QF78: Hearts of Riches, Rhythms of Hatred [signups]

[coco.pudding she/they]

4 minutes ago, Archer said:

Would you join me on a Mippo counter counter wagon?  Mistfallen

Nah, I don’t really think there’s a reason to at this point. 
You have any particular reason or are you just doing it because they’re trying to start a train on you?

[Archer he/him]

Just now, coco.pudding said:

Nah, I don’t really think there’s a reason to at this point. 
You have any particular reason or are you just doing it because they’re trying to start a train on you?

I just wanted to see if you'd vote for them, but I can invent reasons if that'd help 

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

2 hours ago, Mistfallen Soldier said:

I am slightly worried that after the WorldHopper started getting votes, Akimiko started getting votes mostly out of nowhere, and I don’t like that. Seems very much like a counter train.

However, I’m inclined to believe Drakes logic for how many Elims there are, and so at least some of these rapid votes on Akimiko must be village 

Also, it seems we’re going to have a three-way tie, between me, Akimiko, and WorldHopper.

Edit: @ThatOneWorldhopper originally you voted me as a joke, I believe, do you have reasoning now for keeping it there? 

No, actually. I dislike Akimo's aggressiveness, but that might be bias because most of that is at me, so I'm going to hold off on voting them. Mistfallen Soldier Archer. I don't like this post ↑. You could just say poke, but you have no reason at all. 

[Archer he/him]

Akimo   whoops more ties (although I fully think they're going to vote manip)

[coco.pudding she/they]

Just now, Archer said:

Akimo   whoops more ties (although I fully think they're going to vote manip)

Why the sudden switch? Is it because people are throwing votes at you now?

I feel like you’re not providing reasons for your votes which is why people are suspicious of you here. 

[Doc12]

1 hour ago, The Unknown Medallion said:

This seems to be skipping over the train on TOW entirely, which was at least a third of my reasoning for voting Akimiko. It seems weird that you also would think everyone's going after Akimiko for tone when I think we've been pretty clear it's about more than that while Akimiko keeps dragging back to that being the only point

I don't really think there was a train on TOW? TOW had 2 joke/poke votes, and Aki just called them out for being here but not contributing, which is something I don't disagree with. I need to go and reread that section of the day because everyone was talking about making a tie but Aki's initial vote count was off and there wasn't actually a tie. 

46 minutes ago, Qianweilian said:

What's up with the numbers after names?

Yeah as others have said it's my way of keeping track of where people are shifting votes. Archer holds the record for most vote switches, while TJ and Akimiko hold steady at only having a single vote. 

 

1 minute ago, Archer said:

Akimo   whoops more ties (although I fully think they're going to vote manip)

There is no tie! TOW switched off Aki so now Aki is in the lead. 

Wahr Mistfallen

There is now though.

Aki: (5) TUM2, Qian2, Mist4, Penguin2, Archer9

Mist: (5) TJ, Stick3, Jo2, HG4, Doc3

TOW: (1) Akimiko

Archer: (1) Mippo5, TOW3

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

1 minute ago, Doc12 said:

There is no tie! TOW switched off Aki so now Aki is in the lead. 

I was never voting Akimo.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Doc12 said:

I don't really think there was a train on TOW? TOW had 2 joke/poke votes, and Aki just called them out for being here but not contributing, which is something I don't disagree with. I need to go and reread that section of the day because everyone was talking about making a tie but Aki's initial vote count was off and there wasn't actually a tie. 

Yeah as others have said it's my way of keeping track of where people are shifting votes. Archer holds the record for most vote switches, while TJ and Akimiko hold steady at only having a single vote. 

 

There is no tie! TOW switched off Aki so now Aki is in the lead. 

Wahr Mistfallen

There is now though.

Aki: (5) TUM2, Qian2, Mist4, Penguin2, Archer9

Mist: (5) TJ, Stick3, Jo2, HG4, Doc3

TOW: (1) Akimiko

Archer: (1) Mippo5, TOW3

you forgot to add yourself lol

Aki is in the lead

[Archer he/him]

Just now, coco.pudding said:

Why the sudden switch? Is it because people are throwing votes at you now?

I feel like you’re not providing reasons for your votes which is why people are suspicious of you here. 

/shrug

I'm giving a blanket pass to anyone who falls into the useful and readable category. And I didn't like that Akimo said they wouldn't use vote manip to save themselves, it felt performative. 

