WWLXII: Dead Men Do Tell Tales

[Thinlómien]

@#¤%&!! I should've ben Lommy the Language-Handcap'd, not Lommy the Infected, fer me pirate English sucks. I can only say YARR! but then again, that might be just enough. I'll be observin' ye others carefully 'n' copyin' yer style.

What else? I have no bloody stinking infected idea who the baddies are, but we're here to discover it, nay? So, lemme start with me notes: McCaber - awful quick t' lick Shasta's [insert a censorship worthy word here]. Inziladun - awful quick t' start throwing people off board. Nerwen - awful quick t' condemn Inzie. Shasta - awful quick t' defend himself. Kath - awful quick t' be off. Suspicious lot, eh? Oh, forgot one: Lommy - awful quick t' draw conclusions.

But speak, ye silent 'uns! Yer quartermaster commands ye to.

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Th' infected 'un

But speak, ye silent 'uns! Yer quartermaster commands ye to.

Aye! What d'ye want me t' say? Th' ones that be guilty o' th' murder o' me cap'n oughta walk th' plank 'n' get acquainted with th' sharks!

[Nogrod]

Oh you language-abusin', tongue-festering, stutterin' exploiters of linguistic decency! You should all kiss the gunner's daughter! Now!

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Oh you language-abusin', tongue-festering, stutterin' exploiters of linguistic decency! You should all kiss the gunner's daughter! Now!

Yar, be this a comely lass Nogrod?

[Nerwen]

Be it quartermaster ye be orderin' to kiss th' gunner's daughter, ye swab? Ye'll keep a civil tongue in yer head when speakin' to yer betters, or I'll ha' it out wi' ye meself. I be still a fair hand wi' a dagger, even if me deadlights be not what they were.

Arr, this be a rum start. Who be Cap'n now? Be it Shark Tooth... or be it still Black Death? Be the head still livin'?

EDIT:X'd with Eomer.

[Boromir88]

Be it quartermaster ye be orderin' to kiss th' gunner's daughter, ye swab? Ye'll keep a civil tongue in yer head when speakin' to yer betters, or I'll ha' it out wi' ye meself. I be still a fair hand wi' a dagger, even if me deadlights be not what they were.~Nerwen

Betters huh? Ye best be watchin' who ye ar' talkin' to, ye haf-blind rapscallion. Aye, 'specially when we gunners can blast a' 8 inch hole in yer belly Gar.

But speak, ye silent 'uns! Yer quartermaster commands ye to.~Lommy

Ye be might' quick complainin' about yer weak pirate speak.

Arr, whar is the rum? A pence for a' old man Cap'n?

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Aye, 'specially when we gunners can blast a' 8 inch hole in yer belly Gar.

Arr! But ye may be not gettin' t' powder if me, slasher n' t' drunk na' be givin' ye some.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Betters huh? Ye best be watchin' who ye ar' talkin' to, ye haf-blind rapscallion. Aye, 'specially when we gunners can blast a' 8 inch hole in yer belly Gar.

Arr, ye be steerin' near the wind, ye malformed bilge-rat. I'll warrant I could take ye on, an' see the colour o' yer insides, blind or no.

'Tis a scurvy lay o' ye to be mockin' a respected sea artist wha' had lost more'n half her eyesight keepin' ships on course for the benefit o' dogs like ye.

Edit: X'd with Eönwë (twice).

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Almost-Blind Nerwen

Who be Cap'n now? Be it Shark Tooth... or be it still Black Death? Be the head still livin'?

I may be dead, but so long as I be shoutin', I be givin' th' orders. But me first matey can represent me physical form as it seems me body has be fed to th' fishes...

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

An' how will ye be knowin' which o' the crew be guilty, ye fool of a gangrenous bilge rat?

(I'd roll me eyes, but... ye know how 'tis...)

Well o' course we don't be knowin' who th' guilty 'uns be just yet, but sniffin' out them bilge rats be now our task. O' course, there may be one or two o' ye who be approvin' o' the fate o' the Cap'n, thinkin' th' traitors'll be rewardin' ye. Looks like th' sharks be gettin' their fill for awhile.
I don't be knowin' the stinkin' curs just yet.
Shasta ha' the' most ta gain from Cap'n Brinn's demise, but doin' somethin' like that....he'd a had ta know we'd look to him straight off.
Quartermaster Lommy's come out givin' orders! Tryin' ta organize th' crew agin the threat, or feelin' us out fer words ta help th' cause o' her nerarious mates?
Ah, ye scurvy dogs. This lot'll take time ta' sort out.

