Miracle just shot himself in the foot.
Okay, let's cut this Gordian knot, because at this point, only the truth will benefit town in the end. Let's get it all out there (at least on my end) so that in case I die, all my actions will be clear.
I'm Fred Weasley. I can use the command "Prank" to swap out any two people (exactly as how I detailed it
here in my Sirius Black roleclaim). Additionally, as I said (and learned) earlier, whenever I do this, if someone watches my either of my targets,
they will see me visit either of them. Conversely, we can induce that if a tracker tracks me, they will see me visit both targets.
An added layer of complexity to my role is the existence of my brother, George (yes, George is Miracle, formerly Zippedpinhead). As my exact duplicate, he can do everything that I can do. However, the most recent command will always negate any previous command; this command will be the one to be followed. This is further complicated by our being barred from communicating outside of this thread.
On N1, I didn't use my ability at all, because,
as Hyperactivity mentioned, this would be incredibly confusing for town, especially because I had no concrete suspicions at that point. However, on D2 I got a mod PM stating that Rynam and Burb had been pranked, which meant that George had done it, either by Zipped's hand or Miracle's (
Miracle later confirmed that it was Zipped who did this.)
When the results of D2 came in, and I saw that Burb had died, that signaled to me that my pranking had succeeded (which was, ah, later confirmed by Salva when I was asking for specifics about how my night actions would be observed). To me, it read that Miracle had read my message, and had not acted on N2 at all.
But it turns out that Miracle just hadn't been paying attention!
I mean,
he didn't even understand the intricacies of our dynamic (
as this Gorlak confusion shows)! Whoever pranks last is the one whose pranking comes into effect. I issued my command three hours before D1 dawn; obviously, Miracle issued his command earlier.
Here is a D2 post of mine telegraphing (almost riskily clearly, actually) what I would do on N2, with an explicit message to Miracle (all formatting in this quote is in the orginal post):
I also disagree with Blarg's request. Blarg's cursed posts are practically the focal point of today's discussion now that kingkitty has seemingly become a non-issue, and emphasized even more by the ??? translations. Scum are definitely alert and aware. Hinting at your PR now will only
put a target on your back.
Now, for some reads:
Burbeting: Our old...
celebrity. I wanted to lynch him yesterday to eliminate confusion, but he clearly seems to be town, so lynching would be a wasted effort. His likely role as the Miller makes him the
ideal candidate for high-risk tasks, as Blarg said. Tricky town.
Blarg: The
delightful bumblebee in the room. Even if he is lying about his curse, he's been much less cryptic, surprisingly, since the posting style switch... I'm disinclined to believe that someone this dedicated would be scum, but perhaps Blarg is relishing his first time being mafia. Still, I feel he's town, as my KK vote attests. Unless this is an elaborate bussing scenario between the two. Gives a new dimension to today's
Prophet, too. I'll review this later.
As for the people I'm iffy about:
Miracle. He should stop his antics. I'm getting major overzealous vibes from him. At this point I still feel he's town (though I may be putting too much stock in the paper) and that his GAFfes are from newness and naivete. He reminds me a lot of Septimus from Archer-- ultimately innocent, but clueless to the point of exasperation. Mild town, but acting anti-town with his crypticness.
Lord of Castamere. I have an uneasy feeling about him. Apart from his misunderstanding of Sawneeks's deadline, he seems consistent in these misundestandings:
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=186069788 (misunderstanding Rats's power)
Just a hunch, I know. But reading comprehension might be difficult if you have to keep up with
two threads. His defensiveness on D1 is typically, but not always, a tell. Leaning scum.
I hid my proposed targets in my reads. My first bolded statement included the word "target", then I included bolded words in my reads of the people that I wanted to switch. My "read" on Miracle (who I knew 100% was town), was telling him to not do anything that night, after he did something the previous night.
This is also why I ultimately chose to swap Blarg with Burbeting. I felt that I had to stick with my code, so that I would be absolutely consistent in my actions should the worst case occur. Switching is (clearly) a confusing mechanic, so I left a trail behind.
Looking at my past posts will also show me trying to get Miracle's attention.
I thought that Miracle would have done what I have done throughout this game-- pay close attention to the posts of his twin. Which he didn't do, and instead roleclaimed
without reading anything that I said!
The irony is this:
I can't tell you that. Only Fred can reveal himself. I won't put him at risk for the Death Eaters unless he's in serious danger of being lynched. Even then, I would rather Free reveal himself. I'm not a rat.
That's why when Rynam (who I have no reason to believe would be lying, especially given his saying that he had been notified of his being pranked on N1) said that he'd seen me visit Blarg on N2, I roleclaimed to explain. I claimed a solo role so that Miracle would be safe. I claimed Sirius, who, with James Potter, were the last-gen Fred and George.
I had no idea that Miracle would be so inexperienced. He kept mentioning his days playing Town of Salem, so I figured he would understand the importance of communicating in plain sight.
Imagine my surprise, that after all my efforts to protect Miracle, that not only would he have misunderstood my actions, but
he roleclaimed without even reading anything I said on D2 at all.
When I roleclaimed as the switcher, I considered telling the whole truth-- that I was Fred, and George existed, but he should
unequivocally not reveal himself. But, like Miracle, I didn't want attention drawn to my twin, so I claimed a solo role.
Maybe I should have claimed Fred, and implored George not to reveal. But Miracle's not reading my posts means that even if I had told the truth about being Fred, and outed the existence of George), he would have claimed anyway.
As a final reminder, Miracle, we aren't allowed to paste mod PMs (or anything that happens outside this thread, really) verbatim.
Yes. This is the message I received.
I realize this is an info dump, and I've tried to present it all in the most readable sequence that I can. Please ask me any quesions and please, Miracle, read before you post. Your jumping the gun to roleclaim means that you've been outed too, and that you and I-- two guaranteed town roles (from our perspective)-- are out in the open. We can use this to town's advantage now, though. With so many potential targets, as well as our swapping, we can figure something out. D3 will be interesting, regardless of who gets lynched/NKed.
TLDR: I thought that Miracle was my partner in every way, in addition to our duality. Turns out he wasn't on the ball, but he still can be!
Miracle, publicly apologize and work with me or you can kiss your brother goodbye.
Deathly Hallows spoiler
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I have been writing this post for nearly two hours. A few new posts to address:
Crab,
Possum, and
roy: Yay!
Theory C has been one of my possibilities since early today.
Hyperactivity: EIGHT ON THE BASTARD SCALE
