Shoshin's D1 read on Gamma
"I still don't get what confuses you about "direction" when the questions were about very specific things that Stun and Math have done."
Shoshin doesn't understand Gamma's confusion.
"So I'm thinking we need to sort out Gamma, NSG, Skitter, Nauci, and the worst"
Shoshin shares a list of players she wants to sort.
"easily lynchable players (e.g. Mom, Gamma, Invis)."
Acknowledges that Gamma is easy to lynch (lynchbait?) when talking about the players The Worst has been focusing on so far.
"Nah, if scum isn't Nauci/Skitter/the worst, it's probably between Gamma/NSG"
Shoshin adds Gamma's name into her backup scum team theory.
"Gamma, what're your reads?"
Gamma joins the party. Shoshin is eager for him to express his reads, who he himself confesses are not 'concrete'.
"Gamma, can you link some representative games of you as town/scum?"
Shoshin appears concerned about Gamma's behaviour.
"Why?"
Challenges Irrelephant11's town read of Gamma. Shoshin is obviously not as convinced. Followed with a vote on Gamma.
"If Gamma's scum, this vote probably clears NM as town"
This is cute: pre-flip VCA on NM's quick vote on Gamma. Feels like a real reaction.
"So many options of who to vote and he chooses Gamma? I dunno. If Gamma's town, it's pretty meaningless, but if he's scum, it's a pretty strong indication that NM's town. If he were scum, he could have hung around without placing a vote. He could have waited to quickhammer Gamma and try to fake a town-tell. But putting him at L-2 where he's unlikely to get much town cred is precisely the point where scum NM doesn't vote for scum."
Talks through with skitter her explanation of her pre-flip VCA. I feel like this is an authentic explanation and not scum-Shoshin overdramatizing.
"Mom, what's your current read on Gamma?"
Demands Mom's take on Gamma.
"EP, what's your position on Gamma and why?"
Same question to EP now: sounds like Shoshin is collating information/associations about her main suspect. Natural play.
"I don't mind pressuring others but I'd lynch Gamma before I ever lynch Mom because if Mom's scum I think she'd have voted town Gamma already."
Wow, quite a statement. Looks and feels plausible from the mindset Shoshin has expressed so far.
"Gamma's scum because he's not scumhunting and because everyone else is more town."
The first statement doesn't make Gamma scum, but the second statement explain's Shoshin's vote.
"I'm not policy lynching NM, and I think that push is terrible from both Gamma and Nauci."
Hmmm... associations/distancing wise, this makes me think NM and Shoshin aren't scum partners.
"I have lots of reasons to vote Gamma besides everyone else being more town"
Shoshin then shares a list of (valid) reasons for scum reading Gamma.
"I have lots of ideas about who Gamma's partners are but it's not something I feel like talking about at this moment."
Shoshin has already hinted about the possible combinations... so this comment sounds legit.
"You're not helping your case, Gamma."
I feel Shoshin was being harsh but fair with Gamma.
"I find it very difficult to believe that town Gamma suspects me because I haven't "thought that far ahead."
Unfortunately, everything Gamma spouted in retaliation strengthened Shoshin's scum read of Gamma (or at least appears to). It does appear like Shoshin thought she'd caught scum, and was willing to go all the way with this lynch to the very end.
"Gamma, why is Math town?"
Shoshin now scrutinizing Gamma's reads.
"Has Gamma claimed? He should probably do that."
Pro-town suggestion. Plus, acts as a push to end the last chapter to D1.
"I don't believe there's any thought process underlying that read. I think you threw it out without thinking why."
I can see why Shoshin could feel like this. Echoes her suspicion from her earlier question to Gamma.
"I'd like to see Gamma's flip."
The last nail in Gamma's coffin. Hammer time.
Shoshin has been transparent with every suspicion and read. Her suspicion and read of Gamma was no different. You could see the process, the method and the cogs turning thoughout her theory/reasoning of scum-Gamma. At the time I could not see Shoshin's cut-throat interrogation of Gamma as scum theatre. As Gamma has flipped town, neither do I feel this was scum-Shoshin annihilating a defenceless/unprepared/confused townie. I actually feel even more closer to Shoshin now, even though she bludgeoned Gamma to death.
