Long Game 90: Undiluted Powers

[Illwei]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Huh. You know what, that's... a really good question.  I guess I didn't really take it seriously, because Illwei didn't vote me? Which is kind of silly I guess given that Mat used Illwei's analysis as a reason to vote me.

this is a very good reason to unvote xino, unironically. lol.

[Kasimir he/him]

@Matrim's Dice: [OOC - Like, you could argue that I'm expecting Xino to be hyperrational and that things break sometimes, which I think you said to me in LG89 or some other recent game, and maybe you were Evil then, I do not recall which, but it is a fair criticism, but it's something that really bugs me about this.]

3 minutes ago, Illwei said:

This is why we don't create patterns from 1 data point :P.

[OOC: Ok, so which datapoints exactly...?]

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

47 minutes ago, Devotary of Spontaneity said:

I've had thoughts about Xino/Shining e/e but that last interaction is strange with an apology not even for voting Xino but for unvoting a competitor. It's notable if there are people in PMs with Shining defending Ash or attacking Xino, unless 'People are saying things' refers to posts. @Shining Silhouette?

"Sorry Xino, it's not you, it's me. I know I said I v read you but times are different, things aren't as they used to be. People are saying things." was meant to be partially a joke but not really 

"People are saying things" is directly in response to people who think that I'm e/e and how I'm okay with lynching Xino. At the point that I said that I unvoted a competitor and put him tied for the lynch. Mat commented on how I didn't actually vote Xino but I'm still reading and figuring things out ahhhh

edit: didn't finish sentence lol time crunch

 

26 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

(1) Shining moves from Illwei to Ash. @Shining Silhouette, what's with this move? You signalled this by suggesting previously that you were not sure about having gone immediately on Illwei, but I'm interested anyway.

I actually had already moved off Illwei earlier, but unvoted once more for courtesy because it wasn't in the VC

See above. 

What's the VC??

 

Edited October 24, 2022 by Shining Silhouette

[Kasimir he/him]

3 minutes ago, Illwei said:

this is a very good reason to unvote xino, unironically. lol.

? I have eight minutes to get this right help why

Screw OOC colours we can do OOC colours later.

@Matrim's Dice - Like I guess the obvious counterpoint is that if it's that bad, Xino should've been defended anyway? But this sort of messes it up because I'm currently here and said it and voted Xino anyway. 

Edit:

5 minutes ago, Ashbringer said:

I don’t think most Elim teams would be comfortable with a 3-way tie by two votes, especially with self-pres still in play.

 

WHAT IS THIS POINT PLEASE HELP IT MAKE SENSE ;__;

Edited October 24, 2022 by Kasimir

[Mat he/him]

8 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

blatant mischaracterisation

I guess my question now is was the mischaracterization really that bad. Because I didn’t think it was— hence my vote— and we’ve discussed my memory with regards to things like this enough already, but if it really was that bad then I’m not sure if I want to be voting here at all

Ninjad by you

Edit: @Illwei I really don’t understand your xino stance

If you village read him, then is there a reason you’re not on Ash? If you elim read him, then why not vote him? Those apply to the whole turn too but right now is when votes gotta happen

I guess I have some notion that you voting will clear your stance up in my head which is probably false lol

Edited October 24, 2022 by Matrim's Dice

[Kasimir he/him]

Just now, Matrim's Dice said:

I guess my question now is was the mischaracterization really that bad. Because I didn’t think it was— hence my vote— and we’ve discussed my memory with regards to things like this enough already, but if it really was that bad then I’m not sure if I want to be voting here at all

Ninjad by you

I mean, Illwei now thinks there's reason to unvote Xino so ???

My judgement would be it is, and Illwei's claim of a tendency makes sense as a general claim but reads odd when in contact with the playdata because being passive in play =/= literal playstyle deviation, but that's a me judgement, honestly. I'm lost right now and low key tempted to leave the choice to RNGesus because everything is just kayana either way.

Xino

No guarantees I won't go back on because bloody hell what.

