[The Saucepan Man]

Well, I could make a case against just about everyone (even myself ) at the moment. Equally, I can find things about just about everyone that could speak of their innocence.

A few of the reactions to things that I have said interest me.

Some people seem to have mirrored my comments with their own thoughts. Eomer of the Rohirrim comes to mind. After I pointed out that Formendacil’s early vote met my criteria for distrust (but signified that I was disinclined to vote for him to-Day), he made an accusation of Formendacil, which he later backtracked on. He also picked up on my comments about Azaelia and wilwa. Abercombie also seems to have been following along with my train of thought to an extent. This unnerves me, since I am worried that one or both of them may be trying to identify themselves with me. I think that I am a pretty good candidate to die to-Night (assuming that they cannot find the Seer) and they may be hoping that my innocence, when discovered, will shield them (good grief, I sound like the phantom ). Eomer concerns me in particular since, even though I was antagonistic towards him, he avoided rising to the bait.

Some seem to have misinterpreted my comments - perhaps mistakenly, or perhaps wilfully. Eomer did this when he overlooked my explanation of my reason for setting out my criteria (post #36), but retracted his comments when I pointed him towards it. Yet others have subsequently done the same:

Originally Posted by Abercrombie of Rohan

Saucy says right off the bat which things he suspects in a player. This could aid the wolves, because they immediately know the type of thing a player like Saucepan looks for.

I already said that I was trying to provoke the Wolves into talking and voting, rather than staying quiet and hiding.

Originally Posted by Azaelia of Willowbottom

I don't like how Sauce was right out there right away with his "I don't trust" list. It's very forward and, perhaps, does not take into account extenuating circumstances (in my case, school and visiting relatives).

I already said that I would be looking at things on a case-by-case basis. Of course I am not going to vote for somebody if there were good reasons for them not being able to contribute.

Then there was this comment by Abercrombie:

In spite of this, I do not not trust Saucepan, because he is too big an asset to the village to lose, but more importantly it just seems a logical step towards weeding out the wolves from the villagers by posting the things that are suspicious.

You said that you do not trust me because I am an asset to the Village and because I seem to be trying to weed out the Wolves. An innocent mistake - or a Freudian slip?

And then this by Cailin:

The Saucepan Man seems cluelessly himself ...

Well, I fully acknowledge that my reasoning may be awry. But how do you know it is?

All of these comments have got my suspicions up.

Then there’s Gil. Let‘s face it, there’s always Gil. Perhaps we should lynch him now because otherwise we will be considering lynching him every Day until he is finally lynched. It's almost inevitable that he will be at some point. He had a flurry of comments early on (just after I said I distrust those who do not speak), but said very little of substance. His baseless accusation of Alcarillo is suspicious, but it may just have been banter. What concerns me more is that, on the back of this, Perky has made a number of demands that Alcarillo explain himself. What for? A random accusation by Gil based on Alc's mention of gunpowder? I don’t get it.

The early votes from Formen and Boro don’t really concern me at the moment. They have been adequately explained, although I may revisit them tomorrow, if I get the chance.

I agree that the lack of substantive comments in Arcticstorm’s contributions is slightly suspicious. Same goes for wilwa (although at least she has voted). But I’m not going to hold it against them just yet.

That leaves morm, Shelob, Alcarillo and Marcolie, against whom I have no evidence at the moment.

So. Who should I vote for? Like Shelob, I don’t think there is any need now to spread the votes out further. My hunch is that, with the votes spread out so much and the likelihood of a Wolf being in danger, at least one Wolf and possibly two are leaving it ‘til late to vote. Those who have not voted yet are Abercrombie, Alcarillo, Arcticstorm, Marcolie, Perky and, of course, me. At the risk of looking suspicious myself, I am going to leave it for now and see what happens. I have about 40 minutes, as I understand it.

Edit: Cross-posted with Perky, who has now voted.