[Doc12]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

you forgot to add yourself lol

Aki is in the lead

?

Aki: (5) TUM2, Qian2, Mist4, Penguin2, Archer9

Mist: (5) TJ, Stick3, Jo2, HG4, Doc3

TOW: (1) Akimiko

Archer: (1) Mippo5, TOW3

I'm voting for Mistfallen, I'm in there. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

oh mb

gimme a sec

ur right

Edited February 2 by TwinStorm

[Akimikoisthecutest]

I'm sorry everyone. I want to survive so I can help the town tomorrow.

Mistfallen Soldier 

I don't know what is happening with the secret votes, but I want to have a better chance of survival.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

cycle closed

see you in a minute

[Qianweilian He/him]

Sorry, I'm still staying on Akimiko for now. I am still suspicious.

Edit: Oops, at least I already put my vote in.

Edited February 2 by Qianweilian

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Shush people, no more posting

I might take a while for the next writeup cause y'all are insane and I was watching the grammies, sit tight

No PMs

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Chaos. The fistfights had broken between Singers, and now two were dead. Narash had been surrounded, and beaten to death. O, one of the Singers, had broken out of the crowd, and taken off, sprinting. Two hours later, his body had been found in an alleyway. Eyes burned out, and a spren swirling around him. 

Deltri inspected the corpses, both placed in the center of the square. Narash had been thought to be a Warform, but upon glancing at his body, was covered in spikes. A Direform. A form of the enemy. 

Deltri glanced at the Singers packed into the small square. He smiled. "They're dead. We did it." As much as Deltri hated death, he felt a twinkling of hope, as that same Rhythm flitted in his words.

"But . . . there's more. I'm sure of it. And . . . O, he was killed by a Shardbearer."

The crowd stirred, many gasping. The Listeners among them remembered the Shattered Plains, when those accursed Blades has claimed so many of their kin. 

"This is not over." Songs, he hated how pathetic his voice sounded. He was not meant to be a leader.  

---

Bitel felt the storm in his blood, the wind flowing around his carapace, relishing in the chaos of the dusk breeze. It was his favorite time of day; oh, how he had missed this. Somehow, all the years of suffering made the bliss even sweeter.

It was the time of day when decisions were made. And tonight’s decision was a particularly important one. Down in the streets of Revolar - streets that looked like ant trails from Bitel’s elevated position - his Regals infiltrated the ranks of the resistors, slowly hacking away at them. The plan was set, and he had trust in those he had chosen. And so Bitel took the chance to float in the heavens, and feel the wind flowing.

His musings were cut short by screams. He looked down. The Singers were gathering. Tonight, they would kill one of their own. Yes, he decided, beginning to descend. He trusted those he had chosen - but this he would like to watch.

…

Narash had always wanted to be able to fly. Of course, he thought as the crowd backed him to the roof’s edge, this was never how he had expected to do it. Yet as the panic set in, his thoughts were still on the past. How had this happened? It was all going so well. The plan had been crafted to perfection, and even as the day waned, it flowed. Khenari had been supposed to die, not him. But now the crowd came close, and his feet tasted the bitter emptiness. He tried to plead with them. 

“Odium has radiants too,” he said. “Just look at…” the name almost left his mouth, but he held himself back. He would not betray his own. “We’re all on the same side here.”

But they didn’t care. How could they? Sweat raced down his face. Carefully, he balled his fists. He was Direform. This was what he was built for. And yet, as Narash went down, he felt nothing but spite for the Fused who had promised him a new world.

He was beaten to death on the roof, and never did taste the sky.

…

O’s defining feature was his fear of a letter, but that was replaced by a far greater one when he saw his teammate dead before him. Everything was falling apart so soon, so quickly. Bitel had promised a life of glory; it seemed they would suffer death in shame.

Narash would, at least. O could still get away. And it was as he tried to get away, head still spinning with visions of a fallen friend, that he bumped into another Singer. Instinctively, he turned to apologize - he may have accepted the new world order, but he wasn’t a monster. Merely an opportunist. But the face that greeted him showed no such kindness - only a grim smile. It took a second for o to recognize the figure, and another for him to open his mouth to scream - yet both were too late as the gleaming blade tore through his soul, and the Regal radiant fell.

…

Yakat’s crime ring was doing well. At least he would like to think so. It was hard pretending to be a Singer, and it seemed the things he had learned from Herdaz weren’t as common here. Thankfully, no one seemed to be paying him any attention. No, all of that went to Narash. Yakat felt an ick as Narash was killed, but nothing too bad. Nothing mattered other than keeping o alive - and speaking of the budding radiant, where was he?

