WWJ IV: Let the insanity ensue - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Folwren · 02-15-2006, 02:50 PM

I don't have very long to vote. We were supposed to get our votes in 10 minutes before closing time. . .a thing which presses me sorely. I have lost a lot of time because. . .well, all of the sudden I had to ballance a check-book, so I haven't had time to read fully these last several posts.

However. . .I think I am going to vote for Valier. That puts three people tied at two. I'm sorry to see that if no one votes for anyone else, Jenny is the one to go. I am not voting for Jenny because I think she needs a chance to settle down and prove herself. Being new to the game. . .well, if she's a wolf, we'll figure out soon enough. We ought to give her some benefit of the doubt.

Valier, on the other hand. . .I don't know if she's played before, but she's added little help to the innocents this game, posting random posts and offering neither help to catch a wolf, nor telling us anything at all about herself.

Hence, I cast my vote

++Valier

"May the Lord and saints preserve us!"

-- Folwren

EDIT: Cross posted with Jenny. Mayhap there isn't a tie for three. . .

Mithalwen · 02-15-2006, 02:52 PM

I think it is Wilwa now..... can't balme Jenny for saving herself ... but I think Wilwa is paying dear for a possibly unavoidable absence..

Nogrod · 02-15-2006, 02:53 PM

Wilwarin 3
Jenny & Valier 2
Elu, Gandalf, Eonwe 1

That's my reckoning.

JennyHallu · 02-15-2006, 02:55 PM

I agree, Mith. I wish I'd waited just a moment longer...

Mithalwen · 02-15-2006, 02:56 PM

Barely 50% voting is a poor show ..... and gives fewer clues for later .... unless there is a small deluge in the dying minutes ..

JennyHallu · 02-15-2006, 02:59 PM

On the contrary, there have been 10 out of 13 votes. Only Wilwarin, Elu, and Gandalf have not voted.

Kitanna · 02-15-2006, 03:00 PM

Voting closed, expect Wilwa's death soon.

Mithalwen · 02-15-2006, 03:01 PM

Can't be helped - non retractable votes ..... at least you voted...... (NB it is helpful to keep 2 windows open to monitor for cross posts if you are composing a long reply ..but then 3 of us posted together earlier so it can't be avoided totally.)

NB Edit I am so stupid I just added 3,2 and 1!!!! Forgot it was 2 and 1 EACH!!!!!

Kitanna · 02-15-2006, 03:26 PM

Tensions rose and tempers flared as the villagers tried to pick the wolves from the rest. Finally they decided the resident math professor would be the one to die. Wilwa had been silent for far too long. Her silence unnerved the others, was she thinking of who she and her furry companions would kill this night? Such a thought was overwhelming.

“Get Wilwarin!” They screamed.

Armed with clubs, rocks, and one loaf of stale bread, the angry mob marched to Wilwa’s house. They found the silent village hunched over a notebook. “Probably a list of who will die next.” Someone screamed and the first blow was issued.

Never before had there been such a flogging in Squaresville. Upon finishing the merciless beating of Wilwa, the villagers stood by waiting for her to take her wolfish form. But the bruised and bloodied mass of flesh that had once been Wilwa did not change. Not one bit of fur sprouted from the wounds. Wilwa simply remained human. She had not been a werewolf.

Nogrod turned his eyes away from the carnage he had been a part of. He looked at the notebook Wilwa had been working on when they first stormed her room. Written amidst completed math formulas was a list of wolf suspects. Wilwa had been their hunter.

LIVING
Thinlómien ~ Penguin-fisher
JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector
Eonwe ~ Hermit
Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll
Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables
Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist
Valier ~ Dance instructor
Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower
Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician
Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician
Folwren ~ Seamstress
Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner

DEAD
Kitanna (mod)~ Stabbed with a letter opener
Wilwarin (hunter)~ Flogged to death

Wolves may PM now. I need names from the wolves, ranger, and seer.

Kitanna · 02-16-2006, 02:54 PM

It was a long night for the villagers. Most of them had gone to bed with fear as a bedfellow, and apparently he hogs the blankets. They came out of their homes groggy, bags under their eyes, and totally cranky. Not one “good morning” was uttered as they assembled to discuss the werewolf problem.

One less villager was in their midst. Thinlómien was not there. Realizing the penguin fisher was not among them a group was sent to see what had been done to while she slept.

At first nothing seemed out of order at the penguin farm. Thinlómien’s house looked intact. The door was left ajar, but it didn’t look like there was much of a struggle to get in. Mithalwen was the first through the door, Valier and JennyHallu followed close behind.

“Thinlómien, are you in here?” Mithalwen called, peeking inside the bedroom.

“Oh, she’s here alright.” Valier called from the kitchen.

The other two joined her in the kitchen and saw that Valier spoke true. Lying face up on the floor was Thinlómien, her eyes were open in fear and her body was stiff as a board.

“It looks like she just died of fright.”

The three shared nervous glances, before bolting from the house. As the story of Thinlómien’s demise was retold to the village, three villagers were laughing on the inside.

LIVING
JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector
Eonwe ~ Hermit
Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll
Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables
Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist
Valier ~ Dance instructor
Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower
Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician
Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician
Folwren ~ Seamstress
Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner

DEAD
Kitanna (mod)~ Stabbed with a letter opener on Night One
Wilwarin (hunter)~ Flogged to death on Day One
Thinlómien (ordo) ~ Dropped dead from fright on Night Two

Wolves stop PMing, Day Two has begun.

Folwren · 02-16-2006, 03:12 PM

Wow. That was a shocker. I wasn't expected Lommy to be taken, and that's no joke. I was scared stiff that it was who I thought was the seer, but I'm not going to name it because that would be down right stupidity.

