Tol-in-Gaurhoth XVIII: The Play’s The Thing…

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And while Farael's posts may be intriguing as far as Aiwendil is concerned, they have not exactly been helpful in many other respects. He has focussed almost entirely on one villager. There are (currently) 13 other villagers, and three Wolves on the loose. It seems to me that he would better serve the village by looking for all of them, not just the one that he thinks he has found.

All right, watch me pull an lmp:

That's what I've thought since Day 1. (Really! What, you don't believe me?
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Farael's accusations are either based on a refusal to understand Aiwendil's sometimes subtle reasoning and willingness to consider several viewpoints and shades of gray (which style, as I have found to my own detriment, can be taken as a refusal to commit to one line of thinking), or they are totally unfounded. Nothing about Aiwendil's posts has made me think "Wolf!"

This is not to say, though, that I want to write off Aiwendil as innocent. He has me stymied; but Farael's crusade against him reflects much more poorly on the accuser than on the accused.

Now, to dancing spawn. Remember Day 1? When I thought that long post was a little suspicious? I backed off, both because of her calm response and because it didn't bother anyone else. But now? Now? I'm starting to look back at it. She's successfully set up a little feud with Eomer, which led Boromir to post this:

Spawn and Eomer: When the game progresses and innocents are dying I suspect those that take a semi-vocal/leader role. You know they just seem so insightful, and willing to help, it's hard to suspect them, but it's hard not to when it's innocents getting lynched instead of wolves.

If you ask me, they both look a little squidgy in their "argument," which strikes me as a little contrived.

I also don't want to overlook mormegil. He's been flying under the radar for the entire game. I have nothing more concrete than that, but he's making me nervous.

I"m not ready to let up on Garin yet, either--he could easily be hiding behind his personality, hoping to slide by on "Oh, he's just being Garin."

Where does this leave me? To be honest I'm at a loss. I haven't got any likely innocents at all--perhaps I'm becoming a little paranoid. I'm going to wait and see, while watching Farael, Eomer, and spawn very carefully. I'm going to think hard about lmp's sacrificial stance today (sacrificial la--er, wolf?) I'm going to continue to suspect Garin.

And all of this while trying hard not to forget the rest of the village--as I said, I haven't seen anyhting that screams "innocent."