...Bees?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 21, 2021 3:32:39 GMT
Lohans Lohans: Good Morning! I hope your day is buzzing along nicely! Anything exciting happen today? did you fins any new beautiful flowers to polinate today? I would think that a Nice Morning Glory may do the trick or better yet, a red rummer bean! The more recent release of the show Legacies explains why i didn't know about it! Perhaps Ill check it out too. I am starting to get a good list of shows going. sorry Beach Club lohan.. Bees?: Aww thank you Yeah I had D&D this morning, and that was very fun. Not many flowers, but a lot of murder. Which is really the same if you squint about it a little. That picture is beautiful though <3 Oo, what else is on your list? Alliance Chat Droids: Good work team!! I'm so relieved we don't have to vote out someone. -C-3P0 Bees?: We're going to have to vote out somebody eventually. But yeah, I appreciate not having to go to TC. Zero: I put "Subservient" for myself because I felt like I wasn't talking enough game with others. Luckily, that turned out to not matter at all Droids: put "Subservient" for Grogu because he is new and his character is also a child. This challenge brought me a lot of agony! I put "flaky" for myself because I didn't think it described anyone else. It's interesting that so many people on the other tribe chose "influencer" and "reckless." -C-3P0 Zero: Yup, that means whatever's going on in that tribe's way more interesting than here. Droids: Haha true! I'm excited to read all the confessional posts when this is over to see what their dynamic was like. -C-3P0 Dave Dave: Sorry the drivethrough was closed yesterday. It was busy and I just needed a break from the computer. But I'm back now! I imagine it has to suck to be the other tribe right now. Maggie Smith got almost half of their total score all by herself. There's probably a swap coming up, right? I feel like it's just about time for a twist. I found another bee meme for you that I think you will enjoy. It's especially funny because you are not a gamebot at all, unlike the bee in that meme. Bees?: That's all good, no worries I also took a bit of a break. I'm a touch behind in work so I've been trying to catch up, and I'm almost where I want to be. I feel bad for them too, yeah. I'm also really sad cuz the person they voted out last time and really infectious energy and I wanted to meet them at least once, but they voted them out I agree though, there's gotta be a swap soon. Maybe not this round, but definitely the next. Haha, I've seen that one before, but I love it. I do like how they all fit together though, that's visually appealing. I also appreciate you saying I'm not a gamebot. I don't think I could Bee-p Boop with the rest of them even if I tried. Dave: It is interesting they lost a food and then an animal. Means that their tribe is probably blended pretty well. Do you remember Penrose tiles from elementary school? I used to love playing with those as a kid. I was bad at art but by making tiling patterns as long as they all fit together then they would visually look cool. I couldn't remember if they were called Penrose or Pembrose tiles so I looked it up, and I in awe at how much pure math is involved. I don't understand any of but just the fact that it exists is beautiful in a way I can't explain. The page also has a link to something called Wang Dominoes which is beautiful in a way I can absolutely explain. Bees?: I suppose that is true. Do we expect a D&D class next? Yes, yes I do. I used to make a lot of tesselations and stuff too for a similar reason. The way they all fit together perfectly and made a pattern was yes please, thank you forever. Oh fuck, Dave, tag your porn. All of these things make my brain happy and I thank you for them. Maggie Maggie: That is such a good idea! I will most certainly attempt that in future. If only I had known that when I accidentally told Lindsay that I would feel her up when I actually meant something else entirely! It would have saved me from a very awkward situation. Bees?: I am here to help Oh goodness. What did you intend to tell her? I'm sure she ran with that very very far. That seems her entire brand. Maggie: I uh... don't remember, but I assure you I intended something else!! ??? I hope you haven't gotten yourself into any sticky situations! Bees?: I love how horrified that smiley looks. It has seen some shit it regrets. Nah, not really. I definitely slept a lot today, but aside from that we've been good. How about you? How is it going in the world of Eloguence? Tragedy Tragedy: I needed this spell of downtime here. I'm a little messed up in the head after what my family has been going through honestly, not that I can get into detail because IDs yadda yadda but suffice it to say it's a tough time. I really appreciate that you let me have the sit out. I'm catching up on my PMs this morning so I can get back into the full swing of things on the right foot by the time we reach the deadline tonight. How has Grogu been since he replaced in? Bees?: Oh, I'm really sorry about that friend. If there's anything at all we bees can do, let us know, yeah? Sending you all the good vibes and well wishes. My reasons for wanting the sit out were not pressing at all. Which is kinda what I said, if nobody needed it, but you clearly did. Grogu has been fine. I think he's having a hard time meshing with people though. I don't know that anyone is like icing him out or anything, but I think he's struggling to have good conversation where he has a good read on anybody. I am sure he would appreciate any help on that front Tragedy: A nicely dominated challenge there by our tribe! You love to see it. I appreciate those good vibes, they are nice to have. Especially buzzing from so very many bees. I feel like I'm slowly but steadily developing a natural flow of conversation with Grogu now. And he gets another round of immunity to integrate! Bees?: I do love to see it. I would have hated if this was the challenge we went to TC on. But I feel bad for the other tribe, the poor things. I'd say picture it like a cloud of bees surrounding you and enveloping you in buzzing and warmth, but that sounds like a swarm and actually a bad thing, so don't picture that. But it's still an obscene amount of bees. That's good! He can take a little bit, but he seems to have all sorts of things to talk about. We've been talking food a lot. He and Dave have me craving so much Indian food. Tragedy: You have revived me with your royal jelly! Ooh, love a good Indian dinner. My favorite regional cuisine though is Thai, it's got all the great curries and also tons of peanut dishes which really get me going. If I had to pick one single dish to subsist on for the rest of my life it would be pad Thai. Bees?: Oh no. So, I was reminded of a short story the other day called Royal Jelly by Roald Dahl. And it's in a Twilight Zone story collection, cuz it's real creepy and horror-esque. And it involves royal jelly, so I can't take that phrase in the way it's meant. I have a further confession. I've never had pad Thai. I've had Thai once, and I don't remember what it was that I ordered but it wasn't that. It was very good though. Tragedy: Ha, well, Roald Dahl could be very very creepy when he wanted to be! In that case we'll just say your sweet honeycomb was enough to bring me around and forget about the royal jelly. What's your favorite style of food? Gummy Bear|Beeutiful Bear: Hey there, I realized we haven't PMed yet. Tbh I never thought I'd get a chance to talk to a 18-bee hydra in my life. How have you been lately? I spent most of my day filling out paperwork basically, I'm preparing to go back to college pretty soon. It was pretty boring, but at least I got most of it out of the way so I won't get stuck in a procrastination loop. Bees?: Oh, so we haven't. I've had a lot of busy IRL keeping me away. Why do you think they're 18 of us? There could be more, or even less. Maybe there's just 3 of us. Who knows? I've been okay. Had a lot going on, but the pace of the game has been really helpful with that because I have been able to focus elsewhere a bit as needed which has been nice. Oh, that's cool. What are you going to go back to school for? Bear: I'm assuming all of the heads were individual bees... don't tell me some of y'all are stitched together, I'd rather not have that mental image in my head. I'm pursuing a degree in Computer Science, I'm planning on taking my first year or so at community college and then transfer to a university to finish it up, it's a lot cheaper that way. I've finished everything I needed to regarding preparation though, so I should be a lot freer today. What hobbies do you have? Bees?: I.. do not want to consider stitched together bees either. Oh, that's very exciting! Computer Science is neat. I wish you luck in your endeavours And yeah definitely cheaper to start that way and transfer later. Oh we bees like all sorts of things! We read a lot, listen to tons of music, and play video games, and watch movies and TV mostly. We just really like things. You? Grogu Bees?: Real happy we're still together Grogu: Hey! Just checking in and trying to figure out what is going on... gosh it has been a full day. Sorry for missing out, I had a billion things going on. Hot sauce is great on eggs! I'll stand by it forever. Eggs, pizza, and tacos are like, the best time to use hot sauce. Yeah, I remembered a game from long ago where someone told me about the obvious "alphabetizer" rule and this felt like the best time to use it, I just used it... incorrectly. We won anyway so I guess that's fine? Welcome to Nightvale has been on my list forever! I hear so much about it but never quite a full picture, just that it's weird, and spooky, and sometimes bizarre. Huh, Aporypals sounds interesting... I've read the whole Bible myself front to back, so would love to hear a diff perspective! Bees?: Hey friend. You're totally fine. I only half checked in today myself. But it seems the rest of our new tribe has been doing a ton with this challenge, so of all the ones to miss, this is probably the best for it. I'll have to believe you then Pizza I have had hot sauce on, so I understand that hype. Ah, I mean, you used it in one of the handful of ways you could use it. Which is really fair tbh. It's so good! It's really just a weird story that you kinda just have to listen to, it also has some really good music that shows up. I'd highly recommend it. Was this just the standard Bible, or have you read the books like Judith and stuff too? Either way, it is a lot of fun, so I'd definitely suggest it. Grogu: Good lord, the new posts concerned me. They're KILLING it! I can't imagine the other tribe having as many as us... I plan to go all in tomorrow but man, I feel like we're already there. So is it just like... is there an actual story to Nightvale? Or is it kinda just... here's a weird environment, that's it? I've had split opinions listening to reviews from people. I love a good story. I've read the entire, I guess, "New King James Version" of the Bible. So I can say all the books in order and generally tell you what happened in each. The Apocrypha is outside my realm of expertise, so Judith isn't familiar to me. Any hot goss from the new books of the Bible? Bees?: Oh they so are, they're spam masters. I am very proud. It also sounds like they have a solid plan on how to search the other tribes monstrosity when it is time. I probably will contribute more bee pictures tomorrow but I'm not sure what else to do. I do think having a thread of a lot of imgur pictures that just happen to be orange or yellow would be not a terrible plan if you're going to go in. Go for pictures that are similarish. So yes but also no. Welcome to Nightvale is like, you have the local radio station, right? And the main radio guy is telling you all the news and goings on of the Desert community, Night Vale. So the story parts are just, as time passes and things go on, lots of things happen. It's not story in the strictest sense, but there is continuinity. Oh alright then, yeah you'll know a fair bit of what they present then. What's really funny is like one of the guys early on can't even really name any of the apostles or anything(which uh I can't name them all either, so that's fair). Oh there is so much hot goss. I think my favourite is in the book Ahikar, you have boys trained to ride eagles to carry ropes up into the sky, as a sort of solution to a building contest of like "I bet you can't build a castle in the sky, can you?" it is fascinating and SO MUCH ALL THE TIME. Judith is a "fun" one cuz it has a main woman who uses her charm and beauty to seduce an Assyrian general in order to save all of Israel by beheading him once his guard is down. She's a lot like Jael, but uses a different version of murder and gets her own book. Grogu: Well, I suppose all our efforts went to waste. I feel bad for you all who put a ton of time into it only to have to reset, but I'll admit, I was getting a bit of a stomach ache looking at all of it and feeling like it was not going to be a fun time. It STILL won't be a fun time, probably... Ahh okay, so it's not plot-driven but it's... consistent, i guess? Or continuous? That's an interesting idea for a podcast. I'll have to check it out, although I am notoriously a big weenie when it comes to scary stuff, so I might chicken out if it's too spooky. Holy wow... riding sky eagles? Those must be some big ass eagles then. Straight out of Lord of the Rings... that was the one with the eagles right? And wow, Judith sounds like a total boss. You know, if the Bible chose to include some kick ass stories of female empowerment like that, modern day Christianity might be less of a toxic dumpster fire overall. I don'ot care if it's true or not, gimme "enemy General beheading" women, not "be a slave to your husband" women. That honestly sounds fascinating, I just subscribed on my podcast app, I'll give it a spin on my next road trip. Bees?: Eh, at least we got to test out a lot of things, and we've learned from it. I didn't put much effort in. I just googled bee pictures for a while and that was fun, cuz I learned there are purple and blue bees! It might be an easier time, we'll have to see. Oh no, it is plot driven. It's just not pure story structure. It's more like.. hm, have you ever played any of the Fallout games? You know how they have radio stations that give updates about the events going on? It's a lot like that. Like community news and events. So it's like plot segments. It's hard to explain really. It's not scary, it's more surreal and odd. It's got some Lovecraftian vibes to it, but it's not really horror. Yes! They were riding eagles! They weren't big eagles, they described the boys as very very small. And yes, that is from LotR. I fully agree, I love all the stories of the women who aren't just passive plot devices or anything of the sort. Yay! You'll have to tell me what you think. It was my cleaning podcast for a little while. Grogu: I've just been copy/pasting what others did, because I got so hung up on that spoiler issue >.> I feel a little bit like a dumbass. Yeah, I've played Fallouts. Interesting comparison, so kinda like Bioshock or something? Where it's all just like, worldbuilding? Lovecraftian Horror freaks me out lol, all the existential kinda horror does, but maybe I can get past it for this. So the boys were just... freakishly small? That's... probably weirder than massive sky eagles. lol. I do need a new cleaning podcast, I got done catching up with the one I was listening to and now I'm bored again. Also, is it just me being new having replaced in, or is game talk like... kinda nonexistant yet? I dunno I just want to make sure I'm not behind the times and everyone else isn't having convos without me XD I never know the timing/protocol on these things Bees?: Aww, that's honestly kinda fair. Don't worry about it. I think we're doing real well here Alright then, you might have a sense of it then. I guess it is a little like Bioshock. Just listen to an episode, it's one you just kind of have to listen to in order to truly have a good idea how it goes. It is largely worldbuildy though, yeah. Oh well, this doesn't go super in, it's just odd in a similar way. Maybe not freakishly small, just young. Like say 5 or 6 year olds, right? Well you have options my friend! Oh, no, in this tribe, game talk is completely nothing. I did get half an idea of how the other tcs were in passing from Bard, but it all sounds like it was activity based largely except for Snow Leopard who was doing the newbie mistake of making alliances everywhere where everybody knew about it and talked about it. You also replaced into a tribe that hadn't gone to an exciting TC yet either, so there wasn't much to say. Potpourri's first TC was the least active, same with whatever the last tribe was called. It's been very slow. And this challenge lasting so long isn't really adding much gametalk urgency. Grogu: Do I need to start at the beginning of the series? Or can I just jump in wherever? I still feel like a 5 or 6 year old would be too big for an eagle. That's an Eagle. Sitting on an adult's arm. Could a 5 or 6 year old fit on its back? I am just not sure... maybe! I guess I haven't seen a 5 or 6 year old in person in a long time... Yeah, I got a brief summary from Bard about the last TCs and it sounds like they were all easy and unanimous so no drama or anything interesting to find out. I'm kinda relieved to hear it's slow all around though? I was starting to worry replacing in late meant everyone else was already having those convos and I was just late to the party XD Bees?: Oh, start at the beginning. It isn't one you can jump in wherever. It is serial, not episodic. They were just really tiny lads, okay? And maybe the eagles were really massive. It is unclear. And also possibly just a story. But who knows? I'm guessing how old the kids were, they could be like toddlers. Just really obedient toddlers. I'm not saying I wish they were more interesting, but having more to talk about would be kinda cool. And yeah no, this game has been slow, it's not you. You're definitely not being left out of the party, the party hasn't even started! Grogu: OOOH so there is kind of a story in the sense that you need to follow from one thing to the other. Just not story-centric in that you like, have a big plot to follow or whatever? Maybe they were like newborns. 5-6 months instead of 5-6 years. I believe a big ass Eagle could carry a tiny baby. That's the amount I'll stretch my believability... then again, we're talking about the Bible here, where a massive flood apparently covered the entire planet for two months, so maybe believability isn't its strong suit? Sure, if it can flood like that, eagles can carry human children around. Totally agree with you though, there's just not a lot happening. You're the person I've talked with the most so far and feel like I'm actually having a pretty good conversation with, whereas it feels more like... work... with some others. Granted, that's partially because you and I have been together through two swaps and everyone else has been mega busy with this challenge. I feel bad for not helping out as much, but... the speed and level some of them were doing things at was just far beyond me Bees?: Yes! Exactly I'm just picturing little babies being strapped to eagles and it's definitely a real fun mental image that I thank you for. True we are talking about the Bible, but if you look at a lot of other mythologies and religious texts, they also have a flood story so it is entirely possible that there was something that happened at one point that was just interpreted in that way. The podcast actually goes through some things in comparing what is written to historical facts and the like. And they have a system of like Caesar Real or Arthur/Robin Hood Real, which I really like. I hope that's a good thing and not a complaint? I feel you though, it does feel like work with a lot of everybody atm. And you and I sorta just sat on the sidelines sharing popcorn and cheering them on. I completely agree, I couldn't keep up, which is why I only contributed a thread of bees. Droids Bees?: Real happy to still be with you Droids: Same! Yes! I feel the same way. When I read that post, I felt my heart drop. I'm relieved that we are still together! -C-3P0 Bees?: I also couldn't find where I was in the tribes at first. I forgot what my avatar looked like D: I'm not sure what's up with the suddenly exiled people, but like eh, we'll have to see where this goes. Droids: Yeah that is very interesting lol This must confirm that people are coming back at some point, right? Bees?: Oh I mean, they definitely already were. You can't drop 6 people round one and not have some redemption twist. Droids: I wonder how they chose Avocado and Darth to be exiled.. I was just starting to feel comfortable with Dark Olive Green, I guess that's the game for you. -C-3P0 Haha fair. Well time to make some new friends I guess! Bees?: I have no idea, it's an odd choice. But eh, it is what it is. I wonder when we get them back again though I do like new friends. Though I will admit I am not doing the best, so I may be delayed on getting to know them. I'll just hope and trust you can manage to sweet talk them for us Droids: Haha we will do our best! Hope you feel better soon -R2 Bees?: Hard same. Droids: Bees are you sitting this challenge out? I wasn't sure if that still applied with our new tribe swap. -C-3P0 Bees?: Oh, no. Sitouts don't carry through a swap or merge. I'm still here, just out of it. I can still participate Droids: Oh gotcha! This is definitely a big learning curve for a newbie like me! -C-3P0 Bees?: If you have any questions about anything, I'm more than willing to help you out I didn't actually realize you were a newbie, you're doing really well. Droids: Haha thanks! I had a bit of a break since we didn't have to go to TC. All these surprise exits and tribe swaps make my head spin a little though! -C-3P0 Bees?: Well this is what a complex game does. Most games do not swap this much or have so many people leave. I actually don't know of any game that has eliminated so much of the game so fast before. It's been intense for people who have played before too. Just as long as you're having fun, that's the main goal here Droids: Yeah I've enjoyed meeting all of these new people! I would definitely want to play another time as a solo player in the future. -C-3P0 Bees?: That's good! It is harder to play alone I imagine, but it's still fun You've really been putting in a lot of really good work into this challenge, and I hope you know we appreciate it and you. Droids: That's good! It is harder to play alone I imagine, but it's still fun You've really been putting in a lot of really good work into this challenge, and I hope you know we appreciate it and you. Bees?: Oh I'll be sad too, but we can make it interesting nonetheless. Gonna finish my episode of Deep Space 9 here, and then make two misleading image threads. Droids: Every bit helps! My code is rate limited to 1 post every 10 seconds, so I can only make so many threads. Bees?: You're a beast, you know that right? Every time I pop onto the forum, you've just posted a new thread. If we win this, it will almost solely be because of you, and I want you to know I'm happy to be on this tribe with you <3 Droids: Haha thanks, I am up to 2500 posts almost But really it was just some code doing all the work while I slept soundly. If we do somehow lose this challenge then I think I've endeared myself to everyone enough that I'll be able to keep us both safe Having you here is really nice, I'd be a lot more worried if it were someone else! Bees?: 3000 posts, no biggie. Could happen to anyone. The fact you could use code is amazing though. And it seems like it worked real well And I definitely agree. Like if we lose with the time we got, like, nah, what else could we have done? But I hope so! I know I've not really been here super much, but I'm trying to fix that now. Aww, thank you. I'm really happy you're here as well. <3 Droids: Finally the random stuff I can do with code is paying off lol (I mean I use it in my job but this is actually important!) <3 honestly I feel like winning this will be really big for tribe unity. Now we wait! Bees?: Haha, do you enjoy coding? It's actually something I've been really considering looking into, but I have very little ideas on where to start or what might be the best focus with it. What would you suggest for someone who is interested and vaguely understand some of how it works but hates math? So do I! I hope that's what happens! I also hope it doesn't send home any of our friends though. But yes, now its the waiting time. Droids: It's true, but we should have numbers on that side? Hopefully it will all work out. And you are asking the right person, I do a lot of helping people learn to code! What about it interests you? That will help me guide you towards the right stuff. Bees?: True enough. We'll just have to see how everything shakes down. Oo yay! Well it's more the puzzle of it all is really nice, and automation, I love automation. But I guess I am looking at it from the standpoint of, it's a skill that should probably exist, and is good to have on a sort of job market front. I suppose I'm more looking at it from a website based place too. I have a friend who is building a tabletop gaming character sheet, and there's coding that goes into that. Sort of like a replacement for roll20 if possible, but freesource and more aesthetically pleasing. And it's something I would love to be able to help with cuz it's well within my interests, I am just unsure what might be best to start with. I have dabbled a little with some java coding for a game I play, and I know some very basic stuff, but it's something I'd love to know more of. Tortoise and Hare|Bees test 2 Hare: I keep getting token forgery errors (hydra thing? proboards thing?) so im going to send this until it works ow that I'm up and running again, here's my real message: Okay, so you are tired now, that's okay. Take your time.. but when you get back you have to listen to an hour of vocaloid as penance for voting out Miku before we got to spam her with vocaloid music. What up bees? I'm hare, I live in EST, and you can recognize me by my normal font, excitable attitude, and boundless joy. Tortoise speaks in impact font and moves slowly, but acts with decisive wisdom and courage. When you feel better, please answer the folllowing aptitude test questions: Does your honey keep getting stuck in the jar if you leave it for too long? Why is organic peanut butter so weird? Why do people buy it? What is the game of the year 2020? 2021? 20201? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? How are you doing? Bees?: It could have been a permissions error? It is unclear. Do I have to? Hatsune was barely around and didn't even talk about music. It was pretty sad tbh. Ah, I won't be able to tell you apart by font actually. I have an extension that turns all fonts into OpenDyslexic cuz it's a lot easier for me to process. But I'm sure I'll figure the two of you out easily enough. The last tribe had Droids and the Lindsays to cope with so the way you talk should be enough to sort you out. 1) It does, but that's because honey crystallized. Protip though, if you put it in a container over hot water, it'll melt down again and won't be stuck! 2) It's weird because they don't have a.. something in it to keep the oil mixed in fully, and it's got so much less sugar. Apparently our version of peanut butter is weird compared to other countries so really peanut butter is just a lot. 3) What sort of game? Video game, board game, Large Social Game, Mafia Game? Either way being a bunch of bees it's hard to pick a single favourite/best as we have conflicting opinions. 4) It is a medical mystery. 5) I'm alright. Just stressed, but watching y'all just go ham on this challenge is helping. Hare: I too have an extension that turns all fonts into a single font. It makes this painful board so much easier to read. I can still tell tortoise and myself apart, because his font renders way bigger than mine. 1) I didn't know that, that's very helpful. But it also doesn't crystallize if you eat it every day. 2) Did you know peanut butter doesn't go bad? Steve1989MREinfo always notices that when he opens his old meal ready to eat combat rations. The peanut butter is always good. 3) Top game, any game, a game is where the player has some agency and choice, so "games" with no player agency (like candyland) are classified as algorithms, not games. 4) Ok. 5) Going ham on the challenge is a great way to bond with your new tribe. There should be more team based challenges on MS. Tortoise: Hiya! Tortoise here, nice to meet you! I just got home, but I figured I'd introduce myself to the new folks! Bees?: Which font does it turn everything to for you? The thing I've found really fun is that it does it to my subtitles now when I watch stuff on Netflix which amuses me because it's not sized the same so it looks funny. 1) That is a super valid point, I guess I'll have to eat more honey. 2) I did not. I think it CAN go bad, but only if you open it. 3) Candyland as an algorithm was not the hot take I was expecting today, but valid. 4) :thumbsup: 5) I agree. There used to be, but I think maybe people hated them or something so there's less? idk. I'm enjoying this one even if I can only participate so much in it. Hi there! I can tell you apart cuz you do make your font much bigger It's nice to meet you Tortoise. Hare: It's Roboto, that google font that gets used everywhere nowadays. I just picked it 'cause it's the default and I have no problems with it. It probably meets some standard or metrics something to be so widely used. Or maybe just by influence and piggybacking off of Material UI. 3) medium.com/@kevingoldsmith/using-deep-learning-to-train-a-world-class-candyland-player-9ea7e0e282023) www.lscheffer.com/CandyLand.htm3) It is possible to compute the expected game length of a 1 person game exactly. (The initial state and all transition probabilities are rational, and Dave Rusin's analysis shows the result is too. The right answer is: 85100195894905694643910808669611193138178322815421121785149337089628722771551370036291180702134592105978444355274796416728813090502234082713012105143335237058223704797492635000525593595263 / 2173080537717717179828093958428497620958740477680447849390518719676720484473817661353157677132194901659005721111507530070237798581304539064518217727998877873988212783989568261314165080690 which is approximately 39.16108695367654004096182246608512521183496247559791165918150190702298 3) Now I really regret not picking King Kandy and Queen Frostine as my potpourri picks. 6) Did you have any other picks you wanted in this game or was bees your favourite? 7) Which vocaloid song did you listen to as your penance? 8) As of the current date, how many times has Garfield had the word lasagna appear in one of his speech bubbles in the syndicated comic strip series? 9) Provide an in-depth analysis and respond to of the following statement: "Loyalty is a fire that spreads quickly if the forest is dry." Limit 900 words. 10) Name ten things that aren't Jackie Chan. Bees?: Oh yeah, that's a solid font. Not a bad choice Ngl, I love that you have actual links and information about this. That's amazing. 3)Queen Frostine was killing it in the looks department. 6) None of my other picks were anything I felt strongly about. Just this one, and I had told the mods that. 7) Uh, I have yet to do that >.> 8) Not nearly enough. 9) I like you dude, but not so much I'd write anything that long. Nah. We like ourselves better than forcing an essay. 10) Ten Things That Aren't Jackie Chan. Silliness aside though, you've been putting a lot of work into this challenge, and I appreciate that from you. Tortoise: I'm so glad I have a capable partner. This challenge is so not for me. So I'm with you on being totally impressed by Hare. Maybe while he's doing the challenge, I can take a head start on trying to finish this race. Bees?: Y'all are a crazy team, and we are most pleased to have you. I believe in you tortoise, you can win this race! Hare: Hahahahahahaha, all r2d2. I didn't think to use browser automation or image hashing. That was genius, and I'm amazed it worked so smoothly. I just know how to run programs and stuff. I really think their reaction will be priceless if they do lose the challenge. Their posts don't look automated, since if they were, they would have had full threads like we did. Therefore their searching is probably not automated either. Imagine just, getting cut off after 3 minutes. Here's hoping they don't get lucky. Bees?: I will admit I don't even know what either of those things ARE. I'm actually a bit surprised that we were allowed to search or spam that way. I remember in the past that sort of thing being strictly unallowed, so I can see the reaction to it not going nearly as nice as we hope. Like, I fully expect some intense salt, but hey, they didn't say no. We just lucked out with people who could do it. Searching manually like I was I could have found it in under like 15 or so probably. I don't think they will stop them actually. I think they'll let them finish. If only because it's kinda fair to let them try, and it lets us know how difficult it was to find semi-manually. Hare: They only had a very limited selection of fake images, didn't they? It seems very vulnerable to a source code find and replace attack. The bot I ran only had a few images that it downloaded before it found the real image. If they try the same thing on us, they've got tons of images they would have to download ahead of time. I just know the last time this challenge was run, the losing tribe was stopped after they were unable to beat the winning tribe's time. Bees?: That's true, they did. They more went in on the spoiler mazes and fake spoilers, which is honestly really clever. Mixing the two is probably the best way, but that's very fair. Ah. Well they gave a 3 hour max limit, so maybe they'll let it run that long. We'll have to see. They do often stop people if they can't win, it depends on the challenge. Bard|Abstract Concepts Bard: As ...Bees? do you feel that you're more of an abstract concept over a tangible item? or has this question of ....Bees? become a reality in a wild twist of fate?
