Werewolf XLVIII: When Virtual Becomes Reality

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Eönwë

And anyway, it was a Nilp-Form thing and then you, Aganzir just joined in actually.

What was?
If we're talking to one another, does it make it a thing?

I could say I'm very suspicious of that Agan/Mith/Eönwë thing, they spoke about everything unnecessary for a while during the later part of day 1. And both Agan and Mith explained how to check Who's posted to Eönwë! At least one of them must be a wolf, but I don't know yet who.

edit: xed with Mith, Eönwë and Eomer

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

What was?

Large argument. -Ish.

Originally Posted by Aganzir

If we're talking to one another, does it make it a thing?

I could say I'm very suspicious of that Agan/Mith/Eönwë thing, they spoke about everything unnecessary for a while during the later part of day 1. And both Agan and Mith explained how to check Who's posted to Eönwë! At least one of them must be a wolf, but I don't know yet who.

I could tell that that was going to come. But you do make a point.

[Boromir88]

PS. Boromir o' the Numbers, this is a different Eönwë, one with diacritical marks. The other Eonwe, alas, has not been seen in the circles of the World for a long time.~Nilp

I mistook an identity? You know I've not only had my identity mistaken, but have had it stolen. I bet I'm the only person here who has experienced that.

I really don't see why Sixth is that suspicious and it slightly worries me that Sally has jumped into vote for him after Agan and Boro have voiced suspicion - it looks a bit opportunistic and safe.~Mith

I'm curious to hear why you don't think Sixth looks suspicious. Also, jumping on sally's vote for Sixth looks far too easy, I don't buy it. Maybe sally thought the same thing as I did, I just managed to get my post in first.

One thing I want to ask sally is, was your early accusations against Nerwen in jest? What other reason is there for you backing off and voting for Sixth?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The second theme has been played, it seems.

Should we not wait for the heretical Sixth Wizard to defend his only post before we jump at his throat?

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

One thing I want to ask sally is, was your early accusations against Nerwen in jest? What other reason is there for you backing off and voting for Sixth?

I think she will not be back to answer your question but it kind of raised my eyebrows how many people actually backed off from suspecting Nerwen (Nilp, Eomer...). Does that say anything is another matter. It may be they just joked first and then got into a bussiness-mode or then their first suspicions were hairy in their origin and they backtracked in time hoping to avoid joining the lynchmob of an innocent (whether Nerwen is innocent that is).

[Eönwë]

hmmmm.... Only 50 minutes to decide who gets lynched.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Eönwë

hmmmm.... Only 50 minutes to decide who gets lynched.

You're my saviour! So there is time! I had totally forgotten we go by the 'Downs time!

[Nogrod]

Is McCaber the only one who has not posted? I'd say it's nothing new. And it will no surprise to ayone what I think of that kind of play. But as there is a modfire I'd let it rest at least toDay... and maybe he comes around.

Originally Posted by Eomer

Nerwen, Eonwe and Mithalwen are my three wolves at the moment.

Mith hasn't said so far she's not a wolf so it might be she is...

More thoughts thrown in the air at this point.

Somehow Form's vote just feels wrong. I think I'm too politically correct to explain it further.

I saw Eönwë's vote just now... Well he did exactly what I had said he has been doing and which I think is suspicious (jumping on other's ideas) and voted for Mith. I'm not sure if he just lacks ideas or whether he might act that way as a wolf. I mean it looks just too bold to do that for a wolf.

EDIT: Eönwë's vote was edited to be a crosspost. So I'm taking my words back. But will not drop him from my list of suspects either.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

This is not a rhetorical question, I want an answer. Why does it look like that? Is there some special way wolves can make people around them talk like they do? We three have just caught your attention, but is there something that should really suggest that at least one of us is a wolf?

I just meant they way you were suddenly jumping on each other. Only it hasn't developed since then.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Is McCaber the only one who has not posted? I'd say it's nothing new. And it will no surprise to ayone what I think of that kind of play. But as there is a modfire I'd let it rest at least toDay... and maybe he comes around.

Mith hasn't said so far she's not a wolf so it might be she is...

Let's ask her– MITH R U A WAREWOLF???

Seriously, I don't find her particularly suspicious. Eomer and Eönwë have jumped on her for jumping on Sally for jumping on Sixth... what a mess.

Really don't know who to vote. When is the DL?

