Author Mafia - Game Over!

[HP Lovecraft]

Voting Log, Vol. 1 No. 7

Christopher Marlowe - 0
Thomas Pynchon - 0
Shakespeare - 0
David Foster Wallace - 1 (Shakespeare)
Edgar Allan Poe - 4 (The Daily Bugle, David Foster Wallace, Jane Austen, Lemony Snicket)
James Joyce - 0
Moliere - 0
Bret Easton Ellis - 2 (James Joyce, Thomas Pynchon)
Lemony Snicket - 0
Charlie Kaufman - 0
Oscar Wilde - 0
Dr. Seuss - 0
Gregory Williamson - 1 (Dr Seuss)
Gertrude Stein - 1 (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Tommy Wiseau - 0
Jane Austen - 4 (Gertrude Stein, Charlie Kaufman, Moliere, Tommy Wiseau)
ee cummings - 2 (Oscar Wilde, Rucks)
David Mamet - 0
The Daily Bugle - 2 (David Mamet, Christopher Marlowe)
Brian Jacques - 1 (Mark Z Danielewski)
God - 0
Mark Z. Danielewski - 0
Marion Zimmer Bradley - 4 (God, ee cummings, Gregory Williamson, Edgar Allan Poe)
Rucks - 0

Not Voting - 2 (Brian Jacques, Bret Easton Ellis)

With 24 alive, it takes 13 to lynch. Deadline is 10/29 at 5PM EST.

I have extended the deadline a bit and sent out a massive round of prods. I've been very pleased with all of your writing. I just want to see more of it from most of you. I implore our absent friends: please take some time and post a bit more frequently. Don't let the game die.

[Lord God]

I have heard thy prayers given up UNTO me.

My PRESENCE will return unto thee.

But for now, it's My day of rest.

[ee cummings]

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[ee cummings]

charlieman,

all

CONFU

sion

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while poe Pushes

party back

on

track

[Gertrude Stein]

A full list of players and my opinions of same would be quite useless at this time and point in the intersection of spacetime vegetables.

My vote has been placed where it will do the most good, and a grammar is putrid throughout the rose. One. Two. Seven. Artichoke.

[Lemony Snicket]

When a hand of fate gives you extra time, no matter what the time is for, it should be used for productivity and good rather than awful evil. Looking at who is calling who a criminal, I see many wagons, a term which here means groups of people who think a certain person is a criminal and should be the one who leaves our gathering for today.

I still believe Poe is a criminal, however in the interest of progress, I will join the following wagons if need be:

Marion Zimmer Bradley: She has been absent for over a fortnight, but her posts in which she criticized God for irrelevant facts and used vote count analysis at this early stage in our gathering are criminal.
Bret Easton Ellis: His posts are full of hot air, an expression which means there is no substance to them. Indeed, they are long in length, which allows the simple viewer to believe he is contributing more. But once one actually reads the rambling narrative which is similar to that of a later Robert Jordan novel, they find that there is little content to be found.
The Daily Bugle: The publisher has been absent for awhile, so they are not the best choice. However, the general observations that plagued their publication are still signs of a criminal today as they were a month ago.

The rest of the wagons are not wagons on evildoers, I fear. It will take shocking developments for me to vote Ms. Austen again. Cummings I have seen little to indicate a criminal except a certain post of opportunism, but he explained it well enough.

[Marion Zimmer Bradley]

ooc I have been really busy with RL stuff. Sorry about the long pause. I will do up my reads and give you all my info.

[EL James]

After a nice night I return from some odd pleasures. I realize it's time to do the work, so I better get it done now.

With that, I return to the message marked as 70. These numbers are odd. Especially since 69 seemed important. If I dangle on it too much though, I feel as I may get distracted with the man who wrote it.

I then read a message and feel confused. The man seems a bit odd, but that's okay. It's not like I haven't dealt with odd men before.

Gutterscum behind hiding be smokescream?

I then stand up and address the man by myself. I grab his tie and ask him a question. "I assume that gutter...well...actually let me amend that. Who do you mean by gutter?"

I sit down and continue reading. I'm finding disturbances regularly. Therefore I must address something disturbing again. And it's not the look of the creature it's the tale of it that concerns me.

