The Syndicate

LC remains town.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:28 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:18 pm MacDougall now town-reads me.

What are you Wanda Maximoff?

I am neither cool nor hip enough to know what this means.

MacDougall now town-reads me.

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:03 pm two primary reasons:

1. cloaking my townreads in ambiguity almost always gets interesting and telling interactions out of people. in this case, i think that foresight's intense amount of stress that only grew larger as i refused to directly answer his question is likely to come from a town indicative place. his irritation felt completely authentic- i honestly don't think that foresight would care that much at all if he was playing from a scum mindset

2. one of my early townleans was on you, but i felt uncomfortable outing that early into the game for a number of reasons. (partially out of the vanity of not wanting to be wrong). the other was on foresight

My concern, as TSP alludes to, is that spf's secret town reads maneuver is something I do often, and notably did in the Champs Finale to the frustration of about half the roster. Part of me feels like spf is mirroring my town meta here, maybe unconsciously, as a way to earn my trust.

We have played... three? games together. Two were in the Champs setting (both town/town), and more recently we were scum partners in Grasslands here on The Syndicate. When we've been town together, we were both distinctly aware of one another (I think. I was aware of her, at least) because our playstyles are similar. I would expect a mafia staypositivefriend to be hyper aware of my perception of her in this game, in what would be the first game we've ever been aligned opposite each other. So kicking the game off by doing a combative thing that Town Sloonei does for attention would be a viable way to do that.

Except, like Foresight says, there really wasn't much call for that play here. When I did it in Champs, the thread was moving at a breakneck pace, but I felt it was lacking traction. I did it to slow things down and get people to focus on particular issues. This thread was not moving at a fast pace when spf dropped her post. If anything, it needed more spiciness.

I'm also unclear why she was hesitant to declare a town read on me a half hour ago, but is comfortable doing so now.

Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:08 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:33 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:13 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:26 am Pros: Yes
Cons: Long
Gameplan: N/A
Misc.: Data missing

My dating app matched us up for same Cons. Wanna mason?

I am actually going to slap a serious-but-early town read on LC for this post. Casual joke from the implicit perspective of a civilian on Day 0. I like Bachelor #1 here.

I scum read sloonei for this post. Saying someone is towny for something like mentioning masons being implicit town perspective just seems fake. It's a completely normal and easy thing to do, that I don't really feel like portrays a towny perspective the way sloonei does.

Yes it does.

TonyStarkPrime wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:08 pm no more dancing allowed in the thread

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:05 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:03 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:59 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:57 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:55 pm i want you to tell me first

because if i tell you what it is, then you could just say "that was my concern!', even if it wasn't

But I am town, I wouldn't do that.

the only way to prove that is to tell me what your concern is

If that's all it takes to prove town status, then it's a low threshold

i would only townread him for it if his concern was the exact concern that i was expecting town!sloonei to have. sadly, it wasn't

But I haven't said what it was yet.

And you also said you are town reading me anyway.

TonyStarkPrime wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:02 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:00 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:59 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:57 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:55 pm i want you to tell me first

because if i tell you what it is, then you could just say "that was my concern!', even if it wasn't

But I am town, I wouldn't do that.

the only way to prove that is to tell me what your concern is

Why did you cloak your town reads in anonymity?

not an answer but I have seen you do this literally a bajillion times

Good thing I'm not asking myself why I do that then, TootsieSoulPop.

Poison wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:00 pm Alright cuties, I have an exam in like 5 hours so I'll be playi g after that. Do we have any post restrictions here? Please @ me.

Yes, you are required to post no fewer than three cat gifs per phase.

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:59 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:57 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:55 pm i want you to tell me first

because if i tell you what it is, then you could just say "that was my concern!', even if it wasn't

But I am town, I wouldn't do that.

the only way to prove that is to tell me what your concern is

Why did you cloak your town reads in anonymity?

Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:58 pmwith mac's read

It's going to change soon.

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:55 pm i want you to tell me first

because if i tell you what it is, then you could just say "that was my concern!', even if it wasn't

But I am town, I wouldn't do that.

Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:56 pmI'm gay

esooa counterclaims spf. interesting.

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:53 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:47 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:42 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:37 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:35 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:33 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:32 pm spf the thread is dead an hour and a half in, this isn't the time to play coy.

there's 26 people here - i'm definitely not concerned about the thread being dead. and i feel like being coy right now :P

The fact should make you even more concerned. We have 26 slots to sort, chop chop.

