We're nearing day's end, time for me to put a reads list out there.
notation: (L) is my logical read, and (E) is my emotional read.
Egan_BW - (L) - Special, (E) - mild scum - Egan is in a bit of a weird spot for my read, and it's all about their claim. I don't particularly want to lynch Egan at this time, though I don't mind an Egan lynch either. Right now I'm inclined to think they're more likely town than not, and want to keep them alive to play things out. I have some expectations about Egan that depending on if and how they are or aren't fulfilled could very dramatically change my opinion of them very quickly, but at the moment, I prefer Egan alive.
FallacyofUrist - (L) - Probable Town, (E) - null - I'm aware that I'm a bit of an odd one out here, but I fully buy that FoU's claim is true at least as much as they've claimed so far. And their actual day-play, which worryingly I'm not seeing a single person talk about, seems to me to be that of a town player. FoU is honestly one of the people I want to see lynched the least of everyone here, second only to Shakerag.
Knightwing64 - (L) - mild scum, (E) mild town - Knightwing is currently coasting on their new-player grace period, and hasn't put themselves out there in a meaningful way. However, they're new, and I don't think it's intentional. I don't mind a Knightwing lynch, but I'm not going to push for it.
Lidku- (L) null, (E) null - Lidku is playing a very defensive game, and is making normal new-player theorycraft mistakes. They are willing to put themselves out there, engage, and express their thoughts, and so I much prefer them over knightwing. I do not want a Lidku Lynch at this time. If we are going to lynch a new player, I prefer a knightwing lynch.
Maximum Spin - (L) probable scum, (E) probable town - Yes, you're reading that correct, I have strong directly contradictory opinions on if Max is scummy or not. Max set off my scumdar really hard in the earlygame, and his reaction to when I pressured him about it was exactly wrong. Max showed me pretty much every sign I could have asked for that he's scum that got caught out. However, his recovery from that position was stellar. His entire attitude and approach to the game shifted, he started expressing himself in far better detail, he became engaged with the other players. In short, his behavior became everything I could have asked for, and his explanation for why he acted how he did early on was solid. This has left me more than a little uncertain on the subject. Max is one of the players I would most love to have someone provide me an alignment inspection of. Which of course couldn't work tonight anyway since he's a commuter.
NJW2000 - (L) probable town, (E) annoyingly town. - NJW annoyed me, yes, and his reasoning is trash, also yes, but the reasons he has done what he's done and said what he's said are clear and consisntent. I disagree with basically all his conclusions, but I don't think he reached them in poor faith. It would be nice for me if he was scum but I don't think he actually is.
Shakerag - (L) Special, (E) certainly town - Yes, again, like Egan there are certain expectations I have of Shakerag, and my future read of him could change very hard and fast, but despite that his presence and playstyle today has felt like the most towny of anyone here. I split my reads up like this for a reason, and I don't consider Shake as overwhelmingly town as I'd like to, and again, he's got that special tag for a reason, but for today at least Shake is who I want lynched the absolute least of anyone here.
TricMagic - (L) null, (E) null - Tric has been gone most of the day, and in terms of effective posting they had a single meaningful spree of posts. Their response when they did post things seemed good, and their comprehension of what happened during the day as a whole was good. But it's effectively the same as if a player has one really good post and a bunch of little mostly-meaningless ones. You just can't make a good read out of that. I don't want to hold their idleness against them, but I have zero issues with a TricMagic lynch.
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