WW XXXIII - Other Minds and Hands

[Mithalwen]

Thanks everyone ..I could get used to being a queen and getting my requests met instantly... and excessively

[Rikae]

Everybody quiet!

Sixth has been lynched.

The narration will be up within a couple minutes.

[Rikae]

Though faced with the daunting task of hunting down a quartet of murderous hyenas, the Downers were reluctant to get down to business. Half the day was spent in shooting ad-lib Lothlorien and Orthanc scenes; until the caterer and the bereaved orc gently redirected the group's attention to the grim business at hand (despite the protests of the elf extra). Saruman, however, insisted that he had not left the path of wisdom.

When Volo, who had received some earlier suspicion, proclaimed that he could not be killed, Anguirel and The Sixth Wizard emerged as the top suspects.

In the end, the protester against dwarven comic relief was chosen to die.
“Now how shall we do away with him?” asked Durelin.
“How about this?” Kath suggested, holding up a gallon bottle of vodka from the CG animator's secret stash.
Sauce and Aganzir grabbed the bewildered young man by either arm, and Boromir88 advanced toward him with a funnel and the bottle. “I bet he can't hold his liquor!”

Suddenly, Sixth wrestled himself free and sprinted off down the hall. The Downers pursued him up a stairway and into a darkened crawlspace just under the roof. They could hear his footsteps, which seemed to make a strange crunching sound.

Xyzzy turned on a flashlight to reveal a horrifying sight...

Sixth was running across a floor covered with hundreds of thousands of human skulls.

He cried out in disgust and nearly fell – putting out his hand to catch himself, he dislodged a plank which secured a hatch in the wall. It fell; and with a fiendish clicking and clattering, countless more skulls poured down, crushing the hapless Sixth to death.

The rest of the cast and crew stood staring.

Finally plucking up their courage, Mithalwen and Brinniel made their way across the skulls (which they now realised were merely props), to the body. Sixth looked like he always had...only less alive.

The Cast and Crew


Not Lost, but Gone Before:

Rikae - (Mod) CG Animator, Rendered and Lighted on Night 1
The Sixth Wizard - (Ordo) PDCR, buried in skulls on Day 1

Alive and Well:

Volo - Gollum
Legate of Amon Lanc - Sound Master/Saruman
Macalaure - The 7th orc in the 3rd row
Boromir88- Sir Boromir, playing Denethor
Mithalwen- Galadriel
Shastanis Althreduin - Legolas' stunt double
Durelin - Special Effects Pyrotechnician
The Saucepan Man- Set Catering Manager
Xyzzy - Young Fanboy
Brinniel- Wacky Foley Artist
Thinlómien- Non-Winged Balrog
Anguirel- Celeborn
Kath - Make-up Artist
Gil-Galad - Zombie-Gil-Galad
Aganzir - Smeagol
Rune -Tolkien geek who is estatic about being an Elf extra
Diamond18 - Lady in charge of Wigs and all other False Hairpieces

Day one is over. Night two has begun. Silence.
Wolves, send me your kill; others send me what you will.

[Rikae]

The unjust and untimely death of The Sixth Wizard demoralized the Downers terribly.

“Alas! I fear we cannot stay here longer,” said Gil-Galad. He looked toward the mountain of skulls and held up his prop sword. “Farewell, Sixth Wizard!” he cried. “What hope have we without you?”

Xyzzy answered “We must do without hope. Let us gird ourselves and weep no more! Come! We have a long road, and much to do.”

And so the Downers returned to their filming...

The sun was sinking behind the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the shadows were deepening in the studio when the Downers went back to their trailers. Night came beneath the fake plastic trees in the backlot as they walked, and the “Elves” uncovered their silver lamps.

In one trailer, a Downer flipped randomly through a copy of LOTR, then, finding something, sat back and frowned, deep in thought.

Two trailers were watched by unseen eyes that night; but for what purpose I cannot say.

Another Downer was unable to sleep. Mithalwen! Haven't you seen enough horror movies in your long life to know better than to leave the group when there are werewolves about? Alas; dedication to her craft was to be the actress' downfall. She returned to her glorified birdbath to rehearse the Mirror scene one last time...
She did not see the four misshapen figures lurking in the shadows; nor did she see the frayed electrical cord left with its end in the basin of liquid...

With lemonade from the stream Galadriel filled the basin to the brim...

but as she bent over to breathe on it, a grating voice spoke from directly behind her:

“Do not touch the water!”

