Micro 899: Correspondence Mafia | game over

[Correspondence]

Extrapolated Wolf

To whoever finds this message—which Feathers has decided to call from henceforth: "Rescuer" (perhaps a bit too optimistically)—

We beg that you procrastinate no longer. Fox has discovered what we believe to be the very last bit of alcohol from the ship wreck, so we have decided to have a feast like we are English Gentleman in a bit of a faux peace that came upon us after convincing ourselves — at least our more conscious parts — that they follow us no longer. Deep down, we both know this to be completely untrue, but I think we were both a bit weak of mind and heart when we came to the island, so pretending is perhaps a bit good for us.

During our feast of a few berries, a dead squirrel that Fox caught, and the last of the intoxicating beverage, we decided to speak and write like those of high society (to the bestthat each of us could remember of it) and began to remember better times — years ago when we had families, friends, and rivals. Oh, for the days when we thought those rivals were the worst in the world. Feathers specifically speaks of an old manager he had, and how he'd caught him with a llama doing evil deeds behind the backs of his corporate leadership. He recounted this story with much laughter, but grew somber as he remembered farther back even still, to years ago. He described a particularly arduous situation for himself, one in which, he proposed, he'd gone mad, and when he described the names of the other people involved, Fox took amusement to the story and began clicking his tongue, at which Feathers fell into a raucous laughter. This caused us both to immediately silence ourselves, and we looked grimly at the crack from which we both swore we heard them approaching. Thankfully, we escaped from our lives, but neither of us said anything for another day.

I recognize I ramble uncontrollably in this letter, perhaps this was more for me, than you, but may it give you hope that we are alive, and reconcilable with society. Do not give up on us. Find us, please.

Fearfully,
~ Fox and Feathers

PS: The squirrel was stringy and not very tasty. Send pastries. ~ Fox

[Correspondence]

Votecount 1.5

Current Votes

NorwegianboyEE (2) -

Blatant Scum, jjh927

Blatant Scum (2) -

Extrapolated Wolf, NorwegianboyEE

Not Voting (5) -

Vorkuta, Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Michael Scott, Saladman27, Team Looker

With 9 players alive it takes 5 votes to lynch.

The deadline for Day 1 is (expired on 2019-12-12 00:00:00)

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Postage Stamp Reserve

Vorkuta
Blatant Scum
jjh927
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Michael Scott
Extrapolated Wolf
KittenLicks
Saladman27
Team Looker

[jjh927]

VOTE: Extrapolated Wolf

[Dingle Dangle Scarecrow]

VOTE: Extrapolated Wolf

[Michael Scott]

VOTE: Extrapolated Wolf

[Correspondence]

No mail arrived today. Get writing!

[Correspondence]

Votecount 1.6

Current Votes

Extrapolated Wolf (3) -

jjh927, Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Michael Scott

Blatant Scum (2) -

Extrapolated Wolf, NorwegianboyEE

NorwegianboyEE (1) -

Blatant Scum

Not Voting (3) -

Vorkuta, Saladman27, Team Looker

With 9 players alive it takes 5 votes to lynch.

The deadline for Day 1 is (expired on 2019-12-12 00:00:00)

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Postage Stamp Reserve

Vorkuta
Blatant Scum
jjh927
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Michael Scott
Extrapolated Wolf
KittenLicks
Saladman27
Team Looker

[Correspondence]

Various prods will be going out shortly. While we have elected to treat votes as eligible activity for meeting prod threshold, please engage with the game via letter. Ten letters per game day may sound like a small number for a game with month-long deadlines, but remember that this is a Micro, and we are roughly 20% of the way to deadline already.

Additionally, we have decided that due to a lack of familiarity with content, Team Looker is to be issued a new style and character. If anyone else has concerns about their ability to play to their specified character, please address it with us as soon as possible.

[Vorkuta]

VOTE: Michael Scott

[Saladman27]

VOTE: Extended Canine

[Correspondence]

Votecount 1.7

Current Votes

Extrapolated Wolf (4) -

jjh927, Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Michael Scott, Saladman27

Blatant Scum (2) -

Extrapolated Wolf, NorwegianboyEE

NorwegianboyEE (1) -

Blatant Scum

Michael Scoot (1) -

Vorkuta

Not Voting (1) -

Team Looker

With 9 players alive it takes 5 votes to lynch.

The deadline for Day 1 is (expired on 2019-12-12 00:00:00)

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Postage Stamp Reserve

Vorkuta
Blatant Scum
jjh927
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Michael Scott
Extrapolated Wolf
KittenLicks
Saladman27
Team Looker

[Correspondence]

jjh927

To my esteemed colleagues;

Now that I have been dead for some time, I realise one of my biggest regrets is that some of my findings have gone unpublished. I shall seek to rectify this in part.

One particular unpublished study concerned the introduction of a democratic system to a colony of penguins. No journal would accept it as the experiment failed; we could not get enough of the penguins to vote, which severely hindered the progress of their democracy, and they ultimately reverted back to a military dictatorship after failing to reach a verdict in a war crimes tribunal. However, I think a lesson could be learnt from this failure- if you do not vote, and you do not discuss the act of voting, then you play into the hands of war criminals.

