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[Cheater‽]

Well, sir I must admit I was being slightly selfish and thinking only about my safety there, since, you see, there would be 5 suspects, or around 5 times as many as if people in other area were killed, as this is the one with more people in it. My apologies.

[Gainsworthy]

So much happening, and so little to act on. I pray no one else spontaneously combusts. Especially next to my place of residence. Speaking of that, I am now having a Seconds Shoe Sale - huge discounts on slightly burnt, dented or miscoloured shoes! Still higest quality!

Xotes, if you don't mind me, I think I may reciprocate my vote for you from yesterday. Nothing personal. Unless someone can make a case for voting increpare further than "seems like a good idea". Which is what it all sounds like at the moment.

EDIT: Changed my line of thought.

[Garthy]

The particular vampires or wolves that risk death from a turret in a night attack will probably argue against any action that results in their death. They can't hold off forever though.

[Xotes]

@Gainsworthy: Of course, friend, I do not mind. I'd do the same thing, after all.

@McAndrews: I'm not tired, it's my narcolepsy. I ran out of medication for it about a day ago, sir.

Meanwhile, I honestly have no idea on who to vote for... I'll hold back for now until a convincing argument has been made for someone. I never expected Annabelle to be a demon, however, and her death, while fortunate for us, means my powers as judge are now unusable unless someone else gets her job. Or me. Whoever comes first.

[increpare]

I thought I had given adequate reason for all of my decisions to date.  Ah well, this seems not to be the case.  I do not know what much I can do, to be honest, save vote for the person who has been defaming my character and stands the best chance of being lynched tonight (other than myself), Garthy (all things being equal I would probably have voted for hroon instead).  I have participated actively in the decision-making processes in this town, voted off my fair share of evil minions.  It was *you*, yesterday, who comprehensively demonstrated your unamenability to rational conversation when said you

You should concentrate your efforts on convincing others as my mind will not change on this issue

This is not the sort of attitude I feel is befitting of someone who would take the role of leader of any group of people because first, I did not wish to convince anyone of anything, merely to discuss it (you misread or deliberately misinterpreted my intent), and because you indicate that you will not be amenable to reason.  This is not a leadership material.  Do not let him take the reigns simply because he talks so much.

I believe that both increpare and GeneralValter have been compromised in some way, possibly by the demon.

Of course you would.

Garthy, I fell to the same fate as Increpare, stolen away in the night by masked horrors.

Probably not the best turn of phrase, given the situation... .

Also, there's a not unreasonable possibility that you were connected with the explosion next-door.  Or maybe you heard something?  (you do live next-door, after all)

my powers as judge are now unusable unless someone else gets her job

My profession is of no use, it seems, at the moment.  I would offer myself forward as candidate if you would have me.


As for general comments on last night, it seems that the turret plan was only marginally successful.  Someone still got killed.  Whether Annabelle was killed by a vigilante human, or brutalized by some Demonic faction other than her own, we do not know.  (Well, I don't).

[Garthy]

So increpare, you would vote for me to to end my life this night, despite the threats on my life, my consistent voting, reasons in every case, work on the turret placement, and so forth. Yet here you are, under extremely suspicious circumstances, trying to drive the crowd to lynch me instead?

I do not seek to defame your character. I know you to have been an honourable man in the past. However, I feel that another has already befouled it. I find it hard to believe that two people can be stolen from us, night after night, and mysteriously returned to us unscathed. And by some mystical guardian? I fear our only guardian was lost to us on the very first day. And GeneralValter seems to have trouble keeping his story straight. He was kidnapped and kept on a chair, and also kidnapped in the same manner as yourself? Why the contradiction? He is also extremely fast to leap to your defence, and attack me in a similar manner. What is his fear of me? He is only in danger from me if I am right about you. I feel you both are in league.

You suggest that I am seeking to be a leader of sorts, then use that to attack my character. You also try to connect me to the explosion next door to me. Well, that explosion destroyed the Demon. Did I do it? I wish I did! But no, the credit for that belongs with another, who I will thank on the day I know their name. And did I hear something? Yes, yes I did. A very loud noise. What do you expect me to say?

My innocence is not hard to prove. In time, a Seer will likely gaze upon me, and I will be proven pure. What do you imagine they will see then they look upon you?

