Identity Reboot [post-Round 10]

[lilith2013]

I used to busk (? idk if this is an appropriate word for magic lol) on the street in nyc a bit, and one of the actresses from Once Upon a Time was passing by and stopped to watch me once.

[StrangerCoug]

CreativeMod1 did the magic trick and should go to Hogwarts

[CreativeMod1]

Correct!!!

[Ariel]

Strangers	Identities
Iprobablysuck	A video game they'd never played once mysteriously appeared in their bedroom
lilith2013	Is allergic to cooked pineapple but not raw pineapple

Strangers	Identities
CaptainMeme	Briefly became a tour guide in Havana one afternoon despite it being [Stranger's] first ever day there
Equinox	Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
pablito	Has met the person in charge of their parents' religion in person
Plotinus	Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was
Something_Smart	Their grandad once did a drive by shooting on a wasp nest and later got a visit from police about the disturbance
xofelf	Ushered for a performance featuring Congresspeople

Match Attempts
9
8 ---Line of Assistance Revocation---
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Confirmed no match

:
Plotinus -> Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
Equinox -> Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was

Assistance

1 question

[StrangerCoug]

A strange video game somehow showed up in IPS's room

[Ariel]

Your instinct on IPS is correct.
By process of elimination, you have identified Lilith as being allergic specifically to cooked pineapple and finished out that half of the split!

Strangers	Identities
CaptainMeme	Briefly became a tour guide in Havana one afternoon despite it being [Stranger's] first ever day there
Equinox	Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
pablito	Has met the person in charge of their parents' religion in person
Plotinus	Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was
Something_Smart	Their grandad once did a drive by shooting on a wasp nest and later got a visit from police about the disturbance
xofelf	Ushered for a performance featuring Congresspeople

Match Attempts
9
8 ---Line of Assistance Revocation---
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Confirmed no match

:
Plotinus -> Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
Equinox -> Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was

Assistance

3 questions

[StrangerCoug]

CaptainMeme, pablito, and Plotinus: How did you become a tour guide under those circumstances?

[CaptainMeme]

I was booked on a tour of Old Havana on my first day in the city, ended up chatting to the guide about it all afterwards. His English was... not great, and I speak fluent Spanish, so I switched over and he got pretty enthusiastic.

We talked basically until the next group showed up, and I ended up tagging along with that tour for free. Then he asked me if I wanted to give it a go on the next one, so I acted as his assistant - I'd give the details I remembered, then he'd fill in the rest. Was a bit daunting but ended up being fun! Just did it the once though since I needed to get to the hotel after that

[Plotinus]

I'm a geocacher, so I already had a list of places I wanted to see because it's common to hide caches in places that you'd want to visit anyway, so I planned out a route for our group and shared the information on the cache pages.

[pablito]

I went to Cuba on a visa that required cultural interaction and didn't book any tours in advance because back then it was a bit looser in granting visas. It was more of a last minute decision anyway. My friends wanted to go to this really cool landmark and after just wandering around taking photos we ended up in these tunnels and saw this landscaper guy opening up this building or something and told us we can go inside.

We wandered around and read the placards and turns out it was where locals hid during the missile crisis and had information about how they were holding the fort. Eventually the landscaper guy started giving us additional information and gave us a tour and explained further. Of course he looked at me and asked if I spoke Spanish which I do so he told me to translate everything for him because he was only going to speak Spanish from then on. He asked me to ask my friends if they were dating and when they were getting married. He's gay and she's not for the institution of marriage but they told me to tell him they're on their honeymoon.

Eventually other English speaking people came into the tunnels and joined our group so I had to translate for them too. Then halfway along the tour he wandered away and said okay now you lead the tour I'll go do the tour for these Spaniards who are over there. He then disappeared before I could say anything. So I lead the remainder of our new group by reading any signs and adding my own favorite stories about a 10 year old girl Maria who lived in the tunnels back then and her favorite doll which she left behind and is buried somewhere.

At the end of the tour I got my picture with him so I can verify the cultural activity of "discussing history with a local during 1pm-2:30pm" on my cultural log. I also gave him my tips I received from the tour. His name was Orlando and his daughter happened to live in Florida but can't visit her of course. We invited him to our friends' wedding ceremony we planned to have when we got to the beach resort later that week. We took photos later that day of the happy couple. My male friend then told people later on the trip he met my female friend because she was the winning contestant on the reality show "Wife Me Up" and he was the "suitor" and he star of the hit Cambodian dating reality series. Since I was not a contestant they made me into their minder and an associate producer on the show because I was a location scout.

