Tol-in-Gaurhoth XXIII: Journey to Hy Brazil

[Caranlondien]

Swearing has been forbidden

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Disclaimer: In case anyone thought I was being serious, I will not refrain from passing on any werewolf-related information you choose to disclose to me. In fact, if, while drinking an excess of mead, you confide in me that you are a werewolf, I will scream "Wolf!" and help the rest of the passengers push you off the plank. Of course, I'll do all that after I've made sure you've paid your tab.

Darn law-suits, all those werewolves claiming breaches of patron-bartender confidentiality

Also, apparently I missed that Rear-Admiral Sir Whats-his-face's avian companion is not a parrot, but rather a goose. Which explains the honks. So I hereby amend my previous suggestion to be that we lynch the goose.

[Anguirel]

(returns Sir Horato Potboiler's friendly greeting with a cold stare)

SIR HORATIO: A scholar and a gentleman, and honoured by Her Majesty to boot. I'm rather taken with his shanty.

(Sir Anguirel draws his claymore)

SIR ANGUIREL: I am nary honoured one whit by yon English Queen, do ye here me, aye? I was dubbed a kneght by none aither than Alexander the Thaird, King of Scots, and serve Scotland and the True Kirk, and ye'll do best to remember it, aye. And that goes for yerrer footba team as well, Sassenach...

Excuse me, I tend to break into my native accent (or song) at moments of high emotion. Do forgive me.

I don't agree with Formendacil in the slightest and I feel shades of Nilp in a ballad told some time ago of murderous ducks.

Incidentally...(stares curiously at Sir Horatio's goose, and crosses himself solemnly)

As for yon pirate scum, I am with the Englishman on that account. Put them to the sword, I say. Yet we should remember that werewolf spirits do not necessarily lurk beneath scoundrel exteriors. Anyone-even sweet wee Lhuna-could house a tortured, fell spirit. I say we hang the wolves and then deal with any remaining pirates. All the more combat, and I relish it, yearghhh...

And the fine upstanding slave-driver, he and I got acquainted over whisky. I'll not hang a fellow resident of Alba...

[Lhunardawen]

*leans over the ship's railings and baaaaarfs*

Sweet indeed, Sir Anguirel. Would you rather not say sour? All this *barfs* is getting to me. But to business...

Firefoot and Gurthang are the Lovers. This open, mutual understanding of 1 Corinthians 13 is their way of hiding out in the open. Firefoot's the wolf, and she will be the bane of us all unless she is lynched.

Her fellow wolves are Fin, Taliesin, and Friedrich Engels. But no one will care toDay, because what everyone wants is to get that kilt-wearing slavedriver lynched. Like this:

++EOMER OF THE ROHIRRIM

After mourning his innocence, the passengers will commence with lynching the pirates one by one because ninjas are cooler than pirates!

*tries to run away from Roberta and her protégé but stumbles on her non-sea legs and is caught by...*

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

*starts singing, pretty much without a consistend melody*

The world is full of beautiful women, It is driving me insane, even when they are not near. The thought about women disappear When you live as many years as a slave as I, you start thinking of:

Roquefort and emmentaler, gorgonzola,
I will give Anything for feta!
Brie or camembert,
Or what smells even worse old cheese from Crete
Cheese, I want cheese, I must have cheese!

*mumbling*
I am not sure I like that Horato Parboiled at all. . .

Originally Posted by Lhuna

After mourning his innocence, the passengers will commence with lynching the pirates one by one because ninjas are cooler than pirates!

True true ! Lhuna you shall lead and I shall follow. . .

++EOMER OF THE ROHIRRIM

He is an evil slave driver who, keeps all chesse to him self. He forgets that all wealth is the product of labour!
Hey who said that? Those are not my words!

(I am not sure wether I will return later or not, hence the early vote)

[Taliesin]

Good morning, my fellow lost ones. Just got out of my cabin and you're already shouting about this werewolf thing again eh?

Let's not jump to conclusion about my past shall we? I might have committed a few crimes here and there in the past, but with all these pirates around, it's a possibility I'm not even the worst!
Y'all should leave the poor slave driver alone, a man's got to make a living one way or another. Frankly, that slave with all his mumbling and singing about cheese seems like a fella I wouldn't trust at all. Never trust a man who prefers cheese over woman, I say.

Mr. Rear-Admiral Horatio Potboiler, quite a mouth full, there's something about he and gooses that make me don't trust him.. at all.

[Glirdan]

I have returned and I feel a lot better with only the odd hic! Now, to try and get what I said earlier across... Lynch Kath! She's a plotting hic slave! Who knows if she's plotting to kill us!? Hic! How do we know she's not a Wolf in a slave disguise and is really plotting to kill us when she says she's plotting to escape!? Lynche her! Hic!

++Kath

[Taliesin]

On to more pressing matters..

We should decide on who gets to sleep in the captain's cabin, I mean once you've driven out the odd smell it is the best bed.

[Anguirel]

Varlets and false cowards! At least wait for Eomer to say his piece before hanging him wi'out a case or evidence! Despicable!

For masself, I view yon ninjas with undiluted disdain. When will they understand that the rapier is far more stylish than the katana?

Yet when will the pirates comprehend that the claymore bows to none?

The whole pack of you seem basely reduced in thought. If you want my view, it seems to me that leaping on Eomer when his back is turned is a wolf's game or a mug's game.

I also view with suspicion those who foment the ancient ninja/pirate grievance, of which the ballads sing:

Ah, ne'er was there a war so blear
And bootless as that bitter fight.
Eternal struggles aid no man
But leave too many slain, bone-white.
The ninja with his effete tricks
Is clearly nursing a complex
The pirate with obnoxious tongue
Should stow the gab and swab the decks.

[Holbytlass]

Well, me matey's, it is I, the whale hunter, returned to you after a sojourn in the dingy after defying the dingy about females staying below decks! Hey! Just cause my acorns hang higher....! Anyways, I did my best to bring it in, the whale. I nice size I might add, could have brought in much meat, oil for the lamps and blubber to chew while we thinks about these infernal creatures.

As for who they mights be? I don't know but I trust none of yas, even if ye be not a creature good intentions go arye when panicked. Not that anyone is yet 'cept yon one thirsting for cheese but if these killin's keep happening-we will be.

Votin' record so far
Morm-->Glirdan
Lhuna-->Eomer
Rhune-->Eomer
Glirdan-->Kath

Xposted: Anguirel Jenny Morm

[JennyHallu]

...fizzy soda.

This is more character-based nonsense than I have ever seen, not in all my days on the High Seas. *sigh* So much for my good record of Day 1 wolf lynches.

Several people are worrying me.

I fear Goosey Gander may be speaking truth. An old salt like Potboiler wouldn't be above pulling such a bold double bluff, and certain celebrations last night might have loosened his inhibitions even further. (Happy Birthday, Sauce...) However, he could be an innocent pulling an even more elaborate bluff...or just tipsy.

Gurthang's reference to 1 Corinthians 13 is also worrisome, but mildly. A true lover would be quieter, to my mind.

I wonder where Nilp is...he usually posts while I'm abed, but we've heard naught from him...this probably is nothing though. Just a comment.

And (back to character) I trusted Weslamond from the first but she did plead True Love as the reason I should spare her. Oh well. I'll kill her tomorrow. Or the next day.

EDIT: Crossed with Ang. And a cutlass is far nicer than either. Protects the hand, y'know. Keeps my manicure looking nice.

[Caranlondien]

Day One

#16: In-character

#95: Says she won't vote toDay because it's close to deadline and she doesn't know what's been going on, soher vote would be random.

Day Two

#163: Surprised by Eomer's death, thinks wolves must have thought him to be the Seer. Thinks Jenny's I-told-you-so post is suspicious:

Originally Posted by Kath

She is either the Seer or a wolf. If she was the Seer I don't believe she would make that so obvious, so I'm leaning towards her guilt.

This worries me. I understand that you were making the point that you thought she was guilty, but why even bring up the possibility of her being gifted? On the other hand, you completely missed the (correct) other option that she was the Hunter.

#182: Agrees with Holby's points on Jenny. Considers the possibility of the morm-Ang thing being a wolf-on-wolf attack, throwing an innocent Glirdan into the mix. Wonders if Lhuna's claim that Firefoot is the wolf-lover is true, and if so, if Lhuna is the Seer.

#187: Wonders if the Seer sees the wolf-lover as just a wolf.

#191: Votes Jenny, saying she's been suspicious of her and doesn't think she's the Seer.

Day Three

#242: Analysis of Jenny's posts, just in case she was killed because they thought her the Seer. Agrees with suspicion around tgwbs

#243: Analysis of tgwbs; points out his relative quietness

#286: Comes back with a few minutes 'til deadline to find a tie. Doesn't want to vote Holby

#288: Votes morm

I'm less suspicious of Kath now than I was when I started doing the analysis. Something about her posts, particularly those about her suspicions of Jenny, seems genuine.

[Anguirel]

Alright. Thanks for that vote summary Firefoot; I'm now going to have a look at it.

Sauce – 1 (Diamond 1)
TGWBS – 1 (Rune 2)
Firefoot – 1 (Morm 3)
Durelin – 2 (Firefoot 4, Holby 11)
Glirdan – 1 (Taliesin 5)
Rune – 3 (Durelin 6, Lalaith 12, Findeasea 16)
Holby – 3 (Sauce 7, Caran 10, Gurthang 15)
Morm – 3 (Glirdan 8, TGWBS 9, Kath 14)
Kath – 1 (Ang 13)

Several things I'm looking for here; those responsible for the extremely wide field; votes for proven innocents; possible wolf-on-wolfers, though with the Lovers around I do imagine they're a bit less likely; and the tie-breakers-who were they really trying to save?

Diamond's Sauce-campaign looks like an innocent's forlorn hope. I did briefly wonder though if they might be none other than the Lovers...I mean, especially if you're not Valier, the Valier-method is about the least effective lynch routine in existence. Well, it's a possibility. An unlikely one though. I exonerate Dread Pirate Audrey for now.

Rune's vote for tgwbs apparently channelled sentiments that no one else shared-except, latterly, morm. They could be right, but I tend to agree with Engels that he's only suspicious when not suspicious. This was cast early-a failed attempt to gather a strong bandwagon? Or just a pronounced suspicion?

morm's vote looks similar. But we know it was cast with no treacherous intent.

Durelin's case was potentially stronger than it was. Many had expressed suspicion of her. Firefoot, then, might be accused of jumping on a widespread feeling. Might just as well though have followed a suspicion she shared. Holby's vote here is clearly self-preservation once more, bringing Durelin's bandwagon and hers level.

I think I'll pass over proven innocent votes.

Rune's bandwagon is one of the most interesting, because to me Durelin's first vote looks the most likely to be wolf-for-wolf. Rune and Durelin had collaborated against Holby, narrowly unsuccessfully, the day before. The transmogrification of this bandwagon into a real force was late and unexpected. Lalaith brought it level with the Holby and Durelin and later morm cases and Fin attempted to break the tie. Lalaith either suspected Rune more than the other candidates, conceivably was in cahoots with Durelin. (That is, if Durelin's vote was not wolf-for-wolf.) Durelin is the lynchpin in this mystery and it's Durelin I most want to find out about (Read, hang) of this lot.

Sauce's vote for Holby was the seventh consecutive bandwagon started in a row and was to be shadowed by an eighth. Sauce loudly bemoaned casting his vote in such a way when things were already so spread out. He also cast it-yet again-for a proven innocent. (I can't talk with Nilp's blood on my hands from Day 1, admittedly.) Wolfpan Man wouldn't have guessed Holby was a Seer, but would be hoping to use her as a scapegoat to avoid another wolf under threat. For I am certain there was one. It's the only way the frenetic voting at the end makes sense. Either Durelin or Rune, in my view, must be hairy. Caran voted for Holby, but regretted it. Her vote set a lot of other events in motion, poor maid. Then Gurthang tried to break the tie...in favour of a proven innocent, we know in retrospect. Tut tut.

But just when things seemed unlikely to get any more crass, up popped the morm bandwagon. Inspired by a panicky "get off my back" vote from Glirdan. Spurred on by mischievous Engels. Sealed by that quintessential Wolf, Kath. This vote really consummates my suspicions of her, which were already active enough yesterday to persuade me at last to vote for her. Were she and Gurthang urging separate causes? Or did they have the same aim in mind? Whichever of them are wolves, they succeeded and poor morm swung, leaving only acrimonious suspicions behind.

And then there was mine. I essentially did what Gurthang had done yesterday, and abstained with a political motive. My vote would have been, out of the leading contenders, almost certainly for Durelin and perhaps we would have retired to bed with yells of victory. It was not to be. In my defence, I did not mean to be ineffective. I wanted, and still want, Kath lynched. I cross-posted with a lot of votes which in my arrogance I was still hoping to garner.

So:

Of all this grievous company
'Tis Kath and Durelin I most
Fear and suspect; but second, the
Admiral, with his English roast,
Gurthang, Rune, constitute the rear
With Firefoot lurking somewhere near.

[Gurthang]

Taliesin seems to have a good head on his shoulders. Which means I'll be watching him. Being new and smart makes it likely he'll survive for much of the game, and if he happens to be a wolf then that's bad. So watch him, I will.

I see Eomer's got two votes already. They seem almost odd, though, for some reason I can't really pinpoint. I was completely expecting Eomer to get a lot of votes. Maybe it's just them being back to back. Although, if we are going to lynch Eomer, we should do so sooner rather than later. If he's a wolf, he always (and I do mean always) manages to wiggle out of getting lynched later in the game. Basically, if he's not lynched early, he won't be lynched at all... which is very bad for us if he is a lycan.

I'll be back just before the deadline to cast my vote.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I didn't see the negation prefix before 'wolvish.'

I'm still a wolf. Lynch me.

[the guy who be short]

Sorrry about the lateness today. I neglected the England match that took place today (Phew!).
Anywho, I would like to officially nominate morm as wolfman.

TGWBS, when innocent tends to demand things like answers and responses but he seems detached and I think so because he's possibly guilty.

Morm knows wolf-guy very well. He also knows wolf-guy does not change tactics from ordo-guy. To base guilt on me simply due to a modified playing style is simply mormy*. Caran perhaps knows me less well, so I shall forgive her.

I'd also like to suspect Kathwin. She knows I have Sixth Form, she does, preciousss... Yes she handily overlooks it. Again, she should know that wolf-guy is wonderfully unsuspicious.

SpM... What do you mean ambiguous comments are typical of me?

*Synonym for suspicious.

[Anguirel]

Right. So the contenders for lynching proposed so far are

Admiral Saucepan Man
Engels
Firefoot
Durelin
Glirdan
Rune
Holby
morm

Eight candidates and there are sixteen of us. This is somewhat ludicrous and my ire is upon those who have fostered this situation, especially as none of my major suspects seem viable. Of this lot I only suspect Durelin and Rune-neither emphatically. Yet if I struck out and voted for, say, Kath, I would be by my own admission a gross hypocrite.

Tricky.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Durelin might find this interesting.

As for the matters at hand, I shall present my case against Eomer . . .

Oh, who am I kidding? I'll just vote for myself!

++Nilpaurion Felagund

Sayonara!