Allamorph

[quote name='KatanaViolet']Would you rather choke on chocolates or marshmellows?[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Marshmallows. Besides being much less painful, marshmallows generally make me feel like I'm gagging anyway. So I eat the little ones and have done. Oh, and the word came from old English. You were mostly right, [COLOR=DarkRed]13[/COLOR]; in pre-Christian lore, bad dreams, and the resulting 'sleep paralysis', were thought to be caused by a demon who came in the night and sat on its victim's chest. These demons were known as incubi and also [I]mares[/I], hence 'night-mare'. Just wanted to see who was up on their mythology. (^_^) Speaking of mythology, would you rather be... ...Scylla? or ...Charybdis?[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Gavin][SIZE=1][B]Have one night of perfect sleep and three nights of nightmares ?[/B] Or [B]Have two nights of perfect sleep and five nights of nightmares ?[/B][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Although I love sleep (an am badly in need of it at present), I'm going to have to take the three nights of nightmares. When [I]my[/I] dreams are bad they're [U]really[/U] bad (like Stephen King bad), and I sometimes can't remember who I am when I wake up. It's corny choice time again. Would you rather... ...ride through the desert on a horse with no name? or ...check into the Hotel California? Incidentally, would anyone else happen to know where the word 'nightmare' comes from?[/FONT]

[QUOTE=ChibiHorsewoman][color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]Okay would you rather have a Mint Chocolate phone [center]or[/center] a pink Katana phone? I think this is an easy question. [/color][/font][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Yes, it is. I'll take the Mint Chocolate phone. And then I'll eat it. Yum. Speaking of chocolate, would you rather have.... ...white chocolate? or ...dark chocolate?[/FONT]

[QUOTE=ChibiHorsewoman][color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]Okay this is a really fun one: Would you rather be me for a day [center]or[/center] Would you rather be a duck for a day? Hey at least this one is original. Narcissistic, but original. And honestly I'd rather be the duck.[/color][/font][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]So would I. Ducks are awesome. They fly, they float, they weigh the same as witches.... Nothing against you, milady. Aaallrright-y then! Would you rather have... ...a four-layer German Chocolate cake? (we're talkin' uber-thick layers here) or ...a thirteen-layer Red Velvet cake? (a tower of deliciousness, with more conservative layers) Which reminds me: I need to have my dad make a few of these.... :D [/FONT]

[quote name='Baron Samedi][SIZE=1']A program which tells you when you've made a typo in your username?[/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Oh! Oooohhh! [I]Burn![/I], that was cold. Oh, wait? [CENTER][SIZE=4][COLOR=RoyalBlue][I][B][U]Freezer-burn![/U][/B][/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [RIGHT]...just had to get that out of my system.[/RIGHT][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather drink Jack's tea? Or.... Would you rather drink Milo's tea?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Jack's tea. Just because. So then, would you rather sneeze... ..while drinking? or ...while chewing? In either case, you are forced to expell [I]something[/I] from your mouth; no weaseling out of it, in other words. You can have anyone you want across from you though. :p [/FONT]

[quote name='Lonley Fighter']Oh trust me...you'll be suprised at the things I know how to make Mr.Allamorph.[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Possibly. I doubt it, though. The zombies might be surprised. Still, what with all the random sword-grabbing maniacs out there, maybe not. Maybe just startled, if they actually posess enough sentience to do so. But that's not the point. The point is where you would hide, and if not (since that seems to be the general concensus), then how you would go about destroying their bodies.[/FONT]

[quote name='Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmmm.....I think i'm gonna eat a caterpillar. Mmmm, tasty.[/COLOR'][/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Arial]My thought exactly. In fact, I would have been fine with multiple caterpillars, provided I'd already given them my usual caterpillar-preparation: placed inside of a Ziploc bag and beaten against the side of my brick house. It's a caterpillar smoothie! [QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather get kicked in the face by Captain Planet? Or..... Would you rather suck on your dogs chew toy all day?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] Well, considering Captain Planet is far from Chuck Norris status, I'd go with him. And then I'd trash him, irony and all. (Please tell me someone got that.) Would you rather be... ...singing in the rain? or ...dancing in the street? P.S.: [quote name='Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Yeah.....about that....[/COLOR'][/SIZE][/quote] So what is it, then? Do you have no digits of your own and find this the only outlet for your unfathomable well of jealousy? Or are you just another Saw wannabe?