Your circumstances are extremely suspicious. You would even seek to demolish our defences, and claim ignorance the next day. You disappear, then reappear mysteriously. Yet you do not acknowledge that suspicions toward you are understandable. You instead choose to attack me. These are not the actions of an innocent man. I will suggest that when this day is over you will realise this was your greatest mistake, and what revealed you to be of dark intent.

The turret plan was not marginally successful. It was a fantastic success. Contrast to our first night when we lost four innocents, one at our own hands, shamefully, plus had one go missing. That would be you.

The process of lynching someone is truly shameful, but it is all we have at our disposal. Do I know you to be with the dark for sure? No, I do not. However, I must work with what I know, and based on that, I am of solid confidence that you are the most likely to be of threat to our town.

I would urge everyone to consider their vote carefully. With GeneralValter and increpare together voting for me, I am a solid candidate to die. Consider what this means for us.

Cheater, you have supported my turret plans thus far, I ask you to support my vote to lynch as well. McAndrews and hroon, we came up with an effective defence for the town. Let us all protect it from our foes together. Gainsworthy, you don't even seem convinced of your vote. Please reconsider, there is a much greater danger facing us. Xotes, your narcolepsy may affect you in poor ways, but surely you have not been asleep while increpare and GeneralValter have been weaving their tale. Look at their actions, and mine, and make the right choice. shinygerbil, you have not had much to say. Now is the time to speak loud. Help me stop this threat to our town. And everyone else, consider my words, and the words of those I would accuse. Ask yourself what risk I take, and have taken, thus far in naming those I suspect to harm us all.

My vote remains with increpare. I implore you all to support me.

[Valter]

Garthy, I fell to the same fate as Increpare, stolen away in the night by masked horrors.

Probably not the best turn of phrase, given the situation... .

Also, there's a not unreasonable possibility that you were connected with the explosion next-door.  Or maybe you heard something?  (you do live next-door, after all)

Ah, yes. There have been many explosions in town, It's getting hard to track them all. No, when I try to make something explode, I do it right, you know? I wouldn't leave anything standing. 

And yes, Increpare. The man who kidnapped me was wearing a mask. To the tell the truth, I am suspicious of you as well at the moment, given that your product found its way into my abductor's hands. I just think that Garthy is far more dangerous to the village than you are.

I may care to elaborate to you, Garthy, that the reason I am not defending Increpare is because I have no reason to. However, even if Increpare is supporting the kidnapper, at least that leaves the slightest chance of being human. You, however, have been making decidedly evil decisions. I have no doubt that you are a creature of the night.

[increpare]

Well, that explosion destroyed the Demon. Did I do it? I wish I did! But no, the credit for that belongs with another, who I will thank on the day I know their name.

I thought you opposed the breaking of curfew by humans? 

And yes, Increpare. The man who kidnapped me was wearing a mask.

Oh my.  That is not good.  It's possible that when I was kidnapped, that one of my masks was stolen?

[increpare]

Also: do we know what the settings were on the turrets last night?

[Valter]

Well, Garthy, you are right about one thing. I was not kidnapped in the same way as Increpare. I realize that now, considering our two tales. Increpare seems to assert that he was taken away by beings from another dimension. My tale is far more simple. I was assaulted in my house and knocked unconscious before being dragged to some dark room of unknown location.

[Gainsworthy]

Look, I don't want to bandwagon, but the arguments make me reconsider. So, now that I can put in a real vote, rather than a safe-vote, here I go. This fight between garthy and increpare makes me nervous of you both- but, unlike Valter, my suspicions lie with increpare. Garthy has, as so far, given us a useful turret plan. As for the arguments themselves, increpare's aggression toward... a single nomination? makes me think twice about his intentions.

EDIT: Revoked due to crazy evidence downpage.

[increpare]

a single nomination?

hmm?

[Gainsworthy]

Well, multiple nominations now. As of today, only Garthy had voted for you, by the looks of it.

Unless I missed something.

[shinygerbil]

Cheater also.

[Gainsworthy]

Cheater also.

Well shee-yat, there ya go. Two nominations. I'm, uh, sticking to my guns, though. I think. Unless I'm otherwise compelled!

[captain catton]

Alright. I was getting rather suspicious of some people, but I just received a "talk" from Garthy. Here it is:

Greetings captain catton! Please join me on a walk in the park to discuss the present state of our town. The grass is soft and the wind is cold. The birds do sing, oblivious to the dangers we face. I know you feel alone and scared, and together we can make it through these trials.

