Day Five (Jan. 17-21)

[Fancy Monkey]

Itineraries for Day Five are due by 5:00 PM ET tomorrow (Thursday 1/17), but of course are welcomed earlier than that.

Don't forget that with the new twist announced yesterday, your Day Five itinerary should include:

- 12 steps (2 extra for leaving behind your player's choice items, 2 extra for the Island's Healing Powers)
- Your "13th step" so to speak - the location you want the Others to take you after you've finished your Day 5 travels. This will be your official overnight location.

As always, if you want to use any of your Stuff, you'll need to let us know that up front, as well as what questions you want to ask if you plan on interrogating anyone.

If you have any questions, please feel free to PM them or post them here. I'll use this thread to look down over the nose of my glasses and scold those of you who don't turn your itineraries in on time tomorrow :)

[Hodgepodge]

We're getting down to the short strokes FM! :Cowdance:

[cinderellabop]

These extra steps really threw me for a loop. I had the rest of the days all planned out.

[Hodgepodge]

These extra steps really threw me for a loop. I had the rest of the days all planned out.They were meant to be a help. :rolleyez:

[cinderellabop]

Well, yes... but I'm anal and I had everything planned out. I'm sure I'll work it out... I'm just having trouble.

[Found in the Land of Lost]

They were meant to be a help. :rolleyez:

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

:D

[The Central Scrutinizer]

These extra steps really threw me for a loop. I had the rest of the days all planned out.

You don't have to use them if you're comfortable with your pre-planned route.

[Found in the Land of Lost]

I'll take them if you don't want them, Cindy.

:nanabobo:

[cinderellabop]

Thanks... I'll work it out.

[Fancy Monkey]

FM's List...

The Good Ones
(i.e., submitted their itineraries already - as of 4:55 PM ET)
1. Paulo
2. Charlie
3. Sayid
4. Nikki
5. Shannon
6. Sun
7. Kate
8. Bernard
9. Rose
10. Michael
11. Hurley
12. Sawyer

[Note: just because you're on the above list doesn't mean you don't necessarily still need to get me more information. Check your PMs to see if you hit a fork in the road. As of 4:55 there were still multiple people on the above list whom we need to hear from regarding forks.]

Still Waiting On:
Claire
Jack
Locke

[cinderellabop]

I sent mine... did you get it yet?

[Fancy Monkey]

Yep, I just updated it through 10:30.

[cinderellabop]

OK, thanks. :)

[Fancy Monkey]

Bumping for two reasons:

- If you look back at the interrogation scene from last night, please note that one of the answers has been changed.
- Still need four itineraries. Keep 'em coming!

[sgtdraino]

Just an update, just got back in town from training, I will try to get you that itinerary within the hour.

[Fancy Monkey]

Still waiting on three itineraries. The rampant lateness is going to force us to officially convene and come up with penalties for Days 6 and 7. We simply can't keep having this happen. Don't say you weren't (collectively) warned.

[cinderellabop]

Don't mess with the evil genius.

[vonnegut]

Still waiting on three itineraries. The rampant lateness is going to force us to officially convene and come up with penalties for Days 6 and 7. We simply can't keep having this happen. Don't say you weren't (collectively) warned.

That's kind of sexy.

[Fancy Monkey]

Update on Day 5:

I am fairly confident in saying you won't be getting your investigation results by 5:00. We're still missing itineraries from two characters (Jack and Claire - though we've heard from Jack recently so hopefully that one will be in soon - no word from Claire), and fork-in-the-road decisions from three others (Locke, Michael, and Nikki).

Please send that information to all of us asap. The presence of the weekend here gives us a little flexibility but not much. We're getting to the point where we're putting the timeline of the game ending before LOST starts in jeopardy.

ETA as of 9:20 AM ET

Need Itinerary from:
Claire

Need More Info from:
Jack
Locke
Michael
Nikki

[clayseason1]

I thought we needed more information from Sayid as well?

[Fancy Monkey]

No, Sayid's good. Sorry, he must've sent that one just to me and I didn't check it. I'll PM it to you.

[Homer Noodleman]

I forgot to add to my itinerary... Paulo will be using his new poltergeist powers to dress all the wimmen folk in fur bikinis. Oooops... i probably should have PMed that, instead of posting it in the open forum. Well, too late now.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

When it comes down to two people being late, the last person to submit should have their alibi openly disclosed. If the murderer is last, lie to us and disclose the second-to-last to alibi. That should light some fires under some asses.

[cinderellabop]

Or we could all just get together and plan the last person's itinerary for him or her.

[Fancy Monkey]

Alright folks, I'm out for the weekend. I honestly don't know the other narrators' availability so if it's Monday before you find things out, don't be surprised.

Still send in those replies, though!

[cinderellabop]

*starts twitching from withdrawal*

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I'm in the Crandy boat, too, cindy. I'm crawling around on the floor looking for clue tidbits I might have dropped.

[Found in the Land of Lost]

:mad:

[Prender]

:TPTP:

[Homer Noodleman]

Yea, if only somebody were trying to get things going on the open stage.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[cinderellabop]

That's a good idea, Homer. We all tend to neglect the open stage thread.

