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PAGE 4 Hey yo, my dear bicloptic friend! I don't think anyone said those being suspicious of Bergulf were themselves suspicious. I suppose one might jump to that conclusion, but you're defending against that accusation before it's even been volleyed. Just remember, the pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true! I'm not dismissing it. I'm saying that, to me, his first comment came off as Hulk-related banter, during which he used the word "you" to address the town. I don't see anything incriminating in that. His "reply" if you can even call it that, neither addresses this point, nor makes much sense in general. This doesn't smell scummy to me either. It's not meant to be a Catch 22, but finding scum's not a science: it's more like a debate. One must convince another of a person's guilt by presenting a strong case. The better the case, the better the chances of actually catching a scum. This case is weak. Neither of these two actions that Bergulf has perpetrated looks scummy to me considering his usual behavior. This is why I don't think they are slip-ups. We should not ignore what he's said as it may be of use later (a always) but, at the moment his comments seem to be producing undue suspicion. I agree that his actions and the attention he's received should be discussed. There's very little that can be ascertained on day one, but talk is very valuable later on, when there are clues with which to work. I also agree that Bergulf should actually make a coherent case for himself, but I didn't see that happening. I hope that now that I've restated why he's being attacked he can actually respond to the correct point. It's frustrating watching such confusion, which is why I spoke up in the first place. I contemplated this for a while when I was trying to analyze the sudden attention Bergulf was drawing. I though better of it though for several reasons: A, the last time I thought something similar (during the second quest for Excalibur), I thought that those accusing the townie (me) were scum, but I ended up wrong. B. while it is slowly becoming an untrue trope, scum rarely go on this sort of offensive so early. C. I have not perceived anything particularly scummy in the speech of those talking about Bergulf. So yes, I spoke to it before it was technically volleyed because I thought of it but then thought against it. What about the chalice from the palace? There are three actions of Bergulf, actually. I'm not sure if it's negligence, but Bergulf has been asked a couple of times to explain himself and he has only replied in a non-serious manner. There is every possibility this could be a red herring, but better a red one (where we can branch off to other debates if this one leads nowhere) than a dead one (joking and laughing and accomplishing not very much). Gotta start somewhere To this point, you seem to be on the fence here, a position I once took on Day One of a past life...where we were betrayed If you didn't think Bergulf was acting scummy, then why do you expect him to make a case for himself? You basically told him what he could have meant with 'you' and that's what Bergulf used in his defence right now. I'll have some of that ale now. Used... Danr explained my first comments in the same way as I would have done if I had the chance to reply sooner. It is the truth and nothing but the truth. I don't have an alterior motive. I am a part of the tow and I will do my best to make sure we kill these scumbags and get our boar back. Hmm, but you did have the chance to reply sooner. In fact, you did reply sooner. So why not explain yourself then? Something that might have been considered as a lapse in concentration or innocent slip of the tongue, had it been explained adequately, is now something that is revealing inconsistencies. Bergulf, you did have chance to respond before Danr, because you actually responded before Danr. I think we all deserve a better explanation, if you can come up with one. And if you can't, then you're the best option for my vote right now. And I demand some fresh ale! There's something swimming in mine. Well the response I made before Danr was made under the influence of a lot of ale, beer and whiskey. I shouldn't have mingled in the conversation, I should have waited till I sobered up and made a reply then. I understand that at this point it looks like I'm the best option for your vote, but I am not. I don't know how to prove this to you at this point. All I can do is ask for a second chance and let me prove to you that I am a good guy! Easy! Just pee in this cup, please! Men and alcohol. Have one drop and either think you’re invincible or you can't