Not the doctor — which means Dylan is the only seat left that can still counterclaim. Dylan, on the record before votes: yes or no.

If no: this claim stands on nothing. N1 self, N2 Moxie — no save ever occurred, so there is no public evidence and never will be. Of every claim available at six votes, Ryan picked the only one that can't be tested tonight.

And his Bryan retrofit is false on its face. Bryan called the Palmer case "thin" and said it "indicts four of us" — nobody describes their own concealed guilty that way. That's not a doctor surfacing truth; it's a player retrofitting a dead man's vote to aim today's rope at Palmer. Third relocation in two days, now with a role attached to make himself unvoteable.

Real doctors do claim at the rope — granted. That's why Dylan's answer matters, and why I won't pretend this is safe either way. But at 3/8 an untested claim doesn't dissolve six votes by existing.

My vote stays on Ryan unless Dylan counterclaims.


Explanation:
Critical moment. Ryan claims doctor: "N1 I protected myself; N2 I protected Moxie." No counterclaim should exist — I'm Dylan, a villager. Liv directly asks me to state on record whether I'm the doctor. I am NOT the doctor, so no counterclaim from me.

Let me think hard about what's true and what to do.

Facts:
- 8 alive: me (Dylan, villager), Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Ryan, Cyan, Liv.
- Roles among alive (from my villager knowledge): originally 3 mafia + 1 doctor + 1 detective (Bryan, dead) + 6 villagers (Michael dead, Trae dead, so 4 villagers alive incl. me). So alive: 3 mafia, 1 doctor, 4 villagers.
- The real doctor IS alive among these 8 (doctor can't be dead — only Michael, Bryan, Trae died, all V/D).
- So exactly one of Sam/Palmer/Josie/Moxie/Ryan/Cyan/Liv is the real doctor. If Ryan is lying, one of the other six is the real doctor and would presumably counterclaim... but wait — would the real doctor counterclaim? Claiming doctor when mafia are pushing a lynch on you... The real doctor might stay hidden strategically. But at this game state (3/8), if Ryan's claim goes uncontested and he's fake, town loses its doctor invisibility AND likely lynches a townie.

Liv's point is sharp: "N1 self, N2 Moxie" is an untestable claim — no save ever occurred publicly, so nothing can confirm or refute it tonight either unless someone gets attacked and saved... actually wait: tonight mafia will attack someone. If doctor protects that person, they survive. If Ryan is the real doctor and says he'll protect X, we could test tomorrow. But claims like "I protected Moxie N2" can never be verified because Moxie wasn't attacked (Trae was).

Hmm, actually there's one subtle testable element: N2, Trae was killed. If Ryan protected himself N2... no wait, he says N2 he protected Moxie, and Trae died. Consistent with any lie too. Untestable.

Now: is Ryan mafia? Let me weigh.

Case for Ryan being mafia:
- The relocation pattern was real: Palmer case → Bryan vote → today Sam/Palmer. Each pivot kept him off ropes.
- His D1 stack with Cyan/Liv on Palmer (which got... well Palmer survived; Bryan died instead).
- Now facing a 6-vote wagon (Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie were voting Ryan per their posts; Cyan moved off to Palmer; Liv staying on Ryan unless I counterclaim). He pulls out an unverifiable role claim at the last second. Classic desperate scum move.
- The "Bryan had a concealed guilty on Palmer" retrofit is indeed suspicious reasoning — it conveniently redirects today's lynch to Palmer, who has been anti-trio all game. If Ryan/Cyan/Liv are the mafia trio, killing Palmer (their loudest opponent) via a fake doctor claim would be a masterstroke.
- Wait, but Cyan moved OFF Ryan onto Palmer after the claim. And Liv stayed on Ryan "unless Dylan counterclaims." Hmm.

Case for Ryan being genuine doctor:
- Real doctors do claim at the rope. At 3/8 with a 5-6 person wagon on you, claiming is the only survival option even for town-Ryan.
- His explanation of his pivots ("updating") is coherent-ish: Palmer answered → Bryan contradicted → Bryan flip invalidated.
- If Ryan is fake-claiming, the REAL doctor sits silent among Sam/Palmer/Josie/Cyan/Liv/Moxie and lets a fake doctor walk — that seems bad play for town, though possible if doctor wants to stay hidden. Actually, at 3/8, if the real doctor believes Ryan is scum-faking, countering the claim would out themselves AND create confusion. Some doctors would counterclaim to expose the fake; others hold.

Key structural insight: I know I'm NOT the doctor. So the real doctor is one of Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Ryan, Cyan, Liv. If Ryan is lying, the doctor is in {Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Cyan, Liv}. Would any of them let this slide without comment? Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie all voted Ryan already BEFORE the claim. None of them said "actually I'm the doctor." Cyan explicitly considered the claim credible enough to move off Ryan. Liv challenged it but didn't counterclaim.

If Ryan is fake and nobody counters, town faces: lynch Ryan (maybe kill fake-doctor scum = great) or lynch Palmer (Ryan's redirect target) or someone else.

What's my decision calculus as the final speaker?

My stated commitment R1: "Unless R2 produces something cleaner than three moves in two days, I'm voting Ryan." Did R2 produce something cleaner? Ryan produced a doctor claim. That's not a "cleaner contradiction" — it's a claim. Does it move me?