EDIT: x'd with Nogrod, Aganzir, the Ka, Durelin.

[Boromir88]

I saw Eönwë's vote just now... Well he did exactly what I had said he has been doing and which I think is suspicious (jumping on other's ideas) and voted for Mith.~Nogrod

But that's dangerous because an ordinary innocent likes to latch onto ideas he/she agrees with. It's not the act of "following" alone that makes someone a bandwagoning wolf, it's more of what they say.

Do they say "Hey I agree with what Boro said about Eomer, oh look what else I see about Eomer that looks suspicious." Or do they say "Hey I agree with what Boro said about Eomer" and then go on to completely reiterate what I have already said. An innocent is more like to latch onto an idea and then dig a little deeper, where a wolf is more likely to bandwagon and repeat.

I don't know whether I want to vote for The Sixth, or The Elf-Warrior, those are the two who stick out the most. I have some feelings about sally and Mith, but they won't get answered today.

Hmm...

++The Sixth

Edit: bunches of cross-posting since Nogrod's post that I responded to.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I didn't exactly ''back off'' accusing Nerwen, Nogrod, unless you mean I stopped going on about HOW OFFENSIVE & STOOPID she was being, in a ridiculous IC way.

Nevertheless, I shall not disappoint you in backing right onto her again (oo er! not sure what that sounds like). Aganzir has utterly sworded the idea since so there's no need to repeat that, but Nerwen's willingness to see patterns in interactions, and ''throw stuff against the wall to see what sticks'' is dodgy. Eonwe, of course, agreed with her, and add that to his jumping on Aganzir.

Aganzir, I like. She's speaking sense so I'm definitely wanting to keep her around. Boromir too.

Others I haven't got quite a grip on yet, but Nerwen, Eonwe and Mithalwen are my three wolves at the moment. I'd bet my $8 frappuccino on Mith anyway.

++MITHALWEN

Goodnight

[Eönwë]

I might not be able to be here for the last 30 mins, so I will vote:

++Mithalwen

Because of the way she posts, as if she's hiding behind hersef being IC but not at the same time. Hard to explain what I mean. Also, her attitude seems slightrly suspicious

"You should always sort out the problems nearby before you sort outt problems in the world", says me. And since we both live in "Beleriand" (accordinng to Nilp), she is definitely nearby.


edit: x-ed with Eomer- What??!!! Are you telepathic?

[Kath]

Alright, I'm giving up because I need to go to bed and I've people wanting to use the computer. Random vote because hey, it's Day 1. So truly random, I'm voting for the last person to post.

++EONWE

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Kath

Random vote because hey, it's Day 1. So truly random, I'm voting for the last person to post.

Et tu mi Brute! Kath? Now where is this all going...

Let's all say we voted random toDay and no one will ever learn anything about this Day and we face a new Day1 toMorrow (those of us who do).

Jesus!

[Nerwen]

HALO EVERY1!!!1111!!! IM BACK!!!!111!!! DID U MISS ME???

–okay, I'll just go back and read everything.

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

HALO EVERY1!!!1111!!! IM BACK!!!!111!!! DID U MISS ME???

Aaaargh! My eyes!

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

That's one thing they do. But the thing I've found them doing more often is waiting for any decent or half-decent suspicions to raise up and then go for it - stronger or milder eg. trying to turn it into a major suspicion or just going with the flow and getting an excuse for their vote.

Or then they just bluntly jump on the bandwagon. Or then they defend people who are suspected in order to look better, for "a wolf would surely have just contributed to the lynching of an innocent." Or whatever. Depends on the wolf.
If people you are suspecting also feel evil or whatever in addition to that, I'm fine, but how-would-a-wolf-suspect-someone things are dangerous reasons to solely base suspicion on. A wolf can just choose the explanation that suits her current case best. Though that's the case with everything in WW... I think every word someone says can be used as an argument either for or against them.

I think Nogrod has a good point about people backing off from suspecting Nerwen.

Eönwë's vote came kind of out of the blue. I think he had never even mentioned Mith before that.

xed with two Nogrods, Eönwë, Kath & Nerwen. So much for going to bed early today.

[THE Ka]

I can see the suspicion around Kit, but I guess I will have to take pity on her courage to act in her own reason on Day 1, than bandwagoning or randomly voting. Her actions seem sensible to me, and at least constructive to her own purposes. Better to follow the beat of your own drum than gaggle around someone else’s.
With that, I don’t see much solid reasoning around Kit being overtly suspicious. She’s just doing what she wants to do. Plus, I don’t have any good reason to vote for her either.

