Interesting back & forth between Zebra & SVS. I actually didn't find SVS's reaction to the poking to be terribly OTT. I would almost expect a civ SVS to be
more OTT in her reaction. However, we can all become more zen in our lives, and I don't think that's a bad thing. I could also see this back & forth between Zebra & SVS as distancing. At this point, this early in the game, I feel like it's just a bit too soon to have a solid read on what it means, if anything.
It also sounds like it's somewhat a regular thing, and I know those old habits are hard to break, and sometimes are just like blanks - explosions that sound like something but don't accomplish much (as far as revealing alignments, etc.) .
I haven't ever played a game with changeable votes though, so I personally took away something useful from at least some of the back & forth. It's helped me understand why changeable votes might be a thing, and I do think it's possible they could spark some actual conversation. I'm not 100% clear on how baddies would use them to manipulate the thread/lynches, but maybe that will become more clear to me as game play continues. That being said, they make me uncomfortable since I've never done them before, so I'll just be over here shaking my cane with bea.
And, as always, I just don't dig Day 1 lynches. I'm not usually one to vote for non-participants, plus according to the rules if someone doesn't show up & post they can't use their night power anyway, so non-participants can't really do much harm, ya know? But it's not like I have a great reason to vote anyone right now. Who does? It's Day 1.