The Syndicate

I especially don’t like Long Con’s slope off in the back half here.

We need more participation tomorrow regardless please. I implore you

I hate how this has shaken out.

We disorganized yall. Hopefully one of Wilgy or sloonei is just a wolf and we win the tie

Wilgy feels like an absolute Rand vote and it bothers that he is on the bubble.

[VOTE: Sloonei] aubergine

What about this one?

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 3:21 pm Meh kinda wolf read Sloonei but it's light and probably dumb so I won't expand on it yet

bet

Dunno why but this line resonates with me. Bring you to townlean

Oh hmm; I forgot there’s a 5 post minimum so maybe my preemptive town read of sprityo is just that: preemptive.

Mafia still need to make their post min. Bring him to top town*lean*

Epi still at the top of my town list only because of how early he pushed Michelle and logically I can see where he was coming from. Michelle was pacifistic, and I actually haven’t seen much to disagree with him.

I’m oscillating like a funky monkey desk fan. Drop Michelle down to scumlean.

Too many scum leans.

Long Con is someone that has posted but doesn’t have that air of levity I expect. It’s much too blendy. Not that anyone else is making waves here on D1, but I’m guarded to him.

Michelle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 1:27 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 11:20 am

Michelle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:26 am [VOTE: Darling Monroe] aubergine

So what do we hope to gain with voting a no-poster?

(Please note that 10 years ago, I ONLY EVER voted for a no poster on D1 so as to hide any potential alignment indication for future games, but now I’m old and see no value in this)

Any answer/reaction from anyone.

Probably DM town because otherwise at least their partner (assuming 2 mafia team) would question me and I don't think you are mafia.

I admit I like that you are admitting at this point DM is town while still voting there. That’s a good look methinks.

I also like sprityo’s attempt here to stoke discussion.


If I had to make more of a lean list of the posters that have a semblance of relevant discussion, I’d have:

Townread:
Epi
Sprityo

Townlean:
Michelle
Falcon

Scumlean:
Sloonei
Long con
Abigail


Nothing:
Ruri
Wilgy
DM

Does 9v2 sound appropriate here? That’s what I’m running with. A team of 2.

I don’t have a lot of confidence in Michelle. I also don’t agree or see the same things she does regarding Princess Abigail.


Current reads in alphabetical order, as if they were people at the gym:

***********

DarlingMonroe - got a membership on a whim for New Years Resolution and just never showed up

DrWilgy‪ - comes in once a month on his friend’s guest day pass. Uses a little bit of every machine and gives a slight smile and head nod to everyone that looks in his direction. Needs to come in more to see meaningful results‬

Epignosis‪ - First one in, last one out. A real scrappy individual that utilizes the plyometric section. Secretly working on his PT certification, he isn’t afraid to call you out on bad form and also has discount codes for a dietary weight loss cocktail he brews in his own bathtub. A gymbro through and through‬

falcon45ca‪ - works the front desk. Has a witty response to everyone when they scan in. When he works out after his shift, he makes sure to loudly count his reps, and always caps his leg days with a loud and prolonged ‘LET’S GOOO’. A gym mouse in rat clothing‬

Long Con‪ - the social butterfly. No one’s actually seen him work out, but he swears he does. Genetically gifted. Will often help spot for others while prattling on about his recent forays in the dating scene, unprompted. No one actually knows his name, but he’s always there. Could secretly despise everyone’s workout routines and lack of min/maxing on weight and it wouldn’t surprise me.‬

Michelle‪ - keeps to herself and does light workouts here and there. Never uses max weight or effort. Sometimes gives other gym rats words of encouragement in passing, ‬but you can tell she doesn’t feel confident in what she’s doing. Feels like she could drop her membership any day now

Princess Abigail‪ - Comes to the gym about twice a week, mostly to use the shower and sauna. When she works out, it’s a 10-minute walk on the treadmill, occasionally talking on her phone. Is generally gregarious, but I’m beginning to wonder if she even has a membership here‬

Ruri- ‪was getting a sandwich next door to the gym and decided to pop in to get a tour before committing to joining. Was overwhelmed with the joining fee because she went in the middle of the month without a worthwhile promotion, and decided to workout at home instead. Needs to workout more‬

Sloonei‪ - doesn’t use the machines and almost exclusively uses the squat rack. Every time someone tries to use it when the coast is clear, Sloonei pops in seemingly out of nowhere and loudly announces ‘Hey, I’ve still got 2 sets’. Could be a poser, but probably knows what he’s doing.‬

sprityo - comes in about once a week, does a couple sets on the leg press machine and sits on his phone for 45 minutes. Needs to come in more.

