Mafia: The James Edition

[Cornflower MM]

Uh, Groddz, we always do that. How did Skye put? The _____ choo-choo train? Game before last was a prime example of that. Remember, everyone jumped on the 'Let's Kill Corn!' bandwagon, and then I'd work my magic powers and you'd all jump on someone's tail?

Corn, that's what I was saying...

No, you just said we pretty much only do it the first day - But we do it all. The. Time.

[James Gryphon]

I got a question from a Mafia member, and I think the answer is relevant to everyone, so I'll give it here.

I wasn't sure of the answer at first, but after doing a lot of research, I've come to the conclusion that the way it is usually played, the Mafia are required to select a particular player from their group to make the nightkill. So, if somebody tracks or blocks that player, they can be detected or blocked.

So, if you're a Mafia group, be sure to tell me which of your members you want to make your nightkill. And if you have a role, be aware that targeting a player can affect their chances of making said kill.

[Cornflower MM]

Are we waiting on someone?

[James Gryphon]

There's a few orders left that haven't been sent in; I don't expect it'll be too much longer though.

[Fatch of Southsward]

Just gonna go ahead and point out (while I am still alive) that Lord Ashenwyte has not been on recently, and everyone else has.

In fact, everyone else has been online within the last day, except for him.

This may tag him as mafia - that's the role I would be most likely to wait on if I were host.

[James Gryphon]

His profile does say he was on earlier today, 12 hours ago, at 10 AM (CST). I talked to him last night on the Discord server too.

At any rate, more orders have come in since my last post, and I expect the next story post will be up before too much longer.

[Aimless Gallivanter]

i think that's a little far fetched Garth.( i meant Fatch but auto correct said Garth so I'm leaving it). You realize there's so much more to this forum than the Mafia game right? It's silly to say that because he's not on, he's avoiding this thread, specifically. Additionally, he's probably just busy, and discord is more accessible to him then the forum or something.

[Groddil]

Ash has a very similar Timezone to me, so since he was last active, he's had to sleep, then do whatever during the day that could have kept him busy. He's usually active when most of the American members aren't. Just check the Discord history, for instance.

[James Gryphon]

I'm going to bed pretty soon; I expect I'll have the story and the Day Phase up tomorrow afternoon, or night, though, so be on the lookout for that.

[Groddil]

Cool. Hope I'm still alive by then.

[Cornflower MM]

*Sighs impatiently*

[James Gryphon]

By about 9:20, the excitement of the first day had begun to wear off, and the fatigue from the long day had set in. After one short game of Redwall trivia, the assembly broke up and went off to their rooms, Matthias being careful to remind everyone to be quiet and consider the needs of the other hotel guests.

After the guys got into their room, they began to sort through their belongings and figure out who would be going where. By the end of it, Søren, Sage, Gonff, Del, and Fatch had decided to stick in 208 with James and Daniel, while Ashe, Groddil, Jet, Chipster and Daskar settled down in 218 with Matthias. James had arranged himself a cot under the customary desk in the corner of the room, with his phone plugged in, texting someone. Søren hooked his phone up to the wall next to James, commenting that he was lucky that the battery hadn't already gone out. Del called the shower first, while Sage and the others talked about how the day had gone.

Meanwhile in the other room, Daskar bounced around irritating Jet and Groddil. Matthias told them to quiet down, as he was on the phone with Rain and Galli sorting out the details of the next day's schedule. After their call was done, he opened the door to 208 and poked his head in to inform James and Dan that the group, as determined in their previous conversation that day, was scheduled to be up for breakfast at 10, and headed out to visit the arboretum by 12.

With that element of housekeeping done, Del finally got out of the bathroom. Sage asked James whether he could go get some more towels from the front desk, considering that there were seven people in the room and only four sets available. James consented; Gonff also thought of a couple more things that they might need, so Sage and Gonff walked out and went down the stairs in that direction.

Meanwhile, in the girls' room, they had quickly ascertained the need for more towels and washcloths. Sky volunteered to go to the front desk, and headed out. A minute later, Galli, who had been in the bathroom, came out and asked where Sky was. After Rosie told her, Galli said, "Well, I just found out that we're going to need more soap. I'll guess I'll go down with her to make sure we get some," and headed outside.

