Capitalism, Hey!: ☆ZRAEL

[idolpro]

[ Everything fades to black...and you awaken in a run-down one-room shack, with the distinct feeling that the people around you are your family, if you didn't already have such a bond with them.

You're wearing raggedy versions of your uniform, and a newspaper informs you that you are currently in %COUNTRYNAME%, in the year %CONTEMPORARY%. The newspaper is otherwise actually fairly unhelpful, aside from something detailing a recent high-profile murder having been solved: despite confusion on the part of the authorities conducting the initial investigation, it turns out the victim had been tragically murdered via gun in the knife.

What do you do? ]

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YEAR 1

[idolpro]

SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

RECOMMENDED NECESSITIES:

Housing - 1000
Food - 900
Medicine - 200
Clothing - 300

LUXURIES: NO RECOMMENDATIONS

Alcohol (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Other Unspecified Drugs (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
FANCY Clothes (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Books (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
One Eighth Of An Automobile (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Nice Furniture (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -

CURRENT JOB - COAL MINER. YEARLY INCOME - 1800 MONIES.

Will you pay taxes this year?

BUDGET TURN IN

[idolpro]

EVENT 1

[idolpro]

While working in the coal mines, another worker knocks a bundle of dynamite down into a crevasse on accident. You could probably retrieve it if you climb carefully. What do you do?

EVENT 2

[idolpro]

While working on the mineral line, you notice a problem with a conveyer belt. You can either attempt to fix it, or leave it for the next shift.

EVENT TURN-IN

[idolpro]

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[stakesthesame]

[ ... looks around ]

Huh-- well... okay, guess I'll get started.

Re: BUDGET TURN IN

[stakesthesame]

HOUSING - 600
FOOD - 500
MEDS - 50
CLOTHES - 50

FURNITURE - 100

500 left over.

Will pay taxes.

[stakesthesame]

EVENT 1: I'll get some rope and tie it around myself so I can lower down more carefully and retrieve the dynamite?

event 2: I'll attempt to fix it? And tell boss that it's broken, I guess.

[idolpro]

You successfully retrieve the dynamite! You are SO GOOD at retrieving it that your bosses notice your vigilance and offer to give you a raise and change your job to SECURITY, because you are SECURE.

You fix the conveyor belt and tell your boss! But you are already SO GOOD? What can be done . . . You just start with another raise, I guess!!!

YEAR 2

[idolpro]

SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

RECOMMENDED NECESSITIES:

Housing - 1000
Food - 900
Medicine - 200
Clothing - 300

LUXURIES: 100 spent on FURNITURE. You have 20 HAPPINESS.

Alcohol (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Other Unspecified Drugs (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
FANCY Clothes (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Books (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
One Eighth Of An Automobile (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Nice Furniture (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) - 1

CURRENT JOB - SECURITY GUARD - 2400 MONIES.

NEW CRIME ABILITY: HEADHUNT - You can now use your connections to commit street justice! For one unlawful brutalizing and narcing on of any CRIMINAL unit a year, you can confiscate their luxuries!
Current criminals are:

BARiTONES (HUGE CRIMES)
WILD CITY (HUGE CRIMES)
AlcheME! (HUGE CRIMES)
future is now

Will you pay taxes this year?

BUDGET TURN IN

[idolpro]

EVENT 1

[idolpro]

You were ORIGINALLY supposed to fix the conveyor belt that the previous shift left for you to handle, but you're SECURITY now. Since you've got friends in high places, you can HAVE A SHIFT SCHEDULED TO FIX THIS BELT.

Choose a unit. (LiliS and BAD END=DEAD END may not be chosen.)

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[stakesthesame]

Woooaah DANG.

... what the bleep did Wild City even do... not really surprised about the others though. Huh.

EVENT 2

[idolpro]

A family has stolen dynamite from the mine! Do you let them go, or pursue them? You will probably fine, but they won't be.

EVENT TURN-IN

[idolpro]

Re: BUDGET TURN IN

[stakesthesame]

HOUSING - 950
FOOD - 500
MEDS - 50
FANCY CLOTHES - 100
BOOKS - 100
ALCOHOL - 200

1200 left over.

Gonna HEADHUNT Baritones for their nasty nasty crimes.

Re: EVENT TURN-IN

[stakesthesame]

EVENT 1: AlcheME can fix the conveyor belt.

EVENT 2: ... man, those idiots. I'm definitely gonna pursue them and get my dynamite back.

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

*ACTUALLY YOU HAVE 2600 MONIES YOU'RE JUST THAT GOOD.

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[constellationprize]

[ hi im here now

pls bear with descriptions of expressions until monday. anyway she is frowning slightly, brow furrowed, pulling at her hands a bit ]

It was probably an accident... Um -

... I think it's better to catch them than to let someone else do it, but...

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[stakesthesame]

-- oh hey! Welcome to the moneyzone.

But?

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[constellationprize]

... I guess I'm just a little worried... I hope they'll be okay...

Re: SET YOUR BUDGET.

[stakesthesame]

I mean, if they did illegal stuff they only really got themselves to blame, right?

They'll be okay, they can take care of themselves pretty good.

Re: EVENT TURN-IN

[idolpro]

You send the task to AlcheME!.

You pursue them to get your dynamite back. Success! Though, you don't manage to catch them - they slip out of your fingers, completely unharmed. Damn!