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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 2:52:42 GMT
Some spectators like having everything they can possibly see out of a game, so I'm going to try to provide this for you by giving you up to date PM logs if we remember to keep on top of that. Enjoy yourselves, or not, I'm not your boss! Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's|Could you take my order? Bees?: Hi Dave, how are you doing on this sunny Saturday? Your franchise is my favourite, frosties and fries are the best mixture. Hope to hear from you soon! Yours, Allegedly Some Bees Dave: Well hello there! Today is a great day for me because I finally get to meet the person responsible for making the secret ingredient for my Chicken and Honey Butter Biscuit sandwich. The secret ingredient is honey but I think you already knew that. You may be a swarm of bees, but your character selection is A+. I'm very glad we all got put on the Potpourri team; only four players in the game could be literally anything they wanted and we were blessed to be chosen with that responsibility. I hope we can all make the mods proud. I must admit, the Frosty and Fry combo is something that I see a lot but have never done myself. What is the appeal for you? Is it the salty-and-sweet combination? Or is there a hot-and-cold combination? Bees?: Yes, it is I, the Bees™! Honey is really the best flavor anyways, so I am grateful that you realized this and acted accordingly. It was actually a joke submission at first, but the more I thought about it the more I started laughing about "Here is your cast Actual Character, D&D Class, and ....Bees?" so I requested it as my top choice and I have no regrets. I like the Potpourri tribe as a concept, and the colour is a solid one as well. I want nothing more than proud mods. I think it's more the salty and sweet combination. It's also appealing texturally. I also like chocolate covered potato chips and pretzels, so it's also the chocolate. And that "human" need to dip things into other things. You should definitely give a try. And if you don't like it, well you still have a Frosty and Fries! Hatsune Miku|Dance For Your Bees Bees?: Greetings! I think out of all of us, your avatar works the best with this pink. I hope you are having a fabulous time on this sunny Saturday. Hope to hear from you soon! Yours, A Bucket of Bees Hatsune: Well thank you. Your avatar is really nice too. Your life working out? Hope the game and/or life goes well for you! Bees?: I don't know, I think it's an abomination. But that is what I was hoping the mods would give me, so I am pleased as punch. My life is going well overall. You? Thank you! I'm hoping the game goes well. I'm really excited to play, you? Hatsune: Well it's going well. Recently found a restaurant with the best roast duck I've ever eaten. Kinda hoped this avatar would get chosen too, so eh... kinda working well! I'm really excited to play too! Bees?: I've never had duck before! When it comes to food, I'm a little hesitant to try things on a menu if I'm not sure if I will like them. If it's just something someone else is making, then I don't worry if I'm going to hate something and waste my own money, ya know? I'll try everything once, but you may need to do some heavy convincing first. It's a really cute avatar too That's great! How are you feeling about the tribe size? I'm a little concerned about how small they are. Zero III|...bees? Zero: Wait, those are clearly bees, not "...Bees?" as the username would suggest. Hold on a moment, I'm getting my beekeeper suit...
(Yeah, I really should've thought my character choice through, there's no way I'm making a bunny pun every five seconds.)
Bees?: It is a true mystery. Are we or are we not bees? That is for you to decide. You're from the Nonary games, right? They're on my very long to-play list. Should I move them up?
Zero: You're definitely bees, end of discussion. I haven't actually played them either (whoops), probably should do that sometime. I guess I'm neutral on recommendations?
Bees?: Yes... uh sir or ma'am? Which formal acknowledgment would you prefer? Oh you haven't? How did you come by the character choice idea?
I honestly only put bees as a joke option but the more I thought about it the funnier it was so it became my preference.
Zero: I'm fine with not having a formal greeting. It's Under Construction, do you really expect anything to be formal here?
Some jokes are just like that. You cringe at it but it just doesn't stop being funny.
Bees?: You know, that's very fair. Maybe we'll be like that guy who is always surveying the construction site but he's dressed up in shoes that really should be nowhere near so much dust, and wears his hard hat incorrectly.
Oh, I have no shame, I didn't cringe at all! I just laughed and asked that this be my top choice. It just seems appropriate for a mish mash of a theme to have a possibility of bees.
Zero: Did you mean all of the mods?
Bees seem to pop up everywhere. It's only a matter of time before we get "cloudy with a chance of bees" in the forecasts.
Bees?: You know, I didn't even think about that. That is a very valid point.
...I need to change my status immediately, that's amazing.
How are you feeling about how small these tribes are? I'm a little concerned with what that's going to mean come challenge time. Joint TCs maybe? or combined groups or immediate swap? It's a bit odd.
Zero: Maybe it really is just six tribes of four. Although you'd have to swap after two challenges...no, that checks out.
Bees?: Maybe it is actually that. But that seems to be an odd choice. I guess I was thinking there would be a little more to do game start, whether it was just more people to talk to or a challenge to be focusing on.
Zero: I don't know why they'd give us a challenge to focus on? The idol seems to be filling that purpose already anyways. Seems really cheesable, though; if you put in a incredibly big prime, then the average will be waaaaay out of whack.