First the bolded Ms Stein seems not only to have changed votes frequently, but to jump on to both the Bugle wagon, followed by the wagon on me with great speed. She is high on my list of possible Terran infiltrators.

I stand up and get close to Mr. Bradley using my charms to find the truth rather than some hippie bullshit he might spray out. "Mr. Bradley, correct? Christian has talked about you a lot." I say as I mutter my own lies. "In any case, I see you have your eye on Ms Stein. While I don't approve of that fully, I must ask why she has caught your eye greatly now rather than before?" I ask sincerely as I start rubbing his side to give him motivation.

I then continue reading and mutter a curse. I've already read this! I want to just about go in a room and cry. Will I ever find these killers? Will they kill me? Can I actually feel fine lynching someone just based on their words today? A single tear is shed as I then decide to go to the bathroom for a few moments. I come back. I feel as if everyone is staring at me oddly due to a scratch on my face. I ignore them as I am determined to finish this mystery on my own with or without their help.

A new disturbance arises! I examine the text of speech labeled as 104. Therein, I realize something odd. I confront Mr. Wilde about it. "Sir, if you don't mind, may I ask why you decided to vote the nice doctor? He only seems to be a bit sick himself which shouldn't equate to something serious. However, on the matters of serious..." I say with a wink and a blush as I continue back to my seat wondering if he would be more convinced to answer my question in that sense.

I look at Ms. Austen. My greatest competition, I believe. A small obstacle but an obstacle nonetheless. In continue on and examine her words stated in 107. I then call out something that she seems to be incorrect about. "Ms. Austen, you stated that the Doctor was scummy for the reason that he did not vote the newspaper. However, there is something inherently wrong with this. How could he vote someone if he had not posted, as you said in your last post?" I ask with a smirk on my face. Ms. Austen had a lot of history with her name but it didn't mean she was comparable to the great Anatasia or Bella.

I nod in agreement as I see Mr. Joyce's next post. Something I can understand and agree with! Two major good things! I give Mr. Joyce a slip of paper. He only needs to respond with a nod or shake of his head, if he wants to. I smile as the votes on Ms. Austen begin to rise--however not necessarily with logic that I agree with. Vengeance! While I should be looking for scum, I can not lie and say I do not harbor a personal grudge with other females in the game. Especially the affluent ones that should not be.

I then look oddly at Austen at the 128th paragraph of posting. She was incorrect on this basis. However, I had a new disturbance. Not one of a scum aligned disturbance, but one that I might be wrong. I shook my head and ignored my gut feelings as I knew there had to be some motivation toward her vote as someone who wants to commit murder. It just couldn't be true.

Mr. Cummings then grants us all his wisdom. This is a man that is comparable to Christian!

I look oddly at both Mr. Wilde and Marlowe. Were they in some different dimension at this moment? They couldn't possibly be...

In any case, I mark down in my notes that Mr. Marlowe needs more attentiveness and Mr. Wilde needs to address the current issues. That is, unless, they don't want to be a part of my afterparty, considering if I live.

I then stop at the beginning of Page 7. I need answers and rest before I can continue on. I also would like to thank Mr. Pynchon for his help of clarifying the solution. For that, I did send him a nice card to meet me in my quarters in the after hours~

[Christopher Marlowe]

The problem that I face is summed as such
Thou realize Thou has vanished from this game
Thou fear that most the town is gone from view
Alas, this also includes those who wish
upon us all such harm in form of death
Those few who stay in sight appear so town
though thou will so admit it hard to judge
with such a style of posting their own thoughts
thou dost request therefore a day collect
to think on who has bad intent on us

[James Joyce]

Can (and by can, I don't mean tin can, or half a can can, or prison) we hang ee cummings already? I grow impatient at his foolishness.

[James Joyce]

How man, he ropes doo wee have? Just the wan.

Bret Easton Ellis & ee cummings heads, like mushroom bodies dancing on thin ephemeral stalks, are ripe for da pikkin chickin.

[James Joyce]

Plea spick won.

[Jane Austen]

I then call out something that she seems to be incorrect about. "Ms. Austen, you stated that the Doctor was scummy for the reason that he did not vote the newspaper. However, there is something inherently wrong with this. How could he vote someone if he had not posted, as you said in your last post?"