Durelin I guess can appear suspicious to someone who hates a long IC post, but I’ve been guilty of that before so not much of a point. Her second post is full of simple reasoning, but there isn’t an overt reason to go after that since its far more constructive than five pages of dueling (*remembers last game*), or dribble. I can assume by toMorrow that she like a few of us will have more time to post and think.

I don’t understand Sally’s vote other than it was a bit anticipated, as if it would be a safeguard in case others decide to randomly vote for Sixth later on. A good first Day tactic, but unfortunately people remember this on the second Day when they really need someone to vote for, or have a hunch on. I’m not exactly certain a wolf would feel so confident voting this way, but werewolf or not if someone was rushed I can see such a vote for the sake of surviving.
I’d prefer a bit of explanation more on how she’s been writing today than the apparent vote, but that will have wait for later.
The vote is obvious and nothing new, I’m curious as to her earlier thoughts.

Rikae’s list is to me, just her list. An insurance that she has some points on the positions of other players. Rather wish she could give more though.

As for Boro88, Kath, and Nogrod, I have nothing on them. Maybe later, I don’t know.

Form, Nilp and Agan bandwagon I really don’t care for in the least. I’m tired of bandwagons. No matter how much fun they are to create or join. So, I am just going to step over it. Plus, already have gone over what will happen if yet again, Agan is a wolf. I don’t have enough experience playing with Form to say much of anything, and I’m going to vainly hope that he has a different role than wolf this time so I don’t loose interest altogether.

Originally Posted by Agan

I know I have serious traumas and I'm working on them, I really am! But this time only your role tempted me to do that.

There, there. Remember, I can’t forgive you Agan, you have to forgive yourself.

Well, I'm running out of time and I have to leave in five minutes (yes, holiday and family), and I'm missing out on some coffee, so I might as well vote now.

If I was as knowledgable as other players about each other they suspect, I probably could have made a better reasoning and vote, but unfortunately I don't. So, I'm going to stick with what I have and avoid the bloody bandwagons.

++ Rikae

It seems like the post could be more, but the use of just a list with names appears like an insurance policy to protect oneself and act easily in aggreance. Like an effort to not ruffle too many feathers, but still contribute something.
Which, is suspicious and can fly under the radar during a first Day like this.

With that I bid you all either a goodnight/holiday/good day/ etc.

~ Ka

[Nogrod]

Eighteen minutes to go.

Mith, The Sixth have 2 votes.

Nogrod, Nerwen, Sally, Eönwë and Rikae have one each.

EDIT: corrected the tally.

[Durelin]

I love how people always like to create little conspiracy theories on Day 1, through the banter. ToDay we have the "Agan/Nilp/Form / Agan-Nilp-Form brawl," which Nerwen seems to have first coined.

Nerwen seems the easy lynch target o' the day, largely perhaps because of her role. People have definitely been *testing the waters* on lynching her. Don't really think it's fair to go after her again on Day 1, myself.

Don't have much time, so won't get much of anything interesting from me...anyway, Kitanna bothers me. She picked up Nerwen's lovely conspiracy theory to stir that up, and then voted for Nerwen. Hmm.

++Kitanna

Edit: Crossed with everyone from Eomer on.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Nerwen was, I believe, an excellent target of opportunity.

I know how it feels--in past lives, when I had gained renown as 't3h suiicdal 1', I was easy prey to any Werewolf/wolves with intentions of getting an innocent killed on DAY 1.

I'm glad her head is sacred now, somewhat. Although I fear the so-called Sixth Wizard has replaced her as nearest target of opportunity.

As for my accusation of her, and then the backing off, I was merely, as I have said, testing the waters. We cannot all draw solid suspicions out of thin air, or IC posts.

She makes sense, and is geniune in her eagerness to help this fair village, which is why I agree with Mandos in thinking her innocent.

The voting so far: (Times are +8GMT.)