whichever way you answer this, know that the amount of punctuation in your name intrigues me.
Bees?: Yes? No? Possibly. We're more of Schrodinger's bees, we may or may not be bees. Who knows? Not us.
Well it's how I answered the question in the app. I was trying to think of a random something and just sarcastically answered "...Bees?" but then thought it was hilarious enough that I wanted to actually have that as the main character choice. I also knew the mods would do something ridiculous with the avatar, and boy I was not wrong.
How are you?
Bard: i dunno either. i guess we'll just find out at some point. who determines the point tho? does this presume a higher power? oh geez
i told the mods i wanna be arby's curly fries and they took my life away by giving me the choice i told silver that i didnt care for so now im a musical genius but all i really want is some damned curly fries. think about all the times i could go out and grab some just for the joke of it??? im still upset
u know may or may not be bees im doin alright. the mind numbing posting of threads with very loud music pumpin has me crusin. its been a stressful week gotta say! but we're thru to the other side now.
how's your time been in this world, elipsesbeesquestionmark?
Bees?: I apparently didn't respond to this last night like I thought I did, sorry!
Yes to all the above? Yeah.
Lol, what did you do to Silver to make him inflict you with the choice you wanted least? I'm also now craving curly fries, thanks a lot.
Spam posting is probably helpful, yeah. Though having a whole reset was something. The mods underestimating our spamming abilities is kinda funny.
Well the game itself has been pretty alright. None of the TCs I was at were dramafests or anything, they were all incredibly straightforward "this guy barely talks fam" votes. You?
Bard: i dont know what i did to silver!! he asked me to do this!! im thinking it was pine. it had to have been...
regardless, i also really want curly fries now. god, last night me was a friggen jerk eh? fuck. im actually so hungry and arbys is like... 5 minutes away. BUT NO its heckin lockdown and i gotta be a good bard.
i was right salty this morning waking up to the change in rules. but what can you do other than more thread making? hell yeahhhhhh. literally mind numbing and exactly how tuesday nights should go. my partner is super annoyed too cuz im sitting here copy pasting crap and they're like "hey uh come do stuff" and im like "lol nope i really fuckin dont wanna do tc hun"
anyways! there wasnt anything big drama filled despite going to 4 TCs in a row. First two were activity boots. Snow lep was a seemingly newer player overplayin and making alliances left right and center. and monk was also partially activity boot. gotta say goin to tc still sucks thoooo.
Bees?: Blaming Pine is always a good plan.
Please tell last night you that it owes several people curly fries now. I suppose you could get them from Arby's. I also just.. make fries in my air fryer, so that's what I would do.
Yeah, I kinda get why they changed things. The past times that challenges have gone like this, they haven't been this effective defensively from what I recall. Lol that's some dedicate. "babe, I gotta shitpost for Survivor. I love you, please understand."
Oh huh, so this whole game has been just kinda chill and slow then? Interesting. Oh, well. Snow Leopard's public posts were my favourite so I am a little sad I didn't get to meet them, but if they were making deals everywhere perhaps it's for the best. Oh yeah, even if you know what is gonna happen, having to be at TC anyways is horrible. Let's hope we've done enough work that we won't do that here and you can have a break.
Bard: i will get back to u more later but lmao shittin myself rn
Bees?: Honestly, same my dude. I don't blame you.
Bard: it ok i read political memes for 5 minutes im calm now
dear lord i wanna be able to go chill with the bf tonight.
friggen good luck buzzers
Bees?: Haha, I'm glad memes calm you down.
Ain't that a mood. Tell him that we appreciate his sacrifice if we win this.(If we lose, we still appreciate it but now we want comfort)
Thanks music man, you too.
Bard: Yeah i agree. Meme seems to be too good at just throwin it right back at ya. and then silver i just innocent i dont wanna hurt that lil guy. Pine. Pine is weak.
making curly fries in my air fryer requires having curly fries. do you think i can cut a potato with a steak knife and accomplish curly territory? please let me know so i can get these people their curly fries in short order!!
usually babe wants to shit post with me but sadly tonight we must shitpost apart. truly it has kept us miles apart. when will we be able to come together and riff off on weird thomas the tank engine gifs (please dont ask for examples).
I wouldnt say the snow lep round was chill. it was pure anxious confusion for a night before everyone just kinda talked to each other and realized what was going on. So apart from that night, yeah not TOO bad. Now you could totally meet them again cuz the mods slipped and left a redemption island board up for a hot sec LMAO. they could come back!! i feel like things have been slower here so far. i think we've all been busy with challenge that not a crazy amount of discussion is goin on so far. at least in my own perspective!
Bees?: Oh no, they can all throw down if needed. But Pine is probably the easiest to beat, I agree.
I actually have no idea how they make curly fries, I have always wondered. Maybe there's an outrageous machine just for this?
What's more romantic than shitposting together? You have a truly enviable relationship. I won't ask for examples, but I will wonder.
Ah, so you all did the thing where you talked to each other. Iconic. Oh I saw that too. Not a board, but there was a thing in the challenge post that included Redemption Island rules so whoops. But I always thought somebody was coming back ever since that first round.
Yeah I agree, you're actually the only person I've talked game with since we swapped. And you see how much of actual game talk we've done so, yikes. But that's probably not necessarily a bad thing?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 23, 2021 9:25:11 GMT
Bard Bard: Damn comin in just over the 24 hour mark ayyyo. sorry to ditch out for a full day but damn was it a nice lil vacay from survivor for a hot min. plus i didnt have to get told off by pine when i made fun of him all day > There must be an outrageous contraption that shreds the tato. then a buncha spicyness to keep the potato from comin back together maybe?? idk but we've talked about curly fries for almost 3 days now and i still havent hit that craving. imo very dumb of myself. while my relationship may be enviable for our shitposting prowess, the contents of said shitposting spontaneous and generally filled with extreme amounts of crude references. they are unholy. not meant for human consumption (nor for abstract bees either!!) 6 people going at once was a pretty big tip that there was gonna be somethin else. im wondering how soon we actually see whatever is gonna go on with that. i'd guess maybe one more round? but also there are still two players that need to come back so uhhh. i have like next to no guesses as to what is gonna be. yikes, yeah game talk is minimal. it's still the chill period where we're all feelin it out cuz we havent been pushed to make a decision lmao. at the very least it means we're all getting along pretty calmly. anyways sorry again for the dip for a full day!! I'll see you tomorrow abstract bees Bees?: Hey no worries, I did the same thing, so we're pretty even Making fun of Pine is just a benefit to playing in his game. It might be like one of those machines that make corkscrew pasta or whatever. I'm tempted to google but it's more fun to theorize. Have you gotten curly fries yet? Oh that's beautiful. That's the best kind of shitposting. Yup, like no way would you just drop that into a game and be like lol you're out forever now, bye felicia. I'm guessing we don't quite see that til merge, and yeah I guess we figured out what happened with the exiled dudes. Seemed they had some fun. I wonder how they were chosen to be the exiles though. Do you think we're likely to just stay in that place for a while? Cuz it kinda feels like we're all just gonna be chill up until we have no choice in the matter. Nah, don't worry about it. RL is important too. T/H Hare: /e dab
That's a satisfying outcome. Glad the mods didn't make them suffer too much longer than nessecary. Looking forwards to reading that forum thread postgame.
Bees?: Yeah, I appreciate that they stopped them. At least 15 was fine and it let them try.
How are you doing today?
Hare: Today we are okay. If you answer this next message rlly fast you get to decide if we have the nuts or the chocolate cereal:::
idk why I sent that when you are clearly offline, but it will decide the next time I go to get the cereal instead
Bees?: Haha, go chocolate. Treat yourself, you've earned it.
Tortoise: Whew, quite a rough week it's been for me. Hope you've had fun with Hare!
I'm curious to see what's going to happen next with 2 people at exile. Any ideas?
Bees?: I did have fun with Hare! A very cool bunny.
Well, I was going to guess that they ended up absorbed back into tribes in some way, but it seems they did it in an interesting way here. Are you happy to see Avocado again?
Bear Bear: Thank you! I'm hoping I do well too, I really don't want to go on probation again. You listen to tons of music, eh? What about jazz? Pretty much the same for me, except I guess you can replace "read a lot" with "watching Youtube endlessly", lol. I used to be pretty good at reading a book every week or so, but that slipped drastically, and now I have a huge backlog of them. Also, I like to dabble in music composition from time to time. Nothing too fancy or presentable really, just messing around and practicing for the most part. Bees?: Probation? Like grades related right? I had a semester of that when I was getting my degree, but I did graduate in the end. I'm sure you'll do just fine I do! I actually like jazz, but I probably run into it a lot less often aside from like Snarky Puppy. Haha I do that too. What's a favourite channel of yours that you recommend? Oh yeah, that was also me. I read every so often, and it's usually like I do a bingeread and then I won't read for weeks. Is it digital music composition or do you play an instrument? that's really cool! Bear: Yeah, exactly. I appreciate the support! I think I'll do fine too, I just need to learn how to not get distracted for once. Ooh, I've never heard of Snarky Puppy before. What's your favorite song of theirs? Oh yeah, that's pretty much what I do regarding reading as well, except replace "weeks" with "months", haha. I guess it's sort of like once you start a habit it's hard to break, but once you stop it it's hard to pick back up again, Newton's first law of motion and all that. Both, actually! I play a piano, and I usually record my compositions on there using premade backings as rough sketches, though I haven't actually gotten around to producing any of them yet as that actually requires work, haha. As for Youtube channels... there's this very weird one I've been watching a lot lately called Whacked-out Entertainment. Basically it's this series of videos where this middle-aged man and the cameraman talked in really stilted but adorably awkward conversations set to the music / feel of Oblivion. I've never actually played the game before, but they're still very entertaining, and most of the videos run anywhere from a minute to like 20 seconds so they're really easy to binge as well! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjijyTz4JH0Bees?: Well, if you can figure out what motivates you to stay focused or able to do assignments then that's the first hurdle conquered. Having simultaneous projects to jump back and forth too can be helpful, cuz then you're distracted by productivity! Oh! Snarky Puppy isn't straight jazz, it just takes from that. I don't know that I have a favourite exactly, but I can link you one of the ones I listen to often. Haha there are months that I don't read anything either, so I feel you Oh that's fantastic! Piano was one of those things I dabbled in a little but never actually truly learned, and I was always impressed by people who did. That is a very specific channel, I will have to check it out. Do you like history and/or mythology? There's a channel I watch a lot that is filled with history and mythology summaries that tend to be really funny, it's called Overly Sarcastic Productions. They also cover a lot of various writing tropes and why they're in stories and how to do them well or not. This is one of the videos that came out this week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJPwgGkGqAcThat video is hysterical, I love it. Bear?: Hmm, maybe! I know when I talked to people in past LSGs about productivity they'd pretty much say to put on timers or even block some websites all together for a given time, maybe I should try that. Ooh, that's pretty nice! I like how laid-back it is. It helped that I took piano lessons when I was younger, I'm sad I forgot how to read sheet music. I pretty much just play simple rhythmic chords + melody, nothing too fancy really. Oh wait, that was the book that inspired Frozen!? I vaguely remember reading about it a couple years back, but know that I know the whole plot... yeah, there's hardly any similarities at all! Except for maybe the shards thing, and the Snow Queen seems just as confusing a character as Elsa, lol. That was a pretty interesting watch, thanks! Oh, by the by, are you a fan of bill wurtz? He just came out with a new video after like a one year hiatus, his music is super catchy and creative, even a bit... jazzy, hehe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNTaVTMoNTkBees?: Oh that's never worked for me, I know that I'm an adult who can turn those things off. But timers isn't a terrible idea, but in a very specific way. Like you set a timer for say 15 minutes, and you do as much of whatever as you can in that 15, then you take a break for 5, and then go back to it. But even then that doesn't really work for me. Multitasking tends to work and having a list I can check off. Also lots and lots of background music or podcasts. Yeah, it's really good. Try this one: It's one of the songs my challenge playlist. Ah, I never really learned how to read it well. I'm more of a singer than an instrument player, so I have a decent ear for sound, I just can't tell you what it is or if it's off from the music. That still sounds really nice. Yes! It definitely was, but it didn't really borrow too awful much from it like it could have. You're welcome I am a fan of bill wurtz! I just saw that video yesterday, it's so good!!! Bear: Oh, like the Pomodoro technique? Yeah, that's a decent idea. Background music is a hit or miss for me. Like most of the time I can usually only concentrate on the music or the actual work. Though tbf that might be because most of my music is really lyrically so it probably doesn't fit the criteria of "background music" very well, haha. Ooh, I like that a lot! There's a lot of funky chords and instrumentation in there, definitely my type of jam. Idk if this is in your style or not but there's this Japanese fusion jazz band I like called T-Square, their stuff is generally pretty vibey, there's a lot of synth work in there too. Here's a link if you're interested. Wait, you can sing!? I'm so jealous! I've actually been kareoke-ing a lot lately trying to improve my singing, I'm having kind of mixed results so far, haha, but I'm hoping to be able to sing at least somewhat presentably some day. Ah, that's cool. I don't know many content creators that can take a whole year break from Youtube and come back with millions of views on their first video, haha. His stuff is just so complex and fascinating, from his abstract lyrics to jazzy chord changes, I'm very glad he didn't quit after all, hehe. Bees?: Oh I have no idea if that's what that is, maybe so? I just know building in breaks is pretty helpful overall. Oh yeah, if I'm doing work, I usually go instrumental of some kind. But sometimes I'll listen to other stuff. I'm glad you like. They're very good over all. I do love good synth instrumentals. This is very chill in the nicest way. Yes! I wouldn't say I'm amazing, but I can hold a tune. Been singing all my life, did choir and the like. I've never been to karaoke before, I've heard it's a fun time and something I must do. But I wish you the most luck. Oh yeah, there's not many. It helps that he also makes a lot of really funny things too, not just hella chill jams. His way of writing lyrics is very specific and I really enjoy his phrasings a lot. I'm also glad he didn't quit, I love his stuff. Grogu Grogu: Whoaaaa, I would be way down for a podcast that compares Biblical fiction to real world historical events. That's really cool. I love to hear about historical context for that type of stuff. I think you've probably convinced me to give it a real go next chance I get. Oh it's not a complaint! It's a really good thing. I've enjoyed talking with you for sure. I haven't been online in 16 hours and I came back to... 3 PMs. From you, Bard, and T&H. Nothing from Gummy or the Droids. I'm sorta happy to be on a tribe where I haven't had to do a whole bunch of challenge work because I just haven't had the brainspace or the time unfortunately. Any thoughts on who might go from the other tribe? We've got four of our old tribe over there but I never really felt like our old tribe was super united to stick together you know? Bees?: Well, not exactly real-world historical events, but rather the context of some stuff or if people are actually around and the same person you think it might be. That's good! It's actually been what I've been listening to as I worked today cuz it's been a while. It is one you can kinda bounce around with too if you want. I like talking to you too I logged in today to just a PM from you. So it's just really slow. Gummy doesn't PM super often, and I think Droids took a well-deserved break. And I feel that, I haven't had that much either. I don't think that group is super together, no. I think if it's not one of the people we haven't met, it could be Lohans or Zero. Grogu: Well yeah, not "Real world" or whatever. But I read a whole article one time about how dinosaurs could've existed during Bible times and how there are passages referring to dinosaurs in the book, which obviously isn't true but... I found it interesting in a speculative fiction kind of way? I guess? I logged in to FIVE whole PMs, so that's a new thing! But it is just really slow overall I feel. Gummy Bear is pretty MIA I think. Droids deserved their break, they carried us here. Honestly, I would be surprised if Zero doesn't go? I didn't dislike talking to them but it felt a little forced. They weren't interested in discussing much unless we were going to talk about who to vote out or game stuff, at least that's the vibe I got from them. Not much for small talk. I can appreciate that, but if we're not enjoying our time here, what are we even doing? lol Bees?: I'm just a history nerd really. But I also love putting into context what things were happening at the same time, ya know? Cuz the way history is taught a lot is really weird cuz it's done by cultures and less x, y, and z were happening at the same time across the world. There's this one book that actually does that with a side by side comparison, and as much as I google it, I can't find the exact one I'm looking for. But it's really kinda cool when you sorta look at what was going on worldwide simultaneously. Woah, that's so many PMs. Are you going to be okay? Can you handle that much? Yeah, it's just a weirdly very slow but also sorta fast game. Gummy Bear I've talked to the least tbh. That's exactly how I felt about Zero. They were down to talk about game strategy and the like, but anything small talk related just didn't happen. And that's half the fun of this game, so you gotta be doing both. There's a possibility they continue to slide by though. We'll see. Grogu: Well history is taught by the people who "won", which is why it's all ethnocentric. It's why US schools teach that the first settlers of America were welcomed in open arms by the Native Americans, and conveniently leaves out that whole smallpox blankets debacle. Alternative sources of historical knowledge are great. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is one of my all time fave podcasts because he dives into little known bits of history that had huge impacts on the world, or re-tells common history through a new lens. Five whole PMs, tbh I needed a break and some water in between but somehow, I managed to pull through. XD Yeahhh at one point after like 5 PMs back and forth Zero straight up asked me: "So does nobody talk about game anymore?" And was overall kinda frustrated by it. I was like... ma'am, I just replaced in, I don't know what to tell you. Honestly I haven't known anybody who has been eliminated yet so I'm kinda anxious for this one to see who goes home. Bees?: That is true. I do really enjoy having multiple perspectives for history because I think it's really important to actually pay attention to as many as you can. I've listened to some of that but it's been a while. Lol, just as long as you managed to do alright. We can't have you overburdened by PMs, now can we? Hey we called it, good job. I think I had more one-line PMs with him than I did anyone else. "Ma'am, this is a Wendy's. Even Dave Thomas is here." Grogu: Oh that's a very good line lol. I got stuck with Zero talking about our characters... he asked me why I chose Baby Yoda, so I told him a story about it, and then I asked him why Zero and he was like "Because it's a rabbit" and I was like... oh ok... well then... You get to take it easy on this one! Lucky you!! Bees?: Haha thank you, I was very proud of it when I thought it up. Oh yeah that was one of the earliest conversations, and I realized it was from Nonary Game, and I was like "is that a good game? Should I move it up my play list?" and Zero was all, "Oh I've never played the game" so yeah. Conversation lines dying on the PM cutting floor was a common occurrence. I'm very pleased to not be doing this challenge. I've done them before and I dislike them. Go knock it out of the park friend <3 Grogu: I played the Nonary Game franchise like... ten years ago o r something? Maybe not that long, but same thing happened to me where I was like "What is your favorite Zero Escape game?" And they were just like "I've never played". Yeahhh. Felt like things would just go dead pretty quickly. But I can appreciate a player who is game focused. I'll give it the old college try! no promises, but I think as a team we can work this out. Also sorry for the shorter PMs tonight -- I've been sidetracked with IRL stuff. Bees?: I've never played! I have them available, just.. haven't quite started them yet. I don't know why you'd choose a character from a franchise you don't know. Character choice should always include somebody you know something about at all. I can appreciate a player who is game focused, if you know, they don't complain about the talk not being game focused. I believe in you! Yes you specifically. No worries, I also bowed out for a little to watch some Black Sails. You're totally fine to do RL things my friend Droids Droids: Very cool! You'd be surprised at the cool stuff you can do even after a few weeks of coding if you practice a bit each day. For fun side projects you can be writing usable code very quickly! If you are interested in web stuff, I think the best thing to learn is javascript. It is kind of a weird language in some ways and you'll see it gets a lot of "hate" online but it really is the best if that is of interest to you. I usually like to have people start with codecademy ( www.codecademy.com/learn/introduction-to-javascript), which allows you to start learning to code without having to setup a bunch of stuff on your computer, which is a barrier for a lot of people. Then it's probably good to use a book like eloquentjavascript.net/. Definitely check the reddit too: www.reddit.com/r/learnjavascript/. One thing about javascript is that it requires a bit of other knowledge about web stuff (like html and css), so if you aren't sure you want to do web stuff in particular, python is also a great language to start with, I usually recommend the book "automate the boring