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A few words from clauderainsrm:

(Note: majorica is still in it. She just took a bye. Because of her fast turn around back into the game, and how tired I was last night I mistakenly thought she'd never left. She DID have a bye to use! My apologies!)

For those remaining though, we have a poll. How many people will be leaving us?

I’ll admit that I was advocating for no one leaving. I’m going to be on vacation this week and didn’t want to watch a poll… but the Wheel said there was an elimination, so… all things must bow to the Wheel!

The poll will be a longer than usual though, because I’m not closing it until I come back. :D

Which means longer to read, comment and vote for your favorites - and more time to get other people to do the same!!

*spins to see how many people will be leaving*

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So make sure to get out there and support your favorites!

The poll will close Tuesday, October 7th at 8pm.

(I get back Monday and will be tired. So giving myself that wiggle room! Enjoy your time with the poll! And good luck everyone!

 I've been listening to people's comments and I asked the Wheel about an adjustment. There was a BIG item that is on the Wheel that I asked if I could just go ahead and bring it out now.  The Wheel said no.  Which, is probably smart. Let the Wheel have it's time to bring about the chaos on it's own schedule. 

The other idea was approved though.  

So the antidote is going to be working a little differently. Rather than it staying in the hands of one person, STARTING NOW,  that decision is going to be made by the group. 

Now you all have a stake in who lives and who dies.  It's not just the actions of the killer(s), you will be able to predict their next move and get ahead of them, or fail to protect the next victim! 
This will take place before the entry deadline, at the same time you are submitting accusations!  So you could actually stop the next death - if you guess the target right! 

Just add it to your accusation email (clauderainsrm@gmail.com).  Just make sure to let me know which choice is for which thing.  :D 

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Everyone comes out to Idol for something different. I think that's one of the biggest concepts for people to try to get their heads around. A lot of them fail to do it, because it's easier to assume that everyone is here for the same reason you are.  Just like it's easier to think that everyone agrees on what is a good entry/who is the best/who "deserves" what.... these competing believes are at the center of Idol. It's part of what makes me love what has been created here over the last nearly two decades. 

I've been thinking a lot lately about why this special event is all twists... part of it was the one just before had hardly any - so it seemed like the next natural step.  People complained about the lack of twists. Be there are people who don't like that there are so many.  :D  Again, it's because people are here for different reasons... 

But all of you end up accomplishing the same thing - you write absolutely brilliant entries. Some is fiction. Some non-fiction or poetry... over the years pretty much anything you could think of to create in this space has been created!  

The twists were put in place early on for a couple big reasons - (1) to keep things interesting, not only for the contestants to keep you invested, but also the audience who wasn't playing. Also for me!   (2) to keep things fair. Especially early on in Idol there were people with massive, active friends groups. There were also people who came in knowing no one.  What was to keep someone coming in and just dominating the entire time with no hope for anyone else?  Twists. It keeps people on their toes and in a lot of cases it doesn't mean that it's the end of the road for anyone with a more supportive base. It just means that the majority of other contestants need to be OK with their winning.  :)  Which is it's own secret sauce! 

This time was different than most in that I didn't try to make things as fair as possible. I put everything on the Wheel to make it as chaotic as possible, as interesting as possible!  It's the one time when even I don't know what's going to happen next!! 

I came up with a bunch of ideas, and had the Wheel decide which ones were going forward and which were not.  There are some on the scrap heap that I loved and some that got through that I didn't.  But that's part of why I kept saying from the moment I came up with the idea, to every single step of the way before sign ups and again over the first couple weeks that this was going to be the Idol version of Calvinball!!! 

Honestly, we might end up with predictable winners. Or we might not!  My only real hope when it comes to that is that people keep using it as an excuse to write some fantastic entries, to create! Because that's the one thing that everyone can agreed on, that when you show up here you are going to be doing a hell of a lot of writing!!!  :) 

 The prompt for this week is 

Tiger Team 

The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Tuesday, September 30th at 7pm ET. 

Have fun! 

 It took me 3 extra buses and an Uber to get home.  But I'm here now!  (2 buses broke down, and then the 3rd one was the "regularly scheduled" so it wasn't going to leave the transfer center until 8:20.  Note: I left work at 4:15) 

But that's not what anyone is here to listen to.  You want results! 

You want THE URN. 

*brings out the urn with the Survivor style votes from behind the podium* 

This week was a little different. Most weeks in Idol you are all wonderfully supportive of each other. This time, you voted to eliminate one of your fellow contestants.  There were 17 eligible voters this time, and 15 votes in this urn.  Which, is actually better than I feared it could go. 

So, let's just get to it... oh, what's that on the floor... another empty vial.  Why do you litter bugs keep dropping these around? First in the castle and now out here at tribal council!! 

Pick up after yourself you heathens!!

Anyway, as I was saying, let's get to the votes.  

*opens the urn and pulls out the first vote* 

fausts_dream 

Next vote is for 
marjorica 


That's 1 vote Faust's dream and 1 vote majorica. 


Next vote is...

flipflop_diva 

That's 1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica and 1 vote flipflop_diva 

Next vote 

xeena 

That's 1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 1 vote xeena

*pulls out another vote* 


xeena 

That's  1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 2 votes xeena

*pulls out another vote* 

xeena 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 3 votes xeena

*pulls out another vote* 

muchtooarrogant 


1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 3 votes xeena, 1 vote muchtooarrogant 

*reaches into the urn* 

muchtooarrogant 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 3 votes xeena  2 votes muchtooarrogant 

*pulls out another vote* 


muchtooarrogant 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 3 votes xeena  3 votes muchtooarrogant   We are tied. 

Next vote: 

xeena 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 4 votes xeena  3 votes muchtooarrogant 

Next vote: 

xeena 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 5 votes xeena  3 votes muchtooarrogant 

*reaches into urn again* 


muchtooarrogant 


1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 5 votes xeena  4 votes muchtooarrogant 


*reaches into urn again* 



muchtooarrogant 


1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 5 votes xeena  5 votes muchtooarrogant   We are tied again.  2 votes left. 

*pauses before slowly pulling out the ballot* 

xeena 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva, 6 votes xeena  5 votes muchtooarrogant 

Final vote: 

xeena 

1 vote Faust's dream, 1 vote majorica, 1 vote flipflop_diva,   5 votes muchtooarrogant   7 votes xeena

xeena  - the tribe has spoken.   *snuffs her torch*   

You have been eliminated.  

 We've gathered in this sacred space, deep in the bowels of the castle, to carry out a solemn duty. 

For those of you joining this game, already in progress, what you need to know is that there is/are Killer(s) among you! They are hunting you down, one by one, using vile poison to eliminate all that stand in the way of their total victory!

Unless you stop them first!  Part of how you accomplish that is by whoever has the most votes each week can give the antidote to any contestant. So, in theory, as long as you stay one step ahead of the Killer(s) no one needs to die.  But if you don't....

There is also the Accusation. The group votes on who they think is a Killer and once exposed, they are restored to their former self, without that blood lust... 

After missing their mark for several weeks, the group was finally able to nail down two Killers!! But how many more are out there, and where are they planning on striking next?  

Only one way to find out!!

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I've compiled the votes - and the group accuses hafnia   of being a Killer!!! 

There is a long pause, followed by an evil cackle that shakes the room...  Oh sorry, that was just me.  Hafnia isn't a Killer.  ;) 

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OK, it's time to get on to this week's poll, where... *thud* 

Oh no. Not again.  Who was it this tim...  *swears*  *swears again, only this time a little louder* 

rayaso  is gone.  :(