NationStates Jolt Archive

OK here’s the situation. You and a group of people just chilling out in your basement which you had converted into a fallout shelter. You just heard on the radio that nukes were on their way and civilization is doomed. Hardly anyone is expected to survive. Good thing you just happen to be in a shelter. Unfortunately you know that there are only enough supplies for ten people. It’s your shelter and you get to decide who lives and who gets kicked out of the shelter and left to die an almost certain horrible death. Of the following people, who gets to live?

1. You: whoever you are
2. Joe Taylor: 21 year old law major
3. Mitch Connor: 38 year old stand up comedian
4. Mark Winston: 42 year old proprietor of the local health food store
5. Mary Winston: 45 years old and works with husband Mark
6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter.
8. Melissa Varners: 16 year old goth
9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons.
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist
11. Father Richards: 45 years old strict Catholic priest and knows the bible by heart
12. Pastor Watts: 34 years old Lutheran pastor who is easy to get along with
13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse
14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major
15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy
17. Billy Matherson: 18 year old diabetic who knows how to make beer and other alcohol products
18. Jane Joules: 31 year old science fiction writer.

Remember, only ten get to live.
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Out of all the demons in this world, none is more frightening than man

sigh choices choices choices

narrow it down. make it easier. dumb it down for me, please

lol, i'm just kidding :roll:

Simple: we cram everybody in the shelter, and then draw straws for who gets eaten. :wink:

I hate to wreck your game, but if there are food enough for ten people after that sort of catastrophy, well, half ransons and all get to live...

1. Me
2. Joe Taylor: 21 year old law major
6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter.
8. Melissa Varners: 16 year old goth
9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons.
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist
13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse
14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy

1. You: whoever you are
5. Mary Winston: 45 years old and works with husband Mark
6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter.
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist
12. Pastor Watts: 34 years old Lutheran pastor who is easy to get along with
13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse
14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy
17. Billy Matherson: 18 year old diabetic who knows how to make beer and other alcohol products

In fact, Billy Matherson would be the most important of the whole lot in my eyes. If there's going to be a nuclear fallout, I want to be nice and drunk.

1.Me (ruler)
3. Mitch Connor: 38 year old stand up comedian (entertainer)
6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher (child raiser)
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter. (builder)
8. Melissa Varners: 16 year old goth (child producer :wink: )
9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons. (protector)
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist (therepy)
15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon (doctor)
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy (law and order)
18. Jane Joules: 31 year old science fiction writer. (leisure)

Kill them all off.
They're stupid anyway.

i supose you could plaay doner party. might make the food suplies last longer

10 people...

1. You: whoever you are
2. Joe Taylor: 21 year old law major
4. Mark Winston: 42 year old proprietor of the local health food store
6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter.
9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons.
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist
13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse
15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy

I believe those would be the best choices

of course, the goth was the first I kicked off the list

1. You: whoever you are (Like I'm gonna become Mad Max a roam the desert highways :mrgreen:)
6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter.
13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse
14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major
15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy
18. Jane Joules: 31 year old science fiction writer.
9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons.
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist

why are people picking the goth girl?

hey, i kept her.

why are people picking the goth girl?

you want people who can bear children if you arte going to repopulate the earth. And id assume that goths can have children.

why are people picking the goth girl?

you want people who can bear children if you arte going to repopulate the earth. And id assume that goths can have children.

uhhh...there's PLENTY OF BETTER GIRLS to pick!

why are people picking the goth girl?

you want people who can bear children if you arte going to repopulate the earth. And id assume that goths can have children.

uhhh...there's PLENTY OF BETTER GIRLS to pick!

there's a pool of 15 people, and most of them had gone through menopause. i just feel bad for the guy she's paired up with.

[ I am expendable, no longer youngand few survival skills]

[2. Joe Taylor: 21 year old law major- law majors suck, I went to school with them, stuck-up useless pigs]

3. Mitch Connor: 38 year old stand up comedian - a helpful outlet for tension

4. Mark Winston: 42 year old proprietor of the local health food store - understands nutrition; able to deal with people

5. Mary Winston: 45 years old and works with husband Mark- little info-presumably her strengths are similar to Mark's. When she gets through menopause she can take the role of tribal elder; older women can be important in settling disputed and providing equilibrium

6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher-basic learning must be maintained, and she may bear children

7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter. - a useful trade

8. Melissa Varners: 16 year old goth - may provide a helpful dissenting opinion and encourage debate which can make a community stronger. She's young, which is a plus

9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons. - self reliant, resourceful, young

10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist -useful for keeping the peace

[11. Father Richards: 45 years old strict Catholic priest and knows the bible by heart -if that's all he's got, it's not enough. Besides, he won't want to procreate]

[12. Pastor Watts: 34 years old Lutheran pastor who is easy to get along with - same as 11, minus the celibacy. No skills?]

