Steeldancer

Alrighty the cycle is over! As previously mentioned, it'll be a bit before I can get home. I miscalculated time and I'm already done with my appointment, but well now I have to get through rush hour traffic to get home so it's still going to be a bit. Regardless, please be off your anonymous accounts during rollover.

The cycle will end in about 5 and a half hours. Make sure to get your votes and actions in before then. Also, rollover will probably be significantly longer today, I have an appointment at the same time as rollover begins today. Please remember to not be in your anonymous bodies during that time. Edit: also I know I haven't responded to most of the actions that have been submitted. After work yesterday, I basically immediately zonked out for many hours, and didn't really properly wake up until it was time to go to work today, so I haven't really had an opportunity to note everything down. I'll make sure to get everything once I get home from my appointment.

Small error, it is indeed the Freestyle 400, not the 200. I will take all votes for the 200 as being the 400, my mistake

Day One: Freestyle 400 and Balance Beam "Wow, what a wonderful set of performances that was!" "I mean, some of them were certainly some interesting choices in terms of showing off the local cultures. And I have no idea how they managed to get Taylor Swift." "Well regardless, now that the snoozer- ahem, very exciting and long line of athletes have entered into the arena and the torch is lit, the games can officially begin! So what are the big events happening today?" "Well, on the swimming front we're starting off hot with the Freestyle 400. We even have some individuals widely predicted to be able to break the world record!" "Well that's incredible! And on the gymnastics front, we're beginning the all-round competition, which of course contains the 4 biggest gymnastics events. Today we have the Balance beam! It's always sad to see people fall off during their incredible routines, but may I remind the audience that if they tried even just walking across the thing they'd probably fall off, much less trying to do flips." "Well let's keep an eye on the biggest teams. It's sure to be exciting!" ~~~ Today's events are the Freestyle 400 and Balance Beam. Please vote for your predictions in those colors. Also, PSA. I will be fairly harsh on inactivity in this game, due to its nature of relying on your teammates so much. If you go a cycle without any activity in your document, thread, or any actions submitted, you will get a warning. If you go two, I will have you replaced. I hope this won't be an issue, since there's plenty of time in the cycle. The Cycle will end at 5:30 PM MST 2/11/2025, in about 48 hours. Player List And the Anonymous list

And the opening ceremonies are over. PLEASE DO NOT BE IN YOUR ANONYMOUS ACCOUNTS DURING ROLLOVER DUE TO SHENANIGANS. If the day goes up and you have no new stuff in your GM PM, you are good to be in the account. Thank you!

15 minutes to go. Get your last minute actions in now!

There are about 5 hours left before the Opening Ceremonies ends. Please remember to submit any actions in your actual PM, not the anonymous one, before then.

As per reasonable request, I'll be adding a list of the anonymous accounts to the write up. Just as soon as I finish playing helldivers

The Opening Ceremonies Welcome to the 20XX Olympics here in XXXXXXX! Once again, athletes from all over the world have gathered to compete for the highest of honors. We have some amazing performances and shows here tonight, as well as the arrival of the Torch and the presentation of the athletes! Its sure to be an exciting night to kick off the next two weeks. And without further ado, let the Opening Ceremonies begin! ~~~ Welcome to MR71! This will be a 23 hour cycle to strategize with your team in your document, and submit any body hopping actions you want to. The athletic events will begin tomorrow. Please remember to only post in thread using the anonymous accounts. The Opening Ceremonies will end at 5:30PM, MST, 2/9/2025 Player List Anonymous List

And signups are officially over (for real this time). Gimme a bit to get all the PMs out, and then the Opening Ceremonies will begin!

And with Kas signing up, that means signups are done. Anyone else wanting to be involved can either request to be a pinch hitter or a spectator. I won't start the game early though, I know there are at least a few people that aren't available until when I said the game will start. (hehe this means I can start on distribution early)

Oh my that brings us to a total of 15 players, meaning there is only ONE SLOT LEFT. Who will claim it? gets out popcorn

I appreciate all the signups! Please note that we have hit 13 players, meaning there are only 3 spots left up for grabs.

