Town points to TA for putting in the time and bringing up things I hadn't noticed. But I really disagree about UoS. I feel like he has been challenging in a helpful way and is trying to understand what is behind what people are saying, which can be a fruitful method of scum-hunting.
I did my Seprix reread and didn't come away with anything conclusive. I still find his switch from XP to gkrieg the scummiest thing - he says now he doesn't know why he did it. I think he puts a lot more effort into distracting town than scum-hunting, so I'm still ok with his lynch.
I'm warming up to my 2.7 vote. Initially I thought of it as a communication, but TA pointed out the 1 scum/1 town thing in 237, and it made more sense to me as a scum!construction than it did when I tried to read it as towny. His defense of UoS is easy to read as fake, though that wasn't my initial response. His tunneling XP is hard to read. XP is scummy, AND 2.7 has been pushing his lynch too hard. Oh no - this is threatening to become a 1 scum/ 1 town argument! But XP still seems scummy and I'd switch to him.
re: TA's comments on my case against XP, the original linked here for reference
#1 he DID say he was voting gkrieg as the scummiest of the lurkers, #2 makes inferences based on others' behaviors, which it is true isn't a strong argument. It was part of the picture for me. #3 no one can deny the wagon-hopping - I'm interpreting it as shopping. No one has refuted this point. #4, role-fishing, TA says doesn't lead to XP alone, but really he was the most direct:
Maybe I should do some sort of breadcrumbing.
Does anyone feel somewhat creeped-out? (related to their role)
It's not just the breadcrumbing statement - it's the direct question that follows it. I know scum!me would love to get a discussion like that started. It would almost inevitably lead to revelations. Another thing I didn't mention before is his targeting of gkrieg, which feels like someone looking for a mislynch.
So I'm willing to lynch XP, Seprix or 2.7. Keeping an eye on chairs and hockey - and also silver. No one else currently stands out as a possible scum read. Town on UoS, TA, faust (I think), Ghacob.
PPE: 6