The new prompt is up:  therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1188144.html

Which means the results and twist (or in this case, non-twist) are also up:    therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1187739.html  and therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1188073.html

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I've been thinking a lot lately about compatibility when it comes to love languages.   For those of you will partners - what are you, and what are they? 

My "love language" is Acts of Terror.  That's how I show my feelings, by unleashing absolute terror onto people, usually to force them to write!  Sometimes this is accompanied by "Acts of Violence, Specifically Kicking" 

 *spins wheel* 

*Looks at what was selected* 

*tries to remember the circumstance that led to it being added, fails*  *Looks up what it means*  *still no clue, but now agrees that Past Gary was right to add it* 

The Prompt for Week 3 is 


ECCO 

It's an Italian word, so I'm linking a site to a definition (since all of the English ones were leading to a company with that name!) italian.yabla.com/lesson-Ecco-An-Ancient-and-Useful-Adverb-703

As always, the prompt is a springboard for your creativity. 

So go have fun!

The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Wednesday July 9th at 7pm ET. 

 I consulted the wheel to see if there would be a twist this week... and it said NO. 

So this week has no special twist.  

You do however have one more chance for you to try to find the Killer(s) before they poison anyone else!   Remember to send me your guess on the identity of a killer by the deadline for the prompt.  

I just realized I never posted this last night!  :D 

 In the dead of night, the Killer(s) have poisoned another contestant!  Who is it? Is it you??? 

The good news is that flipflop_diva had the most votes this week, which means she will be deciding how to hand out the antidote! Maybe she will be able to save someone... 

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Now for the other news, even though at several points I thought it was going to be a decent-sized tie, in the end there were two contestants who ended up with the fewest votes: 

adoptedwriter   and kizzy 


The idea that either of them could be going home in Week 2 of any season is absolutely insane to me. But with all of the byes, and the will of the Wheel, that is exactly what is happening!!

I hope you both will be hanging out and Home Gaming, until the Wheel spins in the favor of letting you back in for your revenge!!  


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In better news, there are TWO  Nullifiers that are coming into the game thanks to this week's twist.  Reminder - a Nullifier can negate a twist OR the result from any given week between now and the Top 5. The contestants who received them (it was a tie)   are fausts_dream and used_songs ! Congratulations!

 The poll for Week 2 is up: 

Make sure you check it out, read some new favorites and of course keep getting the word out! 


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What sort of Chaos has the Wheel of Life brought into your life THIS week? 

On the plus side, the Governor gave all state workers an extra day off. Yay. 

On the negative side, that means I'll have one day without work distractions to keep me occupied. 

*looks over at the wheel and smiles* Maybe I'll have to find something else to do...  :) 

Seriously though, thanks for being here. It really means a lot to me. Especially now. 

In Traitors/Werewolf/Mafia/Your reference here - when people come together and make this sort of accusation, the person selected is exiled from the community.

I decided not to go that far with this. :)

But also decided to "out" them to the public. Because if they are in fact the Killer, people need to know!!!

I can give you the following information:

There were 13 different suspects receiving votes. 3 of them were 1 vote shy of tying. The rest were 2 votes shy of that mark. Which makes sense. People are gathering information and playing hunches, in hopes of stopping the murder spree in it's infancy.

The group has named roina_arwen  as the prime suspect!

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We will have to wait and see if there are any more poisonings this week, or if the angry mob of Idolers got it right the first time!

A few words from clauderainsrm:

On one hand, there are quite a few “byes” this week, which is bad. But on the other, that means there is more time for you to read and enjoy those entries that DID make it in on time!

So make sure to read, comment and vote for your favorites, to keep encouraging them on this journey of sheer terror!

Speaking of sheer terror, erulissedances decided to leave the manor before the vote. Which - one, sad for me that I lose one more person to torture, and bad for the rest of you because I asked the wheel if it would count as one of the eliminated numbers. (Standard Idol policy is that it *would NOT*, however this time the Wheel rules. So I asked)

Which means there are also (spins the wheel, watches as it slows to its final destination) 2 contestants with the fewest votes leaving us this week as well! (Don’t forget, the contestant with the fewest votes WHO IS NOT ELIMINATED will be receiving the Nullifier!


The poll closes Thursday July 3rd at 8pm ET.