I know you've been trying.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

True to my character's availability, I only pop into the open stage when my schedule permits.

I gotta work on that.

[DogMa]

Sorry about that!

Mine is fixed now.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Additional suggested punishments for missing the Itinerary Deadlines:

A.) "Interrogation Radius" increased to 5 squares, but not for you: If someone is within 5 squares of you, they can interrogate or tail you, but you still have to be within 2 squares to return the favor.

B.) Your interrogator gets to take one of your bamboo sticks and use it on you. (4 questions for them, and you only get 2 when it's your turn)

C.) You have to tell the truth during ALL interrogation questions.

D.) Day 7 Delay: You are forced to hang out at the beach camp and helplessly watch everyone arrive at the raft before you. You will be the last person to arrive at the Raft no matter how quickly you planned to get there.

[Homer Noodleman]

You wanna punish them just make them post their scenes on the Open Stage. I can vouch that that will be more frustrating then you can possibly imagine.

[sgtdraino]

Alright folks, I'm out for the weekend. I honestly don't know the other narrators' availability so if it's Monday before you find things out, don't be surprised.

Still send in those replies, though!

Team Locke's revised itinerary is finally in. Sorry for the delay, I've been out of town on more training again. For what it's worth, I think my availability for the rest of the game should be more regular (i.e. the 3pm to 3am availability I mentioned before).

You wanna punish them just make them post their scenes on the Open Stage. I can vouch that that will be more frustrating then you can possibly imagine.

Aww. Sounds like you're really getting frustrated by this game! I'd be happy to do a scene with you, if you want. It just seems like most of the time Paulo's ghost is only interested in snarking at us. If you've got an idea for a scene, PM me or something, and we'll get something going. Just realize I don't consider this game to be a spoof.

[Homer Noodleman]

Draino,

Thanks for the offer, but Paulo has already had a scene with Locke. Besides, I don't think us game players are supposed to be PMing each other about the game.

And please tell me you're kidding about being surprised that Paulo is snarky. :tv:

[scotpgot]

Draino,

Thanks for the offer, but Paulo has already had a scene with Locke. Besides, I don't think us game players are supposed to be PMing each other about the game.

And please tell me you're kidding about being surprised that Paulo is snarky. :tv:

PMs are fine, as long as the narrators are copied on the messages. Thank you. Have a nice day.

[Rocky Raccoon]

Couldn't you just read all our PMs anyways?

[DogMa]

So............

do we still have to wait until Monday for the results?

Not that it's driving me crazy or anything. Yeah, I am totally cool with waiting until Monday. It's not like I am curious, or anything. Or, you know, pacing the floor until I wear a hole in it. Or even, say, chain smoking while drinking pots of coffee at a time. Or even refreshing the page every 5 seconds to see if I have a new PM.

Nope, I am not doing any of that at all.
:D

[scotpgot]

We are still waiting on one itinerary and one possible fork.

[sgtdraino]

So............

do we still have to wait until Monday for the results?

Not that it's driving me crazy or anything. Yeah, I am totally cool with waiting until Monday. It's not like I am curious, or anything. Or, you know, pacing the floor until I wear a hole in it. Or even, say, chain smoking while drinking pots of coffee at a time. Or even refreshing the page every 5 seconds to see if I have a new PM.

Nope, I am not doing any of that at all.
:D

lol. Yeah, I'm with DogMa! The wait is killin' meh!

We are still waiting on one itinerary and one possible fork.

Hmmm. Can you tell us who the offending party is? So that we may bludgeon them repeatedly in the back of the head with a heavy stick? ;)

[clayseason1]

Hmmm. Can you tell us who the offending party is? So that we may bludgeon them repeatedly in the back of the head with a heavy stick?
Hmmm. I thought a knife in the back was more your style.

[sgtdraino]

Hmmm. I thought a knife in the back was more your style.

Ssssssssh! That's secret information!!!

[Fancy Monkey]

It's going to be tomorrow, folks, one way or another. If we haven't heard from you yet, well, I'd pick one way if I were you. Another isn't any fun.

[vonnegut]

Hmmm. Can you tell us who the offending party is? So that we may bludgeon them repeatedly in the back of the head with a heavy stick? ;)

Hmmm. I thought a knife in the back was more your style.

Sorry, buddy.

[Fancy Monkey]

Okay folks, I just wanted to update you on your investigation results. I'm in the process of getting my bearings from the PM-fest that was in my box from over the weekend. Shortly I will have triple-checked the results of the investigations and then you'll be getting those sent out to you in the order in which your itineraries were submitted. I will not be able to get them all out in one shot because I have to squeeze this stuff in in the midst of work, but you should have them today, hopefully before lunch.

I will also shortly post an update about one of our characters, as well as the schedule for the "end game" which is approaching rapidly. Please make sure to read that post as it will have important information for you.

[Rocky Raccoon]

*sticks head out of hole*

*slowly climbs out*

Hey... I think we're gonna be OK!

[GardenMom]

Rose woke up, amazingly refreshed...it felt like she had slept for days. But she had a strange sense of foreboding as to what this day might hold.