Tamamono

Alright then, fine. Keep your vote on me if you must. I just hope what I have brought forward will help the town to catch those Mutineers. Killing me is a waste of a game Day, but we got off to a good start yesterday, so I guess we could afford to lose a townie. However, I am the tracker, and I think I can be of further help to the town.

What do you mean 'believing'? You should believe everything I said. I even quoted the PMs from Tadao and Akira as proof. What is there to not believe?

Okay, I think I finally understand what's going on here, and I'm ready to give away Roadrunner. Roadrunner is Tadao (The Legonater) I was on the fence about him before, but now I'm almost certain he's scum. In a situation like this, one would expect the blockers from each team to have different MOs, and I'm sure the scum suspected this as well. However, when both Norio and Nobuo came forward this morning complaining about being bonked on the head by katanas, it must have clicked in the Mutineers' minds that they could have their blocker impersonate a town blocker - much like the scum protector quite frequently impersonates a town protector. However, they did not know this until Day 2, so any blocker who claimed before Day 2 is very likely to be town. I learned about my blocker through someone I was already in contact with, Akira (Bob). Akira contacted me during Day 1 asking if I wanted to 'network' with him, and I agreed. We chatted for a little while, but nothing really useful was coming out of our conversation, so things died down a little bit after a while. A few hours after Day 2 began, Akira sent me this message: It of course goes without saying that I told him that he could definitely tell me. Next, Akira told me this: This was roughly eight hours after Nobuo and Norio had complained about being blocked (although he sent me the message after only four) - enough time for the scum team to have talked about and decided on a plan about what to do about their blocker. Judging by the timestamps, I think it is very likely that Tadao 'claimed' to Akira on Day 2. I doubt it was on Day 1, because Akira seemed perfectly happy to give me this information, and Akira's been around for awhile, he should know that you don't just give these things out so easily. When I confronted Tadao earlier today (yesterday in real time) about how he claimed to me without any prompting and how he had done the same to Akira, Tadao said that Akira had 'directly prompted him' to tell him his role. Why would Akira have 'directly prompted him' so conveniently exactly when the Mutineers learned that their blocker could impersonate the town one? My theory is that both Akira and Tadao are scum. I had already told Akira that I was trying to start an inner-townie circle, so he knew that if he passed on information to me about a power role, I would eat it right up. There was no reason for Akira to tell me what he told me - and the way he did it looked kind of fishy. I think that the Mutineers wanted to get Tadao into the inner-townie circle, and they saw Akira as a perfect way to transfer the information about Tadao being a blocker to me. Now, it's definitely possible that Akira had told Tadao that I was starting an inner-townie circle, and Tadao told his team, but I'm leaning toward Akira and Tadao both being scum. Out of the two of them, I think the more likely scum is Tadao (obviously), so I will: Unvote: Momoe (Rufus) Vote: Tadao (The Legonater) Now, I had already found Tadao rather suspicious because of his behavior, but I was inclined to let him off the hook because of his lack of experience. This is what he said when he claimed to me: This sounds to me like Tadao (or whoever the scum blocker is) blocked Norio last night before he knew that both blockers had the same MO, and he was trying to cover up for it just in case there was a watcher or a tracker around Norio or Tadao. We talked for a while, and he really didn't say anything that suspicious. Then, when Norio first told me about the second blocker, I confronted Tadao about it. This is what he replied to me: I told him he had claimed to both me and Akira without any prompting, and he said this: Your role isn't something you use to build trust. You should know that. So I said that maybe I'd put him in contact with Norio so he could be cleared. He seemed okay with this, and we continued on as usual. When Norio started pressuring me, I said this to Tadao: And he replied with this: I think it's pretty strange that Tadao started showing concern about Norio only after I did. That's a pretty big scumtell right there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So, there you have it - there's my blocker. So sorry it took me so long to reveal him - I'm having a really hard time telling town from scum this time, but this theory fits together almost perfectly. The scum slipped up pretty bad here, and I feel like an idiot for not catching it earlier. Oh well, better late than never, I guess! Please change your votes to Tadao, people. I am almost 100% sure he is scum! You gain nothing from killing me except for the loss of a power role. We've still got some time, but we have to act fast.

I'm straightening a few things out, but I'll have a huge post with a bunch of important information pretty soon. Grandfather, I've already asked you this in private, but please don't close the Day yet. I am confident that I have info that can help the town, but I need some more time to get it all together.

Be patient, Yoshiko. The Day's not over yet.

My theory is that I would have been told that I slept with him no matter who I targeted if Wiley had really gone for me. Or maybe it's an Easter Egg in this game that whenever a tracker tracks someone who targets him, they do it in the closet. I don't know.

No, I didn't watch myself - you misread what I said. I'm the tracker, not the watcher, silly! I TRACKED Wiley, and Wiley targeted me.

