Through the Living Hopper

Does anyone have a current vote count?

These two comments don't fly with me. I feel like what was happening was Penguin was trying to either push or hardbus TUN, then someone in the doc said something like "you're not experienced enough to do this" (I'm not saying I am, though), so Penguin switched to random or someone Sorry I couldn't reply last night. I think it could go either way, but gut instinct says no, TUN is not an elim. That means, however, that there was probably an experienced player on the elim team. I'd guess Striker, but that's just a hunch that I'll vote on once we find out if Penguin is elim. Also, sorry about the tag, but I can't figure out how to get a tag out of a quote

The Unknown Novel, TUO's earlier name. Wait, did I switch to saying TUN? How did that happen. Does my subconscious like Novels more than Orders?

The biggest problem for us is that we don't know how smart the elims are. They could be bad and just be trying to save TUN. They could be good and are trying to frame him. They could be really smart and we could just descend into layers of IKYK. We also don't know how smart they think we are, and that influences how they save people.

I just realized this, but I think that there is at most one elim in <Triple B, Penguin>. Their interaction "How does one go about joining…" seems like something that would be discussed in-doc if they were both elims.

Easing off of Striker suspicions, because TJ supported them and it didn't seem like he was bussing. It also seemed a bit too early. I'm going to vote Aster, this comment felt really weird to me. Not "I didn't make any comments," "I won't"

I almost feel like he's trying to frame me. Either that, or he's village, and thinks you might be bussing me.

Honestly, I'm a little bit suspicious about this random approach, and I feel like it might just be an excuse for bringing up the vote count on village. That being said, I also understand not knowing for whom to vote.

Honestly, I didn't respond because I felt like you were avoiding the question, and that kind of triggered a "get away now!" reflex. Also, I felt a little bit embarrassed about the multi-player PM.

I don't think it would have been worth it. The |TJ| train would probably start again, and they'd lose him no matter what.

I'm not going to: you seem like an amiable fellow. I have no idea how I somehow missed your posts, especially since I replied. Though having somebody with no votes just seems dangerous to me. If we get later in the game and realize that you're actually an elim, it will be really hard to get you out, especially with the vote stacking.

This looks like chaos. How do I join?

Quick, maybe painless, French... What's not to love?

Say, does anybody have any read on Lord Spirit? I'm almost tempted to vote on them because there's no village behavior from them.

You wouldn't choose the guillotine?

I do have suspicions on Penguin, though. It looks like TJ's getting exed no matter what, so I want to make sure that my vote counts.

You're right. I remember my last game (also my first), not being able to figure out for whom to vote. That being said, until further notice, I'm keeping my vote on you. You won't get exed, but I still don't want my vote to get wasted on a |TJ| train.

I feel like this might be taken as "You voted me? Well then I'll vote you," but I've been pressuring Penguin a lot, and I feel like his explanation for voting me is weak. He might have slipped.

Is IcedOutPenguin or Triple B a new player? I'm not sure how I feel about their early interaction.

Welcome, ye eater of unnamed beings! If you had to be executed, how would you choose it done? (This has definitely no relevance to the Shard...)

I wish that it was The Demon, but... RIP

TOW: ThatOneWorldhopper (this is the only one you need to remember) e!lean: leaning toward them being an elim e: eliminator v/v!lean: same, but villager TUF: the Unknown Flame, his name in the last SA game I was in.

But he didn't swear! I'm onto you

I'm actually thinking maybe a e/e @IcedOutPenguin/ @BigBadBagsworth. Their interaction: "but that's mean" "okay" seemed off to me. Keeping vote on Striker for now, but... I need to make a spreadsheet. Edit: tagging because I really want to hear their explanation.

Who did TUO end up voting for last turn? StrikerEZ for now, but still unsure about |TJ| and TUO. Striker had a weird comment earlier, which it will not let me bring in, but it's the first thing he said in C1. I'm with |TJ|'s vibes on it.