a confusing vote lel
Votes open for a few more hours

>>5439511
>> "In this case, I'm not going to be able to mention his name. But I can say that someone got me on steroids without me noticing..."

I'll just mix every answer...somehow
>>5439866 >>5439628 >>5439624 >>5439596 >>5439572 >>5439513
"I'm not comfortable with any of this, Glenn. Put yourself in my shoes: I'm going to stand in front of reporters, and blame my violent outbursts on a sound engineer that nobody knows, telling everyone that the fight at the Grammy Awards was his fault because he put Proviron in my Coke can. And as the only proof of my accusation, I have...the fact that Daryl Schmidt is anti-capitalist, or something like that. Even if that story is true, the media will botch their job of verifying it, because they already know I'm guilty and will only keep the evidence that points in that direction."
"So you'd rather not say anything?"
"Send me a picture of the toxicology tests and MAYBE I can use that to say that someone had me on substances that made me aggressive. But I'm not going to talk about Daryl until I have much stronger evidence."

You hear Glenn sigh through the phone.

"All right. I'll send you a picture of the document. You can go back to the press conference, I think the fight has died down."

You hang up and return to the reporters. In the big room, the atmosphere is very awkward: Brett and Riley are gone, a few reporters have switched seats, and you feel like there is a silent tension in the air. For once, your arrival seems to calm down everyone.

Before you speak again, you look at the pictures Glenn sent you. These are your blood tests, and they do show a heavy overdose of various hormones and products associated with anabolic steroids. Nothing wrong with that. However, something shocks you...

> The tests indicate that you are positive for a large number of other drugs
> The document is attributed to "Ace Amaze" while your identity had not yet been discovered at the time
> The document is not dated correctly
> The document is in Spanish
> Someone wrote something by hand on the document and circled some lines
> A "Confidential Document" stamp was put on it, how could Glenn have had access to it?
> Nothing shocks you, in fact. You go on with the press conference.

>>5440317
>The list is long. Way too long. Nobody would intentionally take 5 pages of different stimulants and hallucinogens from all across the world. Half of these names are in other languages!
>There's a note that someone wants to seriously investigate your immune system to see how exactly you're still alive.

>>5440317
>> The document is attributed to "Ace Amaze" while your identity had not yet been discovered at the time
>> The document is not dated correctly

>>5440317
> The document is in Spanish

donde esta la farmacia

>>5440320
+1
Ace just built different

>>5440320
+1 as well

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>>5440320 >>5440391 >>5440729 >>5441012 >>5441056
Glenn had told you about steroids, but that's not the weirdest thing you notice in this document. In fact, the list of substances found in your blood is incredibly long; there are 5 pages of complicated names written in Calibri 12, and some of these molecules are so obscure and unfamiliar you'd swear someone forgot to translate their names into English. At the bottom of the last page, a handwritten note says that there must be something wrong with the blood sample, because it's highly unlikely that someone with that much junk in his or her body would still be alive after two hours.

Immediately, several hypotheses come to your mind: maybe someone mishandled your blood sample, or the results were tampered with by someone with bad intentions. Or maybe these results are representative of what's flowing through your veinsnow, but years of shooting up painkillers and alcohol have increased your tolerance to certain drugs and altered your blood composition. It's definitely possible, it happened to Lemmy Kilmister...you think.

After a small instant of inner panic, you return to the real world.

"All right, I'm ready, you can ask me questions."

A man raises his hand ; you recognize him immediately. It's Douglas Janssen, a former NFL star with whom you have a lot in common. He, too, was very popular among the fans, he, too, had problems with banned substances, he, too, caused a sex scandal when people found out about his cheating nature. But Douglas, unlike you, had time for redemption: he joined the Tennessee Titans at a time when the team was not doing well at all, agreed to play for a fraction of the salary he had on his former teams, and helped get the Titans back into the playoffs. Today, he is a sports consultant.

"Ace, I have a few questions about your NFL career, including the whole painkiller-and-bribing-a-medical-official thing. I understand why you felt the need to take banned substances, the thrill of playing a Super Bowl is something most players never experience, or only experience once. But weren't you afraid that people would one day find out the truth?"