I believe jjh927 is currently voting Extrapolated Wolf for posting two distinct letters irrelevant to our circumstances. One should be more than enough. I do acknowledge that they are using their vote, which raises them above a substantial number of individuals by that measure. This is, however, an awful measure of quality which I hope will soon become totally defunct and otherwise scorned by the academic community.

I might also bring your attention to the first letter written by NorwegianboyEE, which is simply a dramatic narration of the votes made by Extrapolated Wolf and NorwegianboyEE against Blatant Scum and should not be confused for content- though I suspect it may have been crafted to appear as such. It does not, in any sense, fill me with confidence in the integrity of its author.

I hope that the most important message of this letter, regarding the importance of voting, reaches those who may have forgotten it.

Regards,
Your ghostly guide,
PenguinPower

As of 02:14 GMT 16 Nov

Apologies for the late mail delivery, an oversight was pointed out to us.

[Correspondence]

Votecount 1.8

Current Votes

Extrapolated Wolf (4) -

jjh927, Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Michael Scott, Saladman27

Blatant Scum (2) -

Extrapolated Wolf, NorwegianboyEE

NorwegianboyEE (1) -

Blatant Scum

Michael Scoot (1) -

Vorkuta

Not Voting (1) -

Team Looker

With 9 players alive it takes 5 votes to lynch.

The deadline for Day 1 is (expired on 2019-12-12 00:00:00)

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Postage Stamp Reserve

Vorkuta
Blatant Scum
jjh927
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Michael Scott
Extrapolated Wolf
KittenLicks
Saladman27
Team Looker

[Correspondence]

extrapolated wolf

To my Rescuer,

The days are long and I have been growing bored. Feathers has made for excellent company, of course, but we cannot exert ourselves too much lest we dehydrate. We’ve put some distance between us and our pursuers at this point—we’ve earned a rest—at least for the time being.

The other day, Feathers and I observed a native islander, nickname of jjh. His manner with the other inhabitants and shrewd observations have made us keen to make sure he stays alive. We’ll need all the friends we can get if you don’t come soon. Please come soon. You will come soon—won’t you?

~ Fox and Feathers

dingle dangle scarecrow

Dear Bellaphant,

I couldn't agree more - we have overbooked ourselves, and it seems only natural to thin out the guest list starting at the infamous Table Ten.

Dingle Dangle Scarecrow

I'd love to know more about how blatant scum got on wolf's bad side.

Oooh, quite the gossip, are we? I can't say I'm not curious myself though, especially since Extrapolated Wolf hasn't addressed this with the rest of the party. I would normally feel bad for sticking my nose into other people's business, but we don't want any conflicts spoiling the party, you know?

Michael Scott and Saladman haven't responded to their RSVPs yet. I tried to get in touch with them, but they haven't given me anything last I checked. Hopefully they're still planning on attending?

I'm counting the days, love. I can't wait.

- Klick

[jjh927]

VOTE: Team Looker

[Blatant Scum]

VOTE: Vorkuta

[Correspondence]

Votecount 1.8

Current Votes

Extrapolated Wolf (3) -

Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Michael Scott, Saladman27

Blatant Scum (2) -

Extrapolated Wolf, NorwegianboyEE

Michael Scoot (1) -

Vorkuta

Team Looker (1) -

jjh927

Vorkuta (1) -

Blatant Scum

Not Voting (1) -

Team Looker

With 9 players alive it takes 5 votes to lynch.

The deadline for Day 1 is (expired on 2019-12-12 00:00:00)

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Postage Stamp Reserve

Vorkuta
Blatant Scum
jjh927
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Michael Scott
Extrapolated Wolf
KittenLicks
Saladman27
Team Looker

[Correspondence]

Saladman27

To the very good men at the Paragon Daily,

I present to you my newest advice, again this is not related to my situation at all.

- Dear Saladman, my fellow shipmates want to throw an animal overboard! They’re saying he’s doing nothing and is the killer! What do I do? If I don’t vote, they’ll turn on me too! Oh Saladman, I need your great advice. - Dog Lover

- Dear Dog Lover, you should definitely and absolutely vote to throw the animal overboard. This activity is suspicious for dogs, they are very intuitive and always have something to say.

extrapolated wolf

To my Rescuer (I hope this title ages well),

I have grown paranoid again, growing more-so as the food runs short. My trust and hope still lies in an islander by the name of jjh. It has been made evident that he has only the best wishes in store for everyone on the island. While observing the… inhabitants from our vantage point—we observed one islander not playing with the rest. Later, we explored the area in which we’d seen him playing. Feathers found the name “VORKUTA” scrawled in the sand.

We all seem to be engaging in a game of cat and mouse, but this islander refuses to play near the wagons of others. Is this another threat to rival Blatant Scum? Why does this islander refuse to play with the others?

