StrikerEZ he/him Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, Quinn0928 said: ...what does that mean? I've heard it used in a bunch of different circumstances so I'm kind of confused as to what it refers to : P It basically means when a group of people all change their votes at the last minute onto a new target, so there’s not any time for people to react to the new lynch target. It’s usually an elim tactic, but me and DrakeMarshall once planned one as villagers.
Quintessential she/her Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 Just now, StrikerEZ said: It basically means when a group of people all change their votes at the last minute onto a new target, so there’s not any time for people to react to the new lynch target. It’s usually an elim tactic, but me and DrakeMarshall once planned one as villagers. Oh, no, I was asking because I... well, here: I don't know whether the suspicions we have against SfS are founded on anything concrete. From what I can tell, it's mostly that he's been defensive and said some odd things, but depending on the person that could be NAI. And I have to say, I personally don't know enough about SfS's vil playstyle to have much of an idea how to read him. That being said, we have to exe someone, and while I'm fairly certain that Liranil is vil and Straw is DS, since we have some measure of proof for both, I don't have any other elim reads. If SfS is elim, that would make me think that TJ is too--like he's intentionally setting up a mis-exe on me because he knows how SfS will flip. But since we still don't know SfS's alignment, I'm really not sure about TJ. Striker and Ghander haven't spoken as much, so I don't have much of a read on them... and I tried to go back and read through earlier cycles and analyze votes but I quickly got bogged down in trying to figure out the implications of what confirmed villagers said, so I gave up... Point is, I'm not trying to hammer--I'm just saying that I won't vote this turn. It doesn't make much difference, since the village has control of half the vote-manips in the game, and anyone who removes votes from SfS at the last second will fall under suspicion, so I doubt the elims would do that.
Elandera she/her Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 Don't forget your actions or votes! Seven and a half hours in the turn. Vote count: Somebody from Sel (4) - TJ Shade, Snipexe, Liranil, StrikerEZ
Liranil she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Here are my reads right now, and I'm tagging people again to hopefully get some more action before the cycle ends. - @TJ Shade: I'm reading you as pretty village right now. You've done some pretty good reasoning, and you haven't really done anything too suspicious to me. Village. - @Quinn0928: I'm growing slightly more suspicious of you. You've definitely had some really good reasoning so far, but you seem really reluctant to vote Somebody. Either you know something about them and don't want them killed, or you're both elims. That I kind of doubt. My guess is you had PMs with Somebody and don't want to out them or something. Mild Village, beginning to lean towards elim though. - Somebody: I do think they were acting overly defensive and had some weird phrasing, but now that I've reread some things, I feel like their elim teammates would have stopped them from talking too much. Very mild elim, shifting towards village. - @StrikerEZ: You were the one who voted on Archer, which led to their death, which makes me suspicious. You've also mostly kept to the background, which fits my current elim profile. Mild Elim. - @Snipexe: I have a gut read on you as an elim, although I'm not entirely sure why. Mild elim. - @Ghanderflaffle: You've been really quiet, and when you have said stuff, it doesn't really add anything to the conversation. There also hasn't been much suspicion on you, so I don't know why the elims would chose not to kill you, as they did with several of the other quiet people. Elim. - @Straw: I honestly believe you're the spy. Sorry if you die, but anything you want to share with us in case you do? I'm assuming there are still 3 elims remaining to be overly cautious, and I believe that an elim has voted on Somebody, since half of the people who voted didn't vote on Dannex. If I had to choose an elim set, I would pick Striker, Snipexe, and Ghander, and I'm most suspicious of Ghander right now. Even though they probably won't get voted out, I hope this prompts theme to talk more. Any thoughts, anyone?
Liranil she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Hmm. For the sake of avoiding tie-by-vote-manipulation, I guess I'll switch back from Ghander to Somebody.
Elandera she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Author Posted January 2, 2021 That's the turn! Stay tuned for more!