Bees?: Oh, a lot of games start with a challenge that needs very little effort really so I kind of expected that. And that's true, it definitely is that. But it does say that you can't do it until during a challenge, so it's just something to think about and not actually do.
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But it's not my favorite. Thin crust pizzas need to be appreciated more, honestly.
Bees?: Haha. It really is the top tier of things.
Oh yes, thin crust is fantastic. Whenever we order pizza, it is our first choice. Usually a pizza with a white sauce too if we can. I had thin crust chicken bacon ranch pizza last night.
Zero: Ooh, interesting! I usually go for the veggie options, not because they're healthy (you can't make pizza healthy), but because they're tastier. I did see a pizza once that had mayo on half of it, which is probably worse than pineapple. What do you think?
Bees?: I do like veggie options much more myself, but I just also really like chicken. There's this pesto chicken pizza I get regularly that is to die for. I'm sorry, aren't you supposed to be bringing me good nice things to make me want to be your friend? Instead, you bring me the concept of mayo on pizza. That's horrifying! I don't mind pineapple on pizza if it's not on tomato sauce. It's really good when the base is bbq sauce.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 3:07:33 GMT
Dave Dave: Yes I was quite insistent with the moderators that I wanted to be Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's. And I made it clear that I wanted to be specifically "Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's" and not "Dave Thomas" or "Mr. Thomas" or anything like that. The real Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's was an American hero and he deserves to be treated that way. I am overjoyed the mods were able to accommodate.
You make an excellent point about the textural nature of things as well. I wish that the culinary word had a better word than "mouthfeel" to describe a pleasing food texture but alas, that is not the world in which we live.
Looking at the game I'm excited to see how it plays out but I must confess to being a little disappointed with the avatars of the D&D tribe. They are all terribly generic and don't say "D&D" to me at all. The mods also missed an opportunity to put a hydra there as a multi-class character. I don't remember what all of my category submissions were but I think I chose "Elf" for that one since early editions of the game treated races as their own class. Nothing racist about that, nosiree.
Bees?: Dave Thomas could just be any guy, no, we can't have that. David Thomas makes me uncomfortable for some reason, so you made the best choice. The mods are truly kind to us, and we owe them much.
Mouthfeel is a gross word that feels bad in my mouth. It is not texturally pleasing.
You're not wrong, they do kind of look like they were ripped straight from D&D Beyond's character sheet creator to be honest. Nobody is even a fun class, they're all very basic. It's unfortunate. I have been wondering if any of the doubles are actually hydras, but maybe we didn't actually get any. D&D has never once been racist about anything, definitely not. Not in character descriptions or negative stat modifiers, certainly not. I don't remember what any of my other character options were because I've been too hype for this one.
If I may say so, you are a breath of fresh air so far. For a while there it was just Zero and I online, and with no challenge to do and such a small tribe I was missing that buzz that really gets me going about a new Survivor game.
Zero Zero: My apologies! To be clear, I'm not on the side of Mayo. I think pineapple on pizza is actually fine, but the ham is a no for me. I've never actually tried a pizza that's not plain red tomato, what's it like?
Bees?: Oh good, you are forgiven then Bunny Pal. Do you like ham typically, or is it bad all the time not just on pizza? Well, have you had pasta that has sauces other than tomato? It's much the same really.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 3:29:54 GMT
Dave Dave: I believe there is a word for words that are themselves the opposite of what they are trying to convey, the classic example being "abbreviated". I forget what that word is but "mouthfeel" certainly qualifies.
Negative stat modifiers have always been awful. Every now and then I'll see a grognard online who is still made they got rid of female characters having a penalty to strength but a boost to charisma. Never mind that any female MMA fighter would mop the floor with these dudes, they somehow don't count because they aren't average. Everybody plays RPGs in order to be an average person, right?
You are very kind calling me a breath of fresh air; the slogan for my restaurants used to be "Now That's Better" and I am honored to live up to those lofty ideals. These small tribes are a little intriguing and scary. I don't think the mods would send us to a four-person TC but stranger things have happened.
Bees?: I think you're right, but I forget the word. I know I like words that themselves are their own opposite. Like chuffed and egregious. Those are antonyms I think? But language is a lot of fun.
Wait, that was a thing they did? That's gross. Don't you dare take away my thicc orc lady barbarian, just accept her thighs are bigger than your body and she will murder you if you ain't drinking your respect woman juice. There is something about the idea of playing an RPG as a basic person who is just very confused about what's happening around them. I do find that idea particularly fun. As well as like a grandma going on an adventure with her trusty health aide, and yes, she does use her knitting needles and hat pins as improvised weapons, what about it?
I do remember that! I don't actually remember what the current slogan is. I have been feeling the same way. Could they send us to a 4 person TC? Possibly. But I think we're more likely looking at an immediate swap, joint tribe TCs that vote out one person from among them, or a surprise meshing of tribes to 3 of 8. I do like that they did something I never would have expected from the start though, they get kudos for that.
Zero Zero: I double checked what the meat in Hawaiian pizza was and it was actually Canadian bacon which I don't think even is bacon so yes.
Nope! It's always been tomato for every day of my existence. How boring.