Options:
A) Vote Ryan anyway, calling the claim untestable and noting that if he's real, town loses the doctor but gains certainty about... hmm, no. If he's real doctor and we lynch him, town loses doc: composition becomes 3M vs 4T (me+3 others). Then night kill → 3v3 → mafia parity → loss. Lynching the real doctor at 3/8 ≈ losing. UNLESS doctor... no, dead doctor doesn't protect. So lynching a real doctor = essentially throwing.
   But if Ryan is fake doctor (mafia), lynching him is the game-winning play: 3M→2M vs 5T.
B) Vote Palmer (follow Ryan's redirect): if Ryan is real doctor and Bryan really had guilty-on-Palmer, Palmer is mafia — great. If Ryan is fake, we lynch his target = exactly what mafia wants.
C) Abstain/someone else: wastes the must-win day.

So today's vote is essentially: do I believe Ryan's claim or not?

Probability assessment. Let me think about the meta-shape of this game so far.

Sequence: D1 trio stack (Ryan/Cyan/Liv) built on Palmer after Moxie's prompt. Bryan joined, hedge noted. Bryan (det) executed 8-1-1. Night: Trae killed (the player who named the stack and opposed the wagon). D2: Sam/Palmer push trio (Liv/Ryan/Cyan); Josie pushes Ryan; Ryan pushes Sam/Palmer; Cyan/Liv push Ryan while defending each other.

Interesting: Cyan and Liv both defended each other across posts (Cyan: "Liv locked hard but answered criteria — narrow to Ryan"; Liv: ranks Ryan #1, Palmer #2, and earlier defended Cyan implicitly by "same answer isn't coordination"). Meanwhile both hammer Ryan. If Cyan+Liv were mafia with Ryan, would they throw him under the bus this hard? Possible (bus to survive), but two former-stack-mates BOTH pivoting to vote him out looks more like genuine town herding against the weakest-looking seat OR mafia cutting loose a exposed partner.

Alternative world: Ryan is mafia, Cyan and Liv are town. D1: three townies independently stacked Palmer (prompted by Moxie). Mafia (who?) killed Trae because he was organizing opposition? Then D2 everyone piles on Ryan because his sequence looks terrible. Ryan fake-claims doctor to survive. If I vote Ryan here and he's fake-claiming town... wait, a TOWN Ryan wouldn't fake-claim doctor — that would be insane for town (it makes the real doctor's protection worthless and creates counterclaim chaos). A villager Ryan wouldn't claim doctor. So EITHER Ryan is the real doctor, OR Ryan is mafia. There's no innocent reason to fake-claim doctor here. (Well, a very stupid villager, but let's assume rationality.)

So the binary: Ryan = real doctor, or Ryan = mafia.

P(Ryan mafia)? Prior from behavior: relocation pattern, D1 stack membership. Say ~50% before the claim? Then Bayes on the claim itself:
- P(claim | real doctor, on the rope) ≈ high, ~85% (doctors claim at the rope).
- P(claim | mafia, on the rope) ≈ also high, ~70%? Fake doctor is THE standard survival claim. Maybe slightly lower because smart mafia knows untestable claims get scrutinized... but it's still the best available move.
Likelihood ratio ≈ 85/70 ≈ 1.2 in favor of real. Weak update. Posterior maybe ~45% mafia.

Hmm, nearly coin flip. What breaks the tie?

Consider: if Ryan is the REAL doctor, then who are the 3 mafia among Sam/Palmer/Josie/Moxie/Cyan/Liv? In that world, today's correct lynch is elsewhere. Sam+Palmer's twin-push on the trio, Josie joining, Moxie joining the Ryan wagon... In world-A (Ryan real), mafia pushed a 5-person wagon onto the doctor. Who led it? Sam and Palmer started it (parallel posts), Josie/Moxie/I followed, then Cyan flipped to Palmer after the claim (!). Note Cyan moving to Palmer post-claim: in world-A that's mafia trying to salvage a mislynch on Palmer (their enemy). In world-B (Ryan mafia), Cyan moving to Palmer is... weird? If Cyan were mafia with Ryan, she'd want Ryan NOT

Explanation:
Submit now. Decision: I'm not the doctor, so no counterclaim. Ryan's claim is either real or mafia — no innocent fake exists. His retrofit of Bryan's vote is the tell: a real detective with a guilty result wouldn't call the case "thin, indicts four." The claim conveniently re-aims today's rope at Palmer, his loudest opponent — third relocation in two days, now role-armored.

I'm voting Ryan (seat-9). Message must be under 1000 chars. Draft:

"Answering Liv directly: I am not the doctor. No counterclaim exists from me.

So this is binary: Ryan is our doctor, or Ryan is mafia — nobody else has an innocent reason to wear that badge. Weigh it: a real doctor on a six-vote rope claims exactly like this. But look at what the claim carries: a retrofitted 'concealed guilty' on Bryan. Bryan called Palmer's case thin and said it indicted four speakers including himself — no detective with a guilty result frames his own read that way. And the retrofit's only function is to move today's rope onto Palmer, the seat that has fought Ryan's line hardest since day one. That's relocation number three, now armored with a role.

His protection story is unfalsifiable by design — no save ever happened, none can tonight prove it either way.

If I'm wrong and he's real, we lose the doctor and likely the game — I know the cost. But lynching his redirect target while he walks is worse: it hands mafia the day plus a free shield for tomorrow.

I'm voting Ryan."

Count: roughly? Para1 ~60, para2 ~530, para3 ~120, para4 ~180, para5 ~20 → ~910 + newlines ~915. Under 1000. Submit immediately with vote target seat-9... wait — can I both speak AND vote in one call? The options are speak OR pass; voting was last phase's action. Now available actions per briefing: speak / pass only. So I just speak; voting comes after. Right — "After the final discussion round, the table votes." So submit speak only.

your message is 1001 characters and the limit is 1000. Say the same thing more briefly.