You may be feeling a bit of extra urgency if these phases are shorter than you're used to. This is a relatively slow start, but I'm not concerned about the pace. It's the weekend, we have four active games on this site right now, lots of people just don't seem to be here right now. They'll show up.

I couldn't care less about the people that aren't here. Someone is here and is actively choosing to keep the game slow.

I have a different concern, but I want spf to do some more things before I speak about it.

if your concern is what i think it is, then youre probably just town

What do you think it is?

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:42 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:37 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:35 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:33 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:32 pm spf the thread is dead an hour and a half in, this isn't the time to play coy.

there's 26 people here - i'm definitely not concerned about the thread being dead. and i feel like being coy right now :P

The fact should make you even more concerned. We have 26 slots to sort, chop chop.

You may be feeling a bit of extra urgency if these phases are shorter than you're used to. This is a relatively slow start, but I'm not concerned about the pace. It's the weekend, we have four active games on this site right now, lots of people just don't seem to be here right now. They'll show up.

I couldn't care less about the people that aren't here. Someone is here and is actively choosing to keep the game slow.

I have a different concern, but I want spf to do some more things before I speak about it.

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:35 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:33 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:32 pm spf the thread is dead an hour and a half in, this isn't the time to play coy.

there's 26 people here - i'm definitely not concerned about the thread being dead. and i feel like being coy right now :P

The fact should make you even more concerned. We have 26 slots to sort, chop chop.

You may be feeling a bit of extra urgency if these phases are shorter than you're used to. This is a relatively slow start, but I'm not concerned about the pace. It's the weekend, we have four active games on this site right now, lots of people just don't seem to be here right now. They'll show up.

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:34 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:33 pm

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:30 pm i have two townreads but im not gonna say who yet = )

That doesn't sound scummy at all, staypositivefriend.

thank u sloonei, not sounding scummy is kind of my specialty

also, cool to play w/u again

i was delighted to see you in here.

staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:30 pm i have two townreads but im not gonna say who yet = )

That doesn't sound scummy at all, staypositivefriend.

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:27 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:26 pm c4 -> see-four -> see-fore -> fore-see -> foresight

This is so bad and awkward and forced that the fact you said it anyway gets a townread.

Good read.

c4 -> see-four -> see-fore -> fore-see -> foresight

Foresight is town.

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:14 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:08 pm

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:57 pm All that talk of trying extra hard huh.

What is your mafia experience? What sort of things will you be looking for on Day 1?

My experience is a bunch of games, most on AoPS, some on MU, and I'm looking for AI posts like a normal person.

What is AoPS?

What sort of things will indicate alignment to you?

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:57 pm All that talk of trying extra hard huh.

What is your mafia experience? What sort of things will you be looking for on Day 1?

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:03 pm If I'm already outed as town, what kind of fakeclaim should I give to deceive the wolves? Just claim vanilla?

Commuter.

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:49 pm Thread's asleep cmon.

@staypositivefriend
@Sloonei

Do you believe Grogu's claim?

I don't care about it right now.

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:13 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:26 am Pros: Yes
Cons: Long
Gameplan: N/A
Misc.: Data missing

My dating app matched us up for same Cons. Wanna mason?

I am actually going to slap a serious-but-early town read on LC for this post. Casual joke from the implicit perspective of a civilian on Day 0. I like Bachelor #1 here.

Except my polyamorous masons, Long Con and Marmot. It’s us against the world.

I’m the only civilian in this game. Y’all can stop hiding.

c4e5g3d5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:21 pm [VOTE: Sloonei] aubergine

I will now rage quit.

KZA mafia

Falcon probably mafia

I object to all labels other than Fecal Communicator.

5

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:46 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:21 am

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:13 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:26 am Pros: Yes
Cons: Long
Gameplan: N/A
Misc.: Data missing

My dating app matched us up for same Cons. Wanna mason?

What's your zodiac sign?

I prefer to keep it multiple choice...

A man of mystery, I like that.

Bachelor #2, what would you do to spice up our mason chat?

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:13 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:26 am Pros: Yes
Cons: Long
Gameplan: N/A
Misc.: Data missing

My dating app matched us up for same Cons. Wanna mason?

What's your zodiac sign?

Pros: Yes
Cons: Long
Gameplan: N/A
Misc.: Data missing

Buy me Bonestorm or go to Hell!