Aye then.
Well let's see. I am a little mad you know, (like that fellow who taught Percussigants to juggle), as anyone who's read my ramblings on the nature of The Wolf should know, but I think I can explicate it.
Canine body-language and behavior. Ash is wagging his tail, quickly and forcefully enough to throw dust/ash around, and he also took us to see where he's hid/buried his favorite thing/bones. As far as canines go that's a pretty firm demonstration of trust and ease, Ash likes being around us. Compare this to Evil, who savaged us and left, and Paranoia who just left. I also note that Ash is willing to take direction (unlike the others) and will comply as best he's able without question, with enthusiasm even. All of this suggests to me something that at least resembles affection, or at least something closer than the other two managed. It suggested to me the not altogether pleasant thought that Velvet's sons might resemble her more and more as she resembles them, with the particularly nasty thought that by the time the penultimate son came about Velvet might pass him going the other way morally speaking.
Now wouldn't that be "fun"?
Where was I?
Right, Ash. Well my question, predicated on the thought that Ash might take just a little bit more after his mother than the first two, was whether it might be possible, speculatively speaking, to be a goodsubversive influence on Ash as long as he's willing to listen to us. Thus bringing him more around to our way of thinking.
And, while I have your attention, since Ash is aware of all who trespass upon the Wastes, can he monitor their comings and goings as the Master did in the Woods? And if so, is "[] [ASH-PREY]- Unusual Rumor" a valid option for information-gathering?
Ah yes! Thank you kindly for the reminder. So...
Ah, @OurLadyOfWires, while we/I have your attention, I never did get a response back on the clarification you asked me for in regards to Ash.
Namely this:
And thank you for the clarification!
So, I hate being vague, but I won't comment on that, really. Mainly because of, well, storytelling reasons. Confirming or denying that "yes, Wolf-sons will go on this or that direction, or follow this or that tendency" only serves as a very soft spoiler. Or at least as a way to confirm expectations, rather than build on them.
In short, I think this is a very interesting observation! And you do have three out of six (since seventh we already know) points on a graph. So, we will see how it goes.
@OurLadyOfWires any chance we can get a clarification on the following?
Oh. Yeah, he can.
Calling an Influence isn't really that hard for a Name. It just costs an entire action for them because of the "favor trading" relationship you have with them. So sure, Biedde can still Influence himself if he gives you one without any problems.
And about the conversation of him using it on himself to fight you, he won't. That would defeat the purpose of it.
I mean, narratively speaking, he WOULD call an influence on himself if you tried to ambush him, or use a Wrong Key, or use any other method to try and "cheat" your way around the rules. But Velvet won't even try it, so there is no need to go that way.
I just noticed Velvet's mother is named Soft Charm... and she has a daughter named Soft Sweeps. No reason to say it, but it is fun.
That's just a reminder that QM is not very good at creating names.
I mean,
Stormchaser,
Soft
Sweeps,
Silky
Stream,
Selene... Need I go on
@OurLadyOfWires, now that Luna is restored, does she qualify as a "worthy opponent" for that Edge Sacrament?
Yeah. Also, let me check on my notes if Shining Armor isn't there due to a mistake...
See, the image I have of Ilopoly is now this Based as shit mofo who climbs through sheer determination to catch up to his waifu. It just doesn't work because said Waifu was talented enough to become a Name super fucking fast.
Aye. I lack any new Lore that appeared in BoH, but I also have a lot of respect for Ilopoly.
Is why I write certain things about Baldomare the way I do.
Anyways, that seems to be it. I hope you are all doing well! I'll close the vote on my next post, and should write throughout the next few days.
Also, this isn't really
intentional. And I
won't go out of my way to do this. But I still want your opinion on something.
Due to a change in routine, I can only write during weekends. So, I have the turn planned out, and I write the updates in the order I placed them.
And since I have to be away during the weekend, I have been trying to "end" the weekend with an update that involves a vote, so we can "optimize" our time usage by voting during the week, and so I can reach the weekend (and resume writing) with a period of voting done.
Again, so far this has happened as a coincidence. And I won't go out of my way to "create" a vote, just to shove it on your faces. But do you guys think this has been working? This has happened... for at least two weeks now. What are your thoughts on this?
My main concern is that some readers can only participate in the thread on weekends (like myself, really), so they weren't able to vote during the week because votes opened Sunday night and closed Friday in the afternoon. Has anyone had that issue as of yet?
Thank you for your feedback!