I have a secret to reveal to you. I am the Blademaster. I know that I can reveal this to you, for I know your identity too. You are a killer. I know this, because of a vision that was shared with me. Let me know if this sounds familiar: You recently choked your victim slowly with your bare hands, all the while whispering in their ear while they struggled.

What a strange sequence of events leads me to both know your identity, and share mine with you. You see, I am part of a small group of confirmed Humans. I know who the Seer is. So do the rest of us. You do not. My ability ensures that you cannot hurt me. My ally's anonymity ensures you cannot harm them. Should you try to hurt any of us, or reveal any detail of what I say publicly, we will immediately announce your identity. You can't silence us all at once. As you are feared by all, human and monster alike, you will be lynched immediately. You cannot hurt the Seer, as you do not know who they are.

You are alone, identified, and completely outnumbered.

Which brings me to why I am talking to you today.

Each night we will give you a target. You will eliminate them for us. If we give you none, you will do nothing. You will vote how we tell you. We will not hurt you. We will protect you. When we have found and eliminated all of the evils that plague this town, instead of lynching you, we will imprison you. You will survive.

At this point you have lost. It is now up to you to choose the degree to which you lose. Our way offers you the chance to survive all the way to the end, and then be imprisoned, but alive. If you resist, or kill the wrong target, or attempt to slay any of us, or let anyone know our plans, we will reveal you, and you will die.

We are your only hope of survival. Our terms are simple. We hold all the cards.

So, good sir, do you accept our proposal?

I am a human, but I am not a killer. Garthy has apparently guessed that I am a killer and got it wrong. But since I am not the killer, I cannot physically oblige to these requests even if I wanted to. So it rather sounds like this guess was an attempt by Garthy to coerce me into revealing my 'special role' to him in the form of a plea for my life (i.e. if I was the seer).

Garthy, I will not play your little game.
(in review, retracted for the moment..)

[Gainsworthy]

You're saying that this message is all guesswork?

He inferred, purely from your posts, that you're a killer, and decided to write a wordy blackmail letter so he could find out what special attributes you possessed? He didn't even accuse you of being a vampire, or a wolf? Went straight for the rather unusual slant of psycho killer?

My suspicions against increpare are one thing. THIS, on the other hand, is pretty much hard evidence.

Captain Catton, by my thoughts, your murdering days are done.

[captain catton]

You're saying that this message is all guesswork?

He inferred, purely from your posts, that you're a killer, and decided to write a wordy blackmail letter so he could find out what special attributes you possessed? He didn't even accuse you of being a vampire, or a wolf? Went straight for the rather unusual slant of psycho killer?

True, it is very elaborate. It's possible that Garthy has actually only received bad information, and it was a mistake, in which case Garthy should check with his source (from your perspective, it's also possible that I am the killer, but from mine it is not).

For now i'll retract my vote against Garthy, but that doesn't mean i'm convinced it was only a mistake. I may have decided a little quickly, but it's understandable though, how one could become fairly annoyed having received this demanding blackmail.

[Garthy]

Holy crap. Cute work on the message.

And what on earth does a blademaster do? Well, at least I'm apparently invulnerable and know who the Seer is. Awesome.

I especially like your comment where you suggest you might be the Seer in order to protect yourself from potential danger. Don't kill me, I might be the Seer! Please.

Anyway, one of us is lying, obviously. May I suggest everyone direct their attention to Captain Catton and I, and weigh things up? I would like to propose that one of us gets lynched.

Anyway, three votes on me, so I may be in trouble. This is not good. This does not change my opinion of increpare. However, if I shift my vote from increpare to catton, I risk splitting the vote and condemning myself. However, as unlikely as it is, I could be wrong about increpare. So I've got to choose between a 99% sure thing, and a 100% sure thing with a chance I'll get lynched for doing so. Very well.

I retract for increpare for now, and vote for Captain Catton.

[Garthy]

If anyone is claiming that I have sent them similar messages to trick them into revealing their roles, please state as such publicly. If you don't want to take the chance, you will know personally that I am trying this trick. If nobody else has received such things, then you need to ask why I would try such a trick on catton alone.

Well, we're getting plenty of drama now at the very least!