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[Garry_Gurton]

COPPEEEEER.

Well, actually, I'm actually pretty damned okay with being tested at this point.  I feel there's enough paranoia about my lack of obsessive posting that if I'm not one of you idiots is just going to randomly torch me.  If you gentlemen don't mind, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter A SANDWICH.

But I'm not going to self-vote because that's stupid.  And Copper, despite every other single piece of evidence being to the contrary, is human.  So I'LL BE EXAMINING Blair.

Not voting yet though, since there are still some balls in play.  And by balls in play I mean TAKE A LOOK AT THI

[Childs_Armitage]

Copper was my strongest suspect... now I really don't know what to think.

I guess I'll vote along with the only surefire human in the game.  Garry.

[Fuchsia]

Just wanted to let you guys know that, in about 8 hours, I'm going to throw my dynamite at Norris. Norris, you can avert this fate by either throwing dynamite of your own or by claiming to possess a flamethrower--in which case, you're likely to get turned tonight, so the other flamethrower had better burn you to be safe.

[Friday]

(Also, technical question: does hammertime actually stop the game, or does it just give everyone another day to discuss?)

sorry, missed this somehow.

Hammertime doesn't stop the game, it just adds 24 hours to whatever amount of time is left.

[Fuchsia]

Just wanted to let you guys know that, in about 8 hours, I'm going to throw my dynamite at Norris. Norris, you can avert this fate by either throwing dynamite of your own or by claiming to possess a flamethrower--in which case, you're likely to get turned tonight, so the other flamethrower had better burn you to be safe.

I should probably also point out two alternative outcomes if you claim to have a flamethower: the Things don't turn you, but you get burned anyway... or I may ignore both possibilities and throw dynamite at you anyway.

[Hangin' With Dr Copper]

So here's a few observations I've made (consider this post OOC):

Nauls is not helping anyone. Anyone who asks to be tested repeatedly is not a Thing, but completely unhelpful to the team. Not only with the Things never turn someone who asks to be tested every day, rendering the entire process useless, but if that person suddenly stops asking to be tested one day, it will be a dead giveaway that they have become a Thing.

As Fuchs said earlier, let's save self-testing for turn 6 or so, and if we're still completely blind to who's who by then, then the Things will probably have already won.

Finally, I'm honestly unclear on what "Thing-like" behaviour I've performed, but w/e. The way Blair was vehemently pursuing Childs as a target, then suddenly and abruptly stopped creeped me out more than some creepypasta I've read and it doesn't sit right with me. But, whatever, the most common badguy tactic is to post as little as possible, as Ziiro handily demonstrated last game. Sometimes it's not even an actual tactic, they just forget.

Please consider all this advice as being delivered from a proven Innocent. On that note, I'd like to request to not be tested again for at least two days, possibly three. As you all said, something about my playstyle makes people jittery, which makes people jump at off-hand comments and therefore makes me a very poor target for Thing assimilation. I would expand on this, but it's not really in my best interests, since if I get turned, I want you guys to know as little about how I would operate as a Thing as possible. 

[I was born MacReady]

I hate you, Doc.  Not being an alien monster doesn't mean I can't hate you.  Still, I don't hate you half as much as I hate Blair right now.  No man who eats that many oats can be human.

[W Brimlair]

They keep me regular you damn hippie. Now take off that damn hat, it's the only thing that makes your character not the coolest horror movie character ever.

I really think we shouldn't test me now, I'm a pretty bad Thing target. Really I think it would have been someone inconspicuous like MacReady or Windows last turn who got turned, especially with Mac bandwagoning on me.

What was so weird about my actions around Childs?! I suspected him as part of a first round shake out strategy and then he did stuff that made me not suspect him anymore. What is your damage, Copper?

I really do want to see what Garry is. I think he's one of the originals.

[Bennings]

Note that Fuchs still hasn't thrown his dynamite yet

[Fuchsia]

Note that Fuchs still hasn't thrown his dynamite yet

I was concerned that he still hasn't responded, but whatever. I throw my dynamite at Norris.

[Windows 7]

Note that Fuchs still hasn't thrown his dynamite yet

(Note that some of us probably go to sleep and/or work sometimes.) 

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted

(Well then.)

We've still got plenty of time, let Fuchs do his thing and keep with the talking.  I ain't going to sleep as long as the coffee keeps flowing.

So here's a few observations I've made (consider this post OOC):
As Fuchs said earlier, let's save self-testing for turn 6 or so, and if we're still completely blind to who's who by then, then the Things will probably have already won.

