...and wait for the real round to get started... Where we can start playing the blaming game detective! ;)

So, there you go. My expectation has come true... and it's even more than what I could've bargained for!

Me, the murderer, eh? Nice try - sure, all those clues do make me seem a tad more suspicious, but hold your horses first before you set them loose and trample me to a death that I will love to take vengeance on you for jumping to conclusions too quickly. ;)

Let's go point by point - or rather, all the things that tag me as the prime suspect:

1. He said, "I've no idea what's going on atm." How can you not know what's going on at the moment? Can't you read? Didn't you read the part where @Luna_Maria said she's the murderer? So why aren't you voting for her? Why are you making it look like you didn't read what she wrote and instead voting for someone else who isn't trying to look like a big red target? Why are you being deceptive at all?

2. He said, "I'll 'even out' the votes and wait for the real round to get started." How do you ALREADY know that voting for @NekoMizu won't win the game already since it's possible that she's the murderer or, for that matter, @Witch Cat? Maybe because, you ARE the murderer.

3. Tsukune (or the real murderer) has eliminated me off in round one, probably because he knew I would vote for him in round 2 and that I was working very hard to find the murderer. now, it's possible that @Dinh AaronMk knew I would start pointing fingers at Tsukune the moment I got eliminated, in which cause, bravo, Dinh is a genius, but do I really believe knew exactly what I would do? No. The obvious answer is that Tsukune IS the murderer.

1. That post of mine you quoted was, sadly, as plain and literal as the words I've written, with no (evil) ulterior motive. I honestly had no idea what's going on because everyone simply cast their vote without a single explanation why they suspected that particular player to be a murderer, which I assumed that everyone was voting each other randomly in the first round. Also, I did read your parts about you ranting around (even in caps!) to call for everyone to vote you as the murderer - and later the real murderer took up that "gracious offer" and eliminated you - but the reason why I didn't respond to any of your callings was simple: I'm trying to find out who the real murderer is, just like you and all those who aren't the murderer. I'm not going to waste my precious vote on something blatantly obvious as this. (I'm sorry that I have to put it bluntly, because it is that obvious.)

2. Whoa, whoa - aren't you jumping to conclusions too fast there? Before I cast my first vote, this was the stats posted by the host, Shoryu:

Here's the next status update;

@NekoMizu - 1 Vote
@Witch Cat - 2 Votes
@Duthguy - 1 Vote
@Luna_Maria - 1 Vote

@tsukune, and @Mae, still need to vote. A clear majority vote has not been determined, so this round continues. Just so you all know, if we end up with multiple people that have the same number of votes, a bonus round takes place where the only people that can be voted for are the people who had the highest number.

Looking at the numbers, I have three obvious choices:
One, I can vote for Witch Cat, which will immediately eliminate them out of the game and we move on to Round Two; or
Two, I can vote for anyone in the list and "even out" the votes, so that we have two players tying with each other, which will trigger the bonus round, in turn allowing all players to play the game longer before one has to leave; or
Three, I can vote for the other players not on the list, either Dinh or Mae.

I went for the second option, which is what I mean by "evening out the votes" - this IS my true motive in the first round, to make things more fun. To cast that vote, here's another clue that you've surprisingly missed out:

Well, at least I have been casting my vote using the fairest method - ask the dice and leave it to my shitty luck whenever in doubt, yes.

Reiterating point (1), I cast my first (and also the second) vote by rolling the dice. Okay, maybe you can argue that only the murderer will use such method since s/he IS the murderer, and therefore it doesn't matter who s/he kills as long as no one finds out the real murderer's identity. Wrong. Just like the rest of the non-murderer players, the murderer can do the same and use deductive reasoning like what you did to eliminate the player who may pose potential danger to them. Also, if I am the murderer, would I be so careless to spell out that I'm using a gamble to vote for someone?

3. I shan't repeat whatever I've already said in points (1) and (2) again. And if you really did vote me off, I can only shake my head at how easily you jumped to conclusions without taking a step back and scrutinize at the clues carefully, just like Kogoro Mouri from Detective Conan.

Regarding the status thing:


I bet those who think I'm the murderer using this as the clue totally didn't take Witch Cat's status into account.

There's one other clue - the post our host said after I posted about the dice-throwing:

Lol, in all fairness, I picked the murderer that way. I'm obviously not telling you what number I rolled, but I basically just let the order that you joined the game in be the deciding factor for that one. Also, I definitely relate to you on the shitty luck.

Coupled with what he did to me in the status... if you can't see the link between the two, I'll be very disappointed in your deduction skills.

sorry, @NekoMizu, i voted you out, but i probably shouldn't if my first priority was so you guys could win

witch cat is my friend. i would never vote out a friend even if it means losing the game

Though, your loyalty towards your friends is remarkable.

It's actually fun watching this game happen, if I was really playing, I'd know I'd be dead in a heartbeat.