[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Another good one. I'll start off in Editor Mode, like last time. And all my interjections refer to the previous quote. [QUOTE]When I was three years old, my dad was involved in a motorbike accident. Two youths had [B]run[/B] him over speeding on off-road bikes.... ...and his left arm [B]had been[/B] burnt badly enough to still bare disfigured skin....[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]It?s terribly ironic how that in science we?re talking about evolution and a few desks behind me is living proof that man evolved from apes.[/QUOTE] Deleted the commas. [QUOTE]I?m [I][U]sat[/U][/I] listening to Rain, whether it?ll help me pass my exams or not really doesn?t matter.[/QUOTE] ??? Don't know what that was supposed to be. Looks a little odd, though. [QUOTE]I take a look outside the window[B]:[/B] trees and [B]their[/B] lack of leaves....[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][B]He's[/B] tall, possibly the tallest in the school yet still a year away from leaving. [B]He's[/B] feared by most of the school for his height and his strength (a rumour deprived from an old PE lesson where he apparently carried three defenders down the opposite side of the field). [U]He?s[/U] crazy, this lad, crazy like me.[/QUOTE] Match the tenses. It just feels better. [QUOTE]I [B]slide[/B] past a lingering group of girls....[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Rain ... [B]stands[/B] in [I](where?)[/I] looking through papers and humming a tune I?ve never heard of.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]?I can do anything[B],[/B]? [B]he[/B] tells me briefly before stretching his hands out and beginning to play. When I [B]see[/B] people playing the piano I [B]know it's[/B] hard but I [B]have[/B] never seen something that [B]looks[/B] as hard as what he plays. It sounds good yet my ears can't register exactly what song it [B]is[/B]. He plays, and plays, and plays, looking up at me whilst his fingers [B]dance[/B].[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]?I sent him home for you,? Rain [B]replies[/B], smiling[B].[/B][/QUOTE] [QUOTE]He stops his playing abruptly. ?.... You [B]stand out[/B] from everyone else,...[/QUOTE] Typo. [QUOTE]I silence myself at this point and allow him to play the song. For some odd reason it [B]doesn?t[/B] seem so hard now, not so complicated. I [B]reckon[/B] that even I could do it, take my extra time from my life and learn the play the piano, make Rain proud of me. I just [B]don?t[/B] know why I [B]want[/B] to do that. Why the hell [B]does[/B] Rain matter? [B]He's[/B] a smart, interesting teacher. That?s all. I shouldn?t care about him, not at all[B],[/B] because it [B]doesn?t[/B] seem right.[/QUOTE] Not sure about that comma I added, but.... [QUOTE]We talk for awhile after that,.... ? I?m sure he is too ? though right now I [B]want[/B] to get home as fast as I [B]can[/B]. Now that no one else [B]is[/B] sad enough to stay behind as long as me I [B]can[/B] go home without any hassle, so [B]I'm[/B] relieved when Rain [B]finishes[/B] collecting his stuff.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]I [B]raise[/B] my eyebrow.[/QUOTE] Oops. (^_^) [QUOTE]?It?s no big deal. Only a bit of cold.? I [B]know I'm[/B] being truthful, yet he [B]gives[/B] me a disbelieving look and [B]continues[/B].[/QUOTE] I know that looks like a lot, but then that was a very long excerpt you posted, so don't sweat it. Again, I like how much you're in this guy's head. It really feels like I'm part of him, watching everything that happens with his spin on it. Interesting how you presented Rain. It'll also be interesting to watch how he turns out. Is he gay? Or is he just a naturally concerned, kind guy? Ah, questions. [I]Kudos.[/I] Keep it up. -A[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]To add to the AIM/MSN situation, I'd like to point out something that [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] mentioned to me recently. [QUOTE=Boo][SIZE=1]My apologies for never having contact with you. I figured I'd talk to you on MSN once. However, your post has got me realizing that I've never seen you online on there yet.... There's a great chance that you just come online a lot later than I do. If you live somewhere near America, there's at least a six hour or something time difference.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] Now, I don't want to continue to thresh out an issue that's already been talked about extensively, but the fact that instant messaging only works if people are online together [I]and[/I] using the same system is yet another detriment to the option. Sorry to keep raggin' on this thing. Anyway, so [COLOR=DarkRed]Tekkaman[/COLOR]'s been counter-accused by [COLOR=DarkRed]Sakura[/COLOR]. I can see where one might think he's betrayed himself, what with the way he made his first couple of posts rather ... interestingly, for lack of a better term. Unfortunately, unlike the last situation, I have little to nothing to work with except logic, so I can say nothing as of yet. (I haven't been up-to-date with my analyses. Sue me.) So then, [COLOR=DarkRed]Sakura[/COLOR], whatcha got?