TIG LXIX: Meeting at the House of Usher

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

'Leventh of November, Wednesday:
Fea clasps her hands to pray:
Mistress mod, if I've amused you
Please have mercy, and do choose to
Reward me, and Lover Sauce
For pleasing you, our awesome boss.

In other words, Nerwen: It's totally up to Mira what happens to Saucie and I for our barely forgivable self-serving coup.

Yes... that's what I just said, actually.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Yes, yes, I was merely nodding in agreement with your observation.

You know... in rhymes.

[The Saucepan Man]

Well hello Wolves. It's about time.

Yes, I’ m game. But you will forgive me if I don’t fully trust you, even at this stage. I would feel a lot more comfortable if each of you retracted your first vote and voted again (for Inzil, of course). That way, we can be sure that there will be no last minute trickery. Unless and until you do, I am sure that you will understand if I take out a little insurance policy.

++Roa

You still win, of course, even with my vote cast thus. But, should you try to double-cross us at the last minute, my beloved has the option of switching her vote.

Originally Posted by Nerwen

She was right about one thing, though– there's no reason the wolves can't eat you two along with the rest of the village. Up to the mod, really.

You know, I am sure that they will. But you see, my beloved and I don’t care whether we live together or die together. As long as we are together, that’s all that matters to us. Surely you have realised by now. Love conquers all.

[Roa_Aoife]

--inzil
++inzil

With my retraction gone there is no way we can lynch you unless Inzil and the other innocent decide to help us. And we don't need to lynch you to exact revenge, my dear.

My fellows are voting me until we are certain of your loyalty. So they will be using their retractions to switch from me to Inzil. You have nothing to fear from us in terms of a lynching.

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife

My fellows are voting me until we are certain of your loyalty. So they will be using their retractions to switch from me to Inzil. You have nothing to fear from us in terms of a lynching.

Yes, I understand. That makes sense to me.

You can most certainly rely on our loyalty in the absence of any trickery on your part. We have nothing to gain from betraying you save our swift exit from the game. Still, I will most likely change my vote to Inzil before the Day is done. I would just like to hear from Nogrod and Brinn before doing so.

[Nerwen]

Isn't trust a beautiful thing?

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Isn't trust a beautiful thing?

As a wise person once said, 'The treacherous are ever mistrustful'.

[Nogrod]

Just looking at these open negotiations over our shoulders and the scheming involved makes me wish to gain some superpowers and lynch every wolf and lover together.

Well there's little else to do but vote.

++ Roa


Spm, you seem to presume I'm a wolf. Well quess what, you have the wrong person. So it means at least one wolf has already voted for Roa before she enlightened us on their tactics.

Which leads into the question of why. My two cents would be that they probably want to keep their identities safe for fear of you doing some tricks you seem to be afraid of them doing...

As that kind of insecurity is a general consequence of accepting a scheming-game I really don't feel too sorry for you Spm with your troubles.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

But scheming is fun. I for one expect not pity, but jealousy.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

I for one expect not pity, but jealousy.

That's another way of putting it...

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

As a wise person once said, 'The treacherous are ever mistrustful'.

"Distrustful", I think you'll find.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Spm, you seem to presume I'm a wolf. Well quess what, you have the wrong person. So it means at least one wolf has already voted for Roa before she enlightened us on their tactics.

Oh, this is just too funny.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Which leads into the question of why. My two cents would be that they probably want to keep their identities safe for fear of you doing some tricks you seem to be afraid of them doing...

As that kind of insecurity is a general consequence of accepting a scheming-game I really don't feel too sorry for you Spm with your troubles.

I'd not turn my back on Nogwolf, if I were you, Lovers...

EDIT:X'd with Nogrod and Sauce.

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Isn't trust a beautiful thing?

Surely the very essence of the game is that Wolves are not to be trusted.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Spm, you seem to presume I'm a wolf. Well quess what, you have the wrong person. So it means at least one wolf has already voted for Roa before she enlightened us on their tactics.

No, I don't presume you a Wolf at all. In fact, for what it's worth, I see Nerwen as a more likely Wolf than you. But it makes little odds now.

Originally Posted by Nog

As that kind of insecurity is a general consequence of accepting a scheming-game I really don't feel too sorry for you Spm with your troubles.

Oh, I am not troubled at all. Just wary. I have been through just about every scenario that I can think of, including one where Roa is a bluffing Villager.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife

With my retraction gone there is no way we can lynch you unless Inzil and the other innocent decide to help us.

Now that would be an interesting turn of events...

[Brinniel]

Well Inzil, it looks like you and me are the only true innocents left.

Roa I think has been an obvious wolf for the last two Days and now I'm really regretting not lynching her yesterDay. A Nogwolf doesn't terribly surprise me either since he has duped me in the past and has admittingly slipped under my radar this game. Nerwen as a wolf is a bit unexpected as she was one of the players I believed to be innocent. So props to her for completely fooling me.

Originally Posted by Inzil

Like I said to Sally earlier, I'd already thought her suspicious, but the ranger bit clinched it for me. I really thought we'd cracked it.

I know. I was so certain we'd come into toDay with one more wolf down. I feel like I should've known better since I don't think this is the first time Sally has appeared incredibly evil only to turn out innocent. But I still can't understand why an ordo would leave such obvious hints to being a ranger, especially at this critical stage of the game. Surely she would've realised how such behaviour would appear to the rest of us. But apparently not.

Like Inzil, I don't intend to lose without a fight. And who knows, maybe our baddies will forget to switch their votes.

++Roa

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Now that would be an interesting turn of events...

Yes, but one that the Innocents would be foolish to go for while things remain as they are. It's for that reason that I have decided to stick with my current vote, for now.

So, how to end this Mexican stand-off?

Well, here's an idea. How about I ask my delightful accomplice here to retract her vote and re-cast it for Inzil? That way you Wolves can seal the deal, regardless of whatever I do with my vote, by the remaining two switching their votes to Inzil. As soon as I see one of you do it, I will be happy to follow suit.

You'd be up for that, wouldn't you Fee Fee?