This is my theory since prof insists on me telling it. It might have holes because I've not been able to search for everything properly. If you think something is contradictory, or you simply think this has no basic whatsoever, tell me.
Alright, here goes:
Padib wants the nuke to detonate.
I still don't understand Padib's actions for ToDay. But something is clear, Padib has claimed dozens of times that if the nuke detonates, he won't die.
Maybe his win condition a) can be achieved with the nuke blowing up in our faces b) has something to do with the nuke exploding.
Actions of Padib have been strange. He first claimed an EMP attack. Then he came and started arguing with me about some thoughts I've given, which also made him vote for my lynch when I had placed him as nuker placeholder.
When I explained him that he was nuker placeholder no more, he felt more confident. Then he unvoted me, and went and voted prof for lynching. Then he switched again, and choosed Eric.
Then, finally, he announced "the bomb" (heh): I'm the nuker. Unvoted Eric, went back to me again.
This pattern makes no sense whatsoever. If he knew right from the beginning who was the culprit, why wait a bit of time? Unless his power has some cooldown or something. Still;
he didn't say the nuker name when he first claimed. He wanted to gather some thoughts from the other users. Why he did this, I can not comprehend.
So now he wants me to be lynched, claiming that I'm the nuker.
Let's rewind a bit, shall we? I confronted theprof ToDay because he seemed to brag about a power extremely similar to one I also have. When Truck asked me about the nature of the power, I revealed my character and his skill.
Later, prof was confronted due to the fact that he share a similar power, yet we don't know what the heck his character is. Alright, let's give prof a vote of confidence here and let's say Prof has also the ability to detect cloaking people.
Padib's plan starts going into motion (still, can't understand why he'd vote Eric.). He announces he has catched the criminal. A bit of time later when he has thought of everything, he points at me.
Padib wants me lynched, and prof dead. That much is clear if you look back at how ToDay has gone through. Let's assume something, then. Let's assume both me and prof say the truth, and we're both people with the skill of detecting cloaking people.
Padib want the people who can identify the potential nuker dead. If I am lynched, and prof is killed ToNight, Town is completely blind for the fourth and final day.
You'll probably say: "But if he did something as dumb as that, once we uncover that you were telling the truth we'll lynch him on Day 4."
If Padib is lying, and both me and prof die, lynching Padib on day 4 would mean Game Over.
He's not a Ghost.
Meaning, Town would have to try and catch someone without any kind of clue. Remove prof and me from the equation, you still have too many options for just jumping in black to a choice.
Padib is taking advantage of two things:
a) The fact that we're at Day 3. Prof and me could scan two people ToNight, which is better than nothing might I add. But kill us, and you've got nothing for Day 4.
b) The fact that he can't die from the nuke. He himself admitted it. So while he also has some kind of invincity power (haven't read much on this, so I might be mistaken here), he's safe for both Night 3, Day 4 (read above) and Night 4.
There's also something I've read from Padib which wasn't very clear. His attacks. He claimed that, in case I wasn't lynched Day 3, he would do whatever he could to kill me Night 3, "but he might not be able to completely kill me because I'm a Ghost". Yet he also said something interesting to prof today:
| padib said: To be honest, when Wright will flip nuke, we will want prof immediately dead. We don't know what he is capable of at Night and what unit he will harm, so it would be best to ensure he doesn't harm any Town A units. If he attacks me, I will retaliate. If he attacks another unit, I will kill him in the process. Hopefully I can spare a town death by doing so. |
Meaning, Padib's "attack" isn't really an attack. More like a countermeasure. He can't attack Prof directly, or he would have stated something as such. Instead, he said "if he attacks me [...] if he attacks another unit [...]" for his power to trigger.
If I am not lynched ToDay, Padib wants a backup plan. He would go to Day 4 and claim that he attacked me, but wasn't able to kill me because I'm the Ghost and blablabla.
Padib cannot attack me. He was bullshiting when he said he would do whatever he could to destroy me in case I wasn't lynched. Unless throwing Detector at someone makes his character retaliate (now this would be extremely awkward). Why lie about something like that, then? Why not just ask for scum to kill me?
Because he wants to cover his back unless I'm not killed ToDay.
This is my theory.
