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[hardtoignore]

[Clarence has mounted his phone camera in such a way that the feed is focused on a desk where a piece of plain lined paper rests. Clarence’s hand enters the frame and he poises it over the paper. Slowly, he marks out several small, horizontal lines and divides them with a slashes. Then he speaks:]

Anyone want to play Hangman? The hint is “official title.”

[[L O R D | O F | C H A O S]]

[Status of man: alive! He has been saved! However there is now a long horizontal line as the base of the scaffolding with a vertical line shooting up from the middle and another horizontal line hanging off the top; the scaffold is complete. There is also a small line hanging down from the top, and a round circle is attached. Things were getting grim for the condemned man, but he is now FREE!.]

[Five wrong guesses were put forth. Incorrect guesses: X, Q, T, E, J]

[Clarence adds a few notes at the bottom:]

[Congrats to Wu Wuxian for guessing the correct phrase! Honorable mentions go to Emberto for doing his best and to Anakin for keeping with the spirit of the answer.]

Comments

[chenqing_player]

I have to say it's been awhile since I played this game. We just guess letters right? How about an 'F'?

[darkforcerising]

X

[hardtoignore]

That’s right. On both actually! [Clarence meticulously fills in one letter.]

[hardtoignore]

Sorry, that’s a dud. [Clarence draws a single long horizontal line.]

[darkforcerising]

Oh. No.

I am shocked.

[hardtoignore]

You’ll never guess it at this rate. The poor man is destined for death.

[darkforcerising]

He shouldn't have gotten mixed up in these games.

Q.

[hardtoignore]

[Clarence starts laughing.]

So you choose death then? How dark of you.

[He adds another line, a vertical one shooting up from the middle of the base line.]

[darkforcerising]

Just making this exciting.

[hardtoignore]

Not the least bit interested in the actual answer? [He sighs, his voice toning down the slightest bit.]

Guess that’s not surprising.

[chenqing_player]

How about a 'T' for the next letter? I'd hate to see this poor guy get hung.

[hardtoignore]

Your positivity is nice, but alas! “T” is not part of the answer. [He adds a third line, completing the scaffolding.]

[darkforcerising]

The answer is there, someone will get it. But why make it easy?

[smilingarmor]

Hmm... how about an 'O'?

[hardtoignore]

I think you just don’t want to lose due to legit failures, but I won’t tell anyone if you’re embarrassed of your lack of puzzle solving skills.

[hardtoignore]

A good guess, and a correct one! For several spaces. [He fills in there different spaces with “o”s.]

[chenqing_player]

Hmm..I'm not helping this guy out much. How about an 'S'?

[smilingarmor]

Oh, yay! Now, how about an E, hmm?

[darkforcerising]

I think there are more ways to play a game than straight forward.

J.

[hardtoignore]

You’re at least attempting to save him; I think that counts for something.

Also, you are correct! [He adds in one more letter.]

[hardtoignore]

Sadly, that’s one more hit against the man. Nice try, though. [Time to add a new line...]

[hardtoignore]

That’s an interesting idea. The man will still die at this rate, though. [His head is now added; things are getting dire.]

[smilingarmor]

An 'R' perhaps?

[hardtoignore]

And another win! You’re really filling up the board.

[Another addition to the message is written.]

[smilingarmor]

It helps to know common combinations of letters. And speak of which, how about a 'D'?

[He has an idea what that first word is, though the third one still has him stumped.]