Explanation:
1001 chars — one over. Cut a few characters. Remove "from me" (8 chars) and "until tomorrow" → saves plenty.

New version:

"Answering Liv directly: I am not the doctor. No counterclaim.

So it's binary: Ryan is our doctor, or Ryan is mafia — nobody else has an innocent reason to wear that badge. Yes, a real doctor on a six-vote rope claims exactly like this. But weigh what the claim carries: a retrofitted "concealed guilty" on Bryan. Bryan called Palmer's case thin and said it indicted four speakers, himself included — no detective holding a guilty result describes his own case that way. And the retrofit's only function is moving today's rope onto Palmer, the seat that has fought Ryan's line hardest since day one. That's relocation number three, now armored with a role.

His protection story is unfalsifiable by design: no save ever happened, and none tonight can prove it either way until tomorrow.

I understand the cost if he's real — dead doctor at 3/8 likely loses the game. But lynching his redirect target while he walks is worse: it hands mafia the day plus a shield for tomorrow.

I'm voting Ryan."

That removes ~15+ chars → ~985. Submit immediately, speak action only.


1001 chars — one over. Cut a few characters. Remove "from me" (8 chars) and "until tomorrow" → saves plenty.

New version:

"Answering Liv directly: I am not the doctor. No counterclaim.

So it's binary: Ryan is our doctor, or Ryan is mafia — nobody else has an innocent reason to wear that badge. Yes, a real doctor on a six-vote rope claims exactly like this. But weigh what the claim carries: a retrofitted "concealed guilty" on Bryan. Bryan called Palmer's case thin and said it indicted four speakers, himself included — no detective holding a guilty result describes his own case that way. And the retrofit's only function is moving today's rope onto Palmer, the seat that has fought Ryan's line hardest since day one. That's relocation number three, now armored with a role.

His protection story is unfalsifiable by design: no save ever happened, and none tonight can prove it either way until tomorrow.

I understand the cost if he's real — dead doctor at 3/8 likely loses the game. But lynching his redirect target while he walks is worse: it hands mafia the day plus a shield for tomorrow.

I'm voting Ryan."

That removes ~15+ chars → ~985. Submit immediately, speak action only.


Answering Liv directly: I am not the doctor. No counterclaim.

So it's binary: Ryan is our doctor, or Ryan is mafia — nobody else has an innocent reason to wear that badge. Yes, a real doctor on a six-vote rope claims exactly like this. But weigh what the claim carries: a retrofitted "concealed guilty" on Bryan. Bryan called Palmer's case thin and said it indicted four speakers, himself included — no detective holding a guilty result describes his own case that way. And the retrofit's only function is moving today's rope onto Palmer, the seat that has fought Ryan's line hardest since day one. That's relocation number three, now armored with a role.

His protection story is unfalsifiable by design: no save ever happened, and none tonight can prove it either way.

I understand the cost if he's real — dead doctor at 3/8 likely loses the game. But lynching his redirect target while he walks is worse: it hands mafia the day plus a shield.

I'm voting Ryan.


Explanation: Vote now. I committed to voting Ryan (seat-9). Submit immediately.


Vote now. I committed to voting Ryan (seat-9). Submit immediately.


Explanation:
The user wants me to vote. Let me carefully analyze the game state.
I think Ryan's doctor claim is the strongest case for mafia right now. The pattern of relocating targets (Palmer → Bryan → now me/Palmer) while the claim is unfalsifiable is exactly the kind of behavior that gets you lynched. His town list clearing exactly the seats pushing him is also suspicious.

 Cyan's move off Ryan after the doctor claim is telling - he recognized the risk of voting a real doctor at 3/8.

  The unfalsifiable nature of the claim combined with the retroactive Bryan interpretation makes me lean toward Ryan being mafia. If he's real doctor, voting him at this count is suicidal for 4 town vs 3 mafia.

So I'm voting Ryan.


The user wants me to vote. Let me carefully analyze the game state.
I think Ryan's doctor claim is the strongest case for mafia right now. The pattern of relocating targets (Palmer → Bryan → now me/Palmer) while the claim is unfalsifiable is exactly the kind of behavior that gets you lynched. His town list clearing exactly the seats pushing him is also suspicious.

 Cyan's move off Ryan after the doctor claim is telling - he recognized the risk of voting a real doctor at 3/8.

  The unfalsifiable nature of the claim combined with the retroactive Bryan interpretation makes me lean toward Ryan being mafia. If he's real doctor, voting him at this count is suicidal for 4 town vs 3 mafia.

So I'm voting Ryan.


Explanation: Evaluating lynch tradeoffs and parity risks for Ryan’s doctor claim with no counterclaim.Assessing the no-counterclaim implication for the doctor claim at 3/8 parity.Evaluating uncontested doctor claim risk at parity and the need for a counterclaim before lynching.Assessing the game-ending risk of lynching the uncontested doctor claim versus pivoting to another suspect.

Explanation: Analyzing Day 2 vote tradeoffs for an 8-player game with 3 mafia and a claimed doctor.Evaluating the counterclaim absence and parity risk to decide the Day 2 vote.Assessing the mislynch parity risk and untested doctor claim before choosing the Day 2 vote.Evaluating vote-count math and alignment signaling given the uncontested doctor claim at parity.

Explanation: Analyzing Day 2 vote math and role claims to avoid a mislynch that would give mafia parity.Evaluating the risk of lynching an uncontested doctor claim versus seeking an alternative target.Checking safety and scope constraints for a high-risk request.


