Alright so here are my early reads:
Cerulean - Town: Good vibes in general, trying to supply information and helping to get the game moving forward. The big thing I notice is the questions they're asking: They're all the right ones; I would be asking them if I was in their position. I can also tell just by the questions being asked that they've done their research. I also really like their interaction with Owen.
Casey - Slight Town: Mostly good vibes. I like how they're using the whole "let's limit fake claims" idea that Pie and I have been using recently. I kinda feel like giving the franchise may be a bit much (and therefore "blending in behavior", but given that Super Mario has a lot of villains, I think it's fine.
Wylted - Ever so Slight Town: The meaningless fluff/borderline schizoposting combined with the actual gameplay is pretty normal for him. He's erratic as usual, but there's a method to his madness. The thing that does stick out as weird to me, however, is the callouts of Casey's possible character. I don't know if that's Casey's character, but I'm not sure what Wylted is trying to accomplish with that. I also don't know why he's hesitant to FOS someone he thinks might be a godfather either. It's offputting, but everything else makes me read him as town. I'll need to keep a closer eye on him.
Pie - Neutral: I feel like he's talking the whole "let's limit scum's fake claims" thing a little far. There's only so many hints as to what your character is before it gets too easy for mafia to guess. Some franchises/IRL things have enough villains to facilitate asking "where's your character from", and some don't. Baiting people into making a guess easier is something scum Pie would do. However, the other side of the coin is that a lot of what he's saying seems like a continuation of Casey's idea after reading the DP. I've also seen Pie come up with plans that he strongly believes are correct as town, and this fits that. All in all, I'm not entirely sure what to make of it. I need to see more.
Barney, Savant, and Earth - Null: Not much going on here. Nothing, in Savant's case.
Joebob - Neutral: I don't like how he's trying to guess Wylted's character. The only thing stopping me from having an FOS here is the fact that he might've been joking around with Wylted. Otherwise, not much going on here.
Austin - Ever so Slight Scum: I don't like how he claimed so early with no pressure. It's something he did last game while he faking just about everything as town. The problem here is that I feel like he should learn from last game, and not do stuff like that. So that's already ringing alarm bells in my head. I suppose he could be trying a new gambit in a different way that he thinks won't run into the same problems as last one. Another thing is that I could very much see a point in Don Corleone being godfather. However, why would he claim that so openly if he were scum? There is no theme split, so maybe he thinks he can come up with a good fake claim and be safe? And yet, because of last game, I'm hesitant to have a harder scum read on him. Another person I need to keep an eye on.
Owen - Scum: Everything he's been doing reeks of blend in behavior. It could be just noobiness, but it feels a bit scummy and I think we shouldn't excuse all of his behavior just because he's new- I think we should start slowly raising our expectations. Last game, it felt like we had to guide him and he'll start doing things on his own a little bit as he learns. This game, it feels like he's telling us to carry him. Post #37 and 39 are standouts to me. Earlier, Cerulean asked Owen for his thoughts, which he seems to have ignored. Then there's his interaction with Pie... it's so weird. Asking for a favorite color and then asking why his question hasn't been answered looks like noob scum trying to mount an eventual accusation... when confronted he just gives the smartass answer of "you told me to ask questions." I know this could all be fluff too, but isn't a little late for fluff? I think it is. I don't think his later "read" on Cerulean makes much sense either. It's something Badger once correctly called me out on... the ol' "could be this, could be that" thing without giving much of a reason as to why it could be "this or that." Nothing he has done so far sits well with me.