stuff with python" which is free online. The reddit for python is also great: www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/We lost zero :/ Bees?: Thanks for the above coding information. I was worried that would happen We get Tragedy back though?. Who knows, Zero may crawl out of a hole if we're lucky, yeah? Make that Avocado cuz I can't read. Droids: Same. I hope zero will get to come back! Bees?: Yeah, that would be exciting Droids: We are both getting to sit out of this challenge, hopefully the tribe pulls through again! What do you think are the dynamics over there? I'm guessing Dave, Lindsays, and Maggie are running things? Bees?: That's true! I'm kinda glad I don't have to do this challenge. I never know just how much is smart to do, ya know? I believe in us anyways. I don't know if they'd be running everything. But they could be. I know that Zero was kind of a slow burn for a lot of people because they're so game talk and very little socialization and that's as much of a reason to boot somebody as other things. Droids: Yeah I mean if I can't use code what's the point hahah Hmm yeah that's too bad. I know zero and C3PO were really getting along! What do you make about the dynamics on our tribe if we have to go to TC? Especially now that avocado is here? I know C3PO has talked a lot to bard and I've been chatting a lot with Hare. Bees?: Haha, right? There were rules against coding this time! (ngl, I almost made a joke in the public thread quoting the don't make robots line to make some joke about how they've now effectively banned y'all from participating as you're droids, but I couldn't figure out a way to keep the joke aspect of it intact) God I don't know. Like, I don't know if the other tribe is super close to one another, I've barely talked game with anybody. Just got a line or two from Bard. I don't know if I'm just not making headway or just that's how most of them are right now. Avocado did bring up the fact that it's now 4-3 here which is not a dynamic I'm keen on. However, it sounds like they're the sort to like people according to who they are and not what tribe they were on before. Gummy Bear pops in and out a lot, but I don't have a good sense of how he is. And I've also had a fair bit of chatter with T/H. But very little is about the game at hand. Droids: Yeah Avo sent a similar message to us. I think we just haven't had to talk game yet really due to not having TC? Maybe we can try to focus a vote towards Grogu or Gummy Bear, they seem the least active. Hopefully another shakeup/merge is around the corner or we just keep winning! Bees?: Yeah true enough, these do all seem like people who talk once there's a TC and just wanna chill outside of that. In Grogu's defense here, y'all had the last challenge completely sewn up in a way that unless you had any specific ideas to contribute or anything, there wasn't much to really do. Grogu is probably the person who has PMed me most that isn't you. It's the new people who are much less chatty. Gummy Bear feels like a slow burn kind of guy. Oh there's definitely going to be some kind of shakeup, I feel it in my wings. Droids: Ha that's true. Keeping the two of us + Grogu intact is definitely ideal. I'm just worried that the 4:3 dynamic will hold. Bees?: I don't think that is the dynamic. Like sure, the numbers read that way, but I don't think this is a group of people who play by just numbers. I think that this is one who will play by actual individual connections. Or at least, they'd damn well better Droids: Haha good Anyway, no reason to get ahead of ourselves, the longer we continue to avoid TC the better Bees?: We should definitely have a slight bit of a plan, but no, we don't need to go full on panic mode yet. I think we have time to endear ourselves to the tribe if we haven't already. Avocado|BEEEEEES Avocado: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhuSDRIDHEhello there bees i loved your cameo on oprah. also im SUPER happy to end up on maroon an shit cos you guys seem like the better tribe altogether. ANYWAY whats up my mans. i wanna talk about some good shit with you right off the bat if your there so lemme know when youre on Bees?: Haha, that was the first gif I used upon game start. You have good taste. Yeah a lot of the people here are incredibly solid, it's really chill. How was getting to talk to Tragedy? He's a cool dude. Oh I'm definitely here. I'm just letting Grogu play the challenge cuz he didn't really get to contribute much to this last one and has only gotten to play one so far. I'm always down to chat Avocado: ahhh hell yeah. thats one of my favorite vids whenever someone brings up the bee movie. youve got good taste too, that character choice is fucken top notch and i wish id thought a somethin better for potpourri tragedy is REALLY fucken chill my mans. we immediately hit it off like as soon as exile forum was opened to us and we connected super well. he told me that you were his strongest connection out here and that i should definitely get to know you so im happy to meet you in the flesh. he did a jedi mind trick on me and said that were (he and i) connected now so i figure that should maybe extend to you?? he also said he was choosin tyrian purple cos he wanted to strengthen his connections with the movie stars on that tribe since they were also cool hopefully me showin up to this tribe and makin it a 4-3 in terms a 2.0 shit doesnt bother you at all my dude. fwiw im not keen on stickin to tribal lines and i think thats a lame way to play. ima go with whatever connections i feel like are strongest Bees?: To be fair, I wasn't actually picking it for Bee Movie references. I just couldn't think of anything for Potpourri and jokingly filled in "...Bees?" which I just thought was funny and made the request that it be my top choice. But I appreciate that you like it Oh man, he really is. I've missed him. It's really nice of him to speak highly of me like that. Such a solid dude. Nah, I actually already liked your posts a lot in public so I was looking forward to meeting you. I definitely get why he'd choose the other side, it gives him more chances to get to know people he hasn't and get closer to others he hadn't much. And then he doesn't have to walk back into the situation with former Star Wars and have to figure out whether anything is still lingering from their TC. Oh dude, I didn't even look at the numbers there. I kinda guessed/hoped that people would be going on individual connections and feelings rather than just who they happened to be with before. For what it's worth here, not all that much gamewise has even really been talked about. So I have no idea where things are actually at. We just kinda chilled a bunch and did a lot of team bonding while were shitposting together. Avocado: tbh i couldnt think a anything for like. the majority a the choices. hell i cant tell you half a the things i picked anyway cos i literally dont remember. i think i picked whatever was funniest to me at the time and basically avocado stood out to me for some reason?? idk thats what i said i wanted to talk to you about. im happy im not viewed as like. the guy who just got a free ride past that challenge and only came in after?? like thats not the vibe ive gotten at least but i could be totally wrong about that so who knows. but yea im also thinkin that part a why he let me go to maroon was cos he thought wed be safer in our respective places?? i mean he aint even wrong but like. you know what i mean. BUT YEAH i did hear about how his first tc went down and cos of that he also said that he wasnt close to the original members here at all. so really if he came back here the only connection hed have would be with you and then hed be placin both me and himself at risk from there. but yeah i think youre pretty chill already. at least outta all a the new people that ive talked to so far. that plus we share a common ally in plaguis means that i think weve got a pretty decent future ahead a us?? at the very least you dont strike me as someone that i wanna get out at all cos unlike a few a the people i voted out from the past tribes you can actually carry a conversation. the whole 'no idea a the dynamics' lines up with what ive heard from other peeps to tho Bees?: Yup, I had the same problem. I want to say that I put a more interesting d&d class, but who am I kidding, I probably was a basic bitch and put down rogue. Avocado is a very solid choice honestly, so much meme potential, which is really the way to go. As far as I know nobody sees you that way. For that matter like, it was unclear how y'all ended up as the people exiled anyways. And I guess I'm a little more favourable to people showing up late cuz like we had a replacement so I'm kinda cool with it. I think he's right. I don't know that he would have been in danger here, but he'd have much less wiggle room should people want to bring up old shit. And he was a possible countervote to Tim during our one TC, so really the other side is probably best for him. I can't say I have any idea about the dynamics of your tribe because well, nobody's talked about it. I got a very tl;dr from Bard, but that told me nothing about anybody other than the Snow Leopard round. Thank you, we bees try our best. I'd like to think that's the case Wait, conversation? That's a thing people can do in this game? Are you sure? I think most people were just focused on spamming the shit out of the last challenge and then just your former peeps were chilling from having to be at a TC at all. I honestly have no idea how a TC we'd go to right now would shake down. Avocado: i put down beastmaster but judgin from the site they got their icons from that wasnt actually an option so like. im lookin like booboo the fool right now. unrelated but how many people asked you if you like jazz so far? i was considerin doin that then realised itd beunoriginal yea i have no idea how we were exiled and if there is a specific reason i wouldnt be able to figure it out for the life a me. like maybe there is or somethin but i dont have a clue and neither a us asked either way. i honestly have no idea what other people think a him cos like. ive gotten generally positive vibes on him from c3po but if hes in danger then id want him to be as safe as possible. ok so on our old tribe it was boring af. pineapple was the first vote because she NEVER talked. like she didnt send a single message from the swap up until she was eliminated so like. thats the easiest vote ive ever been a part of (9-0 since she self voted). then snow lep blew up by makin different alliances with different people and straight up lying to their faces. which obviously got outed quick and made 7-1 when people bothered to compare notes. then monk went cos he was the next least active and that was a 6-1. so i was kinda burnt out with the whole cycle there but exile was a great relief by that what do you think a the chocolate members by the way? hopefully everyone has been fun to talk to so far. Bees?: Beastmaster is a good choice. Shame it didn't happen. Only Gummy Bear asked that. I will admit I forgot it was a reference, we were just idly talking music. And I do actually like jazz. RNG chose you among us all, congrats. I had a pet theory that the Hole'd players voted or something on who to send, but that also makes no sense. Droids do seem to like them, I think it was more paranoia that when push came to shove maybe Droids would be very fine just voting him out. If Finn hadn't replaced out, he probably had more to be worried about, but Grogu is here instead. But he's probably safer over there, and y'all get a whole round to acclimate. That sounds exactly like the TCs we've had. I didn't hear that she self-voted, rip. Yeah I heard Snow Leopard was spicy, but that was it. I feel you, just booting largely boring people is a lot. Chocolate? If you mean this tribe, I got some thoughts. Bard and Bear aren't super chatty, but when they are they're interesting. Hare probably put in the most effort after Droids in this challenge. I honestly don't have solid reads on anybody from your former tribe as we've exchanged very very few PMs. I've been describing this game as feeling like it's a good 6 hours behind where it should be in terms of activity and interaction, and that hasn't changed. Droids is hella active and very charming. Grogu runs more similar to your former tribe, but he's got a lot of cool interests. That's about all I got cuz this phase has felt like we all mutually agreed to not talk anything game until we absolutely had to. And I don't think anyone is about to break that. Avocado: tbh since a good few of them have already been eliminated i dont think that it would be fitting for them to vote. plus theres little reason for em to care and even some a em that do care wouldnt have met everyone so it wouldnt be fair. but yeah he said that he got the same impression back on the old tribe. like how finn said to him that he didnt want rey or droids to go and that just left plaguis himself?? idk he wasnt the most active after the first day or two so i dunno how he functions in like. a realistic tribe scenario. but yeah basically my relationship with him is why i wanna help you out on this tribe and make sure both a us make it to the merge okay. i dont think thats too unrealistic considerin everythin in play?? i mean ive already got chill vibes from you so i can see what plaguis meant yeah thats kinda fair. i feel like you got the players from my tribe that are kinda,, less active?? ranger and the hydra are the only ones i can think of that are like. super active past the first couple days so thats totally understandable. i think if a tc happens then its gonna kick up or some shit but thats hopefully not gonna be a thing. i do feel like this game states been kind a stagnant tho so your right on that front. but im down with a more relaxed tribe, mosta my first few hours here have been just scopin things out and seein the pace a everything ANYWAYS lets talk business an shit. what kinda music do you like?? i like sharin that kinda stuff with people and i wanna get to know you better in general Bees?: Oh I don't think so either, but it was a passing thought. Finn was very hedgy and while he was very honest, he would use that to misdirect you. Which is kinda fair. he's on and off activitywise, so who knows? I'm very down for that. You're a breath of fresh air in fact, it's been far too long since anyone really gave actual gametalk any effort. I don't feel particularly worried there either, but I like having more insurance. Ah, okay I wondered about that. They're fine, they're just very passive PMwise. I agree, once TC happens then actual shit will happen. But it feels like they're just going to bank on not going to TC at all rather than plan anything in advance. Do you think my assessment is pretty accurate then? Considering the lack of much actual interaction I had no idea if my impressions were anything correct. Oh I like all sorts of music. My latest taste has trended towards a lot of punk and queercore, but I'll listen to a mix of stuff. This has been the song of today:
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 24, 2021 2:02:40 GMT
Avocado Avocado: okay so like. youre going to laugh here my mans. but people from chocolate have basically said the same thing about the guys from your side too (the fact that nobody is actually willing to talk game). is it like a situation where everyones sayin something surface level and hopin to get information outta someone? i thought it was a place where everythin was stagnant and literally everyone was just waiting to go to tribal council but if you wanna get that game talk on then im completely open to it as well i think your assessments are p accurate tho. bard gives a bit more content wise than gummy bear, but theyre both pretty chill. the hydra used to be slightly more active, but theyve dropped off slightly since the first swap finished. dont have a solid impression on grogu just yet, while ive kinda been hitting it off with the droids even if they are reluctant to talk about the tribe and stuff. ALSO i have a proposal. do you wanna like. officialize workin together and lookin out for each other here? i say we keep our relationship COMPLETELY on the down low and protect each other from other people bringin up our names as potential boots. then we meet up with plaguis when the merge comes, join back up with the guys we were missin and potentially have a better handle on the game from there. i like you and dont want you goin anyway so i figure a formal agreements the way to go here. i dont think anyone knows we already got that connection and i intend to keep it that way ooooh hell yea. what do you think of these? www.youtube.com/watch?v=czszZ-sgBTQwww.youtube.com/watch?v=yn4RoMYvU7YBees?: Hahahaha. None of them have asked me about game. I did give Bard a rundown and did ask him, but it came up in a natural way in our conversation. I'm more than willing to talk game if people were to just ask me or conversation flows that way, but well you gotta ask. I think it's exactly that. I think both Droids and Grogu are hesitant on that front just inherently and wait for other people to bring stuff up. Stagnant feel is never something I'm fully comfortable with, so yes please, I'd like to talk game. Everybody feels pretty chill and frankly a little hedgy. Yeah that's just how Droids is. They're chatty and charming, but if they can avoid talking about hard stuff, pretty sure they will. I don't mind them, but it does make for hard to talk actual planning. Yes please, I would like that a lot. I completely agree on that front, I think it benefits us a lot more if we aren't obviously pals. I had a similar deal with Tragedy in that I don't think anybody knew he and I were close, aside from now you. I imagine some people are going to theorize you and he are close come merge, but eh, we'll get there when we get there. I'm very down. I like you too so it works extra good for me. The first is the kind of stuff I've been listening to lately, the second is truly a masterpiece of composition and mix of styles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB_8YdRC-ZQwww.youtube.com/watch?v=W-UPYJ7ugBMBear Bear: Yeah, that's pretty much the Pomodoro method iirc, except it's 25 minutes instead of 15. The problem is I don't know a lot of good instrumental music that also doesn't bore me. Maybe I could try out the Pokemon soundtracks, haha. I'm glad you like it! I'll try to link other stuff I come across when I come across it. Hey, you should definitely flex your singing skills at karaoke some time. I used to do choir for a bit, but I've long past that now. The thing is I can sing kind of in tune as song as the notes aren't too high above my range, but damn, do I just hate my singing voice, lol. It's just so flat and boring. Thanks for the wishes, I'll try to do my best! Yeeah. I remember the first video of his I watched was his History of Japan, and when he did one for the Entire World I remembered it got a lot of traction for a while. Jeez, I can't believe that's almost 4 years old now, time flies by way too fast. Bees?: Ah, well, I find shorter periods of work and shorter breaks kinda works slightly more. Pokemon music isn't terrible for that. I will admit a lot of my instrumental playlist used to have a ton of Homestuck music in it, because it's all really good for background and still keeping hype up if need to. Thank you! Haha, that's what I've heard. Will have to seriously look into it post-pandemic. Ah, is your range fairly narrow then? I can get not liking how you sound then, but I'm sure you'll improve with enough practice History of Japan and the Entire World I do watch a lot, but that wasn't my introduction to him. There's a very small little song thing that I like a lot. This one www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZUcpVmEHukGrogu Grogu: Nonary Games are interesting. They're great for the story, exactly one time all the way through, then I see no need to ever touch them again. The whole point of those games is the story. The plot twists. Once you know them, I guess playing through it with "full information" might be interesting? But as much as ppl talk about them I've never found them really compelling.
What is Black Sails?
Bees?: Lol, so only play them once, got it. I do like story centric games, I guess I will move them up my to play list then. At least somebody understands how to sell a game, jeez.
Black Sails is a show, which you can probably guess is about pirates. If you are familiar with Treasure Island, this is essentially looking at what happened before all of that story, like a prequel kind of show. What I really like about it is that it includes quite a bit of historical pirates in the middle of it, like Anne Bonny and Calico Jack are there for inexplicable reasons but I wouldn't change that for anything. It was on Starz though, so it gets a bit graphic at times. One of the best parts of it is that everyone is very very smart at all times, so they're all making plans and moves in incredibly smart ways. It's really cool if you like that sort of thing.
T/H Hare: Yeah, he's a nice player. It's good since you get to meet another new person before merge. I wouldn't have minded meeting darth plague either myself. How
Bees?: Seems like half of your message got eaten by the board. How indeed.
How soon do you think we're looking at merge here? I'm thinking we have maybe 2 rounds not counting this one til then maybe?
Hare: I probably should be thinking about that more, eh? Tortoise thinks we're merging soon. I think they might do something silly with the returnees before we merge. If you look at the usergroups, most of them are still in the game. Most of the inactive ones are permanently gone, though.
Bees?: Yeah I did notice that. But also the announcement when we got Avocado says that people aren't falling in holes anymore, so whatever was happening there is now over I think. Something is probably happening soon, it is unclear what, but I'm feeling it in my wings, things are gonna get silly before they settle.
Bard Bard: Got one yoke on Pine during the challenge. That's all ive gotten during the past couple days so im thinkin I'll need to really hammer down at some point.
So i havent got curly fries yet but i did get a curly fry kitchenaid attachment (it can do all the veg!) and im going to attempt this feat tomorrow evening. ive got smoked paprika, white pepper, and a dried sriracha powder to coat the fries and some peanut oil to fry in. im legit determined to get the best curly fry that I can.
I cant figure that out at all for how they were chosen. back on the last tribe before monk went he said he had found an image that said to post in his confessional but the mods had said it was gone. im kinda wondering if that had somethin to do with it but apparently this was really early on (like second round). plus pennies?? oh god is there an economy in this game?? do we need to be fiscally responsible
I dont know but i think things have shaken up a touch especially with a new member. Avo has seemed like the front runner of the OG food tribe, but he's been chill. it also seems awko with old tribe numbers, but i dont think that may be a factor? ive always had the feeling that this game was more about connecting and playin regardless of where we started out at. at least thats how the initial 6 tribe split twist felt to me.
And yeah RL is important. I was feelin a touch burnt out and had a nice cathartic past couple-a days. im in it now though. did the challenge and i think it went pretty well for me. didnt quite post numbers like the hare but i think we gotta good shot.
im feelin like merge is coming close and probably also some returnee to twist stuff up. i imagine it's gonna be all over the place
Bees?: Nice, well done. You should go out on those TC questions to really rub it in.
Oh! That's amazing, you'll have to show me your end results, or tell, either way. That's really cool. And sounds amazing.
Oh, huh, interesting. Maybe it was a choice thing? I don't wanna be fiscally responsible, I didn't sign up for that. But I bet it's some sort of auction or something. There typically is.
Yeah it's felt a bit different, which is something. Oh was he? Interesting. I didn't actually have any sense of dynamics from anyone on your former tribe or before, so thanks. I don't think it'll be due to tribe lines(i hope?) but rather individual interactions. And the game design seems to be suggesting that we do that.
We did have a good shot, but alas it didn't pay off in the end.
