“I’m trying!” replied one from below, “Why won’t you just shut up already?”
A clank echoed from the hole, and the man above, who looked like he was in his thirties, had brown hair, and was wearing a military outfit with enough medals to fill a grain silo, smiled and yelled, “What is it?”
The man in the hole climbed out and showed him the small, wooden box. The military official smiled and said, half to himself, “This is it! Now I’ll get that promotion. This is just what we need.”
“Need for what?” asked the man who was digging, who wore a military uniform with hardly any medals.
“Well, uh,” stuttered the military official, “it’s kind of secretive. I probably am not allowed to tell you.”
“Oh, come on. We’ve known each other for years,” replied the soldier, “you can tell me.”
‘Well, we are out here in the middle of nowhere,” said the military official thoughtfully, “I suppose it couldn’t hurt.” He handed the box to the soldier.
The soldier stared at it, bewildered.
“Well, don’t just stare at it, open it!”
The soldier opened the box, which took some effort, considering the hinges had completely rusted. Inside lay a wrinkled up brown book, looking very old. On the front, in decaying print, it read ‘Precious Memories,’ but that was crossed out, and below it read, ‘LOG.’
“Go on. Read it. You’ll learn more from that than from me telling you.”
The soldier opened the book. Inside, it read “Introduction.” He began to read.
Eager to continue, the soldier turned the page.
On the next page, a list was set up:
neongrey
Twomz
Mastermind of Sin
audacesiuvat
Thok (Defensive Guy/Doctor), Had major organs amputated Night 1
Quig (Giant Duck/Townie), Sent on a crusade Day 1
Logicticus (Positive Friend/Optimistic Mason), Lynched Day 1
BrianMcQueso (The Bishop/SK), Shot Night 2
Bethelmark (Laser Pete/Goon), Shot Night 2
draygn_mage (Joe Smith/Townie), Lynched Day 2
Nightcow (Burglar/Pseudo-Cop), shot Night 3
DrippingGoofball (Amputation Sam/Goon), Lynched Day 3