This is at best, very loosely based on dreamer. And I'm deliberately being vague about countries and genders of athletes to make the game work better lmao. I thought about making it the 2028 Olympics, but honestly it really doesn't matter

Ah, that makes sense. Yes the only one at risk of having their identity revealed is me

Whoa whoa whoa, there will be no anonymous nonsense in the documents. That would get WAY too complicated. Since ideally you'll be switching identities every turn or two that would be entirely too confusing. Your teams will know who you actually are, for the sake of all our sanity. Edit: Also, if you want you can just access your google doc through your phone. I know it's not as convenient but if you want to play that is an option.

MR71: Spirits and Athletes at the Summer Olympic Games *cue Olympic Fanfare and Theme by John Williams* "The greatest sporting event has arrived again! The greatest athletes from across the world have come to compete for the highest distinction in their sports! Records will be broken, dreams will be achieved, and glory will be obtained! An entire country has come together to build stadiums and arenas worthy of the best at their sports. The pools are massive, the gymnastics equipment properly maintained, and the skateboard half pipe is there as well. Just don't ask anyone about how much was spent to make everything look this good. And of course, the wandering spirits who toy with the lives of normal humans for their own entertainment have set their sights on this, the greatest of competitions. Surely, there's no way the spirit of sport could be ruined by the whims of body-snatchers... Also, that guy's still alive????" ~~~ Indeed, I am! Hoping to stick around this time too. Anyway, welcome to MR71, a semi-rerun of the Dreamer Quick Fix I ran many, many years ago at this point, but with a fresh coat of paint and many fewer PMs to juggle. Here's the main rule set for you to peruse. As you can see, we will be using the anonymous accounts for this, though obviously a bit differently than a normal anonymous game. As such, please adhere to all associated rules with that. Also, I must please emphasize that you absolutely must log out and not get back on an account after you body hop. I will do my best to keep up with everything, but this is primarily an information game and sticking to the account you're supposed to be on will keep things nice and fair. Also, I do need a minimum of 8 players, and an absolute maximum of 16 players. And ideally not a prime number so I can divide the teams evenly. Though please be sure that you can be active, as noted in the rules your team will suffer if you fail to put in actions. I'd like to begin the Opening Ceremonies at 6:00 PM MST, 2/9/2025, assuming we have enough people by then. Here's a Player List And a list of Cycles It's been a while since I did one of these, so I almost certainly forgot something, so let me know if you spot anything. I'll add in the IM whenever they get decided as well. Also, please note this isn't a truly anonymous game, so please sign up in thread. Edit: We have now reached the capacity of 16 people. If you still want to be involved you can sign up as a pinch hitter or to join the spectator doc. Thank you for all the support!

Sounds like something e-mat would say. Mat

Steel, the wandering bard, walked into the bar. On his back, he had slung a large string instrument of unusual make. Sitting down, the barkeep walked over. "Your usual, please" he asked. As he waited for his drink, he glanced around. With school about to start, he had figured there'd be a few more people. But apparently not. Regardless, he'd probably still try and do some songs later. If he could figure out what was going on with a minimal amount of effort.

Look I know I'm busy As such I've had issues staying active But KKC was what brought me into this community, and frick me if I don't join this game. Steel the student signing up.

Seems sus to me. Gotta vote before I go to work! Araris

Glowpaste is a thing you do during the day, which then tracks the player during the night. Bit weird imo but it's fine. Yeah no duh I'm not cleared, I've been inactive the whole game it'd be suspicious if somehow I WERE cleared. That being said I'm not lying. I targeted illwei because she was on the list of people who possibly submitted the kill. That's why I was hesitant to mention the item, I didn't want to obfuscate my results by anybody knowing what I was going for. Anyway yay I did one whole thing. Beware, I cannot guarantee my activity after today. Tears of the kingdom is coming out and I am fully anticipating it eating up any and all of my time lol

Huh. Interesting. Illwei took no action last turn.

Hm well that doesn't look good. That's what I get for relying on others analysis I guess.

I'm going to be at work for a while, so I have no idea if I'll be able to get on later and vote. Let's go ahead and vote Ash based on what I've been reading.