I'm beginning to appreciate the truth that no option should be off the table, but I still really like concept of self-test because the extra scan is assigned to someone randomly, and the Things can't prepare for that in advance, beyond going 'whelp, I sure as hell ain't self-voting, and I probably won't sacrificial scan another Thing.'
 

Finally, I'm honestly unclear on what "Thing-like" behaviour I've performed, but w/e. The way Blair was vehemently pursuing Childs as a target, then suddenly and abruptly stopped creeped me out more than some creepypasta I've read and it doesn't sit right with me. But, whatever, the most common badguy tactic is to post as little as possible, as Ziiro handily demonstrated last game. Sometimes it's not even an actual tactic, they just forget.

As Clark demonstrated with his dumb charred corpse last night.  That said, being quiet is still a good way to fly under the radar.  Flinging accusations around is suspicious, but it does draw attention, and also keeps people talking, which is the point of the day phase.

Please consider all this advice as being delivered from a proven Innocent. On that note, I'd like to request to not be tested again for at least two days, possibly three. As you all said, something about my playstyle makes people jittery, which makes people jump at off-hand comments and therefore makes me a very poor target for Thing assimilation. I would expand on this, but it's not really in my best interests, since if I get turned, I want you guys to know as little about how I would operate as a Thing as possible. 

Scanning through the untested list, we're bound to eventually flush out at least 2 Things, namely the originals plus however many Things we've picked up.  Rescanning will yield anywhere from 0 to the number of possible turned Things, which is drawn from an increasingly large scanned pool.  Although rescan is mostly a waste at this point in the game, we need to keep the option available for anyone, at any point.

[Bennings]

Well, I meant that in the sense that people who were voting should hold off until Fuchs had threw his dynamite, not in the sense that Fuchs was taking forever to throw his dynamite. But it doesn't really matter anymore.

[The Ghost of Noris Batasha]

Note that Fuchs still hasn't thrown his dynamite yet

I was concerned that he still hasn't responded, but whatever. I throw my dynamite at Norris.

Nice going asshole.

[Friday]

Norris explodes into meaty, human chunks. He had no weapons.

The day continues.

[W Brimlair]

Okay... So the Things did make the most obvious choice and turn Fuchs last night, fuck. Well at least we still have the two flame throwers and an other dynamite.

Someone wanna light Fuchs up on your way to bed tonight, thanks.

[Fuchsia]

What? No. When Norris expressed a desire not to scan himself, I said the following:

No, no, that's fine. No problem. Let's look at Blair instead.

After all, I have a little test of my own that we can use on you afterward.

The test I was talking about was dynamite. I assumed any innocent player who got the self-test would have seen how day 1 went down--that, by not self-testing, Palmer just ensured that we all voted for him--and would have known better than to claim that we can't afford to waste time.

For that matter, Fuchs. Let's all test me, so that the flamethrower can burn Blair tonight instead.

[Windows 7]

Okay... So the Things did make the most obvious choice and turn Fuchs last night, fuck. Well at least we still have the two flame throwers and an other dynamite.

Someone wanna light Fuchs up on your way to bed tonight, thanks.

Okay, so I'm pretty sure we still have three dynamites left, and this only emphasizes my conundrum about whether you're the Thingiest Thing in Thingworld or just a flaming bag of dumb bits.  You haven't actively blown up an innocent, but you're still a great scan target.

Fuchs' self-vote sounds pretty desperate, but scanning Fuchs might be useful, as it would either clear him or expose him.  Now that he's blown his wad, if he's still innocent, he's a pretty poor target for future assimilation, as the Things will want active Dynamites and Flamers.  (Of course, I guess this makes him a good target, for concealment purposes?)

Any cases for scanning anyone else?

[W Brimlair]

Oh, there's 4 dynamites. I thought there was only 2 like the flamethrowers. My mistake.

[Garry_Gurton]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

For that matter, Fuchs. Let's all test me, so that the flamethrower can burn Blair tonight instead.

I couldn't agree more, Fuchs.  Sorry, but killing an innocent man because we told him not to test himself is a pretty weak excuse to me.

Although honestly, Blair might be right, and confirming the blatantly fucking obvious might just be a waste of time.  I mean you even threatened to blow up the first person who voted to test you.  Tell me how the hell you're not a Thing.  WHAT A MONSTER!

For my part, I should have self-voted in the beginning after all, because it might have pre-empted your twitching.  SORRY, I WAS CLUMSY.

[Childs_Armitage]

Garry is just giddy at the chance to not get tested tonight.

PLEASE test Garry.