I may have accidentally engaged in caricature with the post you pointed out; he did indeed post one post of immense scumminess, and only one post in total. To speak plainly, I dislike the fact that we are going to lynch an active poster since town alone have motive to post, but with Poe refusing to let us lynch from that pool - are his allies in there, perchance? - Poe will have to do, and after all only scum have motive to mislead as Poe has spent his time doing.

[James Joyce]

Austen, oh you charming woman dropping delicious brown potatoes, why are you casting a ballot for Poe, a fine gentle man that we could include in our cavorting and form a 3-some? Bbbbbbbbbbbbrown potatoes. Poe-ta-toes Poe-Tate-ohhs.

cummins or Ellis. Choose one for death.

For lovemaking, we take Poe.

[William Shakespeare]

The selfsame words from knights and knaves may spring;
As tears flow free from crocodiles lights,
Our efforts oft are mimicked by our foes.
From David Foster Wallace I sense arts,
And if these global lethards may be moved,
By deadline he shall feel our lethal force.
Yet time's against us staunchly as our foes.

VOTE: Bradley

[Lord God]

Edgar Allan Poe - 4 (The Daily Bugle, David Foster Wallace, Jane Austen, Lemony Snicket)
Jane Austen - 4 (Gertrude Stein, Charlie Kaufman, Moliere, Tommy Wiseau)
Marion Zimmer Bradley - 4 (God, ee cummings, Gregory Williamson, Edgar Allan Poe)

It seems I'm short of a prophet to inspire at the moment, so I'll be speaking directly into your head.

I appreciate you, My creations in My own image, using your free will I gave you and all, however, we really must reach a consensus.

While I really want to hang the unintelligible authors right off the bat, that's probably not really an effective guage of alignment. However, I refuse to allow it to become the shield behind which scum will hide.

My point on Bradley that she kept her RVS vote on on Bugle and with poor reasoning (52). This is later followed up with a distracter from the game based on writing style (78). While she seemed to be trying to play better after that, she hasn't fulfilled that promise/expectation, and most of the other players I have town reads on or they aren't posting enough to get reads on.

Right now, even if I disagree with their overall reads or wish they would take Creative Writing 101 & Use of English Grammar 101, I have Poe, Snicket, James Joyce, Suess, and Bugle as town (yes, some weaker/stronger reads than others).

And Austen ignoring 134 while responding to 5 other authors is also somewhat telling. If it needs to be translated, why is Suess "... scum hiding waiting for an opportunity; where he will rush up only to hide again, and wait for the next opportunity." when his posting rate is on par with almost half the players?

Kaufman's reminding me why I didn't like either of those movies, and is coming in second place for saying a lot and making less sense.

Anyway's I'm showing the three "leading" wagons at the moment (quoted above). While I would currently vote for Bradley or Austen, I would accept reasonable cases on just about anyone at this point.

So, for the sake of the game, please make your next

post with a case

OOC, then feel free to become obtuse once more.

Now Go Forth and Post, My Children!

[Edgar Allan Poe]

So, for the sake of the game, please make your next

post with a case

OOC, then feel free to become obtuse once more.

Oh dear Lord, no! I fear, our rather... gracious host would not like that. Truly not. For a man cannot beguile goodman Lovecraft by simply, simply...

abandoning

that which he holds so dear near his heart. In fact, good sir, for I fear I no longer see an immortal, but one who has forsaken the human race and left it withering and decaying, abandoning their good word, their word that distinguishes them from others - that which distinguishes a man from He - in fact, attempting to hide oneself behind 'OOC' is a crime in the greatest, indeed it is! For 'OOC' would mean that a man is speaking, not assembly-related, but rather of something related to one's daily life, a thing which not concern the great state of this assembly; it is a thing to note for others, that which is a mundane activity - their scheduled daily lives, their chores - which is to mean that what they speak they speak from their dear heart. One and all, for truly even criminals have a heart.

[Jane Austen]

And Austen ignoring 134 while responding to 5 other authors is also somewhat telling. If it needs to be translated, why is Suess "... scum hiding waiting for an opportunity; where he will rush up only to hide again, and wait for the next opportunity." when his posting rate is on par with almost half the players?

