Tol-in-Gaurhoth XXIII: Journey to Hy Brazil

[Lalaith]

Eh? Eomer, unless I am going sea-crazy, said that Nilp's style was unwolvish, not wolvish.
Actually I disagree, it is neither wolvish nor unwolvish...merely Nilpish.

[the guy who be short]

Heil, Comrades...

Though this crew does have its own appeal, I fear Ich muss soon ausgehen*.

The murder of Cailin and Nogrod is, of course, entirely justified. What gives them the right to property of this ship? I, of course, own nothing.

These clothes you see upon me? Er. Well... they are the people's clothes. I do not hold them to be mine.

In any case, do not change the subject! Let us view the case objectively. These werewolves, I say, are driven to murder by the inequality inherent in naval life! If amnesty were extended to the oppressed slaves and underlings of our society, perhaps they would not have to murder simply for a morsel of food.

As it is, the proletariat must unite with the wolves to overthrow both the slaveowning capitalists - Eomer - and the pathetically outdated nobility in the form of Anguirel and SpM (and we can eat his goose).

Come join me, Kath, Rune and ye oppressed!

++EOMER

And the gentry are next... Let us establish a new seaborne society of wolves and men living in brotherhood!


*I must go out soon.

[Durelin]

Oh, Durelin, are you sure you're not using Shoten no Jutsu.

Who needs more bodies to lynch?

Until next time, Itachi-san?

Bah!

Why not take care of you now?

++Nilp

Stay out of this everyone...this is ninja business. *shifty-eye-movement + kunai twirling*

[Anguirel]

What I always find so amusing about peasant rebels is that they preach equality and so on, but if one happens to be born or to have won by volour a high rank, one apparently does not qualify as a member of this wondrous equal society...

Most cunning of the wolves. Next they'll send for Vladimir Ilyich to cripple our war effort. I may be tempted to help dispose of Nilp in an effort to preserve Eomer should this situation continue...

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Sauce, I referred to Goosey's assertation that you, yourself, were a wolf. You would not be the first I've seen declare himself thus.

Ah, I get yer drift, mistress pirate. But Goosey Gander is no double bluffing alter ego. He is a mere whim, a device created for the sole purpose of tomfoolery.

*HONK! He lies! I live! I am telling the truth! He is bluffing! HONK!*

You see. Pure tomfoolery.

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

However, the return of verbosity and aHEM soberness makes me trust you far more as the day goes on.

While you are right to trust me, it is perhaps worth noting that verbosity and soberness do not necessarily equate to innocence.

Originally Posted by Lalaith

Actually I disagree, it is neither wolvish nor unwolvish...merely Nilpish.

'Tis indeed Nilpish and, as such, might be either wolvish or unwolvish. Problem is, we have no way of telling which. Yet, despite his shifty ninja ways, Nilp may come good in the ensuing Days. I am prepared to lay off him - for now.

Originally Posted by Johnny Foreigner

And the gentry are next... Let us establish a new seaborne society of wolves and men living in brotherhood!

But this is pure madness! This socialist rabble-rouser seeks to turn on his fellow passengers and ally himself with the foul beasts of the night. Or perhaps he is one of them himself. And yet, I suspect that the last thing that a Wolf would wish to do would be to associate himself with the baseless Eomer bandwaggon. If so, then I fear that his misguided idealism is at odds with the practical realities of our situation.

The voting currently stands as follows:

Morm-->Glirdan
Lhuna-->Eomer
Rhune-->Eomer
Glirdan-->Kath
Nilp-->Nilp
Engels-->Eomer
Durelin-->Nilp

Glirdan-1, Kath-1, Eomer-3, Nilp-2

And nary a reasoned vote in sight.

[The Saucepan Man]

Hmm. If I were a Wolf on Day 1, I would do my best to lie low, blend in, act normally and avoid attracting undue attention. Perhaps throw out a few theories or ideas, but nothing that might lead back to my pack-fellows or later serve as a hostage to fortune.

Those who, to my mind, most closely fit this description at the moment are:

Lalaith
Taliesin
Holbytlass
Caranlondien
and
Firefoot

It’s always the least likely ones as turns out to be Wolves in my experience. I suspect that there is at least one Wolf in the above list. Problem is that the majority are likely innocent. I will away to ponder and return anon with my vote.

[Lalaith]

Nilp may come good in the ensuing Days

As indeed, could that skirt-wearing slave-driver, if he is not a lupine. The same could be said, mind you, of most of the crew.
I must soon vote and depart, and I find I have little to go on. These Day One blues can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. They do not have to be this way (as our gallant late co-captain will vouch).
Now, I find myself, as I struggle with such paucity of material, turning my admittedly nebulous suspicion to the effete stowaway who began this talk of Day One boredom: Formendacil. I feel like my bluff is being called and I don't feel comfortable about it.
Nor do I feel entirely comfortable with this Eomer bandwaggon, which got underway before the man even had time to arrive and defend himself.
I could vote for Nilp in a bid to halt it, but I don't really feel comfortable with that either: I would prefer, to use a good nautical phrase, to wait and see the cut of his jib.
I will hold on for as long as I can - but I will have to cast my vote within the hour.