I waited so long to claim because, up until this point, there was at least a little sliver of hope for me. Now there's none, so I have nothing left to lose. I know my role isn't the most important, so I wouldn't blame you for keeping your votes on me. To be honest, I don't really know. Like Nobuo said, Wylie Coyote and I did it in the broom closet, and I don't remember ever consenting to that. I think it's possible that Wylie Coyote is a Seductress role, a role that creates a chain of Lovers who die when the Seductress dies. However, that is a pretty farfetched role, so I'm kind of unsure. I talked to Wylie a little earlier today, and he/she wanted to have nothing to do with me. He/she can't be an investigator role, because then he/she would have learned that I'm town (unless he/she is insane or something). He/she can't be a blocker or a hijacker, because my results did say that Wylie targeted me, so I'm assuming my action worked. I don't know - what does everyone else think?

Yes, it's true that I do find my blocker slightly suspicious. I was in contact with him/her, and I said that I wanted to trust him/her, and he/she immediately claimed to me. His/her behavior is pretty suspicious, but I can't help but get a bit of a town vibe off of him. Plus, your attitude toward me was definitely not helping. The blocker's identity is, frankly, not mine to give, and I was still kind of on the fence about it. First you started acting like I was being a complete fool (who knows, maybe I am being one) and that I wasn't helping myself, and then, when I resisted that approach, you came back with 'Oh well, you're on your own! See you in 13 hours!'. Town or scum, this type of behavior isn't likely to win many favors, Norio. I know you automatically think that everyone who doesn't immediately cooperate with you is either scum or stupid, but this is a difficult decision. I think there was a fair chance that no matter who I said, you would have said "Yep, that's my guy! Bye, Ichiro!" and killed my blocker during the night. I could have said Great Grandfather Lloyd and he might have claimed it was his blocker. However, there was and still is the chance that Roadrunner has been yanking my chain, and it's entirely possible, seeing the way Yasu fooled me. I might still be willing to give up my blocker, as there are still a little under 24 hours left, and I can still do more to help the town before I die, but I'm going to need to seriously think about it. That is a good point. Town blocker isn't the most helpful role and it can be sacrificed a lot more easily than informative roles - especially if it can help verify people. I never actually looked at it from that perspective before, but I still think I'll withhold the name of my blocker. Things change, though, so I might give you his name a little bit later. Just because I'm town doesn't mean I don't get a bit irritated and flustered when I see myself being voted for. I had just woken up and saw that there were ten votes against me, and that vote was out of panic. No, I went to Yasu asking her to defend herself in private and she claimed. Because I don't know if he's scum or not. I'm still thinking about it, and I'll make my final decision a little bit later. Obviously, nothing is going to save me now, so I suppose I might as well claim in public. I am the Pink Panther, the tracker. Well, the fact remains that despite the fight you two have had, Norio has been trying to organize things, and if what he's said can be believed, he's done a pretty good job so far. It would make more sense for a scum blocker to block Norio than for a town blocker to.

Oh, he did? Whoops, I stopped following that days ago.

I'd love to be around to talk to Arthur, but I'll probably be leaving on a quest soon (if Scuba will let me in).

That's exactly what I've been doing behind the scenes. I've been trying to get things straightened out, and I think I've found someone safe to give my information to. I am accepting my fate, and I plan to die with grace and dignity. No more capitals and 'unvote me!'. I hope what I've done so far can help the town. As for information I want to get out there, I'm still on the fence about one thing, but rest assured I'll bring it out in public if I feel that it is the right thing to do.

I've been clumsy, not suspicious. Being a clumsy scum is a noob mistake, and I'm fairly experienced. I'm trying to take a helpful position in the town, and I'm having trouble with it. What will it take to get you to believe that - it's the truth, damn it!

I am flabbergasted about it, but I wouldn't say I've confided much in him. I've been trying my best to keep him at arm's length, but I do have a hard time of that with Norio. Plus, Norio did make a list of useless people he wanted to pick someone from, and then voted for me just to go with the crowd. He even said that he thought I was town, but he would vote for me for lack of a better option. That's not a very 'Norio' kind of thing to do. Correction: Is there any way I could prove this to you people that does not involve dying? You people are making a big mistake! I'm town, and I want to help the town catch the Mutineers. I can't help if I'm dead, can I?

I did send Norio-sama a message containing the name of Roadrunner, but I deleted it before Norio-sama could see it. While he does seem pretty pro-town to me, I can't be ruling out the possibility that Norio-sama is scum. I've been kind of looking at him through rose-tinted glasses today and yesterday, and that's a stupid thing to do so early in the game. Everyone should know that scum will go to great lengths to stay away from each other - not the other way around. If we were both scum, then we would go to opposite ends of the Temple and not make eye contact with one another as to keep the townies guessing. But that's not the case, as we've made it clear that we're working together. Only one of us, at most, is scum, and I know it's not me. I am not scum! I am town, and have worked daily to catch the Mutineers. Isn't there anything I can do to prove that to you people?

Funny, because you seemed perfectly happy to ignore that fact that I suggested it yesterday, but now you're willing to point it out. Duly noted. Besides, this a point I was going to make but didn't, but something like that is a theory that only someone like me could come up with. People, I urge you to look at Momoe - she is scum! When I come out the dragon's nose as a bunch of slimy orange snot, then please consider what I have said today!

I fully understand that. I'm laying out my case so that it will hold weight tomorrow.

