Burnt Spaghetti she/her Posted February 24 Posted February 24 7 minutes ago, Stick. said: hey burnt! when was the last time we played? it mustve been like 8 or 9 years ago. nice to see u hope ur having fun with that one mask hint hint wink wink Its been an absolute lifetime since we last played, by my count would be lg74 Cannot confirm or deny if I got the postmaster, but can confirm I'm having fun with it being active Even if it does mean i need to post more than usual to make sure i get enough pocket money for stamps >.> Love that we have pms in the night now too. This is going to be terrible for my wallet xD
Stick. she/her Posted February 24 Posted February 24 6 minutes ago, Burnt Spaghetti said: Its been an absolute lifetime since we last played, by my count would be lg74 Cannot confirm or deny if I got the postmaster, but can confirm I'm having fun with it being active Even if it does mean i need to post more than usual to make sure i get enough pocket money for stamps >.> Love that we have pms in the night now too. This is going to be terrible for my wallet xD u see i have completely blocked lg74 from memory (common trauma response) so that one doesn’t really count
Wonko the Sane he/him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Almighty above, what the heck happened while I wasn't paying attention. XD So apparently i have 4 full pages of discussion to catch up on in order to figure out how I went in a single day from leading candidate to zero votes, and how a 5-vote train on Wahr seems to have materialized out of nowhere. Without having read up, though, I'd say I'm satisfied with that result, though I'm kind of baffled by how much support it seems to have generated out of nowhere; that says to me that Wahr's death had elim approval. So I think it'll be very interesting to see how the elims behave tonight.
Myst He/Him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 40 minutes ago, Wonko the Sane said: Without having read up, though, I'd say I'm satisfied with that result, though I'm kind of baffled by how much support it seems to have generated out of nowhere; that says to me that Wahr's death had elim approval. So I think it'll be very interesting to see how the elims behave tonight. That’s fair. Out of the other four who voted for him. Id say Araris isn’t Elim, as he voted first. Coco voted after me, tieing (After some vote changes Hoidslayer made it so Wahr was being exed) then TJ voted, then Coder. Out of those, TJ, Coder and Hoid slayer are the most suspicious there, as they voted after the exe was majority(or in Hoids case, made it a majority because he didn’t trust his vote) I do not have enough of a read on any of them to definitively say though. I know there was a bit of a thing on Hoid Slayer. And once I know more about that I’ll reevaluate
Archer he/him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 "Eat from these kitchens? Nonsense, they probably don't spice their fish or char their sweet grass." Ouae paused to laugh at the Star Trek joke, before pulling a bussel of weeds from her pouch. "Fried wild greens are all a growing Zora needs. A basic vegetable dish made by sauteing fresh wild plants...." * football Isaac Stewart marmalade 8 hours ago, Mistfallen Soldier said: Okay, I think I understand the rollover chaos now. @Archer @Doc12 yall mind summarizing the Hoid Votes for me? You ever go through a drive through and they tell you the thing you want to order isn't available? And there's cars behind you honking while you make up your mind? So you say 'just give me whatever's popular' but that's got pickles (you hate pickles). Eventually you settle on the fourth most popular option just to get out of there with something TJ showing up for rollover after a quiet day is interesting. 2
Myst He/Him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, Archer said: You ever go through a drive through and they tell you the thing you want to order isn't available? And there's cars behind you honking while you make up your mind? So you say 'just give me whatever's popular' but that's got pickles (you hate pickles). Eventually you settle on the fourth most popular option just to get out of there with something TJ showing up for rollover after a quiet day is interesting. Okay… I see. I’m going to have to think about this, but not right now. Also, agreed, TJ showing up is very interesting. And he voted for a train