remember your name. And just to think that I could have been married to your type (males, I mean). Anyway, I don’t want to begin accusing people of being scum for not being as annoying as some of this crowd. Perhaps they are a little late to rise or have had too much to drink and think it best to hold their tongue. Alas, I have said enough. Now to hunt down another mug of ale! While I don't think Bergulf should be left completely off the hook, at least his excuse for not explaining properly his earlier slip-up is... credible. If we are to consider Wilhalm's and Magnus' lives before Valhalla, we would inclined to dismiss their silence as just part of their character. They have the same excuse you have -- that's the way they normally act. I thought that Danr might be trying to deflect suspicion from you, yet you're quick to point the finger at him which suggests that you're not both Servants of Loki. Perhaps neither of you are. At this point, and in the absence of stronger leads, I would tend to look at folks who act differently that their usual self -- less talkative for instance. We haven't heard much from Dagrun, but perhaps she's just busy sampling the Pineapple Schnapps? I'm not sure it makes much more sense to use "you" rather than "we" in anyone's native tongue. Whether it was just a slip or merely the way he speaks is for each of us to decide. At the moment, Berguf and Danr are probably the strongest leads we have, and that's not particularly strong. While some have hardly spoken at all, others have done nothing to address the situation despite actually speaking a fair amount. Food and booze may satisfy the stomach, but discussion of it exclusively doesn't move us forward. Look, I'm trying to play nice here, boy. But if you did not understand already, here is the thing, in the language they speak in the dutchlands, if you literally translated the guy's statement in that language, it makes more sense. You can't know, since you don't speak that language, my husband can probably agree with this, he speaks that language too. I don't like your tone, you talk about stuff you can't know anything about, don't do that, it makes you look like an idiot. If he had said that as the first thing, I would have totally brushed aside the statement. But he did not, that makes me wonder if it was just poor choice of words, or indeed a slip up. Aha, so my drinking game did have an effect! The more people drink the more they talk, and they speak freely without lies and clever choice of words. Not that Bergulf said anything chocking, but I believe even the smallest mistake needs to be considered during these evil times (read: first day). At the moment I'm ready to cast my vote on Bergulf, the most suspicious of a very unsuspicious company, and wait and see what happens. Hopefully a fight! Vote: Bergulf (badboytje88) Yes, better red then dead, but left to his own devices, he'd likely be the latter. I'm not on the fence; I'm clearly standing on the side opposite those who think that Bergulf's statements are scummy. That doesn't mean I think all of those against whom I'm standing are scum though, as I've stated. You might have died that day in the Black Forest, but fortunately we got someone easy out, someone who couldn't form a strong counter argument to the claims brought against her. Because, scummy or not, those who are accused should always respond to accusations in a serious manner. I didn't think he'd do that so I took it onto myself to say it because I didn't want this to become today's lynch because of the misinterpretation of a word. I'm sorry if I spelled it out to him, but, judging by his first answer, he didn't get the reason why people found his statement odd. I didn't want to say it quite so bluntly, but this is what I mean; having targeted Bergulf on the first day of the first, ill-fated, Quest for Excalibur, he doesn't ever make a great case with which to defend himself. PAGE 5 If you're referring to Svein's play on the first day in the Black Forest, then you've got to be kidding me. That was not a success! That was a nightmare! He hardly made it out alive after that, and was eventually brought to justice for it! Do you honestly think I'd mimic his mistake as a scum? It didn't work because he died! Lynched by the Town! This is a fair point. If I had a scum team, I would indeed ask for their opinions and such before replying... But you yourself pointed that out once the Black Forest expedition had ended, letting everyone know. I would be more discreet if I were doing that now, because most of the faces in this crowd listened to your analysis. I think if I were scum I'd be typing in another window, and lurk logged out. Furthermore, I honestly