Werewolf XLVIII: When Virtual Becomes Reality

[Brinniel]

The day passed by rather slowly and quietly for the remaining BDers. After killing Shasta the ranger yesterday, the truth behind Boromir’s identity became apparent and even Boromir didn’t bother hiding it as he showed up for the day just as furry as he was the night before.

So the BDers sent Boromir to the timeout corner to think about his actions while they talked about him.
“Boromir is obviously a nutter to reveal like he did,” said Rikae.
“It makes perfect sense to me,” Eönwë argued. “The wolves wanted to rid themselves of an extra gifted so they could fly free….like birds….”
“Instead of speculating, why don’t you just ask me why I did it?” Boromir called out from his corner.
“Because we aren’t listening to you anymore, wolf,” Nogrod shouted back. “Now turn back around and think about what you’ve done.”
Boromir muttered to himself as the other BDers huddled together and changed the subject to who the fourth wolf could possibly be.

Eventually the discussions died down and the hour arrived to decide the fate of Boromir.
“So Boro, have you thought about your actions?” asked Eomer.
“Yes,” he replied.
“And are you sorry for what you’ve done?”
“Of course not. Some of those BDers have provided quite the tasty meal.”
“Well, I guess we’re gonna have to kill you then,” said Kitanna.
“Oh c’mon, give me a break,” Boromir whined. “I’ve been a good wolf. I confessed.”
“So what…you want a cookie?” Aganzir responded.
Boromir grinned back at her, showing off his giant wolf teeth.
“Ugh, let’s just kill him already,” said Eönwë.

Nogrod volunteered to perform the execution. He picked up an ax and separated the wolf’s head from its body in one clean blow.
“Hurray!” cried the others as blood splattered onto them. “More blood, more blood!”
And Nogrod continued to hack apart the dead wolf limb from limb. After he was done, the BDers dumped Boromir into the fire pit and Aganzir lit a match. The remains burst into flames and that evening the BDers celebrated with a bonfire. They danced, sang camp songs, and roasted marshmellows. But as the flames died down, the sound of Boromir’s evil laughter erupted from the fire pit.

After all, though the BDers had caught yet another werewolf, there was still one more among them.

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The Living:

Kitanna~the self-righteous know-it-all
Aganzir~non-anonymous neg-repper
Rikae~the person who tries to fake knowledge of the books and fails miserably
Eomer of the Rohirrim~easily-offended trendy
Nogrod~the wanna-be moderator
Eönwë~conspiracy theorist

The Dead:

The Barrow-Wight~took up permanent residence in a barrow (mod)
The Sixth Wizard~ grammar Nazi~strung up in a tree (ordo)
McCaber~ does it 4 teh lulz~made the narration much more amusing than it originally was (ordo)
The Elf-Warrior~nitpicker~didn’t know how to float (ordo)
Nerwen~ rabid fangirl~willingly traded her life for an autographed Legolas poster (hacker/werewolf)
Kath~artiste~wrote her last poem (ordo)
Nilpaurion Felagund~ Ainulindalë Addict~had a mouthful of dynamite (ordo)
Durelin~ Unreliable RPG Addict~made a delicious s’more (moderator seer)
Mithalwen~ therapist~provided a satisfying meal while keeping her BDers warm (hacker/wolf)
THE Ka~Artful Dodger~took a wrong turn (ordo)
satansaloser2005~a fan of everything but Tolkien~suffered from a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome (spammer/cobbler)
Shastanis Althreduin~ chatspeak translator~became an easy target (moderator ranger)
Formendacil~ Tolkien Canonist~wasn’t very good at hiding (ordo)
Boromir88~ the one upper~made excellent firewood (hacker/wolf)

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It is currently Night 7.

To the remaining wolf and hunter, please send in your choices if you have not yet done so. Everyone else remain quiet.

[Brinniel]

The hunter had trouble sleeping for the last few nights. He had been kept restless wondering when the werewolves would come for him. And now with only one left, it was more important than ever for him to do his job. So when he heard movement come from outside his tent, the hunter was ready. The wolf had finally come for him, but he would not go down without a fight. So the hunter put on his ninja mask and picked up his sword, sneaking out of the backside of the tent. This time he would have the element of surprise.

The wolf opened the tent door only to find the inside empty. Where was he? Then from behind came a “Hiya!” and the wolf suddenly felt a blow to the head. The wolf stumbled, but managed to dodge the next blow. And at last, the wolf and hunter came face to face.

