[Merrid]

Rashan, on 03 December 2010 - 01:19 PM, said:

Merrid, on 03 December 2010 - 01:17 PM, said:

Rashan, on 03 December 2010 - 01:14 PM, said:

i haven't stated what faction i am. just what i'm not.

Yes you have, it's called definition by negation. 'I'm not A' in a two-sided game is effectively saying you're B.

not when people are taking stock of secondary win conditions as well as first

Both ZL and HZ's secondary objectives have provisions for surviving in them. Either way you're not doing much there anyway by being so open and YS could give a rats which one you were.

[Merrid]

I really hope Ruse just didn't drop that bomb on the thread and then just leave. Such fatalism always annoys me.

[Rashan]

well h has in there is not much time left, if it comes down to it are you going to vote to get a lynch and move on from there?

[Merrid]

Fine, I'll vote him. Not that I think it will be all that surprising:

Vote Ruse

[Merrid]

By the way, I don't appreciate you trying to pressure me into action. It's 'suspicious as hell', you might say.

[Korabas]

Merrid, on 03 December 2010 - 01:26 PM, said:

I really hope Ruse just didn't drop that bomb on the thread and then just leave. Such fatalism always annoys me.

I think he did. Or he posted before stepping in the car and dropping his wife off at work. Driving and interwebbing at the same time is tough.

[Merrid]

Three minutes.

[Korabas]

Merrid, on 03 December 2010 - 01:37 PM, said:

Three minutes.

I think D'rek may well be asleep in Canadaland, and afaik, there was no euro or SAF co-mod. Resolution might take a bit of time.

[Korabas]

OK. Because I didn't check Mockra's table for correctness and am currently convinced based on that one that Ruse is dead without my vote:

Vote Ruse.

I'd hate to have blocked a lynch by accident because the info i provided is incorrect. Moreoso because it could easily be explained as intent.

[Merrid]

It'd be around 7 or 8 there if I have my timezones all figured out, so probably. She might be strict about the timer though. Not that it matters now, anyway.

[Korabas]

Merrid, on 03 December 2010 - 01:41 PM, said:

It'd be around 7 or 8 there if I have my timezones all figured out, so probably. She might be strict about the timer though. Not that it matters now, anyway.

Yeah. Well, since it is now night, I think I'll take my leave.
I'm sure my boss will be delighted with the amount of time I'm at my desk. Whether he is happy with the work I did while sitting there, I don't know.

[Rashan]

that is a lynch with merrid's vote, and with korabas, that makes 8.

me, then galain, followed by, omtose, emurlahn, tulas, mockra, merrid and korabas

[Korabas]

Rashan, on 03 December 2010 - 01:43 PM, said:

that is a lynch with merrid's vote, and with korabas, that makes 8.

me, then galain, followed by, omtose, emurlahn, tulas, mockra, merrid and korabas

7 was needed, so my change won't count. It was then already technically night.
Which is just how I want it: my vote will still be on Tia.

[Omtose]

Okay, I'm back for a few minutes. I won't be able to make good replies for another 4 or 5 hours (classes soon), but here are my thoughts on doing a quick read through of the thread.

Quick thoughts:

Rashan, what the hell are you smoking?

A Ruse reveal, interesting...it makes my gut clench that I couldn't be on for the last few hours. I agree with Korabas on a Tia lynch (although that view may certainly change during Day 3), and right now Rashan is just making my spider senses go haywire.

[Path-Shaper]

A lynched occur with roughly 8 minutes left in the day.

7 votes to lynch, 6 votes to go to night.

7 Votes for Ruse ( Rashan, Galain, Omtose, Emurlahn, Tulas Shorn, Mockra, Merrid )
1 Vote for Tiamatha ( Korabas)
2 Vote for Rashan ( Mockra, Ruse )
2 Votes for Korabas ( Kessobahn, Tiamatha )

---

Peng Ji, dressed in hempen scarf and plain weave robe, sped downriver, straight to the western forces' forward camp on the river north of Shang Yong. Jia Xu received him with low bows. "You have been well since we parted, I trust," said Peng Ji. "My friend, you have taken great trouble, coming so far to serve as Yuan Shao's spokesman," Jia Xu responded. Taken aback, Peng Ji said, "We have been apart so long, I came especially to reminisce. How could you suspect me of such a thing?" With a smile, Jia Xu answered, "My ear may not be so fine as the great musician Shi Kuang's, but I can discern good music and good intentions too." "Dear friend," Peng Ji replied, "if this is how you treat an old friend, I must beg my leave." Laughing, Jia Xu took Peng Ji by the arm and said, "I was afraid brother, that you were working for Yuan Shao, that's all. If you have no such purpose, there is no need to rush. Please stay." And so the two of them went into the camp. After the ritual greetings they seated themselves, and Jia Xu summoned the notables of the west to feast his friend.