take a long time to type, scum or not, and I almost always proof-read my papers. I'm not sure how to contest that. grouping people, especially on the first day, is a dangerous fallacy which can lead to the very situation that saved Svein for so long. You should not worry your head with such moral issues, my friend. There is absolutely no way for us loyal Einherjar to know who's Loki's Servant at this point, so nobody can be held accountable for a wrong lynch on this first day of our fiest. After carefully listening what each of you have said (well, as carefully as possible in between all this drinking and frolicking), I've deduced that the strongest case is against Danr the Dragon-Slayer. Like some of you have said, there is no reason to defend anyone if you're innocent on the first day - not even as subtly as he did. And I must admit that my decision is also affected that in his past life Danr was known as a crafty and cunning player in these sort of games. Just visit the Walhalla Library if you don't believe me - there's records of all of our past deeds there. What? You say you can't read? I've always had the opinion that being a barbarian is no excuse for being illiteral. With that being said, I shall cast my vote: Danr the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs). You make good points here, but any of them could be defenses of slip-ups you didn't plan to be called out on. I've seen all sorts of plays from you, some very smart, some very hasty and poorly planned. It's possible you thought nobody would think you'd try the same tactic that worked, then failed in the Dark Forest or you thought the defense of Bergulf would seem very Townie since we all know Bergulf bumbles sometimes. This is all, admittedly, metagaming though. Scum have a tendency to defend each other early on. You don't want to lose one of your team mates on Day One. So perhaps this wasn't a thought of the Dark Forest tactic at all, but just Scum defending Scum. I'm sorry. My vote stands. Suspicions have been raised and in analyzing those suspicions, I find your actions the most suspicious. I admit that it's rare that the people who arouse suspicion on Day One are rarely Scum, but it has happened. And I think this will nag at us for the rest of the game if we don't follow through. Am I 100% convinced? No, of course not. But how can we be convinced on Day One? These are the things we have to do to figure out the puzzle. My thoughts exactly. Like Pig-boy said, Danr could just be risking it and defending a townie. Most of the defenses Bergulf's made in his previous life seem to have been rather lackluster, not to mention day one slip-ups are a hard thing to recover from. It wouldn't surprise me if the scum saw it as an opportunity to make one of their own look townier, and, again, like Piggy said, if there was any scum that would take this risk - it'd be Danr. He's done it before: So why not do just the opposite? Precisely. You've been stressing that about Bergulf. Repeatedly. Perfect person to defend, knowing he'll probably be lynched anyway, and use it as credibility later. Is it an obvious, scummy move? Whether you're actually scum or not, yes, it is. You've glued a target to your head, and it's Day One. Vote: Danr the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs) I know I've used my fair share of previously-failed strategies and used the defense of 'what kind of idiot would I be if I did that?' The answer: a pretty big idiot. Am I pig-boy? Oink oink! But why? I prefer Pudding-Head. I don't think it's that much different when translated to the language they speak in the Dutchlands. Maybe he meant: "... if you find/one finds a solution as early as possible". Anyway, he should have chosen his words more carefully. This is what really has me worried. Won't we also still wonder about Bergulf irrespective of Danr allegiance? If he's a Servant of Loki, he could be defending a fellow scum or trying to appear Einherjar by defending someone he knows to be innocent. If Danr is Einherjar after all, we know nothing about Bergulf. I simply think we should be looking at who's most suspicious. I think that, before you started defending Bergulf, most of us were rightfully on the fence about his statements, as we simply have nothing to go on on Day 1. How can you be so sure it was a mistake and not a slip-up? I honestly haven't got a clue why you're defending him or how you can be so sure about it was an honest mistake on Bergulf's part. I just know it makes you look most suspicious today. Vote: Danr the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs). If I ever see you touching pudding the same way you touch pigs, I'll call you Pudding-Head. Pudding is the