Werewolf XLVIII: When Virtual Becomes Reality

[Nerwen]

So it was you, Kitanna! I was hoping...

And I can answer your question, Agan: she was the new wolf.

[Aganzir]

Oh and sorry for being so damn suspicious - at some point I realised I was behaving like a wolf half-deliberately. Suppose I was traumatized by DW.

Sorry Sixth. I really thought you were suspicious.
Sorry EW for lynching you in spite of not suspecting you very much.
Sorry Nilp. Your innocence was a bigger surprise to me than Kit's guilt.
Sorry Form, but at that moment I was feeling rather good about Mith.
Sorry Eönwë. I think I would have voted for Kitanna, had I not become certain of Rikae's guilt then.
And sorry Rikae.

Though I guess we shouldn't start the post-game discussion before Brinn has posted the final narration...

[Nerwen]

I'll second the "sorry, Nilp". I guess I helped put the noose around your neck (posthumously)... and it was so sweet of you to defend me.

(Hey, someone has to gloat.)

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Though I guess we shouldn't start the post-game discussion before Brinn has posted the final narration...

Yeah, thanks. It's kinda weird to get online to discover your game has ended without you....

Technically it's still day, but obviously there's no reason to wait for deadline to put up the narration. I'll get to work on it right away and put it up as soon as I can. And until it's up, I'll request that everyone please don't post just yet.

[Brinniel]

The last day was a critical one for the two lonely innocent BDers. The fate of the Barrow Downs was left in their hands. The pressure was on.

For most of the day, Rikae and Aganzir butted heads.
“You are the furriest wolf I’ve ever seen!” accused Aganzir.
“Ha, I’m no wolf and you know it…wolf!” Rikae yelled back.
“Hey Kitanna, what do you think?” asked Aganzir.
“Yeah,” said Rikae. “We assume you’re innocent, so you decide. Who should we lynch?”
Kitanna, who had spent most of the day watching in the sidelines, stared hard at Rikae then moved her gaze onto Aganzir. She was silent for several minutes before deciding. “Let’s lynch Aganzir,” she finally spoke.

Kitanna picked up her pitchfork and Rikae grabbed her torch as they approached Aganzir. Aganzir’s expression changed to one of horror as she realised what was about to happen.
“No, wait!” she cried. “You’re making a mistake! I’m innocent, I tell you!”
“I seriously doubt that,” Rikae replied.
Aganzir squealed and took off running. But the poor girl was so frightened she couldn’t run in a straight line, but instead ran in circles around her accusers. Rikae and Kitanna watched in amusement as she lapped them a dozen times before collapsing to the ground from dizziness. The two looked at each other and shrugged.
“Time’s up!” said Kitanna and she sunk the pitchfork deep into Aganzir’s chest.
“Oww! This…really….hurts…” were Aganzir’s final words. And then she died.

Nothing happened.
“Why isn’t she changing?” Rikae wondered.
She glanced up at Kitanna who was wearing an unusually large grin.
“Crap,” Rikae realised. “It’s you!”
“Yep, I’m the wolf,” Kitanna laughed. “And how fun it was to watch you two go at it all day. Now, to finish it off…”
Rikae slowly backed away. “Oh please, won’t you spare me?” she begged.
“Let you live?” she replied. “Just so you can squeal?”
“No, I won’t tell anyone. I swear!”
“Well it’s a thought,” the wolf considered. “But then again, I’ve already fixed supper. All that’s missing is the meat.” She grinned.
“Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Rikae screamed and sprinted straight into the forest.

Rikae ran as fast as she could, not bothering to see if the werewolf was following her. She kept running, until she ran straight off a cliff.
“Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!” she yelled and then landed on top of the Ka’s rotting corpse with a sickening crunch.

Back at the camp, Kitanna laughed to herself as she threw the meat of Aganzir into the boiling pot.

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It wasn’t always this way. Kitanna had started off like any other ordinary BDer. She had come to the camp to finally meet her online friends, and for the first two days she had honestly helped try to uncover who was responsible for the Barrow-Wight’s death. But when the wolves came to her on that third night, she received a new calling. Being evil is always so much more fun…so who could resist? And once bitten, she could never go back.

Though her mates were dead, Kitanna would finish what they started. They had sacrificed themselves so that she could finish what they started. The night before he died, Boromir had taught her all the secrets to being a hacker. It was her destiny to continue what her fellow wolves had started, and she would do them proud.

Back in the real world (where there’s electricity), Kitanna plugged in her laptop and turned it on, waiting patiently as the computer loaded. The Barrow Downs log-in page appeared on the screen and she punched in the necessary codes. “Thank you for logging in, The Barrow-Wight.” Kitanna smiled.

The hackers were now in control. A new age had dawned on The Barrow Downs, and nothing would ever be the same.

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The Living:

Kitanna~the self-righteous know-it-all (hacker/werewolf)

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)
Eönwë~ conspiracy theorist~mosquitoes loved him a little too much (ordo)
Nogrod~ the wanna-be moderator~killed by kindness (ordo)
Aganzir~ non-anonymous neg-repper~didn’t know how to run in a straight line (ordo)
Rikae~ the person who tries to fake knowledge of the books and fails miserably~ran in too straight of a line (ordo)

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Werewolves win!!
Cobbler wins!!
Innocents lose.

Everyone may now feel free to discuss the game.

[Volo]

Haha! I told you!

[Brinniel]

(This is mainly from memory...if I've made any mistakes, let me know. )

Night 1

Dream: Formendacil

Day 1

Hunt: Mithalwen

Lynch: The Sixth Wizard

Night 2

Dream: none

Protect: Kath

Hunt: Mithalwen

Wolf Kill: Kath

Day 2

Hunt: Mithalwen

Lynch: Elf-Warrior

Night 3

Dream: Rikae

Protect: Sally

Hunt: Mithalwen

Wolf Kill: Kath

Day 3

Hunt: Nilpaurion

Lynch: Nilpaurion

Night 4

Dream: Aganzir

Protect: Eomer

Hunt: Shasta

Wolf Kill: Durelin

Day 4

Lynch: Mithalwen

Night 5

Protect: Rikae

Hunt: Shasta

Wolf Kill: Sally

Day 5

Lynch: Shasta

Night 6

Hunt: Boromir

Wolf Kill: Formendacil

Day 6

Lynch: Boromir

Night 7

Hunt: Rikae

Wolf Kill: Eomer

Day 7

Lynch: Eonwe

Night 8

Wolf Kill: Nogrod

Day 8

Lynch: Aganzir

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Sigh.

I was positive Agan and Rikae were innocent, but until yesterday (you can ask Sally) I was equally sure Nogrod was the last wolf.

Well played, Kitanna.