Divergent He/Him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Gor Elam woke up. He felt a dull pressure on his head. It was subtle at first and he felt disoriented as he tried to make sense of what was what. The pressure didn't subside and it continued to persist into a more heavy sensation. He brushed over his hair and felt what seemed like a large bandage wrapped all over his head. Then the recollection before he had woken came. He was running across the town, trying to get to safety when a large piece of debris from a collapsing building hit him smack on the head and he lost consciousness immediately. His head was aching still, but he was starting to realize that someone must have rescued him and took care of him. But it seemed that he was brought somewhere else, away from Clock Town. "Where is this place?" he asked. 1
Stick. she/her Posted February 24 Posted February 24 51 minutes ago, Mistfallen Soldier said: That’s fair. Out of the other four who voted for him. Id say Araris isn’t Elim, as he voted first. Coco voted after me, tieing (After some vote changes Hoidslayer made it so Wahr was being exed) then TJ voted, then Coder. Out of those, TJ, Coder and Hoid slayer are the most suspicious there, as they voted after the exe was majority(or in Hoids case, made it a majority because he didn’t trust his vote) I do not have enough of a read on any of them to definitively say though. I know there was a bit of a thing on Hoid Slayer. And once I know more about that I’ll reevaluate i actually don’t know how helpful VCA is going to be in this flipless state - wonko’s right that the Wahr exe probably had elim approval so i kinda think the NK is going to be a lot more telling. there’s actually many possibilities there irrespective of wahr’s alignment….. but it’s interesting bc while instinctively i want to think that elims will just be defending each other as they tend to do in most flipless games (safer cuz fewer spew possibilities), in this sort of a setup in loop 1 specifically bussing might be optimal if ur teammate catches heat early on. cuz in an e!wahr world the pool of suspects L2 is going to be small enough (3 ppl max, so we’ll only need to soft clear 1 of them at minimum) that one or two bus votes could actually probably go a long way so it might be worth looking into depending on what that pool looks like edit: or no it’s going to be 4 ppl max, forgot abt the n3 nk. but ya
Wonko the Sane he/him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 17 hours ago, Amanuensis said: I'm going through to do activity counts. From this point on, I am no longer going to allow bucket overflows, as I think we're deep enough into both discussion and RP to warrant 5 rupees per category. Also because it's easier to just stop at 5 when some of y'all already have 10+ discussion posts approximately 3 hours and 50 minutes remain in the day to vote and submit actions (including PMs). Well, this is TERRIBLE news for me. I don't know why everyone else has always seemed to thing that RP constitutes low-effort posting, because it takes WAY more energy and concentration from me than analysis and discussion. Ah, well. I guess the means I need to figure out what actually happened to Zymni on the first night, and throw together some RP. Also would some kind soul give me a summary of the RP situation thus far? I've been kind of skimming RP posts in my read-throughs for a bit. 16 hours ago, Amanuensis said: 10 villagers beats 4 elims, but 9 does not (4 * 2.5 = 10). Elims can't win this loop if every kill is blocked or withheld (assuming no elim is executed). THIS changes a lot for me. I had been operating under the assumption that as long as no elim was killed, the elims would automatically win. It means that the elims cannot win this round without purposefully giving us an additional confirmed villager. I need to reassess how that affects their motivations. My inclination is to say that they don't have to be as committed to their current plan as I thought; it's much more viable in this situation to pivot and kill one of their own. Hm. 5 hours ago, Stick. said: from d2 ive gathered the following ppl volunteered to be 'exed to be cleared' in the first half of last turn: archer, wonko, coder (lmk if i missed anyone) my gut says there's 1 elim in there, because often elims will feel pressured, almost obligated, to volunteer with a 'me too' in these scenarios if someone else has already posited the idea, for fear of being perceived as suspicious for not acknowledging it. for this reason i think archer (the first volunteer) is least likely to be e amongst the three. it's definitely not impossible based on archer's meta but id let him cook So, the thing is, volunteering for exe isn't necessarily Village behavior in this game. I made this point D1, but this game shares a lot of dynamics with the tabletop game The Resistance, and like that game, winning the first mission carries a huge amount of risk for the elims. In this case, if they win, we will get at minimum three villagers who are hard-confirmed. So it's actually in the