When someone speaks nonsense the polite thing to do is to ignore it. Your latest translation also seems unclear; you seem to suggest that scum would be less inclined to "hide and wait for an opportunity" if others players are not posting, and that is an absurd position to take; I am sure you don't mean it. You must try this thought on: Dr Seuss

did[/b] act opportunistically and he then ceased posting, and I contend that it is because he is scum. Perhaps you would like to suggest that his voice is simply too hoarse too post; it wouldn't surprise me if you did.

[OscarWilde]

OOC: I am never playing with an alt again. I only ever remember a game when it's on my main account.

"I can see the point you're raising Poe, but I find that a translation might be helpful for some of our friends. I for one can barely understand Joyce."

He paused briefly, suppressed a yawn, and continued. "I am still of the opinion that ee cummings is a fine option, but more than anything I'd just like to retire for the evening. I've become quite fatigued and feel that we will all see with a little more clarity in the morning."

[Lemony Snicket]

I have little time. The men of the side of the schism that burn are outside my doorstep. However, I will say that we need to make a decision and with the scarcity some authors make, I will mark my change of vote now.

UNVOTE:
VOTE: Bradley

[Jane Austen]

I find Joyce a most understandable, and enjoyable read. I do need to bring it to your attention, I do it only because I care and I expect no thanks, I only wish to have been able to do it sooner, we only have three days to lynch somebody; I shall make an urge for Bradley for she has done nothing to make me consider her to be town.

Vote: Bradley

[Gertrude Stein]

Bradley has promised to help assist and she has not has avoided has vanished. She will not help us find the lurkers the murderers the scalawags and thus she must be in league with them. Helping them. One of them. My cupboards are solid. The asparagus is happy to be within the realm of life.

unvote

Vote: Marion Zimmer Bradley, the feminist, the angry one, the avoider, the grammar

[David Foster Wallace]

yrstruly I be short on time too rite now but herewego

Poe that sneaky slydog he still has not said nuthin directly to yrstruly or to directly respon' to de case yrstruly has made. But de dedline is for makin' sumone ded n so yrstruly I will shelf Poe fr tomorrow an come to a agreemen today

yrstruly I will vote for dese tree ppl today at dedline -
bret east
brian jocks
de bard Shakespeare

n of cours Poe if neone changes hart

I still will not vote marine zim yrstruly I will not

Unvote, Vote: Bret Easton Ellis

[Marion Zimmer Bradley]

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

--Bryant H. McGill

I must beg everyone's pardon for the length of this post, but I went into a deep trance with my matrix stone and looked at each person's words in isolation to avoid the clamor and confusion.

Brett Ellis

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Extreme lurker and seems to be mainly focused on Jane Austen and we know little or nothing of the rest of his reads. I can definitely see a case for scum lurk here...

(has not posted since Oct 9th)

Scum

Brian Jacques

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Another extreme lurker, however in reading the few points he has posted, I am getting a towny read from him.

Charlie Kaufman

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Another lurker with just a few posts. Again though, like Brian seems more towny. Attempts to scum hunt in admidst the drunken words.

Leaning Town

Christopher Marlowe

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Votes RVS for Dr Seuss then votes for the paper. Not much meat here. Seems in his last post to be trying to figure things out, so Leaning Town.

Leaning Town

David Foster Wallace

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go


More actual scum hunting here and votes (other than RVS) are made with reasoning. I feel he is definitely one of the townier of the bunch.

Town.

Doctor Seuss

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Still waiting for your response to the prod that hurt..... Are you still with us?

Null

Edgar Allan Poe

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

One of our most vocal players. He has made much effort into scum hunting, so I feel he is most likely town, even with the suspicions raised about him.

Leaning Town

ee cummings

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

A few posts, not much substance here. Placed a vote early on, on me and has not really provided any thing like a case on me, nor has he provided reads on anyone else. I realize that he is somewhat hampered by his language, and am willing to give him some slack for that, but really he needs to step it up a tad....

Null Leaning Scum.

David Mamet/E L James

David

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Not much here, but it is clear he replaced out due to RL issues so a definite null tell. Most of my read will be on his replacement.


