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  1. DrakeMarshall
    "That's precisely it. You don't get time to realize you're about to die and summarize your closing thoughts if you're knifed in an alley, you just die."
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    "This sounds like a spiked slip to be honest, but that's none of my business," Lord Pending shrugged. "Powerful assumption here that if you die the way it'll happen is by the execution, not murder."
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    "There have been many interesting rumors about curious abilities bestowed by the mists. I should like to address them." "I believe that Sono is telling the truth about his abilities," Lord Pending stated. "I don't think this necessarily means he is trustworthy, but I do think his abilities are at least probably genuine. I believe that lying about having these abilities would be risky, although it is conceivable that Sono felt the risk was worth taking, seeing as he was in danger of being executed at the time." Lord Pending cleared his throat. "But in any case, I recommend to the general public of Copper's Bend that if somebody claims to possess special abilities of a similar description to abilities that you yourself have, it is worth speaking up about it. I could be wrong, but somehow, I don't think two loyal villagers receiving the exact same abilities from the mists is very likely. Therefore, if somebody is claiming to have the same abilities that you have, they may be lying." "Maybe you think that it's risky to speak up under such circumstances, because then you're revealing your abilities to the spiked... But I'd remind you all that the strange abilities bestowed by the mists appear to only be useable a limited number of times. For this reason, I don't think we should rate the value of such abilities as much as we might be tempted to, or say that people with these abilities are significantly more valuable than people without them. Everybody is valuable." "If you disagree with this assessment, well, feel free to provide your reasoning."
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    Sono Rem
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    "Point of order," Lord Pending raises his cane as if asking to be called on in a classroom, but then forges ahead once people are looking at him. "Which connection do you believe is stronger?" "A spiked Sono implying a spiked Onon?" "Or a spiked Onon implying a spiked Sono?" Lord Pending muttered something under his breath about similar-sounding names.
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    "Aha! Not true! Revir voted for me," Lord Pending chuffed. EDIT: "And in fact so did you! Your mummery is well and truly exposed now!" Lord Pending cackled.
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    "One of them is a synonym for buffet, and the other is a DULY APPOINTED BENEVOLENT AUTHORITY FIGURE." "There is a world of difference," Lord Pending states with a scandalized expression. Lord Pending glanced at Dasenk, seeing the gears turning. He smiled in a knowing and mysterious fashion.
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    "I'm a Lord!" Lord Pending cries out. "If anything, people suck up to me." "And in return I defend Copper's Bend from threats and help spur discourse. It's a very good deal, I assure you."
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    “Excuse you sir, my name is Pending not Panders. I’ve already got quite enough nicknames as it is.”
  10. DrakeMarshall
    "I'm glad you asked!" "Once Copper's Bend is rid of Spiked, we will be free to work on solving the day mists, of course." "We merely need to find a reasonable stop-gap measure. Alendi will save us," Lord Pending says fervently.
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    "Well, that won't do now, will it," Lord Pending declared abruptly. "I've just about had my fill of wiffle-waffling for the day." "What kind of consensus is it if we can't agree on anything? More importantly, why would the spiked feel the need to lift a finger under these circumstances?" Lord Pending pouted. "It's no fun if things go on like this. Let's get cracking in earnest." "Sonoluminescence," Lord Pending beams proudly at having said the name correctly. "I'm dreadfully sorry about all this, but you stand accused of--" checks notes "--being alive on Day 1." The same could be said for absolutely everyone, of course, but regrettably, there was just the one gallows. "I suppose this might not be the wisest decision," Lord Pending says thoughtfully. "Well! If you don't like it then exercise your Duis-given right to vote and change the consensus. And with that I bid you good day."
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    Lord Pending's eyes bulged. "How dare you speak to me like that! Gadabout! Irreverent hoodlum!" He puffed up his chest indignantly. "I am much too noble to continue this squabbling."
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    "There are a lot of things vile about that one," Lord Pending muttered under his breath.
  14. DrakeMarshall
    "Coming from you, that might just be a logical paradox," Lord Pending replied primly.
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    "What?! Preposterous!" Lord Pending blustered. "Surely the one who claims to hear voices is more suspect than most in this matter. Consensus is all well and good but be reasonable man! A nobleman like myself could never have murdered Kash." ...that's because when a nobleman kills someone, it's called a "lawful execution" instead of a murder, but they didn't need to know that.
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    "Yes, consensus," Lord Pending preened. "Time to build consensus." "Onon Khentii is clearly a fake psychic. He claimed to have a message from beyond the grave but the particulars were incorrect. I do not, for instance, own a cat. And nor did my great grandmother, for that matter." "If he is not genuinely speaking to the dead, then what pray tell is he speaking to? I think one ugly possibility presents itself under these circumstances: he is communing with the voice of his dark god Ruin," Lord Pending paused dramatically. "He might be Spiked." "Wouldn't you all agree?"
  17. DrakeMarshall
    Statements like these are just further evidence of your own perfidy
  18. DrakeMarshall
    I rest my case, ne'erdowells every one of you
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    I’m surrounded by shady characters and ne’erdowells
  20. DrakeMarshall
    It did smh Violet was a pure and upstanding law-abiding citizen
  21. DrakeMarshall
    well now that we're all warmed up
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    "This was never mine," Lord Pending stares dubiously at a single golden earring in the pile of things stolen from him. "Where did you even get it?" "Nevertheless, I shall graciously accept it. Your loyalty will not be forgotten." "One such as myself needs to secure comfortable lodgings somehow and until I can get the mayor to recognize my claim, this should cover the costs nicely." "For you see, upon reviewing the circumstances, I have graciously decided to postpone my deserved coronation as Lord of Copper's Bend until such a time as the town is made safe. After all, it is a Lord's first and foremost duty to protect his vassals. Rest assured, I will sort this all out for you. The danger has passed."
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    "Yes, those. You will return them to me at once as soon as order is reestablished." "But first, I must insist on knowing what's going on here. Am I going to have to mount an investigation myself?"
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    "Right, well, I have very important documents to share with the mayor verifying my identity as the true heir to Copper's Bend." "But it seems like there might be more pressing matters to attend to." He jabbed a finger at the hanging corpse, as if this was all somehow its fault. "Why is that there? What'd he do?"
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