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Old 04-17-2009, 06:08 PM   #538
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Originally Posted by me on Shasta
Now does this look like you two have had conversations lately, like within a few hours, last Night, or something?
You just reminded me of one thing that was bothering me about you but I always forgot to mention. The quote above is a classic example, but there have been a few other similar ones as well. That sort of seemingly-careless, half-serious little accusations seasoned with a rolleyes smiley. I can't see the purpose that would serve for an ordo, but I do see the benefit of retorts like that for a wolf. This sort of things are easy to toss around and can be interpreted as a joke or a serious suspicion both. Having given lots of statements like that, you can then refer to them either as "I suspected him already here!" or "hey, but that was just a joke, why didn't you guys get it", whichever way the situation develops.
A classic example? Aren't you now stretching things to your favour? And you really can't see the purpose for an innocent to do that?

You should know better. And this makes me eat some of my words of not suspecting you so much anymore I said in my last post before seeing this.

Of course ordos gain from making things like that. You fish reactions, you look and see how people react to those. I thought Shasta's answer to that was a bit dubious and I already thought I might have a scent of a trace there but with you then...

Well if you are a baddie and wish to play as safe as possible then you probably won't see it. But we ordos need to get people into talking and reacting - and if they do not do it themselves and free-willing we need to force them to do it. Making that kind of statements is one way of doing it.

How have you tried to fish the wolves out from the lot yourself?
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