Bees?: I think there is a slight difference between ham and Canadian bacon, but I'm unsure. But it is definitely not bacon, you are correct.
You could change that! Variety is the spice of life, and sometimes various sauces.
Zero: I mean, I got Tabasco but that ran out already. Maybe I should've tried putting it in pasta before it ran out...
Bees?: Tabasco in pasta? Hm. I suppose that could work. We bees are less about spicy and prefer sour flavours, but you do you. I will always be singing the praises of pesto and alfredo sauces though.
We've had other tribemates show up, how are you feeling about them so far?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 3:53:37 GMT
Zero Zero: With only two other players the question feels a bit awkward. Nonetheless, I'd say that while both are fine, the Wendy's guy has been quite interesting so far. Bees?: It does, doesn't it? Forgive us, approximating human interactions is difficult for a bunch of insects, but we are trying our best! Is this interesting in a positive way? I've liked them both so far. Zero: Yup, definitely positive! Right now we're talking about faking a death 👻 Unfortunately, I think I was a bit too slow to respond to Miku and she went offline before it really started. Hopefully it'll pick up soon! Bees?: Woah, there's a ghost emoji? IS THERE A BEE EMOJI TOO?? But that sounds fun! With small tribes and no challenge til tomorrow, I can't really blame her. Chill starts are cool. I may go watch a movie here in a little myself actually. Zero: Unfortunately, it's just a text emoji. I found this though! You know, I'm glad I don't have to be in a big tribe, although this might be too far in the other direction. Sometimes it's just too hard to keep up with everyone. Bees?: Haha, of course Silver's favourite emoji would have made its way here. That's true, large tribes can be exhausting. But 4 is just a weird start number. I guess it means you have no excuse for not talking to somebody here.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 5:09:16 GMT
Hatsune Hatsune: Certainly a bit concerning but I believe we'll get to win most of the challenges Having 5 tribes meaning that we only have a 20% chance to even need to eliminate someone... we'll be fine Bees?: That is if we stay in these tribes at all, I have a sneaky suspicion we might not. Or we'll do joint tribals or something. Who knows? We don't even know if there will be multiple winners or losers or tribals. There's so much not to know! It's concerning and exciting! Hatsune: Joint Tribals: 5 isn't divisible! I kinda think the reason our usernames is player__ is because our avatars will change! Bees?: Math isn't really our strong suit, we're just bugs, go easy on us . But you are right. Oh, I think that's from when they made the forum. You make as many dummy accounts as you need for each player, and then rename them as you cast. I don't think our names or avatars will change. Dave Dave: I remember learning about antonyms! I think cleave was the example I was given and I had never heard of the second definition so I was prepared to call bullshit and somebody else had to actually bring me a dictionary. I like language a lot too. I love words that mean almost but not quite the same thing, and searching for the exact right word to convey emotion or action is so rewarding when you get it right. I would absolutely love to see that D&D grandma. Make her a monk and just have her explode into a tornado of hat pins and Werther's Originals. The normal person who is confused about what's going on around them would be fun in other RPG systems but I think it would actually be boring in D&D. If all your stats are 10 then there comes a point where you aren't going to succeed on any rolls and that's just demoralizing after a while. But another system where the focus is more on roleplaying than rolling dice? Oh yes I am here for that. A joint tribe TC would be interesting but I think the most likely option is 4 of 6. It's the cleanest from a design perspective but also the saddest because we would all be going into it without old tribemates. The [Complex] tag holds a lot of possibilities though and some of them might actually be good! Bees?: leave is an interesting one. I liked the theory with antonyms that the reason a lot of word meanings can change is because humans are so incredibly sarcastic and use words to mean the opposite so often that you may as well just have that as a definition in its own right. Nuance in words is very important, and the fact that there are so many to describe so many specific things is really nice. You understand my vision exactly Oh, I more meant from a roleplay/backstory perspective. Not stats. You're right that average in everything statswise is terrible. If you have the right DM, any system can be heavy on the roleplay. I may have forgotten that you can do 4 of 6 in a really clean way, and even thematically it makes sense. You get one from each category. That would be sad, but not impossible. Let's hope that we get the good possibilities this game, antennas crossed! Zero Zero: You never really had an excuse to begin with, though. Not speaking to someone is basically killing your own social game.