Oh I agree, also I noticed when Zero left, they said that falling down holes wasn't a thing anymore, so that concerns me. As does TC here. I've really liked talking to you and would love to have a sense from you what you think will be shaking down here. We can also just like, cut the fluff and just do TC talking if you'd rather.
Droids Droids: Ouch
Bees?: Yeaaaah. The moment we were down to 2 for the last few rounds I knew we were fucked. I think we messed up in some of our planning because Bear should have lasted longer and somehow that isn't what happened. But still, it was a beautiful display by the other team.
How you feeling about people here atm?
Droids: Yeah I think the planning was off for sure. Oh well! I think we can probably try to work with Bard and Hare to figure out what's going on?
I think we can maybee try to go for gummy bear? What do you think?
Bees?: That's what I was thinking, yeah. I just worry a little about myself here ya know? Gummy Bear is a possibility. I could see them bringing up Grogu too. We'll just have to see what happens. Avocado being immune might just be a good place to start since he can't exactly go home and something weird is likely to be coming up, so he has less to lose by being honest I think?
Droids: Yeah good point, I've had a good back and forth with Avo too so far. I think we can point it to Grogu over you if it's going to be one of us 3 so I wouldn't worry. We'll keep you in the loop with whatever we hear.
Bees?: We probably can, though that makes me sad. But like, if that's what we gotta do, then that's what we gotta do. I haven't heard any name from anybody, and since TC started, I've only talked to you. So you know, worry but I'm not the sort that does things out of panic when there's so much time yet.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 24, 2021 3:17:04 GMT
Bard Bard: OK I took your TC question advice and tried to really nail him. he better feel the sting of the bard!! We'll see! I dont wanna post pictures for like the whole anon thing but ive got a food posting thread in my conf that i will absolutely post it in. i try to cook a lot so the thread is already packed with goodies. and yes im that kinda person who will waste away watching youtube food videos for hours. Yeah i think avo was just the only one with any larger semblance of activity. we actually had an elim from all three og starting tribes while there, so it's an interesting vibe. i think that still leads to that whole idea of individual interactions. i feel like it's something to continue here too. and yeah the TC thing!! sorry i read and respond from top to bottom, we can cut to the chase! i like fluff tbh but there's always a time and place. my main thoughts going in are looking forward to like merge and whats gonna go on there. i feel like who we connect with is a better determiner of how and who we go through the game with and ive been vibin here, bees. i know its been a bit slower, but at least we get easy understandins ya know? i wanna work with you and really go into whatever comes next in the game figurin it out so we're not dancing around stuff in the anticipation of a tc that may or may not happen. right now, i feel like im not connecting much with gummy. i dont know your feelin's on em but it might be a startin point at least. Bees?: Well done. Okay then that's perfect, I hope they turn out wonderfully. I love watching youtube food Oh that's right, you did. So would you say you're more balanced overall then? I prefer the individual approach pretty much always. So do I It was more if it's faster or necessary, less fluff is always easier. Yeah, I've been looking at that merge looming and thinking accordingly. I also agree, you're pretty chill overall and it feels like there's a lot less hedgy bullshit, which I appreciate. I'd very much like to do that with you too I don't dislike Bears, but out of your former peeps he's the one I've had the least conversation with. And overall in this tribe, even Avocado who just got here has given more content. I wouldn't hate a vote there if that's where the tides turn. Grogu Grogu: Heheh. If you play them let me know! The first one is interesting, they all have awesome branching paths and once you beat it once you can go back and see all the points where the paths can diverge to try and discover all of the story. And without spoiling too much, you don't really know the full story until you've seen every path, since things on one path can change the context of what happened on another path. Actually I didn't guess pirates lol. Whoops. But that sounds interesting. I don't mind a graphic show - nudity, or violence. I watched Game of Thrones without flinching, and GoT was pretty over the top a lot of the time. I think I could handle it. Maybe I'll add it to the list. Also hey! We're at our first TC, finally! Go us! Bees?: I absolutely will. If we had had TC off, I was thinking of trying them tonight but alas we do not, so not likely. I appreciate that's built in. I'm a bit of a completionist, so if I can get every storyline and ending, I'd like to. That's really cool Oh haha, I guess I just looked at the name and it was very pirates. Okay then it's about on par with GoT, possibly a little less graphic actually. I just don't assume everyone is cool with that, so I give disclaimers. We are! And wouldn't you know it, people are finally actually talking some game. Who knew being at TC meant you'd try to get a plan for TC? I'd like to work with you here if we can Bear Bear: Ah, I see, I never watched Homestuck before. I mean, you can always karaoke from home! That's what I do, I have a little karaoke box set up right by my TV. I probably won't have time for it tonight though thanks to TC. Yeah, it's kind of narrow, what's annoying is that my voice seems to completely shift in timbre when I go from low to high, I can't really explain it. Oh yeah I've watched a lot of his quick little songs too, haha and also super relatable. I've been wondering, are you close to C-3PO / R2-D2 from your last tribe? From what I've gathered not many people have gotten along with them well. I'm not opposed to voting for them, but if you're thinking anything different I'd like to hear it 'cus I'd like to work together this TC. Bees?: Oh, it's a webcomic. But a flash one, so there's a lot of like music panels and stuff. I suppose I can! I do sing along with music as I listen a lot. That's sad, rip karaoke machine. No that kinda makes sense, I think a lot of voices can do that? There's a thing called a head voice and a chest voice, might be along those lines. I will admit, I know very little about what that means, just that terms that exist. Close, eh. I like Droids, but I wouldn't say I'm necessarily super close. But that's interesting, I wouldn't have thought that Droids didn't get along with people. I would have thought they'd be someone everybody liked. That would be really nice, yeah I'm feeling things out at the moment cuz I am unsure where anything sits. Do you think a Droids vote has traction? Droids Droids: We are at the same point, so let's see where everyone is at before we worry.
Bees?: I think Bear is a viable option. I do worry that you might be a possibility too. Like, I think all three of us former Olives are being tossed around for various reasons. Some being just our tribe didn't go to any other TCs and numbers would be good to cutdown, but also they have a number advantage. Also merge is looming, and maybe try to control who shows up in challenges. There's all sorts of rationalizations that I can see that people could be juggling around.
Droids: Yeah it's definitely a possibility, I'm putting all of my trust in C3PO's social game haha
Bees?: Haha, we can hope. I'll let you know what I hear, but this feels like it's going to be an amazingly messy tribal.
Droids: Yeah Avo is chill but they have immunity so easy for them to be haha
Bees?: Haha, that is very very true. This TC feels very tension. I want a nap ;~;
Avocado Avocado: okay yeah thats basically the story thats been goin around. everyones waitin to talk game until tribal council happens and now that its actually happenin its like. people are confused on what to do?? personally i think that there are two pretty consensus people who are the targets from each 2.0 tribe. im wonderin if you see it the same way as i do but basically its the two that dont really have as strong connections with people and arent the biggest on anyones list in gummy bear and droids. grogu and plaguis dont really care for droids afaik and i dont really think that anyone is willing to stick their neck out for gummy. this is gonna be a bit of a messy tribal since noones really BAD per se but i think that if we play it properly we wont make any enemies
i mean its kinda obvious that he and i are at least somewhat close considerin we spent three days together but i dont think that theyll think were a big threat or anything. personally for this round ima be lookin out for you and makin sure that you aint an option durin this tribal council. the two i mentioned beforehand are gonna be the most viable imo since people from my side think that grogu doesnt have any real loyalties and im wonderin which a the two you would prefer. i honestly dont mind either a gummy or droids goin BUT if you have different ideas lemme know
Bees?: Alright cool that's kinda what I was figuring was the case here. Like those are entirely all the names I was pretty sure were going to be shopped about. I didn't realize Grogu didn't exactly like Droids, but then again, I don't know who Grogu likes really, he replaced in after a quiet TC and then we swapped, so he's been really behind and I think there's been some people who didn't reach out nearly so much. And he's also been in and out activitywise which does not help. So if I'm thinking out loud here, there are probably some people who have in the back of their mind the worry of oh no are numbers just going to dictate how this tribe plays out? Which while I don't think anyone is actually doing that, I do think that the elimination probably should support that narrative of the 4 isn't just going to pick off the 3 just cuz. So I would lean towards Bear just from that. On the other hand though, I think we're all looking at numbers and looking at merge probably looming near what with all of those pennies and the fact that the mods mentioned that falling in holes is no longer a thing, ie, whomever goes here is almost assuredly not a returnee, I can see the argument for looking at droids and wanting to make a move to take out a potential merge challenge threat. Now is that a something I want to do? *heavy shrugs* I like Droids, during this phase they've been the most consistent in talking to me and I don't think they have too many friends overall. So that's some of where I'm at. I see the arguments and ways of spinning certain votes that could happen. But I don't know what I want, and what is best for me personally and my continual survival in this game. I don't even know if I'm on the table fully.
Yeah true enough, and I don't think people would. I appreciate that, I really do. I do think they are right that Grogu doesn't have any real loyalties, but the same can be said about Droids. Their main person was the guy who replaced out, and Grogu did not pick up the same goodwill Finn had earned, and the other person they even slightly had was Zero, who just left. All of their actual options are all here I think. Grogu might be able to pick up new friends in a merge situation, he might not.
I realize this PM is largely a massive shrug, but I'm just giving you what I'm thinking at the moment. But also, there's a lot of time in this TC yet, so I'm not going to solidly be in on something that I won't shift off of. Very Sandra here, as long as it's not me, I'm kinda okay, but I know that the reasons have to be good.
Avocado: i dont think its that grogu actively dislikes droids at all but he mentioned pretty openly to me that he didnt feel strongly about his 'tribemates' considerin he never tested bonds with them and didnt share a first tribe with em. i think that grogus motives are a mystery and that hes most likely gonna do whats in his best interest and side with whatever majority is open and keep bein social with people. at least thats what id do if i just replaced in. my line a thinkin has basically been the same thing which is why ive been sayin that im open to workin with people regardless a previous tribal lines. i dont really think that votin together last tribe really proved any loyalties beyond 'i feel good enough about you to not vote you out'
personally i think everyone knows that a group a four takin out someone from the group a three isnt going to look good on anyones resume and certainly wont do any favors for the other tribe. ive been talkin it out with other people and theyve also said that gummy bear is probably the weakest conversationalist and doesnt really bring anything to the table beyond bein an easy number thatd follow people. which i dont think is what you want around and its not something that would mean he deserves to stay over the droids.
i get the feelin that youre not like. pushin gummy bear too hard for me cos i came from the same tribe he did and votin him out would mean that im down to 1? but i meant it when i said that im not thinkin about this game by original tribal lines at all and im much more interested in maintainin my relationship with you than i am about protectin someone whos an easy number. if im wrong on this then feel free to tell me but im genuinely open to whatever
Bees?: Ah okay. Grogu doesn't feel strongly about me? Sad. But yeah I can't blame him for doing whatever is in his best interest, I expect nothing less from him. Though in some ways that makes him kind of dangerous. It's also what I would do in his shoes though. All the TCs this game has felt that way from what I understand. Also after the first 6 dropped, knowing that there was a possibility anybody you voted out could come back, minimizing any negative feelings anybody could have about you seemed like the priority. But I think we all know that's about to change, so our motives are about to change in line with that.
True enough. Bear is... fine, but feels more like a number in a pocket. At least you know which pocket he'd be in, but then again, so would everybody and in a merge that's probably not helpful.
Oh, god no. It wasn't about you both being food. I'm more thinking aloud and weighing options and reasons. I also was surprised that Droids even was coming up at all. I didn't expect that after all they've contributed. I just don't have strong feelings about frankly anybody on this tribe. Which is a lot of why you showing up was great, because at least there was finally somebody who felt like a longterm friend. I can do Bear for sure.
T/H Hare: That's what they said last time, until Zero III fell into a hole! Who knows. But we are indeed in TC, so we're sending someone somewhere. And that somewhere isn't the impending merge, presumably. Whatchu thinking/hearing? Bees?: Oh did they? I missed that. Okay. Hmmmmm. The mod communication this game is confusing! Well, so far I've heard conflicting wagons of Bear or I think Droids? Which I will admit I'm surprised by the Droids, especially on a lack of connection front, but I can see it on a keep nice numbers and bump a person who could win individual immunity in merge front. Bear is also somebody I can't say I've connected to too strongly, so that one I understand. Bear just feels like a guy who is here, you know? So if that is in fact what is happening, I think my preference is for Bear but if that's not happening or there's other reasons, I'm open for discussion. Former Tribal lines aren't my guiding force, but rather how I feel about individuals. And I like you two, so you're not somebody I'd consider. Hare: eah, we're not voting off droids after all he's done on this tribe. That would be silly. I like you guys too (i keep thinking bees like, bees plural), and I like droids as well. I'm okay with voting off bear. He was originally not going to survive chocolate (is that the tribe we were on before this? whatever it was), but snow lepp overplayed and took his place in the boot order. Bear is busy because he's going into college anyways... like, it's totally fair to just give him the bloody time off. it's only going to get more intense for him on both fronts. Also, we got the same thing as you (presumably did?) since the last message: gummy bear point blank said to us that droids are not connected in this tribe and we can vote them out. He's just not playing the same game as we are at this point. is it just us or do the messages just feel like they're coming in slow tonight? Everyone messaging everyone, or what? Bees?: Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Like hearing Droids was insane considering how much they'd put into challenges, but I could see the big brain play there. Haha, that's okay, we think of ourselves that way too I think you were on Chocolate, yeah. Then if that's what was going to happen then like, may as well? He did mention that yeah, and may as well. And he just feels like slightly less effort here, ya know? Yep, that's exactly where I got it. Bear asked me how I felt about Droids, because he was saying that a lot of people weren't feeling close, and I was very hmm :thinking:. I appreciate the hussle, but it's odd. Oh no, they're hella slow, but that's also been this tribe? I think people are just intensely thinking or something.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 24, 2021 12:29:13 GMT
Bear Bear: Ahh. I knew there was a webcomic but you got me thinking there was an animated version of it too for a second there, haha. I didn't know they had music panels, that seems pretty neat. Yeah, I've heard about that through my brief research, that's probably what that is. I mean for me personally it's kind of off and on. Like sometimes I have good conversations with them but then other times things feel kind of flat. Yeah, the only name I've heard this TC is C-3PO & R2-D2, so it sounds like that's where the votes are lining up rn. Bees?: It is an animated version Just inherently. There's even minigames at times with plot in them. It's really one of a kind in several ways. How much music research have you done? Ah, is it dependent on which head is talking to you? Cuz I'd say C3-P0 is a better conversationalist than R2, but if you're only getting R2, then that tracks. You're the first to give me an actual name, and I haven't heard anything to the contrary. Thanks Bear: Oh, seriously!? I was assuming it was this ordinary web comic the entire time, damn. I might have to check it out sometime. I mostly just looked up a couple articles the other day on how to improve my singing, basically. I've learned you're not supposed to drink/eat dairy before singing which is kind of a problem because uhhhh I literally only drink milk, lol. I got a new filter for the fridge earlier but the water still tastes really weird and tends to make me physically ill if I drink too much of it. Maybe I'll find a workaround someday. I've talked to C3-PO for the most part, R2 shot a brief message right at swap but hasn't messaged back since. It's no problem! Take some time to think about it and lmk what your thoughts are, or if you're thinking about voting someone else. Bees?: Oh lol no. It is one of a kind. Ah, well it's more you don't want those because they leave a bit of a film in your throat. My solution for water has been lemon juice. I put enough so that's what I taste more of, and then I can actually drink significant amounts of water. Ah okay, they don't really label who is who a lot so you kind of have to guess. Yeah, I'll have to get back to you on that. I still haven't heard anything else, so if that's what has to be then, I guess sure? I wasn't really thinking of voting for anybody specific. I just want to keep around people that I get along with as much as possible, that's just applicable to most of the tribe here unfortunately. Bard Bard: i think the inidivualistic approach is best! its like, predetermined placements in tribes doesnt determine who youre going to work best with it just provides more evidence for it. i feel like moving a meta towards thinking about the game in a way thats less tribal more holistic creates a far more interesting one to play. plus it means we get to make those more genuine connections. as for the vote, its something i feel could happen. gummy seems to want to go for the droids and i dont want to go that way. if its not something youre comfortable with thats really okay. i wanna work with yall on this and you know hopefully in the future too! Sorry im doing this on phone! i sent a bit early whoops. i meant to also say that gummy is nice but i feel like ive also had more interaction with you, grogu and the droids already. maybe not in volume but rather actual discussion and connecting Bees?: Yes exactly! Like so what RNG put you together with that person, you aren't required to connect to them most. I just want to work with people I like, it doesn't matter when I met them. And I will always play that way and hope other people are too. As far as I can tell the vote is absolute on Gummy at this point, there's nobody fighting it and quite a few that are for it. I'm also for it. And yeah, I heard he was shopping Droids, and I don't like that either. I also feel like he asked people and nobody was close enough to tell him that voting Droids just wasn't on the table for anybody. I would like that too I am very for that vote. No worries. Phone posting happens. And that's kind of exactly how I feel. I've talked to him the least overall, and I want people I can actually talk to. that's the cut and dry of it. Grogu Grogu: Yes you're one of my faves from the old tribe. You and Maggie were my favorites, so I'm happy to work with you here! Have you heard anything fun yet?
(Sorry, been a hell of a night. Just now finally checking in.)
Bees?: A bit yeah. So it seemed like early in the round Gummy Bear decided to shop around whether or not people liked Droids with the clear agenda of wanting the vote to be there. But nobody was really having it, and most people were really just set to vote Bear out. And that hasn't really gone away. Now, I don't think anyone has told him that he's in danger, and they're more just nodding along with this weird vote he's pushing but as far as I can tell, the vote is actually on him.
No worries. I hope it gets better.
T/H Hare: I think it's more of a small brain play than a big brain play. Gummy bear never asked us anything about droids, so I guess he just did a survey of the tribe on how they feel about droirds, no one gave him anything because no one feels close to him, and he's just playing with bad data.
Gah, it's only been one round and I feel like the game has stalled so much. it was because the round was so many bloody extra hours, that's why. I bet you feel way more stalled from being on a winning streak tribe, ?
Bees?: Yeah that's true. He probably was like hm, let's throw darts at this name and see if I get a bullseye. It was just very out of nowhere. Poor guy.
Oh I feel you. Game has felt stalled for a very long time. Even those first two phases where every tribe had TC, it was all activity related. The first TC I had was at least something cuz we all had done well on the challenge, and really Hatsune hadn't done anything horrid, just didn't log in for 18 hours. Tim was also an activity boot, gave one liners. My whole game has been easily decided because there's an obvious vote. It's all stagnant.
Hare: Yeah... and here on chocolate every vote was activity too. Or over playing. Pineapple straight up did not log on. Monk sent one-liner messages. Wolf was new; he had no clue what to do.
The snow lepp round was kind of interesting, since they were a hyperactive newbie who overplayed to the max and everyone got all caught up chasing all the groupchats she made and lies she told, but it really felt like we were a spectator during the whole thing. Like, who cares what lepp is doing, it's over for them and we know it. Just put down the votes and don't worry about cleaning up the mess they made. It doesn't matter. None of this matters.... darkness misery pain and despair.... okay, no, positive thinking only here.
It kind of feels like this game has been a newbie slaughterfest. like the only person that doesn't seem new we voted out so far is maybe monk? idk. zero III? never met him.
Bees?: Oof, that's just sad. A lot of this game has felt sad.
At least she was trying right? Like I feel if you're going to be a newbie, it is better to go out due to something you're doing than by not doing enough. You learn something from going out due to actions, and nothing by doing nothing. I did really like her posting though, she had a lot of energy that I think the game is missing.
You may be right, but I also feel like this game has had slightly more newbies than typical as well. Zero did not feel like a newbie, I wouldn't say they're super old-school, but they've at least played enough they know what's up. But a game that drops so many people so fast does not tend to be super newbie friendly either.
Tortoise: Yeah, Snow Leopard was a disaster waiting to happen. I didn't expect her to go off this early though. She just made it impossible for anyone to trust her. To give you an idea: - At the animals tribe, it was pretty clear Wolf was getting voted out immediately, because Wolf was the only one not PMing. Still, Leopard felt the need to openly question whether Bonobo or us were their no1. - At the Chocolate tribe, Leopard told us at one point that she'd made an alliance with people who were not us and that she wasn't going to tell us who it was.
There's probably a number of other stuff that I've already forgotten about, but that's how dealing with Leopard was.
Anyway, I'm happy we've come together and that we've all agreed on the vote.
Bees?: Hey Tortoise, it's been a hot minute.
That sounds like a lot, I do not blame you for the outcome from that then. Sounds like baby's first social game, bless her heart.