[Ashbringer he/him]

2 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

WHAT IS THIS POINT PLEASE HELP IT MAKE SENSE ;__;

Somehow we had no vote trains whatsoever just 2-3 hours ago, with no one above 2 votes on them. That’s just letting someone take exe control quickly. Idk if no vote manip makes it better or worse. I feel like most Elims/most people in general want more than a one-vote buffer between them and the exe.

Shining - who is “people” though?

[xinoehp512 he/him]

18 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

E!Xino might have gone through a self-consciousness sort of thing and not thought to push back hard

It sounds weak to me, but I'm thinking of how an El

I definitely did not feel caught when Illwei posted that.  Literally my first thought was "well that's wrong". 

Certainly Illwei is correct that early on inactivity was my play as an elim, but I'll be the first to admit my playstyle has changed several times. Basically every time I take a break my playstyle evolves.

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

I have no idea what the VC is but I'll go Ash

edit: ASH

XINO

Edited October 24, 2022 by Shining Silhouette

[Devotary of Spontaneity]

5 minutes ago, Shining Silhouette said:

"People are saying things" is directly in response to people who think that I'm e/e and how I'm okay with lynching Xino. At the point that I said that I unvoted a competitor and put him tied for the lynch.

Voting someone just so you won't be seen as e/e reads as if you're evil and know Xino's village. Too late to vote for you so Ashbringer.

[Ashbringer he/him]

… how often does Xino use emojis?

Kas’s linked posts have a few but not a lot.

[Mat he/him]

RNG is fine with me since there’s no reason for me to condemn Ash and definitely not enough time to figure out how valid Illwei’s e!xino take actually is

Ok nvm Shining. And Devo.

Didnt you change your mind about xino…? (Directed at Shining)

Edited October 24, 2022 by Matrim's Dice

[Devotary of Spontaneity]

Ashbringer

[Araris Valerian he/him]

And that's it, the Day is over! Stay tuned for the writeup, and don't PM until the Night is posted.

[Araris Valerian he/him]

Derrick always felt strange hunting for Spiked. He of all people knew that spikes couldn’t be all that bad. They’d kept him alive for a while. Or… alive was maybe the wrong word. Sapient. That’s the one that was used.

Regardless, people with spikes in them couldn’t be all that bad. Sure, they had a habit of going on rampages and trying to kill people, and that certainly seemed to be the goal of these ones. But he wasn’t planning on that, not today. Today he was in a good mood.

Regardless, people with spikes in them tended to do certain things. Talk to themselves or things people couldn’t see. Stare weirdly at people known to be Mistings, especially if they were new. And strange devotion to their missions. Most people who’d had spikes could be seen like that, if you looked in the right place. Most were good at hiding that.

Unfortunately for Derrick, he wasn’t so good at hiding it. This place was too knew and too familiar all the same. So a few people noticed Derrick’s small musings. Then some guards noticed. Then many people with sharp objects noticed.

Derrick didn’t care. Derrick was in a good mood.

Derrick had found it.

And no blow of wood or metal could take it from him now.

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A thorough search of Derrick's possessions demonstrated that he had no connection to the Spiked or the Koloss. As the night fell on his corpse, the mists began to gather, and everyone fled for the safety of their homes.

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Ashbringer was a Village Mistborn! Night 1 has begun and will end at 5PM on the 25th, so make sure to get your actions in. PMs are open!

A reminder to everyone that editing new votes into posts is strictly against the rules, so Shining's change from Ash to Xino was not recorded.

Upvote one of Ash's posts for his death writeup!

Vote Tally:
Ashbringer (4): Shining Silhouette, Cinnamon, xinoehp512, The Bookwyrm
xinoehp512 (3): Matrim's Dice, Ashbringer, Conquestor
The Unknown Novel (1): The Unknown Novel
Matrim's Dice (1): Dannnnnnex
Just a Silvereye (1): _Stick_

Player List:

Spoiler

1. @Matrim's Dice (Adam)
2. Ashbringer (AraRaash) Village Mistborn
3. @The Wandering Wizard (Too Big Dancer)
4. @Conquestor (Simeon Venture)
5. @The Unknown Novel (Edven Tyrian)
6. @Illwei (The Best Destroyer)
7. @Shining Silhouette (Terrific Birthday Disaster)
8. @Cinnamon (Evenlyn Royale)
9. @JNV (Atelos)
10. @shadow1 (Shadowblob)
11. @The Aspiring Archivist (Thoughtful Book Dude)
12. @Just a Silvereye (Felix)
13. @dannnnnnex (Terrible Breath Dispensation)
14. @xinoehp512 (Tiny Bearded Dwarf)
15. @Devotary of Spontaneity (Ora)
16. @The Bookwyrm (Rylim Libran)
17. @Turtle (Tortoise By Day)
18. @_Stick_ (;eyes;)
19. @Kasimir (Koren)
20. @Alvron (Riven)

Quick Links:

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Day 1

 

Edited October 30, 2022 by Araris Valerian

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

2 minutes ago, Araris Valerian said:

A reminder to everyone that editing new votes into posts is strictly against the rules, so Shining's change from Ash to Xino was not recorded.

Sad  Sorry, Ash

I'm still reeling from that EoD, to be honest. I'm not the best at making quick posts when I need to

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

...Well shoot now I kind of wish I had been exed.

[Illwei]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

...Well shoot now I kind of wish I had been exed.

Don't worry there's always tomorrow

[Kasimir he/him]

>>

[Mat he/him]

Erm. Ok then >>

Currently about to start XC so I can’t say much. Hopefully something can be gleaned from all that— looking at Shining/Devo at a glance but we’ll see if those hold up under scrutiny.

[Turtle they/them]

haha not me missing eod by 12 minutes 

um I’ll go read through d1 soon 

Vibes just based on this are that silho seems vil cos what elim would have a reason to switch when they could just keep their vote where it is

also ash cool death write up

[Illwei]

If xino is also vil then shining's switch doesn't mean much. if anything I think it's shining would have reason, because that puts potential suspicion on ash should shining flip elim. other things too but yeah

i think im broken and this whole game is going to be me saying things and then taking things back

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

...Well, I feel kind of silly now. Sorry, Ash...

Hm...I need to do some thinking.

***

By the Lord Ruler, Rylim thought. 

It was only a day into the situation, and chaos was already ensuing. Meetings with the other nobles of Tyrian Falls had done nothing but raise suspicion amongst the population, and the one person anyone actually did any investigating about turned out to be innocent.

House Libran was in danger. With suspicion being flung every which way, Rylim had to tread carefully. Among the nobility alone, he had to watch his words and actions, lest the city be embroiled in a house war on top of everything else. Rylim didn't want to make himself a target to his bloodthirsty and power-hungry peers.

He also had to watch out for the Skaa population. They were growing restless; they were aware of the situation and were protesting against it, conducting their own investigations and power struggles. If he didn't manage the ones under his jurisdiction, House Libran might find itself under a completely different threat.

Rylim sighed and rubbed his temples before going back to his work, writing by candlelight at his desk.

One wrong move, and things were over.

***

Edited October 24, 2022 by The Bookwyrm
Added the RP section.

[Kasimir he/him]

'Course, it turned out that the main reason Derrick had been so invested in staying alive was 'cause he was a Mistborn. 

Found his mistcloak among his things, they did. Who'd've thunk. 

Truth was, I was a mite disgruntled about how it'd all turned out.

Couple of drinks later, I'd lost some time. Unsettled and hazy near-dreams of Spiked, Sahren laughing, Tyrian Falls aflame as a hyena laughed and laughed. Damnit all, guess ;eyes; had gotten to me more'n I'd figured. Always thought I was a bit more of a steady sort. Keep my head down, earn my pay, that sorta thing. Not given to all sorts of maunderings. Superstitions about them mists.

Still, I couldn't help but see a tinge of blood-red to the mists.

As though this village was cursed. 

Can't fight a curse, you can't. Ain't nothing you can do. Might as well wave away the mists with your bare hands, you know? For all the good that'll do.

See, thing was, I'd clawed my way back to awareness, enough to hear people talkin' about Derrick and Tiny Bearded Dwarf. God, what an awful name. Figured that I might as well have me a look-see. So I poked about a wee bit. 

