Another point to make, not about Esther. I wouldn't mind a lynch on Zachary, I haven't understood him a lot. There's two possibilities for his PM request. A.) He's a town PR trying to form a block, or B.) He's scum trying to find out her role.

Esther, you have my vote right now. I want you to convince me that you're town. Don't say "Well, I'm a PR", because we don't know what megablocking PR you are, so there's no way to validate that you are one. Otherwise, you can give us something to validate your claim with.

Another person I'd vote for is Beatrice. She's said nothing but fluff. Typically, she's inactive, but even then, she helps when she can. What's your deal, Auntie?

While I agree that Zachary seems to be fishing for information, I still think Esther is the more likely scum. She's softclaimed twice now and it's starting to look like she's just stalling so she can come up with a plausible PR to claim and get us off her backs.

If Zachary was scum with Esther, he wouldn't need to fish for info on her role. He'd already know she was talking out her megablocks. My guess is he's a clumsy townie or independent trying to get a handle on what's going on.

I want to hear what Esther has to say and I want her to stop beating around the bush, so let's up the pressure a little:

Vote: Esther Thompson (Esurient)

I say go ahead and claim. As others have stated, you've already claimed a PR. Doesn't matter which, the damage is done.

I'll hold off voting for you until this whole supposed PR thing comes to an end, but barring any other developments my next closest suspicions are quite a bit behind you.

Be mindful though. If you are town you will quickly (and I mean quickly) wrap this up. You are doing us no favors by pulling this crap. The longer you play it out the worse you look!

Another point to make, not about Esther. I wouldn't mind a lynch on Zachary, I haven't understood him a lot. There's two possibilities for his PM request. A.) He's a town PR trying to form a block, or B.) He's scum trying to find out her role.

Esther, you have my vote right now. I want you to convince me that you're town. Don't say "Well, I'm a PR", because we don't know what megablocking PR you are, so there's no way to validate that you are one. Otherwise, you can give us something to validate your claim with.

Another person I'd vote for is Beatrice. She's said nothing but fluff. Typically, she's inactive, but even then, she helps when she can. What's your deal, Auntie?

I'm right there with you. Esther, Zachary, Beatrice, and Michael are my leaders in the clubhouse right now.

I'm metagaming reasonably heavy now. I checked our dear friend Esther's profile. It is on private. This means we cannot see when she is online, or when she was last online, or when she is reading a topic. This is extremely odd, and strikes me as extremely scummy. What reason would a town have to do this?

Unvote: Zachary (Zakura)

Vote: Esther (Esurient)

How in the hell is that scummy? It's his business whether he wants people to know when he was last on, and it doesn't even matter. When he's on, he's on, and I'm sure he had it like that well before the game. I'm sorry, but that vote deserves the first Antoine Award.

U r so dumm, cuz u r rilly dumm, fo' rill.

I'm sorry, but there's no way you can be serious with that vote.

And I'm sorry if you find that offensive. I'm just picking fun at you.

Actually, I can kind if see where you're coming from, but still, I'm sorry, but I can't see that being a super good basis for a vote. I'm sorry.

Just the off chance. I found him scummy prior to this, but it is a bit dodgy.

Everyone is accusing him, people are saying he is stalling, people want him to say something. Like this, we can't even see when he is online unless he posts. He could be reading these posts now and we wouldn't know. He could read it all, not comment, and just say he wasn't on.

In Mafia, you cannot dismiss anything, no matter how small.

No problem, the more I think about it, you have a bit of a point. We just don't know if she's had it like that for a while though.

Vote Count

Kenneth Emanuel (KielDaMan) - 4 (penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty)

Esther Thompson (Esurient) - 4 (LegoDad, Trumpetking, jamesn, TheBoyWonder)

Zachary Radford (Zakura) - 1 (Scubacarrot)

~45 hours until Sunset.

I'm going to have to go with the Esther vote, because like I've said, townies don't softclaim.