best lover...moist and warm... Anyone want some piggy pudding? Oink! You thought we'd all misinterpreted his one word? Let's go back and see. Nothing about language there. Just crap about his "normal behavior". I think you're backpedaling. Whether Bergulf is scum or not, I think there's more than a fair chance that you are. Vote: Danr the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs). So, you have to do it for him, eh? It seems to Carl as if Bergulf has made a potentially fatal mistake (or several, as the case may be), so Danr has been tasked with helping Bergulf remove his foot from his oversized mouth. Knowing full well that Bergulf can't defend himself worth a damn, Danr has stepped in as a mouthpiece to protect his drunken comrade, deflect suspicion, and keep Bergulf from saying anything else to incriminate one or either of them. If this is the case, it may be safe to assume Danr knows Bergulf's true allegiance. Either they both serve under Loki and don't want to lose, or they're both loyal einherjar and Danr wants to save his foolish friend. Of course, if the latter be true, why would Danr care so much? As yet, Bergulf doesn't seem like the most useful einherjar to have around, drunken, idle fop that he is. In Carl's opinion, the former of the two possibilities is more likely, and thus, he shall... Vote: Danr the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs) While that is true, we should definitely be looking for patterns on Day 1. Just because we don't know anything, doesn't mean it's the same with the scum. And it's not, so there are people that need to be held accountable. Our cluelessness should not be an excuse for lynching a townie. That being said, we do have to make the best informed decision. All of the points brought up against Danr have been valid. Maybe he is trying use previous legends as an excuse to play exactly like them, and maybe he is defending a townie on purpose. In any case, it is our best lead. And I do not do this lightly, but I must Vote: Danr the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs) Voting is one of our only weapons against the scum, and we must use it. Wasting the day without a lynch would be foolish, and even if we do lose an innocent townie in the process, we still gain information that can help us later. The hell you will! Carl shall take the skull for his one-man production of Hamlet! Alas, poor Danr! I knew him, Ale-Lover, a fellow of infinite votes, of most excellent scumtells. He hath made us question him a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination he is! My gorge rises at it. You're going to make ham out of his skill? I can raise my boring, silver hand as the guy who started this. In the beginning I was curious about his words. I asked for clarification and a red flag rose with the time he took to actually respond to that. I can say his response explains his actions pretty well (though I'm not ready to let him off the hook). Anyway, it was my thought to continue this debate in order to see the reactions of other people, even if it's clear that it leads nowhere. At this point, I think Danr is the best option for us to lynch today. My biggest motivation for this vote is that I was in a very similar situation in my past life, and I got away for some time. Maybe Danr here thought he could do better than I. Regardless, it was the village's mistake in letting me go for several days. Our curiosity/suspicions has been piqued and we should act on that right away. If Danr is a servant of Loki, I think it would be wise to lynch Bergulf tomorrow, since I doubt Danr would try my "defend the innocent" tactic here, so it may be a more serious defense of a fellow scum doing some damage control. If Danr is an Einherjar, then Bergulf should still be considered, but we'd also have some vote/reaction analyses to go on I will boringly place my vote for Danr Vote: Danr, the Dragon-Slayer (Dannylonglegs) I do speak that language. My beautiful blond hair should have given some indication that I have ancestors from those lands. Don't assume what you don't know. Also, while Rurik hasn't denied what you've said, he hasn't exactly agreed with you, either. I can see both fairly easily. Now here is something interesting, too. After both of these comments, I was expecting Rurik to vote for Bergulf, yet he went with the group and voted for Danr. Arguably I am one of the quiet ones. Days of Saturn and Sun seem to be shorter. Anyway. Task at hand. There's a lot of too and fro. I have listened to what has been said. I have no solid info, but one vote on someone is no pressure at all, so I. Order to be helpful, I will vote: Wilhalm Bloodaxe (WhiteFang) also. Let's hear from him.

