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So another squid would have to be found.

But she was busy.

Or rather, one squid.

Dr. Whofenshmirtz tore his hair out in frustration.

Dr. Who Octopus countered with his army of zomunks.

Ferwish sputtered with disbelief and fury. “I’m not- you can’t-” “We most definitely can, Ferwish,” snapped the Master. “You should be grateful we didn’t decide to kick you out on the spot. Goodness knows you’ve done enough to deserve it.” He turned back to Maern with an apologetic smile. “Sorry that you had to be bothered by this fool. I assure you, he will trouble you no further.” Maern blinked. “So, the charges…?” The Master smiled “Dropped, of course. You are free to go.” Somewhat stunned, Maern made for the door. He didn’t know what he’d expected to happen, but it certainly hadn’t been that. I hope he doesn’t try to get revenge, he thought to himself. Surely he wouldn’t… right? Maern was fairly certain that Ferwish needed the captain’s pay very badly indeed- so he wouldn’t dare do anything that would violate his probation. It doesn’t have to be him that does whatever to me, does it? he thought worriedly. He could get a flunky to do it. Frame me for something… or worse. He’d have to be on his guard from here on out. Ferwish hadn’t liked him before; this was sure to incite him into a rage. The only question was when it would happen... ---- Well, that explains a lot. Ah, I see. Thank you for clarifying that. You know, that makes me wonder... you can't be elevated, but you can file RP- can you become a Master if you're under the effects of lashings? @Elbereth @little wilson And it is announced what field was destroyed, correct? I went and looked back at the thread, and... well, Stink hasn't really posted much, and what he has posted is mostly RP and other NAI stuff. The only real stuff of substance he's posted is his post in defense of Bard. The fact that it sticks out like it does makes me even more suspicious of him. But I've pestered Stink enough, and there's just not that much else to say on him- he's been flying too low under the radar. Hmm... let's do some maths. Elevations happened in turns 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, and 3.2 before Walin became a Master. He was elevated on turn 2.1, 2.2, and 3.2. Assuming he's staying at the Windy Tower and hasn't cancelled any DP for maximum EP, his elevations would go as follows if he put all his EP in one field(keeping in mind that EP are taken from the totals of the turn before elevation): 6 EP put in on cycle 1.1 for a total of 6 6 EP put in on cycle 1.2, 5 EP taken away for elevation for a total of 7 5 EP put in on cycle 2.1, 5 EP taken away for elevation for a total of 7 4 EP put in on cycle 2.2 for a total of 13 4 EP put in on cycle 3.1, 5 EP taken away for elevation for a total of 12 3 EP put in on cycle 3.2, 5 EP taken away for elevation, 5 EP bonus for a total of 15. So yes, it is possible without scattershotting EP- but he can't have lost any, whether to not staying at the Windy Tower for a turn (including the first) or to DP annihilation. Now that I'm done with this, I wonder how helpful it really is. *sigh* Oh well- it's late at night and I just took an AP test. I've hit 200 words- I'll think about this tomorrow.

Dr. Who Octopus unearthed the secret.

They had been created by Dr. Who Octopus.

Butt had been undergoing a training regime.

But that was irrelevant.

It was decided to create a bonfire.

As of Era 4, this worldbuilding is now defunct.

Sheln stared at her, mouth agape in surprise. "...you're letting me go?" he managed.

She'd been cursed as a child.

They were famous for bridge building.

They had long legs and long front teeth.

