Perfect Masquerade [Game Over]

[Gentleman 2]

Gentlemen 2.
If you make your avatar Ash Ketchum, I’d Town read you because Ash is bae.

If you change your avvie to May I'd town read you bc May is Bae.

[Gentleman 6]

Mostly I want to know how L4 reads G6.

I'm unsure. I was tempted to scumread him a few times, but I see some glimmers of genuine thought that I happen to disagree with.

I really don't think this slot is town.

[Lady 4]

We know

[Gentleman 3]

[Gentleman 5]

Yeah I don't like how ununique our names are and I like even less that the game is kinda too far to actually rectify that by attaching nicknames based on avis

[Gentleman 3]

It is a shame, I would have preferred for us to be able to pick our names, or at least be given more interesting ones, but I also see why it was done this way.

I think the nickname plan was doomed to fail from the start, though everyone should still get an avi.

[Gentleman 5]

Also when ppl start predance by screwing around and spontaneously making bad pairings it makes the game suck

Pls don't pair before the IC pairs

[Gentleman 5]

It is a shame, I would have preferred for us to be able to pick our names, or at least be given more interesting ones, but I also see why it was done this way.

I think the nickname plan was doomed to fail from the start, though everyone should still get an avi.

I think a fair enough compromise will be submitting a name to the mod and they check that it's fine

or mod could offer you three options or something, would make parsing thread much easier

Yeah scanning will be much easier with avi

[Gentleman 5]

I think... like... I could probably parse Lady 5 given enough time because I think I can probably read the slot reliably

[Gentleman 2]

I actually thought we'd get names based on a mask. Like Gentleman Wolf, or Lady Peacock

[Gentleman 2]

I am currently considering Lady 5 and 9.

[Gentleman 5]

Hi Lady 5 what are your reads

This will help me parse your alignment

[Gentleman 5]

I'm not a town leader type.

Could have fooled me. I think you might make a fine one. Maybe at an ordinary dance you wouldn't. But tonight you're wearing the mask. Why not go for it?

I do not like Lady 2.

Fair. I probably wouldn't like me either, and I know it, and it's really gnawing at me. Something isn't gelling. I want to be engaging here. Like genuinely I do. But it's not working, apparently. Like it's apparent even to me that I'm trying to say something but I get passed right by, like a ghost. Maybe it's posting while working, here and there, while other people are managing to have actual back-and-forth conversations.

Like L9, G3, L7, G6 are all sensible. L5 is ... fine. Can stay. L4 ... feels kind of like I do? I mean at the very least I'm sympathetic to her early frustration due to distraction and/or generic names. I'm not sure about her backing down immediately and completely after tbh a mild riposte from G3 early (I'm rereading, because yeah, I need to find some kind of foothold). Like, whatever it is, it's a firmer backing up than necessary but probably NAI. L8, kind of a low-key entrance as well? I'm not really getting much there. I do feel like trending Townread on L5 is a fake unpopular opinion? Like I don't think it was every truly going against the grain?

Mostly I want to know how L4 reads G6.

Oh, G4 also kind of lower bracket. Actually scratch that, I like him taking the offered mantle as Town leader. That's actually quite fine. Same with early offer. Actually even better. I saw the jokey pizza post and was wondering how long that shtick would take to play out. Moving fast on an offer was a strong Town move, like he stepped up to the plate and then actually delivered. Good choice of initial offer, too. L3 was in early but did and said little. G4's offer will offer some focus in a new direction.

I do actually like the broad strokes of the treanding-towards-consensus reads I'm seeing. I actually like all the active gentlemen fairly well, G3, G4, and G6 all Townleaning for me.

I don't particularly like this slot

[Gentleman 6]

I didn't until that post, then I started to like it.

[Gentleman 5]

Me. It hit me wrong.

What about it? You think it was overly conciliatory?

Let's let the lady speak without supplying her with answers.

Not sure if I lack reads because I'm distracted -- having a weird af day today friends -- or because of the nonmemorable names.

Gentleman 3 is now Crowman. I can do Dawn and Misty. Is Lady 9's avatar Celeste? Lady 2 can be... Eyes? 7 will just have to be 7, hope no one else is a number.

Me. It hit me wrong.

What about it? You think it was overly conciliatory?

Let's let the lady speak without supplying her with answers.

Is this a real thoight?

Do you think people routinely point out a post that bugged them and need an answer supplied to them?

I mean posts do bug me sometimes and I don’t know why, but still this reaction feels weird.

Valid point. I don't know why I posted that.

I have a bad habit of butting into conversations. I'll try to stop.

Speaking of being overly conciliatory.

I'm so sorry for being conciliatory. Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?

I read Dawn's posts while pretending the smileys weren't there and I now like them. Also, this is weak but don't think using them is a quality scum tactic at first glance. It's bound to rub some the wrong way.

@Lady 9 (My nicknames aren't going to stick, are they? I'm getting used to it.)

You may hate this, as you seem like an analytical player, but I buy these as genuinely at ease posts. Specifically, 21 and 24, and now 84 as well. I like 106 too, as the tonal slip speaks of someone who's not overthinking their posts.

I only take this much issue with gut reads when I think that they're scummy and I think that there's a certain kind of defensiveness in your response to me that makes me think that you're even more scummy.

You've done a poor job of explaining what is scummy about it.

I very dislike this slot

[Gentleman 5]

Like I'd probably go as far to say I don't think she should get a partner

[Gentleman 5]

F in the chat for Dannflor

[Gentleman 5]

WoW I really dont like the ladies

[Gentleman 5]

Lady 7 is... ok a best

[Gentleman 5]

Gentleman 6 is town but that's obvious

[Gentleman 5]

Yeah I need a better Kougami avi

[Gentleman 5]

I read ladies 8 and 9 but have no read on them

[Gentleman 5]

Gentleman 3 is probably town

[Gentleman 5]

I messed that up three times.

dance with me lady 3

Don't accept that yet

[Lady 4]

Alas. Even anonymous, I am doomed to be controversial at best.