PAGE 2 Everyone be knowin' that us Vikings are really just horny pirates! It be true, by Tohstre I swear it! I'll be needin' rum if this continues much longer. He might be referring to the Legend of the Fabulanders, a tribe of freakishly hind-leg-walkin' animals with giant heads who did horrible rituals in the night and had a taste for blood and entrails! They tweren't good and moral men like we be, but they had a belief that evildoers always had names of three inflections. I can't even remember my own name now to test this theory. Oh look, my name, it be written in me underpants! Steinvoir. Stein-voir. Ah! I knew it, those Fabulanders were right. Line up, ladies, it's time to inspect the names in your underpants, we shall have this whole sordid affair over by midday! Any one of my animals can be eaten as long as you honor the protein. No throwing it in the pond once it's been cooked. I prefer not to eat my friends so I stick to a strict diet of applesauce, potatoes and cock. My friends are here to be eaten and honor us with their sacrifice, so we must honor them with a tasty recipe. Oink oink. Come Jokkum! Come Jorgen. This nice lady wants to kill you and cook you. Oink oink Squeal!!! "if you find a solution"? Why don't you include yourself in our endeavor to root out these cowards ? I'm not sure who else those four could be other than Loki's servants. I doubt an einherjar is among them just helping them out . They, in my mind, must simply be the cowards among us now who killed our fellow warriors this dreadful night. Whether its an actual representation of the numbers we are up against, I doubt any information can truly, and accurately, confirmed here. Ooh, I didn't catch that. Good eye. Just a slip of the tunge or a slip of the hjerne? Already tried that, big guy. Someone needs to focus... Want some special pipe weed? That's what I get for tryin' to do two things at once. Haha, yes but I asked for the servents of Loki, they'll think we got the jump on them. Now, how about that pipe weed? Well of course they're the bloody cowards who serve the bastard Loki, but I think you're missing his point, which was, we can't know for sure the accurate number of scum just because we know they have at least four members. I certainly hope we don't have to deal with conversions. Conversions always seem to lead to frustration. Villains, I can handle, but traitors are the lowest of the low! They are like the dead yeast that swirls at the very bottom of a horn of mead. Speaking of mead! Skål!!! Did I ever tell you of the time I slayed the Blood Red Dragon of the Gulf of Bothnia!? It was a bright day on the frozen tundra. I was many miles from the village I had made my own after my damned crew deserted me on the Finnish shore line. So there I was, the icy wind blasting at my face, my beard frozen stiff! I was hunting for anything that could provide my starving village some sustenance, but I knew it was for naught! But then, I saw a red dot on the horizon, galloping ever nearer... As it grew closer, it grew in size, untill I realized it was a low flying drake, redder than the blood in my veins, or the fires of Ragnorak! The cursed creature flew closer, letting out a stream of flame which melted the ice below him. I raised my shield and withstood the blast, but my shield was left in ashes. I threw off my shield and dropped my cloak. It were quite bad-megablocks. So, there I was, Dragon before me, tundra behind, and I leapt at him with my axe! We fought for some time, but I came out victorious! I fed my village the flesh of the dragon for the next year, HA ha! * British accent* What no sausages?! Well, finding a sausage that isn't made from one of my friends is about as hard as finding a British viking. So, what say you about Sveinn the Uninspired's boring question about your last statement? Why the separation in your brain between us and them? Are you a them? One of these conspiratorial cultist Sons of Loki? Who threw our Great Boar into a pond or something? And cowardly killed our friend Lefski Red-Shirt? Did you kick my pig too? Oink oink. Real men don't wear underpants! Real men feel the cool breeze as it tickles their mathematics! Ah, the fine art of mathematics-tickling. Verily, that is more than Carl needed to know. I did not mean that, I just think that while we saw four, that does not mean that there actually are four. So we agree, which is always a good thing, don't you know! And I'm no weird lady with a rolling pin! I'm the one with more courage than all of you. My Bio said so. So there! I never said you were a lady. Bring me food and ale, wench! All right, all right. Hold your horses and fondle your piggies. Food coming right up. Oink oink! What kind of animal produces ale? Dogs. Defiantly Dogs. I didn't realize defiant dogs had udders? OK, I'll produce some ale. Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Something feels ironic about me making animal sounds in this lifetime... Here doggy, good doggy. Let's milk that udder there. You just have one udder? Odin's staff, that's odd. Well, I didn't know you had any so I guess strange isn't necessarily a surprise. OK, woof woof. Good dog, let's just milk that thing... ... am I really going here with this? Yep, sure am. Good dog. Your udder turns red, that's strange. Oh, good girl! You've produced some ale. Good doggy, see you later. OK, I've got some ale. I didn't realize ale was so gooey, but if this is what you want, I have some defiant dog ale here for ya. It looks like it goes down kind of lumpy and thick, but whatever floats your longboat. Not thirsty anymore? PAGE 3 Oooh! I'd like some. You can try my Tree-stump Pudding Flambe. Flambé! Now you're talking! Need any help with the flambé? Ah, ok. I took it that you meant the four weren't necessarily the evil servants of Loki, sorry . But yeah, enough of this nonsense of numbers and let's just kill the evildoers! It's little details like these that can