animus_network | Ω → five [video; open to action]

The villain enters stage left.

[ Wilhelm comments quietly, from what appears to be the third floor library. In front of him is his chessboard from before, but this time, there are only five pieces on the black side; two close together, the other three spread out over the far end of the board. The black pieces contain one of every special piece: a knight, a rook, a queen, a bishop, and the king. On the white side are all pawns, with one king. The ever-rotating Compass was perfectly visible behind him, however, one of its arms was rotating far more wildly than the other. In the background, coming from an off-screen phonograph, was a fairly appropriate musical piece, as Wilhelm carefully moved the black rook behind several of the white pawns, rendering them useless. The white king was now in check, but with the mess of pawns, had very few effective places to move. ]

The heroes are confused. Disoriented, impatient, and irrational. It is only to be expected, given the setting.

[ He doesn't move the white king. Instead, he turns to one of the other white pawns, which had managed to be only a few moves away from the far end of the board, where it could be exchanged for a superior piece. He doesn't move it; rather, he simply stares at it. ]

I wonder who will step up this time?

[ And with that, the feed ends. ]

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Have you tried reading the chessboard?

I'm terrible at chess interpretation, but I'll try.

Black is the Administrators, and White is us, the residents. Let's see..Dax and another Administrator are probably the ones that are close together and Ruana, Jason, and Riki are the ones that aren't. Since I'm guessing this represents the recent mob, Jason has to be the rook, rendering all, if any, damage the mobsters could do useless.

However..that white pawn near the end of the board..are you trying to say that one of the residents will become an Administrator?

I am not.

[ Though he won't confirm or deny the other observations she made. ]

Then what are you trying to say with that white pawn?

It should not be difficult to guess.

[Tohko thinks again, and then comes to another realization. How could she have missed it? She was bad at chess, but not that bad. Maybe it was the cold.]

..One of the residents will try and become as strong as the Administrators and try and strike some of them. Whether or not they are successful is yet to be seen.

That is partially correct.

[ You're getting warmer, Tohko! ... figuratively speaking. ]

..Or, instead of trying to take them down they'll try to seize control of the Tower for themselves? Again, how successful they are at that remains to be seen.

Perhaps, instead of guessing, you should simply be patient and remain observant.

Oh, I am watching things..but since you've put that clue out there, I can't just ignore it. I can't leave a small piece of plot lying there in a fog! I have to find it out..even if I don't find out now. I would like to find out now though..

[ooc: Is Wilhelm predicting Ganon's Dark World plot?]

It is a clue, Tohko. It is not a prophecy. It is meant for others to decipher, and to draw their own conclusions.

[ OOC: Nope. It's really just an attempt to gauge reactions and see what everyone thinks it means. Less of a way prediction and more of a fishing expedition. ]

But a clue usually leads to something bigger. It's a small piece of a larger puzzle, a small bit of the plot. Why put out a clue that could be interpreted in so many ways when you're just trying to lead people to one thing?

..Unless you're not.

[ooc: GDI, Wilhelm, stop trolling the network. People actually use it for giving information, not fishing!]

A synonym for 'clue' is 'hint.'

I know that. However, what you're hinting at is usually the same for everyone if you're only using one hint.

Humans have an odd habit of interpreting things only how they wish to interpret them. That is what I am interested in hearing.

...I think I get it. You're just interested in hearing the different interpretations, learning about people through those interpretations, and better fitting them into roles for your own chess games later on.

You are getting closer.

[ She's right. That's just not the only thing he's doing, here. ]

I see..then that probably means that's not the only thing you're trying to accomplish here. Are you hoping other people will give you information in their guesses?

You are overthinking this.

Better to overthink than underthink.

Edited 2012-12-28 01:40 (UTC)

Keep trying, then.

..I think I've made it clear that I'm not the type to just give up so easily on things like this.

I expect nothing less.

[Tohko was puzzled that their network conversations always devolved to this-him telling her to keep trying, she saying she wasn't the type to quit, followed up by this sort of comment. She sighed as she typed.]

..You know, it seems our conversations on the network usually end like this. I wonder why that is.

[..Don't mind Tohko randomly puzzling on the network..]

You are unfettered in your attempts to dissect me, Tohko. I find it amusing, if predictable.

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