Bees?: No, you didn't. But if your tribe is big enough, say 11 people for some mysterious reason, I think you can be forgiven for forgetting a person or two. But you shouldn't in the first place.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 8:03:06 GMT
Dave Dave: Every time I see the ... in front of your username I smile. That part may be even better than the ?. I do like the idea of sarcasm changing language to such a big extent and I don't mean that sarcastically. Although that is how we get the definition of figuratively added to the dictionary entry of literally so maybe in the end it's not worth it. That is a hill I am figuratively willing to die on. Have you played many other systems? I've been intrigued by Strike but I haven't found anybody to play it with yet. The original name for the system was "Sacred Barbecue" because the designers wanted to kill the sacred cows that other gaming systems kept around for no reason other than tradition. And yes, I'm absolutely hoping for the good possibilities this game! Unfortunately I've already been dealt a blow by the mods with the idol. I submitted 277,232,917-1 which is the highest prime discovered so far. Then I was going to tell an ally at the last minute to submit another super high prime. With those outliers the second-highest number would have gotten it. That ally almost certainly would have been you by the way. That's not flattery but this conversation is by far the most dynamic and the most interesting out of my three options. Bees?: Thank you! The punctuation is a very important part of my identity, and I'm so pleased the mods accommodated this so effortlessly. It honestly probably is the case with some things, because slang happens so often and can change meaning. Language is constantly evolving and changing as people use it, and I love that about it. But why die on the hill when you can just claim it as your own and move to other hills and claim those too? I actually haven't. I've only played 3.5 and 5e. I'm woefully uninformed on any systems whatsoever. I've heard a little bit about Stars Without Number, but that felt far too open for me to really parse. This though, this sounds delightful. I am all about murdering tradition. Oh no! Well they did adjust it to be median, it seemed like. But I will admit that I thought that since the rules on the idol said that you submitted during any challenge, that meant that since a challenge hadn't been posted yet, we couldn't try for it yet. But I do rather like that way to play it. We are very very flattered by that offer, and feel much the same. I don't think the other people we're here with are bad per se, but I don't get a PM from them and rush to read it all while giggling the whole time. Zero Zero: Right, right. What do you think is going on in the other small tribes?
Bees?: Well I think they're probably talking a lot more than we are. More of the other tribes have been online much more consistently as a whole. We seem to be doing the thing where there's two of us online at a time, and it sorta peters out who that is or isn't. I imagine they're doing much the same as us aside from that though.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 19:36:19 GMT
Hatsune Hatsune: yeah probably... if it weren't a complex game?
Bees?: Well complex can mean all sorts of things. Also, when I meant joint tribals I was thinking like you have 2 tribes who are immune and get to chat at each other, and then the bottom 4 in order end up in two tribals together based on position. We'll just have to see what tomorrow brings.
Hatsune: Well seems like I overestimated the complexity!
Bees?: Eh, game has barely started. I'm sure this game has fully earned its complex ranking.
Zero Zero: There's definitely some that are more active, but I think there's some that are less active too, like the purple tribe. There was only one on for like the first 15 minutes.
Bees?: Purple is the animals right? You're right that I don't really remember them being around much at all. I think we're all just in that holding pattern before a challenge happens, ya know?
Zero: Yeah, without any actual substance in the game it's hard to really get any game talk going. That's not to say I don't like doing this, but we'll have to stop eventually, right?
Bees?: We could always go the route of having fake game talk. Like can you believe what happened last Tribal? It was crazy. Rocks AND an itemocalypse? No wonder this game is rated Complex. I never thought I'd see the day.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 10, 2021 22:52:12 GMT
Zero Zero: I was really hoping the itemocalypse wasn't going to happen, but someone just had to spill the beans. It's like the concept of "blindside" doesn't exist anymore... Bees?: I know the number one rule of Survivor is that everybody is going to talk to everybody about everything all the time, but couldn't we just bull off that one blindside? It sucks Beans went out to rocks, like, they didn't deserve that. Having an immediate play well or die challenge was crazy, poor Fox. And then the shipwreck after was just really bad for Nightsong Infiltrator, thank god for these small tribes after, right? Like phew, we're doing so much better now. Gotta love the peace and quiet. Zero: Nightsong Infiltrator was my #1 and it was sad to see them go I think there might be a rejoining happening soon, though - hope they make it back in! Bees?: I'm really sorry you're stuck with only your number 3s. That's really gotta bite. You gonna be okay and able to manage that disappointment? I hope you get your favorite back in, that would be really nice! And certainly not information that I would do anything with, no sir, not us bees. Dave Dave: I've never heard of Stars Without Number but it sounds like it's designed for sci-fi or Spelljammer? I've never actually played any RPG in a futuristic setting except for a one-shot of Fiasco a few years ago. Fiasco is a system where instead of rolling dice you have to remove a block from a Jenga tower so things are going okay for the party at first but everybody just knows that the tension is ramping up and things are going to get bad soon. You are also allowed to intentionally knock over your tower and that makes it so that your character automatically saves the day at the cost of sacrificing themself. Definitely something I'd play again after covid ends!
I agree with you that the people here aren't bad. At first I was afraid Zero would be a gamebot but now we are discussing elaborate hypotheticals on how we would fake our death and flee to another nation if we had to (fake fishing trip accident and Guyana/South Africa for me btw). At any rate I'm looking forward to seeing the challenge. With Flash off the table I want to see what these mods can come up with!
Bees?: I know very little about it! I just know it's very future and space, and also cybernetics exist. Fiasco sounds exactly as it's advertised, sounds like things could go to shit real easily. I like the concept of tabletop games a lot more than I have the opportunity to dabble in them.
Yeah, Zero had potential to beep boop their way to glory, but every now and then they're just really funny. We're currently talking about how since there isn't actual game talk, let's talk about crazy complex fake game things that could happen. There was an itemocalypse and rocks, and really these 4 person tribes are a refreshing break from the chaos. Flash may be off the table, but html5 still exists so we may still get games like that anyways. I'm going to hope not, but I know it's possible! Either way, I am very hype for things.