Elandera she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Author Posted January 2, 2021 Sale Conim was a person of shadows and quiet. He said little and tended to loom. Part of that was to blame on technological problems. No one talked to him much, so he wandered the ship in isolation, watching everyone pass by. Being overlooked left a bitter tang in his mouth, but it was useful for scouting out the Department of Species Integration. Unfortunately, his precautions had started to fail. Others were starting to notice. Many suspected he’d been the one to go direct to the High Minister to whisper lies and influence the decisions made by the whole. They weren’t wrong, but it was nonetheless an annoyance. A hindrance to the goal of the DPS. He stood in front of the assembly after being called forward by the High Minister. Others had come out with accusations. And Kaviq would not come to his defense. “Conim,” said the assistant after clanging his gavel once again. “You are being accused of actions unbecoming of the Superiority. Actions such as these cannot be allowed to continue to taint the Superiority. Such aggression.” Sale Conim stayed quiet as the assistant continued to enumerate the accusations. Witnesses were called to explain his transgressions. It was all so civil. So disdainful. Aggression was not to be allowed—of that he was certain—but the consistent civility was only a mask hiding the gruesome truth. Species of primary intelligence were no less immune to subversive machinations. “It is decided, then. Conim, you are dismissed from duty within the assembly and DPS alike.” Sale Conim stayed in the shadows as he walked out of the hall and into the bright world of Starsight. It was all so fake, designed to keep the people under their control. The DPS was going to change that. With or without Sale Conim. *** Straw opened his eyes, blinking thim rapidly as bright lights hung overhead. How long had I been out? Where am I? His breath caught and panic rose in his chest as he realized he was in the medbay. He’d been stabbed. How much did they find? Straw knew he’d have much bigger problems if they suddenly discovered the ambassador from UrDail was actually a human from a quarantined planet. The holoprojector was, thankfully, still attached to his wrist, and his earpiece was still in place. The wound on his side was patched, though, so they’d at least taken care of that. He glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then spoke quietly. “M-Bot? Are you there?” “Oh. You’re awake. Good.” M-Bot’s voice was a welcome comfort. Straw sighed in relief. “How good is this projector? Did they notice anything out of place with my disguise?” “I do not know, but no one seemed to be scared away by the sudden realization you are a barbaric human.” That sigh was from exasperation. “Not barbaric.” “All of you organic species seem barbaric to me.” “Any progress on the hyperdrive search while I’ve been out?” Straw doubted that would be the case. M-Bot had already searched all available public databases, and it wasn’t like he would be able to go interrogate anyone himself. “None yet. Mrs. Chadwick isn’t exactly the best conversationalist.” “Please tell me you haven’t tried to talk with her.” Straw put his hand to his face, closing his eyes. He doubted M-Bot would be so careless as to talk to someone else, but he could be unpredictable sometimes. “That is why she isn't a good conversationalist. I can’t talk to her, so she’s not good at conversation.” “Well, do—” Straw cut off as the door to the medbay started to open. It was someone he didn’t recognize. Probably one of the doctors. “You’ve been trouble for us,” the doctor said. Straw’s stomach knotted. Did they know, then? “My injury seems better.” The doctor pulled a syringe from a coat pocket and pulled the cap. “A tragedy, really.” What? “This would all have gone so much better if you’d just died. Now we have to do this all over again.” The doctor—or, maybe not doctor—stepped up to Straw’s beside with quick steps and shoved the needle into his skin. A hot pain spread through his arm and he cried out, reaching with his other arm to shove the not-doctor away. The creature grabbed at his wrist to maintain balance, but only caught the holoprojector bracelet. It snapped in half, the projection failing. Straw’s skin turned in an instant from purple to its normal tan. The not-doctor stepped back, barings its teeth. “A human. Even worse than we thought.” “Straw? Straw?” M-Bots voice was becoming faint in his ear. “M-Bot. I—I’m sorry.” The searing pain kept spreading, from his arm into his shoulder. Then to his chest. Each breath made his lungs expand into a wall of burning needles. Air stopped coming as the sensation