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Post by Head Righter on Mar 21, 2024 5:57:02 GMT 10
Vanessa as Camille LeClaire Aunt Diana Rigg as Narrator Sandra as Margaret Chris as Prince Richard Chris as Ebenezer Scrooge Sir David Suchet as Narrator Robert as Irrelevant Trumpeter Annie as Mrs. WimblegateEverything you need to know about Episode 9 is covered in the Format post (on the Play of the Week board) and the Challenge post (in the Acting Workshops). You cannot PM.You can join the four Member Groups which begin with '90 Degrees' to see the Chatroom attached to each - but you can only join one at a time, and must wait at least an hour before switching to a different Group/Chatroom. The pacing of this round is up to all of you. Two things need to happen for us to wrap up and enjoy whatever else the weekend might bring: 1. The Inheritance Order needs to be decided. 2. Everyone needs to play the Challenge. But remember that once you play the Challenge, the round is over for you - you will be unable to rejoin any of the Chatrooms. So we recommend that you play the Challenge once the entire Inheritance Order is set. OR at the latest time possible before you log off and expect not to return until the deadline (or until the Order is completed). The latest possible deadline for all these things to happen is some 31 hours from now: 10:30pm EDT (American time), which is 2:30am Friday GMT (European time) and 1:30pm Friday AEDT (Australian time).But I'm hoping this can be the time we finally run early on something...
This thread is also to be used as the Official source for the Inheritance Order. Come here if it is your turn to name the next player in the Order, and post in this thread to confirm your choice. Please do not post in this thread otherwise. Finally, I'll edit the Order into this post as it unfolds. So you can always come back here to check where we are up to: First Degree of Difficulty and longest time to play the Challenge: Sir David Suchet as NarratorSecond Degree of Difficulty: Chris as Ebenezer ScroogeThird Degree of Difficulty: Chris as Prince RichardFourth Degree of Difficulty: Aunt Diana Rigg as NarratorFifth Degree of Difficulty: Vanessa as Camille LeClaireSixth Degree of Difficulty: Annie as Mrs. WimblegateSeventh Degree of Difficulty: Robert as Irrelevant TrumpeterEighth Degree of Difficulty and shortest time to play the Challenge: Sandra as MargaretThis chain will kick off with Sir David Suchet as Narrator deciding whether to claim the first Degree of Difficulty for himself. If he wishes to claim it, he must post in this thread and nominate somebody to take on the second Degree of Difficulty. If he chooses not to take it, he must instead post here and nominate somebody else to take on the first Degree of Difficulty instead. Whoever Suchet names will then need to come her and post their selection for the next Degree of Difficulty. And so on.
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Post by Sir David Suchet as Narrator on Mar 21, 2024 10:09:47 GMT 10
Sir David Suchet as Narrator will indeed claim the first Degree of Difficulty for himself. It is my inheritance and I demand every single minute that is owed to me by virtue of luckily being chosen in a random number generator. As for who is to be second. I have thought long and hard on this, which is new for me as everyone knows such turn of phrase is not usually applied to me. In fact, most people believe me to be the opposite of long and hard. The orignators of such rumours have long since departed but still the word 'limp' haunts my dreams. Anywho I digress. I will be bequeathing the second degree of difficulty upon my old friend Chris as Scrooge. It was a difficult choice as I have many friends here, but Chris has been doing it tough as they say, while slumming it in the poorly paid recesses of the Government funded prosecution; he never stood a chance on the Fish Game once the entire superbly funded Defence counsel ganged up on the prosecution and he recently lost his most beloved pet Crocodile who was a great comfort to him in this trying times. And while we do appreciate that our esteemed honour who tried our case from afar has had to take an unexpected sabbatical, one must ask if he could have taken it sooner, and saved poor Chris' crocodile from his watery grave. Opps I'm digressing again. Anyway, those are some reasons I am picking Scrooge but they are of only the smallest percentage of influence. The main reason and the largest influcence on this decision is that he came up with the couple name of 'Prooge' last round which I found incredibly hilarious. So hilarious in fact that I then wasted precious minutes of my time at busy rehearsals to make this little image and I could not pass up the opportunity to construct a reason to bequeath its, and my own creative, brilliance on you all, especially in a round focused on works of art.