[StrangerCoug]

pablito was the tour guide

[Ariel]

Correct! You are approaching the line of assistance revocation, so be sure to plan to use banked questions up before your next correct match attempt.

Strangers	Identities
CaptainMeme	Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
Equinox	Has met the person in charge of their parents' religion in person
Plotinus	Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was
Something_Smart	Their grandad once did a drive by shooting on a wasp nest and later got a visit from police about the disturbance
xofelf	Ushered for a performance featuring Congresspeople

Match Attempts
9
8 ---Line of Assistance Revocation---
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Confirmed no match

:
Plotinus -> Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
Equinox -> Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was

Assistance

1 question

[StrangerCoug]

xofelf: What did the wasps ever do to your grandfather?

[xofelf]

Look, my grandad just really likes shooting things. It's not the first disturbance that's been reported, even on his own property. His neighbours just get worried cuz he's in his 70's and they don't want something terrible to happen. The wasps were just there, and much easier for him to shoot than any actual removal strategies. He's a stubborn old man who never asks anyone for help.

[StrangerCoug]

Right now I don't buy. "Drive-by" implies that he shot from a vehicle, and xofelf's description implies otherwise.

xofelf was the substitute piano teacher

Wild guess at this point

[Ariel]

That ends your correct guessing streak, but it was a very impressive one!

Strangers	Identities
CaptainMeme	Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
Equinox	Has met the person in charge of their parents' religion in person
Plotinus	Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was
Something_Smart	Their grandad once did a drive by shooting on a wasp nest and later got a visit from police about the disturbance
xofelf	Ushered for a performance featuring Congresspeople

Match Attempts
8 ---Line of Assistance Revocation---
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Confirmed no match

:
Plotinus -> Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
xofelf -> Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument
Equinox -> Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was

Assistance

1 question

[StrangerCoug]

CaptainMeme: What were the circumstances of you filling in as piano teacher?

[CaptainMeme]

My sister was taking piano lessons at the time, the piano teacher went on holiday for a fortnight and my parents asked me to teach her in the meantime. I was decent (but a bit rusty) and it was pretty beginner-level stuff, so ended up going pretty well. The piano teacher was surprised by how much she'd improved when he got back so I count that as a win!

[StrangerCoug]

CaptainMeme was the substitute piano teacher

[Ariel]

He was not, but congrats on finishing us out with a respectable 7 correct. If you want to take unofficial guesses at the remaining identities before I post the reveal, I will give you partial credit in the postgame log in the OP for any you get.

[StrangerCoug]

CaptainMeme petted the cactus
Equinox was the usher
Plotinus's grandfather shot a wasp nest
Something_Smart was obviously the substitute piano teacher
xofelf met her parents' religion's head honcho

[xofelf]

Yep, that one's me <3

[Ariel]

CaptainMeme petted the cactus
Equinox was the usher
Plotinus's grandfather shot a wasp nest
Something_Smart was obviously the substitute piano teacher
xofelf met her parents' religion's head honcho

3/5; you swapped Plotinus and CaptainMeme. Good job!

Strangers	Identities	Identified?
CaptainMeme	Their grandad once did a drive by shooting on a wasp nest and later got a visit from police about the disturbance	No
CreativeMod1	Has performed a magic trick for an Actor/Actress who has played someone magical in TV/Film	Yes
DeathRowKitty	Has 19 MS accounts, including at least one from each year since they've joined the site	Yes
Equinox	Ushered for a performance featuring Congresspeople	No*
Iprobablysuck	A video game they'd never played once mysteriously appeared in their bedroom	Yes
lilith2013	Is allergic to cooked pineapple but not raw pineapple	Yes
pablito	Briefly became a tour guide in Havana one afternoon despite it being [Stranger's] first ever day there	Yes
Plotinus	Petted a cactus on purpose even though [Stranger] was plenty old enough to know what a cactus was	No
racefan12	Once threw up due to mistaking mashed potatoes for vanilla ice cream	Yes
Something_Smart	Filled in as a piano teacher for two weeks despite never having taught any instrument	No*
Tatsuya Kaname	Had once sold an entire shelf of comics to fund for a single buffet meal	Yes
xofelf	Has met the person in charge of their parent's religion in person	No*

[Iprobablysuck]

Can I swap into the back of the queue

[CreativeMod1]

/In for both