Michelle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:26 am [VOTE: Darling Monroe] aubergine

So what do we hope to gain with voting a no-poster?

(Please note that 10 years ago, I ONLY EVER voted for a no poster on D1 so as to hide any potential alignment indication for future games, but now I’m old and see no value in this)

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:45 am I’ll come back with more reads later, but tbh I have a strong inclination unless more people start adding to the discussion, most of the votes here will be >rand or at least based on minimal content that is absolutely AI

If the strongest reads I’ve seen so far are centered around people’s activity levels in relation to their normal town activity meta, we’re gonna have a bad time.

Also when does this phase end again?

That should read *absolutely NOT AI

I’ll come back with more reads later, but tbh I have a strong inclination unless more people start adding to the discussion, most of the votes here will be >rand or at least based on minimal content that is absolutely AI

If the strongest reads I’ve seen so far are centered around people’s activity levels in relation to their normal town activity meta, we’re gonna have a bad time.

Also when does this phase end again?

Hey Siri

Make me a playlist for this Day 1 in workout format.

Sure! Here is a playlist:
1. Let’s Get It Started

Michelle wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 5:45 pm Unexpected low activity, I thought I have pages to catch up after so many AFK hours but this is not the case.

I have to sleep soon though, if anyone is here let's talk about who posted.

I am feeling good about Scotty and Abigail.
Please discuss

What particularly are you feeling good about with Abigail?

I don’t have a strong reason to town read here whatsoever.

What about me makes your afternoon delightful?

[VOTE: DrWilgy] aubergine

Just saw you had posts and they’re definitely posts

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:04 am

Scotty wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 7:12 am

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:37 am

Scotty wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:29 am

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:11 am

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:50 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:42 pm Why is Scotty defending Michelle so hard?

Is this a real question veiled as an attempt to cast doubt on me?

Because that’s what it feels like.

Do you suspect Michelle?

Let's call it a little ribbing with a dash of 'It'd be cool if I was right!'

I’ll take that as you suspecting Michelle.

Why do you suspect Michelle?

I have no idea about Michelle's posts, to be honest.

this makes me lol because this is exactly how I felt about her

Why are you defending Michelle?

Ok you can be my bro.

You’re the guy that judges me while I do deadlifts then tries to offer me a fist bump later when we’re at the urinals together

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:37 am

Scotty wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:29 am

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:11 am

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:50 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:42 pm Why is Scotty defending Michelle so hard?

Is this a real question veiled as an attempt to cast doubt on me?

Because that’s what it feels like.

Do you suspect Michelle?

Let's call it a little ribbing with a dash of 'It'd be cool if I was right!'

I’ll take that as you suspecting Michelle.

Why do you suspect Michelle?

I have no idea about Michelle's posts, to be honest.

this makes me lol because this is exactly how I felt about her

Why are you defending Michelle?

Michelle wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 1:48 am

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:42 pm Why is Scotty defending Michelle so hard?

This is like stretching things because i don't see where Scotty was hard defending me.
Can you explain please?

To play devil’s advocate my position on you was a loose dad bod at best, while I’m viewing Epi as a chiseled Adonis

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:11 am

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:50 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:42 pm Why is Scotty defending Michelle so hard?

Is this a real question veiled as an attempt to cast doubt on me?

Because that’s what it feels like.

Do you suspect Michelle?

Let's call it a little ribbing with a dash of 'It'd be cool if I was right!'

I’ll take that as you suspecting Michelle.

Why do you suspect Michelle?