Vote: Esther Thompson (esurient)

Another person I'd vote for is Beatrice. She's said nothing but fluff. Typically, she's inactive, but even then, she helps when she can. What's your deal, Auntie?

I'd hardly say fluffy.

Vote: Esther Thompson / Esurient

I'm getting impatient with this game she is playing. Vote: Esther Thompson (Esurient)

Vote: Esther Thompson / Esurient

Your vote is in the wrong format.

The Inconceivable Carletta Emilia Benita Lucia Cecilia Maria Giuliana Roberta Consuela Rosalina Margarita Puerta will vote: Esther Thompson (Esurient). She is pleased to know Esther has stopped flailing and pointing fingers every which direction, but disappointed she wants to play these silly games instead.

I'm metagaming reasonably heavy now. I checked our dear friend Esther's profile. It is on private. This means we cannot see when she is online, or when she was last online, or when she is reading a topic. This is extremely odd, and strikes me as extremely scummy. What reason would a town have to do this?

Unvote: Zachary (Zakura)

Vote: Esther (Esurient)

This has got to be one of the most ridiculous reasons for a vote I have seen in a long time. First of all because metagaming can be a very sketchy and unreliable tactic (not to mention bad form), and secondly, as Tristan points out, because we don't know if those settings have anything to do with the game at all.

How in the hell is that scummy? It's his business whether he wants people to know when he was last on, and it doesn't even matter. When he's on, he's on, and I'm sure he had it like that well before the game. I'm sorry, but that vote deserves the first Antoine Award.

U r so dumm, cuz u r rilly dumm, fo' rill.

I'm sorry, but there's no way you can be serious with that vote.

Actually, I can kind if see where you're coming from, but still, I'm sorry, but I can't see that being a super good basis for a vote. I'm sorry.

Just the off chance. I found him scummy prior to this, but it is a bit dodgy.

Everyone is accusing him, people are saying he is stalling, people want him to say something. Like this, we can't even see when he is online unless he posts. He could be reading these posts now and we wouldn't know. He could read it all, not comment, and just say he wasn't on.

In Mafia, you cannot dismiss anything, no matter how small.

No problem, the more I think about it, you have a bit of a point. We just don't know if she's had it like that for a while though.

This is a very surprising and curious 180° turn, and in the space of 15-ish minutes no less. I fail to see how Boris' reasoning makes anything resembling sense, and your very rapid turnaround on the matter makes me a little suspicious to say the least.

I'd hardly say fluffy.

Vote: Esther Thompson / Esurient

Even here, you're just proving your nephew's point. All you do is offer a disagreement to what he said and place your vote. Both without any explanation or justification, and both with no thought behind them.

So you don't believe you're being fluffy, that's fine, no one ever does. But can you tell us why you don't think you're being fluffy? Offer some specific posts that show off a well-devised contribution or two?

You probably would have been better off voting without any additional comment.

The Inconceivable Carletta Emilia Benita Lucia Cecilia Maria Giuliana Roberta Consuela Rosalina Margarita Puerta will vote: Esther Thompson (Esurient). She is pleased to know Esther has stopped flailing and pointing fingers every which direction, but disappointed she wants to play these silly games instead.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

But seriously, folks.

I'm finding Esther's softclaiming and coyness surrounding her potential roleclaim to be more than a little tiresome. Yesterday, she promised us she'd claim only if she reached thirteen votes, and while that didn't happen then, I'm sure we can reach the magic number today. Her continued silence is getting us nowhere, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to hear her 'fess up in some detail.

Vote: Esther Thomson (Esurient)

I understand Metagaming can be sketchy, but it is partly an attempt to get her to talk. The more votes= more pressure. I also hoped the Metagaming may get her to talk. I will stop with the Metagaming now, but I meant it in the best possible way.

You're right, it is ridiculous. I still find it a little stupid, seeing how we don't know the prior conditions, but I can understand where Boris is thinking from. He was thinking that she had set it up to be private so people wouldn't see her doing anything suspicious, such as lurking or PM. Is that correct, Boris?