So you all know, I've been systematically updating the rules in my initial post anytime something comes up.

@tsukune
Heh, nicely played there.

Though I should probably make a point that when I mentioned how I used the dice to decide who the murderer was, that statement was for everyone, not just tsukune (yes, even if I'm typing a post in direct reaction to mentioning a specific member, you should all be reading it, not just the person in question, and my words will assume you all are; if I really needed to hide a comment, I'd PM the person, since I'm not stupid enough to reveal the number I rolled knowing that people who aren't the murderer could read it), so I said that fully knowing that I was telling the murderer, whoever they are, something they already knew (I did tell the murderer how they were selected, in the PM they got, just for the record).

My comment to tsukune in the status bar was also entirely on a whim, with no previous context at all beyond Witch Cat's status message, so that's why I felt the need to clean up a mess that has nothing to do with the game, whether it worked for tsukune or against him. I was defending myself more than him when I made that statement, since I don't like the insinuation being made that I'm foolish enough to give away who the murderer is like that by slipping clues out. Beyond that, I won't say anything else, because you guys are doing a good job and I don't want to interrupt the spectacle.

Am I meant to assume you aren't casting a vote yet, tsukune, by the way?

@Pudding
Lol, it's times like this that I get to just indulge that sadist inside of me (not really... maybe) while I sit back and eat popcorn.

Anywhoo, continue to entertain me continue your business, people.

All right, then I'll join the next game as well m8

I am really enjoying seeing y'all acting like Batman, trying to solve a murder. I should probs join in on the fun too.

The dubs gods are at peace.

I will wait.

EDIT - fug

@Shoryu Magami Yes, reserve a spot for me in the next game! Wooohooo!!! One of the glories of being eliminated I guesss

I don't know about the roleplay idea.

@tsukune ok, if you're not the murderer. then i have to pick someone else. but shoryu magami already told me that i wasn't allowed to do any more posthumous chess talking, so i can't even say who is my next suspect with you removed from being the biggest suspect

IMO, i noticed that you wrote

Well, at least I have been casting my vote using the fairest method - ask the dice and leave it to my shitty luck whenever in doubt, yes.
--tsukune

as a reason you're not a murderer. actually, that reason would make you MORE likely to be the murderer, as the real (smart) murderer would try to make as little enemies as possible thus would say that they voted randomly so as not to hurt anyone's feelings and get other people to reciprocate (ie: vote you back)

I recommend everyone make a point of reading every post before they cast votes, not just skimming through things or looking at the posts that were directed at them. Way too many details end up getting missed if you're not thorough. Another concept people are missing is that it's entirely possible that some people are simply lying.

Anyway, a status update;

@Duthguy - 1 Vote
@Witch Cat - 1 Vote

Still waiting on votes from @tsukune, @Mae, and @Dinh AaronMk. Obviously, take your time and discuss out the details between the three of you (I really do need to emphasize that those who are not among the remaining players, whether they be people who were eliminated or just people spectating on the game, need to avoid making any sort of comment that could help or hinder the group), but with an indecisive amount of votes someone will need to make a move here eventually. As it stands voting will continue until one player has at least 3 votes.

@Luna_Maria
I've already mentioned you need to stop posting up your thoughts on it. I made an exception earlier because it actually served as a useful example to people, but now I'm getting irritated. You need to wait until the next game and stop backseat playing, like I said before. You're out of it now, so let the rest of them try to solve this... no more comments that could help or hinder the party, or I won't involve you in the game from this point on.

@Shoryu Magami

Clearly I must vote for myself.

@Dinh AaronMk
As I've already mentioned to one person already, people can't vote for themselves; it's part of the rules of the game.

It does seem like people are hitting a standstill right now though. Someone needs to take initiative eventually.

@Shoryu Magami

Then I vote for Duth.

Status update;

@Duthguy - 2 Votes
@Witch Cat - 1 Vote

Still waiting on votes from @tsukune, and @Mae. Discuss out the details you need to and then place your votes. As it stands voting will continue until one player has at least 3 votes, so at the very least one more person will need to make a move for things to continue.

I vote Dinh AaronMk.

Status update;

@Duthguy - 2 Votes
@Dinh AaronMk - 1 Vote
@Witch Cat - 1 Vote

Still waiting on a vote from @tsukune, since there's no majority vote yet here.

Ah, so busy that I forgot about myself, lol.

My vote goes to... *cue in the drum roll, as usual!*

*roll roll roll*

The player who got my crappy luck this time is: @Mae!

(Next game reserve place)

So that we have it all in one spot, this makes the group for the next game so far;

@Pudding
@BlackHoleKin
@Luna_Maria
@NekoMizu
@carla6677

There's still a possibility that the available number of participants will increase, but there's 2 more slots if we go with 7 again. As stated in the rules; people currently in the game are only able to register for the next one after they've been officially eliminated (this means I've actually put up a post confirming they were eliminated by majority vote or by the murderer).

sounds good