James

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Was a bit difficult to read her circuitous ramblings, however I am getting a sense of townyness from her thoughts. (Though, I can not go deeply into anyone's mind without their permission, or I violate my Monitor's Oath. Something as the monitor for the 1st Circle at Arlinn, I would not do.) As for her misunderstanding of my gender, I do have a fair bit of Cheiri blood in my ancestry, hence the six fingers and the androgynous build.) I am leaning town on miss James.

Leaning Town.

Gertrude Stein

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Miss Stein is still one of my strongest suspects for scum. She has vote hopped precisely when the wagon on someone starts growing and likely to go through. She has provided little or no reasons for her votes. Her entire case on voting me the second time seems to be that I have not provided the info (which I am currently doing.)

Scum

Gregory Williamson

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Trying to figure him out is somewhat painful due to his language. Makes me wish I had more Ridenow blood in me since they have a lot of empathy and ability to speak to varying peoples. Would like to get more from him kinda leaning null for now.

Null

James Joyce

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Drunken ramblings are seeming of some value. Seems to approve of policy lynches to insure we do not end up in an NL situation. Actual reads. I would say he is town.

Town.

Jane Austen

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Considering the amount of lurking in this game she picks me as the uber lurker and casts a vote on me while reminding people time is short. hmmmm I was leaning town, but that definitely pings my scumdar, since it is a move I have done in the past as scum in other games.

Leaning Scum.

JBP

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go


A whole 2 posts. I realize it is a tad tiring to have to translate en Francais so the rest of us can follow along, but seriously you need to post more... However gives a solid case on his vote on Austen. Leaning Town.

Lemony Snicket

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

One of our more active players. Unlike Austen, he seems to have more of a reason for switching over to me. (He is mistaken, but at least he has reasoning.) We are getting low on time and need to vote. Town

God

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Other than your view of women, I actually agree with a lot of what you have said. I do feel you are well meaning though with your points. I have placed you in the town pile and will do my best not to rail you on your ideas that women are to be chattel and property of some man.

Town.

Mark D

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Hmm something seems to be wrong with this poor chap. Is he even still concsious? Mayhap I should ask my Keeper about the Tower helping him so he can rejoin us in our discussions? I disagree with his vote on Rucks, His second vote seems rather strange too. I do feel that David Foster Wallace is most likely town though.

Null due to lack of posting. (good choice for a policy lynch).

Oscar Wilde

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

This dude is town all. He is scum hunting and he is looking carefully at what others are saying.

Town

Rucks

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go


Another clearly town dude. He is focusing more on dynamics but when he discusses people he does it in a reasoned manner.

Bugle

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Another one that has disappeared off the planet a tad... Maybe we should send out a hunting party for the paper? His last post states something about professors and mayhap they have abducted him for their own nefarious purposes?

Null (possible policy lynch)

Thomas Pynchon

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

I had my doubts on him at first, but more and more I think he is likely to be town. Abrasive fellow he is, but he is definitely not a Terran.

Town

Tommy W

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... er_sort=Go

Another one among the missing... Though he gives a solid reason for voting for Austen. So probably is town but just uber lurking way too much and needs to post MORE!

Leaning Town

The Bard

Hmm in reading his words in isolation, I am getting a bad feeling here. He seems to be hiding under the radar and of course his language is very obscure by nature... However he votes and makes his case on David Foster Wallace (and I totally disagree there I believe David is likely town.) And then out of the blue jumps on the wagon on me hmmm opportunistic much there Billy boy?

Leaning Scum


And with time going so quickly I am willing to vote for either Austen or Ellis to insure we do not end the day with a NL.

VOTE: Jane Austen

[James Joyce]

Miss-Brown-Potato-Dropper-Bradley imp presses me as a singularly attractive member of the female purr sue Asian.

My power of seed duck shun does not preclude lovemaking with Austen, and Bradley, both. My love, my perfect love, jail lousy does nut soot ewe. Austen has no illness of the veneral sort.

MissBradley, con sider this:

Ellis-a-scum-read is faux-cussed on your other scum-read?

Dose diss may kesense? I ex-plane two ewe. Ellis-is-a-scum-read is faux-cussed on not-scum-Austen. Haze diss entered your ice cream brain?