13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse -great, we need medical care

[14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major- too specialized]

[15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon - too specialized. In this new world there would be no medical infrastructure to enable the use of his skills. Besides, these guys tend to be arrogant and bossy.]

[16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy- she took too long to get through the academy; she is either incompetent or a troublemaker]

17. Billy Matherson: 18 year old diabetic who knows how to make beer and other alcohol products - a useful skill. Even the Puritans had beer. It helps people survive hard times

[18. Jane Joules: 31 year old science fiction writer. - We Sci-Fi types are too introverted for the close community that will be called for]

Step 1: 1st Prune: Not skilled / survival risks - 14 people, 10 spots.

4. Mark Winston: 42 year old proprietor of the local health food store
(The kind of people who believe in health food hav no place in my world!)
5. Mary Winston: 45 years old and works with husband Mark
(Mark doesn't appear to be on the final list. Better to die with him and get it over with, give the spot to someone younger.)
17. Billy Matherson: 18 year old diabetic who knows how to make beer and other alcohol products
(Diabetic means a health risk. Insulin isn't quite a standard survival kit item, they prolly won't make it anyway)
8. Melissa Varners: 16 year old goth
(To young, and she poses no useful skills)

Step 2: 1st Guarantee: Required skills - 8 people, 4 spots

6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher
(Basic education)
7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter.
(Post-"kaboom" rebuilding)
9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons.
(Protection - not neccissarily only survivos)
10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist
(psychological counseling, someone has to tell us it's ok to lock the 8 other people outside)
13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse
(Medical skills)
15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon
(ditto)

Step 3: 2nd Prune: Few useful skills - 5 people, 4 spots

18. Jane Joules: 31 year old science fiction writer.
(As much as I like Sci-Fi, there won't be much use)
3. Mitch Connor: 38 year old stand up comedian
(Ditto)
11. Father Richards: 45 years old strict Catholic priest and knows the bible by heart
(Old + knowledge of bible is not a useful skill)

Step 4: Draw straws for the last spot among:

(None poses neccissarily useful skills, but all could be potentially useful, none are to old or young)
1. You: 19 year old computer science major
2. Joe Taylor: 21 year old law major
14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major
16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy
12. Pastor Watts: 34 years old Lutheran pastor who is easy to get along with

1. You: whoever you are--of course I live

2. Joe Taylor: 21 year old law major--nix. With no civilisation, we hardly need lawyers.

3. Mitch Connor: 38 year old stand up comedian--No. No way.
4. Mark Winston: 42 year old proprietor of the local health food store--Uhh, no survival skills at all, unless his distributors are still operating, which I doubt. Why the hell am I chilling with this guy in my shelter anyway?

5. Mary Winston: 45 years old and works with husband Mark--And therefore as useless as him.

6. Anne Stotch: 27 year old elementary school teacher--maybe, if she is cute and intelligent.

7. Rob Anderson: 32 year old carpenter--could be useful. You know, for building stuff.

8. Melissa Varners: 16 year old goth--again, maybe if she is cute and intelligent.

9. Milhouse O’Brian: 22 years old and just out of the marines and knows how to make his own weapons--right, the first thing we need after civilization is destroyed by nukes is more weapons. No thanks, buddy, there are already millions of perfectly good weapons just hanging around post-apocalypse.

10. Jennifer Dithers: 32 year old psychologist--No. Her skills would be useless in this situation.

11. Father Richards: 45 years old strict Catholic priest and knows the bible by heart--Ha ha ha! Where's your god now? *booted out of shelter*

12. Pastor Watts: 34 years old Lutheran pastor who is easy to get along with--ditto, buddy. Adios.

13. Nurse Ned: 25 year old male nurse--Male nurse? Nope.

14. Lucy Longhorn: 19 year old genetics major--even if a 19yo genetics major didn't have zero knowledge of genetics, what is she going to do? Splice genes with our tin opener? She stays only if she is cute and intelligent.

15. Gary Maybles: 49 year old brain surgeon--sure. Might be a good conversationalist.

16. Fay Heffernin: 24 years old and just out of the police academy. Umm. No.

17. Billy Matherson: 18 year old diabetic who knows how to make beer and other alcohol products--I can make my own beer, but I can't make other people's insulin. Bye!

18. Jane Joules: 31 year old science fiction writer--Maybe. Could be up for some good conversation.

So I think I kept six at most. My parsimony will go down in history, or at least as far as history goes, since I have no real intention of reseeding the human race.