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I can't remember my exact logic. It had come down to you (55% maf), LuckycoolHawk (40%), and Dipper (5%). I'll do my best to see if I can recall my reasons...
During the vote to lynch Djinnamon, I think it was Djinn, is where I got the first piece of circumstantial/worthwhile evidence. If my memory serves, my theory was whoever was Maf was incredibly brilliant - at the time I'd assumed Night One was kill-less on purpose to service paranoia, alongside the idea that Luster was used as a scapegoat - and as such wouldn't expose themselves at all. They'd have to be playing the role perfectly, be way too helpful. That's why I figured yourself and Luck. Anyway, I realized it was likely the last mafioso was gearing the others to start lynching the inactives and examined the vote order for Djinnamon's lynching.
-Luck abstained "temporarily." But then, after the others voted, never came back to change. That stood out as suspicious.
-You were third to vote, smack in the middle. To me, this felt like the perfect placement to avoid suspicion typically. Didn't vote possible townie death immediately or last, both of which would've been suspicious. IF NOT for how obviously strategic the mafioso had been playing thus far, thereby making any 'standard' display of suspicion suddenly proof of not being suspicious because of how simple the action would be. Of course, this wasn't proof but it did catch my eye.
I think there was also something about Luster, the other mafioso, that was interesting. I'm speculating because I can't recall, but it had to do with Luster's spoken relations to everyone else. There was a time when Luster was throwing out random speculations for mafioso, which included Lucky. I figured this was a double-fake so Luster could be the fall guy, as he was, and if he'd previously pointed at Lucky, that was possible evidence toward it not being Lucky because a typical Maf wouldn't even think to suggest their own. This both suggested Lucky by way of a reverse-gambit, as I assumed the 2nd Maf was smart enough to pull this off, or it was you simply because your name was voided. To add on to that, I don't believe you ever brought up Luster once. Neither of you, Luster and yourself, seemed keen to acknowledge the other's presence. And at this point, when there were barely any leads (back when there were 5 left), it all came down to who displayed the most significant connections or lack thereof to the only identified Maf.
... Geez, I'm sorry if none of this is making any sense. I really can't remember too well. In the end, it came down to this realization/conclusion: the 2nd Maf was smart. No one had any OVERLY (normally) suspicious tells aside from Dipper, and no one else was displayed any Jester qualities at that point... So (ignoring Dipper) anything that would normally suggest suspicion, pretty much proved innocence. And vice, versa. You and Lucky both provided the most help with theories, were not spokenly keen to start lynching inactives (I think), and had questionable, in my mind, ties to Luster. Once Lucky died, I became convinced you were the Maf... that or Dipper was the genius and that there was no actual Jester and he was faking it, but I won't get into that.
-Luck abstained "temporarily." But then, after the others voted, never came back to change. That stood out as suspicious.
-You were third to vote, smack in the middle. To me, this felt like the perfect placement to avoid suspicion typically. Didn't vote possible townie death immediately or last, both of which would've been suspicious. IF NOT for how obviously strategic the mafioso had been playing thus far, thereby making any 'standard' display of suspicion suddenly proof of not being suspicious because of how simple the action would be. Of course, this wasn't proof but it did catch my eye.
I think there was also something about Luster, the other mafioso, that was interesting. I'm speculating because I can't recall, but it had to do with Luster's spoken relations to everyone else. There was a time when Luster was throwing out random speculations for mafioso, which included Lucky. I figured this was a double-fake so Luster could be the fall guy, as he was, and if he'd previously pointed at Lucky, that was possible evidence toward it not being Lucky because a typical Maf wouldn't even think to suggest their own. This both suggested Lucky by way of a reverse-gambit, as I assumed the 2nd Maf was smart enough to pull this off, or it was you simply because your name was voided. To add on to that, I don't believe you ever brought up Luster once. Neither of you, Luster and yourself, seemed keen to acknowledge the other's presence. And at this point, when there were barely any leads (back when there were 5 left), it all came down to who displayed the most significant connections or lack thereof to the only identified Maf.
... Geez, I'm sorry if none of this is making any sense. I really can't remember too well. In the end, it came down to this realization/conclusion: the 2nd Maf was smart. No one had any OVERLY (normally) suspicious tells aside from Dipper, and no one else was displayed any Jester qualities at that point... So (ignoring Dipper) anything that would normally suggest suspicion, pretty much proved innocence. And vice, versa. You and Lucky both provided the most help with theories, were not spokenly keen to start lynching inactives (I think), and had questionable, in my mind, ties to Luster. Once Lucky died, I became convinced you were the Maf... that or Dipper was the genius and that there was no actual Jester and he was faking it, but I won't get into that.
Of course, all this was thrown out the window when I went back to read through Mafia Game #1 (because boredom). On seeing how you acted as a Mafioso there, I was 50/50 on you (in game #2) having learned to not be too forward on suggestions, or it wasn't you at all. Which is what sprouted the Dipper theory because I had no idea and was going crazy. So once Lucky died, my bet shifted to 60/40 for you/Dipper. ┐('～`;)┌
Hopefully this made a little sense.
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