Though it's not ideal, I admit that I was secretly hoping to be sent to the Arena... the reason for which may be made apparent soon, and maybe not. I was lucky enough to get pitted against a
bona-fide scumbucket though, which is a plus... sadly it seems that Org, whom both Jim and Janus find scummy, is somehow deserving of heavy buffs, which also effectively conceal any Cabal Tells we may be able to get from this battle. Well done on making this battle completely worthless to the Town.
Anyway, since I've now got my little spotlight, on to business.
I don't like this. I'm very much tempted to assist the hell out of Org right now because of this.
I didn't say no one would help him. I simply don't think that the town is going to go out of its way to help Org, and I'm not seeing a single assist turning the tables that hard.
You don't address the problem of you being presumptuous. Further absent is any mention of Org's alignment.
Apparently to you the reason to assist Solifuge is because you think no one is going to help Org, which really tips me off about what the actual purpose of your vote on Org was. Not that you think he was scum but that you think he'll be easy to eliminate in a duel.
And I'll even bet that you and Solifuge's little verbal skirmish was just a cover to distance yourself.
I am hella tempted to assist Org right now.
No, I'm not comparing you and Toony. I'm saying that you seem unusually rational, and that whenever I think Toony is unusually mature, he's usually scum. This is more a meta observation on my own thought processes in relationship to the game than a direct comparison between the two of you.
As far as BMIX goes, I simply don't feel you're acting like you usually do as a cornered townie. Might be an error of judgment on my part, but it's what I've got.
Meta arguments suck. Screw you and Solifuge for trying them.
Assist Org with Water Healing.
So Jim, I'm trying to follow your thinking here. I'm scummy, because Vector is waffling on her votes/assists towards me? What does that make you then, when you pulled not one or two, but Three U-Turns on me: you started off pressuring me from the RVS, and after your argument fell flat you switched into support mode. It wasn't until I voted for you (accompanied by a simple suspicion which you pretended not to see), that
you hopped right back on me. Really blatant "Oh My God You Suck" aside, me and Org were then sent to the Arena, and you then proceeded to condemn Org for being useless, scummy, and ridiculous. Then citing some nonsense argument that, somehow Vector trying to buddy with me meant I was Scum, you decide that the only course of action is to buff Org, despite him being the player you were directly suspicious of. On top of all of that, you do it in such a way as to render any Cabal Tells he may have shown through the combat itself completely invisible. Oh, and way to backpeddle on your assist too (if anyone missed the hidden note, keep your mouse cursor on the underlined text in the above post).
Jim, you need to hold yourself to the same waffling standards that you accuse other players by, or you're going to look REALLY bad. Like right now. You're not an idiot, so why are you making your scumtells so damned apparent? For some reason, you're making a beeline for the quickest way to silence me, using a nonsense argument, and backing someone who you yourself find more scummy than me, and who you can easily incense the town against the next day. Is it because I called you on the fact that you're playing the Exact Same Game you were for Wizards 3, when you pulled a Cabal Victory by quietly manipulating town against one another in a little domino chain, such that when one duelist falls, the other combatant will be implicated for it right after?
Assist Org with Water Healing.
I've been getting my own reads, Vector, and it seems to me that Solifuge and you are buddying awfully hard.
Jokerman, despite that you claim to be going off your own observations, you've somehow managed to parrot Jim Groovester's argument and actions... up to and including his exact Assist. What fresh hell is this?
Yeah, Solly, stop trying to help scum. By letting them have insight to what we may think is our affinity to help in duels.
Thats pretty scummy.
Since I am probably going to die, because town is stupid, I am a Guard.
Wooo.
Also, my affinity is earth.
Even if I
had asked for your affinity, which I never did, apparently I wouldn't have needed to, since you decided to shove it in everyone's face of your own accord... oh wait, or does it magically
not help Scum if you blurt it out on your own, like some drunk frat guy yelling how wasted he is at a party?
Anyway, nice 1-Removal WIFOM. Your affinity is in the Earth-Air spectrum, and you're probably hoping I'll second-guess you and attack with your actual affinity. Which is why I'm not going to do that. I'll hold off on the final decision, though.
Apparently to you the reason to assist Solifuge is because you think no one is going to help Org, which really tips me off about what the actual purpose of your vote on Org was. Not that you think he was scum but that you think he'll be easy to eliminate in a duel.
No.
If Solifuge were my scumbuddy, I'd be more likely to help Org for purposes of camouflage (previous statements of precisely what I thought of Org notwithstanding). This is all within the hypothetical of "Geez, Vector, you're just helping Solifuge out because you're scared that Org is going to beat him up," initially established by Org. I mean, seriously. If you had to guess--honestly! Without much context, and you said "Okay. Org vs. Solifuge. Which one do you help out?" I'd be putting my money on Solifuge. It's kind of like that old Superman vs. the Flash in a footrace argument.
If you're scum, apparently a simple bus was all you needed to push me in the ring, so well done on that. As far as I see it, you might quite possibly have been trying to cast suspicion on me, but fumbled and switched to trying to make me look bad by association, and drag me down with you... but I also know you're experienced and coy enough that that sort of slip isn't normally in your repertoire. Unless, of course, it was done to a specific effect (like condemning a scum-buddy to clear yourself). I also have the luxury of knowing that you're not using me as a pariah.
Anyway, if I live, you'll just have a bit of fire from me to contend with. If I die, you'll be looking at a storm of suspicion. So for your sake, you best hope I survive, hint hint.