Preface:
I've known Bogard for a long time, and I like to think I understand him pretty well. The two of us bicker like cats and dogs on most topics, having wildly different tastes no matter what the subject is. We're like two polar opposites. That's fed into a friendly antagonism between us, that I am positive many people playing have witnessed in the past. The most recent being Bogard openly supporting
every staff member in a Hurt x Heal forum game
except yours truly. That's just how it is—Bogard will target me regardless of the situation, and make an enemy out of me due to habit or his own preferences.
This Game:
Understanding the fundamentals of our relationship, I got a curious thought. Bogard should
always accuse me of being scum, no matter how I act. The only reason he might not want to, is if
he himself is scum. Now, you might assume this is perfect for Bogard. I'm a good scape goat, he could buy some townie insurance early on and pretend to be proactive. However, in my last two/three Mafia games, I'll toot my own horn and say I've come out passionately and loud against whoever accuses me. Makes them center stage in the discussions. That's not ideal for playing as scum, we would all agree.
So, knowing all of this, I decided to test the waters. If I was very provocative and absurdly blunt with straddling the line, the many times I purposefully quoted him after we were under suspicion, and using the term "boss man" repeatedly the examples here, he should say or do something.
If I'm making myself suspicious, Bogard should be suspicious of me, and because he hasn't shown the slightest interest in my auspiciousness, it now confirms that I was right to be suspicious of Bogard. If Bogard were a townie, he would've jumped on me for far, far less and accused me of being scum after intentionally quoting/mentioning him after we were suspected of being teamed together.
But he didn't. (Likely for the reasons I outlined in my earlier post).
I even revealed my character claim in my first post and our Admin did not so much as bat an eye or make a statement about this bold, Solitaire Strategy. He made one playful remark about me being scum, then moved on.
Based off my interactions with Bogard on this forum and over the years, this is very unlike him and he should've responded to ANY of my quotes with scathing criticisms of my play style. Yet, he ghosted me, utterly and completely. As if he's trying to avoid talking to me at all. Because he knows airing his natural suspicion of me in this game will do nothing but give him unneeded attention.
The Summary:
I know how Bogard acts. He's behaving differently, specifically around me when I'm almost begging him to claim I'm scum. The only reasons he could be resisting those claims is;
1) He is secretly Mafia, and doesn't want the attention this early.
2) He is secretly Mafia, and due to the fact people always assume I'm scum, he thinks I'll be a good scape goat for him and draw towns attention.
3) He somehow doesn't suspect me despite me being deliberately suspicious. (X for Doubt)
Further thoughts—I cannot remember exactly where she said it, but Kiwi said she gets quiet when she's mafia because she doesn't know how to talk/act. For the most part, she has been quiet. It's not conclusive, but she's aired on my radar because of it.