[Rikae]

Arr! Mebbe you scrappy landlubbers could start talkn' about what we be tryin' t' do here, instead a' fightin' amongst yerselves, ye pack of pox-infested swine!

I be a' thinkin' fer instance, that even though th' cap'n (or somebody) sez tha we won't learn th' alignment o' the scurvy dog we force to walk the plank each day, there's one man among us who be th' exception to that rule, if yer catch my drift.

Now, on t' more pressin' matters. Why is the rum gone?

[Eönwë]

Yar indeed, me mateys (ar not, as the case meh' be). Tis crew be fallin' t' shambles ahlre'dy.

We shud be workin' together, nah tryin' ta kill t'others so quick.



PS. I be learnin' t' speak t' pirate way. It be takin' plenty o' time fer me t' get used t' writin' tis way.

[Mirandir]

#10

Originally Posted by A Little Green

Aye! What d'ye want me t' say? Th' ones that be guilty o' th' murder o' me cap'n oughta walk th' plank 'n' get acquainted with th' sharks!

First post Day 1. Nothing to really analyze here.

#37

Originally Posted by A Little Green

*burp*

Seriously, though, we need t' get serious wi' this if we want t' find th' scum that killed th' cap'n. Th' problem wi' th' likes o' me be that I don't know where t' start th' serious talk. Th' sole thing that comes to me mind is that I don't be likin' th' amount of sailors hidin' in their bunks. Whar be Sally? Izzy? Wilwa? Or me powder monkey -comrade Gwathy?

(Ye love th' word 'arr', don't ye?) Dunno if thar be much we can do about those. 'Tis a bit disturbin' that we don't be knowin' whether or not we made th' righ' person walk th' plank -'n' we won't be knowin' how many mutineers we still have amongst us either.


x-ed wi' th' fashionably late

Names sally, Izzy, Wilwa, and Gwath but without any real reason (that I can see, at least).


#42

Originally Posted by A Little Green

Me, o' course. Ye be infected, ye know. No un wants t' kiss an infected un.

Meaningless banter.

#60

Originally Posted by A Little Green

D'ye reckon I be frightened? I be no dog, I be th' famous Lil' Green the Staggerin' Drunk, an' ye deserve t' be called Gwathy just fer callin' me dog!

I be uneasy 'bout that ol' Shark Tooth - he seems to be fishin' fer an easy lynch of a potentially dangerous sailor. I be goin' to me bunk soon, an' will snore o'er th' decision time. I ain't sure o' who t' vote, but it'll probably be fer ol' Shasty fer th' thingy I just mentioned - unless there'll be a better un emergin' in a minute.


EDIT: x-ed wi' Noggy

Gets a bad feeling about Shasta for going for the easy lynch.

#61

Originally Posted by A Little Green

Crap - I'd have hoped t' find a few opinions afore handin' o'er me vote, but no can do. I be goin' t' sleep away me drunkenness now. G'night! *hiccups*

++ Shark Tooth Shasty

Acts on her suspicions and votes Shasta.

Unfortunately, there's not usually a lot to go on on Day 1. So unless Shasta is actually a wolf and wanted revenge (doubtful), the aggressors were probably going for the traceless kill. Thus, it's doubtful that anyone named in any of Greenie's posts (sally, Izzy, Wilwa, Gwath, Shasta) is an evil one.

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Mira

Names sally, Izzy, Wilwa, and Gwath but without any real reason (that I can see, at least).

Arr, I named those scurvy dogs b'cos I hadn't been a-seein' them during th' Day an' wonder'd whar they might be. Nuthin' more spectacular than that.

[Boromir88]

For meself, I be havin' t' work t'day fer a boss fouler n' more cruel than our late Cap'n. I be on more a few hours afore the DL.~Inziladun

Arr, it not be one person, it more be the collective that ar frustratin'. 'Tis hard enough to not know who we be lynchin' unless we decide to kill 'em twice, but when ye get 1/3 t' 1/2 o' the crew who be more silent than our 2 resident ghosts it gets difficult to do anythin'.

