My name is is ReaperCharlie and I approve of this message.Sevei wrote:First, I’m assuming that either no one knows what “teaparty” is, even though at least two of you who posted after I asked have USED the term in this game, or that you’re just not reading all the posts. I want to know what it means, so if you know, could you please tell me? Thanks.
Second, I didn’t have Internet or power for the better part of last week, and a lot has happened; I unfortunately also got off to a slow start before that, but, AGAIN, I should be able to contribute more regularly now, barring anymore interference from the weather. (I live in a rural area, in the South, where we are not always prepared to deal with things like snow and ice.)
Thoughts on the Game:
(given as succinctly as possible)
I still believe Plum is scum, for all the reasons that have been listed before.
The cases on Hohum are also compelling. I also don't like that Mari replaced out not only after being pressured, but after having serious and potentially damning questions put to her; Hohum's attitude to today also leaves much to be desired.
It is notable that when MasterSpy replaced in, Mina made a case on Singer (who MoI has mentioned briefly since then, but is not focusing on) and MoI made a case on Mari. Up until this point neither Singer nor Mari had been truly scrutinized (aside from Quadz’s case on Mari which was at a standstill), and now Mari/Hohum is a likely lynch candidate. Also, when MS entered the game and these cases were made, what happened? Attention was taken away from Plum, and she has since relaxed and no longer seems quite as driven by the nervous energy that informed her early play.
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It’s a bit of a conundrum that MS is in fact a hydra; dealing with both heads (and one that apparently “waffles” a lot) allows for a certain amount of grace for inconsistency that isn’t afforded to the rest of us. MS scum could be getting away with target fishing and fence-sitting solely because of this, which I don’t like—especially since MoI has pointed out how often Mina is waffling in their QT. I often find drawing attention to something like that is a tell of sorts; it’s something he’s worried about, so he mentions it to sort of diffuse suspicions of it. Also of note: Mina’s first post was very sympathetic to Plum; MoI’s posts considerably less so.
He has said this:and thisMasterSpy wrote:Deadline is coming rather quickly – we need to get the Imbue hammered before HoHum or Plum takes the rope.yet his entire “case” on Plum is this:MasterSpy wrote:Once we deal with Plum and HoHum you can rest assured I’ll be looking more seriously at you.And he doesn't even think it's damning, but he's got her in the top two of his reads, enough so that he mentions her twice in conjunction with lynching.MasterSpy wrote:The case on Plum (calling Edge obv-Town early yet forgetting it actually included Fate) is so-so but Plum’s reaction isn’t what I would expect from Plum-Town. In [REDACTED] the mention by me that she wasn’t obv-Town (not scum mind you, just not obv-Town) was met with an immediate and emotional attack.Her response to Edge here is much more along the line of ‘Ooops, tehehehe’.Damning? No.But inconsistent enough that I think it scummy.
My top three scum reads are Plum, MS, and Hohum.
The problem with this is that I don’t see how Hohum and MS would work as partners, especially if we also have Plum-scum…why would MS come in and clear one buddy by attacking another (who wasn’t even really in danger at that time)?
MS and Plum make sense as partners to me; Plum’s relief at being removed from the spotlight is apparent. MS is keeping a safe distance from Plum, not totally clearing her but not focusing on her, either. I can also see the Hohum/Plum pairing, but Mari’s early interactions with Plum didn’t strike me that way; I need to do some more rereading for that.
Either way, I can only fit two of these three into a scum equation, and Plum fits in both pairings. I’ve got an “either/or” read on MS and Hohum; still trying to work it out.
Vote: PlumL-2
Imbue: QuadzHammer
Train of Thought™
1. Plum made erroneous statements (whether or not they were lies... ?)
2. Plum got all hot and bothered when Fate was pressuring her earlier, but
3. MagnaSpy came in and came to her defence, relieving the pressure...
4. Plum went back to being useless again.
5. Plum is definitely the lynch for today and it's about time more people vote her.
6. If she flips scum, MasterSpy goes next. Guilty by association.
7. I agree somewhat that hohum is being deliberately passive/useless to divert attention.
8. Earlier though, Mariyta gave me huge scum pings when talking about Plum.
9. Not meaning to line up lynches, but Mariyta needed to go, and hohum does too.
10. If suddenly hohum became very useful and pro-town, I might change my mind.
11. Packers won. Sucks for you Steelers fans. Also, Christina Aguilera is an idiot.
12. Chicken pot pie is yummy. Extremely yummy.
13. Best superbowl commercials are here and here.
14. Oh crap, there's only a little bit of time left at work...
15. I should probably wrap up this post, do some actual work, and then go home.
. Maybe I'll dance with a guy, singular, if I'm married to him and we're in private. And although we're getting off topic going back would probably be a rehash so I don't really mind.
