WWJ IV: Let the insanity ensue

[Kitanna]

In the pleasant town of Squaresville, all was going well. Until one day an unthinkable terror swept through the streets. The nerds of the little town felt the terror descend upon them like the clammy hand of death. Yet none could guess the evil that was waiting for them once the sun set…

Welcome to WWJ IV: Let the insanity ensue.
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Werewolves~ Three werewolves are lurking in the town. They are trying to kill as many villagers as possible. When the number of wolves is even with the number of villagers, the wolves have won. The wolves may PM during the night phases, but not the day. At the end of each night they must PM me their choice.

Ranger~ Each night the ranger picks one person he thinks is innocent to protect from the wolves. He may not protect the same person two nights in a row and he may not protect himself. PM me with the name before the end of the night phase.

Hunter~ Each night the hunter picks one person they suspect as being a wolf. In the untimely event of the hunter death by the wolves the person he picked will die alongside him. PM me with the name before the end of the night phase.

Seer~ Every night the seer picks one person to dream of. The next day he spends trying to convince the rest of the villager of that person’s innocence or guilt. PM me with the name before the end of the night phase.

Villagers~ May only talk during the Day phases. They try to pick the wolves out from other villagers and the gifted. May not PM each other about the game or talk about it on other threads.

*No double-lynching. (I know it can be fun…) In the event of a tie of votes the person to first receive the highest number will be chosen.

*No retractable votes

*Votes should be written on a separate line and bolded like this:

++Kitanna

*Please, try to have your vote for the Day in 10 minutes before voting is closed.

*The game will be split into two phases. Night and Day phases will last for 24-hours. During the Day villagers try to pick the wolves from the other villagers. During the Night wolves and gifted villagers think about who they’d like to kill, protect, or dream of.

*Day and Night will begin at 3 PM CST (GMT -6).

*When Day ends no more posting on this thread.

*Remember to put on your invisible mode.

*Do not edit your post except to change spelling/grammar errors or to state a cross-post.

*You can tell the village you are a wolf or a seer or what have you until the cows come home, but you cannot provide PM’s or anything of the like as evidence in proving it.

It is now Night 1, Wolves may PM each other. I need a name from the seer tonight.

The Players
1) Thinlómien ~ Penguin-fisher
2) JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector
3) Eonwe ~ Hermit
4) Wilwarin ~ Mathematics professor
5) Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll
6) Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables
7) Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist
8) Valier ~ Dance instructor
9) Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower
10) Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician
11) Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician
12) Folwren ~ Seamstress
13) Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner

[Kitanna]

The villagers of Squaresville awoke and went about their daily chores like they did every day. Not one thing seemed amiss. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the villagers were going about their business.

“Anyone seen Kitanna this morning?” Sleepy Ranger asked as he tuned his guitar.

No one answered, none of them had seen Kitanna all morning. Normally she was out and about spreading her pessimistic ways to others. Her not so cheery disposition and her angry rants had become an everyday part of the villagers’ lives. Not seeing her grumbling and presenting the glass as half-full was a little strange.

“Maybe she’s not feeling well.” Firefoot suggested.

That seemed a pretty responsible explanation. But as the morning progressed, more and more villagers felt a great sense of foreboding. Finally Wilwarin spoke up and announced she would go see what had happened to Kitanna.

The villagers followed to the small cottage Kitanna had called home. Someone knocked, nothing stirred within. Again they knocked and not a sound.

Gently Folwren pushed the door open. “Anyone home?”

They stepped inside. Papers were scattered everywhere, a desk was knocked over, chairs were broken and there, tied to a rickety wooden chair, was Kitanna. All the fingers on her right hand broken and her left index finger cut clean off. Protruding from her chest was a golden handled letter opener.

Next to her lifeless body was a letter scrawled in blood. It appeared that her missing finger had been the pen in this little note. “One down, ten to go."

LIVING
1) Thinlómien ~ Penguin-fisher
2) JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector
3) Eonwe ~ Hermit
4) Wilwarin ~ Mathematics professor
5) Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll
6) Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables
7) Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist
8) Valier ~ Dance instructor
9) Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower
10) Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician
11) Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician
12) Folwren ~ Seamstress
13) Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner

DEAD
Kitanna (mod)~ Stabbed with a letter opener

Wolves stop PMing.

[Firefoot]

Dreadful news, I say, dreadful! The wolves shall have to be caught, of course, or we will all end up dead like dear Kitanna, may her soul rest in peace.

Strategies can be discussed, of course, but it seems to me that there really aren't any good strategies for catching wolves, not this early on. The best way seems to be for everyone to speak up frequently, contribute thoughts, and then everyone vote for the one who seems most wolvish to them, leaving us with a clean voting record for future reference. Hardly a high-tech plan, but it seems to be the one that would work the best. Other people may propose them, of course, and even if they are not used, they will at least give us something to talk about on this first day when evidence seems so slim.