09:49pm Form - Nog (Nog - 1)
12:50am Kit - N3rw3n (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1)
05:29am sally - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1)
05:51am Mith - sally (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1)
06:18am Eomer - Mith (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 1)
06:25am Eönwë - Mith (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2)
06:28am Kath - Eönwë (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1)
06:35am THE Ka - Rikae (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1, Rikae - 1)
06:37am Durelin - Kit (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)
06:42am Boro - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 2, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

DAY is nearly over. Let's make a tie, and see what happens:

++Eönwë

He was the first to start a bandwaggon, anyhow, and he votes out of thin air.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

As I said yesterday, target of opportunity.

Well, let's see the train wreck yesterday.

09:49pm Form - Nog (Nog - 1)

Because what would make a better cover for a hacker looking to overthrow the existing Mods than a pathetic wannabe-Mod? No one would suspect it.

Except I just did.

As close to calculated randomness as one can get that early.

12:50am Kit - N3rw3n (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1)

Nerwen jumps out because she posts often and says little. Granted most of her posts were in character jargon and her most recent ones are serious and moving away from IC, but she makes a note to say those who make long lists, but say nothing are suspicious. I find people who make frequent short posts that say nothing equally suspicious. Which is why I now vote for Nerwen. Though she is only moderately suspicious in my eyes she stands out from the others on my list.

Previously she said of Nerwen:

Her short, IC posts obviously say little, but her more serious posts give little to go on as well.

Rather well-reasoned . . .

05:29am sally - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1)

Sarcastically, I'm the only one allowed to be a grammar Nazi on here, but we all know that's not the case. In reality, Sixth's post seems just....wrong. It's the first day and, as much as I hate to say it, at the moment there's not much we can get from toDay. Sixth is trying too hard to reason. Does that make sense? Blah.

Time to bring up this issue. This was from VI's only post:

Wow, Nerwen is making my brain hurt. I say we vote her because:

a) Reading that kind of text will be really annoying later in the game for everyone.

b) Nerwen knows this and if she really is a wolf and she survives, she will go under the radar later in the game. (I personally am NOT going to read that in a longer post than three lines, it hurts my head)

and

c) I've got nothing on anyone else.

Okay, reason b) is somewhat suspicious, but!

• it's his first post; and
• it's still page 1

so IC-based accusation is rather to be expected. Which was why I said we wait for him to defend himself (but he didn't get here in time . . . )
Tell me you didn't anticipate him attacking Nerwen rather fiercely on DAY 1, and I'll show you a liar. I've read more suspicious 1st post/1st page posts than this (z.B. he'd be too dangerous if he lives past DAY 1; he won't be of much help to the village anyway, usw.) A little more slack should have been given him.

05:51am Erenor - sally (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1)

Really nearly asleep now - early morning in the pool and late nights in a cyber cafe are not a good combo! Anyway can't decide about Kitanna & Nerwen and Form .. but Sally's vote just seems a bit too parasitic... at least Kitanna and Form stuck their heads above the parapet.

I agree, mother.

06:18am Eomer - Mith (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 1)

[ . . . ]Nerwen, Eonwe and Mithalwen are my three wolves at the moment. I'd bet my $8 frappuccino on Mith anyway.

Earlier he said:

[ . . . ]Mithalwen, you may think Sally is being opportunistic, with her vote for 6th, but I could equally well say it about you. Whatever Sally had it was gonna be weak, and this is another chance for you to step in with a righteous comment. She's taken the position of early-voter-with-bad-reason and you've matched her in becoming critic-of-early-voter.

Two sides, same coin.

Rather forced, it looks like . . .

06:25am Eönwë - Mith (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2)

Because of the way she posts, as if she's hiding behind hersef being IC but not at the same time. Hard to explain what I mean. Also, her attitude seems slightrly suspicious

"You should always sort out the problems nearby before you sort outt problems in the world", says me. And since we both live in "Beleriand" (accordinng to Nilp), she is definitely nearby.

Now this is eyebrow-raising.

06:28am Kath - Eönwë (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1)

Alright, I'm giving up because I need to go to bed and I've people wanting to use the computer. Random vote because hey, it's Day 1. So truly random, I'm voting for the last person to post.

Random, but if she had evil intent I think she would have chosen someone with a vote already, perhaps even VI or Nerwen.

06:35am THE Ka - Rikae (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1, Rikae - 1)

It seems like the post could be more, but the use of just a list with names appears like an insurance policy to protect oneself and act easily in aggreance. Like an effort to not ruffle too many feathers, but still contribute something.
Which, is suspicious and can fly under the radar during a first Day like this.

Makes sense . . .