[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather spend all day fishing using your big toe as bait in a pool of parana's? Or..... Would you rather spend all day fishing using your pinky toe as bait in a pool of parana's?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather break your finger? Or.... Would you rather break your toe(not your big toe)?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather get shot in the finger? Or.... Would you rather get shot in the toe?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather be stuck in tree for 3 days straight? Or..... Would you rather have your finger eaten off by a antelope?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Son, what is [I]with[/I] you and digit torture?!? And that last one was really out of left field. [QUOTE=HedonismBot][COLOR=Sienna]Would You Rather... ... be air-dropped into the wastelands of Siberia with all the supplies you need to survive but with no way to get out? OR ... be stranded in the Furry Forests of the [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life]Second Life Safari[/URL] with no way of logging off or taking your eyes from the screen?[/COLOR][/QUOTE] I'm droppin' into Siberia. If I have everything I need to survive, I'm walkin' out. (And who knows, maybe I'll hit some random village on my way south and can pick up some vodka.) My turn. Would you rather shoot... ...Britney Spears... or ...Jessica Simpson... [CENTER]...at point-blank range with a shotgun (Cheney style)?[/CENTER][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Video Game Goddess]I'd rather play hockey. Even though I have no idea how to play, I'd rather not look stupid fist-fighting with a fish that might not grant me a wish! Okaky here we go now. Would you rather... [CENTER] Go to homecoming with the scariest guy in your school? OR Not go to homecoming and miss it?[/CENTER][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]I'll miss it. I'm not much one for large-scale social events. Too crowded, too warm, and far too many people to hang around with. (And in my case, it would have been the scariest [I]girl[/I]. For the record.) Would you rather... ...have your car break down on your way to pick up your date? or ...have your car break down mid-trip after picking your date up?[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Honestly, [COLOR=DarkRed]Nothing[/COLOR], I meant the motive behind your name. :animesmil I.e.: [I]"Hey son, who're you talking to?" [RIGHT]"Nothing, Dad."[/RIGHT] "What, you're talking to [/I]yourself[I] again?" [RIGHT]"No, Dad. It's their name."[/RIGHT] "What is?" [RIGHT]*sigh*[/RIGHT][/I] Oh, wow. Carrol [I]AND[/I] Bradbury!? Dang. I ? oh man, that would've taken me ages to come up with. All I had was [I]Silence of the Lambs[/I]. ("Hello, Clarisse....") For this one I think I was more successful. Dante's [I]brother[/I] Vergil, from Devil May Cry (3, mainly), and the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro. And let me just say that that is really random, and that saying Dante's name was a huge giveaway. I don't feel you need to make any drastic changes here either, though I get what you mean about feeling a bit dizzy at the end of the chapter. If you still really want to add some length to it, the only places that would be remotely feasible are here... [QUOTE=kalon]...Fauve?s bubbly voice broke in, ?Virgil can find a bit more time for socializing. He should not be there in the first place. The Euclid family is known to be a bit odd. Really, Virgil, you should go out more often, expand your prospects.? The last words were accompanied by a pointed glance at Marie-Bell. ?My brother,? started Orrin with barely concealed disdain, eliciting an unnoticed glare from Arisa, ?has never been one for normalcy. You might want to look elsewhere for compan??[/QUOTE] ...and/or here.... [quote name='kalon']Dominick helped Arisa into the coach. She found the seats surprisingly comfortable, but wondered what Fauve would say if she could see how the red upholstery clashed with Arisa?s canary yellow dress. The thought dispersed as Dominick sat in the seat across from her. She no longer had to interact with a fashion-obsessed mother; freedom was in reach. Azoth floated in and out of the cab until Virgil joined them, at which point the feline settled across the Rose-Eye?s shoulders.[/quote] With the former, you could add on to the absurd trivialty of the dialogue; with the latter, you could either have some random events occur in the streets outside the carriage, have a discussion between Arisa and Dominick (who I am beginning to feel a genuine one-ness with), or delve into the wanderings of Arisa's thoughts. All, naturally, is dependent on what you see. I must say this now: I am in love with your descriptions. I drooled over the "[I]sinfully[/I] comfortable chairs". This is mainly because I am quite horrible at descriptions, at least at making them as abundant as is necessary. Oh, and why not provide the reader with some authors for the books V. and A. read? After all, you've described everything else. And the "don't ask" bit seems a little out of the narrator's character. [I]I[/I] would ask. Wonderful chapter. -A P.S.: Yeah, you fixed the Compendium, but now your italics are all flummoxed up there.