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Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 2:47 pm
by Alicorn
I think so, yes.
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 2:50 pm
by pistachi0n
I will accept and follow through with whatever penalty you deem appropriate.
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 5:29 pm
by AndaisQ
Player Six [grumble], Turn 2
Starting Position: Warren Street
Current Objective: Vindictiveness
Current Possessions: Two groats, Little Red Book, mohair scarf, luggage (burlap sack containing seventeen plastic shopping bags, tack and bridle for Shetland pony [no pony], and a hogshead of wine on a small wheeled cart)
Movement:
1) Northern Line, Southbound: Warren Street -> Tottenham Court Road. Then, I use the Backswing granted me by pistachi0n's misstep to multiply my move, catapulting myself westward along the Central Line.
2) Central Line: Holborn -> Chancery Lane -> St. Paul's -> Bank -> Liverpool Street -> Bethal Green. This leaves me Fatigued, which I ameliorate with a small glass of wine (1,210 glasses remaining in barrel).
Purchases and Exchanges
1) Upkeep: 15 Yen (counterfeit)
2) Purchase: At Bethal Green, I use the latter of my groats to purchase a locationally improbable baseball cap advertising the Tower of London. The difficulty of making change for a centuries-old three-penny silver coin draws the ire of the cashier, leaving me somewhat loathed.
Ending Location: Bethal Green
Ending Possessions: One groat, 15 counterfeit Yen, Little Red Book, mohair scarf, Tower of London baseball cap, luggage (burlap sack containing seventeen plastic shopping bags, tack and bridle for Shetland pony [no pony], and a hogshead of wine [minus one glass] on a small wheeled cart)
End Status: Exhausted [ameliorated], Somewhat Loathed
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:17 am
by jalapeno_dude
[Sorry for the delay in posting my turn, all; I've been unfortunately busy today. I will do my utmost to take my turn (and write it up, which is by far the most time-consuming part) sometime tomorrow, with luck in the afternoon.]
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:26 am
by jalapeno_dude
[I apologize once again for my tardiness.]
Player Two, Turn Three
Starting Position: Hackney Central
Current Objective: Mornington Crescent
Current Possessions: no towel, trowel, cowl, 'u', Caliph Archimedes the horned owl (species unspecified), 37975227936943673922808872755445627854565420638199 Karma (gambled), £10,483
Current Status: Vaguely Guilty, Possessed by the Spirit of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Owner of the Pillar Hajj, Entitled, Given the Successful Conclusion of the S'chism Tango, to the Pillars Shahadah and Salat
Resolution
A) My Vaguely Guilty status is changed to Smug as a result of my unprompted invocation of the Spirit of Fair Play.
B) My objective to Complete the S'chism Tango was completed by Alicorn's actions. My Owner of the Pillar Hajj and Entitled, Given the Successful Conclusion of the S'chism Tango, to the Pillars Shahadah and Salat statuses are exhausted and the Pillars Shahadah, Salat, and Hajj placed in my Inventory.
C) My gambit is similarly successful; I regain sole possession of my Karma and get a Blank Chit in the bargain.
[Nemo Consequentiæ's Oath currently prevents me from taking any conventional route away from Hackney Central. I can't use the Hajj again until I've used both of my other two Pillars, so I'll either need to do that or find some other means of transportation. Luckily there is significant synergy between the two of them:]
Actions, Part 1
I) Recite the Isha prayer. [As a result of pistachi0n's actions it is now Dark, so this action is permissible in both the Sunni and Shi'a traditions, provided that it is before midnight.] This includes الشهادة and thus represents Shahadah and Salat in one action. I now become Dangerously Smug.
Movement, Part 1
1) Teleportation (by Hajj): Hackney Central -> Bethnal Green
Interaction
A) I Point and Laugh (Aminev 7.7.7.7.7.7.7G) at AndaisQ for his misspelling of the station name. His somewhat-loathed Status and my Dangerously Smug one allow me to immediately follow up by performing an act of Sarcastic Charity (Aminev 7.9.3.2): I Flip (Aminev 9.4) my 'u' to an 'n' and Thrust it at him to correct the misspelling, taking his hogshead of wine [minus one glass] and cart "for his own good." I am now Walking on Air.
Movement, Part II
2) Central Line, Eastbound (by Status): Bethnal Green -> Mile End
Purchases and Exchanges
I) Exchange: Anagram (9.3): Exercise my Blank Chit to act on 'Mile Start' instead of 'Mile End', gaining The Last Mitre, which I don.
[Yes, my next move at this point is hardly subtle, but I don't see an easy way for it to be stopped...]
