MR77: Cycle Three: Weike Up Dead Man

[Archer he/him]

MR77 Cycle Three: Weike Up Dead Man

 

Sailors picked their way through ferns and vines. Thunder boomed, and an instant deluge fell on the jungle below. Ignoring the sky's warnings, the sailors pressed on toward the head of the greatshell.

In the midst of the downpour, Wei staggered through the undergrowth alone. When her foot slipped, she stumbled into a demon.

"Stop following me, voidbringer," she slurred.
The blue-skinned man gently guided her to the ground. His eyes were unnaturally large.
"Coincidence, sailor. I'm after that fine specimen you've attracted." Axies the Collector stared over Wei's head. "Yes, it's the largest stupidityspren I've seen in years!"

Wei scoffed. That was a common schoolyard prank.
"Sore throat? And no need for a banker to check your balance." He held up four fingers. "How many minutes do you have left?"
As Wei fell into a coughing fit, Axies revised his estimate down to three.

"At least you'll die in beautiful company." He tilted Wei's head to look downward. "See that? It's like a delicate rockbud."
A yellow flower had emerged from the ground in full bloom. "They wait until the chaos of the storm to extend themselves. Remind you of anyone?"

"I know... I know who poisoned me," Wei realized. "At lunch..."
"You haven't eaten since lunch? No wonder you're sickly." Axies deftly picked the flower and shoved it in Wei's mouth. It squirted a soothing nectar down her throat.
"I can't feel my legs!"
"You won't want to in a minute. Your body's about to die, but you can ignore that temporarily."

Wei began crawling back the way she'd came. "I have to warn them."
Axies lifted a branch, revealing a short trail to an open clearing. "Could you be more dramatic about it? You might call a martyrspren."  
As Wei crawled slowly, her stupidityspren had the decency to disappear.

The jungle ended at the base of Relu-na's neck. The first sailors to arrive had taken cover in the treeline.
In the distance, two figures sat atop the greatshell's head, unbothered by the downpour.

Pladel chewed some bark aggressively. "They're testing our commitment."
"Climbing would be dangerous." Zeek's waterlogged eyebrows fell over his face like bangs. "Waiting out the storm would be sensible."

Pladel turned to her crew. "Listen up! That one's Talik, and that one's the king. Yes, he's a woman, get over yourselves. They want to be impressed. A double share to anyone who pulls that off."
Reluctantly, Zeek shared a similar message to his crew, with more urging to be cautious. A few eager sailors set off to try the ascent.

"Pladel!" Wei emerged from the brush, limbs shaking uncontrollably.

Kol the quartermaster dragged her to her feet. "Show some respect, sailor!"
"I've been-"
"Shove off with your excuses."
"It's fine, Kol," Pladel said.
"I'm poisoned."
"It's not fine, Captain. Without a first-mate, this crew has lost their discipline."
"I told you not to speak of him."
"Apologies, Captain, but someone's got to say the truth. Ever since you killed-"
"Enough!" Pladel slapped him. He dropped Wei, whose body fell hard.

They looked at Wei. A shardblade shimmered into view beside her corpse. 
“Nobody touch that!” Pladel quickly snatched the sword and handed it to the sailor she trusted most, Qian. 

The treehouse in the jungle held a new secret today. The secret of a murder weighed on two girls’ minds. 
They'd watched Qian walk the trail that led back to the ships. They'd seen other sailors follow, asking to see the shardblade. 
Cass had looked away as the men started shouting. Polly looked away when the shardblade was swung. But both had looked back, in time to see a killing blow. 
The shardblade was taken, and the girls knew by whom. 

Plot hooks: Parlay with the king, or investigate these murders!

@Illwei was NKed! They were a Merchant Crew.

@Qianweilian was killed by the sailors (based on RNG)! They were a Merchant Officer.

There was no Rebuke. Enmity is now 3.

Player-player PMs are permanently closed. 

Rollover is at 8pm Tuesday, July 7. 

Votes

Qian (3): Hoid, TUC, Mint

Hoid (3): Qian, Illwei, Coco

Cargo Hold

Quote

1. Manifest: Add Items to Cargo Hold
2. Manifest
3. Manifest
4. Lavis Beer: See target's inventory 
5. Bribe: Vote manip to match yours
6. PW Boast: Add Favour

Spoiler

Secret Cargo Hold (These items are also available)

7. Lavis Beer

8. Manifest

9. Bribe

10. Pre-written Boast

11. Key: Multiple functions 

12. Piece of Chalk

 

 

Players

Spoiler

1. @Hoid Slayer as Y, an inexperienced sailor with a positive attitude and a secret. 