[Holbytlass]

Wesla(dia)mond:accuses Eomer, suggests ganging up on Eomer, suspects SpM for wanting to keep Eomer
*seems more on fun side for now

Sir Anguirel:disagrees with Formen about not catching wolf on first day, claims to have "gotten acquainted" with Eomer;blasts those who vote for Eomer before speaking; suspect list:Morm Jenny Rune, uneasy peace with SpM; misgivings of Gurthang's antiEomer; speculating about Eomer/Morm league
*chumy with Eomer but his defence of Eomer seems more about being fair than in league. very good poems/ballads

Formendacilthesnob: suicidal (sort of) claims to have "job" now
*this actually doesn't sit right with me

Glirdanthedrunk: points to Kath; asks for eye be kept on Gurthang; votes Kath
*not much to go on here

NilpJinkihunter: votes self; declres himself wolf "lynch me"
*no surprises here

Eomerslavedriver:not surprised about animosity towards himself
*nothing to go on

Fridrich Engels:joined the oppressed voted Eomer
*maybe doesn't have time or clever wolf

Durelinjoinininstructor:makes appearance;licks lips about goose;votes Nilp about ninja business (says to stay out)
*the weird thought crossed my mind that these two might be the lovers and Nilp be the wolf and she's being suicidal with him

Gurthangplankman: gives biblical love hint; suspects Glirdan Caran Durelin Jenny (says only first day stuff);suspects Taliesin for bring new suggests to lynch Eomer now not later
*could be bold wolfish behavior (not an original idea)

Kathslave: plots to kill Eomer
*nothing so far


will finish the others and only got to post 64

[Diamond18]

And Diamond fancies herself the Dread Pirate Roberta, well I'm sorry dear but that just doesn't sound dreadful to me. It sounds more campy and fun, but I'll take you seriously for a moment *snickering* well if you are the true dread pirate roberta those WW better be careful because their up against...*hysterically laughing* Oh I just can't do it. I can't possible take a pirate who calls herself Roberta seriously.

Well, m'dear Morm -- really, if you are going to take up verbal nitpicking, you may also want to take up reading. My name is Weslamond and I am merely DPR's protégé, not Roberta herself.

And to the ninjas -- funny that you should have created and perpetuated a ninja/pirate rivalry without the help of me or, as far as I can see, Roberta. Odd.

Anyways. All this roleplaying has been rather fun to read through since it's all quite clever, and I do rather agree with Anguirel that it's part of the attraction of Werewolf and shouldn't be disparaged. Still, at this point, after a single read-through I don't have much to go on. I would read over again to look for wolfish slips, but I haven't the time. So, all I know so far is that Morm and Sauce are being annoying and Eomer is getting most of the votes.

Well, this is my chance to vote, so:

+ + EOMER

Shouldn't surprise anyone who played Dueling Wizards. The lad is fiendish, I tell you. Fiendish.

[Anguirel]

Arrrgh!

Well, I too must vote early. I have two choices-follow my actual suspicions and vote morm, Form or Rune (Form replaced Jenny who now looks more reasonable); or vote Nilp in a desperate and probably fruitless attempt to save Eomer, who is patently being grudge-lynched!

Well, gulp, a Scot's got to do what a Scot's got to do.

++NILP

[Lalaith]

I've got to leave now. I've thought it over, and (particularly with so little to go on) I can't really justify voting for one person I don't particularly suspect (Nilp) to save another person I don't particularly suspect (Eomer). Or vice versa. So I'll go with my original suspicion:


+FORMENDACIL

[Holbytlass]

Runecrazyslave: obsesses about cheese;joins bandwoagon votes Eomer
*at this point just see vote as easy way out

Mormynitpick: votes Glirdan-doesn't undrstand talk; agrees with Anguirel about leaving Eoemr alone till he speaks
*other than not good reason vote, nothing here

Lhunabarfarama: suggests Firefoot and Gurthang are the lovers; wolves are Firefoot Fineasea Talisien Frederich(TGWBS);votes Eomer
*Eomer bandwagon

JennyRoberta: calls all to focus-beleives a wolf has posted (up to 22); suspects SpM based on bluffing with goose;trusts SpM because of soberness; questions why Gurthang put lover hint-says a real loverwould be quieter.
* I find it odd that she wonders why Gurthang puts lover hint in and then in same post(44) puts in more true love talk between herself and Diamond.

Caranbartender:bar joke banter
*nothing to go on

Taliesincriminal: wants to kill Glirdan for being drunk; doesn't trust SpM Rune defends Eomer;wants Capt's bed
*nothing here

Lalaithfutballwidow: finds Formen and Gurthang odd;suggests voting record will be easier cause wolves will be suspicious of treachery also; says Nilp is being Nilp
*at least is thinking of ways lovers could actually help village

Firefootdogtotting: dog suggests lynch pirates;says SpM talking sense
*nothing to go on

rearadmirableSpM: loads of clever fluff and buffoonery;calls on Formen's possible bluff; suspicious of Rune and Gurthang for Eomer vote/bandwagon; agrres with Lalaith of lovers treachery and early voting record could help village.; reciprocates Anguriel's trust (for now)
*I would be inclined to trust early on but that d*amn goose and the possible blatant bluff

Findseasea: no posts
*wouldn't waste a vote 'cause bolt of ligtening would take care of this passenger if no show tomorrow;


again, analyzed just to post 64

[Caranlondien]

Well, Eomer and Nilp are in the lead, but I can't say they look very suspicious to me. Of course, no one really does; it's Day 1 and hard to find anything to go by.

So far I'm inclined to trust SpM (due in part to past un-called for lynchings). I probably won't be back toDay, so I'll vote:

++JennyHallu

just because I know how fiendish she can be as a wolf (erm, orc, that is...) Not a great reason for a vote, but the best I can do so far.

Morm-->Glirdan
Lhuna-->Eomer
Rhune-->Eomer
Glirdan-->Kath
Nilp-->Nilp
Engels-->Eomer
Durelin-->Nilp
Diamond-->Eomer
Anguirel-->Nilp
Lalaith-->Form
Caran-->JennyHallu

Glirdan-1, Kath-1, Eomer-4, Nilp-3, Form 1, JennyHallu 1