The hunter ninja-attacked his enemy, while the wolf fought back using its supreme kung fu skills. The two went at it for much of the night, creating the ultimate martial arts action scene. Finally, the hunter caught the wolf off guard and grabbed it by the neck.
“Aha! I’ve got you now!” he triumphed. But suddenly his expression changed to one of surprise as he looked into the werewolf’s eyes. “Wait a minute….you aren’t the one I expected.”
The werewolf laughed at the hunter. Taking advantage of his confusion, the wolf wiggled free of the hunter’s grip, then sunk its teeth deep into his throat.

Tonight, victory would belong to the werewolves.

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The next morning, the BDers woke to discover the entire camp left disheveled ; it was evident that there had been a struggle the previous night. But in the center of the camp lay only one body—the bloodied hunter, Eomer. On his forehead was written one word: LOSER.

With no more moderators left to help them, the battle was now left between the ordinary BDers and the remaining werewolf.

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The Living:

Kitanna~the self-righteous know-it-all
Aganzir~non-anonymous neg-repper
Rikae~the person who tries to fake knowledge of the books and fails miserably
Nogrod~the wanna-be moderator
Eönwë~conspiracy theorist

The Dead:

The Barrow-Wight~took up permanent residence in a barrow (mod)
The Sixth Wizard~ grammar Nazi~strung up in a tree (ordo)
McCaber~ does it 4 teh lulz~made the narration much more amusing than it originally was (ordo)
The Elf-Warrior~nitpicker~didn’t know how to float (ordo)
Nerwen~ rabid fangirl~willingly traded her life for an autographed Legolas poster (hacker/werewolf)
Kath~artiste~wrote her last poem (ordo)
Nilpaurion Felagund~ Ainulindalë Addict~had a mouthful of dynamite (ordo)
Durelin~ Unreliable RPG Addict~made a delicious s’more (moderator seer)
Mithalwen~ therapist~provided a satisfying meal while keeping her BDers warm (hacker/wolf)
THE Ka~Artful Dodger~took a wrong turn (ordo)
satansaloser2005~a fan of everything but Tolkien~suffered from a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome (spammer/cobbler)
Shastanis Althreduin~ chatspeak translator~became an easy target (moderator ranger)
Formendacil~ Tolkien Canonist~wasn’t very good at hiding (ordo)
Boromir88~ the one upper~made excellent firewood (hacker/wolf)
Eomer of the Rohirrim~ easily-offended trendy~his ninja moves could not match kung fu werewolf (moderator hunter)

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Day 7 has begun.

The remaining five may now discuss.

[Nogrod]

Quite a move!

Now this suggests me a two things to begin with...

First of all the wolf is either incredibly bold or then felt her/himself relatively safe to do that. Killing a known innocent is good politics for a wolf when the village becomes smaller and smaller anyway.

Secondly I think this lessens my suspicions on Aganzir a bit as looking at Eomer's posting from yesterDay she would have had all the reason to fear Eomer was targetting her.

I'll go and check Eomer's posts a bit to get a clearer view.

PS. I'm going to a theater festival for two days tomorrow in the countryside and need to go to sleep a bit earlier than usual during the vacation - and I'm going to vote early toDay for the same reason as I'm not sure there is an internet connection there.

[Nogrod]

Okay. Here's what we have from Eomer yesterDay.
(These are not individuals posts as such but selected parts from them which in a way or other deal with his suspicions or intended actions)

Originally Posted by Eomer

I suspected Aganzir quite a lot, before this Ranger nonsense. I wonder: Formendacil was killed, despite getting 4 votes the other day. I wonder if wolfy-Aganzir, say, thought that only Form would remember that silliness, and took him out so that the village would forget.

Let me also say: good point Aganzir, and one which makes a lot of sense to me. Maybe that's why Form was killed. He and Nogrod could be excused because they were both around and, indeed, more suspicious looking than Boro. Pity about Form but maybe this means Nogrod looks quite good.

I've just been panicking slightly because I thought we had only one chance to get things right tomorrow. Luckily I had forgotten about one of our quieter players, Eonwe. Great relief!

I should not speculate on who I find most suspicious today, because I don't really want the wolves to come after me (known innocent will make our odds much nicer on that last day). So I don't want to give the wolves any part of my mind.

Aganzir's post just there (the detailed one) is a good read. Reminds me of that post by Boro I praised a couple of days ago. What does that tell me?