help us nab a servant of Loki on the first day. What are other's thoughts on this possible freudian slip? What's a freudian, anyway? What's a potato, too? People keep mentioning that word, but no such thing exists in our location Some shut the door already! It's something worth exploring, good catch Sveinn! Not that you're inspiring me in any way, far from it. As is customary when we play mäfiå, Bergulf should at least try to explain what he was thinking when he uttered such foolish words. Then bring us dog ale and gravlax. Then what are we drinking? Red herring? A dog's milk is red herring? Doesn't taste like herring. I don't know, but I'm not drinking anything you claim to have milked at this point. It's wine or nothing. Where'd Bergulf go anyway? He responded with no response. Have some wine, it's in front of me! Yeah, he left going away. You can tickle my mathematics. Wait...I mean...I'll make icepops from the ribs and blood of the dirty cultists that we kill!!! Well, it's something fishy about your dog's milk at least, and I'm not drinking that. Better stick with some mead or wine or whatever alcoholic beverage we got, when we get drunk our tongues will run loose and hopefully the servants of Loki will be exposed. I say we go for a drinking game, who wants to play "Never have I ever..."? I'll start: "Never have I ever tossed a boar in a pond!" Aha! Who drank?! *British accent* If I get myself into a frenzy I turn into the Hulk. All brain activity stops from that point on. I am not a thinker, I bash things :D Actually, we can't know that for certain. In fact, the opposite may be true, for, as you may have noticed, they failed to eat the boar, but tossed it into the lake or something. The fact is that, more likely than not, they are orthodox Jews. Which leads me to my next question? Why are you trying to protect orhodox Jews? Do you know they are the scum who did this to us? Furthermore, are you one of them. Any orthodox Jews among us, raise hands! All at once! All at once! It reminds me of the way that devil Wary assassinated me in my past life. Snuck up from behind and stuck a dagger in me, but he didn't get away with it. I turned around and smote him hard for that treachery, just like I will do now with whoever is the instigator of these crimes this time around. Pitiful response. You expect us to accept something like that? Fool! Lose the accent as well. Are you one of us or some random foreigner from a strange isle? Yes, I was hoping for a reply with more substance to it Is he stalling? Does he want to get killed? Dear Bergulf, you appear reluctant to work with us (the einherjar), why? Pirates? Protect me vessels and set sail! Land ho! Aye aye! Schnapps, ja ja! Pass the peyote! I hope so as well, but I think we should be prepared for the worst. These games... of life tend to have those sort of traitors, so we should look out for that. Careful of who you trust, they may end up turning on you. Viking Highlanders now? This be gettin' ridiculous. I've never heard of the Freudians, but potatoes are used to carry messages amongst those schemin' Irish Vikings, all goin' about with their heads not under hats and being poor and such. Best to be avoidin' 'em completely. If'n we be infested with Irish Vikings, we be in serious trouble.. Another person lacking focus? It's almost like your attention is divided or something. I'd offer you some special blend as well, but it sounds like you've already partaken. While Bergulf's original statement was only borderline scummy, his response does nothing to quell suspicion. The end of the world is not a light matter. There is a time for laughter but when that is the main substance of your response to a legitimate concern... Maybe the scum did decide to come forward after all. I agree. It sounds like he's just trying to play it off. In context, it looks like he just reworded it to fit into his -roleplay- personal moment, but not taking these sorts of things seriously isn't a good sign. That's a good point you raise up. Aye, I agree, his answer is crap, howe'er, I find the focus on his behavior to be somewhat misplaced. Thus-far, having fought with and against him several times in glorious battle, I've noted that he makes strange comments like these. Since they often demonstrate confusion, or a lack of understanding as to his own position and that of others, they raise alarms in the townies, and provide fodder for those scummy (provided he's town himself. If not, having never fought on his side while he was acting antagonistically, I'm not sure how his team would manage it, but I imagine they'd avoid him and tell him in secret to change his behavior). Essentially, he sticks out like a sore-thumb on either side. Having said this, we shouldn't turn a blind eye to his strange initial comment and woefully underestimated response, but I honestly believe that neither of them were slip-ups. They were strange, yes, but the first one is clearly just his characteristic talk. The second is him confused. While he may be scum, neither point is damning to me or in the least indicative of such. I don't want to see this escalate simply because it's how he normally behaves and those searching desperately for guidance on day one (of this crisis) spot his behavior and latch onto it. Secondarily, I'm not sure that those who have noted their suspicion as to his allegiance based on these poorly-analyzed remarks are scum for pointing it out themselves either. It's a very easy trap in which to fall: odd behavior is what one looks for when one looks for scum in these circumstances, and his words have been poorly chosen. Just my two cents. I don't like herrings, particularly when they're red. Speaking of Red, and money, did I ever tell you of the time I slayed the Firey Red Dragon of Sweden and claimed his gold? I like mead though! That's made from milking bees! Whatever it is, it is strong and manly! Only if the poison is in your goblet.