Avocado Avocado: if he does feel strongly about you he didnt actually say anythin about it to me. fwiw he DID say that you were a good conversationalist and that he wasnt goin to be targeting you at all (somethin that we agreed on) but im hesitant to say that hes implyin that you guys are allied or whatever. im suspectin that hes just goin with whoever he feels best about and that he doesnt have any real big allegiances throughout this until like. the merge hits and he would actually have the wiggle room to do so. but yeah i think that the right move for a game with returnees is to just always vote out the weakest players so that they cant come back with any ammunition to use against you in particular cos everyones just agreein to it. idk but thats just my perosnal opinion on that t+h actually brought up to me that keepin gummy bear around could be a detriment cos it would just draw attention. and if weve drawn attention they aint gonna cut gummy bear first, theyll start by cuttin people who were in control a chocolate which i dont think would be great tbh its only gummy whos actually pushin droids. grogu hasnt declared where hes leanin yet but droids, you, hare, me, and bard are all leaning towards getting gummy out anyway and since grogu finds him to be less than active i dont think theres going to be any strong opposition to this vote. but yeah i think as much as people expected this to be chaotic and shit this is pretty much an open and shut case. hell it might even be a blindside cos i dont think anyones gonna tell gummy hes the one gettin votes Bees?: Oh okay, I was more joking tbh But yeah okay, that tracks with what I would expect. I appreciate hearing that from somebody. If he's implying that we're allied, then I hoped he would have implied it at me first tbh. I just like the guy. And I completely agree, and I can't really blame him for it, it's smart for his position. And yep, you vote out the people who can just sorta look at what they did in the game and be like "okay yeah, that was my bad." I think that's a lot of the strategy anyways, but then there was the Zero vote. And that one feels like if he comes back, that'll be juicy. Guy was very gametalk and strategy oriented, and as far as I can tell loyal and number-oriented. So he's one that I imagine will have salt. That's very true. T/H told me that Gummy would have gone home if Snow Leopard hadn't gone alliance crazy, does that track with what you experienced? Yeah he very not so subtly asked me how i felt about Droids, and followed it up by saying everybody had some connection problems with them. Which considering everything sounds like some kind of projection there. I imagine Grogu is going to just go where majority is. There doesn't seem to be much opposition here, no. Everybody kind of looked at each other asking Bear? and then shrugged yeah. You may be right about that, I don't think anybody tells him. Considering that idol could be anywhere at any time, there's a nonzero chance it's in his pocket. Avocado: nah that was just like. my internal thought process on the matter. sorry if i was confusin ya or anything i tend to say a lotta my thoughts out loud. i think that with a round by round elimination like whats goin on in the hole theyre definitely gonna come back thick as thieves. the trouble is how much info theyll have at their disposal beyond that since theyre cross examinin everything that everyone has said to them throughout their stay there. thats why its mostly ideal for someone who would make an easy boot right back out to come back into the game. at least thats what ive been thinkin. but if zero iii comes back i aint gonna complain cos itll be drama that doesnt involve us it wasnt a clear cut boot order so much as here was a consensus bottom that the people eliminated formed. gummy would have been the next to go if we had gone to another tribal though cos he was the least active member and nobody seemed to have too big of an attachment to him or anythin grogu just asked me if the plan was to go for droids this tribal like gummy bear told him while droids said that you and gummy dont know where youre gonna go for this. i have a feeling that reachin the endpoint is gonna be SLIGHTLY messy but only cos people are choosin to make it that way. but in the end ive got a feelin its gonna be an easy 6-1. hell i dont think gummy even knows that hes in trouble so even if he has the idol he might not play it. actually i havent seen an idol be played in this game yet Bees?: Ah yeah fair. S'all good, I follow now. Oh yeah definitely, that's typically how it goes. If it's mostly people who barely talked, then less note comparing is actually helpful. I completely agree, if it is Zero, it's not going to be a problem for us so by all means, I hope that's what happens. Ah okay. That makes more sense. What, no? That is not what I said to Droids before they left for the night. I told them I was doing Bear. And Grogu wasn't here all night and I was waiting for him to get back to me before I gave an actual name, but that's sitting in his inbox right now. Ugh whatever. It's going to be messy because people are communicating incorrect things at incorrect times, but I agree, there's almost no way it's not 6-1 barring a weird idol play. Yeah I don't think he does know he's in trouble. Well we know that the idol would have gotten a day before it was rehidden, cuz that's in the thread. So no, an idol hasn't been played all game. This kind of feels like the kind of idol that if you have it, you may as well play it in the round you got it because there's no guarantee that you keep it. Droids Droids: Gummy said they hadn't heard anything yet so maybe that's a good sign Bees?: Okay so, Gummy seems to be wanting to push you, because he has full-on surveyed people asking if they were close to you. I don't think he realizes that nobody feels close to *him* so his data is going to be false. Everything else I have heard is everybody is cool to just boot Gummy, and nobody wants to boot you. And I don't think anyone is going to even tell him he's in trouble. I guess he was in trouble on the other tribe too, and if Snow Leopard hadn't allied up everybody, he was the one who was gonna go home. Droids: Phew good intel, thanks! I think we feel ok, but crossing our fingers it all works out Bees?: You're welcome. I didn't want to bring it to you until I actually had a sense of what former chocolates actually thought and unnecessarily panic you if it was just one person and not actually everybody. It was also very confusing because you've probably done the most for this tribe so it's a weird play and feels shortsighted, cuz everybody would be shocked by it and in an upcoming merge that probably screws everybody involved in it. If anything changes, I'll let you know. Droids: Yeah I am now getting the same intel from Hare so we should be ok to 6-1 gummy. Merge can't come soon enough haha C3PO brought this up, do you think we should be worried about an idol? Bees?: As long as nobody tells Gummy what's up, probably not? I mean we have no idea where the idol is, right? Cuz it keeps shifting, so it could be anywhere. It is a fair concern, but there's only so much we can do. You may want to come up with a good alternate target to tell Bear though.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 25, 2021 0:31:48 GMT
Grogu Grogu: Okay that makes my PMs make way more sense then. I got PMs from Gummy first and it sounded like a wave of support was on Droids, but then every other PM I got was testing the waters between Droids/Gummy. I take it that's where you want to vote, too?
Just FYI everyone is painting it like you're going to bat really hard to defend Droids and push the Gummy Bear vote. I know you haven't done that to me, not sure what you've told others, but just giving you a big heads up that the narrative coming out of this is gonna be that you and Droids are BFFs apparently...
Bees?: See that's the weird thing, I got Gummy's PM about Droids fairly late. I already had people testing the waters on Bear before that. But yeah, I would like that.
Are they? Cuz that's kind of gross. I haven't pushed for anything so that narrative is real shit. Thank you for the head's up on that front.
Grogu: Yeah, no worries. The way people made it sound was like "Well, we are good with whoever, but Bees really doesn't want to vote Droids". I didn't think you guys were super duper close so I raised an eyebrow at that... so let me know how you want to proceed and play with that? I could see that being a problematic narrative in the future if they are spinning it like that
Bees?: It could be the way I was slightly hesitant in responding to Bear, and since he seems to be pushing a lot of stuff so he thought it was from a place of defending Droids or whatever. I don't know. T/H had a strong stance about not voting for Droids but that was about it. We're not super duper close, but thank you for the heads up on the fact I may need to manage that.
Bear Bear: Oh, really? I haven't tried lemon water before! Well it's not just the taste, because it tastes alright with ice in it, it just doesn't make me feel good in general.
Huh, they've labeled all their messages to me so far, so I haven't had that issue. Alright, then. Yeah I feel the TCs from here on out are going to get tougher 'cus most of the inactives have been waded out already, so some of these boots are going to sting, so I get your position.
Bees?: That's really odd. You should see if lemon water makes up for that problem you have.
Oh huh, nope I just typically have to guess. You're definitely right, they will get harder here on out. Most of the easy votes have been gone for a while. I'll do what I gotta do.
Droids Droids: Yeah I'll think about it. The safest thing might be to just play dumb like we haven't heard anything? Maybe that's too obvious though? This is the first time someone has taken a shot at us haha
How do you feel about working with Avo by the way? Avo is close to darth it seems who is close to Dave I believe. Come merge I think darth and Dave might be controlling things on their side so if we pair with Avo now it might pay off? What do you think?
Bees?: Playing dumb is definitely an option, but perhaps you talk with Bear and like, run down pros and cons of targets and "settle" on a name together. That might be too shady for you though, so it's cool if that's not your jam. You definitely don't want to have heard nothing, cuz that can make somebody paranoid. Having an alternate name that you're discussing with people is one of the better ways to go.
Droids: Yeah ok that sounds good. I'm thinking of proposing something like us you Avo linking up with Dave and Darth come merge, what do you think about that?
Bees?: That's not a bad grouping, no. You think everyone on the other side would be on board with that? Though hm, I wonder if Avo would feel a little odd being the only former chocolate involved, but that's neither here nor there.
Droids: Ok if you are interested I'm going to float it to Avo. Basically I think we want to be in with Dave and darth come the merge and I think avo is a good way to help make that happen because avo seems close with darth now. Otherwise I'm worried that we are going to be left out of the majority when the merge comes. Also I think Dave darth and maybe avo are shields for us but that's neither here nor there at the moment.
Bees?: I think you may wanna hold off on floating that unless you already have. There seems to be some narrative about you and I being very close, which while true, isn't something we actually want to have out and about being talked about. But I think you might be right about those being good names to get in good with, but we probably should focus on them as individuals rather than a pair, yeah? Being seen as a pair is very dangerous, especially with all the easy votes largely gone.
T/H Hare: It was baby's first social game where they knew how to be active and send messages. I said to tortoise: everyone deserves a chance to blow up their game for the first time. Yeah, tortoise is a bit slow to appear sometimes no worries Bees?: Haha, that's true. Everyone should have a chance to have a horrid explosion of a game, it's only fair. Oh I know, and that's okay. I just figured I'd actually acknowledge them when they show up Have you heard anything new since last night or is it all aboard the Gummy Bear Death Express? Hare: All aboard the gummy bear death express. I'm telling gummy bear to be delicate while managing you to make it more realistic. I think this might be the first real blindside of the game, everyone else was just activity, plus monk kind of just let it happen. Also it seems like a lot of people are out of commission today, lol. Bees?: Ooo, I get to be managed? I feel so flattered. Bees do swarm when bothered and we cant have that. Unless zero was a blindside, yeah I think you're right. Yeah, it is Sunday. I'm not surprised. I may be in and out today myself. Tortoise: okay, so this should be easy then. Don't really see anything crazy happening here. So Bees, why the Bees fascination? Are you a beekeeper by any chance? Bees?: I said I may be in and out and it just became out, sorry about that. I'm hoping nothing crazy happens, but this is Survivor. Honestly, it was purely meme reasons. Bees are cool overall as a concept, and being a beekeeper has always sounded fascinating, but nah I just like the comedic side of bees. Bard Bard: heyo!
the rng is always silly and any arguments rhat come with it. yes, experience with people is important because thats the context you get for future votes but if thats your one parameter then youre also ignoring emotions, your own enjoyment, and creating a decebt culture around the whole thing. and then the biggest thing: can we actually communicate well?? thats like way up there for importance!!
regardless yeah im in for the gummy vote. gummy is almost definitely going for the droids but i dont know how actually hard hes workin for it. my impression is he thinks thats just an easy vote to wipe his hands of, thinking droids hadnt talked much to people. that isnt my experience lmao
but yeah heck yeah lets goooo!
im still doing phone posting which makes PMs a bit of a chore but hopefully my comp is gonna be back up and running when my new PSU comes in tomorrow. in the time being i must watch griffin mcelroy's animal crossing island on the tv like a normie *shudders*
Bees?: Yes, I agree. The whole point of playing this game is to have fun with the people you meet, so maximizing fun and enjoyability is my main goal always. Communication is also key, if you can't communicate well with someone, how can you make plans with them or trust them? It's super important.
I had the impression that he's working fairly hard on it. I worry that there will be a counternarrative that I'm working hard to like defend Droids or something, especially with my hesitance in responding to him about the vote. I hope not, but we'll see. That's the feeling I have, that he thinks Droids is in this low end position and it's an easy vote to make happen, and that's not my experience either.
Choo choo Gummy Bear Death Express.
Phone posting is horrible, I was stuck doing that today and just gave up until I could get to a computer again. I hope you get it working again soon. Watching things on TV, how can you even cope?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 26, 2021 15:44:41 GMT
Grogu Grogu: Of course... I intend to keep working with you, if you'll have me. And that means watching each other's backs where possible. Bees?: Of course! I very much want to work with you. You've been the person this tribe that has been the most consistent about actually communicating and I feel like we gel really well. Why wouldn't I have you? Grogu: Oh I was hoping you would! We just haven't really had much game talk or used the official A-word to describe anything, and I'm a bit rusty, so I'm never sure how these conversations about "working together" are supposed to go. I guess in real Survivor you would shake on it or make a secret pact or something, on the internet you... awkwardly word vomit onto the page? Bees?: I mean that's true, we haven't. But we also hadn't gone to a TC or anything, so not much gametalk was super relevant. Well they start in a certain way and then eventually someone gets impulsive and asks you to go to the dance with them after blurting it out. Bold of you to assume I wouldn't awkwardly word vomit in real Survivor Grogu: Does that mean you wanna dance with me, Bees? Promise you won't sting? 🥺 Bees?: Haha, yes, I promise. Only if you ask me to Grogu: Deal. I guess we're officially dance partners then, and this lil' guy is excited I hope one of us roasts the heck outta the mods so we can keep one of us safe. I have no idea who is gonna be gunned for next TC. I would guess that if people are trying to paint the picture that you protected Droids, they might try to convince me to split you two up or something? We can figure that out when we get it though, sorry to get ahead of myself. Just happy to finally have a partner this game <3 Bees?: Good, I'm glad you're excited Don't forget the corsage, cuz you know, flowers. God I hope so too. I'm not sure how this is going to play out otherwise. Even without immunity coming in to play here. They might be trying for that, yeah. Who was it that said I was defending Droids though? Like specifically. Just to give me a better sense of how I need to interact with said people. I understand that, having some kind of plan is very important. Grogu: But... flowers... bees... oh, I get it now. Uhh, I believe it was Avocado who said that? Yea I just looked, Avocado said that you and Droids both told him you're close with one another. Tortoise specifically told me that if anyone went after Droids they would have a big problem with you in the future. Bard really wasn't around much during TC at all so they didn't comment on it one way or the other. Did you say anything of the sort to Avocado that would give them the impression you and Droids were BFFs? Bees?: Lol yes, that was the joke. That tracks with who I was going to guess said that. I definitely didn't say I was close to Droids. I've definitely said I like Droids, but that doesn't mean I'm close to them. I like everybody in this tribe, I even liked Gummy Bear. It's possible Droids said that about me. Hare was the person other than Bear who brought up Droids as a wagon, and we talked about it a little and I thought it was a bizarre choice. So that might be what Tortoise is on about? Nothing that specific, could have been assumed subtext from word choices. *shrugs* Grogu: Yeah I'm guessing it's people reading between the lines and trying to make connections where there might not have been any. In any case, I sorta played it up for Droids when they asked me and I told them that you "went to bat" for them, mostly so that if people come at you two this round, Droids will have an incentive not to go along with it. I'm not sure where people are gonna land for this TC. I was pretty inactive last round, and people were painting you and Droids as tight, so I could see any of the three of us being targets here. Bees?: Yeah definitely. I appreciate that, I really do. You're good lil dude. I don't know where people are going to land here either, but I imagine immunity is going to dictate a lot of it. I also agree, I think one of us is likely to be the target at this TC. Bard Bard: COmmunication is EVERYThing. like that goes on so many levels. Is the person gonna show up at the end of the day is like the ground floor of it. then comes can we talk to each other in a way that doesn't drive us both nutty? passing those two tests, well hey you could be off and runnin I heard literally no counternarrative. i was a bit paranoid earlier cuz it all felt somewhat quiet but in the end it was just a somewhat quiet day. i CANNOT complain. we're out at the other end now but also what the fuck being thrown right back in thanks mods. i havent thought this far ahead! Chooo choo the train arrived. I dont know how im coping but im holdin on and tryin my best you know? plus my partner got me donut holes and hot chocolate, so the mental state is at a high right now. and that's big! it's january. january is season depression month. hot chocolate soothes it over for the brief moment. Bees?: Communication is super important in like all things. Yep, exactly. And sometimes you don't meet those people til much later, and that's just how it works out. Alright, I was real paranoid at the end of the round cuz it was pretty silent and half the tribe wasn't even online. I'm happy it wasn't messy like I was worried it was going to be, but yeah like, I don't want TC again. That's some bullshit. Well I think you're doing a good job Oh fuck yeah, best partner. Now I'm craving hot chocolate though, you monster. I can't even remember the last time I had any. Oh yeah definitely, winter is ass for depression, this year more so than most. Bard: Honestly i was getting paranoid at the quietness too! I am positive that you must have had a bit more of an anxious time but i hope that now hat we have been through a tc we dont have to go into things super anxious anymore! im sorry if i was at all cagey before i was getting paranoid and constantly telling myself "nonono shush bard its gonna be OKAY". but thats just kinda how things go om a vote with new people. But now we out here ready for that sweet sweet tc again. and by sweet i mean oh my god please stop. I dont know what direction thats gonna go here but i still wanna figure it out with yall. im feeling thay ive connected with both of you and the droids really well since we got here. i also feel like my other main connection on the tribe is probably avocado. at least i hope anyways! ive enjoyed grogu so far but i think theyve felt a bit isolated?? and tort/hare activity has gone down from my perspective! how are you feelin for everyone so far? Im such a monster i know. i will constantly bring up food and treats and you cant stop me!!! im a fiend when it comes to that. also food is comfort and winter is depresso so this is a natural conclusion of topic choice. im really feelin a chicken parm vibe tonight... I also made my curly fries last night and uhh. i dont wanna talk about those. i fucked up so bad, bees. im just gonna go to arbys. Bees?: Well I had this thought in the back of my brain like, you know what would be the biggest blindside? If you vote out the person who is trying to blindside a guy with you. It's so big brain and they'd never see it coming. And when things are that silent it's always a huge panic moment. But it was fine, everything was fine. Meme is modding the game, not playing it Yeah I get that, I'm very much the same way. That's a whole goddamn mood. When I saw it was a double elimination after I just had some TC panic, I was very grumpy. I don't know either. I think it comes down to immunity here, I think that can change a lot. I happen to like all those people you mentioned. I definitely agree that Grogu and T/H seem slightly less connected and here, but I can't say I dislike either of them. I think in Grogu's defense, this is like his very first actual tribe in some ways? And I think he's a bit rusty in game play and knowing how to time gametalk and the like. I like T/H, but it does seem like we get a message a day from one of them maybe. Clearly I should vote you out for such rude behaviour. I'll just have to pick some up from the store. Today I satisfied my craving for waffles, so it does seem it can be done. Yep, winter be like that. It's also real fucking cold and I hate the cold. Oh Chicken Parm sounds delightful. Again with the food, ugh. Oh no, that bad? Poor thing. T/H Hare: Could you please demonstrate the comedic side of bees for us? Bees?: That's what this challenge is for, no? Hare: Oh. hahahahahahahahaha right I should remember to do the challenge. Thanks for that. Maybe I have one or two good ones but I never roasted anyone in my life. Also just learned that it's a double TC, oops. I was worried that I was going to let the tribe down for not having my mediocre quality roasts not be up to par. Bees?: I would suggest that, yes. Challenges are important, no? I've not exactly roasted people, I'm more of a witty banter or one-liners person. Not having direct feedback kills my flow. Also, not knowing how well the judges actually know the mods and whether I can make certain jokes and have them understood rather than just seen as mean is hard. Yeah, unfortunately. But hey at least you can only let yourself down with your roasts? Silver lining? Avocado Avocado: hey man i'm really sorry about disappearing yesterday. like i said in the tribal thread i was really going through it but i think i'm ready to try and start things up again today. maybe i hurt my relationships or whatever by taking time to myself but i don't really mind
for the record, droids did say that, but it looks like pretty much everythin worked out in the end anyways. again, apologies for not being around at the time to back you up and make sure everything goes smoothly but from the looks of it (and my inbox) gummy bear didnt seem to realize he was going to the hole until the vote actually happened given the 6-1.
the fact that we have to go to tribal council a second time to bring our numbers down to 10 doesnt exactly brighten my spirits though. would it be worth it to talk about the possibilities for this tribal council before the results come out? i have one thought right off the bat and that's that we should get rid of the person with the least amount of solid connections so that we won't run the risk of offendin anyone come merge (which is probably going to be next round). we should have a solid group of six if it's you/me/plagueis/bard/hare/droids, which definitely could run things if it's only one player coming back from the hole. so i think that grogu would be the most optimal play because nobody particularly feels attached to him. what do you think?
Bees?: Hey no worries. How are you doing? It's completely understandable to break after something like that. I don't think anyone was upset by you being gone, you had a very valid reason to be.
Oh no, I believe you. Communication with Droids is off sometimes, where I'm not sure where they're at with things, but it's more from a place of being new I think than not. It's all good. As far as I could tell it was a smooth blindside, yep.
Mm no, I'm not really happy about it. I think it is worth it to talk about it a little, but I think we need to keep in mind that we don't know where immunity is going to land yet and it could totally fuck up the plan we make. So I think I want something flexible with options, rather than one solid single plan if that's fair? Well, it's possible Grogu did get in good with other people from the previous tribe, and I don't know if it would make anyone grumpy. Droids lost the only person who would be grumpy they left that isn't in this tribe in Zero. I do agree with you that the solid group of six isn't a horrid idea. I can see why you'd see Grogu as an optimal play, but I guess I'm also thinking here that Grogu also doesn't have anybody, so where else could he possibly go aside from us? And I suppose I find that slightly more valuable than people who I know have a ton of friends right before a merge. Like yes, definitely minimize how people could get upset if you boot somebody, but I also think people who have no friends but you are a lot more helpful. I suppose I don't really have any sense of who Chocolate could be connected to actually, I never got a rundown on anyone from that side so I have no idea who would or wouldn't get pissed off by any vote.
Avocado: im doing better today than i was yesterday. i spent a lot of time thinking about shit and getting compassion from irl friends to the point where i feel like im at least ready to start messaging people again. emotionally that is
nah i see where you're going with this man. i'm actually happy youre bringing up wanting options to go with instead of just saying grogu because it feels like you're invested in this stuff which i really appreciate. but i'd also be down to weigh the pros and cons of each potential boot here because as much as i'd like to see the weakest link goes home im taking preserving our bond first and foremost here and making sure that neither of us are at risk of going home at all
my line of thinking is basically this. i dont think voting for bard is the right move at all, and t/h are definitely good with both ranger and bonobo. not to mention that bard and t/h wouldn't vote for each other (at least from what i've gathered from my interactions with both of them). voting them out would bring very little benefit to our games beyond making it past a single round especially considering we're about to merge anyways. the thing that puts droids apart from me is that they actually came to me and proposed an alliance between themselves, you, me, dave, and plagueis that would get going once it hits the merge. my personal idea is that i want to keep someone who is simultaneously reliable enough to stay on our side and someone who wants to be with us because they want to and not because they don't have a choice in the matter
with grogu i believe that not having connections gives him a good position down the road and doesnt give us any insight into his motives. most of his stuff feels like he's just leaving himself open to every plan that someone approaches him with so that he doesn't need to take that much responsibility for things. and if we don't have a good hold or read on what he's doing then he might be liable to just switch over and leave the people who he admittedly doesn't have a connection to here. also there's the fact that his last message to me was a one liner with very little to respond to whereas droids has been putting in that consistent effort to stay
Bees?: Well hey, if you want any internet compassion, you just let us bees know, yeah?
That's what a partnership is, no? Where you actually give what you're actually thinking and perspective rather than just agree with everything the other person is putting out. You come to a conclusion together. Yeah no I feel that for sure. That's very much why I wanted to look at everything to make sure we were putting both our brains together to find the best possible solution.
Okay, I thought that they'd probably be bad to touch, but I wanted to at least talk about it for the understanding of why. And them not willing to vote each other is a big sticking point. I don't know that they're allied or anything, but I also don't know anything about who they're close to, up to and including me. Droids did ask me if I thought that was a good idea, which is largely the leftovers from potpourri, and OG Star Wars, and you as you were exile buddies. And it's not a terrible idea, but we also don't really know what Dave has been doing or with whom, and if they'd all be interested in that. And I would hate to make plans on potential groups that nobody is sure that every party is into the idea and doesn't have other plans. It's one of thing if we're making a group from the people in this tribe, then that you can actually talk to everybody and know that they're on board with the idea. We got no idea of the dynamic on that tribe yet, so I don't want to put all my eggs in a basket that could have holes in it. I definitely understand that though. Picking people who you know want to be with you as a choice rather than inevitability is better, you're definitely right.
