GAME 2 - Night 2

[protoshepherd]

[ Everyone's cellphones will beep, saying "1 new message". Click on that, and you'll find a text which reads:

We are almost done for the day! :)

Check the Vote feature of the phone immediately. Please vote on who might be the wolf! They will be taken out of the game immediately afterwards.

The teams who have been nominated for ousting CANNOT vote.

Dinner has also been served. Please head to the stage area.

It's pretty much a repeat of the last time. There doesn't seem to be an option to reply to the message this time, though.

As for the poll itself, players will be able to see who voted for whom. However, Hans, Gina, Luca, and Lucina can only view the poll. They can't vote on it.

While eating, the loudspeaker plays this song. Constantly. On loop. At some point, one may end up memorising the song…

On the buffet table is a different menu. The Samurai Dogs are definitely STILL there, along with buns and some rice. Then there's a wide selection of sliced and thinly cut vegetables for salad. And a bottle of dressing! Basically, a lot of greens. And Samurai Dogs. ]

Poll #16632

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5

View Respondents

One may be a wolf. . .

View Answers

Prince Hans, Gina Linetti
5 (100.0%)

Luca Valentino, Lucina
0 (0.0%)

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IMPORTANT: Hans, Gina, Luca, and Lucina CANNOT vote on this poll. As per usual, only one member of each team may vote. Coordination is key!

IMPORTANT #2: Please don't talk about your plans regarding SUSPICION voting OOCly. On the other hand, OUSTING votes CAN be made public. The poll itself will show who voted for whom. ICly, the poll will display the voters names below the counter bar.

00 EST April 23: Ousting poll draws to a close. One team gets kicked off, and the wolves take a sheep out of the game. OUSTING VOTES ARE PUBLICISED. You will be able to tell who voted for which.

00:01 EST April 23: Day 3 begins, and there will be another suspicion poll. Only eight teams will remain. An IC warning will be given if the sheep are about to lose.

00 EST April 27: CLUE.*
* We'll be having a break starting on the 24th, and we continue 00:00 of the 27th as I'll be out of town. (Sorry!) Serious stuff will go down when I come back, so get ready!

Comments

[boobily]

Salad?! What is this, some kind of sick joke? [ exasperated, dandy slams his fists down on the food table with a primal growl. he isn't one to sweat the small stuff - that's literally part of the dandy way of life - but this is unacceptable. and he will tell everyone why in about .01 seconds. ]

If I wanna do something, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't. And this? This isn't happening, baby. [ by 'this' he means this game. as for how he can still make room for that seductive tone in the midst of his rage, well, that's also probably just a dandy thing. either way, for some reason he's taking all of this out on the food table... as shown when he bangs on the edge maybe a little bit too hard and it.

it kind of, maybe, a little bit, knocks over. and all the food is everywhere on the floor.

say goodbye to all of that pure dandy anger, and come say hello to one nervous guy who is trying to casually tiptoe away from the crime scene while looking guilty as heck. ]

[notaccurate]

[Luca is not so much upset at the fact that the food is gone as he is at the fact that there is now a mess on the floor. Because it is a mess that will have to be cleaned up.

But Luca will not be the one to do it this time, oh no. This isn't the university, where 'could you please take care of these dishes too' gets shoved into his daily duties on a regular basis, and he can't complain because techs don't get tenure. No, he will not be cleaning up anyone's mess, and he pointedly strides up behind Dandy, stopping a few feet behind him and clearing his throat just before Dandy bumps into him.]

And just where do you think you are going?

[boobily]

[ his body stiffens at the sound of a voice. at the sound of luca's voice, no less. this little piece of shit... dandy may as well just punch him right now!

but instead, he whips around with his best acting aura and a look of shock and anger. ] Who could have committed such a tragedy?! My fragile heart can't take any more blunders! Whoever did this will pay!

[ nailed it. ]

[catmagnet]

[ How dare he flips the table when there's salad on the menu. If he must, obviously it's the tomatoes that need to go, not the rest of the salad! Did his hair restrict the flow of blood to his brain or something?

For once, Kongwai actually looks like he wants to strangle someone. But he won't. Probably. ...At least his voice is still rather even and calm? If it weren't for the sudden flames of fury in his eyes, it'd be hard to tell he was angry from his voice alone. ]

...What was that for, I wonder?

[inginious]

[ What's this? Somebody with dumb hair who looks easily bullied? Maybe Gina's found a way to help her case of the grumps. Despite being six and fictional, Calvin had gotten it right when he'd opined that the best way to deal with a bad mood was to spread it around. ]

So... you're going to clean that up, right?

[trenchdoting]

[Once the food is knocked on the floor, Gumshoe and the horse are the first ones on the scene. The scene of the food on the floor, that is. Gumshoe scoops up as much food as he can in his arms to activate the five-second rule. Likely, a lot of the lettuce ends up in his pockets and clothes.

Then he just sits there amongst the food, next to the horse, who is chowing down. Occasionally, Gumshoe will try holding out some of his own food to Little Maggey.

And as the music goes on and on, Gumshoe eventually finds himself humming along with it in a very oblivious manner.]

...I can see the destiny you sold
turned into a shining band of gold.

I'll be wrapped around your finger.

I'll be wrapped around your finger.

Mephistopheles is not your name,
But I know what you're up to just the same...

[inspectormacarena]

[For once, Cabanela's constant breezy dancing isn't entirely out of place, because now there's actually music to dance to! He struts his way over to Gumshoe, peering down at the man with a semblance of secondhand embarrassment and pity. ...The coat definitely does not make the detective.

Let's put him to the test.]