overtook his body. *** Keras puckered its lips as it was called for an emergency meeting at the assembly. It was not the time for such nonsense, but the DPS had insisted they had an urgent matter that could not wait until the next day. This whole thing had already taken entirely too much time. The DPS was dragging out their opposition longer than Keras could ever have expected. And their move tonight did not bode well for the DSI. Not well at all. Once everyone—everyone that was left, that is—was gathered in the hall once more, Kaviq was called to the stage where a table had been set out with something rather large and bulky had been laid out under a sheet. The gavel clanged and Kaviq was officially given the floor. They did not speak at first. Only looked around to the gathered assembly. “The Department of Protective Services has had one goal for many years: To control the human infestation. We have been pushing for harsher measures as the humans, especially those on Detritus, grow closer to breaking free from their prison. Closer than you could even imagine. “We called you here tonight to make you see how real that threat really is. How close it is. And to show you why the DPS needs to continue control of the delver project.” With a sweeping gesture, Kaviq uncovered the object on the table. It was a body. A human body. The crowd broke out in shocked murmurs. Several of those near the front stepped away as if they might catch some kind of disease from the creature. Keras felt ill, but it kept its face stoic. “This human was discovered hiding among our own ranks. This is what we’re really fighting. He went undiscovered for how long among us? And no one knew the wiser. If we continue to let the DSI tie our hands, the humans will escape and put the entire Superiority in danger again. We all know why they are a threat to all of us. This must be stopped. And that starts with stopping the DSI.” No. This meeting had not ended well for them. Keras wondered how they’d ever get beyond this. Cycle Six Somebody from Sel has been deposed! They were a Cambric with the Department of Protective Services Straw was killed! They were the Detritus Spy! Someone has been converted to the DPS cause! Vote Count: Somebody from Sel (3) - TJ Shade, Snipexe, Liranil, StrikerEZ Player List Spoiler @TJ Shade @Quinn0928 Straw Detritus Spy Somebody from Sel DPS Cambric Matrim’s Dice DSI Figment Dannex DPS Archer DSI @Snipexe @Liranil Ventyl DSI @Ghanderflaffle Araris Valerian DSI Heklo @StrikerEZ Ashbringer DSI Heklo Xinoehp512 DSI Dione Leader Breaker DSI BrightEyes2 DSI Tenasi Pilot This turn ends in about 48 hours, on January 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PST. 3
Liranil she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Okay! So Somebody was an elim, yay! One vote was removed, which wasn't me, so it must have been Straw, which doesn't tell us much. I'm going to reread things (mostly Somebody's old posts in the main thread) in the morning.
Quintessential she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Huh. So it wasn't a misexe planted by the elims after all : P maybe I was being a little paranoid last cycle... and apologies for directing the exe away from SfS the cycle before; I genuinely thought there was something off about some of the suspicion on him. Also, this makes me, at least, fairly certain that TJ is elim. Last cycle he suggested that if SfS flipped elim, it would mean I'm also elim because I directed the exe away from him onto Dannex, another elim. If elim!TJ saw the scenario last round, he would have realized that I'd be a relatively easy misexe because I messed up (which, I'd point out, is something villagers do all the time--we just don't have enough information to make good choices 100% of the time). So elim!TJ plants the idea that SfS and I are e/e the turn before, to make it look like a theory he's been developing rather than a sudden jump on me. It makes sense since he knows how SfS will flip. Anyway, given that we haven't lost yet I would guess that the person converted to elim was not a vote-manipper, though I haven't done the math yet. It's possible that if the game started with three elims rather than four, they could have gained a vote-manip and still not won, but with four I don't think that could have happened, even with them losing SfS. (them being reshuffled a vote-manipper would lead to vote-count point totals equal to the scenario in which a villager was exed and a villager was NKd, and they didn't lose SfS at all.) However, just in case it isn't obvious I should point out that we can't afford a misexe this round, since we don't know how close the elims are to winning. I'm voting TJ because of the reasons stated above.
