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Post by Catventurer on Nov 16, 2022 18:14:25 GMT
Uh, just to be sure. Does anyone know if Telika is female? I'm worried that I might be mistaken about their gender and carrying my mistake into every other post that mentions them.
As someone who actually is female, my opinion is that I think that some people make too big of a deal about gender. I really do cringe when someone makes a big stink that people were referring to them by the wrong gender pronoun when the people doing it had no way to know. Also if you think someone is female, don't private message asking the person, "Are you a girl?" or "Are you female?" It's a major red flag that the person asking might be a total weirdo.
If someone makes a guess that I am female and says so publicly in a thread, which happened in my second mafia game on GOG, then I'll give definitive confirmation. Until then, I'll just let people erroneously refer to me as whatever gender pronoun they feel like using because it's no big deal. If you want to think that I'm an evolved cat with thumbs, I'm okay with letting you think that too.
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Post by Catventurer on Nov 17, 2022 17:06:47 GMT
At least Catventurer can be glad that I'm sharing on the "not actually wanting to be Mafia but dragged into it", lol. I really didn't expect to be subbing into Mafia again.
You don't like playing mafia side either? Time for some Bad-Anon affirmations: "I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."
Saying that, I think it would be fun if there was a future game where the theme was Bad-Anon as in video game villains going to support meetings while team mafia is a group of heroes that have "Gone Turbo" in that they want to take out the bad guys permanently due to thinking their respective games would be better without them. Also, the unofficial team mafia soundtrack needs an update because Joppo should have a heroic theme song too! Joppo's Theme: Pollyanna (I Believe In You) from Earthboundwww.youtube.com/watch?v=w3NyycHR3fEYou may not have been part of the team originally, but we believe in you and that you can carry us to victory. Note - I don't have access to the observer thread so can't spy on dead people... Spying on dead people would also be extremely creepy.
Anyway downloads done (Thursday = claim free games on Epic day), so I'm going back to resting.
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Post by joppo2 on Nov 18, 2022 3:13:05 GMT
Uh, just to be sure. Does anyone know if Telika is female? I'm worried that I might be mistaken about their gender and carrying my mistake into every other post that mentions them.
As someone who actually is female, my opinion is that I think that some people make too big of a deal about gender. I really do cringe when someone makes a big stink that people were referring to them by the wrong gender pronoun when the people doing it had no way to know. I wouldn't make a big deal about it either if people just happened to assume I'm female. They're working off limited info after all; some mistakes are bound to happen. But it might matter more for the person being referred (in this case Telika) than for me so I would rather just ask publicly. Better safe than sorry. You don't like playing mafia side either? Time for some Bad-Anon affirmations: "I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."
Yes, like you I feel more comfortable playing as Town. Which incidentally never happens. Time for the motto indeed. I'm bad, and that's good. I will have to wait until next game for a chance be good, and that's not bad. Despite Town not having to lie or pretend there's no one I'd rather be than me.I adapted it a little bit. Thanks for the theme music. It is a nice song.
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Post by Catventurer on Nov 18, 2022 14:44:37 GMT
You don't like playing mafia side either? Time for some Bad-Anon affirmations: "I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."
Yes, like you I feel more comfortable playing as Town. Which incidentally never happens.
It's entirely because there's no mystery to playing mafia side. It would be like reading Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and already knowing who's the mole in the British secret service. When you're on mafia side, you already know who the main adversaries are. Because of the size of the games here, you can even tell for the most part if there are any third-party roles even if you don't know who they are or what those roles are.
My favorite role is vanilla town for the same reason. You never really know until someone is either lynched or night killed, so there will also always be some level of doubt. It makes things much more exciting.
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Post by joppo2 on Nov 19, 2022 4:23:41 GMT
Gotta take care of the important things right away, lest I forget during the weekend.
I'm unsure whether I should NK Yog or Catte. In theory there's a teeny tiny chance of doubt over Catte's allegiance, but zero doubt that Yog is Town. So in theory Leaving Catte alive is better. But let's be honest, that teeny tiny chance might as well not exist. No one really considers a scenario where lynching Catte wins the game for Town. In practice they're tied, even if not in theory.
Leaving Yog alive has the advantage that he was more vocal about considering Catventurer townie. If Catte feels the same way he didn't say or at least I missed it. So he's an extra risk. But on the other hand, killing Catte will probably lead people to question why it was not Yog and I'm afraid the answer will be too obvious. Incidentally, the mass claim was bad for us for entirely different reasons. Before the mass claim Town couldn't discard the possibility that a Catte NK over Yog was due to fear of his possible PR.
(Speaking of which, I have also entertained the idea of choosing Telika. He has so much towncred he's pretty much unlynchable, and I'm afraid he is the most likely to eventually figure out it is me. But I'm wondering if it wouldn't be worse. Depends on Lift's capacity to convince Catte and Yog that I'm scum. Gotta mull it over.)
Anyway. For now I'm gonna use a Dangerous Forbidden Technique on Catte at least I won't risk ending the Night without a victim. I know I can change my mind until EoN.
@catventurer, I believe you don't need to be asked this but just to be safe. In the spirit of fairness I ask that you do not give me ideas and opinions about this subject. I'm pretty sure you understand.