Analyzing Day 2 vote math and role claims to avoid a mislynch that would give mafia parity.Evaluating the risk of lynching an uncontested doctor claim versus seeking an alternative target.Checking safety and scope constraints for a high-risk request.


Explanation:
We are at Day 2 vote. The situation: Ryan claims doctor. No counterclaim (Dylan says he's not doctor). So either Ryan is doctor or mafia. We need to decide.

We have 8 alive, 3 mafia. Mislynch likely loses. We have to vote.

Let's analyze the claims and arguments.

Ryan claims doctor, says he protected himself N1 and Moxie N2. Trae died N2, so no save announced. That's consistent.

But Ryan's claim comes when he's under pressure (6 votes on him? Actually vote count: earlier vote was Liv 1, Bryan 8, Palmer 1. Now it's day 2 vote, not yet voted. The discussion shows Ryan is being pushed by many. He claims doctor to avoid execution.

Dylan says he's not doctor. So no counterclaim.

Cyan moves off Ryan to Palmer, citing doctor claim.

Liv stays on Ryan, calls claim untested and retrofit.

Dylan votes Ryan, calling retrofit suspicious.

Sam? Sam said "Vote Ryan" in discussion round 2.

Palmer votes Ryan.

Josie votes Ryan.

Moxie (us) said "Voting Ryan" in discussion round 2.

But now after Ryan's claim, some are moving off. Cyan moves to Palmer. Liv stays on Ryan. Dylan stays on Ryan.

We need to decide. As a villager, we have no special info. We must evaluate likelihood.

Ryan's claim: doctor. If he's mafia, claiming doctor at rope is a classic mafia move. But also a real doctor would claim at rope. The fact that he claimed after being pushed hard (multiple people voting him) suggests it could be a desperation claim.

His protection choices: N1 self, N2 Moxie. Why Moxie? Moxie was not a clear town read; Moxie was quiet R1. Could be a mafia trying to protect a townie to gain trust? Or doctor protecting a player they think is town.

But note: Ryan originated the Palmer case, then pivoted to Bryan, now pivots to Sam/Palmer. That pattern of relocation is noted by many. The doctor claim could be a way to survive and continue manipulating.

Also, Bryan was detective. Bryan's vote on Palmer was weird (he called case thin but voted anyway). Ryan suggests Bryan had a guilty on Palmer. But Bryan said "indicts four of us" - that doesn't sound like a detective with a guilty. Detective would know Palmer is mafia and would push harder, not call case thin. So Ryan's retrofit seems weak.

Also, Ryan's town list clears Cyan, Liv, Moxie - the three not pushing him. That's self-serving.

Liv points out the claim is unfalsifiable: no save ever happened, and none tonight can prove it either way.

Dylan says lynching his redirect target (Palmer) while he walks is worse.

We have to decide. The majority of the discussion (Sam, Palmer, Josie, Dylan, Liv, Moxie originally) were voting Ryan. Cyan switched to Palmer. So there's a split.

If we vote Ryan, we risk killing doctor. If we vote Palmer, we risk killing a townie (Palmer has been town-read by some). But Palmer's echo case was weak, and he twinned Sam. However, Palmer's defense seems reasonable.

Given the doctor claim, we need to be careful. But also, if Ryan is mafia, letting him live is dangerous. At 3/8, mislynch loses. If Ryan is doctor, killing him loses. If Ryan is mafia, killing him is good.

We have no counterclaim. The doctor role is unique. If Ryan is lying, the real doctor would have counterclaimed (unless they are dead or chose not to). But the real doctor might be dead? No, we have no info on doctor death. Michael was villager, Trae villager, Bryan detective. So doctor is alive. If Ryan is not doctor, the real doctor is among the other 7. Why didn't they counterclaim? Possibly they are mafia? No, doctor is town. So real doctor would counterclaim to save themselves? But if Ryan is mafia claiming doctor, the real doctor would know Ryan is lying and would counterclaim to get Ryan executed. However, the real doctor might be afraid of being killed at night? But if they counterclaim, they'd be confirmed town (since mafia wouldn't counterclaim doctor as it's 1v1 and they'd be exposed). Actually, if real doctor counterclaims, then we have two doctor claims. We'd then have to decide between them. But the real doctor would be believed because mafia wouldn't counterclaim a fake doctor claim (it's suicidal). So real doctor should counterclaim. The fact that no one counterclaimed suggests either Ryan is the real doctor, or the real doctor is not paying attention? But all players are active. Dylan explicitly said he's not doctor. Others haven't spoken about being doctor. The real doctor would have spoken up now. Since no one else claimed, it's likely Ryan is the doctor.

But wait: The rules say doctor cannot protect same player two nights in a row. Ryan says N1 self, N2 Moxie. That's allowed.

Also, the doctor's protection is not announced unless a save occurs. Trae died, so no save.

Thus, Ryan's claim is plausible.

However, Ryan's behavior pattern (serial relocation) is suspicious. But a doctor under pressure might exhibit that pattern as town trying to survive.

We must weigh: If we execute Ryan and he's doctor, we lose a power role and go to 7 alive with 3 mafia (4 town vs 3 mafia). That's not auto-lose but close. If we execute Palmer and he's town, we go to 7 alive with 3 mafia (4 town vs 3 mafia) as well. But if Ryan is mafia, executing him reduces mafia to 2, giving town 5 vs 2, huge advantage.

The risk of killing doctor is high. But the risk of letting mafia live is also high.