Nogrod, I too am seeing a lot of sense in what Aganzir posts; this is why I'm especially sensitive to the idea of her stringing us along. I agree with her the first few days; then she looks really suspicious; now she speaks more sense again. She's tricksy.

Could go either way with her.

No indication of who I'm going to hunt (and not only because I have absolutely no idea yet who I'll choose!). I know I wasn't able to contribute today but I'll hopefully be able to do a lot more tomorrow (in the night -- I need to look at the Formendacil stuff) and the next day too -- or, failing that, kill the wolf who dares disturb my slumber.

A few comments to follow... in a moment...

[Nogrod]

He talked the most of his suspicions of Aganzir and went a little to and fro with it (why her sensible posts could still be wolfy).

He seemed to imply he thought I was innocentish.

He mentioned that he had forgotten Eönwë.

He didn't mention Rikae or Kitanna at all.

He underlined it twice that he shouldn't speculate about his real suspicions as not to give the wolves a hint about whom is he going to hunt.


The earlier Days do not give much in way of helping...

On Day3 he had this list which I just found too amusing not to post it.

Originally Posted by Eomer

Innocent
Aganzir
Boromir
Rikae
Eonwe
Kitanna

So all the remaining players - except me who was under the header "dodgy" - and Borowolf of course.

But basically Eomer just ranted with Shasta and speculated about Boro's revealment. So nothing that would help us much.

THe only post where he speculates about someone still living is from Day5 where he says.

Aganzir and Shasta look very evil and wolvish to me.

I'm not sure both Shasta and Aganzir would have voted Formendacil at the end (were they both wolves). I'm thinking only one is. Actually, that's a good spot Agan; I remember Shasta defending Mith there. I must say, though, that your case against Kitanna does not convince me. It seems a bit too ... constructed, if you like.

So only confirming us that he suspected Aganzir the last Days (but not on the first).

I didn't go back to Days1 and 2 as I thought it wouldn't help us anymore. But if someone has time...


My thoughts then.

Being a little easier with Aganzir I'd say that the last remaining wolf is one of Rikae, Kitanna or Eönwë. They all seemed to have reason to believe they were safe from Eomer's hunting.

I've already voiced my suspicion of Eönwë as Kath's out of the blue "This is soo random!" -vote on him on Day1 could have alarmed the wolves to attack her as the possible seer.

I'm somewhat uncomfortable with Rikae. She feels calculated and her Form bandwagon almost saved Mith. Then again it seems I have no clearer points and would love to trust her in the end game. She would definitively one able to take the risk and kill Eomer though...

Kitanna I suspected a lot in the early Days for being all too careful but then again she has voted "well" all the time... Even too well to be an innocent without knowledge? Her station as always voting the first or second kind of gives her an advance for ducking suspicions.

Hard to say.

Or then Aganzir is just the most unscrupulous and bold wolf who loves to live dangerously...

[Kitanna]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

He talked the most of his suspicions of Aganzir and went a little to and fro with it (why her sensible posts could still be wolfy).

He seemed to imply he thought I was innocentish.

He mentioned that he had forgotten Eönwë.

He didn't mention Rikae or Kitanna at all.

He underlined it twice that he shouldn't speculate about his real suspicions as not to give the wolves a hint about whom is he going to hunt.

The hunter's role relies on taking someone down in the event of his death. It's hard to say what Eomer or the wolf were thinking during the Night. We could have a very bold wolf or one who felt they were in no real danger.

With so few villagers left, Eomer could have been suspicious of any of us and could have chosen anyone without actually vocalizing it (for what I'm sure are obvious reasons). I don't think what he said during the Day is going to be an overwhelming help just given the amount of us left and the fact Eomer was known as the hunter.

That said I'll probably only half rely (if not less) on what Eomer said, since it's all speculation.

As of right now I have to go for a little while, but when I come back I'd like to look at Eonwe. I dropped my suspicions of him in light of bigger fish to fry, but I'd like to take another, harder look at him. And because of work I will have to vote early again.

[Nogrod]

Oh my... one post.

Well, I guess it was a fool's hope in the beginning you would flood the thread while I slept...

Okay. I need to go now and as I can't promise I find a net connection in the evening I will vote as well.

++ Eönwë

It looks to me the most straightforward choice as it would explain why the wolves picked Kath in the beginning. Also he was playing quite suspiciously in the beginning (possibly almost too suspiciously to be a wolf indeed which worries me a bit) but has clearly played more easily after that which could suggest some guidance from the fellow-wolves...