Thank you everybody for taking the time to hear me out today. I am sure many of you are wondering why Godfather SquidMaster was slain earlier today. Usually, events like these involve business, and are filled with casualties on both sides. I am pleased to say, this incident is not such an event, and am glad that the fine people representing Chicago are safe.

This event was a personal event. In the past weeks, Godfather SquidMaster and myself have had several incidents which left a sour taste in my mouth. A Godfather should be able to conduct business in a professional manner, and this was something that Squidmaster was not displaying with the handling of his actions and interactions with myself.


Several months ago, there was an incident with SquidMaster which had him upset and bothered. I do not want to disclose personal details, as the situation involved the personal lives of two other people, this incident ended with SquidMaster telling me, to my face, that he would kill my member. I did not appreciate a threat to a member of mine, however I understood that he was upset, and let it slide.

More recently, a member of my city defected to Chicago (Clyde_Shelton), and the incident was handled poorly and left me with serious doubt of this Squids ability to be a Godfather. A member of Don Vaticus crew approached Don Vaticus, seeking to leave New Orleans and join Chicago. He explained that Squid was a blood brother, and that they had resolved personal issues and wanted to reunite. The term "brother" was used several times. Don Vaticus, respecting the relationship of blood, was willing to please both parties. However, the Squid never bothered to speak to me about this matter. I had informed Don Vaticus to not release this person until Squid spoke to me directly. That never happened, as the member took it upon themselves to simply buy out and join Chicago.

The problem here? They were not brothers. They were merely friends. Not to mention, Squid had made it clear in the past that he was not a fan of mafioso defecting from one city to another, as there were incidents of this that he was severely against and voiced his opinions on this. However, when it comes to him, I guess those same feelings don't matter.

Now, let me go back a step. A short time before this incident, Sticks has requested my assistance with removing a captain from his city, Timothy_Petrov. During that process, I moved too quickly, killing Timothy before they were able to embezzle $6,000,000 from his bank account. As a Godfather, I took this upon myself to pay Squid $6,000,000, as it was my mistake which had cost them.

Now, I would expect such professional back from him in situations, but he didn't think that it was needed between us, since we were friends. Friends we are, but there is a level of professionalism that we show one another. This lack of professional and respect made me further question his qualifications.

Three weeks ago, Squid, a Godfather, decided to pick the pockets of one of my members. A member who had just that day obtained an insane amount of bodyguards, and was clearly not friendly to pocket pickings. Had this incident ocurred in Chicago, I would not been bothered. But as this act happened in my own city, I felt there was a show of disrespect by Squid, not to mention a blatant "bg check." May I also include that this member was the same member that Squid had threatened to kill previously.


Two weeks ago, Squid managed to threaten to kill a hand of my city as well. My hand was voicing her displeasure in cities being reduced from our mafia activies, and Squid approached my member about the topic. This resulted in Squid threatening to kill my member once again. Do I condone some of the things said by the member of my city? No, I do not. However, Squid displayed his lack of qualifications by threatening to kill my member once again. A true leader in that situation would have brought it to my attention, and the issue would have been resolved favoring him.


Now, with all of this growing, a final incident tipped me over the line.

Since those incident, Squid and myself have had long talks, hoping to rekindle the relations we had. During these talks, Squid voiced that he would never dare go to war with his friends. That he would step down if it would ever come to that point. I did not share this same mindset as him, and I let him know that I would kill my own best friend, if it ever had to get to such a point. It is what it is. He still voiced that he had no appeal in that, and that he wouldn't want to see his people in Chicago die. That he would step down if it ever got to that point. We made peace, made friends, hugged, and all was great.

All was great indeed, until I began to discover very alarming news. Although Squid voiced a very noble thought, that he would never war because he wouldn't want to harm his members in Chicago, he was already seeking alliances in a war against me. To tell me that he would never war me, he would step down, blah blah blah, then to find out that he had sought support in attacking me... left me very sour. This was the final line for me. When you threaten to kill two of my members, then
look for means of killing me, make it personal.

Chicago is in far better hands now.

Lol.... you honestly keep sitting there acting as if I wasn't a qualified Godfather. Mother fucker, I was a good man and a great leader. yes, people make mistakes and sometimes may assume something that isn't supposed to be there, such as friendship.

But I'll be damned if I sit here and let you talk about my father as if he didn't do ANYTHING he could TIME AND TIME AGAIN, to help protect your city and your friends.

Now, this... is fucking low.

The rest of your statement Mr. Steak I can't really comment on.  You could be 100% correct as its not something that I would really know about.