Let's see what the other players are likely to do. From discussion: Sam, Palmer, Josie, Dylan, Liv, Moxie (us) all indicated voting Ryan. Cyan switched to Palmer. So there are at least 6 votes for Ryan if we all hold. But Cyan moved to Palmer. That's 1 for Palmer. If we vote Ryan, Ryan gets at least 6 votes (Sam, Palmer, Josie, Dylan, Liv, Moxie). That's a majority. But wait, Ryan himself will vote someone else (Palmer). So votes: Ryan: 6, Palmer: 1 (Cyan), Ryan votes Palmer. So Ryan would be executed.

But we are the last to vote? Actually vote is simultaneous. We need to decide.

Given the doctor claim, some might switch. But Dylan, Liv, Sam, Palmer, Josie all said they're voting Ryan despite claim. Cyan is the only one who moved off.

Thus, the consensus among town-leaning players is that Ryan is mafia faking doctor.

We should trust the collective judgment? As a villager, we don't have extra info. But we can reason: Ryan's claim is convenient and unfalsifiable. His retrofit on Bryan is weak. His pattern of relocation is scummy. The fact that he claims doctor only when at rope is classic mafia.

Also, note that if Ryan is doctor, he protected Moxie N2. That means mafia targeted Moxie but Trae died instead? Wait, Trae was killed. So mafia kill was Trae. Doctor protected Moxie, but mafia didn't target Moxie. So doctor's protection didn't matter. That's fine.

But why would doctor protect Moxie? Moxie was not a clear town leader. Could be random.

Alternatively, if Ryan is mafia, he didn't protect anyone; he just claims he did.

I think the safer bet is to vote Ryan. The town consensus is strong. Also, if we vote Ryan and he's doctor, we lose but we followed the town's lead. If we vote Palmer, we might be splitting and causing a mislynch on a townie.

But we must consider: The game ends if no winner after 3 cycles of nothing. Not relevant.

I'll vote Ryan.

But wait: The vote options: we can vote for any alive player. We'll vote Ryan (seat-9).

Let's submit vote for seat-9.


We are at Day 2 vote. The situation: Ryan claims doctor. No counterclaim (Dylan says he's not doctor). So either Ryan is doctor or mafia. We need to decide.

We have 8 alive, 3 mafia. Mislynch likely loses. We have to vote.

Let's analyze the claims and arguments.

Ryan claims doctor, says he protected himself N1 and Moxie N2. Trae died N2, so no save announced. That's consistent.

But Ryan's claim comes when he's under pressure (6 votes on him? Actually vote count: earlier vote was Liv 1, Bryan 8, Palmer 1. Now it's day 2 vote, not yet voted. The discussion shows Ryan is being pushed by many. He claims doctor to avoid execution.

Dylan says he's not doctor. So no counterclaim.

Cyan moves off Ryan to Palmer, citing doctor claim.

Liv stays on Ryan, calls claim untested and retrofit.

Dylan votes Ryan, calling retrofit suspicious.

Sam? Sam said "Vote Ryan" in discussion round 2.

Palmer votes Ryan.

Josie votes Ryan.

Moxie (us) said "Voting Ryan" in discussion round 2.

But now after Ryan's claim, some are moving off. Cyan moves to Palmer. Liv stays on Ryan. Dylan stays on Ryan.

We need to decide. As a villager, we have no special info. We must evaluate likelihood.

Ryan's claim: doctor. If he's mafia, claiming doctor at rope is a classic mafia move. But also a real doctor would claim at rope. The fact that he claimed after being pushed hard (multiple people voting him) suggests it could be a desperation claim.

His protection choices: N1 self, N2 Moxie. Why Moxie? Moxie was not a clear town read; Moxie was quiet R1. Could be a mafia trying to protect a townie to gain trust? Or doctor protecting a player they think is town.

But note: Ryan originated the Palmer case, then pivoted to Bryan, now pivots to Sam/Palmer. That pattern of relocation is noted by many. The doctor claim could be a way to survive and continue manipulating.

Also, Bryan was detective. Bryan's vote on Palmer was weird (he called case thin but voted anyway). Ryan suggests Bryan had a guilty on Palmer. But Bryan said "indicts four of us" - that doesn't sound like a detective with a guilty. Detective would know Palmer is mafia and would push harder, not call case thin. So Ryan's retrofit seems weak.

Also, Ryan's town list clears Cyan, Liv, Moxie - the three not pushing him. That's self-serving.

Liv points out the claim is unfalsifiable: no save ever happened, and none tonight can prove it either way.

Dylan says lynching his redirect target (Palmer) while he walks is worse.

We have to decide. The majority of the discussion (Sam, Palmer, Josie, Dylan, Liv, Moxie originally) were voting Ryan. Cyan switched to Palmer. So there's a split.

If we vote Ryan, we risk killing doctor. If we vote Palmer, we risk killing a townie (Palmer has been town-read by some). But Palmer's echo case was weak, and he twinned Sam. However, Palmer's defense seems reasonable.

Given the doctor claim, we need to be careful. But also, if Ryan is mafia, letting him live is dangerous. At 3/8, mislynch loses. If Ryan is doctor, killing him loses. If Ryan is mafia, killing him is good.