Dave: Cybernetics are fun. It'd be fun to play a D&D campaign that was 99% normal but then had cybernetics for no reason, like my dwarven bard has a fucking rocket leg. Only one leg is a rocket leg of course so when I activate it to get super speed I have to fight a tendency to run in a giant circle.
I hope this game doesn't go to rocks. Or if it does then it turns out that the spectator A Rock gets to make the final decision.
Bees?: I do like the concept of cybernetics, yeah. Haha, that would be hilarious. If you really want to distract your enemies, just jump in the middle of them and do that just to be a speedy distraction, while the rest of your party picks them off.
Well most people don't really want rocks, so it likely wouldn't go that way anyways. It's just a fun thing to bring up in fake crazy games. Oh yes, they'd be the only rock we'd draw, just like one of our french girls.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 11, 2021 1:23:31 GMT
Dave Dave: Bees?: Oh my god. That is magic. Did you make that yourself? Dave: I wish I was creative enough and lived close enough to the shore to do that! But alas I just did a Google search for "sexy rock" and picked the first result that wasn't a sexy rock musician. The pose was more perfect than I could have imagined though. Bees?: Your Google-Fu is impressive nonetheless! It really is utter perfection though. It seems we're still going to be with each other here, and in what could be a really risky TC. So I'm hoping I'm not being too forward, but I'd love to work together here and watch out for each other's backs as much as possible. Hatsune Hatsune: What kinds of challenges are you good at? (Bees? note, this was a full hour ago before the challenge was even up)
Bees?: Word challenges and puzzles tend to be more my forte than anything else. What about you?
Also, seems we were both wrong on what sort of twists we'd end up confronted with here. This round looks like a doozy.
Zero Zero: Yup, I've got 3s everywhere. You're not one of them, obviously - you're a 2! Also I'm pretty sure all of my 3s have been swayed to another side. Not sure who though.
Bees?: 3s for days. Aw, well thank you, we're very flattered. And we promise that we didn't let your number 1 die just so we didn't have to compete with anybody. Definitely not.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 11, 2021 2:24:37 GMT
Dave Dave: I agree wholeheartedly. As long as we can avoid either of us being the lowest scorer I think we should be safe.
Bees?: Wishing upon many bees for that, but a 50% chance of safety is worth. But also, I really like you so that's a bonus! I suppose the follow-up question is, of the other two, is there one that stands out as probably worth dropping?
Dave: Neither one of them strikes me as indispensable to me but the traditional quiet person boot would be Hatsune so far. Naturally it is incredibly early in the game so I don't have super strong opinions yet and can be swayed.
Bees?: That's exactly where I'm at too. We haven't had enough time really for me to be 100% can't stand that person or think they need to go. Also, with 6 people leaving tonight, we're almost assured a returnee mechanic of some kind. There's just no way they'd do that without a chance for those people to come back in some capacity. Like can you imagine if it's someone's first game and that's how they leave and that's they're only experience? So I think that's a thing to also be considering here.
Dave: lol I just told the spectators that my redemption sense was tingling so I'm glad to hear that we are on the same page. Or maybe this isn't even kicking anybody out and we go to four tribes of six but one tribe is nothing but exiles. That would be a much better twist then telling six people "Sorry go home" after 48 hours.
Bees?: That's a much better thing than any of the thoughts I was thinking here. Though I thought about something I don't like which is like, here have a tribe of exiles, and then every other of the tribes is now based on how you placed in the challenge, good luck! I do think we might be looking at a very new returnee mechanic here though, which is slightly exciting, but not so much I want to experience it firsthand.
Zero Zero: I don't think that really matters right now because OH GOD IT'S A 6 WAY ELIMINATION. Do you really think they're going to do that so early without a secondary clause? Bees?: There's no way. Like, this may be a complex/bastard game, but I don't think they'd be this bastard, right? ....right? It's almost guaranteed people will have a chance to come back, cuz this is a 4th of the cast instantly dead and WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT WITH NO RETURNEES? Zero: Plot twist: The entire game is four episodes long. Every episode eliminates six players and the six eliminated in the third episode are the jury. But honestly I don't think they'd just do a normal returnee thing. Maybe the six get their own tribe and have to vote someone out, I dunno. Bees?: God, surprise speed game? Let's go for the record of shortest game by shooting for only 20 days! That sounds wild. Oh, no, I don't think so either. Just there's no way somebody, likely multiple somebodies, don't just come back. There's a ton of ways to do a returnee mechanic, and I think we're looking at a brand new one here. Which could be exciting, to you know, watch from the outside and not live. Zero: God, I envy the spectators who probably already know what happens next. We have to find out first-hand Any ideas you have? Bees?: Oh I bet you they're just eating this up, crying out for blood. Well, ideas that I have for the round anyways are, since I did have the gall to vote out your #1 in that bloodbath of a shipwreck, I could watch your back if I'm not one of the bottom two in exchange for the same?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 11, 2021 18:39:10 GMT
Zero Zero: Sounds good to me! That's what, like a 1 in 6 chance of not being screwed in voting?