> "Yes. I was prepared for that from the beginning. That's why I tried to bribe a medical official. Like you said, it was worth a Super Bowl."
> "A little. Some get caught, some don't. I attempted a double-or-nothing by giving money to an NFL medical official, but another person chose to reveal everything several years later. I played a dangerous game and I lost."
> "Honestly, that question never crossed my mind."
> "No, it's pretty common to take performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports, it's very well organized actually. I knew it was forbidden, but I didn't think I would be punished for it."
> "To be honest, I didn't even know I was doing anything wrong. I was acting under the influence of those around me, even when I gave money to a League doctor. To me, all of this was normal."
> Other

>>5441357
>"I couldn't take the pain. I was so focused on getting back to The Plan that I didn't even consider sitting out."
>"After the fact, things were going great. So great that I pushed the fear farther and farther with whatever I could get my hands on."

>>5441373
+1
Maybe adding something along the lines of, "Now I am here." in a somber tone of voice.

>>5441373
>>5441407
+1

>>5441373 >>5441407 >>5441514
"I couldn't take the pain. I was so focused on getting back to The Plan that I didn't even consider sitting out. After the fact, things were going great. So great that I pushed the fear farther and farther with whatever I could get my hands on."
"Does that include the corruption of some of the major officials in the National League?"
"Like I told you: whatever I could get my hands on."
"I understand that mindset, that perpetual pursuit of all-or-nothing. You've gone to dangerous extremes to achieve your dream, which is unfortunately common when ambition takes over reason. But there are still grey areas around this case. Reporters are wondering how you were able to convince an NFL official to take part in the scam, knowing the risks you both faced."

> "Don't believe these people are saints. To be in his position requires a certain amount of cynicism and unhealthy ambition. In a case like this, he was the easiest to corrupt."
> "I knew this man well, he is a close friend of the team doctor. Obviously, it's a lot easier to make a deal when the person likes you, in the first place."
> "Honestly, I don't know. He must have his reasons, but you'll have to ask him about it."
> "I made it clear to him that he was taking much greater risks if he tried to refuse my suggestions."
> "Money. That's it. This man is in the least desirable position: he has big responsibilities but little recognition. With money, he is given the one thing that makes him love his job."
> "Maybe I haven't convinced him. The more time passes, the more I think that maybe he is the one who leaked this doping and corruption affair."
> Other

>>5441555
> "Don't believe these people are saints. To be in his position requires a certain amount of cynicism and unhealthy ambition. In a case like this, he was the easiest to corrupt."

>>5441555
>"I knew this man well, he is a close friend of the team doctor. Obviously, it's a lot easier to make a deal when the person likes you, in the first place."

>>5441555

> "Don't believe these people are saints. To be in his position requires a certain amount of cynicism and unhealthy ambition. In a case like this, he was the easiest to corrupt."
Maybe he was just as blindly ambitious. Gotta say that no other year in the NFL was as memorable, exciting and just plain profitable than that one. Heck, they're still chasing another one like it.

>>5441555
"Don't believe these people are saints. To be in his position requires a certain amount of cynicism and unhealthy ambition. In a case like this, perhaps he was the easiest to corrupt."
Maybe he was just as blindly ambitious as i am. Gotta say that no other year in the NFL was as memorable, exciting and just plain profitable than that one. Heck, they're still chasing another one like it, but The more time passes, the more I think that maybe he is the one who leaked this doping and corruption affair."
But also i wanted to do it was my purpose my meaning of my life at that time i could not lay down and miss the one moment my life has built up for

>>5441555
> "Don't believe these people are saints. To be in his position requires a certain amount of cynicism and unhealthy ambition. In a case like this, he was the easiest to corrupt."

