Alright then, let's make this interesting.

In a trend begun with the conclusion of Mafia II, I've frequently found myself on the receiving end of mafia assassination plots early in the game. In the last two games that I played, this happened in such quick succession that I, cheesed off, decided to hunt down the mafia (in one of the games at least) with ruthless efficiency.

Therefore I am throwing down the gauntlet to the mafia/rebels. I appreciate the fact that I've earned your respect as a townsperson, but I'm also just a bit sick of being slaughtered early in every game because of it. So here's the deal:

Don't kill me off early in the game.

If you do, you can be sure that my full powers of deduction will be leveled against you. I'll take out all the stops, and you will certainly not escape. If, on the other hand, you allow me to live for a reasonable amount of time (say, four or five rounds), I may have mercy on you.

Now, I know how this post will be interpreted by my fellow townspeople/regular senators. "Oh," you'll think, "he's just trying to provide himself a good cover/alibi. He knows we'll suspect him when he stays alive for an unusually long period of time."

I'd understand you thinking that, but you'd be wrong. I'm not a rebel, or the Praetor - I'm just a regular senator. If I was a rebel, I would not be calling attention to myself like this. Granted, it might be some sort of clever/risky ploy - but it isn't. I wouldn't play that sort of game. It's exactly what it looks like - an attempt to stay alive for more than the usual first couple of rounds.

So to the rest of you non-rebels I say this:

Don't lynch me early in the game.

If you do, you'll get no help from me. None. I'll figure out who the rebels are anyway, but I won't say a word, except to laugh at your bumbling attempts when you lynch innocent people. I'll understand if you find me suspicious later in the game and choose to lynch me (after say, four or five rounds). But show a little respect for my intelligence and don't off me with your usual knee-jerk reaction to everyone that tries to be helpful.

There. Let's see how that flies.