Well done, everyone- that game was certainly fun. Despite the loss, the baddies did very well. So then, here's the plotting from my side- Rikae can add her side as she chooses.
Rikae and I were allowed to PM during the Day only. This wasn't a huge problem for the most part, since we were both around at the begining of every Day. However, the end of each day was messy, since I was not around, and Rikae had information she wanted to check with me. This actually resulted in a funny occurance when on Night 2, I hunted Nogrod and she protected him.
Day 1
I started with my now infamous "Catch All" post about possible roles. I had a double purpose for that- one was to move the discussion along and into actual work; the other was to look for people who insisted on continuing the debate and carry the discussion away from the all important goal of catching wolves. (And it worked- TGWBS's continuation of it tripped my alarms.) Rikae and I PMed each other to discuss strategy and our roles, etc. For the record, I would not have made a kill if lynched. We decided to take the middle road- not ignore each other, not exonerate each other, and not heavily suspect each other. She posted her response to my post with another dual purpose- keeping up a distance between us, and looking for people to jump on the suspicion. (Another Baddie caught with Glirdan!)
Night 2
For better or for worse, I had signed off for the Day just as Nogrod was becoming active, so I could only read and review what had been posted while I was out. Nogrod's post seemed horribly off to me somehow, and I chose to hunt him because of it. If it makes you feel better, Nogrod, the thought of you as a wolf had me hoping for death so I could take you out with me; I was that worried about it.
Day 2
Rikae and I made our discoveries. At first we thought Nogrod had been attacked and protected, so we thought he was a known innocent. (That's what I get for reading the game thread before the admin thread.) Then we realized the truth of the matter. While she explained to me via PM why she thought he was innocent, I worked on an analysis of him to better explain why I suspected him. We also openly debated on the thread to further show distance between us- making it apparent that we couldn't commincate otherwise. I quite seriously suspected him. I mean, caution is all well and good, but everything should be taken in moderation. Something about the way he talked so much without saying anything reminded me of a wolvish SPM.
Night 3
I hunted Gil, for the reasons in the thread. Rikae had asked me prior if I had an opinion on whom to protect. I thought Sixth, because everyone pretty much trusted him except Gil (whom I thought was evil.)
Day 3
I was really getting tired of living, so I started dropping Ranger hints. (That's what the surprise about the Brinniel kill was about.) I have a chart that I use every game for keeping track of who suspects / votes for whom, and I busied myself filling it out for each Day, and cross-checking, etc. (In case your wondering, I kick butt at Clue.) That's how I found Brinniel's remark about checking out Lommy. Nogrod's case against me was based entirely on an unproven theory about TGWBS, so I was even more suspicious of him.
Also, Rikae and I started to worry that no one was suspecting her and the wolves would kill her because of it. I did my "analysis" of her to throw suspicion in her direction with out getting her lynched. Turns out it wasn't even necessary.
However, as I was about to make my final post before leaving for work, my husband's recruiter called to tell us that Mr. Roa was to be shipped out
the very next day, as opposed to several months from now, which is what we had been expecting. You may notice that that post seems a bit rushed- it's because I was in full blown panic and trying (and failing) to keep calm. We were called back 10 minutes later to be told it was false alarm. If it was possible to kill someone via phone, I assure you the tech sergeant would no longer be with us. I did the only thing I could- vote my top suspect and leave.
When I came back, I only had 30 minutes to catch up, and I had just enough time to drop my final Ranger hint. I sent a pm to Rikae, telling her to protect Mac, just incase the wolves didn't take the bait.
Night 4
Never have I been so happy to be killed by the wolves. I hunted Lommy with yet another dual purpose in mind- one to kill a potential wolf, and one to prove if Mac was lying. I had the crazy idea that Nogrod and Lommy were lovers, so I half expected to read my death scene on Day 4 as having 3 dead, instead of two.
That's my end. I was truly shocked to hear that Nogrod was innocent the next Day, though all his talk about lovers made me wonder if I was right about him being one.