LMB Quote Game

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:18 pm

Correct! Your up!

Well, the thing about the headache, it is almost a joke... "Not tonight, darling,..."
Except that no female character of LMB's would ever use such a lame excuse...

Wish my ex-wife was from LMB's universes. Course, then, she wouldn't BE an ex. Maybe. Crazy is as crazy does.

James

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:27 pm

by the time I'd grown tall enough to beat him, he'd outgrown the game.

Or at least, he grew out of being a fourteen-year-old lout

In (at least) two different books, characters tell about older brothers who teased them, until they outgrew that game.

To win the next quote and the sherlock you must for each instance give
- the complaining character
- the confident
- what book it is in

So that you can answer by memory, I do not request that you correlate the instance with a specific wording, i.e. the order of the quotes above is not important for the answer.

In case of a partial answer (that is, three correct items, but for a single instance) the first correct answer gets the next question (but no sherlock), the second correct answer (whether by the same player in a later post, or by a different player) gets the full sherlock.

Possible bonuses: I know of these two instances, but there may be one, or even several, more. Any correct answer (if they exist) beyond the second one gets a half-point bonus.

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:30 pm

I'm thinking the second is Ekaterin telling Miles about the brother who used to whinny at her (and hold her upside down) in Komarr (when Miles asked her how she learned to underreact).

The first one is taunting me from the back of my brain. If I could only remember the game, it will reveal itself to me, but it's successfully evading at this point. Something's telling me it's from SK, but I can't remember the game, and don't have the books to check. It might have been Dag telling Fawn about his brother... in Beguilement, when she was recovering from her encounter with the malice, but I haven't read them in over a year, so it's all speculation at the moment.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:16 am

I hope it was clear when I said "first answer... second answer.." that I meant answers in chronological order, not in order of my questions (I did say that order was irrelevant).

So Suzette, the next quote is yours, because you answered first, and "Etaterin telling Miles in Komarr" is indeed one of my instances (the second one indeed but it is irrelevant).

But you do not get the sherlock. You would if "Dag telling Fawn in TSK1" happened to be an instance I missed, but I checked a few likely pages while Fawn was recovering from her encounter with the malice without finding it. I did not go through the entire book, though.
Provisionally, I'd say the full sherlock is still for grabs, and corresponds to the other of my instances (the one I listed first).

If you (or some other player) does find your instance and helps me to find it so I am convinced it exists, then you get the full sherlock, but this would mean there is still at least a half-sherlock bonus to be gained with my other instance.

Since a full point is at stake, with the completion of my question, I think James should observe a 5 days exclusion rule (from the time of my original post, not from now, i.e. till the 18th at 12:27 PM).
On the other hand, once Suzette posts, I'll be the one to be bound by the 5-days rule, there are no cross-exclusion between completing my question (whether James or anyone else) and answering Suzette future one (except she can complete her answer to my question but can't answer her own

).
Anyway, Suzette, you can post the new one!

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:32 am

I'm not sure I can answer yet, but you said "next quote is yours" to Suzette, so...

First one seems to me to be Cazaril complaining to Betriz about his brother who used to tease him about his first name, Lupe. In "The Curse of Chalion", of course.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:28 am

Why wouldn't you be allowed to answer?

Yes, my other instance was "Cazaril to Betriz in _CoC_"

So you get the sherlock, and Suzette the next quote.

Honestly, I am almost sure there is no other case. Dar did not tease Dag when he was younger, I am almost sure, and Fawn's brothers never grew out of the habit so TSK seems out. And there would not be two characters in the same world, would they? One in Vorkosiverse and one in Chalion already. And Fiametta had no siblings. Well, if I am wrong, there may still be a bonus...

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:06 pm

The second one was a complete guess, so it's perfectly fine that it's not there (for some reason, Komarr and A Civil Campaign quotes stick a lot better in my head than any others). I knew it was familiar, but since I couldn't remember the game, I couldn't remember who said it. (For that matter, I was even doubting whether Dar was older than Dag or not. It was a complete shot in the dark, and clearly, it missed.)

Anyway, here's the next quote:

Xxx's really gone and done it, then. "And, uh... what did you say?"
"Congratulations, of course. What else could I say?"

What book?
Who speaks first?
Who speaks second?
Who is Xxx?

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:12 pm

Gregor's really gone and done it, then. (He just asked Laisa, and they called Duv, "Laisa's best friend", to tell him)

Miles : "And, uh... what did you say?"
Duv Galeni : "Congratulations, of course. What else could I say?"

In "Memory".

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:13 pm

Correct. Um, I'm a little unsure about this. Should you answer, as you officially got the last sherlock (since I posted the quote, but you got the sherlock, who has to wait 5 days? Do we both?)? I think voralfred should decide, as he set up the last quote (with its many parts).