Ending Position: Mile End
Ending Possessions: no towel, trowel, cowl, Caliph Archimedes the horned owl (species unspecified), 37975227936943673922808872755445627854565420638199 Karma, the Pillars Shahadah, Salat, and Hajj, £10,483, hogshead of wine [minus one glass] on a small wheeled cart, The Last Mitre (worn)
Ending Status: Possessed by the Spirit of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Walking on Air
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:07 pm
by Nemo
I advance to Stratford, reaching the End of the Line and declaring my oath fulfilled. (Still sorry about blocking everything west of Hackney! Sorry jalapeno!)
Having reached the endpoint, my Wish Pawn has been Promoted (Aminev 2.2B) and is now a Wish Queen. She declares herself Ruler of London and attempts to collect taxes from all passengers.
The promotion's aura of Refinement (Supplemental Commandments, Page 914) capitalizes AndaisQ's luggage and turns it into the Luggage.
Due to the unexpected capitalization, I consult the style guide and find that I have to Run Really Fast (Blue Book, rule 8(a)(i)), so I start returning to the destination along the Central Line.
Ending location: Bethnal Green
Current possessions: Wish Queen (taxing), Boar's head caboshed jalapeno_dude, I'd be willing to exchange my Boar's Head for your hogshead any time before the next three player's turns.
Current status: Perplexed (2 turns remaining), Open Rebellion
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:30 pm
by Lambda
Player Four, Turn Three
Starting Position: Cockfosters, sewers
Starting Objective: Mornington Crescent
Starting Possessions: portmanteau, change of clothes (corduroy skirt), towel, Oyster card (£20)
Starting Status: Smelly
Movement
1) I walk through the sewers to South Cockfosters, where I return aboveground.
2) I take the bus to Edmonton Green (Aminev 5.5, Public Services, table VI).
Purchases and Exchanges
I) I expend my pseudonym Sonata Green for a nominal favor (Aminev 12.7.J), which I use to take a shower.
Ending Position: Edmonton Green
Ending Objective: Mornington Crescent
Ending Possessions: portmanteau, corduroy skirt (worn), Oyster card (£16 12s)
Ending Status: Refreshed
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:17 pm
by jalapeno_dude
[Nemo Consequentiæ, I'll trade you the hogshead (but not the cart) in return for the Boar's head if your Queen will grant me a Title of Nobility (Aminev 73.481) at the Landgrave level or above and a Permanent and Retroactive Tax Exemption. Do note that you'll owe Alicorn 2.5% of the wine.]
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:25 pm
by Alicorn
Starting Location: Earl's Court
Starting Possessions: Strings: 'call icy dip', 'out, over, under' | Other: His Holiness The Reverend Doctor Saint Father Soft III the lucky cat, magic mirror (left half), one skate key, one Persian rug, six pounds, a Blank Check, Complimentary Gift Kumquat (Imported), zakkat, fasting
Starting Status: antagonistic with clouds
Actions: [I'm putting them all in one block rather than separate movement and other actions, for reasons which should become apparent.]
1) I use my Blank Check to clear all of my outstanding debts and receive a Certificate of Good Credit (Supplement 4).
2) I spend my six pounds and skate key to proceed westbound to the end of the Piccadilly Line (Heathrow Terminal 5), where I depart into the airport.
3) I draw upon zakkat with the following assertion: Listen up, I am a zakkat collector and that means you need to fork over some cash! With the accumulated proceeds I purchase a round trip ticket to, and fly to, Tripoli, Libya (44-W, "Northern Africa").
4) In Tripoli, I form a political insurgency (scoring 339% on chart 44-W-M7Q*, I can provide verification on request that I am a Libra and gluten-tolerant and have never been a member of the Communist Party), install His Holiness The Reverend Doctor Saint Father Soft III as my puppet leader, and fly back.
5) As just recompense for meddling in foreign affairs and in conjunction with my antagonism with clouds (77.19) my plane suffers a mechanical fault and I am forced to parachute into the River Thames. (My nearest station is Vauxhall, Victoria Line, because I have three maternal uncles and have never owned a parrot, 3.10.)
6) I deploy my string 'out, over, under' through my magic mirror (left half) to turn it into a Useful Item (56.15), which gets me out of the Thames, over the fence, and under London, putting me solidly in Vauxhall.
Ending location: Vauxhall
Ending possessions: Strings: 'call icy dip', | Other: His Holiness The Reverend Doctor Saint Father Soft III the lucky cat (in abeyance in Libya in an activist capacity), magic mirror (left half), one Persian rug, Complimentary Gift Kumquat (Imported), zakkat (slightly used), fasting, Certificate of Good Credit
End status: irregularly baptized
Re: Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:08 pm
by jalapeno_dude
[Alicorn, I'd like verification of your non-membership in the Communist Party, please]