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Hello all (I survived my finals crunch, now to see whether I passed those finals), I am not dead.  I was spending all day multiple times this week working on finals though (in case you are wondering about my inactivity).

Now that I seem to have caught up with the game.  I am somewhat suspicious of Doc for the reasons that Wintermoot outlined earlier but I will hold off on voting until end of day is closer in case something else comes up.

Hapi really is not that suspicious to me just yet although I understand why everyone is suspicious of them.

I am curious about how many turrets were caught in the anti gravity funnel and so how many were saved by the puzzle solving but that is something to worry more about later.  I am going to push the button because I want to see more button effects and since I remember from when I was a wolf that not all of those button effects help the wolves, some of the effects could hurt the turrets.

I haven't quite decided on my other suspicions yet though.  That will require putting more pondering.

That was a boring button effect, let's go for a new one Vote: Push the Button

Anyway, Vote: @taulover don't just discuss the mechanics and disappear. We clearly need moar discussion, for instance, how many Turrets do you think are faking antagonism by voting for each other?  

Something's off with Gerrick imo. First, he votes for Laurentus "jokingly". Then, he says he wants to remove his vote, but doesn't want to leave Hapi to die? And then wanting to switch to Barnes? Something doesn't add up to me.

I do think Hapi has been kind of suspicious, but I still don't like how Doc jumped the gun. This makes me think they are the non-aligned. Either an executioner trying to get Hapi lynched or a jester trying to look susp by jumping the gun. It would be bad to lynch the jester, but it might be good to eliminate that chaos. It would all be fixed if we had a jailor to execute them in jail. If there is a jailor, I'll leave it to you to claim if you want, but I assume there is a defender type, so it wouldn't be a horrible move to claim jailor.

I'm also going to Vote Doc unless we get a jailor claim because I think they are most likely executioner.

It's day one. There's no gun to jump. The whole day is reaction testing unless you're either scum or committing to no-lynch (a choice I'm now convinced is worse than useless), and I was sufficiently satisfied with Hapi's reaction that I've decided to stay my course.

Though Hapi isn't helping.

I'm really not hurting anything either though right?

This screams unaligned to me. Especially with all the chaos they are trying to create. There is also the possibility of Saph joining the game as unaligned. It seems unlikely to add an extra wolf into the mix.

Hmm, I was thinking of switching my vote from Laurentus (probably to Barnes) to bring him back down to one vote, but that'd put Hapi as the sole person on the chopping block now. Think I'll leave it for now unless their vote shares really change.

Something's off with Gerrick imo. First, he votes for Laurentus "jokingly". Then, he says he wants to remove his vote, but doesn't want to leave Hapi to die? And then wanting to switch to Barnes? Something doesn't add up to me.

Though if Gerrick is protecting Hapi here, then they are both wolves.


@Laurentus I am going to be a hypocrite and

do some math here.

If Saph is town: (11 town / 16 total ) * (9/14) * (7/12) = 25.78%, assuming a perfect wolf kill each night.
If Saph is unaligned: (10/16) * (8/14) * (6/12) = 19.23%.

However, if Saph is town we would need an extra mislynch (day 4) according to your worst-case scenario, cutting the odds in half (5/10): 12.89%.

Let's dispel the pessimism here. The odds of "perfect" mislynches is simply too low to be viable. I prefer to up our odds anyway, by using my emotional readings on people. I'm aware that chaos and confusion are intended to mess with that.

I'm also confused as to your rationale for choosing Gerrick instead of another inactive such as @Arenado, @Excalibur, or @Vroendal. (Though Gerrick's reaction isn't helping.) I'm removing my vote for you (Laurentus) because those other inactives strike me as a bit more suspcious.

I didn't choose Gerrick because of inactivity, I chose him because he has a lurky playstyle. Going for inactives is something I'm fundamentally opposed to.

I find this push on Doc incredibly suspicious, to be honest. We're in Random Voting Stage, no votes are going to be great at first. They are literally just there to get discussion going.

Also, there is a direct contradiction in one of Moot's posts, where he first starts off saying this about Doc:

A bit of a hair-trigger, don't you think? This seems like the most suspicious things that's happened this round to me...

And then somehow progresses to this:

Actually despite Doc I think I'm going to Vote: Hapi. They've been around enough to know what's going on and defend themselves, then posted numerous other times (such as the discussion about Silv's mistaken vote count) but hasn't otherwise weighed in much on the meat of the game. That seems most suspicious to me.

Which is it?

That entire post just threw suspicion everywhere, too.

I will vote to Push the button again. And the reason I am inactive is that I'm in much the same boat that I was in last time, I'm just hoping the next gel effect actually does something good for me. As for who's suspicious or not, honestly, considering that every time Lau is a townie he gets involved in a finger pointing battle with another townie on day 1 I'm inclined to believe you're both townies (remember the time day 1 was you and me voting for each other, Lau? That's what I mean).