elims' interest to have an elim die during this Loop. Now, this is partially mitigated by the skipped kill last night; if the elims are aiming to lose the Loop, they want as many dead players as possible. So the fact they skipped the kill seemed to indicate that they were aiming for the riskier option of an L1 win. But that doesn't necessarily mean they were planning that from the start. My suspicion on on Archer is based on the idea that there's a pretty reasonable world in which e!Archer volunteered for the exe, planning to lose the Loop. Note that he didn't plan on announcing any of this D1A. So, imagine he promotes himself as the D2A exe, saying that the N1A kill is soft-cleared, and throwing suspicion at the N2A and N3A kills -- all of which his team fully controlled. However, in this world, I threw a wrench in that plan by explaining the dynamics too early, forcing Archer to come out and attempt to salvage his plan. Then, the elims realize that public sentiment was pretty strongly against our arguments D1A, and most people seemed determined to play this like a standard SE game. So they're forced to pivot away from the plan to bus Archer, and decide instead to try and win L1. Based on that, they skip the night kill to reduce the number of confirmed villagers they'll create, and Archer -- notably -- completely drops all discussion of his desire to be exed, and instead begins a concerted effort to try and get other players exed. He jumps from target to target trying to find someone he can make his suspicions can stick to, eventually settling on Wahr. Now, all of this behavior has plenty of other possible explanations, so this isn't actually damning evidence. But it IS a plausible, uncomplicated explanation for every major action e!Archer has taken this game.
Stick. she/her Posted February 24 Posted February 24 2 hours ago, Wonko the Sane said: My suspicion on on Archer is based on the idea that there's a pretty reasonable world in which e!Archer volunteered for the exe, planning to lose the Loop. Note that he didn't plan on announcing any of this D1A. So, imagine he promotes himself as the D2A exe, saying that the N1A kill is soft-cleared, and throwing suspicion at the N2A and N3A kills -- all of which his team fully controlled. However, in this world, I threw a wrench in that plan by explaining the dynamics too early, forcing Archer to come out and attempt to salvage his plan. Then, the elims realize that public sentiment was pretty strongly against our arguments D1A, and most people seemed determined to play this like a standard SE game. So they're forced to pivot away from the plan to bus Archer, and decide instead to try and win L1. Based on that, they skip the night kill to reduce the number of confirmed villagers they'll create, and Archer -- notably -- completely drops all discussion of his desire to be exed, and instead begins a concerted effort to try and get other players exed. He jumps from target to target trying to find someone he can make his suspicions can stick to, eventually settling on Wahr. Now, all of this behavior has plenty of other possible explanations, so this isn't actually damning evidence. But it IS a plausible, uncomplicated explanation for every major action e!Archer has taken this game. Ok well this looks pretty villagery to me even if archer is also actually v I’ll skim through that part of d1 when i get the chance and get back to u re:archer
Ashbringer he/him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 AraRaash did not need sleep, but that didn't mean he didn't want it. He'd been assigned to stand with the guards over the kitchens, although based on the concerned look on the Terminian guards he wondered whether they were guarding against some invading force or the against a surge of a city's population desperate for food. Neither, hopefully. But whoever was in charge, they were pragmatic to a fault. They hadn't hesitated when he'd requested a scabbard for the sword he'd used to kill several of those skull-spiders. In fact, they hadn't even questioned a civilian with such skill. Though questioning boons at a time like this would likely be more paranoid than pragmatic. In AraRaash's experience, a healthy dose of both would serve these people well. He rubbed the scabbard, trying to feel his sword beneath it. Once it was a great blade of honor... once, by a very long once. But it had changed, as had AraRaash. Now his own abilities allowed it to join his torment. Someone was coming up the hallway towards the kitchens. Not in earshot, not just yet, but they were on their way with purpose. Hostile? Too early. But AraRaash nudged the palace guardsman next to him, other hand letting his sword relax and prepare to draw. Marton would be ready.