Bees?: Maybe? Being a bunch of insects, I am incredibly terrible when it comes to math, so I will just have to believe you! But yeah, I like better odds.
Hatsune Hatsune: damn i was hoping for math/number kinds
Bees?: I am horrible at math, as evidenced earlier.
Hatsune: What do you think about the tribal... Concerning to see that one of our tribe will be leaving after this...
Bees?: I do not like this tribal one bit. It sounds like a clusterfuck no matter which way you slice it. But, considering 6 people are going to be leaving all at once, this makes me think that there's going to be some sort of returnee mechanic so I don't think whoever gets voted out probably isn't completely done here. But we'll just have to see. I know I'm not set on anything happening in a particular way. We've only been together for 24 hours, and there's so few of us, that's not nearly enough time to get a sense of how people are and whether you'd work with them or not. But man, this is one hell of an opening round.
Hatsune: As Google Forms has a timer exact to milliseconds, I'm tempted to assume the question about the average time is actually some sort of mechanic where something happens. Maybe it's actually the returnee mechanic or something?
Even though, I feel like having this as the first challenge where we dont have any clue of each other's abilities is not really a good idea.
Bees?: This is probably a little too close to talking about the challenge, so gonna.. you know, not. But man, this TC twist is a lot to deal with. I'm not even really sure if there's a good way to strategize for it up until we find out results.
Dave Dave: Yeah let somebody else be the guinea pigs! They can go through Redemption Island while we sit back in the solarium of one of my restaurants and celebrate with some cold chocolate Frosties. This has nothing to do with Hatsune the player but I was trying to look up what anime Hatsune Miku was from and ended up extremely confused. I get what a vocoloid is and what its for but then learning that there are a bunch of these with "moe anthropomorphisms" is weird as hell. It's a bizarre fusion of serious audio science and otakus. Bees?: That's all very well and good, but the real question is... Will there be Baconators? These bees really wanna put the on in bacon. Oh haha, I can imagine it would be very confusing to suddenly figure out what she is. Hatsune is the FACE of Vocoloids. I am sure there are others, but I can't name any of them but her. It is very much in the realm of Thanks Japan! Dave: You know it! Meat and cheese and meat and cheese for days! Did you ever see that movie where Al Pacino makes a digital actor for his films but doesn't reveal that she's fake so when nobody can find the actress IRL they assume he must have murdered her? Now I want to see a sequel where somebody is convinced that she is his waifu and she has been kidnapped. I would watch that! Thanks Japan! is a disturbingly big category. The weirdest thing to be though is karaoke culture. Over here karaoke is a fun thing singing in front of everybody even so the idea of renting a private room to sing for just a few friends who have already heard you sing is such a confusing concept. Bees?: And don't forget about cheese meat! I didn't actually. Which movie is this? It sounds like a lot of fun. I would also watch Al Pacino trying to save his waifu. Just hearing him say the word would make my entire year. Yes, yes it is. I think you're forgetting the whole alcohol of it all. But also, I think we're much more willing to make a fool of ourselves in front of crowds of people, and then having a private room means you can just only have it be around people who already know you're a fool. Sounds actually better to me.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 11, 2021 22:34:15 GMT
Dave Dave: It was called Simone although I think the official spelling was S1m0ne because you have to get that digital theme in. Private karaoke rooms mean that you can't prank the audience as well. I once sang American Pie and Stairway to Heaven back to back forcing the audience to listen to two incredibly long songs in a row. Honestly it was the KJs fault for having Stairway in the songbook. I also have grabbed the mic, said to the crowd "Who's ready for some METALLICA!" and getting cheers right before launching into Never Gonna Give You Up. Now you have me nostalgic for karaoke before covid. Bees?: Oh of course, you won't know that it's actually about anything computer related unless you toss in some binary or l33tsp34k. That's just the rules. You know, that's very very fair. That sounds super fun. Are you very good or just a very good troll? I've never been to karaoke though I've always wanted to. There's no place for it nearby that I know of, and it just hasn't happened. Dave: I'm not going to make the finals on American Idol but I'm also not going to be shown in the audition episodes as one of those auditions where they make fun of the person for daring to try out. When I'm not trolling the audience I get decent reactions singing a lot of classic rock stuff. Is there really nowhere in your area to do karaoke? I know a lot of Chinese restaurants host it a lot which is weird because its traditionally Japanese. Bees?: Oo, nice. So you're exactly the kind of person to hang out with at karaoke then I think trolling the audience is just part of the fun from the sounds of it. There might be if I were to take a significant drive, but I don't know of anything anyways. It was a big deal when we got sushi in my immediate town about a year ago. Zero Zero: Do you think we're in any other danger?
Bees?: I honestly have no idea. This is so early a tribe that I don't have a good sense on anybody's standings whatsoever. It's too small and been so little time. I think most people are just on the same level overall.
Zero: Early tribes are just like that sometimes. It really does feel like everyone's roughly on the same level. I guess there's nothing left but wait for results, right?