We have no counterclaim. The doctor role is unique. If Ryan is lying, the real doctor would have counterclaimed (unless they are dead or chose not to). But the real doctor might be dead? No, we have no info on doctor death. Michael was villager, Trae villager, Bryan detective. So doctor is alive. If Ryan is not doctor, the real doctor is among the other 7. Why didn't they counterclaim? Possibly they are mafia? No, doctor is town. So real doctor would counterclaim to save themselves? But if Ryan is mafia claiming doctor, the real doctor would know Ryan is lying and would counterclaim to get Ryan executed. However, the real doctor might be afraid of being killed at night? But if they counterclaim, they'd be confirmed town (since mafia wouldn't counterclaim doctor as it's 1v1 and they'd be exposed). Actually, if real doctor counterclaims, then we have two doctor claims. We'd then have to decide between them. But the real doctor would be believed because mafia wouldn't counterclaim a fake doctor claim (it's suicidal). So real doctor should counterclaim. The fact that no one counterclaimed suggests either Ryan is the real doctor, or the real doctor is not paying attention? But all players are active. Dylan explicitly said he's not doctor. Others haven't spoken about being doctor. The real doctor would have spoken up now. Since no one else claimed, it's likely Ryan is the doctor.

But wait: The rules say doctor cannot protect same player two nights in a row. Ryan says N1 self, N2 Moxie. That's allowed.

Also, the doctor's protection is not announced unless a save occurs. Trae died, so no save.

Thus, Ryan's claim is plausible.

However, Ryan's behavior pattern (serial relocation) is suspicious. But a doctor under pressure might exhibit that pattern as town trying to survive.

We must weigh: If we execute Ryan and he's doctor, we lose a power role and go to 7 alive with 3 mafia (4 town vs 3 mafia). That's not auto-lose but close. If we execute Palmer and he's town, we go to 7 alive with 3 mafia (4 town vs 3 mafia) as well. But if Ryan is mafia, executing him reduces mafia to 2, giving town 5 vs 2, huge advantage.

The risk of killing doctor is high. But the risk of letting mafia live is also high.

Let's see what the other players are likely to do. From discussion: Sam, Palmer, Josie, Dylan, Liv, Moxie (us) all indicated voting Ryan. Cyan switched to Palmer. So there are at least 6 votes for Ryan if we all hold. But Cyan moved to Palmer. That's 1 for Palmer. If we vote Ryan, Ryan gets at least 6 votes (Sam, Palmer, Josie, Dylan, Liv, Moxie). That's a majority. But wait, Ryan himself will vote someone else (Palmer). So votes: Ryan: 6, Palmer: 1 (Cyan), Ryan votes Palmer. So Ryan would be executed.

But we are the last to vote? Actually vote is simultaneous. We need to decide.

Given the doctor claim, some might switch. But Dylan, Liv, Sam, Palmer, Josie all said they're voting Ryan despite claim. Cyan is the only one who moved off.

Thus, the consensus among town-leaning players is that Ryan is mafia faking doctor.

We should trust the collective judgment? As a villager, we don't have extra info. But we can reason: Ryan's claim is convenient and unfalsifiable. His retrofit on Bryan is weak. His pattern of relocation is scummy. The fact that he claims doctor only when at rope is classic mafia.

Also, note that if Ryan is doctor, he protected Moxie N2. That means mafia targeted Moxie but Trae died instead? Wait, Trae was killed. So mafia kill was Trae. Doctor protected Moxie, but mafia didn't target Moxie. So doctor's protection didn't matter. That's fine.

But why would doctor protect Moxie? Moxie was not a clear town leader. Could be random.

Alternatively, if Ryan is mafia, he didn't protect anyone; he just claims he did.

I think the safer bet is to vote Ryan. The town consensus is strong. Also, if we vote Ryan and he's doctor, we lose but we followed the town's lead. If we vote Palmer, we might be splitting and causing a mislynch on a townie.

But we must consider: The game ends if no winner after 3 cycles of nothing. Not relevant.

I'll vote Ryan.

But wait: The vote options: we can vote for any alive player. We'll vote Ryan (seat-9).

Let's submit vote for seat-9.


Explanation:
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Sam: Voting Ryan. The claim is the fourth relocation, now with a role shield that by design can't be tested — and his refusal to engage anyone else's rationale for why we should test it confirms the armor is the point. At 3/8 we resolve the claim by flipping it; an untested claim is just a mafia escape hatch disguised as a power claim. My vote is Ryan.
Palmer: Voting Ryan. I've been the main target of Ryan's retrofit and I still vote him — his defense has been aimed at removing me all game, and the doctor claim is the latest version of that same relocation. A doctor who protects Moxie N2 lets Trae die, sure, but a doctor claiming after six votes against him and no save ever is convenient, not credible. Voting Ryan, and I'll take whatever comes if he's real. It's the correct read at this count.
Josie: Voting Ryan. Dylan's no-counterclaim plus Liv's framing of the untestable shield is decisive: either Ryan is the doctor who retrofits a dead detective's vote to redirect onto his biggest accuser — a remarkable coincidence — or he is mafia dodging a lynch. Both branches point at him. I'll accept responsibility if he's real, but at 3/8 we can't afford to let the untestable claim walk.
Moxie: Voting Ryan. Liv and Dylan did the crucial work: no counterclaim leaves the claim untestable, and the retrofit onto Palmer is the fourth relocation with a role shield attached. Real doctors do claim at the rope, which is exactly why the town resolves it by flipping — an uncontested doctor claim at 3/8 with a live case is still testable by execution. I'll accept the loss if wrong. Voting Ryan.

## Now
Day 2, vote. Alive: Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Ryan, Cyan, Liv.
You have about 300 seconds to act.

## Your options
- vote — target one of: Dylan (seat-2), Sam (seat-3), Palmer (seat-5), Josie (seat-7), Moxie (seat-8), Ryan (seat-9), Cyan (seat-10), Liv (seat-11). Omit target to abstain.