Divergent He/Him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Gor Elam observed his surroundings. It appeared that he had been sleeping in a room akin to a dormitory. It was a long room and several beds made of woven grass filled it. People's belongings were situated beside the bed, but he was alone in the room. Perhaps some time had passed between his passing out and his waking. He heard a growling noise from his stomach. It had been a while since he had last eaten. If he was going to recover fully, he needed to find food, but where? Just then, the scent of roasted nuts drifted from somewhere. He was a bit hesitant leaving this room and finding out where this scent was coming from, but he was too hungry to be shy at the moment. So, he left the dormitory and followed the scent. Hallway to hallway, room to room, he let his senses lead the way. Although he was barely processing things in his head, he had started to get the idea that he was in a Deku settlement, seeing that there were several staff of their kind moving about, busy with their work. This must be the Deku Palace, he thought, when he saw vegetable plots lined on both sides of the long corridor. He remembered learning about how the Deku liked to grow their food inside the palace walls. As he continued walking, he soon found himself outside the kitchens. Even from the outside, he could hear many hands at work, making food and the fragrant aroma of tasty food became more intense the closer he had gotten. 9 hours ago, Stick. said: i saw some discussion around people who could be e/e with wahr (off the top of my head divergent mentioned archer potentionally) and imo since we only need 1 e to win this loop it might be smart to actually exe someone who's NEVER e/e with wahr so we're covering all bases. thoughts? Yes!! I was thinking the same. I thought it would be productive if we considered people who aren't potentially on a team with Wahr for the next execution to maximize the chances we have of winning this loop. I still think there is a pairing with Archer there, so that's something I wouldn't like to pursue tomorrow. I am uncertain of who isn't paired with him, but I guess people who voted for him have decent odds of not being on a team with him, so it would perhaps be better to vote someone else who's off wagon. 3 hours ago, Wonko the Sane said: Well, this is TERRIBLE news for me. I don't know why everyone else has always seemed to thing that RP constitutes low-effort posting, because it takes WAY more energy and concentration from me than analysis and discussion. Ah, well. I guess the means I need to figure out what actually happened to Zymni on the first night, and throw together some RP. Also would some kind soul give me a summary of the RP situation thus far? I've been kind of skimming RP posts in my read-throughs for a bit. Wait, I thought it was only me who had this thought too haha. It took me a lot longer trying to write RP compared to just sharing my thoughts on the game, and I also do some research too, even though the wiki isn't very detailed on describing locations and characteristics of the different races. If I'm understanding correctly, we evacuated away from Clock Town and now we reached the Deku Palace in the southern area of Termina
Haelbarde he/him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 While I feel like I've gotten a better feel for some of the mechanical consequences of the rules of this game, my conclusion was that nothing matters, at least not this loop. >> Which is a pity, because solving through mechanical analysis is my preferred approach. Alas. Going to need to do a thorough read through, start building some actual reads. Should hopefully be a bit more reliable these next few days. Had someone asked, he would not have been able to explain how he got from being curled up on the trail to sitting eating in a mess room at the Deku palace. It wasn't even a blur. If not for the bowl of hot food in front of him as evidence, he would not believe it himself. Someone must have gotten him walking again, or maybe someone had just started him rolling. He really did not know. He would have to make some inquiries later to thank whoever had done so.