The Master Physiker folded his arms with a displeased expression on his face. Maern couldn’t tell if that was a good thing or a bad thing. “Maern,” said the Master in a tone that brooked no nonsense. “You have been accused by the Honorable Captain Ferwish of assaulting an officer, impeding an investigation, and being an accomplice to arson.” Maern nodded hesitantly. They’d said that much already- why state it again? “The Masters are not pleased with this situation, I can assure you.” continued the Master. “We have reached a verdict.” Maern’s breath grew tight as the man’s gaze bored into his skull- then suddenly relaxed when his gaze slid the person standing next to him. Ferwish. “Captain Ferwish,” said the Master, “you are hereby put on probation for the space of one year.” Ferwish’s smug grin slid off his face, replaced by a confused expression. Maern couldn’t blame him: he was fairly confounded himself. Meanwhile, the Master continued to speak. “ Any additional infractions during this time period will result in demotion from the rank of captain.” He leaned over to stare directly into Ferwish’s eyes. “We will not stand for you leveling baseless accusations at individuals who you dislike.” ----- Post counts per turn; Player Post count Status Total 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 @Haelbarde(Edema Ruh) Ruh 30 3 12 3 4 4 4 @Elandera (Noble) Noble 21 8 2 2 4 2 3 @Burnt Spaghett(Commoner) Commoner 36 7 7 5 8 4 5 @DeTess(Commoner) Commoner 29 7 3 8 4 7 Insane @Elkanah (Edema Ruh) Ruh 35 12 5 5 2 9 2 @Straw(Commoner) Commoner 54 10 4 13 14 5 8 @xinoehp512 (Commoner) Commoner 37 8 5 5 5 5 9 @Lord_Silberfarben(Commoner) Commoner 30 8 2 3 6 6 5 @Coda (Noble) Noble 15 3 1 1 2 7 1 @Karnage (Noble) Noble 23 6 3 5 4 3 2 @Hemalurgic Headshot (Noble) Noble 2 2 Insane Insane Insane Insane Insane @StrikerEZ (Edema Ruh) Ruh 13 5 3 2 3 Insane Insane @Lumgol (Noble) Noble 5 2 0 3 Insane Insane Insane @Experience (Commoner) Commoner 13 3 2 1 2 4 1 @Devotary of Spontaneity (Noble) Noble 24 7 4 3 3 3 4 @CadCom (Edema Ruh) Ruh 14 2 0 1 5 3 3 @Sart (Commoner) Commoner 3 1 2 Insane Insane Insane Insane @Furamirionind (Edema Ruh) Ruh 41 4 2 4 8 11 12 @Zillah (Commoner) Commoner 11 4 3 1 2 1 0 @Araris Valerian (Noble) Noble 15 2 1 4 4 1 3 @Rathmaskal(Commoner) Commoner 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 @STINK (Commoner) Commoner 23 1 3 2 5 5 7 @Kynedath (Edema Ruh) Ruh 12 4 4 0 3 1 0 @Walin (Commoner) Commoner 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 @GreenRover (Noble) Noble 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 @Young Bard (Commoner) Commoner 13 0 1 3 3 6 0 @TheMightyLopen (Noble) Noble 21 6 3 3 3 3 3 Total 118 74 80 97 93 76 Average 4.37037037 2.846153846 3.2 4.041666667 4.043478261 3.454545455 Nobles 37 15 22 20 19 19 Average 4.111111111 1.875 2.75 2.857142857 2.714285714 2.714285714 Commoners 51 33 43 52 46 36 Average 4.25 2.75 3.909090909 4.727272727 4.181818182 3.6 Edema Ruh 30 26 15 25 28 21 Average 5 4.333333333 2.5 4.166666667 5.6 4.2 Even with the flurry of posts happening at the last minute last turn, the total was still far below the two turns prior. Here is the vote count from last turn: Kynedath(6): Lopen{2}, Lopen{3}, Hael{1}, Hael{2}, Karnage{1}, Karnage{2}, Straw{1} CadCom(4): Fura{3}, Fura{4}, Devotary{1}, Devotary{2}, Xino{1}, Xino{2} Devotary(2): Araris{1}, Araris{2} Fura(1): CadCom{1} Xinoehp(1): CadCom{2} Not really enough votes to expel someone, especially not with the votes spread out like they are. If we want to expel someone - and at this point, I think we probably do - then we need to really stack up the votes on them- we can't count on the random DP. Speaking of the random DP, things just got a little less random with Walin becoming a Master. Congratulations! All the same, I can't help but feel a little bit worried; Walin has posted a grand total of seven posts the entire game, and has mostly been completely flying under the radar. Master is a powerful role; in addition to the control over DP and elevations, you are also completely immune to the lynch. He's hardly going to have an incentive to post more, either: if he could pay tuition at full price with only the basic reductions, he should be able to do the same when it's at half price. @Walin On the subject of votes, Stink Stink. I expressed my reasoning last turn, and will probably do some further analysis of him today. ...wait, did you think that 1 vote=1 DP? 2 votes=1 DP, so 14 votes is 7 DP. Besides, wouldn't it be better to have the highest probability possible? @CadCom Wait, it is? @little wilson @Elbereth, can you confirm? Aaaah. I suddenly understand Elbereth's comment a little better. @Elbereth, what about the person who has the Fae Lore? From your comment, I assume RP actions that target skindancers don't cause a roleblock- what about other kinds of actions? Actually, do I have the mechanics right at all? Rereading @Elandera's comments, I'm wondering if we have different ideas on how Fae Lore works: Reading this, my thought regarding it is that the action mentioned presumably has to be a different one from Fae Lore- if it were strictly a conditional roleblock, I would expect it to either say 'this action' or omit the indefinite article altogether. Is this correct, or am I misreading this?

The .361th was named December XXVII.

You know it's time to leave when you barely even notice an Era transition... So goodbye Alleyverse, I guess. :\ I'm not exactly sure what went down, but I know there was some sort of timeline change or whatever. Should be pretty easy to write me out of it. Maybe I'll return someday.

All the stick was immune to fire.

