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[kingmakereffect]

If you have something to ask the Kingmaker about over text, this is where it goes! The Kingmaker will respond to text messages as soon as he's available. You will most likely get a text back very quickly.

Your smartphones will only connect to the Kingmaker. There is no option to send a text to anyone else, instead it will connect automatically to his phone.

Comments are screened for privacy; no looking at each other's private texts without permission, after all.

Comments

[kingmakereffect]

...It's going to be the apocalypse whether you're drunk or not.

[goodforsomething]

No it won't

[kingmakereffect]

[...........]

Are you drunk now?

[goodforsomething]

Nope, but you're the guy to get me there!

[kingmakereffect]

Somehow I don't think you need it.

[goodforsomething]

How about the others, then? I dunno about you, but drinking always brings me around to facing the inevitability of my own death. Seems helpful here!

[kingmakereffect]

You sound like both the best and worst person to have at parties.

[goodforsomething]

Aw, aren't you a charmer? Toss down a few bottles of whiskey and you'll get to watch that unfold!

[kingmakereffect]

As fun as that sounds, alcohol isn't necessary, so your request is going to be denied.

[goodforsomething]

Alcohol isn't necessary? Have you had it?

[kingmakereffect]

Everyone else seems to be surviving just fine without it.

If you want it that badly, though, I could give it to you. But not for free.

[goodforsomething]

We decided I'd ask, since us two have a thing going on and all.

What's the going price?

[kingmakereffect]

Nothing big. Small favors here and there.

I like to reward people for helping me. It's only fair.

[goodforsomething]

Unspecified "favors" for a couple bottles of whiskey?

You oughta pay your help better, honeybuns. And that's coming from ME.

[kingmakereffect]

I didn't say it had to stop at the whiskey.

[goodforsomething]

I'm listening.

[kingmakereffect]

I can give you lots of things. Material things. Comfort items. Favors of my own.

Information.

[goodforsomething]

And you just want some odd jobs done in return. Yeah, I know that kinda work.

You ain't gonna ask me to kill anyone, are you? Information's good, but it's not gonna do me a lotta good if I end up in the zombie pit.

[kingmakereffect]

You won't have to kill anyone for me. This can even be entirely on a volunteer basis, if you'd like.

Offer me something, and I'll give you something. Easy. No obligations.

[goodforsomething]

Deal.

But hey, lemme know if there's something specific you're willing to pay for. I ain't a mind reader, sugarplum.

[kingmakereffect]

I'd like to hear about the others. Anything they're planning where I can't see them - and I can see you most of the time, but I can't be everywhere.

Information is valuable in a place like this. I think you know that.

[goodforsomething]

Where can't you see us? I figured you had cameras or something around most of this place.

...speaking of, are you watching us sleep? 'Cause that'd be weird.

[kingmakereffect]

I do, but I'm only one person. I can't keep an eye on all of you at once, especially when you guys split up. Reviewing everything would take more hours in the day than I actually have. So there are times where things happen in a metaphorical blind spot.

Let me know who's dangerous and who isn't. Who I should probably be keeping an eye on.

...I don't watch you sleep, though, because that's boring. You're sleeping. You're not going to be breaking rules while you're sleeping.

And no, I don't watch you guys get dressed or shower or anything else like that, either.

[goodforsomething]

Hey, can't blame me for asking. You got a kinda voyeurish vibe.

Fine. I figure you already know about Bruce's meetings - the guy ain't exactly being subtle about it. Besides those, there ain't much going on.

[kingmakereffect]

Good to know.

If you find out anything worth knowing, let me know. You'll be rewarded for it, definitely, and I'll let you select the reward.

For the time being, you can have your alcohol for being so cooperative - a couple of bottles of whiskey, was it? You can tell them whatever you want about how you managed to get it out of me.