However your final point is irking me slightly. I think when the dust has settled on this you will come to realise that there was a miscommunication somewhere along the line. Someone spends 60 hours a week in a dream world (irl), at least 42 hours asleep a week (based on just 6 hours per night) and then throw in another 15-20 hours per week for miscellaneous/all other business you're left with less than 50 hours left in the week... thats less than 7 hours per day on average. This person is planning an attack on you? 7 hours activity before a 17 hour break each day is really enough to even contemplate taking out one of the top 2 mobsters in our world?

As I said, you may have had totally just reasons for shooting my Godfather. That is a totally point-of-view choice to make and I commend you having the gumption for backing up your gut instinct, it is a trait I truly hold dear. However, I won't have lies spread about my deceased boss, so had to come out here and clear this up.

Today Chicago has seen a big loss in losing our known and respected leader SquidMaster. I've come out here to these streets to clear up the smoke in todays events. This wasn't something thought of lightly, after seeing from first hand the events or mistakes happening within our city it left me with a bad gut feeling for our future.

I did what was best for our citys future, by removing our Godfather it was obviously our last choice option and that we sadly had to take. I couldn't sit around any longer and jeopardize our city due to SquidMaster's lack of proper decison making.  I was also seeing a change in our Godfathers actions, things he wouldn't normally do or say to another respected mafioso. For weeks now I've seen and heard some things I wasn't to pleased with.

I was being left out of the loop on some pretty big decision makings, then being told at a later time when everything is said and done what had been happening. When SquidMaster mentioned attacks on former friendly cities he put himself before everyone in his city. Thus, in the line of fire. I've worked hard for this city and kept my loyalty to my deceased GF until he undermined the hard work everyones done for the cause.

Reflecting on the events leading up to tonight and the future I feel that our city still has an opportunity to have a positive impact on our society.

I was being left out of the loop on some pretty big decision makings, then being told at a later time when everything is said and done what had been happening. When SquidMaster mentioned attacks on former friendly cities he put himself before everyone in his city. Thus, in the line of fire. I've worked hard for this city and kept my loyalty to my deceased GF until he undermined the hard work everyones done for the cause.

Hmmm.... very hard to hear those words from you to be honest. The one guy I actually talked to almost the most about all of my decisions. Every step of the way I told yourself and LilacDelaney what was going on behind closed doors, as well as why I was taking precautions I was taking. Funny... everyone just agreed and nodded their pretty little heads and acted ignorant, never to be telling their friend they didn't agree with things... awesome.

I put myself before others?... Last time I checked, I was on my way out the damn door, having a very nice little settlement for you to lay back on; obviously things didn't go that way.

So... should I put my balls on your forehead now, or later?

I'm so very disappointed, Hanoy, that due to your words just now, I have to come out here and say what I am about to say. Right up until the last, my respect and admiration for your father was nothing but genuine. That respect remains within Chicago; he was certainly a great leader, with the exception of some aspects of his conduct in those final days. Let it be known that I have no desire to tarnish the name of a man who provided me with guidance and opportunity throughout my career in Chicago.

However, you have now implicated me by mentioning my name and I'm obliged to respond. You communicated a great deal with SpaceCowboy and myself, that is true. You informed us of what was going on behind closed doors and of your intentions; that too is true. But when you say this:

Funny... everyone just agreed and nodded their pretty little heads and acted ignorant, never to be telling their friend they didn't agree with things... awesome.

Well, I feel the need to make a point here. What do loyal mafioso do when their Godfather gives them information regarding plans? They nod their pretty little heads. They agree. Are you now saying that we should have been stronger when voicing our distaste at what your father wished to move ahead on? Memory tells me that one of us - and I will not mention names - did in fact voice his distaste during such a conversation and your father was just about ready to descend on him like a ton of bricks for disagreeing. I, myself, stated that if a war could be avoided, then I believe it should be, particularly given the potential parties involved. Should I have been more assertive? Because I fear, Hanoy, that if I had, your father would have been very quick to remind me that ultimately, the decision was his and that his word would be followed. When you already know by his own admission that your leader has threatened other members with death, you are hardly likely to take a stand against him without knowing what support you have behind you. We all relied on your father to communicate with Phil_Steak et al as it was his responsibility, not ours. We depended on him to mend the bridges.

What's more, he led us to believe that he had. He told us that all was well after a considerable period of to-ing and fro-ing, having us perched and ready for a possible war - and most of the time, we didn't even know which direction it would be coming from. Clearly, all was not well and we were not privvy to that fact, even though for most of us, our gut instinct told us differently.

