MR77: Cycle Three: Weike Up Dead Man

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

7 minutes ago, coco.pudding said:

Definitely something to look into. I already thought that whole interaction seemed suspicious—now that Coder is almost certainly elim, it looks pretty damning. 

Ngl I’m still eyeing you as their potential third but I’mma have to take a good look at it

[coco.pudding she/they]

1 minute ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Ngl I’m still eyeing you as their potential third but I’mma have to take a good look at it

Damn, okay

At least you’re honest about it

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 hours ago, coco.pudding said:

Damn, okay

At least you’re honest about it

That’s me!

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

23 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

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

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.

wait whos Evinir

Is that illwei canonically

X turned to Y, hurt in his eyes. "Y... I thought we were friends? So then why... Why would you accuse me? Evinir was a friend, an ally. I wouldn't kill Evinir. I wouldn't kill someone. Y, you have to believe me. I am not a murderer."

X tried to convince Y. But X really trying to convince Y? Or himself?

"Y... We've always been friends. We've been through hell and back together. Don't do this. Please."

4 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

I highly agree with Mint here and was gonna suggest myself that we look into the implications of e!Coder, good job Mint remembering that about TUC cause I probably wouldn’t

This place really has seemed quiet since Illwei’s death and we need to keep it alive

There’s literally no way I’m wrong

@CoderDrag0n8 are you gonna get in here to RP with me or what?

Ok geez gimme a minute i've been away all day

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

wait whos Evinir

Is that illwei canonically

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No he’s the RP character I’m trying to build an expanded universe out of

3 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

X turned to Y, hurt in his eyes. "Y... I thought we were friends? So then why... Why would you accuse me? Evinir was a friend, an ally. I wouldn't kill Evinir. I wouldn't kill someone. Y, you have to believe me. I am not a murderer."

X tried to convince Y. But X really trying to convince Y? Or himself?

"Y... We've always been friends. We've been through hell and back together. Don't do this. Please."

4 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

The fury in Y’s eyes gave way to… confusion. His grip on the knife loosened slightly as his head spun.

”You… killed Cragborn?”

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, Hoid Slayer said:

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No he’s the RP character I’m trying to build an expanded universe out of

The fury in Y’s eyes gave way to… confusion. His grip on the knife loosened slightly as his head spun.

”You… killed Cragborn?”

I'm confused

So in this RP scenario, I killed Cragborn? Just like, checking.

"NO! Please, Y, you have to believe me. It's not my fault. It wasn't me... IT WASN'T ME!"

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

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Also guys @everyone the elims are gonna probably NK me tonight and I don’t want that so uhh if you can save me thank you

And again everyone use your Favour tonight if you can

It’ll get easier next cycle

We just need to bear through this

I’ll try and make a longer message before rollover (I 100% should be able to) but if they get rid of me, please, please please do not stop yapping

I’m worried that with Myst and Illwei both gone, and then me too, the elims could win control of this thread fairly easily and then this exe will be for nothing

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I'm confused

So in this RP scenario, I killed Cragborn? Just like, checking.

"NO! Please, Y, you have to believe me. It's not my fault. It wasn't me... IT WASN'T ME!"

You 100% did not kill Evinir Cragborn

Tbh, X probably has no idea who he even is

Y’s grip loosened once more, now fully befuddled.

”Someone… else killed Cragborn?”

[Ascended Grubberfly He/Him]

1 minute ago, Hoid Slayer said:

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Also guys @everyone the elims are gonna probably NK me tonight and I don’t want that so uhh if you can save me thank you

And again everyone use your Favour tonight if you can

It’ll get easier next cycle

We just need to bear through this

I’ll try and make a longer message before rollover (I 100% should be able to) but if they get rid of me, please, please please do not stop yapping

I’m worried that with Myst and Illwei both gone, and then me too, the elims could win control of this thread fairly easily and then this exe will be for nothing

I will never stop yapping Hoid!

I shall cary on for the good of all!