Yakat began to sift through the crowd, concern growing until finally seeing o - and then seeing his radiant’s eyes scorched out. Yakat released a scream - and fell into damnation.

…

When Bitel landed, the crowd had dispersed. Three were dead, but only two bodies were found. Two bodies, and the stench of failure. He had handpicked them, and yet they had fallen so quickly. Pathetic. And yet… Bitel thought, looking back where the crowd had gone.

Failure may reign, but not all hope was gone.
---

Mistfallen Soldier has been executed! They were a Direform Regal. 

Archer has fallen! They were a Discerning Regal. 

Drake has disappeared! He was a Spren to Archer.

Vote Count:

Mistfallen Soldier: (7) TJ, Jo, Stick, Honors Ghost, Doc, Akimoi

Wahr: (1) 

Archer: (2) Mippo, TOW

Akimo: (6) TUM, Quian, Mistfallen, Iced, Archer

Things to Note:

• PMs are open!
• This cycle will end on Monday the 2nd of February, at 8 PM CST
• Maintain your sanity! Or don't! Go crazy! I don't really care! This is SE!
• Have fun!
• PMs are still coming, please be patient!

Players

Spoiler

1. @Wahrheitswächter as Marne, a singer who doesn't like people who try to meddle with his life

2. @Mistfallen Soldier as Narash, who really really wants to be able to fly Direform Regal

3. @|TJ| as Taxill, a living being

4. @A Jo in the Bush as Jojala, former servant to the brightlord of Revolar, and a listener fanboy who wants to pilgrimage to Narak... but the world has other plans

5. @Akimikoisthecutest as Khenari, a Scholarform historian wary of manipulation - with bonus trauma!

6. @Honors Ghost as Fernri, who is probably neither a plant nor a werewolf but sounds like both

7. @mippoas Dahran, a once-parshman who wants nothing more than an uneventful life

8. @Stick. as stick, the Omniscient Overlord of Everything

9. @ThatOneWorldhopper as Jojoja, who's definitely not related to Jojala in any way 

10. @IcedOutPenguin as    , a singer of few words and fewer names

11. @Doc12 as Dienna, an artform singer with a close relationship to the Almighty

12. @The Unknown Medallion as    , an unknown persona 

13. @coco.pudding as Kiri, trying to get a life

14. @Qianweilian as      , a        who       … but     

15. @Archer as o, an apipophobic (yes, I had to look it up, you're welcome) Discerning Regal

16: @DrakeMarshall as Yakat, who wants the very best for Revolar's singer community Spren

Edited February 2 by TwinStorm

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

Chaos. The fistfights had broken between Singers, and now two were dead. Narash had been surrounded, and beaten to death. O, one of the Singers, had broken out of the crowd, and taken off, sprinting. Two hours later, his body had been found in an alleyway. Eyes burned out, and a spren swirling around him. 

Deltri inspected the corpses, both placed in the center of the square. Narash had been thought to be a Warform, but upon glancing at his body, was covered in spikes. A Direform. A form of the enemy. 

Deltri glanced at the Singers packed into the small square. He smiled. "They're dead. We did it." As much as Deltri hated death, he felt a twinkling of hope, as that same Rhythm flitted in his words.

"But . . . there's more. I'm sure of it. And . . . O, he was killed by a Shardbearer."

The crowd stirred, many gasping. The Listeners among them remembered the Shattered Plains, when those accursed Blades has claimed so many of their kin. 

"This is not over." Songs, he hated how pathetic his voice sounded. He was not meant to be a leader. 

---

Mistfallen Soldier has been executed! They were a Direform Regal. 

Archer has fallen! They were a Discerning Regal. 

Drake has disappeared! He was a Spren to Archer.

Vote Count:

Mistfallen Soldier: (7) TJ, Jo, Stick, Honors Ghost, Doc, Akimoi

Wahr: (1) 

Archer: (2) Mippo, TOW

Akimo: (6) TUM, Quian, Mistfallen, Iced, Archer

Things to Note:

• PMs are open!
• This cycle will end on Monday the 2nd of February, at 8 PM CST
• Maintain your sanity! Or don't! Go crazy! I don't really care! This is SE!
• Have fun!