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Post by Head Righter on Mar 21, 2024 10:26:51 GMT 10
Thanks, Suchet. I think? Tagging in Chris as Ebenezer Scrooge not because he needs to decide super urgently. But just to make sure he know that he's up next and will be working up to it.
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Post by Chris as Ebenezer Scrooge on Mar 21, 2024 10:51:52 GMT 10
Oh dear, thank, Sir David. I think? We all know I could well fall at even the second most simple hurdle. In some ways I think being last could be of use, and just wait for someone else to stumble and fall. With that in mind, I did see my husband's challenge skills first hand, and can attest he will need as much time as humanly possible. I therefore hand the baton to Chris as Prince Richard my lover and husband.
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Post by Chris as Prince Richard on Mar 22, 2024 0:36:56 GMT 10
I AM SO SORRY EVERYONE, I was super busy today and so had time to pop in and leave I nominate Aunt Diana Rigg as Narrator to follow me next
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Post by Aunt Diana Rigg as Narrator on Mar 22, 2024 1:06:30 GMT 10
Well then, no poster of us in a RomCom with that? I'm insulted truly! Seriously, thank you very much, your pirateness. I'm going with Robert's list then and choosing Vanessa as Camille LeClaire . I honestly don't get why he's afraid of the 6th spot exactly? But do what you must now. And Head Righter I had to be a bug about this, I've never asked for any schedule thing before, but if we could get extra time like 5-8 even 12 hours more or something this that would be wonderful, if not I'll check in when wake up.
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Post by Chris as Ebenezer Scrooge on Mar 22, 2024 1:35:38 GMT 10
Seconded.
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Post by Vanessa as Camille LeClaire on Mar 22, 2024 1:48:19 GMT 10
Mon dieu I can't go back to that chat room to see the order.
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Post by Head Righter on Mar 22, 2024 2:01:46 GMT 10
Unfortunately I cannot push the deadline back without significantly delaying the next Episode, as I do need to sleep and the current deadline would already have me staying up far too late. I also was not joking when I said that I wanted this finished faster, and that all of you will be wanting more time for things over the weekend. Plus I would prefer not to launch a new Format when it is already Friday in all timezones, when some people signed up knowing I'd promised not to start new things on Fridays or Saturdays. Especially when not everyone can see this post or join in a general discussion about changing deadlines, as they've already played the Challenge.
So. If anyone is completely unable to do the Challenge at all before the deadline, tag me in your Confessional and we can discuss your specific circumstances there.
If the best time for you to play it is nearing and you still don't know your spot in the Inheritance Order, you can still do the Challenge. Just leave a pre-selection list and I will make the pick for you, whenever your turn comes around. And we'll apply the time limit for whatever Degree of Difficulty you end up with, once everyone else has settled the Inheritance Order.
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Post by Vanessa as Camille LeClaire on Mar 22, 2024 2:19:49 GMT 10
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Post by Annie as Mrs. Wimblegate on Mar 22, 2024 2:33:57 GMT 10
I am passing my desired inheritance to Robert as Irrelevant Trumpeter. If the sixth position is truly cursed then perhaps he should be responsible and take my things anyway.
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Post by Head Righter on Mar 22, 2024 2:56:29 GMT 10
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Post by Head Righter on Mar 22, 2024 7:33:23 GMT 10
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Post by Head Righter on Mar 22, 2024 12:04:34 GMT 10
Still waiting on one last player to complete the Challenge.
I'll be pressing post on the results the moment the deadline hits, regardless of whether they make it in time.
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Post by Head Righter on Mar 22, 2024 12:30:01 GMT 10
Results coming shortly!
Just need to deal with a fire drill, and I'll be right back...
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