Spyfall with ASOUE theme #48 (I think) - on going

[Hermes]

I guessed from an early point that this was something to do with Prufrock Prep, but I could not pin it down more precisely. I worked out who Jean wwas quickly: I could not at all make out who Roxy was (and did initially think she was the spy), but once the place was revealed I could see it at once.

But wheat?

[Marlowe]

Dec 5, 2020 20:03:46 GMT -5 Hermes said:

I guessed from an early point that this was something to do with Prufrock Prep, but I could not pin it down more precisely. I worked out who Jean wwas quickly: I could not at all make out who Roxy was (and did initially think she was the spy), but once the place was revealed I could see it at once.

But wheat?

The bales of hay the Baudelaires sleep on, remember? 

[tricky]

Brooo I knew it was Sherry and y'all accused me

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

I can say that I was cheated ... But I knew that if it were Sherry Ann, she would have won the game a long time ago. She just wanted to postpone the victory, didn't she?

[Christmas Chief]

My plan was to try to kill off baudelaiire in hopes of getting the extra two points. But she was too good and too clearly Carmelita, so I just made my guess and ended the round.

Here is my evil monologue:

By the time I was asked "Is this place big or small?", the following facts had been established:
- there are animals around (but not obviously so, I thought, or Jean wouldn't have asked) - this hint proved to be most helpful in eliminating locations
- it's in a secluded location
- at least one character doesn't like being there
- it was obviously big or obviously small (not of an ambiguous size)

From that, I created my list of suspects.

PRIME SUSPECTS
- Mortmain Mountains / Mount Fraught
- The island in The End / Ishmael's Tent / the arboretum
- Prufrock Prep / Nero's Office / Cafeteria / Orphan's Shack

LESSER SUSPECTS
- Damocles Dock (not distinct enough / unlikely to fit 6 characters)
- Lousy Lane (not obviously big or small)
- The Carmelita (not obviously big or small)
- Curdled Cave (unlikely to fit 6 characters)
- Hector's home / Nevermore tree (too obviously animals?)
- Caligari Carnival / Olivia's Tent (too obviously animals?)

Obviously, the island, Mt. Fraught, or the Prufrock Cafeteria would be "big," but the shack or Nero's office would be "small." So I needed an answer that would work for all my suspects. Hence, "Look up to find out." This turned out to be a great answer, because the Orphan's Shack has a distinct ceiling.

After roxy222 said she lived here all her life, I eliminated the Orphan's Shack. But then I added it back after her defense, figuring she was a crab.

willis's "wall" comment confirmed we were indoors, and so my prime suspect became Prufrock Prep / Nero's office / the Orphan's Shack, although I left open the possibility I was forgetting someplace. The Orphan's Shack was my first choice because it's the one with distinctive walls.

baudelaiire confirmed food was nonexistent here, so I eliminated the cafeteria for certain, and Nero's office tentatively, since he does have bags of candy there.

Jean's mocking "What can I hear?" confirmed he was Nero, and thus I grew more confident we were in the Orphan's Shack.

I still wasn't absolutely positive, though, so I answered roxy222's question by reaffirming the unpleasantness of the space. I imagined myself to be Klaus.

Josh Sharpe / Marlowe's "wheat" answer threw me, but I assumed they meant hay, and by this point I was certain we were in the Orphan's Shack. So I set about a plan to try to vote off another character. I settled on baudelaiire, who I thought to be the most suspicious.

Jean's question was confusing, but I assumed he was trying to trap me, so I answered simply. I was in a place to provide more details at this point, but I thought that might make me appear more suspicious than not.

Finally, when it became clear we would have no consensus on a spy who wasn't me, I made my guess to end the round.

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

My trap was to get you to explain yourself in too much detail. Unfortunately you have deduced my true intentions. If you said something like "no, but it’s close by" I would be sure you were the spy.

[Christmas Chief]

By the time you asked, I knew where we were. So if I was going to add detail, I would have said something like, “No, and no one has whistled tunefully here in quite some time.” I did think about doing that, but my non-spy self would be hesitant to reveal extra info late in the game.

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

You were amazing ... I thought: "if Sherry Ann is the spy, she already knows where we are, and in this case she will want to give extra information to avoid suspicion. " This match looked like those films in which "ah, but he had prepared himself for the trap and set another trap for when those who set the first trap thought I fell into the trap, in fact he will be inside an even bigger trap". I don't remember any specific film, but I've seen something like that. Marlowe do you want to be the next master again?

[Marlowe]

Jean, I'm afraid I'll be tied up IRL for the next few days. I look forward to reading along when I'm less busy, though!

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

Okay. Then I will be the next master.

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

Round #12
Registration for Spyfall is Open Again!

You have 120 hours to register by posting below or by PM.

Master: Jean Lúcio

Note: If you want to participate in Round # 12, write something like "I'm in" below.



But you can also continue to make considerations about the previous rounds in the posts below, if you wish.

[R.]

I’m in

[Deleted]

I'm in

[tricky]

Yee haw

[gothicarchiesfan]

Me too.