PAGE 1 We must be careful because there are many forces of deceit among us now, we cannot trust what lays in front of our eyes. I do share your concern, however. It is likely that there are 4 or 5 servants of Loki among us, possibly one among us who is neither Einherjar nor of evil essence. Even with 5 servants, I wouldn't discount a conversion. So at most there may be 7 against us. Nineteen against seven. Hopefully we are smart in our actions to eliminate these servants of Loki. Having familiarized himself with tomes of a nature similar to this, Carl agrees with his respected elder. If the 1:8 ratio is accurate (Carl doubts the exact numbers but thinks the estimate close), a conversion ability is certainly possible. The wicked scum have turned their heads And we can naught but count the dead. We must find those killers of our friends Before our time in Valhalla ends. Wouldn't matter if it be 1000 to 1, we will be victorious! I will say that as one who has had experience with this particular Mafiamaster, I expect he will be merciful and provide clues to work with, but not in the things we see. Unless they're about one of those cur he isn't fond of, then the prophesies may come in 17s! Tis tradition! So... where shall we begin? By the way, who is the hottie on the right? I really admire the heft of her ... wings. 1000 to 1? You are much inspired for this fight. I don't think I could be that bothered...'Twas a joke you see? Ha. ha. ha. Funny. My silver axe and my silver helmet and my silver armor and my silver pants and my silver skivvies and my silver ring and my silver shoes and my silver socks will be painted red by the blood of these servants of evil. Where do we begin, ask you? Well, begin in our musings, answer I. Aye, fair enough. I shall be consulting with Tohstre, who has never led me astray amidst a sea of troubles. Speaking of which, Miss Hottie on the right, if you be likin' to stop by me chambers, we could both consult with Tohstre and see what pops up. Take not the name of thy Lord Tohstre in vain, thou heathen dog! Thou art lucky Odin's bunked off, else he'd surely have your head for such blasphemy! Oh... the rolling pin. Sigh. Surely we've seen enough to know we can't trust the evidence of our pictures... Er eyes. And speculating about numbers of Loki-followers looks helpful but is usually futile. It make you look busy without adding anything useful. Want to have another go, Grey-beard? Who let the pirate in here? I see it ... Um, what am I seeing? Why? Stop yelling at my pigs! They haven't done anything to you! They're standing in your presents?? Are they dancing in your gifts? Jumping on your bounty? Sitting on your rewards? Stomping on your tributes?? Oh, the humanity!!