Mithalwen started and her hand slipped into the electrified liquid.

She began to glow from within; her hair lifted as if by a breeze; her eyes lit up...

..she turned several lovely psychedelic colors by turns...turquoise, green, electric blue...

...the lights in the studio suddlenly went out...

...and the elf queen collapsed in a heap on the floor. Four grinning creatures circled around, eager to enjoy their freshly cooked and sizzling dinner.


When the Downers awoke, they had gained a prop for Shelob's lair; but this did not quite compensate for the loss of Mithalwen...

Day 2 has begun! Wolves, stop PM'ing. Everybody – take it away!!!

The Cast and Crew

Resting in Peace:

Rikae(Mod)–CG Animator, Rendered and Lighted on Night1
The Sixth Wizard(Ordo)–Protester against Dwarven Comic Relief, Buried in Skulls on Day1
Mithalwen(Ordo)–Galadriel, Illuminated...(Electrocuted) on Night2

Hanging in there:

Volo - Gollum
Legate of Amon Lanc - Sound Master/Saruman
Macalaure - The 7th orc in the 3rd row
Boromir88- Sir Boromir, playing Denethor
Shastanis Althreduin - Legolas' stunt double
Durelin - Special Effects Pyrotechnician
The Saucepan Man- Set Catering Manager
Xyzzy - Young Fanboy
Brinniel- Wacky Foley Artist
Thinlómien- Non-Winged Balrog
Anguirel- Celeborn
Kath - Make-up Artist
Gil-Galad - Zombie-Gil-Galad
Aganzir - Smeagol
Rune -Tolkien geek who is estatic about being an Elf extra
Diamond18 - Lady in charge of Wigs and all other False Hairpieces

[Volo]

Diamond: ++Gil-Galad (Gil-1)
Boromir: ++Boromir (Gil-1, Boro-1)
Boromir: --Boromir, ++Anguirel (Gil-1, Anguirel-1)
SpM: ++Sixth (Gil-1, Anguirel-1, Sixth-1)
Sixth: ++Anguirel (Gil-1, Anguirel-2, Sixth-1)
Lommy: ++Sixth (Gil-1, Anguirel-2, Sixth-2)
Kath: ++Rune (Gil-1, Anguirel-2, Sixth-2, Rune-1)
Anguirel: ++Volo (Gil-1, Anguirel-2, Sixth-2, Rune-1, Volo-1)
Volo: ++Anguirel (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-2, Rune-1, Volo-1)
Rune: ++Volo (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-2, Rune-1, Volo-2)
Mac: ++Sixth (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-3, Rune-1, Volo-2)
Mith: ++Legate (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-3, Rune-1, Volo-2, Legate-1)
Legate: ++Ang (Gil-1, Anguirel-4, Sixth-3, Rune-1, Volo-2, Legate-1)
Aganzir: ++Legate (Gil-1, Anguirel-4, Sixth-3, Rune-1, Volo-2, Legate-2)
Volo: --Ang, ++Sixth (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-4, Rune-1, Volo-2, Legate-2)
Ang: --Volo, ++Sixth (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-5, Rune-1, Volo-1, Legate-2)
Brinniel: ++Legate (Gil-1, Anguirel-3, Sixth-5, Rune-1, Volo-1, Legate-3)

The Sixth Wizard voters: SPM, Lommy, Mac, Volo, Ang
Legate voters: Mith, Aganzir, Brinniel

Of those SPM and Lommy are in the worst place if you ask me.
Me too as I basicly changed the lynch from Ang to Sixth.


I'll see if I can find anything interesting.

[Volo]

Hello Shasta!


First of all, I'd like to send attention to Boromir, who, from my perspective, acted rather un-Boromirish... (And I'm not refering to Denetorish either.)

First post

Second post

He might have disguised his vote for Ang as a joke, but it sticks out pretty badly. And voting for Ang without reason is a bit too risky to be wise.

I'm actually thinking of a Boro-Ang figure here. Don't worry, I'll probably vote Boro of the two.


EDIT: Xd with Aganzir. Whose explanations to life, the universe and everything I'd like to hear. But start out with Boromir.

[Aganzir]

Umm I don't know about Boromir.

I (am probably the only one to) fail to see why an innocent would vote for himself, even with retractable votes. It's quite unlikely that anyone else would vote for him after his little show. Thus, it might be a good way for a wolf to mislead innocents' thoughts.
Boro's second post is just explanatory, but to be honest the way he explained his vote for himself is not the most innocent I've seen.
But I'm not sure about you either, Volo, and Boro is not on the top of my suspect list.