'Tis happens to be an off day fer me, an' I realize others are not unlucky, but is it t' much t' expect one rotten post o' suspects or thoughts about anythin'? I mean two-thirds o' th' day be gone already, an' thar be too many people who just haven't shown up. Day 1 be difficult to know what t' say, but this be getting slightly ridiculous.

Me be almost tempted to 'ote Izzy, as me believe we will lose her by the days end if she not 'ote today?

Now. onto thee McCaber lynchin' yesterday, an' I will be away until 2 hours or so 'fore the DL

[Annunfuiniel]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Me be almost tempted to 'ote Izzy, as me believe we will lose her by the days end if she not 'ote today?

Arrr, may be or nay, we'll see... But fer now I must make a decision fer 't may be yer surgeon won't be 'round durin' th' DL... I must be up an' goin' just after five AM, cursed job!

++Shasta

Reasons (weak, I be knowin') given above earlier, or somewhere thar.

[Boromir88]

Made the very first (an' be his only post) of the day yesterday.

Lommy says in 9:

McCaber - awful quick t' lick

And then in 64, calls him slippery.

Why I be curious about 'tis be McCaber as a lynch possibility, just came out o' the blue. No one say nothin' about him, except for Lommy, an' suddenly he winds up dead.

An' Lommy's vote explanation looks over-the top:

I dun like it tha' someun has had a chance to post bu' has only posted banter. Grant'd, tha' goes for a good lot o' people - like Mira, Sally n Shasta - bu' I feel the best voting good ol' Cabbie. Cos you know, Sally gives an innocent feel after all, I dun want t' vote Mira on Day1 again (I think I did it quite recently) n I'm too much o' a coward to enjoy th' sorta a responsible position that'd come wi' castin another vote fer Shasta as me vote is after all a lot o' a shot in th' dark. I hope ye mateseys can make more sense o' this mess in these last hours befer th' nightfall. Me's comfortable wi' a silly safe vote like this - n sorry to make un as I be disaprovin o' those in general, bu' there's really precious lil' t' go on - n goes directly to me bunk. Good night!

What's me suspect about Lommy's reason is she simply says sally feels innocent, an' it feel bad to vote Mira on Day 1, cus she seems to do that a lot. But, she doesn't want the responsibility if Shasta be lynched. Defendin'a fella mutinee Lommy? Arr, but she made clear she warn't be here today, so I guess it feel wrong votin' fer her.

Than suddenly an' fer no clear reason he winds up on Mac's guilty list, in post 80.

More guilty than innocent:

Nogrod - see above
Shasta - don't like his vote
McCaber

But Mac recants 'ote fer Nogrod, and throws it away fer Nogrod again...hmm, mutinee on mutinee? I know ye an' Nogrod like those types of mind triks.

Inziladun adds on the 2nd vote fer McCaber, but his reasoning looks a bit better than Lommy's. While Lommy goes t' th' extent of explaining why she didn't 'ote fer other people, and defendin' Shasta, Inziladun jus' gives his reasons and that's it...no dreg talk to sift through.

Now Nogrod, does quite a nifty job a' tryin' to look like he be steerin' suspicion away from McCaber, but still offerin' as a lynch possibility, an' of course goes to vote fer him:

McCaber sent the first post of the Day and never returned... Suspicious but maybe even too obvious? Anyway I don't like it.~#84

McCaber is the easy one to pick and possibly a good one to try (he's not too helpful), but is it too easy to have chances of succeeding?~#92

I'm Nogrod..."Oh, are ye sure ye want McCaber, he just looks obvious an' an easy chance. Arr his chance o' bein' a mutinee isn't likely."

Arr then comes the backstab!

I have two, McCaber has and Shasta... The usual suspects that is?

From those I'd pick

++ McCaber

just for being a bad sport (and hopefully an evil person trying to sneak through this Day).~#103

Befo'e Nog's vote Rikae pops in to recant on Inziladun, and 'ote McCaber, that be suspicious as well.

With thar bein' ghosts, and us not knowin' o' th' roles, it wouldn't surprise me to see different mutinee tactics either. It may be easier for mutinees to sa'e eachother, if ye see what I mean. I'm jus' spit-ballin here, but if Shasta be a wolf, th' 'ery set up o' th' game (with ghosts an' what not)...the mutineers may feel safe by sa'ing their own...when under 'normal' circumstances (we find out the role after a lynchin'), it is more beneficial to throw a mate under the ship.