>>5441588 >>5441599 >>5441697 >>5441742 >>5441830
"Don't believe these people are saints. To be in his position requires a certain amount of cynicism and unhealthy ambition. In a case like this, he was the easiest to corrupt."
"Really? That's crazy! Back in my day, the top officials in the NFL were untouchable. Most of the scandals involved franchise employees who only conspired with each other, who didn't involve other teams...and especially not members of the National League administration!"
"Yes, but this guy wasn't in the spotlight, he could get away with a lot of things. Maybe he was just as blindly ambitious as me. Gotta say that no other year in the NFL was as memorable, exciting and just plain profitable as that one. Heck, they're still chasing another one like it."
"So you think rigging your doping tests was his way of getting decision-making power during what is perhaps one of the most intense seasons in NFL history?"
"I'm not making any claims, but from my perspective, it makes sense. That and the fact that I gave him a shit load of money."
"Ace, one last question. As you know, this doping and corruption thing has surfaced recently, along with...everything else, actually. We don't know who leaked it, but we think it was, precisely, this medical official. What do you think?"

> "That's what I've always thought. If I'm ever betrayed, it can only be his fault."
> "That makes sense. But again, I'm not asserting anything."
> "What's done is done, it's up to the NFL investigators now."
> "No, I don't think so. The story was known only to a few people, he had no interest in talking about it today."
> "I think, on the contrary, that it is thanks to him and his discretion that the story only emerged now. But as you know, everything comes out, sooner or later."
> Other

>>5441833
> "I think, on the contrary, that it is thanks to him and his discretion that the story only emerged now. But as you know, everything comes out, sooner or later."

It's never the scandal that breaks into the news cycle. It's always the cover up!

>>5441854
+1

>>5441833
> "That makes sense. But again, I'm not asserting anything."

>>5441833
>"I think, on the contrary, that it is thanks to him and his discretion that the story only emerged now. But as you know, everything comes out, sooner or later."

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>>5441854 >>5441861 >>5441887 >>5442006
"I think, on the contrary, that it is thanks to him and his discretion that the story only emerged now. But as you know, everything comes out, sooner or later."
"So this all has to come from someone else?"
"Let's just say this guy knows how to keep a secret. During the three or four years that everyone thought I was dead, he could have taken advantage of my absence to leak everything to the press, but he didn't. So I don't think the leak came from him."
"Or maybe he did reveal this secret, and the media just decided not to talk about it, out of respect for a deceased person."
"Yes, that's possible too. But as far as I'm concerned, he did what I asked...next question?"

A curly-haired man, who had seemed agitated for the past few minutes, raises his hand.

"Hello. David Mizrahi, reviewer for Billboard. Over the course of your acting career, you've often starred in high-profile, big-budget, commercially successful action films that were shunned by industry critics for their simplistic, manichean storylines. Looking back, are you proud of your filmography?"

Ah, great...an autist. Like Leopold Blomqvist, David seems interested in something that has NOTHING to do with the scandal. This could be an opportunity to discuss something else, for once...or it could be a waste of time.

> "There is an audience for everything, including films that are a little less thoughtful and a little more cathartic. I'm proud to have been in those movies and to have given millions of viewers pleasure, because most actors don't get to appear in such popular works."
> "Honestly, I've taken the roles I've been offered without much questioning. Not all my films are masterpieces, but I'm not ashamed of them."
> "If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't act in these movies. All this bullshit about superheroes having to defeat super-villains is boring, it has no artistic value. I played in those movies because it paid well, nothing more."
> "Sorry, I only wish to answer questions about the recent revelations about me."
> Other

>>5442149
>"To be honest, I don't think I would make the cut for a more thoughtful, deeper film. I could make use of my athletics for some of the stunts, but I already caught flak for how my face looked."
>"In the very unlikely chance that someone offers me a job again, maybe my time doing music will give me an edge."

>>5442149
>I'm happy I got the chance to be a part of something people could enjoy, even if it wasn't deep or thought provoking. Perhaps my presence in them now could leave a bad taste in viewers mouths, but hopefully they can look past that. I doubt I will ever act again for it, although with my background in music maybe I could compose a film score with a more daring director with an interest in the art, not the artist, or even ghost write it if they don't want my name attached. However I would prefer a more relevant questions.