I will not stand here and allow the actions of either SpaceCowboy, Phil_Steak or anyone else to be called out when the reality of the matter is this: they did what they had to do despite how difficult it was. Having grown under your father's leadership, I would have thought that he, better than anyone, understood that concept.

Still it remains that we will not come out here and have your father's name dragged through the mud. Still it remains that he was an admirable man and an admirable leader. It was just unfortunate that events unfolded as they did; nothing more and nothing less. If your father knew me at all, Hanoy, then he would not be surprised to see me stand here today, as always, in full support of my city, for that is what I will always do. The loss of your father has affected me profoundly, but I must prioritise my overwhelming gratitude for the fact that the lives of those in Chicago have been preserved, for that is ultimately what matters.

Walking down the streets of Chicago he notices some buildings with boards over the windows with for sale sighs,a few young kids throwing some rocks at cars driving by almost causing a few accidents and a car on fire in the middle of the street at 45th and Chestnut..He kept walking with his hand on his pistol underneath his jacket as times have been rough

A big change for the city both on the outside and inside..with a lot of facts and information that I am sure us peons do not know so I will not assume right or wrong on any part.. but if Godfather SquidMaster did give his life for us all then I thank him for that but want him to know he did not have to do that. We would have stuck by him either way as he had treated my fathers with respect and that is what soldiers do.. but of course I am glad to be breathing and that we did not die but death is only the start to something great they say so nothing we can fear.

Business will hurt, but I hope the future will be bright with a new casino as soon as possible.. as without it my heart hurts. As for our future here in Chicago I await our new Godfather and financially impressive next few months.. at least for my wallet

Tony calls out to a few of his women who he has walking the street... he nods his head telling them to get back to work as they had been on break for long enough

This is hilarious. Phill did what he could, only shows you how big the gap in this world is if a maxed GF can be popped like it's no one's biz with one shot.

The better part is what a shit hole CH is. A city housing the likes of SpaceCowboy ( how many cities have you been thru so far champ? NY, LV, LA, PH, CH... wanna add some more?) Lilac ( Im not even gonna try to justify this one, everyone knows how trustworthy the skank is) BGJ ( he jumps ship faster than you can spell BACKSTAB) and so on. Moral of the story - if you surround yourself with trash you end up in the trash. Peace out.

Well. .. I'm not from Chi but I do believe in respect and these comments are highly disrespectful and honestly its kind of funny that you have such horrible things to say about those in Chicago but for some reason you chose chi as your home city ?? Interesting. .

Phillii-stein listens to godfather steaks explanation of the events of the past two days, and the ensuing debate before going to speak to one disgruntled young man.

"MR. CHfullof, I suppose you do in fact believe what you are saying. I also believe you are entitled to your opinion. However, When your opinion is stated in a manner so disrespectful, I should warn you that there are many people who will no take kindly to your statements, and will take extremely permenant steps."

Moving over to his godfather, Philli shakes his hand

"Godfather Steak, as always, your willingness to be forthright about what happened and why is welcome. I regret the deaths of those who fell, but I also applaud your use of minimal required force."

Ah, we're going to discuss being trustworthy and loyalty. Alright. Let me explain the two instances you're hinting at, Mr/Mrs Temporary with The Very Pointed Name.

On two occasions, people could accuse me of having been untrustworthy. I can see that, I won't deny it for a moment. But let me put it you - and anyone else who is interested - this way.

Incident #1: My CL has my full, unshakeable loyalty. However, I then find out that his plans and attitudes are compromising not only my family, but also my entire city. I remove that loyalty and assist in any way I can to have him removed.

If that is wrong, or ''untrustworthy'', then so be it.

Incident #2: My GF has my full, unrelenting loyalty and absolute admiration. He's about to retire. I then discover that he has been taken out due to questionable behaviour in his final weeks that could very easily have compromised our city and led to war. I post-humously withdraw my support from him - because prior to his death I wasn't aware of anything.

Again, if you learn that your city could have been wiped out due to the actions of the one man you're supposed to stay loyal to, is it really so wrong to stick with your city rather than him, particularly when he was leaving anyway?

So, trust. Loyalty. Here's how it works for me.

I am 100% loyal and that loyalty will never change, unless I see proof that the subject of my loyalty and commitment is compromising the greater good and the lives of multiple people over just one man.