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Katana][size=1][color=royalblue]In defense of White, I will say this: If we were in a coutroom for roleplay purposes, and able to spew out accusations and the like, then things would get [i]really[/i] ugly [i]really[/i] quickly. The last thing we really need is a [i]Tekkaman[/i] v. [i]Boo[/i] battle. (History textbooks can do this to you.) ...My train of thought just crashed into the side of the mountain. o_O[/color][/size][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Well waddyaknow? It's one of the only people to have said nothing yet. Glad to see ya. (That sounded nastier than I meant it to. Sorry.) You've got a good point. Yeah, we don't need to start a Mafia flamewar. That would be really freakin' bad. What I had in mind was more of just a tossing out of thoughts. You know, bouncing ideas off of people. But in order for that to work, we have to talk to everybody in general so we can get different perspectives. That's what I've been trying to do, especially since I don't know what I can talk to who about yet, to say nothing of how. Still, though, even if such a deplorable situation arose, it's better than nothing happening at all. Oh, and none of my arguments yet have been based on the RP aspect of this. It's a nice thought, but it really has no bearing on the gameplay ? it would only seve as a distraction in serious discussions. I'm sending my rescue squad to the mountain. We'll get your thought train's survivors to the hospital STAT. [B]@ Aaryanna_Mom[/B] Thanks for saying that. I forgot to elaborate on that aspect earlier. But your point flows into mine: using the PM system isolates people, forcing them to make decisions on their own. This results in playing as a single unit, rather than part of a greater whole. The PM system is still useful for stuff like "Hey, will you side with me on this one?", but apart from that it doesn't serve much purpose. So then. [COLOR=DarkRed]Sakura[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]MistressRoxie[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]John[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=3][B]Ikillion[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] ? thoughts? Anything at all?[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmmm....I think i'm gonna go with the second choice. I mean, that wouldnt be so bad really. Would you rather play hookey? Or..... Would you rather make a 50 on every thing you had for school work that day?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Okaaay, so apparently [I]my[/I] response got lost in the mail or something. I had also chosen option 2 because I think [I]Big O[/I]'s [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rdorothy.jpg][U]R. Dorothy[/U][/URL] is awesome. I'll take the hookey. I'm an honest enough person to where my teachers assume I had a reason for being out, so I can make up the work. Would you rather... ...drive a sleek, close-to-the-road car? or ..drive a big, powerful truck? I'm getting a little idea-dry. Can you tell?[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]What do [I]I[/I] think? *adopts phony announcer voice* [I]Well, I''m glad you asked!![/I] (ugh. that didn't translate well) I think it's spelled [U]phenomenal[/U]. That's what I think. :-P Aaaanyway, now that you mention it, that first sentence [I]is[/I] a little screwy. Not in the 'meaning' sense ? I understand exactly what you want to say there, I just can't put my finger on what should go there. [quote name='kalon][I][U]A great deal was asked about what they really did at Errant Gardens, which turned out to be many things.[/U][/I'] The top priorities at the moment were finding blood substitutes, experimenting with a method of creating something in something-ness, playing somehow with flowers, and impeding the villainous experiments of another organization.[/quote] All I can think of is something like this: [I]A great deal was asked about what they really did at Errant Gardens, [COLOR=DarkRed]which, in fact, turned out to be a rather exhaustive subject.[/COLOR][/I] I know what you mean about spending hours revising one little section because it [U]just[/U] [U]doesn't[/U] [U]flow[/U] right. Been there, done that. And my parents always gave me the oddest looks.... [QUOTE=kalon]?How do you know he?s in the library?? ?I saw it, my dear, three questions ago, when you asked about pixies.?[/QUOTE] This actually sounds like something [I]I[/I] would say, actually. (^_^) Actually, it actually does, actually. (Oh, jays, here I go; you can slap me any moment now...) *cough* This segment seems to need nothing, nor would a lead-in phrase in the previously mentioned passage help any, at least not from what I can see. I too have a small point to bring up, though. I just happened to forget what TECoAPI meant, and I looked back to the Prologue and saw it stood for The Everworld Compendium of All Possible [B]Knowledge[/B]. Ummm ..., yes. About that. I ... ermm ... well, I wasn't exactly aware that "knowledge" starts with a ... with a ... umm ... well, with an "I". (

