Anyway, I'll explain my nonsense now:
I don't have time in Sweden to read this entire thread and analyze it to get the substantive reads I normally like to get. I decided that I can better use my time during this appearance, which might be my last for a decent while (hard to say what we'll be up to out here), to inspire some uniquely gut-readable content right now. The best way I know to do that is to inspire new content relative to my own presence in the thread -- and my behavior will directly determine what manner of content will be inspired.
So I went off my rocker.
I did some things that I rarely do as a townie. I placed a vote without an explanation, and refused to give one when so prompted. I made vague, ominous statements with scary emoticons to provide the appearance of WIFOM, and I only acted sillier when people took notice and commented. Members of both forums in this game, RYM and The Syndicate, ought to know me by now as a verbose, thorough player. So I figured the best behavior I could exhibit to bring out gut-readable reactions was to be anti-JJJ -- especially towards EOD when energy and emotion is already heightened.
The truth is: I was never really invested in that llama vote I made. I need more time to mull over that, and ideally to communicate with him myself, to decide how I feel about him. Long Con was a consistent suspect of mine since he revealed his proposed ruse about his bea suspicion. Though he did an admirable job of responding to my points, I wasn't quite sold (I was more moved by sig's responses to my beefs) and it seemed like the best place to put my vote especially considering the way the tally developed over the last few minutes.
linki: hey look at that flip!
So how did I feel about people's reactions to my goofiness?
Zebra -- He did exactly what I would have expected -- he trusts me 0% of the time if we replay that scenario a million times. I still feel good about him.
Epignosis -- Ehhhh. He didn't touch this thing with a ten foot pole. That might mean he understood on some level that I was up to something pro-civilian (given his earlier stated trust in me), or it might mean he was avoiding a potentially explosive encounter.
Golden -- Bad vibes. In the midst of protecting LC, he took the opportunity to go after me for behavior that
makes no sense if I'm bad. I think he knows that, and saw an opportunity to capitalize. That's exactly what I was looking for from
someone, and Golden ended up being the culprit. When I prodded him to tell me what he thinks I might be doing as a baddie, he had
nothing. He even insinuates that he doesn't have to have anything. That's not a good look.
Black Rock -- it's limited content, but I dig it. For someone in her position being so new to a big thread and seeing me acting like a lunatic -- I think her reaction smelled genuine.
Sorsha -- I dunno. My video had little to do with this maneuver, I'm not sure why she thought otherwise.
motel room -- Feel mostly decent. He already distrusted me and generally always does. Him thinking I was playing purely to a WIFOM gambit reads genuine to me.
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The most important thing is this I think: I enacted this strategy while under zero pressure personally. I had no need to escape any manner of pressure or redirect attention -- I just came up with an idea and went for it.
Really, I think you're more likely to find baddies among those that were more sure that I am Civ. The baddies are the only ones who know for a fact that it's true.
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