True enough. I think his motives are largely stay alive right now and looking for a place to belong. But he is in a position where he can easily accept anything, so he is more dangerous that's probably true. I'm also pretty sure that Droids is just banking on Grogu being who leaves here so that's probably it. So the question becomes, if he has immunity, what do we do? I'm not really liking that situation, but I can't deny that it's a possibility.
Avocado: yeah if anything i think that hare is like. the worst case scenario as a possible boot if we're aware that one person will win immunity while the other has an idol. but that's very unlikely in my eyes and i'd rather just come to a conclusion of who to get out next here naturally than immediately plan for the most difficult possible outcome.
my point there isn't that i want to be involved in an alliance with droids or anything. it's that droids has shown that they actively want to work with us and that they want their own interests to be aligned with ours for the foreseeable future. they do strike me as at least somewhat loyal, and they can be talked down from including dave either way if you aren't up for it since they seem close to you. if that's the case then we'd still have a group of six assuming we're including you, them, plagueis, me, bard, and hare (since they've spent the most time with me and would probably be up for it). my thing isn't that i would specifically want to join up with an alliance either way despite it working or not, it's just that we should look for people who have our best interests in mind rather than a motive being to just survive.
maybe it's just me but i would definitely prefer droids to stay over grogu. but if grogu does win immunity then i would have no problem with droids being the backup in that situation. again the absolute worst possible outcome is that one of them wins and one has the idol but that is incredibly small of a chance to the point where i'm not banking on it at all. i just think grogu is the better option since he's shown no indication of wanting to work with us in the future and will just go with whatever deal is best for him.
Bees?: Yeah that does kind of seem to be what everyone is thinking actually. Droids brought up Hare as a backup, Bard also actually mentioned T/H as a backup, or at least not nearly as close as he is to you. I definitely follow that reasoning. I just like to also have backup plans even if I'm never going to use them. I'd rather have them than to always have to plan on the fly.
I understand, Droids is thinking more longterm with you involved, so it's fair you'd want to keep that around. I think they're unfailingly loyal, that feels like them. I like Dave, I just don't want to make decisions for Dave if we haven't talked to him about what his other plans are, ya know? That's all. I'm cautious, that's all it is. Yes, I completely agree. Having a lot of people to work with that have similar goals is absolutely the way to go.
Oh I fully agree, if I'm choosing between them, I choose Droids to stay. Your reasons all make sense. Just as I said, I'm cautious, and I think things through before making a decision on them. That's all.
Avocado: okay yeah that's basically the vibes that i've been getting as well. i think that it's slightly unlikely that one of them is going to get immunity but in the case of them actually achieving it then we have our decision set out for us already. the backup is going to be just in the case of the person who doesn't win immunity has an idol. otherwise theyre going to be pushing each other.
bard and t/h are actually kind of leaning towards droids from my recent talks with them which is kind of unexpected. but apparently that's because they're only sending one liners to them? at least that's what t/h told me. bard thinks they're being cagey beyond that so it might be difficult to actually defend them without catching some flak for it ourselves. i'd rather just lay low and go with the majority or something rather that try to force it if we dont have that much of a preference.
Bees?: That's true, maybe they're both secretly incredibly good at roasts though. We don't know. Well we assume they're going to be. I think Droids will push Grogu, but I don't know who Grogu is gonna push, so we'll have to see.
Interesting. That is kind of Droids thing. They alternate a bit before long PMs and then oneliners a lot. And I guess if you aren't used to that or cool with the change in length, that might make you wary of a person. Yeah, I agree, I'd much rather follow majority and not force anything.
Droids Droids: Oops, well I basically framed it as me and him working together and with Darth and Dave after the merge so hopefully it doesn't add any fuel to that particular fire. I am worried now though that we are going to council for sure tomorrow if people see us as a pair and there was just a bunch of talk about us getting voted out (even if it all worked out). Who do you think is a good target? Bees?: Oh no, that's perfect then. That's definitely the way to do it. I honestly don't know right yet. I was having some last minute panic when nobody was online around deadline and I was hearing some conflicting information. I don't know how much of us being seen as a pair is a thing that was actually going round or if it was more of Bear saying that to people, I am unsure. I will have to get back to you on what a good plan here is. I am very unsure. Droids: Yeah ok let me know and I'll keep chatting too Bees?: Yeah will do. Honestly I've only heard from you and Grogu since results so that's the other thing. I have no idea where anybody is with anything. Droids: Ok let me know what you are hearing, but here's what I think is the situation. I think everyone is feeling a little antsy about the upcoming vote, I'm personally feeling worried about it because everyone was just talking about us so I know we are in people's heads as an option. Bard and Avo seem closer than Bard and T+H, but I think Avo is close to both of them. So if we are in good with Avo I think we are good for this vote. Avo is good to potentially work something out at the merge, nothing is set in stone or anything but I just wanted to plant those seeds because otherwise I was feeling like both of us were becoming expendable. Now hopefully he is seeing us as strategic partners and hopefully you as well. I think the safest target for the next vote is Grogu. I think the second safest target is T+H. At this point though I am worried that we are viewed as a threat because we are viewed as a pair like you said. So that's why I want to be proactive here and make it clear that we want to work with this tribe because if we aren't doing that I think it will be us who goes. Anyway, what are you thinking? Bees?: Oh absolutely they're antsypants. I can't blame them, I am too. I don't know that we're being talked about nearly so much as it might seem. I think you have a good read of it all, yes. And I think Avo is the key, yes. Yeah, I think he does. I do worry about making too many plans involving other people we haven't actually be able to talk to yet. Like Tragedy or Dave, we don't know what other plans they have made yet. You're probably not wrong, no. He's probably the best for everybody all around, unless he wins immunity. I completely jive with you on this read. Thing is I think we're read as a pair more so because Avo reads us that way, and his perceptions seem to shape the tribe, but idk. And yes, that is way to go, good work I'm with you on all of that. I like Grogu, but I can't deny that he's a real solid vote here. Same with T/H. Droids: Yeah I mean if Darth is doing his own thing we have to pivot for sure. Worst case would be something like it becomes 5v5 and gummy bear comes back. Anyway I'm going to try to get in Avo's head a bit that we aren't a pair, not directly but just little things suggesting maybe we aren't 100% on the same page about everything. Hopefully it works, but even if not I think we are close enough to Avo now that he isn't looking to out us with this current vote anyway. It's too bad because I like Grogu too. I think it's fair game to talk about this now, how did your roasting go? Bees?: True enough. I think we should just be looking for people we can work with rather than to form a solid group. Having individuals you can do things with gives you more flexibility and ability to adjust to clutch immunity wins by people you were hoping wouldn't win. Actually don't do that. I don't know if you're a mafia player(I'm assuming though), but often if you distance too hard from somebody then people will look at you that much harder as being partnered up. Just knowing that perception is there is helpful, if you don't lean too far in or away from it, then you can do okay with it. I think Avo likes us both anyways so it's neither here nor there. Just wait a little. See what happens and if anyone even brings it up. Yeah We'll just have to see how this goes. Ehhh, only one was really good. They were fine. I learned I'm more of a witty banter person, than I am just roasting or shade. Also I'm better at doing it to someone's face where we have a rapport. Having judges I don't know threw me off hard. Droids: Ok sounds good, I'm ok at mafia but not so much the scum side haha. Yeah I spent like an hour learning about the mods so I hope the specs know anything about them or it won't really work lol. Bees?: Haha that's fair. I am not okay at mafia, but I know Survivor. It's all about managing and being aware of your own perception. If you know how other people see you, and can manage it to be in your favour, then you're golden. It's just also not always easy. Oh wow, research. Well done. I would laugh if what happens is you have a judge that is an expert in each mod and that's how they judge for accuracy and funny. Droids: Haha I think that would be ideal. I was thinking like what criteria is this going to be based on lol Bees?: Funny probably, hopefully truth? Who knows. Hey, one bit of advice for you. If at all possible you should probably try to avoid having your PMs to somebody go from long paragraphs to one-liners. Often that can make people feel like you're being cagey or you don't care about them so much. It makes people paranoid often, cuz if you're being talked to less by somebody, odds tend to be that person is considering voting for you at some point. Now, I don't give a shit because I know sometimes a single line is all that needs to be said, I just know that some people do and with a mandatory TC coming, we don't want to give anybody any reasons to be pushing for us to be the vote, yeah?
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 26, 2021 18:08:42 GMT
Droids Droids: Yeah good point, thanks for the advice! Perhaps fewer longer messages are better than more short ones? C3PO is much better at that than I am. Speaking of mandatory TC, I'm nervously excited about the potential of making the merge! What do you think is happening on the other tribe? Bees?: It's really about quality, the quantity really rarely matters. But I do know that some people get weird about one-liners. But more so if they've just written a couple paragraphs and then only get a single line. Personally I don't care, but, I know enough people do that it's something to keep in mind. Making merge will be very exciting! It's like a whole new game. I have no idea how this is going to play out. I worry about our friends over there. I wouldn't be shocked if the idol gets played this round though. Like it's got to if someone has it, right? The only reason you wouldn't is if you already had immunity. But even then, maybe the idol is passable and then you can protect a friend and have them play it. Who knows? Droids: Actually that is a very good question that we have been wondering about a lot. It has been switching hands every round right? So how is it that we haven't seen or heard anything about it? Do you think it is not going to be valid after the merge, is that why you think it will be played here? Like we've been making the guesses but never heard a thing about it. Did you ever hear anything about one? I also wonder if Avo and Darth might have some info/advantage but I'm not going to ask about that at all. But it's just another reason to work with them if possible. Bees?: Yes, it's been switching constantly. And rules say that it will be out of play after it's been played for a round before it's grabbable again, and no mod has said it's been used yet and needs rehidden. I think it's been going to people who have been safe. And it's possible it's not a passable idol, so if you're immune, you'd have to be real ballsy and play the idol for somebody not you and everyone would know you played it. So, I think it's people being cautious or not close enough with anybody that they'd play an idol for them. Oh no, I don't think it won't be valid after merge. I just think that joint TC right before merge, if you have an idol and you're not safe, you're gonna play it. That's the smart thing to do. Cuz you then know the first round in merge, nobody will have an idol because it's being hidden, as well as you're guaranteed to make it to merge. That's just my theory anyways. I've also been making guesses but I've never held it to see what the rules on it are, not have I heard of anyone who has held it. Well they have pennies, which sounds to me like there's going to be an auction of some kind, so it means they get slightly more to play with I guess? I honestly don't know. But you don't typically leave exile with nothing. They did get immunity for a round, but we'll see. I don't intend to ask either. I do think we're probably more likely to get that information from Tragedy than Avo. And I agree. Droids: Yeah that makes a lot of sense. I'm so curious who has been getting it! I guess I don't see the harm in not playing it if it's unlikely to go back to you anyway, unless it has happened to end up on the tribe/person with immunity every single time. Like obviously if it persists to the next TC then you would want to keep it, but even removing it from play for a round seems really useful? Like you said, having the knowledge about it not existing is huge! And it's not like you are a target or anything for it, everyone just knows you got lucky one week. If we had one at any point we probably would have played it haha. Yeah the pennies. I still have no clue what that would do anyway. I'm actually kind of confused about what sorts of things can be "auctioned" anyway, like if we all start with the same amount of money and there is some advantage then we would all obviously bid the max for it right? Could there be multiple advantages? I wonder if people have been trading in the idols for pennies?? Haha I'm thinking too much about it now I think Bees?: Someone who is really good at math and playing the numbers. I keep hoping I'm playing smarter, but haha apparently not. MS has this problem where people will sit on idols, and I think this mechanic is to try to force people into playing it if they have it since they can't keep it. I just think it's kept going to people who aren't in trouble. Yeah, the fact that it's slightly luck probably helps a ton in that perception. Oh I figured that would be the case. Oh, you aren't familiar with auctions? So they're usually items. And there can be a mix of things in it. Usually, there's individual immunity as an option, and possibly an idol. Things like: double vote, where you get a chance to write down two names in a TC instead of one; steal a vote, you vote twice by taking someone else's vote; vote nullifier, either make it so a person can't vote at all that round or cancel a single vote on you. There's a lot of other item ideas, but those are the most common I can think of. Auctions can work in a lot of ways in how you're allowed to bid, whether you get to keep money or not. It's rare that a game doesn't have one. You know that link to an anonymous character database that was in the acceptance PMs? There's a tab in that which links to every game we've ever had, and you can read over how auctions have worked in the past if you want. You definitely wouldn't be able to trade in items for pennies, and certainly not an idol. At least, I don't think so.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 4:12:01 GMT
Bard Bard: i dont know how meme plays but this seems to insinuate some wild as fuck times. youll have to excuse my meta knowledge, ive been outta this racket for years. as for big brained blindsides, dont forget the possibility of both blindsiders atrempting to blindside each other in the biggest mental clusterfuck i can fathom. good luck, survivor lovers oh yeah i was big grump on this one but st least its a long challenge for some down time. it meant watching tv and rom coms with the partner and damn its been too long since we sat down for that. I think youve nailed it on grogu. that last vote was the first time they could build trust in the game and thats always the first barrier to get over with people. especially when its technically a blindside! i think its opened them up a bit more to talking about the gamestate and thinkin about later game, so its more like we are seein him come out of his shell. t/h told me he was feelin burnt out (im assuming its the same for both of them). thats a whole ass mood too, but we also have had some relative downtime now. my impression is that they are gonna go along with whatever avocado would like to do. they were that bad and I require pity thank u this will fuel me to create again. wtf wheres my waffles tho?? with maple syrup...and whipped cream oh god. slap me with a hot cocoa to cure the winter woes too thanks. actually i think im comin out my winter emotional slump these past couple days which is great news. usually this lasts a bit longer. anyways sorry for the slightky late reply here! i hate to be a 1 pm a day fella, but i suspect that'll pick up now that im REINVIGORATED with boyfriend energy. Bees?: Lol yes, Meme is a time and likes to pull crazy shit. You are excused. ....I take it back, you are no longer excused, you brought up some galaxy brain plays that I'd like you to take back this instant. That's true, we did get a lot of time to maybe plan things out? Aw, rom coms are nice. I'm glad you had that Yep exactly, so he'll probably step it up here a little. Oh is that what's up with T/H? Hm. And like, I definitely feel that. A lot of this game has dragged. Would it be fair to say that Avocado is pretty much deciding what sort of things happen here? Cuz I kinda had that impression. I can give you more pity if you like. If it means you try again and finally have tasty curly fries, you can have all the pity. Oh uh, well these were just toaster waffles. But sure, I can totally just make some up and eat them in your honour? Hey that's great! Winter slumps are gross and uncalled for. Hey you're fine, it's been a busy day for bees, so as long as I hear from you at least once, that's good enough for me. I've never felt like you weren't active enough though. Gotta love that boyfriend energy. Avocado Avocado: yeah that's my thinking as well. has grogu spoken to you at all about his preferences recently? he hasn't been on in almost an entire day at this point so i'm thinking that his motivations are an enigma as well. i think i'm leaning towards keeping the droids because they're at least open about their intentions, and if they are cagey and hard to talk to then that could take attention off of the two of us anyway down the line. i don't think that the survivor of droids/grogu will last very long in the merge past this, but i could always be wrong as well
beyond that what's our game plan for the merge? i'm fine with establishing a solid groundwork even if it's just you/me/plagueis and then building on that as we go along. i'd also want to get to know the three people that i've never met a bit better so that there's not an immediate clash between the two groups. my basic take on things is that while we should lay a bit lower now and throughout the early merge, we can eventually amass enough numbers to the point where we might be able to take control and run things. beyond that i think while we can't entirely count on some people we've been with enough to align with us (not putting all of our eggs in one proverbial basket like you said) there are those that we can at least expect to be open to working with us or aligning with us in the short term, like t/h and bard because of the time we've spent on this tribe together. that's my idea of a game plan for these next couple of rounds at least
Bees?: He hasn't really, but I think he's still just figuring shit out. That was his first TC after all. He does tend to do this thing where he checks in once or twice a day and that's about it. But you're right, they are open about their intentions and that's something helpful to have. Maybe not, but I'm also not looking so far ahead yet because there's still a fair bit of people we haven't met yet, and we don't know how the dynamics over there play out.
I'm not saying don't think ahead, I just think we can't accurately plan yet. There's a lot of unknowns that could change everything, so I would much rather just stick to what we do know. Have the goal of hooking up with Tragedy, and go from there, yes. You're very much a planner and go-getter person, huh? I usually tend to want to have more information before I make decisions or plans. I wanna know what the dynamics are before I say what I am going to do and with whom. I think we should just open doors and see where that goes. But I do like the way you're thinking.
Avocado: okay so droids won immunity which makes our choice a whole lot easier. so here's how i see it. there is a very low chance that grogu has the idol based on how he messaged me back to back real quick which comes off as a bit paranoid. i think that he would be safe as the main vote, but we do need a backup plan to feed him so that if he does have an idol we won't be caught in the crossfire and eliminated for it.
speaking of a backup plan i think that grogu might be trying to push you as an alternative to himself. he admitted to me that he knew his name was going around for this round, and droids just told me that grogu told them that you were pushing them (droids) to save yourself had they not won immunity. there's a very real chance that it might be 5-1 with grogu voting for you if things keep going they way they are which i obviously don't want to happen. ideally t/h could maybe be the backup plan since nobody really feels close to them besides bonobo? part of me wants to keep this as safe and orderly as possible i guess
but you're right with your observation there. ive been eliminated early on a lot for being passive so i'm trying to switch up my style of gameplay and actually plan ahead for once. im a dumbass like 99% of the time anyway so why not be a smart dumbass
Bees?: Yeah I don't think he does have it or he wouldn't have said something akin to "if it's me, I'll just not fight it."
Ugh, no. I wasn't doing that. And that's so shit considering during the last round Grogu was all "hey dude, the narrative from this round seems to be that you were pushing real hard for Droids to stay, are you like BFFs? if you're not, what do you think got people to think that?" so that's some bullshit. I do think that t/h isn't a terrible backup vote there either, no. I would like to keep it orderly.
Ah, okay. That makes sense, I get where you're coming from. You can always be a smartass even if you're being dumb, protip.
Droids Droids: Yeah I think it's different here where there's probably a lot more "easy boots" compared to the real game where you aren't busy with real life or anything. So half of making the merge seems to just be a matter of remembering to message people regularly and not doing anything too dumb. Not surprised you could just grab an idol the first week and hold it for a long while. I do find myself thinking a lot about the game design stuff, it's a lot of fun. Yeah ok I knew auctions in the show work but like, I can just go down the street for some food haha. Those sorts of advantages are what I was thinking so thanks for confirming that, it makes sense now. I really wish we had this conversation yesterday though because I was thinking of roasting the mods for not winning any games and I needed to confirm that! But this is great, I did read through flash mob as research before starting this game but I still had a lot of questions about exactly this stuff! So I will be looking through some more games this weekend. Bees?: True enough. Wait are you saying this isn't a real game? I mean, that's half of the game in general yes. I'm glad you're enjoying thinking about game design I like to think about it a lot too. Lol true enough. Yeah of course Well I mean, none of them have won, though Meme did win an allocate and execute game, but that's not quite the same. Well I'm more than willing to answer any questions about anything you might have. I spend far too long thinking about game stuff as it is. The database only as the anonymous games ftr. But the Survivor wikipage links to the nonanon games! Droids: Well it's real to me I imagine this is just a thing for hydras, but if you don't have a discord message with all the mods I highly recommend it haha. We are basically just memeing on each other. Of course the hardest part is actually knowing which questions are important to ask! It's hard to figure out what you don't know. Though the newbie guide that exists was extremely helpful, without it I don't think I ever would have had the confidence to sign up. I went quite a while being scared of this part of the site. Bees?: It is real to me too, silly. Oh I always have a modfessional. I made mine before the game started and I was sure of my character, so I had called it "ITC hopefully bees?" which brought me joy for the days before character choice was confirmed. That is also true. The links the mods provided will give you all sorts of help though. It is hard to know what you need to tell people when you already know it well. I'm glad it was helpful for you what was so scary about it? Just how much was unknown? All that research seems to have paid off, well done Droids: Yeah I don't know it feels like a much bigger commitment than a mafia game considering I basically knew nothing about it? Especially because I'm basically incapable of doing anything not at 100%. Winning a mafia game is not that hard whereas winning this seems very very hard and I don't really have a "take it easy" mode so I knew I was basically going to be putting a lot into it only to almost certainly lose at some point. Also I feel like this part of the site is kind of separate so I feel like I don't know as many people who play these games. But I was pretty bad at mafia when I started and didn't know anyone so I guess it is natural to feel intimidated. It has been a lot of fun, but not for the reason I expected. It turns out getting to know everyone is just really fun! In other news, I can breathe a bit easier today and, given potential targets don't have power, I think that means you can breathe a bit easier too Oh I didn't reload the tab so just seeing this, thank you I feel like everyone is nervous? What are you hearing? Bees?: I'm gonna get back to the fluff stuff uh later. I'm not really hearing anything, I've only talked to Grogu so far since results have gone up. But before that, I think Grogu was largely the name talked about? There were some slight whisperings that implied T/H wasn't an impossibility, but fuck if I know. I do think you're right though that everyone is very nervous. Droids: Ok I think that's the case, but it also kinda seems like everyone is just happy for it to not be them. I guess it will be more busy tomorrow, I think everyone is kinda laying low a little bit right now. -R2 Bees?: Oh definitely, I don't think anyone wants the target to be on them. And it's seemed like everybody has just been chilling and all. And doesn't want to stick out much. Okay, so I have a question for you because I want to track a bit of information I've heard. Did Grogu tell you that I was pushing you up until you won immunity? Followup question, did you tell Avocado this? I'm asking because I've heard this and firstly it's a lie, but I want to figure out *who* is lying about that. Grogu Grogu: Well that's concerning then :S
I hope we can dodge it. From what it seems like I don't think anyone would want to target you, or at least, nobody has hinted to me that they would want you to go home or anything. It can never hurt to have immunity though.
Sorry for the break-- I had work yesterday and when I got home I was just dead, so I peaced out to read my book and get some early sleep.
Bees?: Oh it is. It's just the feeling I have. It's not an impossibility that it goes on someone like say T/H but I don't see that super likely either. I think it's all a holding pattern until immunity goes out.
I hope so too. That is very good to hear. I don't know if the same can be said for you unfortunately. I think a lot of people just aren't sure what you're thinking or planning to do.
