SS the 5th: Guessing Thread!

[Mouse]

If you two are struggling, what hope for me? I didn't even notice all the US vs UK spellings super-Mouse pointed out. Duh!

Part of my real-life job is changing UK spellings to US ones, and my publishers are from the US and I had to edit both MSes to US stylee for them, so it's just ingrained! Unfair advantage.

Yes, Mouse. All of my characters are named Nathan...it's a sort of twisted self-promotional thing I do

I knew it.

 

[johnnyjet]

It's not only fun agonizing over our own guesses, it's also fun watching others agonizing over their guesses! Enjoyed your stream of consciousness exercise, Mouse! Hmm, now back to second guessing my guesses.

 

[jastius]

i think springs wrote all of them, then psionically embedded them into our collective subconsciousnesses...
i couldn't have written any of that lot... they all have capitalization.

however whether i was naughty or nice about writing my secret santa story, phyrebrat has already sent me my lovely wonderful superbly written delusional marshmellow ghost story, which i adore... and no backsies!

 

[Phyrebrat]

Okkkkkkkaaay. I have no idea. But someone has to go first

1- DEO
2 - Quellist
3 - Chrispy
4 - Robert Mackay
5 - Ratsy - cos of the dog and I don't think it's Mouse
6 - Jastius
7 - Mouse
8 - Johnnyjet
9 - Remedy
10 - Cats Cradle
11 - Darkchrome
12 - Glisterspeck
13 - Victoria
14 - robert Mackay.

You have 3 correct guesses; all have single names.

1 Jastius
2 Darkchrome
3 Chrispy
4 DEO
5 Johnnyjet
6 Springs
7 Mouse
8 Victoria
9 CC
10 Robert Mackay
11 Kerry
12 Glisterspeck
13 Remedy
14 Quellist

(pretty sure they are all wrong)

You have 4 correct guesses; two of them are the same as two of Springs' guesses.

OK, I know these are going to be wrong because I'm so bad at the guessing game and always think I've recognised someone's style when it turns out to be someone else entirely. However, here goes:
1. CC
2. DEO
3. Mouse
4. Quellist
5. Remedy
6. Victoria
7. Ratsy
8. Chrispy
9. Jastius
10. Darkchrome
11. Glitterspeck
12. Robert McKay
13. Johnnyjet
14. Springs
15. Jastius again because of a slight obsession with cats and spaceships in the discussion.

You have 3 correct, and they are all different to ones already identified.

Well, here are my guesses (which I changed around about fifteen times). Still not very confident about them, however. If I get one correct, I'll be happy. Lots of excellent writing by the way!

1. David Evil Overlord
2. Darkchrome
3. Chrispenycate
4. Springs
5. Cats Cradle
6. Remedy
7. Kerry Buchanan
8. Glisterspeck
9. Quellist
10. ratsy
11. Jastius
12. Mouse
13. Robert Mackay
14. Victoria Silverwolf
15. David Evil Overlord

You have 1 correct; the author has already been identified by Springs and ratsy

Seeing as I don't know the writing styles of a lot of the gang this time, I'm gonna struggle even more than usual with this!

1. US spelling of 'color' says to me it's not DEO. I'm going to go with Johnnyjet.
2. Jastius?
3. Mouse
4. springs or... someone else
5. This one has missing commas, so I know who it can't be. I'll say Darkchrome because I don't know your writing at all.
6. I think this one could be springs too. I don't think it's one of the Americans because of the use of 'that.' Maybe Kerry.
7. Chrispy
8. 'Trash can' and 'garbage' means this has to be an American, right? I don't think the Aussies say trash can. Or do they? Is this DEO? or Glisterspeck? Or, erm...Remedy?
9. ratsy. Mostly because the character's called Nathan, although that's weird. Or, Quellist. Or, Robert.
10. Washbasin instead of sink. Hmmm. Erm. Ummm. DEO. Or, CC.
11. Chrispy
12. Single quotes. Probably not an American or Canadian. Kerry. Or Robert.
13. Colour. Colour. Spelled properly. Hmmmmmm.... DEO or springs. (Because I haven't guessed those two enough, obvs.)
14. I was going to say Victoria until I got to 'harbour' with a u. Fairies makes me think springs! Curses! Kerry?
15. I don't think this is Victoria either. Who would use 'alright' instead of 'all right'? Argh! Remedy?