|TJ| he/him Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Yeah I was waiting for your voting choice this cycle to see if I was right about you or not, and now I'm fairly certain. You seem to completely disregard me going after SfS not in last round but the round before. C4, during which elims protected SfS and sacrificed Dannex to keep their Cambric alive. Makes no sense for me to start a push on him or trying to bus a Cambric during that cycle when others tried to deliberately save him. That's doubly baffling you're willing to believe elims would bus their two cycles in a row? Including one with a Cambric? To just what, falsely kill you? Do you see the imbalance between advantages and disadvantage for that? Bus a Cambric to get a villager next turn? Could have easily got one mis-elimination off Ghander or Snip if they're village rather than bus a Cambric to implicate you. And yes, SfS got banned. But I've been pushing for his elimination long before that. And if I was an elim, I definitely would not have bothered with Straw. I think they definitely made a mistake with wasting two cycles killing him for a convert, when he had basically proclaimed as siding with elims, which means his votes and his Dione ability were with you guys which means basically 2 extra votes for you guys, same as converting a vote manip villager. The kills chosen, especially those of Araris and Ashbringer fits with the team of Dannex, SfS, Quinn and Ghander/Snip. And for you to overlook all that and vote for me says you're evil. Quinn Quinn has also been slyly trying to converse with Straw arguing for the benefits of killing him, like she wanted to listen to his end to know good reasons to keep him alive. Worst case scenario with 4 member initial team would put us at 3-3, and if one of Liranil or the other Cambric is converted, each party has one vote manip each.
Quintessential she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, TJ Shade said: Yeah I was waiting for your voting choice this cycle to see if I was right about you or not, and now I'm fairly certain. If you think this is elim!me voting right now, what did you expect village!me to do exactly? Stop to consider for a moment the hypothetical in which I'm actually a villager. Your accusation against me is the only solid thing that village!me has on anyone. If I'm village, why wouldn't I vote for you? Tell me that. 26 minutes ago, TJ Shade said: You seem to completely disregard me going after SfS not in last round but the round before. C4, during which elims protected SfS and sacrificed Dannex to keep their Cambric alive. Makes no sense for me to start a push on him or trying to bus a Cambric during that cycle when others tried to deliberately save him. That's doubly baffling you're willing to believe elims would bus their two cycles in a row? Including one with a Cambric? To just what, falsely kill you? Do you see the imbalance between advantages and disadvantage for that? Bus a Cambric to get a villager next turn? Could have easily got one mis-elimination off Ghander or Snip if they're village rather than bus a Cambric to implicate you. And yes, SfS got banned. But I've been pushing for his elimination long before that. First of all, we just saw an elim bus teammates two cycles in a row in LG72, and then subsequently be trusted by everyone because of it, so I don't consider that at all out of the realm of possibility. Second of all, I know that Dannex wasn't a bus; that train was started by Liranil, who was at least at the time almost certainly village (though now obviously we can't trust any of our former vil reads), and myself. My guess is that you supported exeing SfS during C3 because the suspicion around him had been building (which to me had looked like it was started by the elims, but I realize now that it wasn't) and you didn't think you could save him so you attempted to bus him instead, figuring that if your Cambric teammate was going to die (which he was, once Liranil and Straw more or less confirmed their alignments as village and neutral respectively). Only then I moved the vote to Dannex and he died. The following cycle, the vote went back to SfS again and you realized that he was going to die too. You couldn't very well stop being suspicious of him, so you had no choice but to continue voting him, and in the meantime you decided to ensure that the next cycle would be a misexe. You used your knowledge of SfS's role and the fact that I'd gotten the village to exe Dannex instead of SfS to suggest that I was an elim trying to save a teammate. Only that doesn't make sense because wouldn't elim!me have enough foresight to realize that Dannex flipping elim wouldn't remove suspicion from SfS? I was wary of the suspicion on SfS, but I didn't think I could prevent his exe long-term. I just wanted to vote on someone who I knew couldn't be a misexe that had been set up from the start. 