Divergent He/Him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 As Gor Elam approached the kitchens, he noticed that there were guards stationed at the entrance. Was there concern for an outside threat? But why then would they be gathered around the kitchen instead of somewhere else, like the armory or the Royal Chamber? He felt hesitant to continue his approach, especially when he noticed one of the guards at a stance preparing to draw their sword. He was hungry, yes, but was it really worth the risk of getting cut down? He wanted to think more before he committed to a decision, one way or the other, to try to find food in the kitchens or go elsewhere. But he was hardly afforded that time as he observed the guards, especially the one who looked to be some sort of master, increasingly becoming wary of his intentions. And so, he made a split decision to put his hands up and show that he didn't have any hostile intentions for finding his way here. "I only came here to see if I could eat some food," he said, trying to look as non-threatening as he could. He had heard from others before that he sometimes came across as intimidating in the way that his expression could be stiff. "Would it be possible to have some food to eat here?" @Ashbringer 1
Doc12 Posted February 24 Posted February 24 15 hours ago, Mistfallen Soldier said: Okay, I think I understand the rollover chaos now. @Archer @Doc12 yall mind summarizing the Hoid Votes for me? From what I could tell it was mostly because he wasn’t being remotely helpful plus he was acting like the Andor Game. Hoid stood out to me because he seems inactive because he hasn't contributed meaningfully, but was also watching the thread and posting every so often. Now I understand that Hoid stated in sign-ups that he was going to be like this regardless of alignment, it doesn't mean anything, really. At worst he's active but unhelpful villager, at best he's an elim who's monitoring the thread but staying purposefully uninterested. The fact that he didn't do anything end of cycle when I was watching for him to do something does not quite line up with my theory, though. 5 hours ago, Wonko the Sane said: My suspicion on on Archer is based on the idea that there's a pretty reasonable world in which e!Archer volunteered for the exe, planning to lose the Loop. Note that he didn't plan on announcing any of this D1A. So, imagine he promotes himself as the D2A exe, saying that the N1A kill is soft-cleared, and throwing suspicion at the N2A and N3A kills -- all of which his team fully controlled. However, in this world, I threw a wrench in that plan by explaining the dynamics too early, forcing Archer to come out and attempt to salvage his plan. Then, the elims realize that public sentiment was pretty strongly against our arguments D1A, and most people seemed determined to play this like a standard SE game. So they're forced to pivot away from the plan to bus Archer, and decide instead to try and win L1. Based on that, they skip the night kill to reduce the number of confirmed villagers they'll create, and Archer -- notably -- completely drops all discussion of his desire to be exed, and instead begins a concerted effort to try and get other players exed. He jumps from target to target trying to find someone he can make his suspicions can stick to, eventually settling on Wahr. I think I'm following, and your narrative does make sense - what do you make of his pivot away from Wahr at the end of the day and asking me to vote on someone I suspected? 1 hour ago, Divergent said: Wait, I thought it was only me who had this thought too haha. It took me a lot longer trying to write RP compared to just sharing my thoughts on the game, and I also do some research too, even though the wiki isn't very detailed on describing locations and characteristics of the different races You guys are weird My analysis yesterday took me almost 3 hours, while I can write a full page of rp in like ten minutes. Analysis requires me to take notes on what everyone's saying, cross reference with what they said from other days, look for connections, and condense all they've said and done into a reads list. it makes my head hurt XD ------------------- For being a florist, Thistle had never been to the Deku Kingdom. To them, dekus were obviously plants, but...different. Can't make a bouquet out of dekus... Had they slept? Was it the same day? No... it couldn't have been - they traveled through the night. They had traveled with the injured, and tried to tend to them in the anteroom. But then some Dekus had waved them off, insistently. They found a pot of stew pressed into their hands, which they ate without tasting. It was a while - an hour? more? - before she realized she was still sitting on the floor, bowl empty with flecks of dried stew. They shook themselves. A passing Deku quirked its head at them in concern. Thistle just gave them a sheepish smile, and got up again. Where was everyone? They wandered off to be alone, but suddenly Thistle was desperate for a familiar face. Names of recent strangers... Coliver, Avery, Amora, Cindra... where were they? ...Zymni... They hadn't seen Zymni since the events of last night. Had they traveled with someone else? Were they still in Termina, all alone, hiding from the sun? Thistle stood, and started trying to find a familiar face, checking all the while every deep shadow they saw. 2
