I'm hosting a game!

[seireikhaan]

Right. So here are my options, apparently.

a) Keep my vote on Lubber. I won't do this because while I disagree with a lot of what Lubber has posted, his tone and arguments don't strike me as a mafioso; rather, an exasperated townie. Regardless, if I did, this would be super suspicious because(kudos!) other people have noticed this as well.

b) If we assume the above to be true, that basically means I think it's Ishmael and JHT. If I'm just picking one, I personally think it's Ishmael. You spent the entire game lurking and being non-committal. Even after the monty lynch, you wouldn't stake any real claim to the idea of me and GH being scum buddies, by virtue of phrasing it as a question. Much earlier in the game, you talk about keeping an eye on me and GH(parroting Monty), and then go on about how we made a good case against Bsmith, which you then apparently disavowed any knowledge of by saying I've never made a case. Oh, and how about that "highly persuasive argument"(your own words!) Even now, in this round, it took being voted to actually get you to explain anything. And yet *I* am the one who has explained nothing this whole game. Truly, that is a masterpiece you've created. Yet, if I vote you, it's now just an omgus vote to save my own skin, regardless of you actually lurking this whole game doing nothing.

c) I can vote for JHT, which might be okay, except that he's more of a 50/50 shot in my book- he's being classic john, an unreadable tree. The problem is that I'm fairly certain he has a 100% reproduction rate on this tactic, regardless of alignment.

d) Or I can wildcard it and vote GH. I won't do this because I think it's very unlikely he's mafia based on what I've already said.

Wunderbar. But you know what, screw it. I'm going with GH, because I think he's right. Lubber, seriously, look at what Ishmael has posted this entire game. He has done nothing but waffle and give vague points about agreeing or disagreeing with people. He even POINTS OUT two different times I've made an argument he thought was legitimate at the time. And yet, now, when pressed, the best he can come up with is that I've not been scumhunting? That's ludicrous. What's to trust about someone who's done or said nothing the entire game and yet only now contrives an argument he himself contradicted just a few days ago?

Unvote: Landlubber
Vote: Ishmael

[landlubber]

Well, shoot. Khaan's made a lot of good points now, especially that Ishmael admitted to being swayed by Khaan earlier. I would like to know the reason behind your vote on me (although I don't expect one by now), and I can't admit to understanding why you disagree with my content beyond the "too townie" complaint, but now it seems like Ishmael deserves a second look.

I'll be unavailable all day tomorrow because I'm moving into college, so I really do need to make a decision now, but I'm unsure. The more I think about your relationship with GH, the more it makes sense that you two would coordinate to save each other. I'm also still rattled by your arguing with me after I tried to defend myself from a case that didn't exist, and I'm sure there are reasons for that whole ordeal I'm not grasping, but you've done good work just now.

unvote, vote:Ishmael

I'll be online for a little while longer, and I hope to hear why Ishmael went from praising Khaan's arguments to dismissing them. Don't think my vote is set in stone, because I'm very aware that I'm looking like the swing vote and I take that seriously.