When I saw them put each other as protects I went hmm.
They were extremely blatant in day 1, to my advantage. I was working with effectively three confirmed townies for both Day 1 as well as my cop shot. I'm actually shocked more people didn't pick up on it.
The lack of relative fight is what kind of settled things for me (plus the fact that neither Nat or Alex hammered after a long time). I try not to use that reasoning for a push, people get busy plus it can feel kind of shitty if it feels like people are telling you that you aren't playing hard enough for them, but it is a factor in my internal confirmation.
Problem is, Zook was borderline confirmed townie once Sparks flipped as Serial Killer.
Day 1 - Alexem 2 votes, Malus 2 votes -
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kr...-slept-the-town-changed.806226/post-117834516
I come in, vote Malus - Alexem 2 votes, Malus 3 votes -
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kr...-slept-the-town-changed.806226/post-117836541
Zook comes in not too long after, seals Malus's fate - Alexem 2 votes, Malus 4 votes -
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kr...-slept-the-town-changed.806226/post-117837549
You'll notice that Lux and Malus, who are both active during this, ignored Zook's vote too. If they had all been mafia together, they'd want to actively start fighting each other to get that distance in. Give Zook that townie cred for if malus flips, given that they can't prevent the bus that the hypothetical Scum!Zook just did.
There just shouldn't have been a reason to suspect poor Zook, unless you believe he personally was driving the bus that slammed malus into a bottomless pit on day 1. :(
I suspect Zook himself may not have realized this. Nobody did point this out in game, after all.
So Alex and Nat will cross vote, Stu is going for Nat and it seems laoni is leaning Alex. Between laoni and Stu I don't know which will be able to convince the other.
I'm hoping that Laoni will go for the Alex elimination, and that Natiko will fight for his right to stay in the game. The fate of this game is going to heavily depend on how quickly a Natiko elimination is accepted. If it is challenged, Alexem will actually have to be pressured, but if we have a repeat of the previous day phase, Alexem will easily win.