Bees?: Yeah true. This one just feels weirder than most by being so small. And yeah, not really. It's just results and we figure it out from there.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 12, 2021 2:36:40 GMT
Zero Zero: Well, results are a thing. What'd you think of the challenge?
Bees?: It was about on par with how hard I thought it was going to be. I was just over what I guessed I was going to be too. That word search took longer than I wanted it to. Everything else was really easy. You?
Zero: It seems like everyone is having trouble with words this game, me included! Except for that Wendy's person. No clue how they're so good.
Our tribe got all of the players who did well in this challenge. Put any one of us in another tribe and we're very likely to at least be in the top 2. Not sure how this bodes for the rest of the tribe's existence, though...
Bees?: It would seem so. Words are hard, but at least it's not math. I imagine all the advertising and public speaking he's had to do as the Founder of Wendy's is really helping him out here.
Oh I noticed that. We all did better than a good majority of the cast. That's insane. I wonder if that'll be a detriment in the future, but I don't know. The twist after this one had better be good because someone from this tribe especially is about to be shafted really hard for a lot of stuff that they shouldn't have had to be with how this twist is designed.
Hatsune Hatsune: Yeah... *toes the line repeatedly* Bees?: Haha. How's your day been today, friend? Ours was surprisingly sunny and nice given the winter of it all. Hatsune: uh you're a hydra? pr are you staying in character? Anyway it's been good. Thanks. Bees?: Glad to hear it! Good days are much better than bad I have found Hatsune: oh god oh fuck oh no my day is ruined can you PLEASE try not to kill me Bees?: That really sucks. I'm sorry. Hatsune: well =-= i guess im dead already Bees?: No sorry, I didn't see your followup message. Long day. I'm not set on anything specific here, I'm very open to anything. Hatsune: Thanks for being so open-minded! Bees?: Well, it's as you said, you're the only 4th place person who got everything right. That kinda sucks a bit harder if you're just straight-up written off, right? But since I'm fairly open and honest, I'm curious what strengths you think you have as a player, if that's not too blunt to ask? Weighing options ya know? And more information makes that easier. Hatsune: As I've said before, I'm very good at logic and number-related games like minesweeper, logic puzzles, sudoku, etc. Also, I always repay those who help me. (in a more straightforward way, help me and I will help you back.) I seriously think that it won't be a mistake helping me this time. I really hope you'll consider your options. Thanks! Bees?: Oo, all the things I'm bad at. That's a point in your favour. Alright, thank you. And I will definitely be doing some considering. But what I will say is that I do intend to vote the same way that Dave is, so your best bet is to also give him a pitch. But also, there's a whole day and I don't intend to decide for a long while, so you have time and you're not being written off as drawing dead just for being 4th tribe who did better than a good third of the cast. Dave Dave: And meanwhile my town had an Indian restaurant burn down and get replaced by a sushi place, and then it went out of business and got replaced by another sushi place, and that one also went out of business and now it's a sushi and ramen place.
Bees?: I miss Indian food, it's been such a long time without having to make it myself. Were any of these businesses owned by the same people? I know that's happened in my town that it keeps being the same people which makes it confusing why they're changing the cuisine in the first place. I also have terrible news, there isn't a Wendy's in my town much to my continual horror.
Dave: No they were all different owners. The first one tried to be a traditional Japanese theme and then the second one was like a sleek minimalist modern vibe. I just can't imagine being the kind of person who goes "this restaurant failed but surely I will have the golden touch!" considering how many of restaurants fail on their own without the handicap of trying to replace an identical failure.
Indian food is great but like you I haven't had it for a long time. The place that burned down made a good lamb vindaloo. Making Indian food is something I always think about doing but never actually get around to. Something about gathering so many ingredients. Its also getting very hard to find unflavored yogurt at the grocery store for the sauces that need that.
Looks like it's you and me! I don't think Zero would cut either of us but why give him the chance?
Bees?: See you say that, and yet I've seen that happen. Like maybe if you change the vibe that's what the problem was the whole time! Not that they made shit food.
I've had very little Indian in the first place, that's kind of why I want more of it! The few curries I've had have been phenomenal, but I'm with you on that front, they're a lot of effort even if they taste amazing.
So congrats on being the winnerest. I'll follow you on how you want this to go.
Oh seems we crossPMed here. So what is it you wanna do? You want to keep Hatsune, but drop Zero?
Dave: Oh I meant let's agree on a person so Zero doesn't get the chance to vote.
I don't have super strong feelings other than wanting to keep you so I'm glad you got second! I personally have found Zero easier to talk to than Hatsune and I think Zero has found us easier to talk to than Hatsune so that's the direction I have in mind but I don't want to just dictate the round.
Bees?: Oh! Yes, that I fully agree on, great. I mean Zero still votes, but if you and I agree then it doesn't matter, barring an idol play.
That's kinda where I'm at too? I kinda want to see what Hatsune and Zero pitch to keep them first tho, ya know? I think everybody has found it hard to talk to Hatsune. But I don't know if that's necessarily enough of a reason to send her out without letting her talk a bit. She does have a valid point, she is the only 4th place person to get everything correct. So that really sucks for her.