Sky, Sage and Gonff met at the front desk. They exchanged pleasantries while they waited for the hotel staff to come. Sage mentioned that they ought to get some trash bags while they were there, to help hold people's used clothing, and that sounded like a good idea to the others, who placed that additional request to the manager. Galli arrived at about this time and placed her request for more soap. The goods arrived at about the same time; as they all collected their new things and got ready to go, Sky mentioned her intention of picking up some ice from the ice machine. The group walked back up the stairs and headed to their separate rooms. Sky and Galli found out from Rain when they got there that Eul and Rosie had left the room, Eul wanting a fresh bottle of water and Rosie itching for a bag of Skittles.

Armed with this knowledge, Sky picked up the ice bucket and headed out to collect some frozen water. Along the way she crossed paths with Eul and Rosie, who were coming back, Rosie with her skittles and Eul carrying a bag full with four bottles of water. Sky asked her why so many? Rosie said, "I know; she must be really really thirsty!". Eul shrugged and replied, "You can never be too hydrated!" Moving on, Sky reached the alcove where the ice machine was. She found Sage was there, with a bucket of his own, doing the same thing. He commented, "I thought getting ice was a good idea, so after I dropped into our room I told them I would do the same as you. Also, I don't think James liked the idea of you being down here by yourself."

Her hands full with a bucket of ice, Sky and Sage began to walk back. However, as they were about half-way there, Sky detected a flicker of movement out of the corner of her eye. She asked Sage to hold up, and looked around to see if she could figure out what was moving. For a moment, nothing; then it was there; someone wearing a hat running in her direction! Sky and Sage tried to react, but it was too late; the figure tackled them, hissing "Get down!" As they fell towards the ground, Sky saw a stream of liquid hit the side of the wall where she had just been standing. Sky turned to thank her unexpected savior, but found nobody was there. They had disappeared into the night as quickly as they came. Sage looked at where the liquid had hit, to find what looked like a blue substance on the rocky wall.

Somewhat shaken, the two picked themselves back up. Sky's bucket had miraculously stayed closed during the exchange, so she collected it, and they began to walk back, taking an unusual amount of time looking around every corner to make sure that nobody was there. However, they made it back to their doors without further incident.

Rosie answered the door when Sky knocked, and seemed somewhat taken aback by her state. "What happened?" Galli, who was sitting in bed reading a book, looked over. "What happened to your hair? You look like you've been fighting." Sky said, "Well, maybe close enough to it..." and explained what had happened. "It must have been a Mafia attack," exclaimed Eul. Peony snorted. "They're lucky they took on Sky instead of me. I would've thrown the ice and the bucket."

The rest of the night went by apparently uneventfully. All of the members were up by 8 in the morning, and began trickling into their room by 9:30. James and Del arrived notably later than the others, at exactly 10:05. Del, while still cheerful, seemed more subdued than usual. The reason for this was soon revealed when James stood up at the podium and began to speak.

"For our morning Mafia news, I'd like to announce two events that took place during the last day phase. Firstly, there was an attempted hit on Sky last night that went awry. She was apparently saved thanks to the intervention of the Doctor. Secondly, Delthion was apparently shot while he slept. The color on his shirt was red. He was an ordinary Blue Mafia goon. Thanks for your attention; that's all I have for now. We'll have another Mafia meeting tonight. In the meantime, eat up and get ready to get anything you might need for the day; our van heads out in two hours!"



After a long day walking on trails and through gardens at the arboretum, topped off by a visit to an impressive pond, the group made it back to the hotel in time for the evening meal. After talking and playing quietly in their assigned room for the next few hours, the time finally came for the evening discussion... and vote.

--- TLDR ---
Delthion, a Blue Mafia goon, is "dead".
There was an assassination attempt on Skyblade, but it failed, thanks to the timely intervention of the Doctor.
The second Day phase has begun.

