I vote Shimmering Skeleton Guy to test the Orbs. If he did it once, he can do it again.
What do you hope to accomplish by this? From a flavour/RP point of view, do you think the long dead skeleton is going to react to your vote, and stand up and touch the thing? How, why and what for? He did it once, and ended up like you see it, would you do it again? Or maybe you have another reason to vote him... what is it? how are you testing the Orbs by voting him? Or flavour aside, do you think the skeleton is scum? Or are you just wasting time?
This is rather unexpected. In a game where there is any taste of flavor, you're usually the first to jump headfirst into it- and indeed, you did so. Why are you trying to shut this down, especially early D1 where there is still plenty of time to test things like this? What is bad about what Jim has done?
It seemed to me his vote of the skeleton was not a sincere attempt to learn anything, but merely to waste time, given he didn't ask questions (to Meph) or stated a purpose or expected it to do anything.
...however, his vote having been reflected was very surprising (especially, as you said, since votes on the statue and Mepth didn't stick), so I withdraw my objection -- it clearly was effective.
What have you interpreted so far from the flavor?
Not sure. There are many clues, but not some structure to piece them together yet. I intend to keep poking at it until something coalesces.
Skeleton: Jim Groovester
Jim, who would be putting the skeleton's hand on the Orb?
Jim: please answer Meph's question. PPE: Heh, I
knew you were going to say that. 8-P
Why do you want people to spend time guessing at what the scum is on day one when we have nothing to go off of?
Seriously? Why do you not want people to try to find who the scum is on day one? We may have nothing to go off of when the game starts, but the very process of discussion turns up gems like this. Should we not spend time looking for scum? How else do you think people should spend their D1 efforts?
You have eyes, right? You can read, right? Then read carefully, I said what, not who. Big difference.
Meh. Fair enough. Yeah, I missed the rest of the paragraph, and reacted to the last sentence, which made me do a double-take with how scummy it read. In my defence, it was late. On the other hand...
How very insightful and helpful. If you want to know, why don't you go waste some time figuring it out, so that the rest of us can spend time hunting scum, and we'll meet somewhere in the middle.
Oh how very townie of you. "you go play outside while we grown ups go look for scum". This sort of "serious business" facade still reads like scum to me. Your post was
after Meph confirmed the skeleton as a vote target. Do you think it was a waste of time?
Bookthras thinks me laconic
Unlike you, histrionic
We need to know the game's trick
So to Jim don't be a prick
Or when we lose you'll find me sardonic
Who's this we you're talking about?
Why for the Groovester you pout?
sardonic, laconic?
no: chronic demonic!
Embryonic scum tonic, no doubt!