[FONT=Arial]Hey, at least there's interaction now, which is more than could be said before. [COLOR=DarkRed]White[/COLOR]'s right, of course, but we seriously need to start talking openly with each other. I'll explain myself later when I have the time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [CENTER][B][U][I]Much Later[/I][/U][/B][/CENTER] I would like to start by clarifying myself to Aaryanna_Mom, since what I am going to say later will extend from something I've already said. First, I was not asserting that [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] had some sort of deep-rooted grudge against [COLOR=DarkRed]Delta[/COLOR], merely that he might have felt a little irked at first having a terrible time in her tournament and then [I]losing[/I] to her later because crud happened. Not enough to say [B]"I HATE YOU 4EVER!!!1!"[/B], but enough to say [B]"Well, let's just knock little old you out of the event before you've even gotten involved."[/B] *evil laughter, followed by a geeky snicker* You know, just for the 'so there'-ness. Also, [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR]'s first three arguments were directed at the head of the tournament, [COLOR=DarkRed]Delta[/COLOR], while his last comment was [I]referencing[/I] her. True, I included [COLOR=DarkRed]Delta[/COLOR]'s for the purpose of intrigue, but it kind of worked, and [COLOR=DarkRed]White[/COLOR]'s statement was a very nastie insinuation about [COLOR=DarkRed]Revalation[/COLOR] and [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR]. I am sorry for not explaining in more detail ? I thought I was going on too much. Second: yes, survival may have been a poor choice of a word, but the point was the win/lose aspect. This event is going to have no single winner; either the Mafia kills everyone else or the Townspeople rally, root out the Mafia, and eliminate them in Court. Even if only one Mafia is left, the fact that he/she is the last one means that the Mafia did their job right. Mafia is a team sport. If everyone already knows this then I've got no clue what you're all waiting for, but if that wasn't exactly clear at the beginning then I feel obligated as a veteran player to illucidate a little. The basic premise is simple. The Mafia are trying to kill everyone while not dying themselves. The rest of the players are attempting to discover the Mafia and eliminate them. So simple, yet so complex. When I see the lack of posting, I see players who are trying to 'figure out' who the Mafia could be while at the same time trying not to inadvertently incriminate themselves or make themselves a mark for the Mafia in the next round. This seems to me to be the bass-ackwards way of going about the game. Think of it this way: [list][*]Trying to find the Mafia is hard. There are only two of them, and they could be anybody. [*]Trying to find the [I]rest of the townspeople[/I] is, by comparison, easy. Statistically, players are more likely to be not-Mafia than they are likely to be Mafia.[/list] So if you're trying to find the Mafia, you'll spend a great deal of time in indecisiveness, and all the while you're potential allies are being picked of one by one. Also, the Mafia could very well kill [I]you[/I] of one round, and [I]then[/I] where would you be? You wouldn't be playing Mafia anymore, that's where you'd be. And all your indecision would have been for naught. Alternatively, if you seek out your allies, your time is much more productive, since you begin to get a good sense of who to trust, as well as who your Detective might be. And by the process of elimination you can figure out who's trying to kill you all. But I can already hear the rebuttal. [B]"What if I make allies with the Mafia by mistake? After all, anyone could be the Mafia!"[/B] Yes, this is true, but that's where PM's and the AIM/MSN options hurt us. That is why we [I]must[/I] talk amongst ourselves in the Underground. Follow me on this. The Mafia are in a unique position in that they have two options for playing the online game. They can either post and try to make themselves appear like ordinary innocent Townsfolk, or they can sit back and wait for events to take their course while killing unchecked each round. The problem with posting for the Mafia is that the more they say, the more likely they are to accidentally reveal themselves as the Mafia. The problem with [I]not[/I] posting is that by inaction they may reveal themselves. Now, let's look at case scenarios. As of now, there is little to no conversation going on publically. This is fine with the Mafia, since every silent player serves to expand the pool of Mafia-Possibles. If I were the Mafia right now I wouldn't be saying anything at all, for the cover everyone is providing me with is just peachy. Sure, people might say [B]"Oh, [I]he[/I] hasn't said anything in a long time"[/B] but I could fire right back [B]"True, but neither have either of [I]those[/I] two"[/B], and no one would really get anywhere. My best friend as a member of the Mafia is the indecision and uncertainty that leads to a complacent town. Contrariwise, if lots of people are posting I have but one logical option. Staying silent would now incriminate me ? I have to post. If I stay somewhat reticent or taciturn it still incriminates me. As the Mafia, I don't like this option as much because every successive statement I make is another statement I could screw up in, and sooner or later, no matter how excellent I am at fabrications, no matter how carefully I watch my step, I am going to slip. Reorienting to the Townspeoples' perspective, prolific posting has now made the Mafia's job very difficult. By forcing them to speak, we force them to risk exposure, and they most certainly wish to avoid that. But here you say [B]"There's still no garuntee I won't be killed in the next round."