If anyone wants to throw names such as ''skank''(very creative), please be my guest. It's water off a duck's back. I'm no criminal for doing what I had to do. I'm a mobster and I''m pretty damn sure it's an integral part of life in this thing of ours. My decisions, ladies and gentlemen, are my decisions. Don't ever expect me to shy away from them for fear of name calling, verbals slurs or having any God forsaken shit thrown at me out here.

I will make those decisions and I will stick with them until the bitter end.

On the flip side Lilac, you swore an oath of loyalty to your GF. Your first example you abided by those rules, you chose your Godfather over your crew leader. On the 2nd example you still swore your oath of loyalty to your GF but renounced this when the latest events occurred. Whether you want or deserve it to happen or not, people are going to throw accusations around. You can choose to reply to them and maybe open yourself up to more vitriol or you can shrugs your shoulders, keep your head down, lead your family and prove them wrong.

This whole episode has left a sour taste in my mouth. Squid was on his way to retirement and within a few hours we would have all been respectfully writing eulogy's in his funeral. Instead, we sit here arguing about who stuck the knife in and when.

For all Phil's points in here, he has left out the reason that he gave to some of his upper structure (those in the know will know exactly what I'm talking about) which strikes me as slightly odd. All his above points are very valid reasons and if put in the same position I would probably have acted even sooner than he eventually did. But why leave that specific reason out? I can only think of one... and it saddens me greatly to the point of thinking of retirement myself.

I hope I'm wrong, but fear I'm not. :(

Rest in peace, Boss. I wish they'd have let you go out gracefully.

Loyalty is hard to find these days.. I think we would all have to agree from the looks of things.

Ballistic casually approached the ensuing mob and paused to listen before making a few comments...

So can any of you tell me when the fucking Mafia has ever had a period of history where there has not been internal power struggles and feuds between family leadership over rules, the selling of narcotics, and other behavioral conflicts?  I'm sure one day all of our actions will be in a fucking textbook somewhere and I urge all of you to pick up a pair of reading glasses and get with the fucking program.  Yeah, there are back stabbers, city floppers, floosies, shit-for-brains and every other imagineable and conceivable disingenuous and virtuousless type of personality in this thing of ours.  So since when is all of this fucking new?

It amazes me to see people so surprised that Rogues exist for example.  We only label them "rogues," but if they are the winners of the battle writing about it they are glorified as movers and shakers; bringers of change; doers... So like any organization with radical flows of change, we are going to have in-house turmoil and strife.  The fact we don't have more of it is a testament either to fair leadership or blind complacency.

ALL I ASK - don't insult my or anyone else's fucking intelligence with babbling bullshit about how pretty the Mafia is normally.  

I'm failing to see where anybody said how pretty the mafia is, Ballistic.

All you've said is the generic "omg this is the mafie, bad stuffz happens!". We're not denying any of that.

Well done Asylum, showing how idiotic you really can be. Carry on with the personal insults, I'm sure it will bite you in the arse one day.

It would appear or come across as many people in this argument who would have liked to see the late Godfather go out some other way are assuming there is any other way to go out?  No offense, but if I were running an entire city and I were struck down by an external threat, I would hope to see the people under me strike back.  The lack-there-of in Chicago was evidence to the notion that the Godfather was not in fact as great as his legacy claims and as others have stated.  Perhaps he had lost "his touch" over the last few weeks as some have asserted... but why all of the grumbling over something that clearly wasn't worth acting on?

Surely Countdown, you can at least agree with me on one thing... In this thing of ours, words are as threatening and dangerous as actions. 

Ballistic - It was our angry retiring godfather to die.. Or his entire city to fall over threats HE made.

I was loyal to the guy until the end.. His choices I would follow regardless of what they were - But when my life , My CLs life.. my crews life and my cities life depend on his death for threatening another city?

He overstepped his boundries as godfather and paid the ultimate price for it , god rest his soul.

I keep hearing ".. puts me, my CL, and members of my city in danger..." repeatedly by CH members and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that what usually happens when the Head Honcho in charge wants to go to war?

"Ballistic - It was our angry retiring godfather to die.. Or his entire city to fall over threats HE made."

You and many others were happy to back him on his "threats" just last week, what has changed since then? Is it because he's gone now and it doesn't really matter? Is it because the odds of success changed dramatically? As Lilac stated Chicago was perched and ready for war so the proof is in the pudding that Chicago was ready to back Squid then. Now that Phil has done the deed there seems to be a lot of backtracking on words.

Getting tired with this being a 'bash the dead former Godfather' get together. For any flaws he had, there were so many more shining examples of good he did, not only for Chicago but almost every other city we have in our world.

Let the man rest in peace.