[Valier]

I can't believe Kitanna is dead!...She was a lovely dancer and her shoes I might add were fantastic. Werewolves eh? How horrible! Those harry beasts are hiding amongst us! I say everyone show me your shoes!!! Wolves I would assume would have horrid shoes. We must weed them out! They must all go! I say again all of you show me your shoes!(Well what else do we have on the first day? )

[JennyHallu]

Kitanna! Dear, bright Kitanna who was perpetually up-to-date on her taxes! Such a tragic loss to our community...

In my opinion, the culprits are probably not taxpayers, as I have utmost respect and love for those of us who honor and uphold the law.

Therefore, I'm afraid I must look with some suspicion on Sleepy, Elu, and Roa. I'm sure all can agree that rebelliousness (and occasionally wolvishness) go hand-in-hand with such careers as they have chosen.

Therefore, if those three would kindly show Valier their feet, we can go about making a case!

[wilwarin538]

What a terrible way to die. Having a letter opener thrusted into her chest at a 78.3 degree angle must have been very painful. I hope we can get these wolves out of our small village before it becomes even smaller.

I think what Firefoot said is the only way that we can go. Day1 doesn't provide us with very much information, so it's pretty much just a shot in the dark.Atleast if everyone posts a few times and votes we'll have something to go on tomorrow.

I'll return a little later.

[Firefoot]

Now how come you all seem so intent on going after those with the less-upstanding appearances? Wolves can hide in a fair skin just as easily as a foul skin, if not easier because people are so obviously inclined not to go after them. If I was a wolf (which I assure you, I am not), I would go about keeping up appearances, clean shoes as well as a clean tax record, just to keep people's eyes away. And what have shoes got to do with wolves anyway? They aren't going to wear shoes when they're wolves, that's for certain.

My point being that we need to look at the upstanding citizens as well as the lower class ones. To name a few... what were Folwren, Mithalwen, and Elu doing last night? Hmm?

[Elu Ancalime]

what were Folwren, Mithalwen, and Elu doing last night? Hmm?

Well actually Firefoot, I was at Symphonic Band sectionals.....but anyway.....

the birds were singing,

GASP!

This is indeed not werewolf, but a new species of werebird!!! (by day, a nightengale, but by night, fell beast!?)

Just Kidding. Birds dont have thumbs.


EDIT: In AP world history my teacher told me that if cities the Mongols/Yuen dynasty conquered didnt pay up all their valubles, they would torch and slaughter all of the people....Maybe Kitanna didnt pay her Mod Taxes.....
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VAPORIZER REVIEWS

[JennyHallu]

Nope. Checked my records, she was good. Fellow citizens, this was a foul crime, perpetrated by foul, fiendish...um...fiends. And the worst part is, it was one of us. Well, actually, one of you, as I was quite innocently counting out my money, while eating bread and honey, and waiting for my clothes to dry.



Looking at some research on werewolves, I have found that werewolves are quite often not born, but are created through a curse...therefore, we cannot look at past behavior as sign of evilness. Just darned unluckiness. Therefore I am changing my search through tax records. Instead of bringing up those who haven't paid, I'm flagging for your perusal those who couldn't pay.

FOR THESE REASONS:

I fear we must focus our search on Eonwe. Long has she dwelt near our happy village, but she must not like us, for does she ever come into town to pay her taxes? Praise the penguins? Lend an ear to our joyful music? And who could be happy without the company of the wonderful people of the village?

And while she may have seemed innocent in times past, her secluded dwelling place have left her without defense from the terrible curse. And so, it is with a heavy heart that I contemplate the perhaps necessary demise of our dear local hermit.

I fear this heavy thought means I need sustenance. Mithalwen, may I have a muffin?

[Firefoot]

A day already fated to be rather unproductive is growing more and more so by everyone's silence... I sure hope posting does pick up here soon or when I vote in the morning it may just be for someone who hasn't posted because at this rate it's going to have to be random anyway because no one really seems to be posting.

And if that's going to be the way it is, voting will undoubtedly be all spread out and of little use anyway. I'd like to suggest limiting the voting in some way, except that seems likely to narrow our chances of bagging a wolf. But... what if we were to just pick four random people off the list and say "vote for one of them" - just to narrow our results?

If nothing else, I'd like to generate a bit of discussion here, see where it leads. Thoughts?

Edit: cross-posting with Jenny.

[JennyHallu]

Perhaps we should simply vote for the last person to lend their voice to our discussion.

[Eonwe]

Werewolves, eh? You don't say...

Just Kidding. Birds dont have thumbs.

At least not opposable thumbs...

Originally Posted by Jenny

Perhaps we should simply vote for the last person to lend their voice to our discussion.

As often as not, you have to use a prosedure similar to this on the first day...

On an aside, Kitanna, could you post the death on exacly on teh hour its due, that way my browser automatically translates teh time to EST and i don't have to think about it? Im really not very good at shifting time zones...