Originally Posted by Volo

EDIT: Xd with Aganzir. Whose explanations to life, the universe and everything I'd like to hear. But start out with Boromir.

The answer is simple: A Dwarf. But I think you already guessed it.

edit: xed with Mac

[Macalaure]

Mithalwen:

suspected by: Mac

thought innocent by: Lommy, Volo, Kath, Aganzir

not sure: SPM, Rune

no declaration (I'm leaving out people who rarely posted): Legate, Brinniel, Ang, Diamond

Standing out are, to me: Kath for praising Mith a little too much, and Rune for saying he doesn't find her suspicious, but doesn't trust her either. Am I really the only one who found her to be a little suspicious?


suspects: Mac, Legate

thought innocent: SPM, Ang

not sure: Gil

no declaration (as above): Brinniel, Lommy, Kath, Aganzir, Rune, Diamond

This part doesn't really make me smarter...


I guess Aganzir is right and Mith has been killed because she left few trails and was regarded as innocent by most.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Woo, I'm feeling a little better. I feel bad for Mithalwen.... it's never any fun dying the first day. I know, cause I just did on PPT. I usually end up dying the first day or so. Based on yesterday's votes, and because I don't know if I'll be able to get on again later (mom thinks "sick" means "invalid" <_<) I'm going to go ahead and vote now, because I don't want to be modkilled.

++Legate

Edit: X'ed with Volo. Hi Volo!

[Aganzir]

And she was so concerned about her possible widowhood.

Quite an easy target for the wolves, as she was considered innocent by most. I doubt I can think of anything but that she was killed because of her innocentishness, as she did not say anything particularly special or accuse anyone with too determined way. Of course, she was the first to vote for Legate etc., but I can make of that out just as much as I can of too many other things, which is nothing.

Rikae, Sixth should be removed from the list of the living?

edit: xed with Volo and Shasta, whose explanation of voting for Legate I'd like to hear.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

So here it goes - another death. Mithalwen! And that's the second innocent. Can you now see the wisdom of Orthanc? Didn't I tell you Six was innocent? If you even heeded my advice, of the Wisest of the Order, we might yet have Six among us, and possibly one wolf down.

Let us not think that a yesterday's Survivor husband might not participate on a plot to kill his wife. It's a wife just in role, anyway. I am no fool, and I do not trust you, Anguirel. They do not stand openly on my stairs, but I know where the wild wolf-demons are lurking, at your command.

But come now. I think that we must seek first, who might have had interests in killing Mithalwen. I'm going to gaze to my Palantír and then I'll hopefully come back with some info on that.

EDIT: x-ed with everyone. Woo-hoo, Shasta, what was that supposed to be? I just saw it in the corner of my eye, have to read your post...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

On current posts:

Interesting point on Boromir, Volo. I don't know if he ever plays like that, but I would like to add that it was him who, in our last game, still spoke about need to be accusatory in order to get things running. He made impression on me of one of the active, "pioneering" types. He isn't now. His first post calls "meeegajoke" or "cobbler", but the second one, for no reason, votes Anguirel at first. Be it a wolfy start of bandwaggon (or just trying to do it) or a wolf-on-wolf "safe" vote (without knowing the consequences, we had similar things here many times before), it doesn't look much good.

Seeing Shasta has no real support for his vote, this was quite an unlucky move from you, Shasta: such a thing really raises alarm. When I thought about it however, it comes to me that you might be in press to not be modkilled and that you might have somehow gained the impression that I am guilty so you just voted to save your life without possibility to dig into it deeper. However, as I said before, it's an unfortunate move and I hope you'll be around tomorrow with more "sensible" playing. Of course I'm not happy at all that you picked me of all the possibilities.

About Mith: Mith wasn't much active yesterday, but I'll still have to look at it, haven't gone through properly. However, I wouldn't be so fast to condemn it to "leaving no track". Of course the wolves likely do it that way, but if we can get at least something, it'd be good. Interesting thing is that from my experience, the Wolves are quite often the first to come and say "oh, it was made to leave no track" - and this might be even in the case that it indeed was made to leave no track.

[Rikae]

voice from beyond the grave:

As I said on the admin thread, players who do not post for two days will be modkilled.
I didn't mention players who post but don't vote. Those are left to the village to deal with as it sees fit.