The Best Destroyer (see what I mean about some sort of sadistic namer on the loose? Fair criminal, if you ask me) had said that Dwarf was acting odd, be like as Dwarf was one of 'em Spiked. Apparently, Destroyer'd some history with Dwarf, or summat like that. Only I did some poking about, and like it or not, it didn't really make sense to me. Not with Dwarf's history, the way it looked. Now, you could say that Destroyer figured that Dwarf was being more passive than usual in asking around, looking for Spiked. And I was fairly inclined to agree that Spiked ain't got no incentive to look.

If you ask me, which you hadn't, but I'd say it anyway, only the best saboteurs are good at lookin' clean. There's always some sorta trace that don't make a lick of sense somewhere. Maybe it's the breadth of their engagement, or the depth of it. Don't rightly know for sure. One way or another, they ain't interested 'cause they know what the answer already is, see? That sort of genuine interest or investment, it's really hard to fake. Oh sure, they can put on a proper mummer's show, and dance for you. But when you look at what they're really engagin' with, and you come up empty, well then. That's a sorta warning sign, in my eyes.

So I wasn't minded to disagree with Destroyer on that.

But thing was, what everyone'd heard, what was spreading, wasn't about sitting back, waiting for them Spiked as like to destroy us. No, what I'd heard spreading around was that Dwarf was acting like he'd had back when he'd run with some dubious types. And that didn't make no sense to me at all.

Anyway, what I took from that was a right mess, no two ways about it.

Disaster'd gone for the belated Derrick, only to suddenly turn about and nail his colours to the wall where Dwarf was concerned. Ora'd had some sort of theory that Disaster and Dwarf were both Spiked, and I at least was minded to hear her out. I'd had that much respect for Ora's thoughts, 'least if her loyalties lay with the Village, which I figured was maybe the case, right now.

Couldn't say I wasn't a bit disgruntled at how it'd all turned out, really.

Still, I figured the real question was if Dwarf were Evil. I'd been in two minds about that, and figured I needed a drink to make sense of this. 'Course, there was more at stake. Knew Adam and I had a longstanding disagreement on the matter, but I figured if Dwarf were Evil, we'd to look at them as accused Derrick. Made the most sense to me. 

Wasn't sayin' we had to make for Dwarf. But I felt that if one of us were a Seeker, or another Mistborn with an appropriate metal, they'd a good wide field of targets right now. Wasn't sure if Dwarf was the best bet. Made sense to me that the Spiked could get a Smoker on Dwarf, if they had one. Force us to waste a shot. Then again, if they had only so many Smokers, maybe they'd feel that was a waste. Depended on how much they liked risk, I guess. I'd known some criminals to take the gamble. Known others that'd passed it up. 'Course, if they'd maybe a Smoker at best, that was a sign too. Just not one I felt like working out publicly, decipherin' for them.

Man gotta have some self-respect than to do their work for 'em, if you know what I mean.

Still, you couldn't ever count on a Seeker or a Mistborn to do your work for you. A Coinshot could solve the problem, right and proper, too, aye. But as far as I was concerned, the main work was thinking things through, asking the right questions, poking about. I set more stock on that than some hero with powers coming to save us.

But say Dwarf weren't Evil. If Dwarf weren't, my gut told me that maybe Evil'd be more scattered and strewn. Couldn't say if that made me feel better about Disaster, but I reckoned it was fair unlikely the Spiked would pack themselves into the work of accusing both Dwarf and Derrick.

Way I saw it, you were as like to let the rest of Tyrian Falls set up the shooting gallery and go for it, let 'em have at it. Why not let others do your dirty work for you?

Damnit, I needed a drink.

Good thing Dyring was doing good business tonight. No one wanted out in the mists, not with the Spiked out and about. At least, not 'till you'd drunk enough that you didn't bloody care any longer.

[Conquestor he/him]

Ummmmm, I'm lost for words. What happened last cycle??? I'll probably go look through it myself, but a quick update would be nice! I was super busy yesterday and then forgot about the game this morning, but I should be here and active for the rest of the time.

Also, only half of the players in the game voted... what's up with that?