[/B] Also true. But here's the deal: the Mafia want to get rid of their threats. If you're sniffing around a particular player (eewww) and asking questions, and you [I]just so happen[/I] be sleeping with the fishes the next morning, the rest of the Townspersons will go [B]"Hmm. Maybe they were on to something there."[/B] You're now kind of a martyr, and your death was not in vain ? you provided your allies with that crucial bit of info that they needed to capture and lynch the killer, [I]your[/I] killer. This brings me back to my earlier statement. Mafia is a team sport. [B]You[/B], the singular Townsperson, are not trying to win the game, at least you shouldn't be. [B]We[/B] the collective Townspersons, are trying to root out and destroy those poisonous traitors, the Mafia, and [B]You[/B] can aid that end by becoming part of that [B]We[/B]. (Uncle Sam Wants YOU! heh....) I am 94.6% certain that I am going to be capped next round just because of this epistle I've posted, but if it gets you guys active in finding your killers, then [I]Amen[/I], So Be It, I will have accomplished something. I hope. In fact, all the other times I've played Mafia I've been killed off fairly early because I am quite adept at analyzing people's actions and optical expressions (the eyes are incredibly betraying). All I have here are words, but I can analyze them just as easily, so I am still a huge threat. @ the Mafia: [SIZE=3][I][B]Here I Am!!! Kill Me Before I Find You Out!!![/B][/I][/SIZE] Just in case I wasn't enough of a mark already. :( [RIGHT] :animesigh Whatever.[/RIGHT] So, in regard to the [I]communication[/I] bit, yeah, I've been siding with [COLOR=DarkRed]Tekkaman[/COLOR] for pretty much the entire round so far. Coupla reasons. (Yay! List Time again!) [list][*]Some of his thoughts coincided with mine. [*]He was one of the [I]Very Few[/I] who answered my mass-messaged greeting/query.[/list] And most importantly: [list][*][I]He's! Actually! Talking!!![/I][/list] Yeah. He's talking. I'm taking a gamble on him being who he says he is [I]because he's openly, consistently saying something[/I]. Sure, we've had a few back-and-forths over the PM system ? I've also talked with [COLOR=DarkRed]Aaryanna_Mom[/COLOR] a bit, and I intend to respond to the other two who actually did me the courtesy of answering me as well. But that only provides one with tentative alliances and ammo for back-stabbing; it does [I]nothing[/I] towards general camraderie. He's spoken, he's made a few comments and statements that I've looked at, and I decided to risk it. I also risked it on Aaryanna_Mom, for I choose to believe she's innocent as well. Yeah, I could be very, very wrong. But I'm not going to get anywhere sitting on my duff and waiting for my enemies to wave at me, saying [B]"Here I am! I'm the Mafia! Hello! Try me! Convict Me!"[/B] like your mother joked to you when you couldn't find a sock. (Which, in that case, would be "Here I am, I'm a sock....) It just ain't gonna happen. [U]Upshot:[/U] Let's play the game, people. Let's flush out the Mafia and save our little village. Let's not let inaction destroy us. -A[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]I'm in complete agreement with [COLOR=DarkRed]Nothing[/COLOR] here. (Who I am [I]Not[/I] following, despite the fact that we're continually posting in succession.) Your first section was rather good, but it felt like you really rushed through that last bit, as if you were trying to get to the wizard deal before the story wanted to. If there's one thing I've learned (the hard way) in my writings, it's this: [U]Never[/U] [U]Force[/U] [U]The[/U] [U]Storyline.[/U] I can't tell you how many times I've written something the way [I]I[/I] wanted it to go, instead of how I had watched it play out, only to get writer's block for weeks, or lose the idea completely. And there's a Big difference between writing a story and letting the story write itself. Trust me. Develop the charaters in the story. Let the words show who they are. It's perfectly fine for the big *GASP* moment to occur on the fourth/fifth page. Moving onwardly to the excerpt itself, there's a few things that made me uncomfortable while reading. Take this scene: [QUOTE]The rest of the day went by slowly, while that same question kept poking in Arika's side. [I]"What was up with Ian?"[/I] Everywhere that Arika was going, it seemed that Ian wouldn't be far behind. [I]"Really, what's up with him?"[/I] Arika thought to herself as she walked back to her locker with Ian not far behind.[/QUOTE] First, that's one weird place for a question to be poking. (^_^) Still though, it shouldn't have bothered her that much. [QUOTE]Arika looked down the hallway and saw Ian walking down it smiling. He came to his locker - which was right next to Arika's - and opened it. ... "Yeah, I know. I have first period with you. in fact I have all my classes with you, knowing that you sit right in front of me." Arika started gaining more confidence.