Crywolf - Iolite

[outstandingbalance]

[chatting goes here]

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[hunting]

You wanted to talk?

[outstandingbalance]

Something like that. More like I was already talking to Dean, but the conversation looked like it was going somewhere that's not quite ready to go public.

[hunting]

Fair enough.

[outstandingbalance]

I thought so.

Dean asked for my impressions, since I'd been talking to all the teams in the clue.

The short version, the mouse team probably isn't Peridot. They made a slip up in their voting—both their knight and the hero playing from their team voted in the suspicion round, and on different people—and that doesn't feel like a move you make when you're well informed and plotting with other teams. Especially not if you're going to draw attention to yourselves by asking other people about their voting.

For the time being, I'd call them lowest threat.

My preference is to have both Coral and Tiger's Eye in the elimination poll. Both of them are big teams, they have a lot of people playing, so it's more likely someone will slip up under pressure and out themselves.

Between the two... if I had to pick right now, I'd pick Coral. It's a weird move to ask about people's voting in round one, but not volunteer your own vote. Also weird that with so many people playing, they didn't vote at all. That's the sort of thing that could be to their advantage in the future. Of the two teams, I'd say they were the most defensive when I asked them to talk in private.

It's not a sure thing. Tiger's Eye's also been a little defensive, and not all of their logic has scanned. They're also a team I don't particularly know. However, if they are mice, they're doing the better job of playing natural with it.

I'm still drawing things out with them to see how they react, or if Coral will give me something more concrete to work with, hence the secrecy.

Now you know what I've got.

[hunting]

Coral and Peridot are the two I've been watching most. Mostly because they're been the most active. Peridot was quick to defend Turquoise and to offer strategies. But Coral has played this game before and both Shark and Kaitou are very clever. It's not strange for Coral to refuse to vote, given their style. Then again, in a lighter game, Coral can be more competitive. And Kaitou has been quick to offer his own strategies.

What you said about Briar slipping up could go either way. Teams and knights don't always stay on the same page.

Tiger's Eye is the group I'm the least familiar with.

[outstandingbalance]

Like I said, Peridot's not a sure thing, just low priority. Anyone can slip up. This just feels more like the kind of slip up you make with less information and less of a plan, not more.

I can't say for Coral, but Amethyst is playing to win. I don't see any reason to assume everyone isn't doing the same.

[pausing]

You know anything on Turquoise? That's not a team I know either. We voted on them, but that was more or less luck the first time out.

[hunting]

Fair assessment.

This game... has a reputation. The previous one killed the teams that got voted out. Violently. Coral was there so they may have reservations. I know Sapphire may have refused to vote for similar reasons. But... this version is different so... it's hard to say.

Turquoise can be clever. Hail gets really into the games especially. She was the same last time. Harder to tell with Naoto since he was more interested in the house. I admit I feel the same way as him.

[outstandingbalance]

I've heard a little bit about the other game, but not all the details. It does seem to have left an impression though.

And I can't blame anyone for that.

Do you think Turquoise was right about the wolves controlling who went up in the poll, then?

[hunting]

That's usually how it works. Chances are there's at least one experienced team on the mouse's side. Either Coral, Ruby, Turquoise or Kunzite. Then again, Jasper and Briar catch onto things quickly and enjoy challenges like this. Briar's good at getting to the front of things.

But Peridot's been singled out in the poll so far, which could also be wolves at work.

[whereismypie]

Yeah, you were going to share your impressions on the three contending teams?

[outstandingbalance]

[just finished giving your knight the run down]

[whereismypie]

Hm. Won't lie, I'm going to go with my gut instinct since I don't know anyone enough to properly judge their motivations and strategy in such a short time-span. Not to mention some painful history from a past game -- Thorn and Spit told me about this.

[outstandingbalance]

So tell me, what does your gut say?

[whereismypie]

Briar on Peridot's a wily kid. And he seems to be enjoying this situation far too much. Of course, he could be laying it on, just for fun. Which I'm more inclined to believe, especially since you made a good point about their voting tactics - or lack of. He seems close to Coral, and had no problem talking about their tactics. I may or may not believe him. I have the impression that if he were to lose, Coral's the team he'd want to see winning.

I've tried talking to that Pumpkin kid on Tiger's Eye, he's cagey, nervous, but gives more of a deer in the headlights feel than anything.

As for Coral, those kids look cute and innocent, but there's definitely more to them than that.

[outstandingbalance]

How much have you talked to Coral?

[whereismypie]

For my part, very little. Mostly watched them interact with Spit, Thorn and the other teams out there.

[fallinflames]

[here, really, mostly listening to Thorn and Natalia talk]

[outstandingbalance]

[you can join in, if you want]

[fallinflames]

Your read on the others parallels my own. You've spoken with Tiger's Eye?

[outstandingbalance]

Some. Unfortunately, I have the least to say about them. They read pretty natural. One of them was grumpy about the situation, but not excessively so. Either they're children, or they're mice who know how to lay low and look like children. It's one of the reasons that while I lean toward Coral, I'd like Tiger's Eye in the ousting. I want to see if their face holds.

[fallinflames]

[nods]

Makes sense. It'll be interesting to see how all of them do.

Has your team done any exploring of the house yet?

[outstandingbalance]

Not so much. We've been focusing on discussion.

[fallinflames]

Any reason?

[outstandingbalance]

It seemed like a better application of my time.

[fallinflames]

[considers]

Perhaps.