I also have been interested in the Joseph situation. Done a reread of interactions between chairs/hypercube and Joseph. Key areas are:
1. Early day 1 Joseph was the first one on chairs wagon, there was a bit of exchange between them, ending in Joseph stating that chairs was "Currently the most preferred option" for day 1 lynch. At that time chairs was on 3 votes and it was just under 3 days until deadline. (#234)
2. chairs was replaced by hypercube, whose first action was to vote Joseph. (#274)
3. When hypercube argued against the case on chairs, Joseph voted hypercube then realised hypercube = chairs and said 'definitely happy with my vote there'. (#349)
4. End of day 1, hypercube likes the Joseph wagon more than the Robz wagon (#380), joins as 4th on the wagon (making it the leading wagon) and is still happy with his vote on Joseph when the wagons are Joseph 5, EFHW 3, Robz 3. (#406). This is 6 hours before deadline.
5. Near the D1 deadline, hypercube follows faust from Joseph to Space (D-30mins), says he's 'obviously willing to go back' (D-5mins) and actually does go back (D-2mins). Wagons are Robz 6, Joseph 3.
6. Day 2, hypercube says it could have been better to get more people onto Joseph at end of day 1 (#519), thinks lynching Joseph would give us a good deal of information (#553) and wonders why other people are certain that Joseph is town (#571). Moves from Joseph to EFHW in deference to IC Robz. (#576)
7. Joseph suggests a hyper-space team (#520)
8. Near the D2 deadline, Joseph would prefer neither WCD nor hypercube (#739), but votes WCD (better of the two) to put the wagons at WCD 5, hyper 4.
9. PPS disagrees with Joseph, then Joseph votes for hypercube ("Actually, let's sheep the IC"), to put the wagons at hyper 6, WCD 4.
Now, there are a couple of things that make me think they could be partners - basically items 5 and 8 above.
But overall there's been a lot more of them voting for each other than I would expect if they were partners. Item 4 especially makes it look unlikely.
So no, count me out of a Joseph lynch.
PPE: 3