In the meantime, you can feel free to post another quote, and I'll wait to credit the Sherlock until a decision is made one way or the other.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:26 am

Considering answering your question, Suzette, it seems to me that I was the only one to be bound by the rule (since it was my question you had answered), so Caroline was entitled to answer it.
As for the next one, Caroline just answered yours, so you'll be the one who has to wait on the quote she'll post next (well, she cannot anwer it either, of curse, it is her question!)
Well, you are the losing one in the trick, since you are now forbidden to anwser even though you did not get a sherlock. But I did not know who would lose when I asked my double-pronged question! That was what all the excitement was about asking it

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:13 am

Well, I thought that since the rule was made to prevent "ping-pong" game, only the one who posts the quote is so bound, but usually he is the same as the one who get the sherlock

Ok, next quote :

XXXX scratched his head. "Y'know, there's something backwards about this...."

Who is XXXX ?
What is "this" ?
In which book ?

Bonus : something similarly "backwards" happens in another book, if with different people and different circumstances. Whoever guess what I'm thinking about gets a half point.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:12 am

Caroline Tredez wrote:Well, I thought that since the rule was made to prevent "ping-pong" game, only the one who posts the quote is so bound, but usually he is the same as the one who get the sherlock

That was exactly my logic.
The exclusion is related to the posting. The bonuses are out of the "anti-ping-pong rule" (unless they are spoilers). Similarly here the sherlock for the second answer was like a "double bonus" and the first answer got a "malus", in the sense of getting no sherlock, but the "ping-pong" was only related to the first answer that conditioned the next quote.

As for your last quote, it tingles something in my backbrain, but I can't put my finger on it (yet...!)

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:57 am

Personally, if the situation had been reversed (if Caroline had answered first, and I'd gotten the Sherlock), I would have felt obligated to wait 5 days as being one of the two people who'd answered, and let someone else try.

I guess my reference is that a ping pong game has two players, but in this case, the same player hit twice in a row. I'd thought the 5 day rule was to insure that as many people played as possible.

However, voralfred's decided, and the Sherlock is posted accordingly. On with the game.

Blackwing · Post by **Blackwing** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:28 am

Caroline Tredez wrote: Ok, next quote :
XXXX scratched his head. "Y'know, there's something backwards about this...."
Who is XXXX ?
What is "this" ?
In which book ?

Who is XXXX ? Ivan
What is "this" ? Miles and Ivan had forcibly bound and gagged Calhoun. Then they stuffed Calhoun's shirt and sarong rope full of money. One of my favorite Miles moments!

In which book ? Warrior's Apprentice

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:33 am

Great ! You're up !

Blackwing · Post by **Blackwing** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:58 pm

"We all undertake the risks, when we sign on."

The book?
Who is speaking?
To whom?
About what?

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:34 am

Caroline Tredez wrote: Bonus : something similarly "backwards" happens in another book, if with different people and different circumstances. Whoever guess what I'm thinking about gets a half point.

Giaja (figuratively) stuffing the "Order of Merit" down Miles' throat?

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:36 am

Not what I thought : something more in the order of "reverse stealing".

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:37 am

Caroline Tredez wrote:Not what I thought : something more in the order of "reverse stealing".

Well, there is also Miles' envoys (among which Elena Visconti) fraudulously crediting the Oserans' account (with Pelian funds) while her daughter was stealing the Oserans' cash. But it is in the same book, _WA_ !

Current quote:

Blackwing wrote:
"We all undertake the risks, when we sign on."
The book?
Who is speaking?
To whom?
About what?

Blackwing · Post by **Blackwing** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:42 am

A bit longer quite:

"X is a chancy business", sighed Y. "We all undertake the risks, when we sign on."

The book?
Who is speaking?
To whom?
What is X?

Blackwing · Post by **Blackwing** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:04 pm

This is probably going to make this a bit too easy:

"X is a chancy business", sighed Y. "We all undertake the risks, when we sign on."
Z frowned. "It doesn't seem fair. Y loses y's career and I get off free."

The book?
Who is speaking?
Who is Z?
What is X?

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:44 pm

I don't know about easy, but...

"X is a chancy business", sighed Y. "We all undertake the risks, when we sign on."
Z frowned. "It doesn't seem fair. Y loses y's career and I get off free."

The book? Mirror Dance
Who is speaking? Bel Thorne first, then Mark Vorkosigan
Who is Z? Mark Vorkosigan
What is X? Cyro-revival

James

Blackwing · Post by **Blackwing** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:21 pm

Yes, your turn!

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:04 pm

"I? No! I do not control Xxx." Yyy added sourly. "And neither it appears, do you.."

Book?
Who is Xxx?
Who is Yyy speaking to?
Who is Yyy?

James

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:51 am

Found it! I was barking up the wrong tree (not just wrong character, but wrong Universe) for a couple of days

JKCade wrote:
"I? No! I do not control Xxx." Yyy added sourly. "And neither it appears, do you.."
Book? Curse of Chalion
Who is Xxx? Teidez
Who is Yyy speaking to? to Martou dy Jironal
Who is Yyy? Cazaril

(...)