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[wordsmithery]

If you're deciding to actually use that phone in your room, go right ahead; the Wordsmith is a busy man but he's often around, and he has no real reason not to talk to you, assuming that you do it correctly.

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Comments

[wordsmithery]

Of course.

[sucks to be you, kimbley.]

[alchemicals]

[at least he is not laboring under the misconception that this is going to be at all productive]

I want clarification on Rule Seven in particular. Do all murders have to go to trial, or does just flat-out killing everyone count as "not being discovered"?

[You can't be discovered if there's no one alive to discover you, is the logic here.]

[wordsmithery]

The latter would be a little too simple, don't you think? I set no such limit, but I do prefer these things to end in a trial. If there's no chance whatsoever of being discovered, the outcome would be tremendously boring.

[alchemicals]

[...

you know, he has to think about it but like

that's fair tbh]

You know what, I can't even argue that given some of the stunts I've pulled in the name of entertainment.

[wordsmithery]

I suspected you might not object too harshly to that.

[because you're....you're you, dude.]

[alchemicals]

[he sure as fuck is.]

Most of my methods probably wouldn't succeed in killing everyone in one go, anyway. There's always at least someone that's going to throw a wrench in, and leaving one person alive besides myself just seems like a bad idea. Deadlocked vote and all.

[wordsmithery]

I was not planning on pointing that out, so it is certainly a relief to know you considered that possibility.

[oh my god???]

Logistically, it is a poor decision to kill as many as possible at once. Not to mention inefficient.

[alchemicals]

Well, yes and no - I can think of an immediate exception to that, anyway.

[wordsmithery]

And what exception is that?

[alchemicals]

Partnering up with someone.

[wordsmithery]

Oh? Are you already planning something so elaborate? I have no doubt you will find several willing accomplices at this rate.

[alchemicals]

I'm not planning anything just yet, because I haven't found a way to do it that isn't going to be completely stupid. I'm just trying to figure out my options.

I'm kind of curious about something else, though, outside of all that - mainly about your little pet down in the pit. I've never seen anything like that before.

[wordsmithery]

I would be surprised if any of you have seen something like it. But I am not about to tell you what that is, if that was your next question.

[alchemicals]

I'm guessing you won't tell me what it's made of, either.

[wordsmithery]

Of course I won't.

[alchemicals]

So you're going to be pretty fun in some ways, no fun whatsoever in others, got it.

[wordsmithery]

Unfortunately so. I can't make everything easy for all of you.

[alchemicals]

I wouldn't really want you to, while we're all being honest.

[...]

So are you enjoying what you've seen so far?

[wordsmithery]

I will confess that you have all provided some measure of entertainment in the past week.

[alchemicals]

[WOW.]

That is the most stunted way to say "Yes, I'm having fun" that I've ever heard.

[wordsmithery]

[ain't it just.]

Your criticism is noted.

[alchemicals]

Not so much criticism as it is making an observation, that's all.

[wordsmithery]

It's noted regardless. You in particular seem to be quite the potential source of entertainment, for the record.

[alchemicals]

Holy shit, I'm actually flattered. Keep this up and you'll make me blush.

[wordsmithery]

...That is the last thing I am intending to do, Incendiary.