Excuuuse me, Greeny. I'd hate to distract you from dinner [err.], but do you have a moment?

[fencefatale]

[ After paying really close attention to that song on loop (and to its lyrics) -- she notices Gumshoe before saying, aloud: ]

I kind of feel dumb now for overthinking that clue. [ She's not familiar with American music! She wouldn't know these things. ]

[bestworstdad]

Eat first, folks!

[Despite the stupid smile, it's pretty forced. Hey, hey, it's tough to eat without any meat here.]

Just to hold off a while. Ain't no one here a bad guy. Well, none of them are, at least. I'm sure of it. I'll save you all!

[trenchdoting]

[Oh, is this that other wolf suspect from the other day.]

Save us... Hold on a second, pal! What do you mean by that? [Is he some secret hero?]

[thefaceofjustice]

[It's that booming loud voice again:]

All right everyone, time to confess to the votes we made in the second suspicion poll. Gathering this information may help with the investigation!

[thefaceofjustice]

Detective Gumshoe and I voted at the last minute for Prince Hans and Ms. Linetti. We have been unable to question or observe Ms. Linetti, but the reason I eventually suspected Prince Hans was that his efforts to help served more as distractions than contributions. ...And because they were one of the teams in the clue!

[notaccurate]

We voted for Hans and Gina, because we weren't going to vote for ourselves, obviously.

[fencefatale]

I voted for Hans-san and Linetti-san's group not because of anything they did personally, but because of the oddities given in the clue. Though I did notice that there seemed to be one outlier in the voting. . .

[ Interestingly enough. ]

[ingoodhans]

Well, wait a minute! This isn't fair, I'd like to plead my case! You're all making it sound like I'm guilty or something! And for what? Being hasty in the last vote?

[ At least face him, geez. ]

[catmagnet]

Princess L'Arachel and I voted for Prince Hans and Miss Linetti. We ultimately decided based on what we could glean from the clue and our interactions with the other groups.

[ Also, voting for themselves would just be counterproductive for everyone. ]

I do wish we could've spoken to Miss Linetti before the vote, but we haven't been able to sit down and talk.

[97percent]

[Confronting someone in public about your suspicions is not the best way to learn the truth, but the best way to get denials. A shrill voice speaks up over her dinner plate.]

And why do you think anyone here would be truthful?

[ingoodhans]

[ Hans looks down at his phone, his face growing pale once he sees the new list. Even with the new clothes and better food, Hans is gonna have some trouble stomaching his dinner, I'll bet. ]

Seriously? You guys voted for me? What have I done that's suspicious?

[ idk I'll make two because Hans is UPSET ]

[inspectormacarena]

[Whoah whoah whoah, looks like tensions are rising. That's not good. A cornered suspect is a dangerous suspect, especially with at least one loaded gun on the premises. Even innocent people can do something drastic when they crack. With so many bad cops, let there be a good cop!]

Now now, settle dooown, baby. Nothing's for certain yet. There might've been some misunderstandings here and there, so let's sit down and talk it over, okaaay?

[He grabs a nearby chair and pulls it away from the table, twirls it around on one leg as if it's a top for a moment, then finally settles down on it.]

[inginious]

[ Hans, her fellow partner in cold-hearted betrayal - you are singing the song of her people. Gina crosses the floor to the youngster so that they can talk, privately. ]

So I hope everyone here can live with themselves for voting off an innocent, gorgeous sheep. Because that's what's going to happen tonight, no matter which of the options they pick.

[ what's the point of a private conversation if they can't be overheard with ease :v ? ]

[notaccurate]

[In contrast, Luca is doing a pretty good job of keeping his cool, outside of the whole 'mess with Dandy' thing.]

To be honest, I am not sure how you didn't see this coming. Of the three teams in the clue, yours and mine were certainly the most suspicious.

[specialest_agent]

I'm sure many people are still voting based on random choice. There's no reason to be so upset.

[fencefatale]

[ Asuna's just going to state things rather bluntly, folding her arms over her chest and sighing. ]

I didn't vote for you because you're suspicious. [ That wasn't a lie. ] I voted because of the oddities between what's written on the ballot and the gold ingots. But I'm willing to hear you out if you want to plead your case.

[inginious]

[ It's a good thing none of the people here are her friends, otherwise her feelings would actually be hurt at being suspected. As it is, Gina... is sulking as obviously as humanly possible. Poking at her plate full of untouched food, slumping on things, repeatedly accidentally breaking stuff, sighing really loudly... yup.

Pushing things over seems to be a personal favorite, if one were to the judge by the trail Gina is leaving in her wake, flat "oopsies" muttered as she goes on her way.

She hates everything right now. ]

[thefaceofjustice]

[Someone needs to adjust this guy's volume level; he's loudly calling for everyone's attention again.]

I, Detective Bobby Fulbright, champion of justice, have some things to say about voting!

Earlier on, many of the votes were cast only for the purpose of leveling out the results to leave it up to random chance. I am here to say that continuing to try that is a bad idea! It hands voting power over to the wolves. The wolves are fewer in numbers, but if we even out the voting, it becomes all too simple for them to tip the majority vote in their favor. They could get rid of a sheep in ousting, or manipulate the suspicion poll to keep their own from ever even showing up in ousting! For all we know, they could have already done that!

On another note, I can't see there being any advantage to keeping the suspicion poll anonymous for anyone except the wolves. If we can all cooperate on that, we might catch a wolf in a lie, or keep them from engaging in unjust voting tactics in the first place. I'd encourage everyone to share what their votes were, and to continue doing so even if I am not here tomorrow to ask for that information!

[...Yeah, he's still upbeat, even when mentioning the possibility of disappearing tonight...]