(( And, back to someone else... I've edited everything up until this point into the first post, and I've made a few tweaks and changes, especially related to some comments some of you have made... If you have more specific additions or suggestions for changes, feel free to give them, though...))
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((((I just have had time to sit down and check in on things. I didn't even go to my usual Thursday night out with friends. What would you like me to help with? I've just read up on all the role play and it looks good to me. I will say this is totally different than I've played in the years past and it's quite confusing me a little. So you guys aren't allowed to say anything about my character unless I type it myself? That's going to make it really hard especially with my work schedule. Also, do I just write my own entry at the beginning and other people can add in how they met me since I can't write about anyone else? Sorry for asking stupid questions but this is just a different way to look at things. Thanks!))))))
Anna walked inside the Wayward Squirrel and breathed a sigh of relief. She felt a calming spirt roll over her and knew it was the right place to be at the time. She looked around and whispered to Midnight, "This place sure is crowded. I wonder where would be a good place to try to meet new friends." Midnight looked at her and then scanned the room slowly. Midnight turned back to her and motioned her wings toward a table with more flying animals. Anna laughed out loud, "Of course you would want to make friends with them. Okay, let's go." Anna walked over to the table and said softly, "Hi, my name is Anna and this is one of my closest friends, Midnight. We were wondering if it would be okay to share a table with you. I have heard many stories growing up about this place and am so excited to meet new people and possibly take part in new adventures that I can go home and tell everyone about."
(( You know your character best, that's why we can't write for you. ;3 I can say "we went to the dinning room for dinner." but I can't say " Anna grabbed a swish cheese and ham sandwich." ))
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Sky sat up straight setting her now empty cup down. Distracted for a moment, 'I must get the recipe for that...' Sky then looked around at the others. "Wait a moment. What was it Djoni said? Something about curses in the land and there being affected ones every generation? He also mentioned trying to control it." Looking down at her fiddling fingers absentmindedly she continued, "What if is was an accident? What if, whatever they were doing to control their 'affliction' or what-not stopped working? What if...?" Sky's eyes went wide. Muttering to herself, she said, "What if we're looking at this all wrong...?"
"You're right, he did say something like that," Raine commented. "An ancient curse. He had some kind of green brew that he was drinking as he said it... And he talked about the moon, too. He mentioned human bodies with their throats torn out and their bodies ravaged. And he said it always happened under the full moon. And that it hadn't happened for years, but now it was returning.
So maybe that's it... It wasn't that he was surprised by the moonlight. Our murderer, quite probably the Baron, since he was attacked by something in the woods before, knew he was infected by a curse like those in the legends I mentioned. But he wasn't worried about the moonlight, because he had a brew to prevent him from losing his civility. But perhaps something was wrong with it, or he'd begun to build up an immunity to it. When he stepped onto the terrace, the moonlight changed him. Unable to control himself, he attacked the minister, severely injuring him. A cloud passed, or something else like that caused him to return to his senses... With the tense atmosphere, and the fear everywhere in the nation, he didn't want his secret to get out. Too, if he'd become infected in the same way, he would have known the prime minister would experience the same fate. So, he decided to make sure neither of those things ever happened. He used his wooden leg to bash in the minister's head. Then, he wiped it off and ran down the stairs to tell everyone about the attack.
So that's it, then? Is that what we think it is? Then, I guess we've solved the mystery!"
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Okay, guys, I think this is a good place to end the story. I know we still have other ideas and thoughts, but we only have a day and a half left to finish editing the story so that it is ready to post. And I do think most of the relevant information has been covered.
At this point, I'd suggest everyone read over the roleplay a couple of times. If you see things that should be changed, edited, or added, please post those things down below.
So, for the last day and a half, please:
If any of you see anything we need to change or add, please let me know.
The challenge is due June 24th at 11:59 pm (5:59 am). That means we have the rest of today and tomorrow to finish. 11:59 pm is extremely early in the morning on the 25th for me, so I will want to post the challenge before that time. I would ideally like to post it before I go to bed on the 24th, so possibly as early as 10:00 pm my time, which would be June 24th at 4:00 pm Subeta time.
That gives us 36 hours to finish editing and finalizing out post.
So, from this point on, we can add text to round out our post, but please don't try out new threads of reasoning, or start anything that is going to take a significant amount of time to deal with. :)
I believe everyone has posted except for Anasazi. However, if you have not included your thoughts on the situation in Falcor and the murder (ie you have only posted introductory stuff), please type up something very short that could easily be melded into what we've already posted.
As for Anasazi... I think we may have to ask them to leave our group. That was the advice official WS staff gave me. Anyone who doesn't have time to play is certainly welcome to join again next year, but it isn't fair to the rest of the group to let someone participate in the rewards of the challenge if they haven't participated in the work the group has done. I've already mentioned it to GreenRowan, and am only waiting for her reply.
Edit: GreenRowan agrees that it would be best to drop Anasazi from the roster, since he/she doesn't appear to have time this year. Though of course, they would be welcome to rejoin us next year, if they have more time!
Also, bamaace83, GreenRowan has agreed to list you as a reluctant. That means you're welcome to participate as much as possible, but we shouldn't be penalized if you aren't able to participate as much as the other members.