2. @Stardust

3. @The Unknown Character

4. @Wahrheitswächter as Ralm the Thaylen Merchant, and Babsk of Essyn, bearing a mistspren, trinkets, and secrets. Merchant Officer

5. @coco.pudding as Essyn, a Thaylen apprentice looking to prove herself worthy of her family name (which is secret).

6. @Mystic as Fickle Thief

7. @Through the Living Hopper as 1. 

8. @Ascended Grubberfly as Darak the Reshi returning home who secretly helped draft pre-written boasts. 

9. @Mint11 as Shejun

10. @Qianweilian Merchant Officer

11. @CoderDrag0n8 as X, the retired sailor brought along for his experience and his secret weapon. 

12. @Illwei Merchant Crew

13. @|TJ|

Correction

I made a mistake during the previous rollover and told two players incorrect inventories. They have been privately informed. 
If your inventory doesn't make sense, please let me know and I can double-check. 

Rules Clarifications 

Spoiler

-You can use a Ship's Manifest at any time, regardless of how many items are in the Cargo Hold. 

-The chalk is considered a common item. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Archer

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

I have two things to say about Coder

1. He didn’t give me a Key. Archer screwed up. Thankfully, I grabbed a key myself, because

2. He killed Illwei.

Coder

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

3 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

I have two things to say about Coder

1. He didn’t give me a Key. Archer screwed up. Thankfully, I grabbed a key myself, because

2. He killed Illwei.

Coder

Ok whoa

1. Is that what you were asking me??? Do keys give favor??? Archer screwed up????

2. I feel that is a baseless accusation.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Ok whoa

1. Is that what you were asking me??? Do keys give favor??? Archer screwed up????

2. I feel that is a baseless accusation.

What did you do with your action, then?

Also keys are capable of giving Favour depends on how you use them

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, Hoid Slayer said:

What did you do with your action, then?

Also keys are capable of giving Favour depends on how you use them

Well I didn't know that.

And I used my action to protect you, cause I forgot to use it yesterday, and I didn't know what to do.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Well I didn't know that.

And I used my action to protect you, cause I forgot to use it yesterday, and I didn't know what to do.

Yeah okay that’s a lie

I used the Key to follow you

So unless Archer is wrong again you’re lying about not visiting Illwei, which means you almost definitely killed her

I can’t believe my instincts were right for once omg

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Yeah okay that’s a lie

I used the Key to follow you

So unless Archer is wrong again you’re lying about not visiting Illwei, which means you almost definitely killed her

I can’t believe my instincts were right for once omg

Well, I know what I did, so then that means your lying.

Why, why Hoid would you do this? I thought I could trust you?

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

For those wondering, Archer tells me he has double checked his work and agrees with the information provided

[Mint11 she/her]

3 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Yeah okay that’s a lie

I used the Key to follow you

So unless Archer is wrong again you’re lying about not visiting Illwei, which means you almost definitely killed her

oh that's interesting. Coder

what prompted you to follow coder?

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Well, I know what I did, so then that means your lying.

Why, why Hoid would you do this? I thought I could trust you?

Brochacho save it for the RP

Which I do intend to get to btw cause this ought to be fun

3 minutes ago, Mint11 said:

oh that's interesting. Coder

what prompted you to follow coder?

Instinct

He seemed too chill, too passive

Archer’s mistake also serendipitously helped

[Ascended Grubberfly He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Brochacho save it for the RP

Which I do intend to get to btw cause this ought to be fun

Instinct

He seemed too chill, too passive

Archer’s mistake also serendipitously helped

What did his action say then? Did you see the NK?

Okay based off the NK it does look like the elims are aiming for control of the thread. Illwei was very active and their death makes it seem like their influence was dangerous. Hoid immediately jumped on Coder when Illwei, the active voice, was removed.

But Coder allegedly said they were a Captain and didn’t know keys could give Favor?

We really need that elim exe to keep Emnity down too…

Is Coder normal more active as a villiager?

Okay, I’m gonna slow down and think through this. There are 9 people alive, with presumably 3 elims. We outnumber them 2:1 if we got everyone in right now. If we exe Coder and he turns out elim then the Favor issue simplifies and Hoid is more or less cleared. If he’s villiage, Hoid played us, we will be at the edge for obtainable Favor and we might lose.