Want everyone to know now that I am not going to be here any longer than another hour and twenty minutes. Whether I vote or not today will depend highly on who all talks before I leave.

-- Folwren

02-15-2006, 02:50 PM	#1
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	I don't have very long to vote. We were supposed to get our votes in 10 minutes before closing time. . .a thing which presses me sorely. I have lost a lot of time because. . .well, all of the sudden I had to ballance a check-book, so I haven't had time to read fully these last several posts. However. . .I think I am going to vote for Valier. That puts three people tied at two. I'm sorry to see that if no one votes for anyone else, Jenny is the one to go. I am not voting for Jenny because I think she needs a chance to settle down and prove herself. Being new to the game. . .well, if she's a wolf, we'll figure out soon enough. We ought to give her some benefit of the doubt. Valier, on the other hand. . .I don't know if she's played before, but she's added little help to the innocents this game, posting random posts and offering neither help to catch a wolf, nor telling us anything at all about herself. Hence, I cast my vote ++Valier "May the Lord and saints preserve us!" -- Folwren EDIT: Cross posted with Jenny. Mayhap there isn't a tie for three. . . __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

02-15-2006, 02:52 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I think it is Wilwa now..... can't balme Jenny for saving herself ... but I think Wilwa is paying dear for a possibly unavoidable absence.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

02-15-2006, 02:53 PM	#3
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Wilwarin 3 Jenny & Valier 2 Elu, Gandalf, Eonwe 1 That's my reckoning. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

02-15-2006, 02:55 PM	#4
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I agree, Mith. I wish I'd waited just a moment longer... __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-15-2006, 02:56 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Barely 50% voting is a poor show ..... and gives fewer clues for later .... unless there is a small deluge in the dying minutes .. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

02-15-2006, 02:59 PM	#6
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	On the contrary, there have been 10 out of 13 votes. Only Wilwarin, Elu, and Gandalf have not voted. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-15-2006, 03:00 PM	#7
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Voting closed, expect Wilwa's death soon. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

02-15-2006, 03:01 PM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Can't be helped - non retractable votes ..... at least you voted...... (NB it is helpful to keep 2 windows open to monitor for cross posts if you are composing a long reply ..but then 3 of us posted together earlier so it can't be avoided totally.) NB Edit I am so stupid I just added 3,2 and 1!!!! Forgot it was 2 and 1 EACH!!!!! __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 02-15-2006 at 03:04 PM. Reason: cross post with close

02-15-2006, 03:26 PM	#9
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Tensions rose and tempers flared as the villagers tried to pick the wolves from the rest. Finally they decided the resident math professor would be the one to die. Wilwa had been silent for far too long. Her silence unnerved the others, was she thinking of who she and her furry companions would kill this night? Such a thought was overwhelming. “Get Wilwarin!” They screamed. Armed with clubs, rocks, and one loaf of stale bread, the angry mob marched to Wilwa’s house. They found the silent village hunched over a notebook. “Probably a list of who will die next.” Someone screamed and the first blow was issued. Never before had there been such a flogging in Squaresville. Upon finishing the merciless beating of Wilwa, the villagers stood by waiting for her to take her wolfish form. But the bruised and bloodied mass of flesh that had once been Wilwa did not change. Not one bit of fur sprouted from the wounds. Wilwa simply remained human. She had not been a werewolf. Nogrod turned his eyes away from the carnage he had been a part of. He looked at the notebook Wilwa had been working on when they first stormed her room. Written amidst completed math formulas was a list of wolf suspects. Wilwa had been their hunter. LIVING Thinlómien ~ Penguin-fisher JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector Eonwe ~ Hermit Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist Valier ~ Dance instructor Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician Folwren ~ Seamstress Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner DEAD Kitanna (mod)~ Stabbed with a letter opener Wilwarin (hunter)~ Flogged to death Wolves may PM now. I need names from the wolves, ranger, and seer. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

02-16-2006, 02:54 PM	#10
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	It was a long night for the villagers. Most of them had gone to bed with fear as a bedfellow, and apparently he hogs the blankets. They came out of their homes groggy, bags under their eyes, and totally cranky. Not one “good morning” was uttered as they assembled to discuss the werewolf problem. One less villager was in their midst. Thinlómien was not there. Realizing the penguin fisher was not among them a group was sent to see what had been done to while she slept. At first nothing seemed out of order at the penguin farm. Thinlómien’s house looked intact. The door was left ajar, but it didn’t look like there was much of a struggle to get in. Mithalwen was the first through the door, Valier and JennyHallu followed close behind. “Thinlómien, are you in here?” Mithalwen called, peeking inside the bedroom. “Oh, she’s here alright.” Valier called from the kitchen. The other two joined her in the kitchen and saw that Valier spoke true. Lying face up on the floor was Thinlómien, her eyes were open in fear and her body was stiff as a board. “It looks like she just died of fright.” The three shared nervous glances, before bolting from the house. As the story of Thinlómien’s demise was retold to the village, three villagers were laughing on the inside. LIVING JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector Eonwe ~ Hermit Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist Valier ~ Dance instructor Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician Folwren ~ Seamstress Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner DEAD Kitanna (mod)~ Stabbed with a letter opener on Night One Wilwarin (hunter)~ Flogged to death on Day One Thinlómien (ordo) ~ Dropped dead from fright on Night Two Wolves stop PMing, Day Two has begun. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

02-16-2006, 03:12 PM	#11
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Wow. That was a shocker. I wasn't expected Lommy to be taken, and that's no joke. I was scared stiff that it was who I thought was the seer, but I'm not going to name it because that would be down right stupidity. Want everyone to know now that I am not going to be here any longer than another hour and twenty minutes. Whether I vote or not today will depend highly on who all talks before I leave. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis