Werewolf XLVIII: When Virtual Becomes Reality

[Brinniel]

By the time everyone was done with dinner, it was completely dark. While the BDers washed the dishes and prepared for bed, Ka began packing her bags.

“What are you doing?” asked Aganzir as she watched Ka haul her backpack out of the tent.
“You know, we may have killed one wolf, but there’s still two left,” Rikae told her.
“I know,” Ka replied. “But all this lynch someone everyday business is rather repetitive, don’t you think? I’m bored with it, and there’s better things I could be doing.”
“Like what?” Eomer asked.
“Like working….that’s much more useful than anything Barrow-Down related. And at least at work I won’t have the risk of getting killed each day and night.” The other BDers rolled their eyes at Ka.
“How do we know you’re not a hacker?” asked Kitanna.
“Because if were one, I wouldn’t be leaved,” Ka answered simply. “Bye everyone! Good luck catching them werewolves!”
And the Ka picked up her backpack and walked out of the camp.

Ka quickly cursed herself for forgetting to bring a flashlight. But she was too proud to go back, so she continued to stumble through the dark forest. Only moments after leaving, she came across a division in the path.
“Which way do I go? Right or left?” she wondered to herself.
Ka couldn’t remember which way she had come from upon first arriving at the camp. That had been too many days ago and she had followed the others in front of her.
“I think I came from….this way,” she decided and continued forward choosing the left path.
Unfortunately for poor Ka, without a flashlight, she did not see the large signs in front of her. The sign with the arrow pointing right read “WAY OUT” while the one that pointed left read “CERTAIN DEATH.”

The camp finished cleaning up the camp for the night without Ka in silence.
Several moments after she had left, Sally finally spoke up: “Ka does know not to turn left…right?”
The other BDers stared at her, uncertain. Suddenly a loud “Aaaaaiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee” came from the distance followed by a SPLAT.
“I guess not,” Nogrod replied.

The BDers ran towards the source of the sound to find themselves standing at the ledge of a cliff. They shone their flashlights at the bottom of the drop where they could vaguely see what remained of Ka.
“Well at least we now know she was telling the truth,” said Formendacil.

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The loss of their mate Mithalwen was a rough blow to the werewolves, even if the extra death of an innocent sort of helped make things better. But they had to learn to go on without her, and so they would.

This night the wolves didn’t even have to seek out their next victim. She was already outside her tent, skipping around the camp while cheerfully humming to herself. The wolves approached her and as a twig snapped, she turned around only slightly surprised.

“Oh, hello guys,” she said to them happily. “Up to more mischief tonight? Who you gonna kill this time?”
“You,” the two wolves replied.
“Really?” Their victim was delighted. “It’s an honour to be your next meal, if I may say so myself. The others…they don’t even realize it.” The BDer lied down in the dirt and spread out her arms and legs. “So where do you want to begin? At my feet? Or maybe you want to take an arm? Pick anywhere….I just ask you save my eyes for last. I’d really like to watch you work, if you don’t mind.”
The wolves stared at each other, confused.
“Uhh…I think we’ll start at the middle,” one finally replied.

And so the wolves tore open their victim’s torso. The BDer watched with much excitement as they ate her liver and chewed on her intestines while she proceeded to mutter something incomprehensible.
But the wolves could understand her words as she took her last breath: “Special deals on Blackberry Pearl 8110….only $150…..comes in black or red…” And then she went still.

Suddenly the wolves realised what they had just done.
“I think I’ve lost my appetite,” said one wolf.
“Are you serious?” asked the other.
“Nah, I’m just kidding,” the wolf replied. “It’d be a waste of meat not to eat.”
And the wolves continued to tear apart their victim.

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The next morning the BDers found what little that remained of Sally lying in the dirt. Her arms and legs were spread out and there was no sign of a struggle. At her feet, the BDers found a large can of Spam.

Sally was the spammer.

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The Living:

Kitanna~the self-righteous know-it-all
Aganzir~non-anonymous neg-repper
Shastanis Althreduin~chatspeak translator
Boromir88~the one upper
Rikae~the person who tries to fake knowledge of the books and fails miserably
Eomer of the Rohirrim~easily-offended trendy
Nogrod~the wanna-be moderator
Eönwë~conspiracy theorist
Formendacil~Tolkien Canonist

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)

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Day 5 has begun.

Wolves stop PMing. Everyone may now discuss.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Well, I guess the dream I had last night was wrong. XD I had this really weird dream that Nogrod and Form were dancing around a campfire, and that Eomer was the spammer for some reason.

This certainly explains why Sally attempted to save Mith twice, though.

^Early post in case the storm knocks out my internet.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

That's good news.

Really must go to bed now, but I was working out some stuff earlier. Conclusion was that it would be a fair idea for a wolf team sans Shasta to leave me alive in the hope that the village could lynch him. Also, killing me might make Shasta probably innocent in the eyes of the village, if I killed no-one with me in the night (because I would probably have hunted him while being killed).

So I'm not gunning for you based on this Shasta. Though some clever player will probably now demonstrate exactly why last night's kill incriminates you further.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

That's good news.

Really must go to bed now, but I was working out some stuff earlier. Conclusion was that it would be a fair idea for a wolf team sans Shasta to leave me alive in the hope that the village could lynch him. Also, killing me might make Shasta probably innocent in the eyes of the village, if I killed no-one with me in the night (because I would probably have hunted him while being killed).

So I'm not gunning for you based on this Shasta. Though some clever player will probably now demonstrate exactly why last night's kill incriminates you further.