Coder’s response is kinda flimsy too….

Okay, @Hoid Slayer I need you to convince me that Coder is not a decision I will come to regret.

[Stardust She/Her]

Hi guys! I will be much more active from now on- I just got back. 

So, uh, what did I miss? I read through this cycle, but I haven't really looked at the others yet. 

Based on this cycle only, I think Coder is pretty suspicious, but I would like to hear both sides of the arguments before I vote. 

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

The rain was pattering out as X and Y trudged through the Reshi jungle, the moonlight casting shadows upon their steps.

The pair had stuck together ever since their arrival on the island. The sole exception was when night fell; Y tended to spend that time in isolation, lighting the faintest candle to flip through the pages of the journal he had brought. Words written by a man who had walked this jungle, survived these beasts, yet never left these waters. In them, Y thought he could discern the voice of his father.

Last night was different. An instinct - a nag - had begun to pull at Y ever since they had disembarked on these shores. Something had changed in X's demeanor; hardly noticeable, yet obvious to one who spent every day around him. And so, last night, using the key he had taken from the cargo hold - the ranking of Officer that Pladel had given him in secret, without more explanation than a "feeling" - he had broken into the captain's quarters, taken an Alerter Fabrial, and placed it on the experienced sailor. And from there, watched the murder unfold.

Now, witness and killer walked together up towards the Greatshell's Head. They had stayed behind as the others proceeded yesterday, and so while some had already begun to attempt the ascent, they still had space to cover to catch up. It also meant they were alone.

Y's heart almost banged out of his chest as he fingered the tiny dagger hidden in the hem of his tunic. It was hardly a knife; more a sharpened stone. It would do. Y stopped walking. Took a deep breath to still himself. And in one deft movement, threw himself at the figure in front of him. They fell together to the wet ground, sloshing and rolling in the mud. Y came out on top, panting as he pressed the sharpened stone to X's neck.

"Tell me," he growled, low and guttural. Desperate. "Where is he? Where is Evinir Cragborn?"

@CoderDrag0n8

16 minutes ago, Ascended Grubberfly said:

What did his action say then? Did you see the NK?

No, all I know for sure was that he targeted Illwei

Something he wouldn't lie about as a villager

17 minutes ago, Ascended Grubberfly said:

But Coder allegedly said they were a Captain and didn’t know keys could give Favor?

Captain ain't a role pal

2 minutes ago, Stardust said:

Hi guys! I will be much more active from now on- I just got back. 

So, uh, what did I miss? I read through this cycle, but I haven't really looked at the others yet. 

Based on this cycle only, I think Coder is pretty suspicious, but I would like to hear both sides of the arguments before I vote. 

Chat there is no argument to be made here

Coder did kill Illwei

I have no reason to lie as an elim here. That is not a sacrifice worth making.

[Ascended Grubberfly He/Him]

13 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Captain ain't a role pal

14 minutes ago, Stardust said:

BAH! Officer, I keep mixing it up in my head they're so close definition wise.

 

14 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Chat there is no argument to be made here

Coder did kill Illwei

I have no reason to lie as an elim here. That is not a sacrifice worth making.

Okay, looks like we got one elim then. 

Should we talk about Favor now? I can cover one today.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Ascended Grubberfly said:

BAH! Officer, I keep mixing it up in my head they're so close definition wise.

 

Well Officers can still be elim

2 minutes ago, Ascended Grubberfly said:

Should we talk about Favor now? I can cover one today.

I cannot, and so I greatly suggest that everyone that can does

Don’t forget what Illwei told us last cycle: use your bonus action for Favour-adjacent actions. That way they can’t be blocked.

[The Unknown Character he/him]

Yeah, there's no way e!Hoid makes this claim right now. This has to be village.

Coder it is.

[Stardust She/Her]

1 hour ago, Hoid Slayer said:

No, all I know for sure was that he targeted Illwei

Something he wouldn't lie about as a villager

Captain ain't a role pal

Chat there is no argument to be made here

Coder did kill Illwei

I have no reason to lie as an elim here. That is not a sacrifice worth making.

I can't see a reason why e!Hoid would lie about this. If Coder turns out to be village we immediately turn on him, which wouldn't be worth the risk. Coder

[coco.pudding she/they]

Okay, that was a lot to come back to.

I don’t see e!Hoid lying about this. The elims aren’t even close to winning atp so that would be an incredibly dumb gambit to try.

So Coder