There was still a decent chance that Bard would avoid expulsion. Expulsion's not even a possibility until you get 11 DP on someone, and all the votes on him only added up to 7. There were 8 people up for the lynch; an average of about 5 DP per person. 12 DP is still only a 10% chance of expulsion. One more DP pushes that up to the next level, which jumps the probability to 30%. That's not even considering the fact that you took your vote off of Bard once you saw a lynch train form, which - even if you were unclear on what expulsion would mean - is still pretty suspicious. @CadCom Man, I don't want to... but I kind of have to, don't I? Oh well. I can still talk if I'm expelled, even if I can't lodge complaints. Getting an expulsion is more important. Stink Stink CadCom CadCom.

Dang it, I thought about this for half a minute and now I'm not so sure... I do want Stink to be expelled, and there's a decent chance that if I put my votes on him, then he will be. At the same time, I want CadCom to be expelled as well- and taking my votes off of him makes it less likely that he will be expelled. But Stink has no chance of being expelled if I don't vote for him, while CadCom has a decent chance even without my votes. I fear I fell victim to patterns of thought usual to average SE games, where cementing a majority is essential for a lynch to go through. Here the lynch is more probability based, and the number of votes on people matters far less. Since so few people voted this cycle, it's unlikely that DP from the votes themselves are going to pay as much of an influence on the outcome... Ahh storm it. Straw took his votes off Fura, so now there's only three people with votes... four should be sufficient for likely double expulsion, right? Besides, the chance that I'm removing from Cadcom is less than the chance I'm adding for Stink, I feel. CadCom CadCom Stink Stink

Maern sat in a chair in the middle of the circle of Masters as the investigator’s captain outlined his complaints against him. “...inferfering with our duty! Plus I think it’s highly likely that…” Maern eyes flitted from Master to Master as he discreetly watched their expressions. One had an interested expression, which was worrying. Others had thoughtful expressions- Maern wasn’t sure how to feel about that. A few were openly disgusted. Those were likely the ones that had gotten him booted from the University, and they probably weren’t too happy to see him back. Maern felt more confident seeing that. But the majority of the Master’s faces were unreadable, and Maern could only feel unsettled at that. He didn’t like not knowing what his fate was going to be. He shifted in his chair nervously as the captain continued his tirade against him. Eventually he finished his remarks, and the Masters called on him to speak. He took a deep breath and told them everything that had happened as truthfully as possible, only passing lightly over the fact that he’d gone in search of Nethwyl because he suspected that she could help him catch the skindancers. No need to elaborate on his vigilantism- he wasn’t sure how they’d react to that. Eventually he finished his comments and waited anxiously for the Masters to give their verdict. ––- It looks like I've been ninja'd with votes with one of my suspicions. To that end, Stink Stink CadCom CadCom

Maern didn’t resist as the investigators took him. What would be the point? Struggling would only get him in even more trouble. Not that he should be in any trouble at all in the first place- the noble investigator who had been bothering him had had no right, really. But, as it turned out, he was more than just an investigator; he was a captain of an entire squad. And of course, there was the fact that he was a noble- likely his word would be worth more than Maern’s to many of the Masters. The investigators marched him to the head offices of the University, where the Masters and the head investigator worked. The captain halted at the door, speaking to one of the attendants. Maern could only catch brief segments of the conversation. ...archive fire… assaulted me… working with that girl… Maern could help raising his eyebrows in surprise when he heard that one. Working with Nethwyl? Where had he gotten that idea? Sounds like he’s making stuff up to incriminate me, he thought. He wasn’t sure how to feel about that. On the one hand, it was hardly a good thing that he was going to be accused of being an accomplice to the fire- if he got convicted of that, it was likely he’d never get to visit the Archives again, if they didn’t kick him out of the University altogether. On the other hand, surely the Masters would see how ridiculous the captain’s case was once he explained it to them. Right? ---- Alright, here we go. In this post, Stink not only refrains from voting on Bard, but actively works against the lynch on him, bringing up the reference to the R&L exam as a potential other option for where the lie could have occured. Haelbarde apparently was convinced by this, as indicated by his post this turn: Looking back at the post, this is what I find: This to me does not feel anything like a statement that would trigger Linguistic Analysis. It's an offhand comment, first of all- only really there for flavor. In addition, anyone might take a R&L exam, whether or not the player RP'ing them put any EP into the subject- EP is meant to represent extra effort put into a specific subject. We have creative freedom over our RP characters- the GM can't say that anything that we declare about our characters is false unless we're also saying it as a fact about ourselves. I have trouble imagining anyone reading this and thinking that there was any chance this would get counted as a lie, let alone a 50:50 like Haelbarde seems to suggest. (Sorry if this sounds overly harsh- as an RP'er on SE, I have opinions on how much creative freedom should be allowed/expected.) Finally, to top it all off, Stink posts this: Just a little thing, but it cements my opinion that he was intentionally putting in effort to take down the lynch. Stink. Stink. I only regret not posting this earlier in the cycle- it's probably too late for a lynch train to form on him now. If other people vote on one of my other suspicions, I'll probably have to go with them instead.