41 minutes ago, TJ Shade said: And if I was an elim, I definitely would not have bothered with Straw. I think they definitely made a mistake with wasting two cycles killing him for a convert, when he had basically proclaimed as siding with elims, which means his votes and his Dione ability were with you guys which means basically 2 extra votes for you guys, same as converting a vote manip villager. Elandera stated that the elims win when there is no possible way for the village to win. The way I interpret that, and the way I would guess the elims read that, is that since Straw's alignment isn't fixed and there's not necessarily a way for him to communicate with the elims, he isn't counted for parity. He could always change his mind at the last minute, and even if he stayed loyal to the elims, if he can't communicate with them he might accidentally vote for the wrong train and kill an elim rather than a villager. Also, we now can't trust any of our village reads--for all we know, Liranil the all-but-confirmed-villager could now be an elim Dione. Personally, I think it was (unfortunately) kind of smart of the elims because we now have this element of uncertainty as to who we can trust. We can't afford to take shots in the dark at people we once thought were village, on the off chance that they're not anymore, but we also can't use process of elimination anymore to narrow down who's an elim, because anyone could be. I'm not trying to argue that I'm not currently an elim, because there's no proof of that for anyone, but I am trying to convince the rest of the village that I was village last cycle. Aside from that, elim!you could always be lying about what elim!you would do. Given that we've already seen a fair amount of logic based on who was killed used to determine who the elims might be, it would make sense for you to try to distance yourself from the kill that elim!you knew the elims were going to submit. 47 minutes ago, TJ Shade said: The kills chosen, especially those of Araris and Ashbringer fits with the team of Dannex, SfS, Quinn and Ghander/Snip. I have to say that I am concerned about your mentioning Ghander and Snip... They make sense in a lot of ways as members of the elim team, but if you're bringing them up then that makes me think at least one of them is village... 48 minutes ago, TJ Shade said: Quinn has also been slyly trying to converse with Straw arguing for the benefits of killing him, like she wanted to listen to his end to know good reasons to keep him alive. I believe you need to check your timeline again, TJ. iirc during C3 (the cycle when Straw claimed) I still thought the elims would keep him alive because I was thinking of it the way he had--that he gave them a +2 to voting. Once the elims actually targeted him, I went back and realized that Straw probably doesn't count for parity, even if he says he's aligned with the elims, because that's not a binding agreement or anything and he could also always mess up and vote for the wrong person (but I digress--I've said this already). That was when I was arguing with Straw about the benefits of killing him... though I guess at that point it didn't make much difference, since the elims appeared to be committed to killing him anyway. And that's actually another reason I don't think them targeting Straw a second time was a waste: it was the only kill they could make that they knew couldn't be stopped by a Varvax Leader, and it would effectively eliminate a villager while giving them an additional elim. 58 minutes ago, TJ Shade said: Worst case scenario with 4 member initial team would put us at 3-3, and if one of Liranil or the other Cambric is converted, each party has one vote manip each. So we know Liranil and the other Cambric weren't converted, or the initial team wasn't four members, then. That would put us at 4-4, which is parity so... oh. Wait. In a tie, the villager could still survive by a coin toss. Right, so we know nothing, then.
StrikerEZ he/him Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 Okay, I think I’m going to vote for Quinn. I know we need to be thinking about the fact that one of us is now an elim, but at the same time, it almost feels like they’re leaning into it too hard. And as time has passed since Straw’s Spy claim, I’ve been growing more and more suspicious of Quinn. I still trust Liranil, though obviously they could’ve been turned. I think TJ is still village. So I’m betting that one of the others is the one that got turned. We’ll just have to see what happens now.