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

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Also guys @everyone the elims are gonna probably NK me tonight and I don’t want that so uhh if you can save me thank you

And again everyone use your Favour tonight if you can

It’ll get easier next cycle

We just need to bear through this

I’ll try and make a longer message before rollover (I 100% should be able to) but if they get rid of me, please, please please do not stop yapping

I’m worried that with Myst and Illwei both gone, and then me too, the elims could win control of this thread fairly easily and then this exe will be for nothing

You 100% did not kill Evinir Cragborn

Tbh, X probably has no idea who he even is

Y’s grip loosened once more, now fully befuddled.

”Someone… else killed Cragborn?”

Wait what

Uhhhh ok?

This is weird can we start over? I mean I liked the RP, it was just like, I wasn't in the loop, and then I don't know who Cragborn is, and then it just kinda

Like I dunno where to go from here, ya know?

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Ascended Grubberfly said:

I will never stop yapping Hoid!

I shall cary on for the good of all!

‘Preciate it, Grub  

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Wait what

Uhhhh ok?

This is weird can we start over? I mean I liked the RP, it was just like, I wasn't in the loop, and then I don't know who Cragborn is, and then it just kinda

Like I dunno where to go from here, ya know?

Uhh just say you don’t know who he is we can work this out

[Mint11 she/her]

I feel like I'm reading an RP story and a real life story at the same time with this cragborn mystery

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Evinir Cragborn is a character of mine who Y is hunting

I RPed a future version of him in the PseudoCycle of the last game, actually

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

47 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

‘Preciate it, Grub  

Uhh just say you don’t know who he is we can work this out

8 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Evinir Cragborn is a character of mine who Y is hunting

I RPed a future version of him in the PseudoCycle of the last game, actually

I'm not sure we can work this out

I dunno I'm tired

[Archer he/him]

I knew the chalk was a mistake

The games are all blending together 

Vote Count

Hoid (1): Coder

Coder (?): Everyone else 

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

9 hours ago, Archer said:

 

I knew the chalk was a mistake

The games are all blending together 

 

The what?

[Archer he/him]

43 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

The what?

See: contents of the top secret cargo hold 

(you have to open the quote box, it's very well hidden) 

 

Rollover is in about 10 hours. Get your votes and action orders in! 

[Mint11 she/her]

it's too quiet

does anyone want to post their reads? I'm struggling because I'm hardly getting a village read on anyone which is the opposite of the problem I usually have where my gut reads everyone as village

I think the conversation with TUC and coder is noteworthy. I also think its noteworthy that we have a bunch of inactive players who showed up just to vote for coder (star, TJ, hopper). it feels very convenient

1. hoid: confirmed village

2. grub: reluctant village lean. I have a bad feeling to be honest. but I don't have much to back it up, the gut feel is less justified then my concerns on others, and I can't just call everyone an elim

now that I'm thinking on it though,  his initial uncertainty around voting coder is a little odd. feels like grub went from newbie -> good at mafia -> newbie in terms of the tone of his posts from C1 to now

3. coco: village lean? I did have a little bit of an elim lean, but I'd need to go through previous posts to figure out why. like grub, I don't think I have much justification here

4. hopper & star: grouped because my elim lean is for the same reason. they only popped in to vote codee

5. TJ: elim lean. same reason as above and also see note on TUC below

6. TUC: elim lean for the coder-TUC-illwei convo. C1 really was quiet when TUC was about to getting voted on so if TUC is elim, then I think that supports the idea that the other elims are not active in thread. and I'm going back to my theory of e!TJ saving TUC if this is the case

@Hoid Slayer if you get the chance, I'm curious about your read on coco since you were thinking they might be elim.

 

so far only one @Ascended Grubberfly has offered to provide favor for this cycle. there's a chance that there are some others who will but won't announce in thread. enmity is 3

maybe controversial, but unless at least two people publicly offer to take care of favor, I think we should just take the rebuke. I don't want one person wasting their favor and action if we're probably not going to reach 3 favor anyways

I think there's a high chance that a villager grabbed Agreement with Axies the Collector from the cargo hold, but we can't know that for sure