>>5442149
> "There is an audience for everything, including films that are a little less thoughtful and a little more cathartic. I'm proud to have been in those movies and to have given millions of viewers pleasure, because most actors don't get to appear in such popular works."
>Other
I still wish I acted in more monster movies. I manage to do the vampire movie Last Night, zombie movie Groaning, werewolf movie Deadly Claws but in a dinosaur movie or a kaijuu movie like Gojira.
Missed opportunities... (look genuinely disappointed because you really are disappointed.)

>>5442511
Oops typo
*but not a dinosaur---*

>>5442172
>>5442511
I can support something like this and yeah it would have fun to be in more movies even if we got into as many movies that stumbled on us

>>5442511
+1
Ace can sing, can seduce, and has an athletic edge. He might actually make a good 007, all things considered.

>>5442156 >>5442172 >>5442511 >>5442513 >>5442549 >>5442743
"There is an audience for everything, including films that are a little less thoughtful and a little more cathartic. I'm proud to have been in those movies and to have given millions of viewers pleasure, because most actors don't get to appear in such popular works. I still wish I acted in more monster movies. I manage to do the vampire movie Last Night, zombie movie Groaning, werewolf movie Deadly Claws but not in a dinosaur movie or a kaijuu movie like Gojira. Missed opportunities..."

You raise your eyebrows and turn your palms to the ceiling, as if to say "too bad for me". This disappointed expression leaves most of the reporters in the audience indifferent; however, a few people who don't like you (like Howard) give an ostentatious sigh and roll their eyes. They probably don't appreciate the way you talk about yourself without acknowledging a mistake or admitting a wrongdoing. This is not unusual: these people have come to taste your blood; nothing will upset them more than to have you talk about the more innocent aspects of your life.

"What do you like about monster movies? Why do you have this particular regret towards kaiju movies?"

> "For me, it's the ultimate purpose of cinema itself. We push the limits of imagination and technological capabilities to their absolute limits to give the world an emotionally powerful film."
> "I just really like these movies, I don't really have any other explanation."
> "They're kind of silly and not very believable movies; my acting is much freer, I have a lot of fun with it."
> "That would be a bit long to explain. Next question?"
> Other

>>5442846
>"That would be a bit long to explain. Next question?"
We humored him, but dragging this out will actually piss off the others.

>> "Well, besides just being a fan of the genre, they're kind of silly and not very believable movies; my acting is much freer, I have a lot of fun with it. But I could go on about this for a while- next question?"

>>5442846
>> "That would be a bit long to explain. Next question?"

>>5442851 >>5442871 >>5442911
"That would be a bit long to explain. Next question?"
"No no!" shouts the young reporter in a voice far too loud and high-pitched compared to the "seriousness" of the question, "please answer: what do you like about monster movies?"

This sudden and disproportionate reaction makes you think that David Mizrahi might actually be on the spectrum. The few reporters sitting near him make a repulsed face at David's stubborn behavior. It's time to cut the discussion short.

"I like...a lot of things. The stories, the special effects, the not-always-serious script... But I don't want to go into detail, believe me, it's only a question of personal taste, it would be long and you wouldn't retain anything interesting. Next question? Anyone want to talk about something other than movies?"
"What is the subject YOU would like to talk about?" said Rob Perkins. He didn't wait for your permission to speak, but you forgive him, because...well, that's good old Rob.

> "I forgot to explain a few details about the NFL doping case."
> "I forgot to explain a few details about my NASCAR driving career."
> "I forgot to explain a few details about my Hollywood acting career."
> "I forgot to explain a few details about my time in the Republican Party."
> "I forgot to explain a few details about my music career."
> "I've been informed of a strange discovery in my blood work on the night of the Grammy Awards, I need to tell you about it..."
> "No, I'll let you ask any questions you want."
> Other

>>5442964
>I'll clarify a few details about my vices.
>I took painkillers for sports, sex during my acting and political career, then alcohol in the band. I always focused on just one vice, which in retrospect might have been a bad idea.
>Every time, I went clean, every time, I lost to the pull and picked up something different.

>>5442964
> "I forgot to explain a few details about my time in the Republican Party."

I'm just curious what will happen here

>>5443076
+1

Should we tell them about the bloodwork? I sortof am tempted

>>5443320
I wouldn't be opposed to such an idea. Mainly to see the wtf on the reporters' faces.