Then again, that might just be what Lau wants us to think. I don't know, I don't have a whole lot of information.

EoD approaches, so let's see where we're at.

Push the button: 2 (Sapphiron, Arenado)/9

Hapi: 2 (Wintermoot, Doc)
Gerrick: 1 (Laurentus)
Laurentus: 1 (Gerrick)
Doc: 1 (Batma n)
Taulover: 1 (Sapphiron)
Ruguo: 1 (Hapi)

End of Day 1:

Push the button: 3 (Sapphiron, Arenado, Kane)/9

Hapi: 2 (Wintermoot, Doc)
Gerrick: 1 (Laurentus)
Laurentus: 1 (Gerrick)
Doc: 1 (Batma n)
Taulover: 1 (Sapphiron)
Ruguo: 1 (Hapi)

Hapi, the Maintenance Core, The Healer, was lynched.

flavour

"Hey! What's this?" The Game Core shakes as he looks at the voteboard. "Someone voted for me? Off with their... uh... lenses!"
"Wait. You're already doing that for me. Oh, you really do love me. I don't know how to feel about that. But as much as I do enjoy seeing my enemies go down in flame, I must deliver the sad news that your hope for escaping the poisoner has just been squashed. The maintenance core was the only one that knew how to deal with it. Oh, well."
The Game cube pauses for a moment. "You know, I must admit I'm still peeved about being voted for, even jokingly. So I'll be watching you extra close this next day phase. And whichever faction I like best, well... I might just give them a helping hand. To make sure I don't end up like GLaDoS. Or Wheatley. Or that fleshy creature that yelled about lemons. Cave? Who names someone Cave anyway?"
The Game Core mutters to himself before settling as a plate of spikes smashes the Maintenance core to bits.
"All's well that ends well, my subjects." It almost seems like the Core, despite missing a mouth, is smiling smugly.

NEW: During the next day phase, you will be competing for the Game Core's favour, unlocked by the action of voting for it. Favour points will be awarded with vote counts. Earning enough favour as a whole group will unlock a bonus for the entire game. Earning enough points within your faction will award your faction a bonus. Third party players are also eligible.
Remember, the Game Core is very set in what it likes and dislikes. It likes chaos, false information, and teamwork. It dislikes order, claiming, and pointless blaming of others.
You may continue to vote for the Game Core as you wish. Results from this are classified.

Night one begins now! Power roles, please PM me your actions before this time tomorrow.

No night voting is allowed, but feel free to chat.

"Good Morning, Cores and"
[SPACE]
"Uh. Cores and Turrets. As always, there is some"
[SPACE]
"Will you shut up? Anyway, there is some sad news from last night. Wait. How is this..."
[SPACE!]
"You're dead! Stop making that noise!"
[SPAAAAACE! Gonna Go SPACE!]
"Oh, right. I see now. Bit a a blabbermouth that one. Fine, fine. Say what needs to be said."
{SPAAAAAAAAAAACE!}
"You heard it here, fellow machines. The Space Sphere was visited last night by Red Mones. Now, please, go be dead, okay? Get out of my observation room!"
[spAcE]
"Don't mock me!"
There are sounds of a scuffle as the Game Core attempts to evict the Space Sphere from his observation chamber. Eventually, the Space Core is removed into the reassembly room.
"Sorry about that, Folks. Now, remember that you will be spending today trying to prove yourselves to me. Good luck to the factions, and may the odds be... wait, wrong franchise. Just... go do whatever it is you're going to get done today."

TL:DR version:
Hydra, Space Sphere, the Loudmouth was killed. His last words were that he was visited by Red Mones.
Favour points are up for grabs. The Game Core likes chaos, false information, and teamwork. It dislikes order, claiming, and pointless blaming of others.
You may continue to vote for the Game Core as you wish. Results from this are classified.

tags

@Arenado
@Barnes
@Batma n
@Doc
@Excalibur
@Gerrick
@Imaginative Kane
@Laurentus
@Pengu
@Red Mones
@taulover
@Vroendal
@Wintermoot

Day 2 starts now and will end on the 20th at 3pm EST

Well. I see little reason not to lynch: Red Mones

This seems like an easy lynch... Vote - Red Mones

Hmm, those votes seem quite convinced. Am I missing something, or was something uncovered during the night? If true, then Mones is scum, meaning Laurentus (and to a slightly lesser extent Vroendal) is town. If not, then Laurentus (and to a slightly lesser extent Vroendal) is scum. Either way, we'll get useful info.

Vote: Lynch Red Mones

I am frankly offended that you think I wouldn't pull this shit as scum.

But yeah, I'm letting Hydra guide me here, because his last instruction to Ruguo was to relay this message. I'm guessing it's part of some power he had to give his dying words or something, and additionally, I'm guessing he was a tracker.

"Hydra, Space Sphere, the Loudmouth was killed. His last words were that he was visited by Red Mones."