Ghanderflaffle she/her Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 I’m going to acknowledge the suspicion on Quinn and TJ, but I’m way more suspicious of Snip. Whenever somebody makes a list of who they think the elims are, Snip and I are normally both on there, mainly because both of us are quiet. I know that I am not an elim, but that does make me look at the other person who isn’t talking much. There’s not much evidence I can produce as they have been quiet and I’m not necessarily saying to ignore both Quinn and TJ to vote Snip instead, but I do think that they are worth looking into. @Snipexe
Liranil she/her Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 At this point, I'm going to assume that the village Cambric got converted to the elim team as a worst-case scenario (and I'm saying the Cambric because I know that I didn't switch). Like both Quinn and TJ were saying, that would put us at 3-3 with one vote manipulator for each team. If that's true, we need to get an elim this cycle. There's still a Heklo out there and the Varvax leader. That would leave two people who don't have roles. So TJ and Quinn are pointing fingers at each other right now. I kind of thought they were both village, but now I'm not sure. I definitely think it was weird how Quinn avoided voting for Somebody, which was beginning to make me suspicious, but at the same time, I feel like Quinn would have been a lot more subtle if they were an elim. And while TJ did mention suspicion of Quinn at the end of last round, linking Quinn to Somebody could be a way to divert attention away from TJ and make them look more innocent (which could also be true if TJ was the one who was switched to elim). It could go either way for me, but I'll put a vote on Quinn. I do want to say that even if Quinn does turn up elim, I don't think that clears TJ, because if they are the one who was switched to elim this round, then they would feel like they have to act on their suspicions from last round.
Quintessential she/her Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 1:22 PM, StrikerEZ said: Okay, I think I’m going to vote for Quinn. I know we need to be thinking about the fact that one of us is now an elim, but at the same time, it almost feels like they’re leaning into it too hard. I'm... not sure what you mean. I suppose I brought it up a couple of times, but mostly because it was relevant to what I was saying. 4 hours ago, Liranil said: Like both Quinn and TJ were saying, that would put us at 3-3 with one vote manipulator for each team. If that's true, we need to get an elim this cycle. There's still a Heklo out there and the Varvax leader. Er... how do we know there's still a Heklo out there? Have you been in PMs with someone recently? Also, I'd like to point something out: if it's 3-3 with one vote-manip on each team, then a vote between a villager and an elim should end up being a tie before vote-manips and a tie after them, if everyone votes, since the elims can't really afford to lose another person even in the 3-3 scenario that Liranil laid out, which is their best case right now. Between two villagers or two elims, the elims would likely split up, with two on one person and one on the other. What that means is that we should be... ah, wary if more than three people are on a train, because numerically speaking there's probably at least one elim in there somewhere; it's likely that all the elims have to do to win this turn is get a mis-exe. They may not even have to do that, if they can kill a vil vote-manipper and avoid losing an elim vote-manipper (this is still assuming the worst case, in which they have one). 4 hours ago, Liranil said: I definitely think it was weird how Quinn avoided voting for Somebody, which was beginning to make me suspicious, but at the same time, I feel like Quinn would have been a lot more subtle if they were an elim. Thank you? I think you have more confidence in my elim abilities than I do though. I've only been elim once and it was my first game so I basically didn't talk XD. 5 hours ago, Liranil said: And while TJ did mention suspicion of Quinn at the end of last round, linking Quinn to Somebody could be a way to divert attention away from TJ and make them look more innocent (which could also be true if TJ was the one who was switched to elim). I mean, not to argue with the part of your post that favors me, but there wasn't really any suspicion on TJ before he made that post, and it only seems off to me now because he basically said I was elim with SfS, while I know I'm not. 5 hours ago, Liranil said: I do want to say that even if Quinn does turn up elim, I don't think that clears TJ, because if they are the one who was switched to elim this round, then they would feel like they have to act on their suspicions from last round. Nobody's clear anymore : P but for the moment it's probably not worth worrying about, so long as we exe someone who's elim. Though, the way things are going, it looks like we won't. I don't know what else I can say to convince you that I'm village, or at the very least that TJ is elim and has been this whole game. Even before the reshuffling this turn. But it's your loss as much as mine if you exe me... so just think carefully, I guess.