I would be interested in his response. Perhaps we can find another ally in this godforsaken place. Perhaps we’ll find another rabid beast to run away from.

If it helps you find me, this letter is timestamped 7:45 Phoenix Island Time.

~ Fox and Feathers

[Team Looker]

VOTE: Saladman

[Extrapolated Wolf]

VOTE: Vorkuta

[Correspondence]

Team Looker

Looker (preschool) Academy File #1:

Nancy,

As you requested I have begun character evaluations for some of our young applicants. As you are aware, we only have room for 6, eliminations must be made.

I highly recommend JJH to be approved for a spot to the academy. The guy plays well with others and shows potential. Im probably exaggerating but I guy has a very bright future ahead of him. Definately has Looker’s Seal of Approval (TM)

On the other hand, saladman looks like someone to cross off the list. On further review Im seeing some possibly disturbing tendencies, including seeing decapitated barbie dolls and thats the minor issue. Now to be fair, he did maintain he got frustrated when the other children wouldn’t allow him to play house with them but when Tiffany came to me bawling because her teddybear, Fluffy had his left eye poked out, I realized something had to be done and soon. The situation has now gotten so bad, that Principal Scully has outright refused to even allow us to even have a pet rabbit like all of the other classes. I think that’s definitely a possible red flag that we absolutely ought not to ignore. I’m especially concerned that allowing him around the other gifted children could prove disastrous.

More is coming soon, I expect to hear some thoughts from you soon.

~ Sally.

NorwegianboyEE

Letter #2

I address you all.

The arguing in the farmhouse is getting louder.
But they all go quiet once they realize the great earl of Correspondence mafia is about to speak. Our glorious and eternal leader Extrapolated Wolf.
He stands up slowly from his seat with shaky legs. All his motions are old and tardy. Everyone can see his obvious weakness and start whispering. They know he is the one and the same hero described to us from the legends, the one who banished the wicked and ancient scum tribe from their seat of power and paved the way for the golden age of townies. But time has been cruel on him. He now has a long white and busty beard, his bones are feeble and the days where he held a sword has long since passed.

He starts speaking. He starts going on about how rabbits have been multiplying without end, apparently some sort of penguins have been spotted north in the country. Everyone starts groaning, wondering when his endless recitals and boring irrelevant observations will end.

What he’s saying simply isn’t of importance right now. There are obvious scum on the loose yet our great leader will not see it. Even i start to lose faith in the chiefdom of Extrapolated Wolf upon hearing his extrapolated guesswork and annoyingly low wheezing. Not a word was spared from his mouth about our current predicament. About the scum that are hiding among us.

I must say, things are looking bad for us here. And if our leader doesn’t start making sense then it is entirely likely that one of the power hungry underlings sitting on the table will rebel against his rule and create utter chaos for our society.

I sense a disturbance in the air, a climate of evil descending upon our peaceful realm. The mafia’s machinations are at work.

Let this not be a word of advice, but a word of warning. To you all.

- NorwegianboyEE

[Correspondence]

Votecount 1.9

Current Votes

Extrapolated Wolf (3) -

Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Michael Scott, Saladman27

Vorkuta (2) -

Blatant Scum, Extrapolated Wolf

Blatant Scum (1) -

NorwegianboyEE

Michael Scott (1) -

Vorkuta

Team Looker (1) -

jjh927

Saladman27 (1) -

Team Looker

Not Voting (0) -

With 9 players alive it takes 5 votes to lynch.

The deadline for Day 1 is (expired on 2019-12-12 00:00:00)

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Postage Stamp Reserve

Vorkuta
Blatant Scum
jjh927
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Michael Scott
Extrapolated Wolf
NorwegianboyEE
Saladman27
Team Looker

[jjh927]

VOTE: Michael Scott

[Michael Scott]

VOTE: Saladman27

[Correspondence]

Extrapolated Wolf

Rescuers (for Fox pointed out that it's likely there are more than one of you, and we wish not to offend anyone by leaving them unnoticed in our letters),

Our pursuers make it ever difficult to keep writing. We have received a few letters from other beings, but each of them seems to be addressed to someone else, and we do not know you, so we do not know how to address you directly ourselves. This situation is remarkably difficult, demoralizing, and ever more than what Feathers signed up for. On top of that, we just spilled the last of our ink, so now we must frantically dab at it off the ground.

There is almost nothing anywhere for any of us to know who has turned the natives against us, and hope is almost lost. If any of you can even assist us in how to deal with these issues we present you, we would both find it ever so helpful.

One thing I—Feathers—can respond to: one particularly dull member of this mailing group seems to think that our interest in Blatant Scum in the first several pages of the game has any sort of correlation to our relationship with the natives and their hostility. To this particular applicant - on what island would any marooned person have any indication of other sailors of interest on the island? When would the hostiles ever have any specific sentient in mind instead of simply wanting them all gone? The fact that there is any interest in our response to this whatsoever embarrasses Feathers that he would be stuck on the same island as such people.

Sincerely,
Fox and Feathers