I am take the fall for the sake of the family, and I have accepted my fate. However, that doesn't change the fact that I am a loyal Yakuza whose job is to help root out the scum! I am doing my best to find the scum, not trying to 'take down others'.

Here are a couple of things I find especially interesting about Momoe: First there comes the case about the scum role cop. Now, automatically believing a stretch like that would make her seem kind of crazy at first, but when Yasu-chan came up as scum, it would give Momoe-chan a lot of credibility, and it did. Momoe-chan saw the way Yasu-chan was completely failing to defend herself, and she decided that it would be best to bus her. However, I have learned from experience that very often the ones who present the correct theory out of the blue are scum themselves setting the groundwork for a lot of credibility later. This is obviously what Momoe-chan is doing here. Scum roles cops are very rare. Why would Momoe-chan immediately arrive at the conclusion that there would be one? And then here is Momoe's first accusation of me. Here she is accusing me on the basis that Yasu-chan is also scum (which she was), and making connections between us. However, no good can ever come from connecting two players before one of them is dead, and most townies, especially experienced ones, know this. Momoe obviously knew that Yasu-chan was scum before she died, and that's why she thought she could throw suspicion on me. How could she have known? If she was scum as well, that's how. In addition, I contacted Momoe-chan earlier today to clarify something with her, and she told me that she had a strong hunch that I was scum. I of course told her that I'm not scum, and that I'm in fact trying to play like Norio does when he's town. She then started acting like just because I was acting like Norio, it meant that I read like him too. She said 'Norio is very easy to read when scum...', which was a way of subtly implying that I'm scum. However, her logic is completely faulty. I may be trying to play like Norio, but that doesn't mean I'm exactly like him, does it? Her accusations of me are based on completely flawed fallacies, and that is something only a scum would do. Vote: Momoe (Rufus)

How many times do I need to say it? I am a sucker for role claims. You know me, Momoe-chan. Obviously, I do not know how to exert judgement when it comes to roleclaims. I'm actually starting to think that one of the people who claimed to me is scum (or, at the very least, lying).' I've been trying to take a town center position this time, and frankly, that was a stupid thing of me to do. I admit and understand that. Have you not read what I said before, or are you just enjoying this too much to keep your excitement in your Writeboard? I believe them because I want to believe them. Underneath, I really want to be able to direct the night actions and to be useful for a change. Obviously, that's not going to happen this time. I have accepted that. I may be dead, but my team, the Yakuza, still has a chance, and that's what matters. I will do everything in my power to make sure what information I have gets into the right hands, and that I'm able to make a positive difference before I am fed the the dragon. People, you are wrong in your accusations of me! I have been monumentally stupid this game - that's true, but my intentions have been pure. I do not want you all to waste a Day killing me when we're already off to such a great start with Yasu-chan. I am not scum, and I guarantee you that the real scum are sitting in their little corner laughing their megablocks off as they watch me flail around and get vote after vote. I don't know what I can say to keep you people from lynching me - talking to you is like talking to a brick wall. Just giving up is the most pathetic thing I could possibly do right now, so I'm putting the rest of the time I have left to good use. I've been going over the last couple of Days and my PMs, and I am almost certain that Momoe-chan is scum. This is not just because she pressured me - she had caught my attention yesterday before she even mentioned me. Now, obviously, it wasn't very concrete, so I didn't say anything.

That's why I've calmed down now. That was me genuinely upset. I realize that channeling Sheila to help me with my defense is no good, since it will only make people want my head even more. I am town, and the way to prove to you all that I am town is to keep calm. If you want to lynch me, then fine. I have no idea what you want me to say in my defense.

Okay, apparently, I was wrong. I was used to Chieko going on rants and acting like a Scottish pseudo-chef from the Egyptian play. I also wasn't taking count of how many times people spoke up. I'm being overly paranoid this game. Sorry. Unvote: Chieko (Scubacarrot)

Look, I have been trying to address all your points as best I could, and apparently, there is nothing that I can say to keep you from voting me. Every explanation I give just makes you more sure of me. What is it you want from me? The questions you've been asking aren't the types that are actually answerable. They aren't strictly rhetorical, but they are impossible to answer nonetheless. I am town, and I have been working very hard to catch the scum. If you don't want to believe that, then fine. That's your choice. I have been very clumsy this game, and that is a surefire sign that I'm town, not that I'm scum. You've all gotten tunnel vision, and everything I say just makes it worse. You've all made up your little fantasies in your heads that lynching me will get you another scum - well, you're wrong. If you want to do that, then fine. Go ahead.

No, that is not it. I have been harboring suspicions about LOTS of people here. Most of them are probably wrong, I must admit, but you are one of many. I gave my explanation for why I was talking to you, and I decided to put my vote where my mouth is. Oh, there is a big difference. You are scum, Chieko. And I'm not hurt, I'm PISSED. How do you think it feels to spend the better part of a week working your megablocks off for the town just to get turned on because you're still adjusting to playing town?

I have not been trying to 'coax' people into telling me their roles! I have been trying to find out peoples roles so that I can help them coordinate their actions.