Murder By The Book - Ender's Game

It was a pretty polite kill, though I say it myself.

Which I say because I did it.

I didn't like Cyber's posting yesterday, so I used my Secret Shady Ability on him. I had the oneshot ability to designate a kill-nexus who would absorb any and all nightkills on the night I used my ability, even ones originating from themselves. Schazer's read was spot-on except for the part where I'm a member of Undercover in it, and her reasoning for why I (or Mirdini) would have done it were accurate too. I don't know how many night-kills there are, and I don't know what factions any such kills came from. I expected using it tonight would prevent multiple townies from dying to potential vig/sk/mafia attacks and give us enough information to start at least examining the votes and suspicions cast.

I didn't expect the mafia (or potentially some 3rd party) to use a janitoring night one, though! Usually they're oneshot, and what sort of doofidiot uses a oneshot on night one? So, uh, this gives us even less information than I expected it to. We don't even know cyber's not mafia, because he could well have done himself in, or his teammates could have.

Sorry?

I don't think I'm going to buy this. I don't know what abilities are usually used in this game but I can't be sure there aren't combinations that won't create a scene such as this.

My point is that this situation seems very beneficial to the mafia. We have a guy gone and there is only a little more information than there was on the first day.

This claim presents a certain line of reasoning that is dependent on us believing that Slorange has the ability he claims he does.

I think, whether or not he is scum he is certainly lying about his ability. There is a significant inconsistency within his statement. He claims he popped his oneshot 'Secret Shady' ability on the first turn. Later in the same statement he states "what sort of doofidiot uses a oneshot on night one?" This sentiment makes no sense in the light of his supposed action. We can't be sure if Slorange is Mafia or not, but we can be reasonably sure whatever his ability is it is either, 1) not a oneshot, or 2) he has not used it.

It is my opinion that Slorange is deliberately trying to mislead us on the nature of his ability. Something that would likely not come into question as events resolved themselves, and something that has not come into question in the speculations of others. We have been too busy focusing on the unusual nature of the kill to question the other aspects of his statement, something I believe he intended.

I am unsure of Slorange's involvement in Cyber's disapearence, but I do question his motives. Which is why...

I change my vote to SleepingOrange