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:42 pm Why is Scotty defending Michelle so hard?

Is this a real question veiled as an attempt to cast doubt on me?

Because that’s what it feels like.

Do you suspect Michelle?

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:13 pm Michelle is being conciliatory rather than being a hunter.

This is bad Michelle.

I don’t remember the bad Michelle meta.

But aight.

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:04 pm 700

If you can prove you will do 700 pushups this phase I will personally gift you a massage. This is not a joke.


So my wife makes suggests us do the Murphy challenge every year and it’s the most brutal thing I’ve had to do. If you don’t know it, it requires you to do the following on Memorial Day with a weighted vest:
-Run one mile
-Do 100 pull-ups
-Do 200 push-ups
-Do 300 squats
-Run one mile

I wish I could, like, cure cancer or something with the output I do. Maybe I am curing cancer. Who knows.


Anyway, I’m not sure my vote with stay on you. It’s just the first inclination

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:52 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:23 pm [VOTE: Princess Abigail] aubergine

I think she wants to scream because she’s bad

Usually yes but in this case it's cause of work and tornadoes

speaking of, a friend of mine went to see Twisters in 4D IMAX and said it was the most insane experience- like being whipped around on a bull in some parts. I’m intrigued.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:02 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:25 pm I’m quite sick and also am in the process of moving as we speak, so my attention is a bit avoidant

But I think Epi can be my gym buddy for his immediate push of Michelle. Not ready to commit to slamming the kettle bell on Mich yet tho.

What do you like about my push on Michelle? And why are you reluctant?

Both good questions

You came out swinging. Me like.

Michelle questioning my methods in vote immunity today. Me dunno yet. It came off as odd, but I’m not gonna declare it suspicious

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:54 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:44 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:42 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:34 pm What are you sick with?

A small child came up to me at work on Friday and proceeded to cough directly into my mouth.

So I guess I’d ask him when I see him next, the little cretin. Shit sucks

I just realized I didn’t answer the question- flu like symptoms- not covid. But can’t breathe and pounding headache

How many pushups are you committing to today?

I don't know that that is how today works.

How many pushups are you committing to today?

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:42 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:34 pm What are you sick with?

A small child came up to me at work on Friday and proceeded to cough directly into my mouth.

So I guess I’d ask him when I see him next, the little cretin. Shit sucks

I just realized I didn’t answer the question- flu like symptoms- not covid. But can’t breathe and pounding headache

How many pushups are you committing to today?

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:34 pm What are you sick with?

A small child came up to me at work on Friday and proceeded to cough directly into my mouth.

So I guess I’d ask him when I see him next, the little cretin. Shit sucks

I’m quite sick and also am in the process of moving as we speak, so my attention is a bit avoidant

But I think Epi can be my gym buddy for his immediate push of Michelle. Not ready to commit to slamming the kettle bell on Mich yet tho.

[VOTE: Princess Abigail] aubergine

I think she wants to scream because she’s bad

Michelle wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:42 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:10 pm

Michelle wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:52 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:28 am I’ve got a challenge for everyone else:

At the beginning of Day 1, I will agree to NOT vote for the player that did the most pushups during Day 0. I’m a nice guy.

How will this help you solving the game?

As much as watching American Ninja Warrior from my couch will help me lose weight

Good to see you are aware about it

In any case, you’re currently in the lead with a purported 5 pushups

Michelle wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:52 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:28 am I’ve got a challenge for everyone else:

At the beginning of Day 1, I will agree to NOT vote for the player that did the most pushups during Day 0. I’m a nice guy.

How will this help you solving the game?

As much as watching American Ninja Warrior from my couch will help me lose weight

I’ve got a challenge for everyone else:

At the beginning of Day 1, I will agree to NOT vote for the player that did the most pushups during Day 0. I’m a nice guy.

In a perverse way I kinda needed this to be my accountability to get my lazy ass to the gym, so thanks.

My therapist canceled because they were feeling sick, so how else am I going to hold myself to a higher standard

I’ve been working out to prep for this moment.

I’m assuming the 50 diamond pushups I did on Tuesday don’t count in retro