OK, so the thing I was going to try and tackle anyway, was the fact that Persivul claimed RoleCop before anyone else claimed anything. (obv. Millers aside)
The only ways I could see him making that bold of a move
as scum
:
1)
The scumteam had information about this game absolutely not having a RoleCop. (meaning there wouldn't be a counterclaim)
This way Persivul could've "dared" to claim RoleCop and "solidify" it by confirming mavs as town to the rest of us.
Scum would be able to do it even without checking mavs since they'd know he is town, and town!mavs would've had no reason to counterclaim Drew D1.
If scum knew there'd be no Rolecop in the game, they would most definitely go for a gambit involving that role.
2)
Persivul is in fact a scum!RoleCop, and was willing to go 1on1 with someone counterclaiming him.
This would also make more sense AFTER scumteam had realized there was in fact two Millers in the setup.
Something like "there are two Millers, so obviously there can be two RC's too."
This point has the problem of popopopos claimed result from N2 though.
No matter if scum!Rolecop-Persivul is 1-shot or not, I do not see a world where they'd use their only shot on mavs, AND THEN DO THE KILL N2.
They'd risk all the Trackers and Voyeurs in the world who'd most likely be targeting
EITHER THE CLAIMED ROLECOP OR THE CONFIRMED IC.
After "getting away with it" the day before, you really think the scumteam would risk their out-in-the-open frontline, the one doing a fakeclaim-gambit?
And no, it wouldn't be "WIFOM" - it would simply be stupid IMO.
If neither of the above is true, I do not see how/why scum!Persivul would decide to put themself in the front.
They'd know their claim gives them no protection in the long run, and especially now since they have claimed a 1-shot role.
And they would've risked being counterclaimed straight away, as early as D2.
Yet again, NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE SETUP AND ROLES YET?
Hell, I stand by my assessment that a RoleCop in itself makes sense in a setup where there'd be two Millers.
Just not sure whether it should be only 1-shot..