coco.pudding she/they Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Amora heads to the kitchens first, collecting some food to pass out to those incapable of getting it themselves. Next, she searches for extra blankets and pillows, to provide some comfort for those trying to sleep, or for the injured. She spends some time making bandages and carrying supplies back and forth in the makeshift medical area, doing what she can despite her lack of skills in the field. She doesn’t let herself stop moving. She is barely on her feet, barely functional, stumbling through the actions she takes, moving on autopilot. But she knows how to push through and she cannot let herself stop. There are people who need her, even if she might be doing more harm than good at this point. Still she doesn’t stop. She searches for those she had protected, back in town and on the road. She wants to make sure they’re all okay, that they have the supplies they need. They are her responsibility now, and she will continue to protect them. She finds some, brings them food, water, blankets. Then moves on. Someone tells her to rest but she doesn’t listen. She can’t listen. If she stops, she’ll have to process what happened. She’ll have to remember. And she can’t allow that. So she continues through the halls, carrying supplies and sometimes messages, never stopping to rest. 1
CoderDrag0n8 He/They Posted February 24 Posted February 24 7 hours ago, Mistfallen Soldier said: That’s fair. Out of the other four who voted for him. Id say Araris isn’t Elim, as he voted first. Coco voted after me, tieing (After some vote changes Hoidslayer made it so Wahr was being exed) then TJ voted, then Coder. Out of those, TJ, Coder and Hoid slayer are the most suspicious there, as they voted after the exe was majority(or in Hoids case, made it a majority because he didn’t trust his vote) I do not have enough of a read on any of them to definitively say though. I know there was a bit of a thing on Hoid Slayer. And once I know more about that I’ll reevaluate I feel the need to say: I did not vote Wahr dunno where you got that from 19 hours ago, Amanuensis said: (5) Wahrheit: Araris, Mistfallen, coco, TJ, Divergent, (2) Hoid Slayer: Archer, Doc12, (2) Archer: Wonko, Hoid Slayer, (2) Mistfallen: Wahrheit, TUM, (1) Coder: Stick,
Ashbringer he/him Posted February 24 Posted February 24 40 minutes ago, Divergent said: As Gor Elam approached the kitchens, he noticed that there were guards stationed at the entrance. Was there concern for an outside threat? But why then would they be gathered around the kitchen instead of somewhere else, like the armory or the Royal Chamber? He felt hesitant to continue his approach, especially when he noticed one of the guards at a stance preparing to draw their sword. He was hungry, yes, but was it really worth the risk of getting cut down? He wanted to think more before he committed to a decision, one way or the other, to try to find food in the kitchens or go elsewhere. But he was hardly afforded that time as he observed the guards, especially the one who looked to be some sort of master, increasingly becoming wary of his intentions. And so, he made a split decision to put his hands up and show that he didn't have any hostile intentions for finding his way here. "I only came here to see if I could eat some food," he said, trying to look as non-threatening as he could. He had heard from others before that he sometimes came across as intimidating in the way that his expression could be stiff. "Would it be possible to have some food to eat here?" @Ashbringer AraRaash's fingers itched. The fights before... he could barely consider them a battle. These people were horrified by them, and right to be so, but still he'd seen... worse, by far. He'd seen worse yesterday, they day he'd decided not to act at all. But with his sword manifested, he wanted to act, to do something to change, to fight... that part of the old sword hadn't changed. But neither had his control over himself. He lowered his hands to his sides, now firmly placed but relaxed. Not here, not now. This was a kitchen, and this Goron seemed more here out of apprehension than desperation. And, more importantly, he was just here for food for himself. Like everyone else here. "Hello," he said carefully, before shaking his head and committing. Not here, not now. He would be Marton, not Ara. "Yes, we can get you something. We still have to ration out what we've got, but from what I've heard we might have a mess hall set up tomorrow for lunch. I believe the Deku are largely vegetarian, so I hope that's to your preference?" One of the true guard gave him a look. Marton sighed. Of course, he was the second civilian in the equation; the guards had seen him in action enough to have what he hoped was a bit of respect for him, but that wouldn't translate into authority. These guards had the same orders he had - give out food, but rationed and controlled - but they wanted to keep their control too. He had a knack for getting around that, but it would take Time he really shouldn't use up right now. "I can fetch it for you. You should probably stay here for a moment? The food's for whoever needs it, but the Commander doesn't want a bunch of us storming the kitchens and ruining... whatever order we've got, I guess." 1