Liranil she/her Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, Quinn0928 said: Er... how do we know there's still a Heklo out there? Have you been in PMs with someone recently? No, no PMs. But after the sevond Hello died (Xino, I think?), someone had One open, and based on Elandera's order of operationa, we know that means there was still a Heklo, and no Heklos have died since.
Elandera she/her Posted January 3, 2021 Author Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) A little over 6 hours left in the turn! Don't forget your votes and actions! Vote Count: Quinn0928 (3) - TJ Shade, Liranil, StrikerEZ TJ Shade (1) - Quinn0928 Edited January 3, 2021 by Elandera
Elandera she/her Posted January 4, 2021 Author Posted January 4, 2021 This turn is officially over. The next will be posted shortly.
Elandera she/her Posted January 4, 2021 Author Posted January 4, 2021 “And so we are agreed,” Keras drawled, holding a tally of the votes. “Quinn shall be removed from office.” Quinn struggled against the guards, shouting her reasoning to the stars, but to no avail. Her badge was stripped from her, and she was tossed callously to the side. The gathered workers quickly cross-referenced her badge with the employee lists, and breathed a sigh of relief. Despite the knife’s edge they danced upon, they had found another one. Kaviq maintained composure but internally snarled in anger. Yet another one of their pawns had been found and removed. They were at the cusp of victory, of a successful coup, but everything was crumbling right at the end. They’d rooted out the spy, they’d gotten a new recruit, they’d removed so many DSI members, and yet their near-certain victory kept faltering in the last heartbeat. They left the room in a swirl of feigned indifference and concealed rage, waiting for the DPS members to join him. “You have failed me,” they said without turning. “Indeed, sir,” their lieutenant said. “However, everything is still going as planned. It’s all fine, rea–” “Fine?” they bit. “Fine? 3 of your coworkers are gone, and you call it fine?” “I know, sir, but if we just–” “Silence,” they growled, not even wanting to hear their pawn’s voice any longer. “Just… go kill someone. And I don’t want another survival. Actual death.” “Yes, sir!” Kaviq was left alone to stew in their anger. In sooth, things were not so bad. Nothing was unsalvageable, after all. Except for humans, of course. Those uncivilised barbarians couldn’t be trusted. But the situation was… passable. They could save this. *** Grute had not meant to stumble across a secret meeting between the people that were picking off the DSI slowly. He’d just been out on a walk, wanting to clear his head after the recent deposement, when he’d overheard raised voices. This was an oddity at the worst of times, so he’d quickly rushed over to see if anyone was hurt. That had not paid off. Now he had a knife in his chest and a ruined uniform. Bloodstains were ever so difficult to wash off, and… Oh. He was dying. It hadn’t hit him until now. He wouldn’t have a chance to wash off his uniform, or even give it to the tailors to sew up. He’d be dead. His killer stood above him, breathing heavily from their sudden chase. Blood was everywhere, and Grute’s head was spinning. Probably the blood loss. “Thank you for dying easily,” his killer remarked, but Grute couldn’t muster the energy to respond. His eyes drooped shut, and he didn’t open them again. Cycle Seven Quinn0928 has been deposed! They were a member of the Department of Protective Services! TJ Shade has been killed! They were a Cambric with the Department of Species Integration! Vote Count: Quinn0928 (3) - TJ Shade, Liranil, StrikerEZ TJ Shade (0) - Quinn0928 Player List Spoiler TJ Shade DSI Cambric Quinn0928 DPS Straw Detritus Spy Somebody from Sel DPS Cambric Matrim’s Dice DSI Figment Dannex DPS Archer DSI @Snipexe @Liranil Ventyl DSI @Ghanderflaffle Araris Valerian DSI Heklo @StrikerEZ Ashbringer DSI Heklo Xinoehp512 DSI Dione Leader Breaker DSI BrightEyes2 DSI Tenasi Pilot This turn ends January 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PST. If Snipexe does not post this turn, they will be removed from the game. No pinch-hitters remain. 1
Snipexe he/him Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 Looks like it's between me and Ghander right. I know I'm village, so this seems like an easy call: Ghander.