[Skyblade]

THANK YOU, DOCTOR!
And even though you're evil, Red Mafia, thanks for killing one of the Blue Mafia

Okay, firstly:

Along the way she crossed paths with Eul and Rosie, who were coming back, Rosie with her skittles and Eul carrying a bag full with four bottles of water. Sky asked her why so many? Rosie said, "I know; she must be really really thirsty!". Eul shrugged and replied, "You can never be too hydrated!"

This "clue" seems way too obvious to actually mean anything. If Eul was Mafia, why would she collect water in front of everyone? This doesn't mean that she can't be Mafia, but this line doesn't point to her being so.

As James stated earlier:

That said, there should always be information in the story posts that's relevant to something (now, that might not necessarily be somebody's Mafia status). You might have to sift through it, though, to avoid false leads.

This implies that we shouldn't go after the things that really stand out. We would have to take a more analytical approach.

My Mafia philosophy is: Consider clues, but don't rely on them - you may be interpreting them all wrong. Never let them be the sole reason to vote.

~~

Also, I have an idea that may mean something. @James Gryphon: Do the girls at any point have access to the guys room and vice versa? And may you PM Ashe please? He hasn't posted once.

Here's my thought. If people can't visit others of the opposite gender:

Secondly, Delthion was apparently shot while he slept.

The killer had to be in the room to do this. Thus, the killer has to be male.

Furthermore, I was attacked outside my room. I'm thinking: if the attacker was a girl, why didn't she just kill me in my sleep, like what happened to Del? It would been easier. But if the Mafia was a guy, killing me in my room wouldn't have worked, hence why he had to track me in the hallway.

I'll get James' reply before making further investigations.

[Groddil]

Ookey, let's see.

It looks like Del got taken out by the other mafia (cheers, murderers), so that's one less him to worry about. Meanwhile, we're going to have to find out who actually shot him.

It'd be a good idea to go off who was in the same room as him.

Soren, Sage, Gonff, Fatch, James, and Daniel.

We can rule off James and Daniel straight away, obviously.

Sage was with Sky when Del probably died, so let's rule out him.

The killer was either Soren, Fatch, or Gonff. I'm not sure when exactly Gonff got back, but I think it would be wise to assume that the blue mafia probably put one person in each room, as not to worry about keys. Plus, if Del had a friend with him, he might not have died. So, that means, of Soren, Fatch, and Gonff, one person is most likely red mafia, while the others are town. I'm tending to lean more towards Soren and Fatch.

As for who tried to kill Skyblade, it was probably somebody who wasn't in their room at the time. That segment was a bit confusing, but I think we can safely say somebody who wasn't in their room did the deed. (Apart from Sage).

From this, we can also say that Sage is probably either Red Mafia or Town, as he was with Sky when somebody else from Blue tried to kill her.

That's just what I scrounged up, though. If somebody can try and decipher the Skyblade scene more, or try and find out who killed Delthion, I'd appreciate it. Cheers.

EDIT: Ninja'd

[Søren]

Ninja'd:
Preliminary thoughts:
So, putting aside the clues in the story for the moment, let's look at what happened. We know the Doctor isn't Sky, unless James made up a character to save her. Sage isn't the Doctor is you consider that as evidence from the story.
So we have two who are clearly not the Doctor. Sky could be Red Mafia, or Town. Sage could be anything.
Del, he's dead. So who was he hanging out with in the story? It said he was killed in his sleep. So it's likely from either of the two rooms (clue stretch, I know, I'm just putting it out there) They have a connecting door, so it could've been anyone. More conveniently though for it to be from either of the two rooms.

Onto random observations that could possibly be clues:
So, Galli made a request to the front desk. No one else is mentioned speaking to the hotel staff. She's also the only non-mod who's mentioned to be consorting on planned activities. That's kinda unusual, considering all the other forum guest are being babysat. She was alone in the bathroom, and then asked where Sky was, declared she was going to go get soap, and then left until after the attempt on Sky. Maybe she has a role?
Sage is everywhere. He though up the idea for towels, then trash bags, and out of nowhere he thinks up ice, just as Sky did.

Right now, based on potential clues, I'm definitely thinking Galli. (Maybe Galli as the Doctor)

We should definitely find out from James if the room placements have any bearing before we start singling out people, @Groddil.