The reboot messages from the 2017 Event.
Eru shouts: Behold! The world will end in 15 minutes!
Mandos chants: The world will end in 15 minutes...
The noise from the Event crowd finally lulls to a dull roar.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 14 minutes...
A cry is heard from the Event fairgrounds.
The Event has run out of BEER! All the Irish let out a wail!
Hordes of beer hoarders raise their glasses to better days.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 13 minutes...
Bolts of lasers bounce off the walls; the owners are shooting each other!
The power generators fail, multitudes are trampled in the panic.
Ungoliant has regained her original, gigantic size!
Mandos chants: The world will end in 12 minutes...
Ungoliant tracks Katya to The Hitching Post, mason jar in hand.
Katya attempts to distract her with a fancy meal - it doesn't work!
Caught, she settles down to her new life as a spider's pet.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 11 minutes...
Last year's drunks crawl a little closer to the exit.
Sere is declared the Drinking Champion; she nods, then passes out.
Meanwhile, Arry is once again left in the dust At the Track(tm).
Mandos chants: The world will end in 10 minutes...
Having lost to Shelob, Isigel challenges Carforgoth to battle!
In a show of bravado, he refrains from using skills, and loses.
Run ragged with wrangling requests, Turgon finally rests.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 9 minutes...
Sairlec unrigs the lottery machine and claims: 'No winners!'
After the ensuing riot, Zelindo loots a ribbon from his corpse.
Zelindo desperately races to use the last of his rainbow masks.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 8 minutes...
As Welsh finishes a speech, Gimilkhad is invited to say a few words.
Remembering the previous ceremony, his knights bravely run away.
Welsh disappears into nothingness with a loud PLOP!
Mandos chants: The world will end in 7 minutes...
The last game of Capture the Flag ends.
Fighters mill about, casting glances at the abandoned arena.
Nobody tells Razzar, who excitedly teleports to the flag and waits.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 6 minutes...
Revenge unsated, Ungoliant turns her attention toward Trath.
He is cornered at the beer tent, downing liquid courage.
Ungoliant grins wickedly as she squashes Trath beneath her foot!
Mandos chants: The world will end in 5 minutes...
A day later, Ketushka is still scrubbing out magic marker stains.
She discovers the Valacirca tent deployed in her guild's shop!
A multitude of ranger figurines are marched out the castle gates.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 4 minutes...
Finally sated, drunkards do as drunkards will and pass out.
Someone turns the light on in Dark Arda. Real Arda falls dark.
Real Arda is quickly re-lit. A stunned Carver is smoking cotton candy!
Mandos chants: The world will end in 3 minutes...
Explorers run through their dungeons, hacking and slashing with fury.
Tuned blades hum as the adventurers reach the last room.
Orodin rallies the frogs for one final raid.
Mandos chants: The world will end in 2 minutes...
The sound of a heavenly choir suddenly echoes from above!
Many Ardans look downward. Some are smarter and look skyward.
The song turns to wailing: Ghorin discovered Mildryth's bug reports!
Mandos chants: The world will end in 1 minute...
A bright warm light shines from above as the voice of Eru sings:
"Behold the Event, and what you have wrought,
For with every Party, there is a Hangover,
and with every Hangover a Party!"
MudOS driver shouts: shutting down immediately.
Your party has been disbanded.
See you again soon!