Are you sure it wasn't your browser doing it? EB has never had one that I've been aware of.

Look right to me. The only thing I can add to the proceedings was that while I was voting, Magnus choked on his nuts. I know this because I saw a message pop up in the sky indicating that something was happening and then found out what it was as soon as I finished commenting. I wonder if we could see that again.

The board wasn't corrupt at the time of the backup, their backup was. Oh, and they're still charging for the privilege of having a corrupt backup restored. I'm less than pleased with them.

Seems reasonable, and it avoids that whole dog milking incident, so yeah, day 2 it is!

What do jelly babies have to do with anything?

It is on DVD, though they completely destroyed the music due to licensing rights, so don't bother. Basically, it's about going back into the past to fix things that effect the future. It might be what some of these games need to do. I knew I should have picked a more recent reference.

Have you ever seen Quantum Leap?

I never doubted it for a second.

We have absolutely no idea where that dot came from. Seriously, it's a complete mystery. It's funny too, notice that the text is centered properly despite the bullet point and if you try to pick it up, it's hard to determine what it's connected to. It really is bizarre. The smileys are being fixed as we speak.

Two, actually. Winter is coming!

Booker Bear... Here, again? Hmmm. Steinvoir Meat-Shield, checking in.

You're imagining things.

It was good knowing you all. Well, most of you. Honestly, a select few. At least two of you. Three, on a good day.

That's always a good idea, whether it's content shared here or anywhere else online like Brickshelf or Flickr.

We were actually planning to replace the entire forum with an identical copy, except Summer of Friends was such a success that we're going to change everything to Hello Kitty instead. Don't tell anyone, it's going to be such a happy surprise!

Poor sad little robot.

That sidebar only happens on the main index, which isn't particularly cluttered anyway, it doesn't appear anywhere else. As such, I don't mind it. It really does come down to losing the descriptions as the biggest negative, aside from the amount of work involved in the process, but at this point not doing it would eventually put us at a serious disadvantage for support and general performance, so like always, we'll adjust and do as much with it as we possibly can. Probably won't apply, but I'll look into it, thanks! That shouldn't be a problem, eventually.

Visually, I think it will be, to a point. The new look is much cleaner, almost like they're trying to impersonate a blog. I still can't tell if it's going to be a headache to skin or not, but it's definitely going to be different. Here is what it will look like, before tweaking. I would assume the conversion will eat them, which is kind of annoying. I can't find any modification to continue to use them, but I'm looking.

You could ask them, and perhaps consult your local authorities to determine the laws regarding public filming. Here, you can film in public, but recording voices without permission is strictly forbidden, for example.

Seriously, the game won't be the same without him. What? Oh, yeah, those other people, too. Them, yeah. Who? Oh, right. Oh, I don't think that's all they were sharing.

We're all whores in these things. Tohstre! (just manipulating Google, pay no attention to this)

Reminder! Playing in a game of mafia can be challenging and time consuming. Playing in two at the same time isn't twice as challenging, it's exponentially more challenging. If you don't know what that word means or can't give the unbelievable amount of attention that two games would require, it's probably best not to sign up for them. In other words, unless you're crazy, don't try playing two at once. Seriously. I'm crazy, and I wouldn't try it. Clear enough? No? Ok then. If you sign up for two games and drop out of or fail to participate properly in either one, you'll be added to the "let's not have these people in our games" list. Now you get it.