Amanuensis he/him Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 (edited) Is a Deku vegetarian technically a cannibal? Are they more horrific if they only have a taste for flesh? Anyway, approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes remain in the Night Edited February 25 by Amanuensis 3
Myst He/Him Posted February 25 Posted February 25 Oh yeah, I need RP, I have like, one RP post right now. Kieran wandered around the place. “Where did everyone go? I’d swear they were here a bit ago… He carefully stepped around, trying not to trip as he navigated the place. What food he’d found could barely be called edible, “I must be losing my touch” after all, only a few years ago he would’ve thrived in this situation. ”But… I suppose there are trade offs when you switch to stalking the adventurer rather than doing it yourself” 1
Burnt Spaghetti she/her Posted February 25 Posted February 25 1 minute ago, Amanuensis said: Is a Deku vegetarian technically a cannibal? Are they more horrific if they only have a taste for flesh? Anyway, approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes remain in the Night Is the boiling punishment really just them preparing a stew for dinner? _____ As Cindra played, it gave her some comfort to see some of the people around her relax a little more. It was the least she could do, bringing the music from home with them as they sat in a unfamiliar place. Her playing was a little repetitive, she didn't know many songs, but it was better than not having anything as far as she was concerned. Even if her presence and playing was generally not actively noticed, that was okay. She often preferred to be the background noise that people appreciated but didn't directly watch like a performance. She watched the people as she played. Some ate, a lot struggled to, she could relate to that. She knew she should eat but her appetite had long died. As she watched, she noticed Thistle had stood and was looking around frantically. Cindra frowned slightly. She finished the phrase she was playing and moved towards where Thistle was. "Thistle, hey. You doing okay?" she asked, concerned. @Doc12 1
Divergent He/Him Posted February 25 Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Ashbringer said: AraRaash's fingers itched. The fights before... he could barely consider them a battle. These people were horrified by them, and right to be so, but still he'd seen... worse, by far. He'd seen worse yesterday, they day he'd decided not to act at all. But with his sword manifested, he wanted to act, to do something to change, to fight... that part of the old sword hadn't changed. But neither had his control over himself. He lowered his hands to his sides, now firmly placed but relaxed. Not here, not now. This was a kitchen, and this Goron seemed more here out of apprehension than desperation. And, more importantly, he was just here for food for himself. Like everyone else here. "Hello," he said carefully, before shaking his head and committing. Not here, not now. He would be Marton, not Ara. "Yes, we can get you something. We still have to ration out what we've got, but from what I've heard we might have a mess hall set up tomorrow for lunch. I believe the Deku are largely vegetarian, so I hope that's to your preference?" One of the true guard gave him a look. Marton sighed. Of course, he was the second civilian in the equation; the guards had seen him in action enough to have what he hoped was a bit of respect for him, but that wouldn't translate into authority. These guards had the same orders he had - give out food, but rationed and controlled - but they wanted to keep their control too. He had a knack for getting around that, but it would take Time he really shouldn't use up right now. "I can fetch it for you. You should probably stay here for a moment? The food's for whoever needs it, but the Commander doesn't want a bunch of us storming the kitchens and ruining... whatever order we've got, I guess." Gor Elam breathed a sigh of relief when the guard's expression changed from one with hostility to one with understanding. He didn't know what he would have done if it hadn't come to a peaceful resolution. He had never been a fighter before and though he had journeyed a long way from the Snowhead region, of which he had encountered different types of monsters along the way, he had mostly overcome those obstacles by being more strategic with his route and only getting into a fight if he knew he could handle the amount of monsters he were to face. He knew that if he tried to run away, this person would have pursued him relentlessly, and Goron weren't exactly known for having the swiftest of speeds. "Our diets tend to comprise more of minerals. Perhaps, we could be called mineralarians? But, I'm well-aware other races do not share the same tastes for ores and rocks as we, Goron, do," he answered the guard. "I am open to any food you may have available. Thank you for your kindness." He shared a smile with the man who soon went into the kitchen to fetch a ration for him. He found that it was a good idea for these guards to hand out rations themselves rather than have a bunch of people coming and going in the kitchens, and potentially cause a mess, especially when so many of them were not only hungry, but also exhausted and antsy. 2