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Post by The GOGFather on Nov 19, 2022 13:27:51 GMT
Personally, I'm more bothered by the usage of "female" or "male" in the context of people. I don't know how to explain it well, just that when we're talking about humans, I only ever see "are you male or female" in forms, but IRL, we don't say "Yeah I met a female last night", more like "Yeah I met a woman yesterday" or "I saw her on the way back from work." Like the word "female" itself isn't wrong, but the contexts in which it is used are usually those where "woman" works waaay better.
Don't worry about it though, it's just a mild thing with me.
Could also ask for pronouns in the future, this is probably less awkward than presuming the person's gender as part of your question. "What are your preferred pronouns?" vs "Are you a woman/female?"
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You weren't too thrilled of encountering a magical girl, now that you were all on your own. That said, Makise is currently the person you're mulling about.
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Post by Catventurer on Nov 20, 2022 22:25:49 GMT
@catventurer, I believe you don't need to be asked this but just to be safe. In the spirit of fairness I ask that you do not give me ideas and opinions about this subject. I'm pretty sure you understand.
You are correct in that I don't need to be ask. However I appreciate the statement anyway as it let's everyone know that we're in total agreement on the matter when they read the thread after the fact.
Oh and update on my concussion for everyone with access to this thread and everyone else reading it after the fact. It's currently 2:14pm on November 20th. I'm still a bit wobbly when walking and get dizzy easily if I bend forward or change position too quickly, so lots of slow mo movement to avoid falling. I've only had one instance today of swapping words, which is still a bit distressing for me. The head aches finally passed on Friday. Duke Ellington continues to be my little shadow and follows me everywhere in the house. I still nap quite a bit.
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Post by joppo2 on Nov 21, 2022 13:59:51 GMT
I had a change of heart. I will use my magical trinket to launch Yogsloth to the sky with a twinkle.I shouldn't risk upsetting the current situation. Lift is less trusted than me but anything can break that balance. Yes, like you I feel more comfortable playing as Town. Which incidentally never happens.
It's entirely because there's no mystery to playing mafia side. It would be like reading Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and already knowing who's the mole in the British secret service. When you're on mafia side, you already know who the main adversaries are. Because of the size of the games here, you can even tell for the most part if there are any third-party roles even if you don't know who they are or what those roles are.
My favorite role is vanilla town for the same reason. You never really know until someone is either lynched or night killed, so there will also always be some level of doubt. It makes things much more exciting.
I enjoy the part of trying to solve the "whodunit" so VT is fine to me but I wouldn't mind getting a decent Town PR either. It's very satisfying when you plan a night action and it turns out it was a good choice like tracking a killer or (as a doctor/bodyguard) protects the person chosen for the NK. Personally, I'm more bothered by the usage of "female" or "male" in the context of people. I don't know how to explain it well, just that when we're talking about humans, I only ever see "are you male or female" in forms, but IRL, we don't say "Yeah I met a female last night", more like "Yeah I met a woman yesterday" or "I saw her on the way back from work." Like the word "female" itself isn't wrong, but the contexts in which it is used are usually those where "woman" works waaay better. In these contexts you're mentioning I agree with you, but the words "man" and "woman" carry more info than the person's gender. They also report an age group which the person usually might not want to reveal. "Are you a man?" implies "are you male, adult and not a boy (kid) or a guy (teenager)?" I don't need to know that. I just need to know the expected pronouns so I just ask male/female to use he/him or she/her accordingly.
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Post by The GOGFather on Nov 21, 2022 14:36:58 GMT
You had a moment of intense thinking. "Wait why am I going after Makise? Clearly Haru is better. Actually no, Haru could just stop talking again, like the rumors were saying, so Makise is obviously better. Fuck it, I'll go give Haru the spooks."
With a wink, you turn 180 degrees on your heel and go the other way.
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Post by Catventurer on Nov 22, 2022 2:28:57 GMT
The fact that Joppo wants to launch people in the sky with a twinkle using a magical trinket reminds me of Kiki and Lala: hellokitty.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Twin_StarsI'm watching baking shows, which always makes me happy.
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Post by joppo2 on Nov 23, 2022 22:19:24 GMT
We got a hammer. Scum wins. :)
I feel bad for it. I just don't like deceiving decent people. :(
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Post by Catventurer on Nov 23, 2022 23:53:34 GMT
We got a hammer. Scum wins. :) I feel bad for it. I just don't like deceiving decent people. :(
I have an idea, but I think that nobody would like it.... Technically, the town can still win if there's no night kill.
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Post by Catventurer on Nov 24, 2022 0:01:17 GMT
Oh and just joking in my last post. It wasn't serious advise because we agreed no advise from me.
Concussion Update - I had a lot of trouble pronouncing some words today.
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Post by bucktoothgamer on Nov 24, 2022 16:01:53 GMT
Nice job team!
Catv sorry to hear about your recovery being a bit of a struggle, hopefully things start to pick up for you.
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Post by joppo2 on Nov 25, 2022 2:26:02 GMT
Oh and just joking in my last post. It wasn't serious advise because we agreed no advise from me. No need to worry, I wouldn't do that. I believe all of Town would feel insulted and Pooka disappointed if I played that way. I'm sure you meant that comment more in the informative sense of " The possibilities of Town defeat would be zero if it wasn't for this path" than " Yo you should totally throw the race at one step from the finish line lolz" Concussion Update - I had a lot of trouble pronouncing some words today. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you'll be fully recovered in time for putting up the rest of Christmas decorations. Your cats need their new playground :) Yay us.
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