[/QUOTE] Eeenghh. Just me being an bit of an S.O.B., I know. Also, how about spacing the paragraphs out by a line or two? I know it's easy to do the indent thing in word processors, and it's actually correct format. But indents don't exactly transfer to the forums ? as I'm sure you already know. I hate that these posts of mine always come off sounding like I'm a royal snob. Maybe it's just the way I read myself.... -A[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]What was: the theme music to [I]Alfred Hitchcock Presents[/I], composed by Charles Gounod, Alex. Freak Out!! :wigout: I've actually performed that music before; it's one of my favorite pieces. On the actual story here, I am most impressed. I mean to say, I am incredibly impressed. Aahh! its great ? I feel like I'm reading C.S. Lewis's [I]Narnia[/I] stuff. I honestly can think of nothing to say here without an utter dissection of your story, which I do not consider myself qualified for at all. I'm terribly sorry that I can't offer any specific criticisms, but I don't really feel that it's all that bad if I can't. You've got something well developed enough that it must have taken you several months to put together. And thirty pages, you say! Aahh! Please post more! -A[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][CENTER][B][U]Irony[/U][/B][/CENTER] Stuck at college for the weekend. My roommate?s gone, and I?ve been working on this blasted paper for hours. I?ve had ideas, but they?re all gone too fast for me to write down. I click on my radio for respite. [I]?? Should I try and do some more ??[/I] 25, or 6 to 4. Figures. -------------------------- You know, I'm really glad I saw this thread. It's a good relief spot.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Eureka][COLOR=Plum][SIZE=1]Would you rather... Reveal your deepest secret? or Fall hoplessly in love with the next person you see? [/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]I'll go with the deepest secret. Actually, I kind of feel pretty safe about that one, since I've done it once already and nobody understood it. :p Righty-o. Would you rather... ...buy a lottery ticket on a ridiculous whim and miraculously win $10 mil.? or ...fall into deep, satisfying mutual love with someone and be completely at peace with the world, even if you were scraping the edge of the poverty level? Remember, when you randomly get massive hordes o' cash in real life, sh** tends to happen rapidly to you. And not always the good kind of sh**. So either way, money's still a bit of an issue.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]All right. Since [I]no one[/I] seems to want to discuss [COLOR=DarkRed]T-Man[/COLOR]'s accusation publicly, or quite possibly [I]at all[/I], maybe if I say something here we can get going. Earlier I posted the possibiliy that [spoiler]...Delta...[/spoiler]'s death may have been a random selection.[/FONT] [quote name='Me, in Mafia - The Underground][FONT=Arial']What if this was a random murder? From where I stand, this could either be the result of inexperienced Mafia or a veteran player wishing to appear like a greenhorn.[/FONT][/quote] [FONT=Arial]It was a possibility, but not very plausible when examined. In either case (veteran or rookie Mafia player), the most obvious choice would be to eliminate the players who most posed a threat to the Mafia. Looking solely at the sign-up posts (like I have a whole lot else to go on (V_V) ), it appears that we're all pretty evenly matched, so the major deciding factor would be veteran players, i.e., [COLOR=DarkRed]Me[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]Sakura[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]Katana[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]John[/COLOR], and to some extent [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR]. If this [I]were[/I] a random kill, I would have expected one of [I]us[/I] to bite it initially, and not [spoiler]...Delta...[/spoiler]. Also, [spoiler]...Delta...[/spoiler] would have been a valuable asset to the Mafia: sha was the only person who mentioned strategic survival.[/FONT] [quote name='?????????][COlOR=#656446']Call me a paranoid turncoat, a craven ditz or just plain undecided ? I'll stick to the gullible girl strategy 'cause it just might take me far enough into the game.[/COLOR][/quote] [FONT=Arial]That statement can work a second way. If the Mafia wished to remain covered, and to have the option for a possible easy scapegoat, they would have capitalized on [spoiler]..Delta...[/spoiler]'s "gullibility" and used her as an ally for as long as necessary. The fact that such an asset now lies poisoned in her own bed, along with the fact that she was new to the game, indicates that there was another reason for removing her from the event. Over the past week, I've noticed a certain...reluctance to post on the part of the players. It seems to me that all involved are more concerned with surviving to the end of the game than with actually rooting out the Mafia, suggesting that the players consider Mafia a win/lose game. If we assume that suggestion to be true, then in all likelihood little personal grudges are allowed into the situation, and now the murder(s) may have underlying motives. As I was doing my thinking, I stumbled across a few items that may support [COLOR=DarkRed]Tekkaman[/COLOR]'s theory. It is entirely possible that [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] killed [spoiler]Delta[/spoiler]. [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] was a participant in [spoiler]Delta[/spoiler]?s [HB!] (Handicap Battles!) event for graphic designers on the OB. Although [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] managed to win a spot in the final three, he hated the handicaps, and was defeated by [COLOR=DarkRed]Ezekiel[/COLOR] in the pre-final match, in which there was only one vote (in [COLOR=DarkRed]Ezekiel[/COLOR]?s favor, obviously). [quote name='Boo, in {HB!