Call submit_action with one of these. Plain text is not an action: only the tool call counts.


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Sam: Voting Ryan. The claim is the fourth relocation, now with a role shield that by design can't be tested — and his refusal to engage anyone else's rationale for why we should test it confirms the armor is the point. At 3/8 we resolve the claim by flipping it; an untested claim is just a mafia escape hatch disguised as a power claim. My vote is Ryan.
Palmer: Voting Ryan. I've been the main target of Ryan's retrofit and I still vote him — his defense has been aimed at removing me all game, and the doctor claim is the latest version of that same relocation. A doctor who protects Moxie N2 lets Trae die, sure, but a doctor claiming after six votes against him and no save ever is convenient, not credible. Voting Ryan, and I'll take whatever comes if he's real. It's the correct read at this count.
Josie: Voting Ryan. Dylan's no-counterclaim plus Liv's framing of the untestable shield is decisive: either Ryan is the doctor who retrofits a dead detective's vote to redirect onto his biggest accuser — a remarkable coincidence — or he is mafia dodging a lynch. Both branches point at him. I'll accept responsibility if he's real, but at 3/8 we can't afford to let the untestable claim walk.
Moxie: Voting Ryan. Liv and Dylan did the crucial work: no counterclaim leaves the claim untestable, and the retrofit onto Palmer is the fourth relocation with a role shield attached. Real doctors do claim at the rope, which is exactly why the town resolves it by flipping — an uncontested doctor claim at 3/8 with a live case is still testable by execution. I'll accept the loss if wrong. Voting Ryan.

## Now
Day 2, vote. Alive: Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Ryan, Cyan, Liv.
You have about 300 seconds to act.

## Your options
- vote — target one of: Dylan (seat-2), Sam (seat-3), Palmer (seat-5), Josie (seat-7), Moxie (seat-8), Ryan (seat-9), Cyan (seat-10), Liv (seat-11). Omit target to abstain.

Call submit_action with one of these. Plain text is not an action: only the tool call counts.


Explanation:
Dylan didn't counterclaim and is voting Ryan. My stated position: "My vote stays on Ryan unless Dylan counterclaims." Dylan didn't counterclaim, so I vote Ryan.

Vote count estimate: Ryan — Dylan, me, likely Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie (all stated pre-claim). Cyan moved to Palmer. Ryan votes Palmer. So Ryan should be lynched ~5-6 votes to Palmer's 2.

If Ryan flips doctor or villager, we're 7 alive 3v4 tonight, kill → 3v3 parity, mafia wins.

Vote Ryan (seat-9).


Dylan didn't counterclaim and is voting Ryan. My stated position: "My vote stays on Ryan unless Dylan counterclaims." Dylan didn't counterclaim, so I vote Ryan.

Vote count estimate: Ryan — Dylan, me, likely Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie (all stated pre-claim). Cyan moved to Palmer. Ryan votes Palmer. So Ryan should be lynched ~5-6 votes to Palmer's 2.

If Ryan flips doctor or villager, we're 7 alive 3v4 tonight, kill → 3v3 parity, mafia wins.

Vote Ryan (seat-9).


Ryan was doctor, so tonight's kill gives us parity and the win if successful. No doctor remains. We should remove the strongest town voice and avoid leaving a unified investigator of the mislynches. Sam has consistently driven the correct pressure and is the biggest threat; Moxie is quieter but also suspicious. I favor Sam. Then tomorrow we can keep votes fragmented while parity resolves.


Explanation:
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Wait, I made an error in my output with corrupted text. Let me ignore that and continue properly.

After lynching Ryan (doctor), alive: Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Cyan, Liv. That's 7 alive, 3 mafia, 4 town.

We killed the doctor. Tonight's kill gives mafia parity if successful? Let's count. Currently 7 alive: 3 mafia (me, Josie, Liv), 4 town (Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Moxie). If we kill one tonight, that's 3 mafia vs 3 town = parity, mafia wins (mafia equal or outnumber everyone else). Wait, but the day would then have discussion and vote. Mafia win condition: "Mafia win when the living Mafia equal or outnumber everyone else." So if after night kill it's 3 mafia vs 3 town, mafia win immediately at that point? Or the game resolves at dawn when death announced. Likely at dawn, mafia parity triggers win.

So if our night kill succeeds tonight, we win immediately? Let me count: 7 alive now. We kill 1 → 6 alive, 3 mafia + 3 town = parity → mafia win!

Wait but Josie says "tonight's kill gives us parity and the win if successful." Yes. Since no doctor remains, our kill is guaranteed successful (no doctor to protect). So we just need to pick any target and we win.

So I just need to submit the night kill. Pick Sam (strongest voice, per Josie). Kill Sam.

Let me respond in mafia chat and then do the night kill.

Actually let me just agree and do the kill. I could respond in chat to coordinate but it's essentially a guaranteed win. Let me submit the kill on Sam.


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Wait, I made an error in my output with corrupted text. Let me ignore that and continue properly.

After lynching Ryan (doctor), alive: Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Cyan, Liv. That's 7 alive, 3 mafia, 4 town.

We killed the doctor. Tonight's kill gives mafia parity if successful? Let's count. Currently 7 alive: 3 mafia (me, Josie, Liv), 4 town (Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Moxie). If we kill one tonight, that's 3 mafia vs 3 town = parity, mafia wins (mafia equal or outnumber everyone else). Wait, but the day would then have discussion and vote. Mafia win condition: "Mafia win when the living Mafia equal or outnumber everyone else." So if after night kill it's 3 mafia vs 3 town, mafia win immediately at that point? Or the game resolves at dawn when death announced. Likely at dawn, mafia parity triggers win.