Players

  Reveal hidden contents

 

1. @Wahrheitswächter as Marne, a singer who doesn't like people who try to meddle with his life

2. @Mistfallen Soldier as Narash, who really really wants to be able to fly Direform Regal

3. @|TJ| as Taxill, a living being

4. @A Jo in the Bush as Jojala, former servant to the brightlord of Revolar, and a listener fanboy who wants to pilgrimage to Narak... but the world has other plans

5. @Akimikoisthecutest as Khenari, a Scholarform historian wary of manipulation - with bonus trauma!

6. @Honors Ghost as Fernri, who is probably neither a plant nor a werewolf but sounds like both

7. @mippoas Dahran, a once-parshman who wants nothing more than an uneventful life

8. @Stick. as stick, the Omniscient Overlord of Everything

9. @ThatOneWorldhopper as Jojoja, who's definitely not related to Jojala in any way 

10. @IcedOutPenguin as    , a singer of few words and fewer names

11. @Doc12 as Dienna, an artform singer with a close relationship to the Almighty

12. @The Unknown Medallion as    , an unknown persona 

13. @coco.pudding as Kiri, trying to get a life

14. @Qianweilian as      , a        who       … but     

15. @Archer as o, an apipophobic (yes, I had to look it up, you're welcome) Discerning Regal

16: @DrakeMarshall as Yakat, who wants the very best for Revolar's singer community Spren

Whoah! Good cycle, everyone!

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

Chaos. The fistfights had broken between Singers, and now two were dead. Narash had been surrounded, and beaten to death. O, one of the Singers, had broken out of the crowd, and taken off, sprinting. Two hours later, his body had been found in an alleyway. Eyes burned out, and a spren swirling around him. 

Deltri inspected the corpses, both placed in the center of the square. Narash had been thought to be a Warform, but upon glancing at his body, was covered in spikes. A Direform. A form of the enemy. 

Deltri glanced at the Singers packed into the small square. He smiled. "They're dead. We did it." As much as Deltri hated death, he felt a twinkling of hope, as that same Rhythm flitted in his words.

"But . . . there's more. I'm sure of it. And . . . O, he was killed by a Shardbearer."

The crowd stirred, many gasping. The Listeners among them remembered the Shattered Plains, when those accursed Blades has claimed so many of their kin. 

"This is not over." Songs, he hated how pathetic his voice sounded. He was not meant to be a leader. 

---

Mistfallen Soldier has been executed! They were a Direform Regal. 

Archer has fallen! They were a Discerning Regal. 

Drake has disappeared! He was a Spren to Archer.

Vote Count:

Mistfallen Soldier: (7) TJ, Jo, Stick, Honors Ghost, Doc, Akimoi

Wahr: (1) 

Archer: (2) Mippo, TOW

Akimo: (6) TUM, Quian, Mistfallen, Iced, Archer

Things to Note:

• PMs are open!
• This cycle will end on Monday the 2nd of February, at 8 PM CST
• Maintain your sanity! Or don't! Go crazy! I don't really care! This is SE!
• Have fun!

Players

  Reveal hidden contents

 

1. @Wahrheitswächter as Marne, a singer who doesn't like people who try to meddle with his life

2. @Mistfallen Soldier as Narash, who really really wants to be able to fly Direform Regal

3. @|TJ| as Taxill, a living being

4. @A Jo in the Bush as Jojala, former servant to the brightlord of Revolar, and a listener fanboy who wants to pilgrimage to Narak... but the world has other plans

5. @Akimikoisthecutest as Khenari, a Scholarform historian wary of manipulation - with bonus trauma!

6. @Honors Ghost as Fernri, who is probably neither a plant nor a werewolf but sounds like both

7. @mippoas Dahran, a once-parshman who wants nothing more than an uneventful life

8. @Stick. as stick, the Omniscient Overlord of Everything

9. @ThatOneWorldhopper as Jojoja, who's definitely not related to Jojala in any way 

10. @IcedOutPenguin as    , a singer of few words and fewer names

11. @Doc12 as Dienna, an artform singer with a close relationship to the Almighty

12. @The Unknown Medallion as    , an unknown persona 

13. @coco.pudding as Kiri, trying to get a life

14. @Qianweilian as      , a        who       … but     

15. @Archer as o, an apipophobic (yes, I had to look it up, you're welcome) Discerning Regal

16: @DrakeMarshall as Yakat, who wants the very best for Revolar's singer community Spren

Sweet! Pretty tame EoD, actually:(

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Sorry I wasn't very involved

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Sorry I wasn't very involved

Penguin for self-incrimination.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 minutes ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

Penguin for self-incrimination.