That being said, I think we should be okay as far as participation points are concerned, then, since everyone has posted something, and everyone besides our reluctants have managed to contribute a reasonable amount. :)
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Okay, sorry guys, but I just found out that my husband made plans for us tomorrow evening... I have to do some set-up stuff in my early afternoon, then in the evening we're supposed to go to some kind of city festival.
Because of that, I will probably post our entry mid-afternoon my time, so in the morning of June 24th. Then, if I remember, I will try to check one last time for any editing suggestions you guys have made. But I can't guarantee that I will remember to look when we come home, which is why I'm warning you guys now.
Ultimately, it depends on how much alcohol is consumed, how late we stay out, and how dreadfully tired I am when we get in...
So, if you have comments or edits, please try to get them in in the next thirteen to fifteen hours, if possible...
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I hope you have fun. I think you've done an incredible job keeping us organized - especially when you had no idea you'd end up as captain when you joined. I hope you're able to have a good time and take a break from everything. ^^ I'm rereading all of our RP now in case I notice anything that looks off.
As of typing this I've only noticed two small goods in the introduction
Think it should only be one and and one that?
OH... and I had written up this line for Dahlia a few minutes ago before I saw your additional posts. If you'd like to include this after Raine said the mystery was solved go ahead but if you think it looks better without that's fine too. :)
Before the Butler did it line you can add something like this for me if yall would like.
Anna perked up from her comfy couch in the corner, with a book in one hand and a glass of wine in the other hand, "I think I read somewhere about shape shifters and werewolves. I heard that shape shifters use a magic wand to draw symbols on their bodies to perform different tasks. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to do that? I may have to try to remember the book that I read with those creatures in it. I think fairies and vampires were also involved."
Okay, I've added those bits in. :) And thanks, Hannah! I hope it'll be fun. I'm a little worried, though. It'll probably be loud, and then, since everyone is speaking Swiss German, I understand hardly anything that is said... :/ So we'll see.
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Add this if needed:
Teena walked up the beautiful ship. She never wanted to leave it! Being able to order certain cakes and stuff made it feel like home. She ate some cake and thought about the case. (Isn't it odd to just suggest just one person to be the main murderer?) Teena thought to Hatchet. (This isn't Clue Teena! Someone actually died, remember?) replied Hatchet. (It does seem pretty straight forward doesn't it? Oh! Maybe we should explore the ship and then the team will have to uncover our murders!) (Yeah, haha..but seriously, this place is georgious!) (I know, shame we might have to leave it sometime,) replied Teena sadly.
I went ahead and posted what we have so far, just in case things get busy and I don't manage to post it later. That would be the worst! I can still edit if need be, however!
I'm a little worried about a couple of things in what you posted... I'm not sure the area around the Wayward Squirrel itself has any of the creatures... I'm a bit confused about the map stuff (you can read GreenRowan's quotes in the WS discussion page for the chapter), but the whole geography thing is a bit ... tricky... Djoni is it? Might be the only wolf around there... And I'm not sure if they travel in packs... Also... We're meant to be on the ship for about four hours, so unfortunately, I don't think we get to spend the night... :(
At everyone, incidentally, one other group has already posted, so you can read theirs for comparison's sake. :P They came to the same conclusion as to the murderer as we did. :O
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" Tinker, Max's great white owl, took the liberty of nibbling it every so often.... "
It just came to mind, you guys know who Tinker is, but not the judges. Small edit here.
She took a moment to survey the room....
At the end of this paragraph, can I add "Max faked rubbing something off his face to cover up a smirk at Dahlia's joke." I was going to write something like this earlier, but I read it while at work and the thought was lost by the time I got home ^^; Max enjoys most jokes.
~"It could be a scare tactic......" ~ ~"I guess in the end, it comes down to motive......" ~ Raine, these two paragraph were yours, right? Might want to give an action somewhere, I thought Dahlia was still talking.
"With a conclusion made, the new band of adventurers spent the rest of their evening enjoying the finery of the ship and sharing a few more tales to get to know each other. I was going to give a brief few words to describe each of us at the end of this, and then I ran into a block on some of us. Like, there was telepathic Teena and thundering Raine...... ^^;
Otherwise, it looks pretty good :3
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Hmm... Do you want the explanation of who Tinker is that far down in the story? Or would you rather have something when he enters the pub?
Also, would you mind if I put the second part a bit earlier? Like so:
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I popped in a few more bits in that section:
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((((((((((((((( editted, hope somehow its usable. Lol 2/3rds of story gonexD wish we'd have had more time on the ship :P))))))))))))
((((((((((((I kind of like the conclusion you added, GuardianAngels, actually... Could I add it like this to the end?
"With a conclusion made, the new band of adventurers spent the rest of their evening enjoying the finery of the ship and swapping tales to get to know each other." I changed "a few more", just because we haven't specified that anyone's really told any tales... We don't know really what they talked about in the tavern, and here in the discussion, they've only made basic comments about their own pasts...)))))))))))))
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((((((((((((((( Lol, no kidding. I honestly thought we'd be on there for ages, so when GreenRowan said four hour trip, I was rather surprised... And then I thought it was awfully lucky that I put us in a lounge instead of giving us individual private rooms! The characters in the other RP DO have individual rooms, and it works okay, but I dunno.
I also wonder, though, if we won't wind up using that big ship as a home base once we reach the party? Then, I'd imagine we'll get to talk about having our own rooms....)))))))))))
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((((((((((((Okay, Canidae's bits are added...)))))))))))
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