Doc12 Posted February 25 Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Amanuensis said: Is a Deku vegetarian technically a cannibal? Are they more horrific if they only have a taste for flesh? Anyway, approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes remain in the Night Deku Omnivore 56 minutes ago, Burnt Spaghetti said: As she watched, she noticed Thistle had stood and was looking around frantically. Cindra frowned slightly. She finished the phrase she was playing and moved towards where Thistle was. "Thistle, hey. You doing okay?" she asked, concerned. @Doc12 Thistle sagged with relief at a familiar face. "Cindra! You're here! I didn't know who made it and who... didn't." They looked around again, wildly. "It's... it's my friend, Zymni. She's... uh. Not from around here - sensitive to sunlight. I found her hiding from the sun while foraging one day, and she... followed me home and I let them stay with me and work at my shop." They bit back a choked sob. "She was so excited for the Hero's Carnival, and I...lost her. I lost her when the chaos started and I haven't seen her since and I've been too busy to look for her - Goddess, i’ve been too busy to look for her - and now I don't even know if she's alive!" Cindra was saying something - making comforting noises that slid off Thistle’s ears. Suddenly all they could hear was their heartbeat pounding in their ears. They tried to focus on Cindra’s face, her wide, concerned eyes. Thistle attempted to steady their breathing. “She’s young, dark-skinned, bright eyes, loves to hide in shadows, which is why I’m checking all of them.” To anyone looking, Thistle’s face sharpened in single-minded determination, having found a purpose to cling onto. “Could you… Could you help keep an eye out for her?” @Wonko the Sane is Zymni alive XD 1
Wonko the Sane he/him Posted February 25 Posted February 25 (edited) As night fell again, Zymni crept out of her hiding spot in the darkened log. She floated up above the trees. trying to figure out which way the group she was following had gone during the day. Finally, she spotted their campfires. Drat. They'd gotten so far ahead of her again. At this rate, she'd never catch up to them. If only she could travel during the day, like they could. Heh. Maybe Zant had a point. I mean, not about the whole overthrow-the-Twilight-Princess-and-transform-all-the-Twili-into-monsters thing, but covering the world in Twilight? Humans could live in twilight, after all, couldn't they? Ah, well. Enough moping. She descended back to the forest floor and began the journey south, hoping to potentially overtake the party in time for it to matter. Analysis will come. But Doc prompted, and I do need to get RP in now that Aman's changed the rules back. Edited February 25 by Wonko the Sane 2
Divergent He/Him Posted February 25 Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Doc12 said: Hoid stood out to me because he seems inactive because he hasn't contributed meaningfully, but was also watching the thread and posting every so often. Now I understand that Hoid stated in sign-ups that he was going to be like this regardless of alignment, it doesn't mean anything, really. At worst he's active but unhelpful villager, at best he's an elim who's monitoring the thread but staying purposefully uninterested. The fact that he didn't do anything end of cycle when I was watching for him to do something does not quite line up with my theory, though. I think I'm following, and your narrative does make sense - what do you make of his pivot away from Wahr at the end of the day and asking me to vote on someone I suspected? You guys are weird My analysis yesterday took me almost 3 hours, while I can write a full page of rp in like ten minutes. Analysis requires me to take notes on what everyone's saying, cross reference with what they said from other days, look for connections, and condense all they've said and done into a reads list. it makes my head hurt XD Hoid's activity does feel reminiscent of QF77, where he was also stating that he was busy, but couldn't keep himself out from the thread and trying to do things. But yeah, as you've said, it isn't necessarily indicative of alignment, and I'm uncertain what would be the difference between an inactive elim Hoid and an inactive villager Hoid. It's something I'm thinking of looking into the next day. Also, on the analysis thing, that's why I only occasionally do full reads lists haha. They're very time-consuming to make, especially when I try to take a note of everything. Sometimes, I prefer to just focus on more remarkable content as a shortcut. It would be a lot easier though if there was a way to isolate posts in the thread instead of like going to a person's profile and sifting through posts that could be mixed with activity in other areas of the forum
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