Wait, the Sally-kill incriminates me? o_O Why don't you go ahead and explain, Eomer, I'm dying to hear this one.

Edit: Oh, whoa, X'd with Rikae.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You misunderstand me, Shasta. I say the sally kill does NOT incriminate you, but I half-expect a clever person to make me look silly by proving how it does.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

You misunderstand me, Shasta. I say the sally kill does NOT incriminate you, but I half-expect a clever person to make me look silly by proving how it does.

Oh, I see. Thank you for clearing that up, because I did misunderstand you.

[Nogrod]

Rikae is right in that the last minutes of yesterDay were just completely insane. We should read them once again. I'll go and do it myself but I'd encourage others to do the same. Many eyes see better than just a few.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Originally Posted by Rikae

Sure, you still could have been a wolf in that case, but you wouldn't be any more likely because of your vote. The vote you *did* make, however, was one that almost saved Mith.

Yes, but it also almost doomed Form, and like I say, Mith would have been lynched soon in any case. How do you know that I didn't almost doom a Formwolf at the same time I almost saved a Mithwolf?

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Shasta

Well, for one, it didn't matter WHO I voted yesterday, someone was going to suspect me.

That's the way a wolf thinks...

Originally Posted by Shasta

By then I thought Mith and Form were both wolves, and figured Mith was obvious enough to everyone, but Form had only garnered suspicion from a few.

So? If you had an obvious wolf in your head and saw others were also suspected you decided not to lynch the clear wolf and decided to try someone you had only started to suspect at the last minutes? Quite an interesting way to behave for an innocent...

I'm sorry Shasta but I'm afraid I am growing more and more confident on your lupinity. But let's read and think first - and there's the other one to catch as well.

EDIT: X'd with Shasta

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Originally Posted by Rikae

And why would Shasta prefer to vote for Form to save himself, instead of for Mith?
It may be my misguided suspicion worked out for the best in the long run (thanks to the roll of the dice, anyway).

Well, for one, it didn't matter WHO I voted yesterday, someone was going to suspect me. Think about it; if I'd voted Mith, at least one person would have said (and I think in fact did say, yesterday) that Mith could have expected to have been lynched and told her fellow wolves to vote her.

For another, Form swiftly grew in suspicion for me near the end of yesterday. By then I thought Mith and Form were both wolves, and figured Mith was obvious enough to everyone, but Form had only garnered suspicion from a few.

In fact, I still think both our remaining wolves are Nogrod and Form.

[Rikae]

Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

Well, for one, it didn't matter WHO I voted yesterday, someone was going to suspect me. Think about it; if I'd voted Mith, at least one person would have said (and I think in fact did say, yesterday) that Mith could have expected to have been lynched and told her fellow wolves to vote her.

Sure, you still could have been a wolf in that case, but you wouldn't be any more likely because of your vote. The vote you *did* make, however, was one that almost saved Mith.

Originally Posted by Shasta

For another, Form swiftly grew in suspicion for me near the end of yesterday. By then I thought Mith and Form were both wolves, and figured Mith was obvious enough to everyone, but Form had only garnered suspicion from a few.

That doesn't explain why you would prefer lynching Form to lynching Mith. What exactly made you change your mind on him, anyway?

[Rikae]

Well, it looks like things are finally getting better for us (no thanks to me). Sorry, Formendacil - I can only assume from the way Aganzir and Shasta followed my vote yesterDay, one (or both) of them is evil and you are innocent. I did find it odd at the time that they were so eager to follow my vote: I only wished to get my suspicions out in the open and vote accordingly, but didn't really feel I'd "made a case", so to speak, to be acted on that day!

I'm almost certainly going to vote for one of those two toDay. Aganzir's little exchange about "grinning" was disturbing enough yesterDay...
actually, come to think of it, we may have both our remaining wolves. If Shasta was not a wolf with Aganzir, why would she have voted for Form when she could have saved Mith more easily, and less conspicuously, by voting for Shasta? And why would Shasta prefer to vote for Form to save himself, instead of for Mith?
It may be my misguided suspicion worked out for the best in the long run (thanks to the roll of the dice, anyway).

EDIT: X'd with a wolf and a hunter.

[Aganzir]

I am starting to like these wolves.
(And of course I am a wolf trying to bluff by laughing at them.)

Originally Posted by Rikae

Sorry, Formendacil - I can only assume from the way Aganzir and Shasta followed my vote yesterDay, one (or both) of them is evil and you are innocent. I did find it odd at the time that they were so eager to follow my vote: I only wished to get my suspicions out in the open and vote accordingly, but didn't really feel I'd "made a case", so to speak, to be acted on that day!

As you can see from my posts, I wanted to vote for someone else than Mith yesterday (and actually I've been more or less suspecting Form quite long). Nogrod was my preference, but when there came a chance to get Form lynched, I was happy to vote for him. I was wrong about Mith, but her guilt doesn't make me feel more confident about Form's innocence - at least until I have read his posts once again, which I'm not going to do now.

What was so disturbing about my grinning, Rikae?

Just for the record, not that anyone's going to care about this too much anyway, but I have voted for every single fellow wolf of mine that was ever lynced. So you should be more worried about me if I had voted for Mith.

I guess I owe apologies to Nogrod. From now on I will always trust your judgement.

My wolf guesses are still Form and Kitanna. Though my opinion is subject to change when I read through their posts later.

I will hang around for a few minutes and then go to sleep.

edit: xed since Eomer