StrikerEZ he/him Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 Okay. This is unfortunate. I think we can be fairly certain that the elims don’t have any vote manipulation. I don’t think they would’ve started off with two cambrics, and we now know that TJ was a village cambric and wasn’t converted to elim. I think it’s time to finally act on our suspicions of Ghanderflaffle. If we have to go to another round, I just hope that our Varvax Leader can protect the right player.
Ghanderflaffle she/her Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Alright, time for my role reveal. I am a Dione Leader. I know it sounds suspicious, especially if you look at the earlier cycles. I didn’t use my action for the first few cycles purely because I was offline at the end of the cycle. In my play style I wait until the end of a round to use my action so I have as much information as I am going to get. It backfired for the first few rounds, but in cycle 5 I removed Liranil’s vote on me, then left before they changed it to Somebody. I haven’t been able to follow this as closely as I would like and I can’t offer you much proof of my innocence, but I am almost positive that Snip is an elim. They are staying quiet to keep attention off themselves. In the last cycle I mentioned my suspicions of Snip. @StrikerEZ @Liranil just making sure you both see this. I’d rather not die to a vote twice in a row if I can do anything to stop it. Edited January 4, 2021 by Ghanderflaffle
Liranil she/her Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Ghanderflaffle said: Alright, time for my role reveal. I am a Dione Leader. I know it sounds suspicious, especially if you look at the earlier cycles. I didn’t use my action for the first few cycles purely because I was offline at the end of the cycle. In my play style I wait until the end of a round to use my action so I have as much information as I am going to get. It backfired for the first few rounds, but in cycle 5 I removed Liranil’s vote on me, then left before they changed it to Somebody. I haven’t been able to follow this as closely as I would like and I can’t offer you much proof of my innocence, but I am almost positive that Snip is an elim. They are staying quiet to keep attention off themselves. In the last cycle I mentioned my suspicions of Snip. @StrikerEZ @Liranaril just making sure you both see this. I’d rather not die to a vote twice in a row if I can do anything to stop it. You're right, it does sound suspicious, especially because you're claiming the only vote manipulation that we can't confirm. I assumed that was Straw, and why wouldn't they remove a vote off of themselves? But this is such a weird thing to claim that I think you're telling the truth about being a Dione. But I think it's odd that you waited until now to reveal it, and I have a gut read of you as an elim, more so than Snipexe. So Ghanderflaffle. Btw, you tagged someone else with a similar name instead of me lol. XD
Ghanderflaffle she/her Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) On 1/4/2021 at 0:33 PM, Liranil said: You're right, it does sound suspicious, especially because you're claiming the only vote manipulation that we can't confirm. I assumed that was Straw, and why wouldn't they remove a vote off of themselves? But this is such a weird thing to claim that I think you're telling the truth about being a Dione. But I think it's odd that you waited until now to reveal it, and I have a gut read of you as an elim, more so than Snipexe. So Ghanderflaffle. Btw, you tagged someone else with a similar name instead of me lol. XD Oops sorry. I didn’t reveal until now because I didn’t want to be targeted. I figured the Varvax would target you to protect the vote manip that had revealed, so I was keeping it quiet. What little evidence I can give is that Dannex’s last post has me as “Village, because reasons.” You’d think that they would actually come up with an excuse if I was an elim. And they outed Somebody. They said Somebody was an elim in that post. With Snip they actually gave a reason for them and they said mild elim. If they outed one elim, why not another? Well, it appears I’m going to die on this hill, so good game. I think this’ll be the last cycle. Edited January 5, 2021 by Ghanderflaffle
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