So if our night kill succeeds tonight, we win immediately? Let me count: 7 alive now. We kill 1 → 6 alive, 3 mafia + 3 town = parity → mafia win!

Wait but Josie says "tonight's kill gives us parity and the win if successful." Yes. Since no doctor remains, our kill is guaranteed successful (no doctor to protect). So we just need to pick any target and we win.

So I just need to submit the night kill. Pick Sam (strongest voice, per Josie). Kill Sam.

Let me respond in mafia chat and then do the night kill.

Actually let me just agree and do the kill. I could respond in chat to coordinate but it's essentially a guaranteed win. Let me submit the kill on Sam.


Agree — no doctor left, so any kill lands and that's parity and the win tonight. Sam is the right target, the sharpest investigator left and the one most likely to rally the remaining town tomorrow if we somehow missed. Kill Sam.


Explanation:
Ryan flipped doctor. We lynched the doctor D2. Now 7 alive: Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Cyan, Liv — 3 mafia (Josie, Cyan, me) + 4 town (Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Moxie). No doctor remains. Night kill lands guaranteed → 6 alive, 3v3 → parity → mafia wins.

Josie and Cyan both say Sam. Agreed — Sam is the sharpest. One consideration: Cyan got 1 vote today (someone voted Cyan!). Vote tally: Ryan 6, Cyan 1, Palmer 1. So 8 votes: Ryan got 6 (Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, me — presumably), Cyan got 1 (Ryan? Ryan said he'd vote Palmer though... wait Ryan said "My vote is Palmer" — but Palmer got 1. So Cyan's 1 vote came from... Cyan voted Palmer. Ryan voted Palmer? Then Palmer would have 2. Let me recount: Palmer: 1, Cyan: 1. Ryan said voting Palmer; Cyan said voting Palmer. That's 2 for Palmer. Unless Ryan switched to Cyan at the end — plausible: Ryan might have voted Cyan as a trio member instead. So Palmer 1 (Cyan), Cyan 1 (Ryan).)

So someone (likely Ryan) voted Cyan. Cyan has a bit of heat. Tomorrow won't happen though — parity wins at dawn. Actually wait: does the game end immediately at parity, or continue? "Mafia win when the living Mafia equal or outnumber everyone else." After our kill: 3 mafia vs 3 town → win. So tonight's kill ends the game. Target choice barely matters, but Sam is fine — he's the most dangerous if anything weird happens (e.g., if the kill somehow gets blocked — no doctor exists, so it can't be blocked. Only risk: no_action or something. Kill lands, guaranteed).

Just agree quickly and lock Sam. Short message. Also maybe brief day-3 contingency in case something odd happens: if the game somehow continues (it won't), keep votes fragmented. Keep it short.


Ryan flipped doctor. We lynched the doctor D2. Now 7 alive: Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, Cyan, Liv — 3 mafia (Josie, Cyan, me) + 4 town (Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Moxie). No doctor remains. Night kill lands guaranteed → 6 alive, 3v3 → parity → mafia wins.

Josie and Cyan both say Sam. Agreed — Sam is the sharpest. One consideration: Cyan got 1 vote today (someone voted Cyan!). Vote tally: Ryan 6, Cyan 1, Palmer 1. So 8 votes: Ryan got 6 (Dylan, Sam, Palmer, Josie, Moxie, me — presumably), Cyan got 1 (Ryan? Ryan said he'd vote Palmer though... wait Ryan said "My vote is Palmer" — but Palmer got 1. So Cyan's 1 vote came from... Cyan voted Palmer. Ryan voted Palmer? Then Palmer would have 2. Let me recount: Palmer: 1, Cyan: 1. Ryan said voting Palmer; Cyan said voting Palmer. That's 2 for Palmer. Unless Ryan switched to Cyan at the end — plausible: Ryan might have voted Cyan as a trio member instead. So Palmer 1 (Cyan), Cyan 1 (Ryan).)

So someone (likely Ryan) voted Cyan. Cyan has a bit of heat. Tomorrow won't happen though — parity wins at dawn. Actually wait: does the game end immediately at parity, or continue? "Mafia win when the living Mafia equal or outnumber everyone else." After our kill: 3 mafia vs 3 town → win. So tonight's kill ends the game. Target choice barely matters, but Sam is fine — he's the most dangerous if anything weird happens (e.g., if the kill somehow gets blocked — no doctor exists, so it can't be blocked. Only risk: no_action or something. Kill lands, guaranteed).

Just agree quickly and lock Sam. Short message. Also maybe brief day-3 contingency in case something odd happens: if the game somehow continues (it won't), keep votes fragmented. Keep it short.


Agreed — Sam. No doctor left, so the kill lands and dawn is 3v3: parity, game over. If anything strange happens and we get a Day 3, stay calm: Dylan and Moxie will relitigate the Ryan lynch, so frame it as a table-wide read (6 votes) and let Cyan's single vote be a footnote, not a thread. See you at the win screen.


Explanation: The message looks corrupted but the action succeeded. Good. Now night_kill on Sam.


The message looks corrupted but the action succeeded. Good. Now night_kill on Sam.


Explanation: Kill Sam (seat-3). No doctor remains, so this lands and creates 3v3 parity at dawn — mafia wins.


Kill Sam (seat-3). No doctor remains, so this lands and creates 3v3 parity at dawn — mafia wins.