Dave: I'll check in with them and see where they are at. I think the odds are good we end up going that way but anything can happen in Survivor.
I really hope there is a twist. Hatsune would have been 2nd place on the D&D tribe and 3rd place on the animals or food tribes. Looking at the results how did Beef Jerky take two hours and not get any of them? I understand Timothy not submitting but that implies Beef Jerky submitted something and it was horribly wrong.
Bees?: Yeah, that's sorta what I'm doing. I think Hatsune is the safe bet, but the next 23 hours could change a lot of things. I ain't committing to shit yet.
God, I hope so. Like that sucks, they'd have wrecked it on any other tribe not ours. And that's gotta blow. I have no idea how they did so poorly, it's insane. Like whoever goes from our tribe wouldn't be going if not for this twist, so the follow-up twist had best be good else they are so robbed in a way that doesn't feel fun.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 12, 2021 19:42:18 GMT
Dave Dave: I'm with you. We have the time and we may as well take it. Zero said if we split for whatever he'd vote Hatsune so you're safe no matter what. Bees?: Great I'm really glad we're on the same page here. Yeah, that's kinda the vibe I was getting from their answers in the TC thread. Cuz they had said they liked you, but Hatsune wasn't really around much. Speaking of Hatsune though, she did give me a pitch of sorts. She says she's rather good at math and logic challenges, this was just not her cup of tea, and if she gets to stay she'd be grateful. I did tell her to talk to you, so we'll see what else we hear. Dave: She got back to me and gave a similar pitch. I do think she likes you more than Zero but I don't have anything concrete and obviously she has incentive to appeal to both of us here. Other than that it's been very quiet over here. I took a break to play some Pokemon and when I came back there were no new messages. Are there any other strategy things to discuss right now? Or can we talk about my new life goals, specifically being this guy. Nothing new to report overnight. Bees?: Yeah, her incentive makes sense. Have you gotten anything similar from Zero or is it more like an assumption that they're safe? It's been as quiet as ever on this end too. I'm not exactly complaining that its an easy round all things considered, but at the same time there's that part that wants something exciting to happen, just perhaps not in our tribal. I checked in a couple times over the night, but had nothing from anybody not you. I had a hi from Zero this morning, that's all. I feel like with the game as it is, it's almost impossible to strategize for currently. Cuz we don't know what's going to happen next here other than game is ripe for a change of some kind. I remember that guy, he was hysterical. Do tell me all about your goals of an artist. Zero Zero: That's all I have to say. Bees?: Yeah, definitely feels that right now. Zero: gooood morning. anything you're up to, besides pollinating? Bees?: Good morning! As always, we bees are working. And listening to music as we do so. How about yourself?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 12, 2021 22:00:44 GMT
Dave Definitely an assumption that they are safe. I guess do we not rock the boat? If there is a redemption twist or this is a fake boot I don’t think we have to worry about Hatsune masterminding a revenge tour. I see arguments for both options and while I’m still leaning Hatsune I have no problem going the other way if you want to. As for my entertainment dreams singing a song like that in front of a tv audience is just beautiful. He knew he was trolling, the audience knew they were being trolled, everyone knew the punchline from the moment the intro started, and everybody just rolled with it because it was funny. There are a lot of “pranks” that are really more “being mean for no reason” and I love seeing wholesome trolling like that. I am seriously inspired to sing Tequila next time I go sing karaoke. Bees?: Definitely an assumption that they are safe. I guess do we not rock the boat? If there is a redemption twist or this is a fake boot I don’t think we have to worry about Hatsune masterminding a revenge tour. I see arguments for both options and while I’m still leaning Hatsune I have no problem going the other way if you want to. As for my entertainment dreams singing a song like that in front of a tv audience is just beautiful. He knew he was trolling, the audience knew they were being trolled, everyone knew the punchline from the moment the intro started, and everybody just rolled with it because it was funny. There are a lot of “pranks” that are really more “being mean for no reason” and I love seeing wholesome trolling like that. I am seriously inspired to sing Tequila next time I go sing karaoke. Bees?: Honestly, it's a safe assumption. And yeah like, I feel like Hatsune will understand, and at least we gave her a chance to state her case. I dunno, it sucks no matter what. Yeah so do I, but I think the driving thing for me is that like, Zero is at least here. I'll take that over someone who is gone for 16 hours during a TC. It's weak reasoning, but everything is in TC 1, this one more so than others. So I'm just going to vote there. He knew what he was doing and the man went for it, we stan frankly. I appreciate jokes where everyone is in on it, that's the way to pull a prank or something of the sort. It is very wholesome and I definitely approve it. Oh you most certainly should It's been long enough it might not be instantly seen for what it is. Dave: I'll put in a vote for Hatsune then. Do you use Reddit at all? www.reddit.com/r/wholesomepranks/ has a lot of excellent silly stuff although there can also be a lot of cat videos uploaded where its not really a prank. Bees?: Alright cool I don't! I will admit that I use tumblr. Largely because Reddit is so segmented in a way that I don't particularly like. I like that all my stuff and what I like is in a single area I can just peruse at my pleasure. But that does look really great You can never have enough cats though.
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