[Roa_Aoife]

Oh, dear Kitanna! Clearly she was a victim of the system in which she lived! (I always knew those politicians werewolves in political clothing.) So, werewolves are among us. Indeed, we can no longer trust our neighbors. So, what shall become of us?

Jenny, you're mighty hasty to throw those accusations around when we have nothing to go on.

I think it would be best if we took the full time for everyone to post and reply before making decisive accusations like that.

[Firefoot]

Simply having everyone vote for the last contributor would not be the best plan, I do not think. For one thing, it creates an automatic bandwagon and Day 2 becomes almost as useless as Day 1, because if s/he is innocent, both wolves and innocents will have voted for him/her and there will be no discrimination. The wolves can hide easily in this scenario. The same works if s/he is a wolf. I would much rather see spread out votes than everyone voting for the same person. Additionally, some people will have to vote much earlier than others, so the last person who contributes may not have contributed by the time the first person votes.

I hope to see the remaining half of the village speak up sometime before I vote when I wake up tomorrow morning...

[JennyHallu]

Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife

Jenny, you're mighty hasty to throw those accusations around when we have nothing to go on.

Oh I am perfectly aware that they are all shots in the dark. And indeed, here. Let me complete my Day 1 analysis:

Thinlomien ~ Where did he get the penguins? Do the penguins mean he's guilty?

JennyHallu ~ Innocent as a lamb. But paranoid, definitely paranoid.

Eonwe ~ In such a (well I thought it was) perfect village as this, why would she want to be a hermit?

Wilwarin ~ Well, if he's a wolf, we're probably doomed. He's probably smarter than us.

Sleepy Ranger ~ Messianic claims? Seems wolvish.

Firefoot ~ Hmm...likes horses...well, actually I think Fire is probably innocent. Otherwise the horses would be scared.

Roa_Aoife ~ Never trust lobbyists. Same as salespeople. Very nice, but not on your doorstep.

Valier ~ With her grace and flexibility she could dance around any of our suspicions. And the shoe obsession is just weird.

Nogrod ~ I haven't got anything...but maybe he's just trying to fly under the radar. Probably a wolf.

Elu Ancalime ~ I'm married to a brass musician, actually. Trombonist. Elu is a wolf.

Gandalf_the _white ~ See Wilwarin

Folwren ~ Seamstress...hmm...See Nogrod.

Mithalwen ~ Sorry, it'll take me a long time to distrust the cookie-maker. If you're a wolf, Mith, I'll cry. Oh, and where's my muffin?

[Sleepy Ranger]

Wait? What? Murdered with a letter opener? I call shenannigans! I mean yer all just over-reacting she obviously died listening to Britney Spears... we ought to lynch her...

But if you insist that she was murdered here are my opinions on the public-

1) Thinlómien ~ Penguin-fisher - This chica is pretty cool. Shes always at my concerts with those weird guys in suits.

2) JennyHallu ~ Friendly neighborhood tax collector - This womans a cool
person herself except for when she tries to kill me over taxes. I mean that is so not cool dudette. And dearie, I ain't claiming nothing. I am the Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll! Wait... did I say kill?

3) Eonwe ~ Hermit - I've never seen her speak or heard her move... is she even alive? I mean watsupwiddat?!?

4) Wilwarin ~ Mathematics professor - Two plus two equals Thomas Jefferson is all I have to say.

5) Sleepy Ranger ~ Messiah of Rock 'n' Roll - This dude reeks of awesomeness, hes got a really cool band which is just full of high octane coolocity. I mean really, hes just awesome. This guys so hot that I hope you got sunglasses and hands off unless you want the burned off! Form a single line for autographs please.

6) Firefoot ~ Person who runs the stables - I've seen her around at my concerts, shes alright.

7) Roa_Aoife ~ Local protestor/ lobbyist - Shes been around at my last few
concerts, she even has an autographed photo of the band. This could only mean one thing... STALKER!

8) Valier ~ Dance instructor - Have you ever seen her tearing up the floor at one of my concerts? No? Well neither have I though I do believe she stole one of our surveillance cameras.

9) Nogrod ~ Pipe-weed grower - I like this guy... >_>

10) Elu Ancalime ~ Brass Musician - Pretty cool guy, played back-up for us once.

11) Gandalf_the _white ~ Magician - He opened our show once,
professional guy.

12) Folwren ~ Seamstress - She has way too much stress in her job, maybe she ought to kick back and come to one of my concerts yea. That would definately reduce the stress. Of course then she'd be a seam but thats beside the point.

13) Mithalwen ~ Baker/confectioner - She provides free cake for my concerts how could she be evil?

In the end I suggest we lynch Nogrod. Why? Because theres a chance he may offer free pipe-weed to be not killed.

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My apologies if my post offended anyone. It was made solely for entertainment purposes.

[Folwren]

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]

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]

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

That's my reckoning.

[JennyHallu]

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

[Mithalwen]

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

[JennyHallu]

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

[Kitanna]

Voting closed, expect Wilwa's death soon.

[Mithalwen]

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]

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.