"Since fielding the army," Jia Xu declared, "I have drunk no wine. But today, in the company of an old friend, with no lack of trust, let us have our fill and then some!" With that, he laughed loudly and drank deeply. The toasts came thick and fast. Feigning intoxication, Jia Xu laughed heartily. "To think we were once students together!" he said. "Who would have foreseen a day like today?" "Brother," said Peng Ji, "with your supreme abilities, such accomplishment is only too fitting." Gripping Peng Ji's hand, Jia Xu pointed to the commanders and said, "These are the pillars of the west. And this gathering today shall be known as the Congregation of the Heroes." The company kept on drinking and laughing gaily until late into the evening.

During the evening, Peng Ji recognized a familiar face in the minor officers. Catching his eye, Jia Xu said, "That is the fearless Cai Mao. He commanded Jiang Ling until Yuan Shao's forces took the city and fled across the province to join us here for revenge." Believing him to be a spy for Yuan Shao and wishing not to foil Cai Mao's deception, Peng Ji prepared to leave.

Jia Xu interrupted him, "We have not shared a couch for many a year, my friend. Tonight we share a bed foot-to-foot." Thoroughly intoxicated, he led Peng Ji arm in arm into his bedchamber and there collapsed, sprawling into bed fully dressed and vomiting copiously. How could Peng Ji sleep? He lay on his pillow, listening. Looking about the tent, he saw the wasted candle still giving light. On the table Peng Ji noticed a sheaf of documents. He rose and stealthily looked through them: among the correspondance was a letter from Zhang Yun and Wen Ping, Yuan Shao's new naval commanders. He peeked at the contents:

We surrendered to Shao by dint of circumstance, not for wealth or rank. We have tricked the northern army by enclosing it inside the large ships. The moment we have the chance, we will deliver the traitor Shao's head to you. Cai Mao will be our contact in your camp: Yuan Shao believes he is spying for him, but he will feed Shao all the false information you wish and keep you updated on our plans within the Prime Minister's camp. Have no doubts. Herein our respectful reply.

Peng Ji stowed the letter in his clothes, extinguished the lamp and lay down. At the fourth watch, he slipped out of the tent and headed for the main gate. "Where to, sir?" the guard asked. "I'm afraid I have been keeping the field marshal from his work, so I am saying good-bye for now." The guard made no attempt to stop them.

As soon as Peng Ji had departed, Jia Xu called for armed guards to arrest and execute Cai Mao as a traitor. Had Peng Ji flushed out Cai Mao's disguise?

Cai Mao, a spy, is dead. (Ruse and Vengeance)

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 03 December 2010 - 07:11 PM

[Path-Shaper]

It is night 2. 6 hours remaining.

I won't be able to resolve it for at least 3 hours.

[Kessobahn]

Back, but only for a few minutes.

Looks like lynching Ruse may have accomplished, well, nothing. That's not an entirely illuminatingl CF.

It does lend credibility to his claim of being a Finder, though.

[Rashan]

well well, looks like i was totally wrong. i hold my hands up, looks like i'm number one target. i might die at night yet.

[Path-Shaper]

Night is now being resolved. Bare with me a moment.

[Path-Shaper]

Yuan Shao faced his chief strategist, "Are the preparations ready? If we attack en masse, will your infiltrators set fire to the supply depot? Will they sound bombards to alert us to enemy ambushes? Have you DONE ANYTHING AT ALL?!" The strategist did not so much as twitch. "I am uncertain, my lord. I have not received any secret messages in many days." "Enough with these games," Yuan Shao shouted. "Tonight, we strike! Send the signals to your spies, if they are still alive." The chief strategist bowed and left.

At dawn, Yuan Shao's five contingents closed upon the enemy from all sides. Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang each lead a contingent against Huang Zhong's forces encamped in Fang Ling, while Zhang Yun and Wen Ping bombarded Zhang Xiu's naval base on the river. Yan Liang's cavalry roamed the terrain between the camps eliminating any scouts and Yuan Shao personally commanded a regiment of catapults to bombard the enemy fortifications. With the enemy on all sides, the defenders could do nothing but try and hold their walls.

Yuan Shao's Total Enfilade Operation has been used. All Yuan Shao's enemies are guarded tonight.

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 03 December 2010 - 04:34 PM