TOW for retaliation

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

41 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

TOW for retaliation

 

[Doc12]

Lol this feels like the AG but this time I'm on the other side. 

Mistfallen Soldier: (7) TJ, Jo, Stick, Honors Ghost, Doc, Akimoi

Wahr: (1) 

Archer: (2) Mippo, TOW

Akimo: (6) TUM, Qian, Mistfallen, Iced, Archer

Alright, from this. 

First of all, there's a secret vote on Wahr - no idea why that's there, as Wahr was not in danger at any point end of cycle. Maybe an Inspiring or spren who was on last cycle and trying to deflect off someone in danger then? I have to go back and look if there was an actual train other than Wahr. 

Secondly, I'm inclined to clear Aki for clinching that vote on Mistfallen. Similarly, Mippo and TOW voted on Archer at the end of the day. 

Thirdly, no elim kill.  @TwinStorm @Hoid Slayer are we told if the kill was blocked via Heroic/Spren?

Fourthly, Do we think a convert went off?

Tracking secret votes, there seems to be an extra vote on Aki, on Mistfallen, and Wahr. Aki claimed Inspiring - they probably added the second vote on Mistfallen. The secret vote on Aki is I'm assuming Drake, who must have been one of the elims spren to die when they died. There's one more secret vote floating around, so I'm assuming there might be a second inspiring/spren. Also did not see any use of envoyform - counting the votes and the names, there doesn't seem to be a decrease in vote on any party, unless there's a fourth added vote and it was taken away by envoyform.

So obviously, I'm now looking at the people who are on the Akimiko train. The actual train began when the Wahr train was just beginning to break up. TUM voted on them for going after TOW. Mippo joined again, then Qian, then Mistfallen, then Coco, Penguin, Stick, and Archer. So 2 confirmed elims on that train. I'd normally be disinclined to believe all the elims were on the same train, but it was getting pretty close end of day. Between TUM, Penguin, and Qian, I'm more interested in TUM. In general also interested to see how Qian and Penguin vote today.  

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Doc12 said:

Lol this feels like the AG but this time I'm on the other side. 

Mistfallen Soldier: (7) TJ, Jo, Stick, Honors Ghost, Doc, Akimoi

Wahr: (1) 

Archer: (2) Mippo, TOW

Akimo: (6) TUM, Qian, Mistfallen, Iced, Archer

Alright, from this. 

First of all, there's a secret vote on Wahr - no idea why that's there, as Wahr was not in danger at any point end of cycle. Maybe an Inspiring or spren who was on last cycle and trying to deflect off someone in danger then? I have to go back and look if there was an actual train other than Wahr. 

Secondly, I'm inclined to clear Aki for clinching that vote on Mistfallen. Similarly, Mippo and TOW voted on Archer at the end of the day. 

Thirdly, no elim kill.  @TwinStorm @Hoid Slayer are we told if the kill was blocked via Heroic/Spren?

Fourthly, Do we think a convert went off?

Tracking secret votes, there seems to be an extra vote on Aki, on Mistfallen, and Wahr. Aki claimed Inspiring - they probably added the second vote on Mistfallen. The secret vote on Aki is I'm assuming Drake, who must have been one of the elims spren to die when they died. There's one more secret vote floating around, so I'm assuming there might be a second inspiring/spren. Also did not see any use of envoyform - counting the votes and the names, there doesn't seem to be a decrease in vote on any party, unless there's a fourth added vote and it was taken away by envoyform.

So obviously, I'm now looking at the people who are on the Akimiko train. The actual train began when the Wahr train was just beginning to break up. TUM voted on them for going after TOW. Mippo joined again, then Qian, then Mistfallen, then Coco, Penguin, Stick, and Archer. So 2 confirmed elims on that train. I'd normally be disinclined to believe all the elims were on the same train, but it was getting pretty close end of day. Between TUM, Penguin, and Qian, I'm more interested in TUM. In general also interested to see how Qian and Penguin vote today.  

you would be told if a kill was blocked

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

8 minutes ago, Doc12 said:

I'd normally be disinclined to believe all the elims were on the same train, but it was getting pretty close end of day. Between TUM, Penguin, and Qian, I'm more interested in TUM.

? I started the Akimiko train. Mistfallen had no votes when I first voted there