WW LXXV: It's Always Tea Time Here - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

wilwarin538 · 04-13-2010, 07:27 PM

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Alirin continued to walk down the path, and the scenery around her always alternated from garden, to forest, to rivers, and back to gardens again. After quite some time she could see someone in all white riding towards her on a horse. When he was only ten feet away she saw him fall off and land on his head, only to get right back up and on the horse as if nothing had happened.

“The lady needs an escort!” the White Knight said to her as he turned around to ride in the direction she was walking. Alirin insisted that it was not necessary for him to accompany her, but he insisted it was his duty as a knight.

Alirin noticed this odd little box on a strap slung over his shoulder, it seemed to be upside down and the lid was wide open!

“Ah, I see you’ve noticed my invention.” he said, quite pleased. “It holds clothes and sandwiches and I’ve made it so that the rain cannot get in!”

“But the things inside can get out, don’t you see that the lid is open?” she remarked kindly.

“Well, then everything must have fallen out!” he proclaimed, seeming quite frustrated. “It’s no good now!” he said as he hung it on a nearby branch.

“What is the mousetrap for?” Alirin asked him, having noticed one attached to his saddle. “I don’t think there would be any mice on a horse.”

“Not very likely, “he responded, “but if they do come I don’t have to have them running all about!”

He fell off his horse again, so Alirin quickly helped him get back up. This is when she noticed these odd contraptions around the horse’s feet.

“It’s to protect them against shark attacks.” the White Knight explained, “it’s a good idea to be prepared for everything.”

Now whenever the horse stop (which it did often) the Knight would fall off from behind. When it would start again he would fall off the front. Otherwise he managed for the most part, though he did occasionally fall of sideways. After his fifth time of falling he mentioned how he had just thought of a new way of getting over gates.

“You see when I stand by a fence my head is high enough to get over, but my feet are not. So I figure if I put my hand on top of the fence, and then stand on my head, my feet will then be high enough to make it over!” he explained. By this time he was putting his helmet back on and remounting his horse.

“I invented this helmet too, you see!” the White Knight said, “It’s very special!”

“What is special about it?” Alirin asked.

“Well, when I wear it I can see people for what they truly are! It certainly comes in handy.”

“What am I? Truly?” the girl asked.

“You already know who you are, it’s everyone else out there who is a mystery!” the Knight said right before falling off his horse one last time and tumbling down into a deep ditch.

Alirin quickly ran over and looked down, but she could not see him because it was so very deep. After one last look, and a sad glance at the rider-less horse, she continued walking down the path. What a terrible place this was.

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Dead
Fea - Red Queen - Cobbler - lynched Day 1
Boro - the Caterpillar - Shirriff - killed Night 2
Sally - the Dormouse - Wolf - lynched Day 2
Izzy - White Rabbit - Ordinary - killed Night 3
Glirdan - Mad Hatter - Wolf - lynched Day 3
Greenie - White Night - Seer - killed Night 4

Alive
Nogrod – Cheshire Cat
Wintywinty – Tweedledum
Mira – March Hare
Agan – Queen of Hearts
Inzil – King of Hearts
Shasta – Knave of Hearts
Lottie – Duchess
Nerwen – the Dodo
Legate – Jabberwocky
Morsul – the Mock Turtle
Nienna – White Queen
Skip – Humpty Dumpty
Lommy – the Gryphon
Brinniel – Tweedledee

It is now Day 4.

Inziladun · 04-13-2010, 07:44 PM

Well, two wolves down, in exchange for the Seer. The bad with the good. At least though, Greenie's death came after a few Days had passed, and there may well be something worthwhile found in looking back at her activity. I saw no evidence she was the Seer, so maybe it was simply a matter of her saying something that unnerved the remnants of the pack.
And Glirdan? That was a most admirable ploy by Sally in trying to get him lynched Day 2. If that was just some fast thinking on her part, and wasn't planned out, I find it all the more amazing.

Nerwen · 04-13-2010, 07:48 PM

Good luck, Wilwa!

–And bad luck for us. Just when things were going well...

Now, Greenie's death does not look like a no-trace kill, as she'd attracted quite a bit of suspicion. So I think it's likely the wolves guessed her identity, and/or had a specific motive for killing her (framing someone, taking the heat off a wolf, double-bluffing, etc...)