Hey it's okay, life is important. You do probably wanna step up on PM activity with people not me though. Make it harder for anyone to justify targeting you.
Grogu: Well with Droids immune are you hearing it's me or you now? I'm guessing I'm in the crosshair, based on what you've said in your last PM to me.
I've been inactive, so I understand it. I want to fight against it as much as possible but I also don't want to waste time if it's already decided.
Bees?: I haven't had any updates on that yet, no. But yeah I'm pretty sure you are likely one of the main options for other people.
I don't know if it is decided, cuz haven't heard anything from anybody, but yeah I am unsure how much of a shot of fighting it that you got. I wouldn't completely give up hope cuz like Bard and T/H haven't been around super much so they may have different feelings now that immunity is out.
Grogu: Gotcha, well I'll keep going then. FWIW, Avocado didn't seem like they wanted me to go, but obviously they wouldn't tell me that to my face. I got the vibe that T&H was an option for them maybe?? I'll have to go back and look at my PMs. Bard hasn't been around much for me at all so I have no clue where they stand. I have an outstanding PM from T&H right now.
Oh yeah -- I forgot to to mention, I think it was Bard earlier (maybe Avocado) that said you promised them "big things to come" or something with regards to this TC... did you have a target in mind already?
Bees?: Yeah I dunno, I did hear that T/H seemed a bit burnt out so maybe it was a possibility? I'll have to get back to you as people get back to me.
Oh, uh, no? I have no idea what that's about. I didn't promise anybody anything. I was waiting for immunity.
Grogu: Okay, odd... I'm still just basically hearing from you at this point, I guess Bard or Avocado being online would help right now since I'm not sure Droids is gonna throw out a name if they don't have to, even though they have immunity.
I mean, we're only at six people right? If me, you, and Droids all agree on a vote, then does it matter? I don't think anybody is going to want to go to rocks over anything at this stage.
Bees?: I don't imagine Droids would either, no. They also seem like people who wait to hear what's up before they actually suggest something.
That's true, if the three of us agree, there's not much else anybody else can do about it aside from either join us or try rocks on for size.
T/H Hare: I think I got maybe one or two good ones. It's too bad that we don't get the judges as the mods themselves, I probably made a joke only the mods would understand. In fact maybe two.
oops I accidently scheduled all my online classes to take place on tuesdays and fridays so i guess i just can't eat lunch or do anything but listen to 6 hours straight of lectures haha how quirky of me whoops
Bees?: Having the mods as judges would have been so much easier. I'd like to think that I made approachable jokes but eh, who knows.
Oh god, that sounds horrible. You gonna be okay dude?
Hare: No, I'm not going to be okay. I uhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh oh man my class schedule how could this happen to me why did i do this to myself i haven't even eaten anything today since breakfast
Okay. We're playing survivor now. No more operating systems. No more race conditions. Tribal councils only. Any tribal council thoughts?? (note: do NOT include any thoughts about operating systems)
Bees?: I hope you finally got to eat. Eating is important.
Race conditions? Is this related to operating systems? My tribal council thoughts are in order: Shit, Fuck, Goddamn it. But also, before immunity went up it seemed to me like Grogu was the name on everybody's lips. Now that immunity has happened, I don't know that that has changed, and I haven't exactly heard anything to the contrary. But I have a suspicion/worry that I'm being shopped about and I am not completely sure whether this is based in paranoia or if I have anything to actually be worried about, so would you help some bees out and tell me if that about tracks with what you've experienced thus far?
Hare: Grogu is indeed pushing you to try to save himself, but he's doing it in a weird and nasty and sketchy way, where instead of being like "I really trust you and want to build a strong bond with you so you will want to keep me, let's work together" it's instead "here's a laundry list of terms that you can use to describe someone in survivor to ruin their reputation, and people who are not me are saying these terms apply to bees".
Also he did some other sketchy thing where he told droids one story and then told us another story despite the well established fact that people talk to each other in the game of survivor.
So yeah, no thanks. Not interested in bringing that kind of gameplay to merge.
I've hardpushed against grogu to avocado and droids (since they have been online), so your name is indeed out there, but you shouldn't be worried. He's already made his bed.
Bees?: Ugh, god I hate that. Cuz like, I legitimately liked him. What kind of things is he saying about me? Perception being 80% of survivor and all, I would love to know what perception of me he's putting out there.
Is the story about which people I'd be pushing for a vote? Or is it a different story? I'm sorry, are you saying people compare notes? No, that's impossible. Nobody does that.
I appreciate that. I don't like that kind of gameplay either. I get that sometimes yeah you gotta protect yourself and if you have things that someone has said as your way to do it, then definitely do that. But you gotta have receipts to do so.
Thank you. At least I have confirmation to know that he's willing to do that.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 4:45:20 GMT
Droids Droids: Yeah it's kind of weird but I guess Grogu is trying to spread a ton of stuff just to scramble (including perhaps the stuff about us being a pair?). Like that didn't even seem like a good angle to push so I was mostly just confused and mentioned it to Avo to get his take and make sure nothing totally weird was happening. Should of just come to you to be honest, sorry about that. But anyway it's all noise and we are 100% good, Grogu was basically saying all this stuff about "multiple people" mentioning things which is clearly now just crap. And I know you were the one pushing to keep us behind the scenes last vote anyway (thanks again for that by the way) so it just made no sense. -R2 Bees?: No that's totally fine, I so don't mind that you mentioned it to Avo. Cuz in a way, it meant I could kinda check on both Avo and Grogu with it? It just sucks cuz like as you know, I was actually trying to defend Grogu from being the target a little bit in the past cuz I liked him. The whole you and I being a pair was indeed something Grogu said he'd heard from 'everybody'. So I guess that's his style of play, huh? But no, that's exactly what you do with information like that. Compare with other people not directly involved, but also talk to the person involved. Ah yes, the mysterious Everybody™. You're welcome, though I didn't push too hard so as not to make us look like an unbreakable pair. T/H also told me what Grogu's doing so yay. I'm so happy, it's been so long since I've been subject to a Survivor smear campaign against me. I'd almost missed how much I hate it. Droids: Haha ok cool. It was just such a shock you know, like it made no sense. C3PO and I were really feeling bad for Grogu because like, coming out of the first TC Finn and us were super tight and we wanted to work with Grogu in the same way but I don't know I never felt like Grogu wanted to really commit to working together? Now we don't feel bad at all at least -R2 Bees?: Oh yeah, no I completely get that. When I heard that from Avo I was a little confused cuz there was the slight possibility that maybe he was selling me on a narrative to just get me to agree to vote Grogu, but that didn't seem his style either. But you also hadn't said anything and y'all are honest, so I figured I lost nothing by just asking you myself. Same. I just wrote about that in my confessional. Like I was feeling really bad about the fact that he might end up being the vote and I really didn't want to have to do that if I had another option. But nah, I don't feel bad about voting for somebody who is trying to get other people to vote me out. T/H Hare: It really felt like he was just putting everything on the wall and hoping anything stuck. It also felt like I was taking an english course and the teacher asked me to find all the ways bees was being shaded in the provided paragraph.
1. More than one person believes You Are a Threat (TM) 2. You are skittish and acting sketchy this vote 3. You are a pair with droids, or if you're not, you are worried people think you are 4. You speak cryptically 5. You are the aggressor in a 1v1 with grogu and grogu is the victim
yeah
a real literary masterpiece eh? I don't really have a lot of patience for it because he really didn't have choose to play this, I liked him too. But instead of putting effort in relationship building and commitment and loyalty or whatever he chooses manipulation. You gotta do what you gotta do to survive, but this ain't it.
Bees?: I don't hate someone who is really putting in the work, and sometimes you just throw spaghetti at the wall until one sticks, and I respect that. But it should be positive truthful things no? Ooh, as the author I feel I should get to write a rebuttal, hold up.
1) Do they? I feel so flattered. I'd never heard that. It's cuz we swarm, huh? 2) The word is cautious, not skittish. And I'd like to know how I'm being sketchy, I really would. 3) Ah yes this. You mean the thing that Grogu came to me saying that other people had said was a thing? And asked me about last round and then when pushed for a name said it was Avocado who said it. And I told him no to, and that I thought it was odd someone thought that in the first place. 4) That's Sarcasm Babe 5) It's funny, cuz Grogu has been shopped around for the past 2 rounds and during the first, I disagreed and said I didn't want to do it with Gummy Bear sitting right there, and this round I still didn't want to do it, but if there were no other options, I was going to have to follow suit. I don't do 1v1s, I'm too old for that shit.
It's well written. For you know, anyone who doesn't do the bare minimum and talk to other people or read their own PMs. Maybe the manipulative playstyle just comes easier to him, who knows. Well I don't have to feel bad about the vote now, cool.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 16:53:55 GMT
T/H Hare: Yeah, exactly. I don't feel bad either 'cause if you respect me you don't talk to me with that kind of langauge. That's the way you talk to an enemy not a friend. thats what i think. anyways im dead girl
Bees?: Yeah exactly. It costs nothing to be honest and upfront and genuine. In fact, it often is worth more. Oof, I'm sorry you have died. What flowers would you like at your funeral?
Droids Droids: This game is like the moment before a mafia flip but like all the time hahaha I think C3PO may have more success than me in the future, she is totally calm cool and collected. At least I can code and roast people lol Anyway it feels good to know what's going on and to know that everyone else who should know what's going on also knows what's going on. I feel like our whole tribe breathed like a giant sigh of relief over the last couple of hours. Here's hoping for good news tomorrow regarding a merge or whatever else is to come next. Up to this point, do you think the game has lived up to it's complex rating? Or are we due for many more shenanigans? -R2 Bees?: Haha, that's a good description yeah. I've heard it as it's like everybody is scum but you get to choose your own scumteam. I think you'd both do just fine in the future Okay so put of context that sentence is hilarious. I wouldn't say I breathed a sigh if relief exactly, but at some shit makes sense now. I think Grogu has been setting this up for a while cuz there's been a couple things said by him which made no sense but they make sense if you're planning on screwing someone over asap. I mean I hope. But it also like to find out I've survived this tc first. It's not quite no, we have more shit coming our way, likely in the form of items. You don't hit complex on just twists and swaps alone. And they haven't messed with communication at all. Avocado Avocado: yeah no hes definitely pissed at you now. you probably already know this but grogu has turned it into a 1v1 of him against you and is trying to pin you as this manipulative schemer. ex: you went to him and told him 'other people' were throwing his name around when you were really the one who threw his name out in the first place. hes definitely flipping his shit now that droids is immune and is just proving that he will be more likely to flip and not have any loyalties come merge which is definitely pissing people off by now. droids on the other hand has made a pretty good recovery and winning immunity here saved their whole jawn
hes probably pushing you for information and trying to get you to spit out another target so he can immediately report it to them to push you under the bus further. i dozed off last night so i dont have a comprehensive grasp on the situation but thats what ive gathered. have you heard anything different or is the general consensus that hes being shady and should go still unchanged
Bees?: Oh yeah no, I've heard all about that. It's fun, cuz I didn't particularly want it to be him as you may recall. T/H seem to be absolutely don't with that kind of shit, Droids is washing their hands of it, and Bard was straight up asked if he was voting Grogu so that's how he heard about it. So yep, I've got secondhand just how worst I truly am. It's fascinating.
Oh that's entirely what his last PM is to me about. I'm tempted to just cut the bullshit. As far as i can tell everybody has been very put off by his behaviour here.
Bard Bard: Oy hey! sorry for missin primetime there. the only message ive got since challenge end was grogu asking point blank if im voting him out here >_> i guess im hearing that people wanna vote grogu out from grogu themself. avocado has yet to say anything about the direction of the vote, so i dont know if he chose the direction, but i dont think itd surprise me. t/h's impression yesterday was that it was either you or avo that was gonna decide this one. id love to talk about whatever wild shenanigans meme gets up to or even the quality of his recent furry art dumb thread, but im afraid without the galaxy brain it just isnt gonna get there. but maybe one day!! ive decided that pity isnt whats needed anymore. its time management skills. can you give me like 2 or 3? please? unlike the 2 or 3 soggy oily sad spicy potatoes.. fuck listen toaster waffles are fuckin dope. im not gonna question it. i really appreciate the positivity you had here! im sorry to take a hot min to get back, this wasnt the night i wanted to be busy Bees?: Nah, you're fine. Oh that's fun. So he hasn't tried to sell you on the fact I'm a horrible nasty person who needs to be voted out immediately yet? Cuz that's probably coming. Like before he tried that with everybody, I think he was only like a possibility here, but him trying that kind of solidified him as the person people want to vote for. I don't think anybody chose it exactly? I think everybody was kind of weighing options and figuring out who they wouldn't vote for and I think Grogu decided to take a more aggressive approach to seeing if he might be who people are voting for and to try to counter it. I'm not really the deciding type. I just like to see where everybody is at and if there's a common agreed person that I also agree with, that's good enough for me. Well there's the time he passed off an immunity necklace to an ally and didn't immediately get voted out for it, that was crazy. Just about every game he's been in, he's pulled off some kind of tied vote, often he's involved in it and goes home to it, but still, tied votes are kind of his bailiwick. I'm sorry, his what thread? I must have missed this, and I'm okay with missing it. Oh heavens no, I don't even have time management skills for me. I have none to spare. Oily Sad Spicy Potatoes is my new indie rock band name. They really are. I am quite a fan. You're welcome Don't worry, you sent me 2 whole PMs today, how could I be sad about that? Bard: oh boy no i havent quite got that one yet >_> thats probably from the whole not responding for about a day after he didnt respond for about a day :x whoops, activity is kinda a bitch eh? yeah no one wanted to choose because i think we seem to all be feelin that these relationships weve built here are pretty good?? like im not some bastion of social competency but apart from the flyin off the handle tonight no one has started up anything and weve all kept a cool head. it was a bit anxiety inducing (but again anxiety is like my baseline of existence its ok). also his furry art thread in the tiebreaker spam forum. its where the tiebreaker image was posted too! so if you wanna see highly rendered fluffy boys with 6-packs then capn meme and silver have got you covered. its a rollercoaster that i will leave up to you to deal with. possibly more of a rollercoaster than his tied vote shenanigans. i dont actually know how one achieves that with consistency. maybe i can convince him to hydra 👀👀 oh gosh 2 whole pms! topped with a just after midnight 3rd. and hey our PMs are gradually getting longer and longer always the positive direction sign. im trying to respond to everything but im jumping back and forth. also to get back to you on your first point ... no you're fine ;D (im so sorry) Bees?: Oh yeah, it's been a fun time. Activity is a bitch, and not a fun one neither. Yep, exactly. I think we were all just weighing options and like trying to see what was the least bad for us all. Wait, Survivor is anxiety inducing? Say it ain't so! Anxiety is my baseline too. Oh, that one. Yeah I have not touched that. I'm alright without fluffy boys I think. I imagine it's all consistent in type though so maybe less of a rollercoaster. Haha, i mean, he does seem the type willing to hydra. I do wish that hydras in survivor games were more of a common thing. I think they're good for some stuff. Is this what going steady is like? Oh my goodness. I did notice the length going up, yes. I've always liked you and talking to you. Haha, how about we both agree to be great? that sounds good to me. Grogu Grogu: Yeah, and like, I don't really think people are wanting to go to rocks here. So I guess the question is, does anyone make sense for us to unite to take out that would be good for us down the line a bit? So I dunno what happened overnight, but Bard PMed me asking why you were furious about something, I know nothing about it, what happened that made you mad? Bees?: Alright dude, I'm not gonna play this game. I'm just not. You've got a lot of hustle to you, I respect the hell out of that. But deciding to put a call out on me as being a shady fucker was a little uncalled for. I told you that you were in danger, because you were. And I had spent a lot of time during the last little bit trying to get people to look elsewhere that wasn't you. I didn't want to have to vote for you and was looking for any other possibility. But if you're going to play the game where you ask me questions to purposefully set me up so that you can then go and take that to everybody else, then I guess I do have to believe what other people are saying about what you're pulling here. And that's really unfortunate and not how I wanted to play this game, or how I wanted anything to go with you. But hey, you play the way you think you have to, and we'll see how this plays out. But I'm not going to feed you anything else to either try to protect you anymore or screw myself, you're on your own. Sorry for being honest, that clearly was my mistake. I'm not mad, I'm just sad that someone I thought was a friend and I was trying to keep around didn't take my actions that way. I'll have to work on being more clear with that it would seem. Good luck, sincerely. Grogu: What are you talking about? I didn't call you out for being a shady fucker at all, what? I basically told people that I had heard I was on the block for being inactive from you, and didn't know who all was pushing for it, that's it. And then other people told me you were the only one throwing my name around, that nobody else was pushing it. Like I'll literally quote PMs to you showing I didn't do that. When other people tried to get me to say you were being shady or whatever I actually deflected that. I said I think you could be skittish about making a move on anyone because everyone thought you were a pair with Droids last round, not that you were being shady. So someone's pumping your inbox full of lies, and I'm pretty sure I know who it is. But if that's how you wanna play it that's fine. Bees?: No? Cuz I'm hearing it from a lot of sources dude. And I haven't been pushing you, I've been doing the opposite. I didn't think that everyone thought I was a pair with Droids, that was only a thought because you asked me about it. So what do you think is going on here? Cuz I've had the whole tribe tell me that you were pushing me to them, with the exception of Bard who wasn't here last night. Grogu: what the fuck i did not fucking push you I'm working on a longer PM. I'm laying it all on the table for you because dude, this is horse shit. Bees?: Okay, then, what do you think is happening here? Cuz in some capacity we're both being played, and some of it is very much stuff from your PMs with me that I didn't say anywhere else, so if it isn't in fact you, someone is doing a pretty damn good job of pushing shit with tiny things we've said. Grogu: The entirety of my convos thus far: T&H: I mention hearing my name, he says he hasn't heard anything yet and nobody's online. I say I don't want to vote for you and that I don't want to go home. T&H complains that you're not telling them anything about the vote. I say I dunno the plan, I think the first name to get three votes behind it is gonna be the one people go with. I defended you by saying I didn't think you were being suspicious, I just thought you were skittish about people calling you/Droids a pair last round. Droids: Every step of the way my conversation with them has been about how to protect THE THREE OF US. Not once calling you shady. I've been encouraging them to take the lead of the TC as the immune party and have been pitching how to get THREE OF US through this. The ONLY PM I've sent them about possibly voting you was *after you sent me the PM a few minutes ago* saying you were done with me. That's it. Avocado: I've barely talked to Avocado this TC. You know what Avocado told me this morning? That was after I said I hadn't heard from anyone, everyone was missing, etc but not once did I call you sketchy. I said I didn't understand where my name was coming from (I said it was either Avocado himself lying to me, or you lying to me, or it could be T&H, because Droids & Bard were MIA). I didn't call you sketchy. I cannot emphasize this enough. bees did reach out to me last night telling me that youd be an easy vote because youre inactive so there is some truth to what youre saying. if im reading this correctly do you think that means bees thinks that he and droids are planning to be a pair that reunites with the other members of your 2.0 tribe once they hit the merge? i think the most likely thought between them is that youre the path of least resistance since there are 3 other chocolate 2.0 members here that are at least relatively tight considering the circumstances we've been placed under and that he can count on droids to be in a tight duo with them. i do think that your remarks definitely hold a lot of truth to them though. FWIW, I have no idea what Avocado was responding to. They were literally putting words in my mouth about thinking you two are gonna run off and reunite with the old tribe, I never mentioned that once, here's the PM that Avocado was replying to: Yah, the past two days have been poorly timed for me, and if my name's going around for being inactive, then that's solely on me. I definitely haven't been around and definitely haven't built up a ton of connections, although I'm not sure how much of that is my activity and how much of that is just personality differences between people. It is very weird because Bees was telling me even before TC that he felt like it was gonna be me or Droids, and then like, nobody has been around? Bard has been MIA. Droids say they haven't heard my name or whatever, and that Bees has been sketchy (Paraphrasing.) So either Bees is the one spitting my name out there while running to me and telling me everyone else is throwing my name around... or like, it's you I guess? But I don't get the vibe you're putting my name out there, I get the vibe if someone else threw it out like "Well Grogu hasn't been around a lot" you'd be like "Yeah for sure he's been missing" or whatever. I guess it could be T&H too, but his whole vibe was "I haven't heard anything from Bees or Droids so they don't seem to be talking to me". I guess a lot of this could be people not being willing to tell me shit or whatever, idk. If I gotta go bc of real life stuff, then like, toodles or whatever, can't really apologize for real life getting in the way of a game I never signed up for, you know? I replaced in late, couldn't get my footing, then had RL shit come up when we swapped here. But I don't wanna go down without a fight and so this is me fighting. Bard: This is the only PM I sent to Bard literally all TC. Hey hey, just an update: According to Bees, people were already pushing for me to go home before this vote, and he makes it sounds like I've got an uphill battle to try to convince anyone to save me. Meanwhile, everyone else is saying they don't want to push for me and it was just the "easy" option and is denying these reports. Genuinely have no clue. I deserve the "easy inactive" push or whatever for having real life get in the way the past few days. Avocado has basically said "I just don't want to vote Bard" and I said the same thing, so there's that at least. I dunno what your true feelings/thoughts are about me or if you're interested in keeping a lonely Grogu around, but if you are, that should be three votes in our favor to do whatever we want. And we're at final six so I don't see anyone falling over themselves to go to rocks for anybody. Bees?: Okay, sure. Like, I'm willing to hear you out, I really am. Cuz look I'm not the sort that wants to play these manipulation games. I just don't. Grogu: Like if this is you playing me, fantastic work, you now have private convos with me and other people to use against me. If it's not you playing me, then the two of us are getting played by other people. My theory is that Avocado is overplaying like a motherfucker and if their attempts to put words in my mouth are any indication, they're probably doing that with other people too. I mean, they are EXPLICITLY blaming you for the push on me and saying you went to them to push my name as the easy vote, so like, is that true or not? Bees?: Ah, okay then. I see what's up. It's funny, cuz T/H had come up for some people as a vote target for some lack of activity reasons. I wonder if people assumed I would be so pissed about it that I wouldn't talk to you at all about anything.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 17:29:41 GMT
Grogu Grogu: Wait so what's going on? Clue me in?? Bees?: Okay no, I am not the sort to play this kind of shit. No, it's shady and shitty in a way that I don't like. I typically refuse. Alright, so we're being fucked and we need to talk to Droids like immediately. Mind if we go the groupchat route to get all 3 of us on board? Cuz I'm not about to be screwed by shit going down that I didn't do or say. I was not pushing you at all, and in fact, and been pushing against you as this easy vote target. Basically, it seems like this is some sort of play by a combination of Avocado and T/H. Though it could be that Droids is involved. Cuz they also said you had said something. Bard seems to be the only person who is out of the loop. Grogu: Yes, I am so down, let's do it. We're going to have to basically force rocks. Because there's no way Avocado/Bard are gonna turn on each other IMO. IDK if Droids is in on it though Like I really hope he isn't otherwise we're screwed but my read is that Avocado specifically asked me not to go after Bard here so I wonder if that's a bluff or if Avocado/Bard are really together. OH YEAH I FORGOT Avocado was trying to tell me you were setting up to go after Droids if they didn't win immunity! So if Avocado told Droids that already uh oh Bees?: Like, basically, I don't know if Bard or Droids is in on things. That's the big question. So I think we need to talk to both here. T/H basically gave what you said you said to him, and made it sound like you were the one saying those things and not defending against them. Avocado and Droids did talk about that, and I asked Droids if you had said it, and he said he talked to Avocado about it before talking to me but that you had said it. And Avo made it sound like you had told Droids that I had said I was pushing them if they didn't have immunity. So uh... I think we're fucked six ways to Sunday unless we can get literally anybody else to be honest about some shit. Grogu: Here's a summary of my PMs with T&H so far: Me: Bees said I'm on the block for being inactive, sucks, I haven't heard anyone else T&H: I've heard nothing yet, your messages are better than Bees, Bees is only sending us one-liners Me: Weird, Bees seems to think I have an uphill battle and isn't sure he can change it? I'd prefer not to vote for Bees here but if you give me the option of "vote for Bees or you go home" it doesn't leave me much to work with T&H: Bees isn't telling us anything, neither is Droids, they're both online, shouldn't they be telling me to vote for you? You're the only one talking to me, guess I'm not a priority for Droids or Bees Me: Bees basically said they had no plans, before this vote they shared with me they thought it'd be me or Droids, but nobody else is confirming that to me. First name that gets three votes is gonna go home I think nobody wants to do rocks. Droids is suspicious of Bees it seems but I think it's just Bees being skittish about people calling him and Droid a pair last round. T&H: What is Bees even doing here? I don't think he's actually a pair with Droid he was pushing Droids earlier, and now it's blowing up on Bees for pushing on Droids Me: I think Bees heard everyone calling them a pair and started trying to distance himself. I think if Droids didn't win immunity we'd see them in trouble but that's all speculation/conjecture on my part and not based on anything. Avocado and Droids did talk about that, and I asked Droids if you had said it, and he said he talked to Avocado about it before talking to me but that you had said it. And Avo made it sound like you had told Droids that I had said I was pushing them if they didn't have immunity. So uh... I think we're fucked six ways to Sunday unless we can get literally anybody else to be honest about some shit. Well I absolutely did not say that to Droids. Here's our whole conversation up to that point: I did hear multiple people mention you and Bees being "tight" or close last round, whatever. I gave Bees a heads up that people were painting you guys that way because it seemed like they might be trying to tie the two of you together. I mean, here's the thing... we're in a 6 person tribe. If you have a name you want done, and me/you/Bees go for it, then like, nobody is going to try to go to rocks or anything? And you have immunity. You have a lot of power here to make whatever you want to happen happen, and you've got me in your corner at the very least, and I'm fairly certain Bees would, too. Yeah I think Gummy Bear was saying that a lot last TC when they were campaigning to get us voted off. I don't really think Bees and us are THAT close though. Not sure who Bees feel closest with at the moment. I do think that the three of us could try to steer the narrative away from us. I feel like we talked about this previously but I think we were all worried it was going to be one of us. Do you think we could pull in Avocado/Bard/Tortoise and Hare though? Everyone has been plenty nice but it's hard to get a read on what's going on. To be honest, I've felt a little out of the loop. Ugh this is so difficult to vote someone off. -C-3P0 It's very weird, yeah. All Avocado has told me is that they do not want to vote for Bard, and I assume Bard doesn't want to vote for Avocado. So I would guess if we went after ANYONE not the two of them, they'd be on board. If you wanted to go after one of them, we'd need T&H on board instead. I guess I'll ask what you're feeling about Bees now? T&H seem to think Bees is trying to distance himself from you, but I'm not sure what kinda vibes you've gotten. It's definitely been hard to get a read on Bees. Maybe it's because he was trying to push me and R2 until we got immunity? Do you think Bees would still be down to work with us though? -C-3P0 Bees?: Ugh. I hate that. Cuz last round I think it was I had T/H saying they were getting one-liners from Droids and I thought that was really weird. This is some bullshit. Oh, nice, so it's also Droids. Excellent. Then I think we need to talk to Bard. Grogu: I mean Avocado was BLATANTLY pushing for it to be Droids to me, and trying to blame it on you? And Bard was the one telling me that you had "big things to come" which sounded like a Droids push or something, did you ever tell Droids that? If you didn't, we could be in a situation where Bard is already in on it. Our pitch to Droids might have to be "they were already laying the groundwork for this last round by painting you two as a duo, and they were already plotting to take you out this round if you didn't win immunity and try to pin it on me or Bees, if you go along with it this round they're just going to take you out the second you're not immune" If we force rocks here, they stand a 60% chance of losing someone and we only stand a 40% chance. There's no way they'd take those odds, one of them will flip, but we'd need Droids to be 100% on board with us. I think Avocado is a lost cause, I think T&H is a lost cause. So it's Droid or Bard and IDK if Bard is gonna flip on Avocado. Bees?: I think all of chocolate is fucking us about, yeah. And I think you and I are being blamed for shit we're not doing. And I didn't say anything about big things to come, I swear I didn't. I didn't tell Droids that either. I think that is what we have to do, yeah. I'm just so tired dude. I don't like playing this brand of shit, I really don't. So we need to talk to people and see if we're just turbofucked or what. But I've always been honest and I'm hoping that'll mean something, but fuck dude, I have no idea. I'm here all day though, so there's that.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 19:01:00 GMT
Droids Bees?: Okay, we need to talk, like seriously. Cuz look, you know me(I hope) I'm very honest and I compare notes when I hear things. And I have been talking to Grogu about what's going on because I liked him and if he was actually saying stuff I wanted to just clear the air. And I'm getting a lot of PM evidence to the contrary, and I think he and I are being really fucked into thinking we have to target each other because of things other people are saying we're doing when that isn't what we've said. So I trust you cuz we've been together for so long, just tell me what you actually know and what it is I need to or should be doing. Cuz I really don't like this.