Yes it is, as I have stated previously, just worded different.

Vote Count

Esther Thompson (Esurient) - 9 (LegoDad, Trumpetking, jamesn, TheBoyWonder, Kadabra, Bob, Kristel, CallMePie, Capt. Redblade)

Kenneth Emanuel (KielDaMan) - 4 (penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty)

Zachary Radford (Zakura) - 1 (Scubacarrot)

~41 hours until Sunset.

Your vote is in the wrong format.

Mod Note: I'm actually going to be lenient with vote format this game, since there is mandatory voting. As long as "Vote", at least the character's first name, and the player's name are bolded, I'll accept it.

Well y'all, it's Saturday night and I got dancin to do. But I still managed to get in here, get caught up, and say some things.

First, I do understand what Boris was trying to say with the observation that Esther is on private mode. No, we can't read too much into it since I have no idea if that's a new status, but still, it certainly seems suspicious.

Second, Vote: Esther Thomson (Esurient)

Third, Clay observed that Zach wouldn't need to fish if he and Esther were both scum. Well, I think they're both suspicious and so suspect that either A, one's scum and one's 3rd party (perhaps esther since she's flailing pretty hard for a scum with a team to help?) or B, both could be scummy and he thought she's going down so decided to attack to make himself look good. Or of course C, one or both is just clumsy town. We'll see how things progress from here...

I'm tired of this pretend claim business and all the wild accusations; I now believe that Esther does not have a PR as if she did she would/ should have claimed by now. Unless things change I will: vote: Esther (Esurient)

Esther, if you are town and if you have a NA, now is the time to fight for you to come out and fight for your life.

For the sake of proper formatting:

Vote: Esther Thomson (Esurient)

WTF really!!

vote: Esther Thompson (Esurient)

This is what I have decided to do, let's take this to a vote:

Those who are IN FAVOUR of me claiming say 'AYE' and your reason(s) why.

Those who are NOT IN FAVOUR of me claiming say 'NAY' and your reason(s) why.

I want everyone to participate in this. I want this to be a Town decision. If you are Scum, you can reveal yourself by not participating in this.

Claim to someone you trust, so 'AYE'. I am just hoping you are busy finding someone you can trust and not stalling for time by leaving us hanging. Unless there are new developments, I will Vote: Esther Thompson (Esurient)

Come on, Esther. You've already had a target painted on your back to the scum, and you're depriving us of information about what you actually do for us. Let's hurry up and claim.

Look, I'm the chances of me dying in the next 2 days are likely so I may as well accept it. There is nothing for me to defend myself from being lynched except that there are more potentially scum people. Anyway I'd like to request that the vigilante kills the "miller" and good luck to you all because your'e going to need it.

As I said yesterday, I suspect that Sheridan is not miller but in fact just a goon making inroads into the town.

I have two votes I can pursue, 1 for Sheridan which all of you will hound me tomorrow for not voting Esther or I could join the Bandwagon and vote Esther and still get lynched tomorrow.

Boris - not participating

Kimberly - private

Zachary - private

Sheridan - public

Molly- public

Michael - public

Beatrice - public

Patrick - private -> public

Perry - private

Damien - private

Jessica - private -> public

Kane - public

Liz - public

Abigail - public

Tony - don't reveal/public if minor

Tristan - public

Connie - public

Clay - public

Carletta - not participating

Prudence - private

Kenneth - MIA

13 public, 5 private, 3 no comments, Majority (13 public wins).

If that is what Town wants, I will proceed.

I am a Vanilla Town

NA: I have no NA so I did not do anything last night.

Flavour - I am Esther Thompson, a deeply religious housewife, that is saddened by all the killings and wants to stay out of making the final decision as to who gets the hang.

Here are my thoughts,

- I don't know how me intending to claim becomes a possible PR to becoming a definite PR.

- That goes to show people aren't reading deeply enough.

- If that distracted the scum to waste their night action on me, then it's all good.

Decide if you guys still want to lynch me.