Good luck to everyone!

 I'm not going into detail right now, but let's just say this has been one of the worst weeks of my life. (so far) Sometimes that's the way the wheel spins.  I will say thought that it started Wednesday night after the poll closed, so I'm really glad I had everything written out and ready to go, otherwise none of those other posts would have been made. Far too much chaos!!  Like I said, sometimes the wheel is like that. 

Hope all of you are doing better than that. 

The deadline for the prompt is TOMORROW night: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1186386.html



There are quite a few of you who haven't finished yet. So hopefully you are get it ready to post! 

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Oh yeah, the first antidote has been distributed to the person with the most votes, and has been distributed to her choice. I guess we will see in a few weeks if that was correct. 

IN THE MEANTIME - I need ALL OF YOU to send me an email clauderainsrm@gmail.com  and make your first accusation on the identity of the Killers. (One name please) If the majority guesses correctly, you out them and end their deadly spree! If not, well, then the killings continue... 
The deadline to do this is the same as the entry deadline   Hopefully in the coming weeks I will be a little less stressed and more organized. I apologize for that. 

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What ELSE are you doing this weekend? 

 It's the second week of The Wheel of Chaos. 

I have the master list of unused prompts ready.  The Wheel has told me it is ready to spin. 

This week's prompt is 

If it’s any consolation


The deadline to link your entries back to this thread is Sunday June 29th at 7pm ET.

Have fun!

 The Wheel has spoken. 

The first question was "Twist or No Twist" and the wheel once again landed on TWIST! 

Then the wheel went off spinning again to determine which twist it was going to be. 

This could be an interesting one to see how it plays out. 

The contestant with the FEWEST votes in Week 2, without being eliminated, will be granted the Nullifier. 

This gives them the power to nullify either an elimination (used within 12 hours of when the poll ends)  OR a twist (used before the poll with that twist ends). 

This power is good until the Top 5. 

(Note: The Nullifer has no effect on poison or removing Killers from the game) 

 The wheel has claimed its first victim. 

Goodbye to vik_thor 

At this point, he is our Francesca! 
 
Losing someone is always difficult, and the longer we go, the more difficult it becomes.  The one positive this time around is that the wheel is fickle and there is no telling when it will allow people to return. 


Thank you for coming out, and I hope we will continue to see you around to root for your favorites!

 One of you has been poisoned.

While you were sleeping, while you were reading entries and living your "best life", there was something stirring in the depths of Idol Manor. 

Something dangerous.  

Everything is not what you see on the surface, for there are Killers in this castle. 

Cold blooded killers whose weapon of choice is a slow acting poison!! 

if they choose you as their victim, first you will start losing byes  (For the gamers out there, think of them as "extra hearts" or even "health points") once those are gone, the next round you will be dead and have your remains carried out of the competition. 

There is hope though. Whoever "wins" each week (has the most votes) will be given an antidote.  They can take it themselves or give it to someone else. If they guess correctly, then that person is cured. If they don't, then the antidote has no effect. 

Following the completion of each "Week", the contestants remaining in the competition will have the chance to vote on who they believe the killers are. If you guess correctly, that Killer is revealed and eliminated.

Each week, the Killers are given a choice - they can either poison someone, or recruit someone to join their death cult!  Once selected, you are a Killer. If you opt out of the invitation, you will be automatically poisoned. 

This game within the game (mini-game) keeps going until either everyone has been poisoned or the Killers have all been exposed.  (or the Top 5, whichever of those comes first) 

(and yes, once eliminated, regardless of how, of course you are eligible when the wheel decides to let people back into the competition. But come on, that's not as fun as saying "THERE'S MURDER IN THE CASTLE!!!!" ) 

And no, you will not know if you are the one poisoned until, well, you are no longer with us.   Good luck.  Sweet dreams!!!   

The poll is open until tomorrow. therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1185269.html

Then we will see what else the Wheel of Chaos has in store for us all!! 

The poll is currently up. So make sure to get your votes in!   therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1185269.html


Have any Week 1 entries caught your attention, and kept it? 

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How are you doing?  

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We went to see 28 Years Later yesterday. It was good, but I wish I had known it was the first movie in a new trilogy. It would have made the ending seem less abrupt!