06:37am Durelin - Kit (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 1, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

Kitanna bothers me. She picked up Nerwen's lovely conspiracy theory to stir that up, and then voted for Nerwen. Hmm.

06:42am Boro - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 2, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 1, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

I don't know whether I want to vote for The Sixth, or The Elf-Warrior, those are the two who stick out the most. I have some feelings about sally and Mith, but they won't get answered today.

Previously, in another post:

The Sixth's reasoning is forced, since Nerwen is annoying, let's lynch her before she slips under the radar. And oh plus there's no one else.

06:48am Nilp - Eönwë (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 1, VI - 2, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 2, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

He was the first to start a bandwaggon, anyhow, and he votes out of thin air.

06:50am Rikae - Nerwen (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 2, VI - 2, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 2, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

for not answering my question, and for hyphenating names excessively.

(Really, I'm serious about that - placing the focus on a duo or trio is a time-honored wolf strategy, and here it really seems premature.)

Second eyebrow-raiser

06:54am EW - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 2, VI - 3, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 2, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

If this is suspicious so be it.

Yes, it is, now that you mention it. No mention of suspecting VI before this, and not even bothering to explain your vote.

06:55am Nerwen - Eönwë (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 2, VI - 3, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 3, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

Self preservation, plus I think he's the most suspicious of the people who have two votes.

Somewhat understandable . . . She cross-posted with EW so she didn't see that she's already been saved.

06:56am Agan - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 2, VI - 4, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 3, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

(in another post:)One post and speaks only of Nerwen, telling why we should vote for her.

06:59am Nogrod - VI (Nog - 1, N3rwen - 2, VI - 5, sally - 1, Mith - 2, Eönwë - 3, Rikae - 1, Kit - 1)

And Eönwë talks...

(Would you explain this?)

He said in another post:

I'm afraid that with The Sixth we get an easy wolf-victory - as well as with Nerwen.

Huh?

[T]he thing I've found them doing more often is waiting for any decent or half-decent suspicions to raise up and then go for it - stronger or milder eg. trying to turn it into a major suspicion or just going with the flow and getting an excuse for their vote.

Looking things from this anlgle would point at least to Eönwë and Kitanna and little less on The Sixth.

Double huh?

Have to prepare to move back into the aforementioned academic abomination, so more later . . .

[satansaloser2005]

Okay my lovelies, I'm back. Quick responses, then I'll read through a bit more.

To Mith: Aw, shucks, thanks. I feel loved.
To Agan: Notice that I x'd with you, so it's not that I saw your post (although I did look right before submission just to see who I had x'd with) and jumped on board. Just to clear that up.
To Boro: Yes, my picking on Nerwen was kidding around. I might find her a bit suspicious, but that post was just for kicks and giggles, in a manner of speaking.
To Nerwen: No, we didn't miss you. (Kidding, KIDDING....)
To Noggie: Yeah, only Cabbie hasn't talked. I was wondering where he was too. Hmmmm....



EDIT: x'd with....erm, everyone since Durie's vote

[Rikae]

++Nerwen

for not answering my question, and for hyphenating names excessively.

(Really, I'm serious about that - placing the focus on a duo or trio is a time-honored wolf strategy, and here it really seems premature.)

EDIT: X'd with all since Dury.

[Nerwen]

Then it's

++ Eönwë

Self preservation, plus I think he's the most suspicious of the people who have two votes.

EDIT: X'd with Elf-warrior and Aganzir.

[Nogrod]

I'm afraid that with The Sixth we get an easy wolf-victory - as well as with Nerwen. Mith we can ask toMorrow, whether she is a wolf.

So it leaves me yet again with Eönwë and Kitanna.

But how many of you are still around and have not voted?

With 4-persons at the same vote it will be random!

Let's pick one, please.

EDIT: X'd with a host Isee...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I am part of no brawl. I certainly am no part of a brawl of four.

My exchange with Master Formendacil was made in pure jest. I fail to see why anyone continues to bring this up.

I feel uncomfortable with the way Nilp is now turning accusations from Nerwen and Sixth to people who suspect(ed) them. (Aganzir)

Not merely those suspicious of them, but those eager for their blood, as you are, Aganzir.

[The Elf-warrior]

Nerwen, I'd like to point out that you mislabeled Formy's words with mine back in post #12. The following is a random vote.

++The Sixth Wizard

If this is suspicious so be it.