} White vs. Boo][SIZE=1']And I must say you did one hell of a good job to make this round as annoying as possible. My piece will be really bad, I'm hope you're happy with yourselves ;-; *sobs in a corner*[/SIZE][/quote] [QUOTE=Boo in {HB!} Ezekiel vs. Boo][SIZE=1]Are you kidding?... You can't expect me to seriously make an entry again?. There. Stupid round, even worse than the last one. I was hoping for some more fun handicaps for this one, but they're still a pain in the ***.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [quote name='Boo in {HB!} Battle Royale][SIZE=1']Bleh, I'm not joining. I'm sick of the whole HB! thing.[/SIZE][/quote] Later, [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] and [spoiler]Delta[/spoiler] were both participants in [COLOR=DarkRed]White[/COLOR]?s [OBWT] (OtakuBoards Worm Tournament) [QUOTE=Boo in {OBWT} Underground][SIZE=1]Okay, I'll just try a competition again. But don't you use lame handicaps! >:O[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [quote name='?????? in {OBWT} Underground][COLOR=#656446']Ah, how perfect. Since most of the members I love most/wanna pummel to the ground are here, I suppose the most rational thing to do now is join in the fun. Sign me up![/COLOR][/quote] [COLOR=DarkRed]Boo[/COLOR] got his payback vs. [COLOR=DarkRed]Ezekiel[/COLOR] in [OBWT] Round Three, but in the final match, he and [COLOR=DarkRed]Retribution[/COLOR], teamed against [spoiler]Delta[/spoiler] and [COLOR=DarkRed]Kitty[/COLOR], failed to make the deadline and lost by default. [quote name='White in {OBWT} Round 4: Retribution and Boo vs. ?????? and Kitty][COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Well, looks like the round is over. Retribution and Boo have failed to submit their pieces in on time (and even a few days after the deadline) so that makes [spoiler]Delta[/spoiler] and Kitty the winners! Congratulations to you two and thank you for actually caring about the contest.[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote] Motive? Get-backing at [spoiler]...Delta..[/spoiler] for the hated handicaps and the [OBWT] defeat (and possibly [COLOR=DarkRed]White[/COLOR], what with that last comment). Opportunity? Well duh. It?s Mafia. I would like to point out that this little bit of reasoning was done independently of [COLOR=DarkRed]Tekkaman[/COLOR]'s accusation. I did no searching at his urging, so while my statement seems to ally us, it might be better to wonder if, in fact, he's right.[/FONT]

[quote name='Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmmm......well, unlike several of you, i'd like to live in the Dark Ages. And the reason is quite simple, which would be the fact that I would love to be a knight. Just the glory and honor of being a knight and charging into battle and such. It all really sound's pretty interesting to me, especially the part where I get to boss some knights around.[/COLOR'][/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Awesome. I'm kind of with you there. Except, most of the weapons are rather cumbersome (and so is the armor), so tha's a small drawback. I'd personally like to live somewhen where swordplay is appreciated and widely used; past, future, it doesn't really matter. I kind of feel I was born in the wrong era anyway.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=True Angel]Would you rather have your computer crash and couldn't get a new one until 2 years? ~~~~~ OR... ~~~~~ Would you rather not be able to get a computer until 5 years?[/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]I'll go with the crashed PC. Less time to buy a new one, and I can fix the crashed compy in the meantime.[/FONT] [QUOTE=Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Would you rather own a Xbox 360? Or.... Would you rather own a Playstation 3?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]PS3. I don't really have anything against Microsoft or the 360, but there's more stuff for me on the Sony side of life. (Ooooh, that was awful. :twitch: ) So, would you rather... ...get beat up by Richard Simmons in front of your friends and live with the horrible shame for the rest of your life? or ...get beat up by Jean-Claude Van Damm and...erm...well...get left as a vegetable? (Yeah, this is pretty much Catch-22.)[/FONT]

[quote name='Lonley Fighter']...I personaly know how to make a small bomb out of paper and I'll blow them to pieces....[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Heh. (^_^) I sincerely doubt you're anywhere close to being another MacGyver, buddy. Good luck, though.[/FONT]