Ok, I suck. I think I've got none. I've not even guessed which one's Victoria's and I thought I could spot hers! And springs! Unless you're all being tricksy with your spellings and whatnot.

Hmm, back of the class missus! With your multiple guesses, you got one correctly identified... however, I will say one of your guesses for number 14 is right. Four is not Springs.

Okay, I totally love this power. I now realise I am a total and utter megalomaniac.

As I've been a bit nasty, I shall give a crumb of help; Chrispenycate submitted two stories.

pH

 

[Mouse]

Ha! I suck so badly. 14. Kerry.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

This is sooo frustrating! Now I'm trying to second-guess not just myself but also Springs, ratsy, johnnyjet and Mouse!

 

[Mouse]

Oh. Is 14 springs? To be fair, I know three for definite because I wrote one and received the other two, but that doesn't help me at all!

 

[ratsy]

4 right! That means if I'd guessed mine correct and the author of my story, I would have had 6 right! wow what a fluke

 

[Phyrebrat]

Ha! I suck so badly. 14. Kerry.

Nope, not Kerry, but if it makes you feel better, your story is the only one I would have been able to guess, and I definitely would have mixed Victoria and Spring's entries up if I hadn't seen their names on the emails - part of me wonders what subterfuge the pair of them may have visited upon us all.

pH

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Nope, not Kerry, but if it makes you feel better, your story is the only one I would have been able to guess, and I definitely would have mixed Victoria and Spring's entries up if I hadn't seen their names on the emails - part of me wonders what subterfuge the pair of them may have visited upon us all.

pH

Well, I couldn't be in better company and am suitably flattered.

 

[Mouse]

14 springs. 4 Victoria.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Ooooh, I love logic challenges, keep it up. Based on the info above, Chrispy is definitely No 3 and either Mouse is no 7 or Glister is no 12. Or I'm all of them and Phyre's a lying meglomanical toerag ()
But we know he's way too lovely for that....

 

[Phyrebrat]

14 springs. 4 Victoria.

One of these guesses is correct.

Ooooh, I love logic challenges, keep it up. Based on the info above, Chrispy is definitely No 3 and either Mouse is no 7 or Glister is no 12. Or I'm all of them and Phyre's a lying meglomanical toerag ()
But we know he's way too lovely for that....

Yes, you're doing well with these gambits...

now,


BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!

Viceroy pH

 

[Mouse]

One of these guesses is correct.

I hate you.

edit: ok, I couldn't leave it at that. Love you long time!

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

I'm sitting here like a spider at the centre of her web, silently picking up all the clues and trying to weave them into some sort of sensible solution. We may be here some time....

 

[Zoe Mackay]

This is so hard!

Here are my guesses:

1 JohnnyJet
2 DEO
3 Chrispy
4 Remedy
5 Chrispy
6 Jastius
7 Victoria
8 Mouse
9 Cat's Cradle
10 Darkchrome
11 Kerry
12 Glisterspeck
13 Remedy again
14 Springs
15 Quellist

 

[Phyrebrat]

Time for some more clues....

This is so hard!

Here are my guesses:

1 JohnnyJet
2 DEO
3 Chrispy
4 Remedy
5 Chrispy
6 Jastius
7 Victoria
8 Mouse
9 Cat's Cradle
10 Darkchrome
11 Kerry
12 Glisterspeck
13 Remedy again
14 Springs
15 Quellist

Okay, we have established 3 is correct. Your 5 is nearly right, as are your 7 and 8. You have two other correct guesses - one of which Mouse has guessed correctly in post 31 above, and another that has been guessed correctly only by Kerry.

Does that help?

Napolean pH

 

[Mouse]

14 springs. 8 Victoria. I almost said 8 for Victoria originally, but it was the use of the word 'minced' which made me think it couldn't be her.

 

[Phyrebrat]

14 springs. 8 Victoria. I almost said 8 for Victoria originally, but it was the use of the word 'minced' which made me think it couldn't be her.

Yes

pH

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

OK, here goes again. The bold ones are the names I think I'm certain of, but now you're going to tell me I've got them wrong, aren't you?

1. CC
2. DEO
3. Chrispy
4. Quellist
5. Remedy
6. Chrispy
7. Mouse
8. Victoria
9. Jastius
10. Darkchrome
11. Robert McKay
12. Glitterspeck
13. Johnnyjet
14. Springs
15. Jastius