EDIT:X'd with Zil.

04-13-2010, 07:27 PM	#1
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	~~~~~~~~~~~ Alirin continued to walk down the path, and the scenery around her always alternated from garden, to forest, to rivers, and back to gardens again. After quite some time she could see someone in all white riding towards her on a horse. When he was only ten feet away she saw him fall off and land on his head, only to get right back up and on the horse as if nothing had happened. “The lady needs an escort!” the White Knight said to her as he turned around to ride in the direction she was walking. Alirin insisted that it was not necessary for him to accompany her, but he insisted it was his duty as a knight. Alirin noticed this odd little box on a strap slung over his shoulder, it seemed to be upside down and the lid was wide open! “Ah, I see you’ve noticed my invention.” he said, quite pleased. “It holds clothes and sandwiches and I’ve made it so that the rain cannot get in!” “But the things inside can get out, don’t you see that the lid is open?” she remarked kindly. “Well, then everything must have fallen out!” he proclaimed, seeming quite frustrated. “It’s no good now!” he said as he hung it on a nearby branch. “What is the mousetrap for?” Alirin asked him, having noticed one attached to his saddle. “I don’t think there would be any mice on a horse.” “Not very likely, “he responded, “but if they do come I don’t have to have them running all about!” He fell off his horse again, so Alirin quickly helped him get back up. This is when she noticed these odd contraptions around the horse’s feet. “It’s to protect them against shark attacks.” the White Knight explained, “it’s a good idea to be prepared for everything.” Now whenever the horse stop (which it did often) the Knight would fall off from behind. When it would start again he would fall off the front. Otherwise he managed for the most part, though he did occasionally fall of sideways. After his fifth time of falling he mentioned how he had just thought of a new way of getting over gates. “You see when I stand by a fence my head is high enough to get over, but my feet are not. So I figure if I put my hand on top of the fence, and then stand on my head, my feet will then be high enough to make it over!” he explained. By this time he was putting his helmet back on and remounting his horse. “I invented this helmet too, you see!” the White Knight said, “It’s very special!” “What is special about it?” Alirin asked. “Well, when I wear it I can see people for what they truly are! It certainly comes in handy.” “What am I? Truly?” the girl asked. “You already know who you are, it’s everyone else out there who is a mystery!” the Knight said right before falling off his horse one last time and tumbling down into a deep ditch. Alirin quickly ran over and looked down, but she could not see him because it was so very deep. After one last look, and a sad glance at the rider-less horse, she continued walking down the path. What a terrible place this was. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Dead Fea - Red Queen - Cobbler - lynched Day 1 Boro - the Caterpillar - Shirriff - killed Night 2 Sally - the Dormouse - Wolf - lynched Day 2 Izzy - White Rabbit - Ordinary - killed Night 3 Glirdan - Mad Hatter - Wolf - lynched Day 3 Greenie - White Night - Seer - killed Night 4 Alive Nogrod – Cheshire Cat Wintywinty – Tweedledum Mira – March Hare Agan – Queen of Hearts Inzil – King of Hearts Shasta – Knave of Hearts Lottie – Duchess Nerwen – the Dodo Legate – Jabberwocky Morsul – the Mock Turtle Nienna – White Queen Skip – Humpty Dumpty Lommy – the Gryphon Brinniel – Tweedledee It is now Day 4. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin Last edited by wilwarin538; 04-14-2010 at 12:01 PM.

04-13-2010, 07:44 PM	#2
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Well, two wolves down, in exchange for the Seer. The bad with the good. At least though, Greenie's death came after a few Days had passed, and there may well be something worthwhile found in looking back at her activity. I saw no evidence she was the Seer, so maybe it was simply a matter of her saying something that unnerved the remnants of the pack. And Glirdan? That was a most admirable ploy by Sally in trying to get him lynched Day 2. If that was just some fast thinking on her part, and wasn't planned out, I find it all the more amazing. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

04-13-2010, 07:48 PM	#3
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Good luck, Wilwa! –And bad luck for us. Just when things were going well... Now, Greenie's death does not look like a no-trace kill, as she'd attracted quite a bit of suspicion. So I think it's likely the wolves guessed her identity, and/or had a specific motive for killing her (framing someone, taking the heat off a wolf, double-bluffing, etc...) EDIT:X'd with Zil. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.