Droids: Sorry to just get back to you now.
We have our vote on Grogu as of last night and far as I know that's the case with everyone. Grogu is basically trying all these different angles with C3PO including, you coming after us, us 3 should all work together, Avo wants you out blah blah blah.
I believe none of that. I do believe this:
1. T+H sees right through Grogu and is voting there 2. Bard is feeling a little disconnected but it up to date on the Grogu plan and is all good.
So you should be fine. More details in my next message, just wanted to get that out first.
Bees?: Okay no, so. Fun fact, rules do not say we can't share PMs from people. Which means, Grogu has shown me some PMs he has been sent and ones he has sent. He's shown me PMs from Avo saying that, he's shown me PMs from him to the contrary. So, I'm asking you, what is going on, honestly. Because it sounds like it's all smoke and mirrors and a lot of lying. So what I'm asking you is, are you a part of this plan or are you also being lied to, because if it's the latter I would really like to actually do something to not be in this position I'm in. And it's the former, just tell me.
Droids: Here's the thing about all of Grogu's messages (and this is mostly what I'm hearing from C3PO and Hare, I haven't really been in that thread), they all reference like "other people" and "everybody" but like, who is that? Unless Grogu is saying that to you, all that stuff that "everybody" is saying is just stuff Grogu is saying to avoid being the vote.
I had a good reconnection with Hare where I was just like "you were direct with us about gummy bear what's up is I think Grogu is trying to stir up stuff to avoid going home, but I'm looking into it" and we compared notes and were like ok Grogu is just saying anything he thinks will stick. So T+H seem 100% on board of getting rid of Grogu.
Bard was saying Grogu was pleading with Bard to stay, not necessarily spreading stuff but just suddenly making a bunch of promises. I don't think there is any way Bard is buying any of that either.
Avo is the only other person and like, we were floating Grogu as a boot together before the immunity result even came out. Avo is also smart and there is no reason to kick you instead of Grogu when Avo knows it would blow up in his face.
So basically, I think you should be doing nothing because we are all good. It would just be so weird for all of them to come together to go after you when Grogu has basically not been around and hasn't even formed a super strong relationship with us. Like, if Grogu were trying to work with people genuinelly I think it would be use he was trying to work with, never T+H or Bard I don't think.
Anyway, let me know what you are hearing, but keep in mind that Grogu is probably not a reliable source.
Wait what?
We are not in on any plan to vote you and our vote is on Grogu.
Bees?: I didn't say that there was a vote on us, but rather I think I'm being played where I'm being riled up to purposefully vote out Grogu by people saying he is pushing me when he isn't to the degree people are saying he is. So I would like to compare notes and figure out exactly what is happening where and why.
Bard Bees?: Okay, yeah so, I think I've been misinformed. And have been for a little while. I think Grogu and I are being played and being painted to be targeting each other when neither of us actually were. And this seems like some sort of plot between Avocado, T/H, and possibly also Droids. I don't know what you've heard, I don't know what all is going on, but I do know that I want to figure out what the fuck is going on and what I can actually do about it and not be screwed about and lied to.
Grogu I'm here most of the day as well and I'm down to sort it out. I agree, this is particularly exhausting, and I really don't want to play the "invented stuff out of thin air" game either. I'd rather just shut it down. Nobody else has responded to me all day except for you. If one of us had the idol for this round I'd be ready to blow the game wide open but sadly, I don't have it, because I keep forgetting that's a thing I can submit for in my confessional. Bees?: I don't have it either and I've been submitting for it. If it helps, nobody else has really been online either. Though Avocado was here for a while saying nothing. So that was fun. I've had a lot of spectator activity today so that doesn't bode well. Grogu: Droids has been on and off all day without saying anything. Specs are checking you? My confessional is dead as hell, nobody's been peeking at all. I'm even trying to serve up hot juicy gossip of "They tried to turn us into enemies, now Bees and I shall become more powerful than they ever imagined" and nope nothing nobody's biting at it at allllll. If we can just get Droids on the phone, I think we could do something really cool. Back when I played these regularly, I always wanted to force a rocks draw, and this may be the best opportunity to do it. Bees?: That's typically how Droids are though so, I kind of expect that to be the case. Well I also include PM logs for them, so that's probably why they're checking? I also directed a hi at them hoping they're enjoying the show even though I am not. That's all I want, anybody to pick up the phone. Give me something. Haha, fun fact, I have also always wanted to force rocks but I have always had people back down and not be into it. So, if we're being played like this, fuck it, what do I have to lose? If we don't merge, whomever is left is super fucked here, no? Either way, whichever of us survives this, it's going to end up going to everybody else as it is. Grogu: Oh my goodness. Who is spreading this stuff? I guess I have been out of the loop. Are you saying Avocado wanted Bees out? Or that Bees wanted to take us out? I thought the three of us were cool, just in a bad spot. Yeah, I want to get to the bottom of this too, especially since we have to vote soon. -C-3P0 Sounds like he's game for that group PM. Bees?: Hm. That's something. Let's see what Droids says to me. Grogu: It's something. It still doesn't explain why Droids told you I wanted you gone, though. My honest to god thought is that Avocado/Bard want to meet back up with Ranger to form a trio, they both talk about Ranger nonstop. They're using Tort&Hare to get to that point and hedging their bets by turning me/you/Droids against each other, but long term, I don't see a world in which they don't just pick us off when available. Avocado literally already told me they want Droids gone eventually (and of course asked me to agree, which I'm sure they're going to use against me at some point but what was I supposed to say?) and since me/you are the pawns in their game here, we're clearly expendable. So like... either we come together and somehow flip this now, or the remaining one of us is just fucked next time we go to TC or something. And long-term, Droids is getting the boot the first time he isn't immune at a TC. It's bad news for everyone. Bees?: Well he's still singing that song right now, so like I said, I think we're fucked. But he did say that Bard was a bit out of the loop of it all, so I think if we want to do something, we need to pick up Bard. Grogu: I told Bees that it seemed like people had come to the consensus that it was us/you/Bees, one of us three. I mean that takes a lot of heat off everyone else if the three of us are just fighting about who said what.. Are you creating the group chat? I'm pretty lost on how to move forward with all of this. -C-3P0 Is that how he phrased it? He really wants this group chat so I think we should do it... we could win him back over here. Bees?: Yeah, would you go and make it? Cuz I'd like to all be comparing stuff together to figure out what's up. I think the best thing to do is give the PMs you were giving me to him and see what happens. That's not quite how he's saying it. I think he just thinks it doesn't make sense for anybody on the other side to be going for me, and you're unreliable source.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 19:35:02 GMT
Dark Olive Maroon|Grogu, Droids, Bees Grogu: Hello, friends. Making this three way chat so we can get to the bottom of wth is going on. Bees and I have been talking and we're just not sure what is happening -- Bees got told by a bunch of people that I was pushing for him, which I wasn't, and I've shared some PMs with him to show him what really happened. Bees has also shared with me where some people took the quotes I shared and twisted them to make them sound worse than they were. Droidbros, what have you guys heard so far? Because I'm fairly certain people are trying to play you guys too. It feels very much like they're trying to create a rift between the three of us to keep their tribal alliance alive, so we need to get everything on the same page. @droids, here are the entirety of my conversations so far, with quotes included: T&H: I mention hearing my name, he says he hasn't heard anything yet and nobody's online. I say I don't want to vote for Bees and that I don't want to go home. T&H complains that Bees isn't telling them anything about the vote. I say I dunno the plan, I think the first name to get three votes behind it is gonna be the one people go with. I defended Bees by saying I didn't think Bees was being suspicious, I just thought Bees was skittish about people calling Bees/Droids a pair last round. Avocado: I've barely talked to Avocado this TC. Got this from Avocado this morning: That was after I said I hadn't heard from anyone, everyone was missing, etc but not once did I push for Bees or call him sketchy. I said I didn't understand where my name was coming from (I said it was either Avocado himself lying to me, or you lying to me, or it could be T&H, because Droids & Bard were MIA). Here's the full PM: bees did reach out to me last night telling me that youd be an easy vote because youre inactive so there is some truth to what youre saying. if im reading this correctly do you think that means bees thinks that he and droids are planning to be a pair that reunites with the other members of your 2.0 tribe once they hit the merge? i think the most likely thought between them is that youre the path of least resistance since there are 3 other chocolate 2.0 members here that are at least relatively tight considering the circumstances we've been placed under and that he can count on droids to be in a tight duo with them. i do think that your remarks definitely hold a lot of truth to them though. FWIW, I have no idea what Avocado was responding to. They were literally putting words in my mouth about thinking you two are gonna run off and reunite with the old tribe, I never mentioned that once, here's the PM that Avocado was replying to: Yah, the past two days have been poorly timed for me, and if my name's going around for being inactive, then that's solely on me. I definitely haven't been around and definitely haven't built up a ton of connections, although I'm not sure how much of that is my activity and how much of that is just personality differences between people. It is very weird because Bees was telling me even before TC that he felt like it was gonna be me or Droids, and then like, nobody has been around? Bard has been MIA. Droids say they haven't heard my name or whatever, and that Bees has been sketchy (Paraphrasing.) So either Bees is the one spitting my name out there while running to me and telling me everyone else is throwing my name around... or like, it's you I guess? But I don't get the vibe you're putting my name out there, I get the vibe if someone else threw it out like "Well Grogu hasn't been around a lot" you'd be like "Yeah for sure he's been missing" or whatever. I guess it could be T&H too, but his whole vibe was "I haven't heard anything from Bees or Droids so they don't seem to be talking to me". I guess a lot of this could be people not being willing to tell me shit or whatever, idk. If I gotta go bc of real life stuff, then like, toodles or whatever, can't really apologize for real life getting in the way of a game I never signed up for, you know? I replaced in late, couldn't get my footing, then had RL shit come up when we swapped here. But I don't wanna go down without a fight and so this is me fighting. Bard: This is the only PM I sent to Bard literally all TC. Hey hey, just an update: According to Bees, people were already pushing for me to go home before this vote, and he makes it sounds like I've got an uphill battle to try to convince anyone to save me. Meanwhile, everyone else is saying they don't want to push for me and it was just the "easy" option and is denying these reports. Genuinely have no clue. I deserve the "easy inactive" push or whatever for having real life get in the way the past few days. Avocado has basically said "I just don't want to vote Bard" and I said the same thing, so there's that at least. I dunno what your true feelings/thoughts are about me or if you're interested in keeping a lonely Grogu around, but if you are, that should be three votes in our favor to do whatever we want. And we're at final six so I don't see anyone falling over themselves to go to rocks for anybody. I'm laying this all out on the table because... I suspect the long term play is to get rid of all three of us, boop boop boop, one by one. I think Bees is probably the preferred target this round and I think they're using me as a backup option. I think they had every intention of taking you out this round, Droids, but you won immunity and fucked their plans over, and now they're scrambling to turn the rest of us against each other to accomplish their goals. I'm willing to try to force a big play here if you guys are. I just want us to be on the same page, because if we can clear the air, we have enough power to force a vote where we want. And then apparently we're not allowed to quote PMs but uh, too late, so, there you go. The mods told me it's fine bc I didn't know and they just added the rule, but uhhh, yeah. Those are actual quotes. I can't quote anything further though. Bees?: The fact that they amended the rules after the fact is.. something. Droids: This is a lot to take in. Just reading your messages now and re-reading the stuff other people have said to me. -C-3P0 Grogu: Sounds good, take your time. I'll try to be around all day. Droids Bees?: Look, if Grogu isn't a reliable source, then he's not. But I want to actually compare notes, cuz my vote was on Grogu since last night too. But I've had people tell me things about me being targetted or being lied to when what was actually happening was I was just being riled up to react emotionally, and I am trying not to do that again and trying to get to the bottom of what is actually happening. Okay? I trust you because we've been together for a long time and have voted together a lot, which is why I want to sort this out with you.
Droids: Gotcha ok.
Grogu has absolutely pushed you in messages to us. Like 100%, clear as day. As recently as 2 hours ago. Saying stuff like you don't want to work with us, that you are coming after us, etc. Not always directly but clearly pushing point of views to make you look bad.
Yeah I totally agree, just let me know what you want to know from us. The only doubt we had about you was because Grogu was saying that you were saying stuff about us. We cleared that up fast and since then I haven't heard a bad word about you from anyone except Grogu.
Bees?: Lol, the fact that they just clarified the rules to not allow PM quotes is actually funny to me.
But okay. I am curious what Grogu will decide to say with both of us in the chat though. Just look, this is a messy round and I really want to like, have a sense of what's going on.
Droids: We messaged the mods just because I was pretty sure that wasn't kosher.
Yeah let's see, I'm sure it will be painting Avo in a bad light to try to get us to vote there instead.
I get it's your neck on the line, not us, so whatever you want to know from us I'm happy to share. But I feel like we are all good still.
I get the risk is that tomorrow Bard, Avo, and T+H join up and go after the two of us, but that's just not my sense of the dynamic. If you are worried about that we should chat about it, but I think the likelihood that:
1. There is no swap, merge, redemtion or anything else coming 2. No chance at tribal immunity or we lose the challenge 3. That is actually happening and not just junk Grogu is saying
is very very low.
Bees?: The thing is, with Avo? He did say some things to me about you being in trouble last round, remember? I told you about it. It wasn't just Gummy, you were being talked about, but your offer of an alliance to Avo kinda shifted him on that. He's always been very on the boot Grogu train from the start of being here.
I don't know if I do exactly believe Grogu, but I do find that there's a whole hell of a lot of tension and weirdness going on that I can't make heads or tails about. Now I trust you, and I haven't at any point been wanting to push you nor do I think you are trying to push me. But I feel like whatever is happening this round is happening because of merge looming and people wanting to set themselves up to have a good chance for a solid merge.
Grogu Grogu: Just made it and fired away. I can quote my big PM reveal message to you, hang on.
But I think you're right, it definitely sounds like they're faking going for me and are actually going after you here.
So let's talk about that rules clarification: did you post quoted PMs in your confessional to trigger that? Trying to figure out what triggered them to change the rule, because if it wasn't you or me, then that means Droids might've reported to the mods that I was sharing quotes, which means they want it shut down bc they don't want to play ball.
Bees?: I did actually, I have been all game. I checked the rules else I would have said something to you about it. But I wouldn't be surprised if Droids also asked about it either way.
Grogu: Yeah, I checked the rules before I quoted things to you. It was probably just the specs checking your confessional and being like "uhhh is this ok mods" and them making a snap rule amendment.
Bees?: Yeah probably. Whoops.
Grogu: So now I guess we're just... waiting?
I can try to reach out to Bard, I felt sorta close to them before they went AFK, IDK how close you feel like you two are rn? Or do we just wait to see what Droids says first?
Bees?: I'm trying to make heads or tails of things and checking my own logs to see how things follow and all of that.
Man, I don't feel close to nobody after how this round has gone so far. I think we wait to see what happens.
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...Bees?
Jury
Cloudy with a chance of bees.
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Post by ...Bees? on Jan 27, 2021 19:44:57 GMT
Grogu Grogu: :\ I feel ya. I thought things were fine with me and others but it seems I was asleep at the wheel while everyone else was already playing ball real hard.
Bees?: Apparently so. I hate playing catch up, but I guess at least notes are being compared? We really playing Survivor now? Sure, let's go with that.
Droids Droids: Yeah, that's exactly what prompted me to try to do that with him because I felt like Avo was seeing us as a boot option. I think Avo is like Darth, you can tell they are playing and so you have to come at them at that game level. They won't work with us because they like us, they will work with us if it makes sense for them.
And I agree with that, I mean we are doing that too right? Trying to go into the merge strong. But like, it's all about getting into that majority right away and then trying to make it past the first couple of votes. Because after that, the players like Avo suddenly become the big targets. Don't think that I'm trusting Avo to work with us to the end or anything, I just think it can be mutually beneficial for us to work with him for the first few merge votes.
Bees?: Yeah that's very fair. And you are right, he was. That's probably a good read, no wonder they hit it off really well. And it does seem that way, yes. They're all about makesensicalness.
I would like to think that's what we're doing anyways. And yeah it really is, but it's also about having people you can trust. Honestly though, knowing that you aren't just blindly trusting does make me feel a lot better. Like, I didn't think you were, but having the confirmation that you're not helps. Just idk man, I'm wary. Do I think I can trust Grogu? Fuck if I know. Do I think I can trust Avo? Probably not further than I can throw him. But I know I trust you, and I hope that you trust me at least?
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