#cleo selected the perfect group of players because without exception they are all manipulators

[huggywuggysuppy]

Watched the HCs9 blood in the clock tower from Gem’s perspective and I think the hermits should find even more excuses to play social deduction games. Took notes on game 2

Gem and then Impulse are the first two ghosts. Pretty cute, since he made himself a target by nominating on her behalf. Soup group vouch is in every game <3

Hypno role reveals day 0 to Gem, confirming them both as innocents, and she uses that info as social credit to get several other people to trust her. Despite outing his business, she’s also able to convince him to go against Keralis, along with Joe and False. (And in fairness, Hypno knows she's innocent, so serving as her pawn only helps the winning side. Fun that he doesn't complain though)

Gem brings a “I don’t believe any of you” vibe to every conversation and she’s usually right

The three most vocal players, Ren Keralis and BDubs, all avoid Gem during the talking phase. This comes back to bite them, as she’s able to commune with the quiet good guys and decide votes before they even happen

^ Crazy sequence where Keralis and Ren try to execute BDubs, but are the only two to vote. Five minutes ago, Gem had spread her theory that those two were evil. Ren is then executed unanimously

Pearl gets Hotguy’d in the background, and then a few minutes later she gets revenge on Scar. This isn’t relevant I just like it

Gem uses her one single ghost vote early to kill Ren, who False vouched for as not the imp. I’m not entirely convinced it wasn’t just to silence Ren. Either way, Ren was an evil servant, so a win nontheless. Her passive perception is too high

Continuing their dynamic in every situation, Gem clocks False’s sus game immediately and doesn’t let her fade into the background. False of course is playing several layers of identities, but Gem forces her to unravel her conspiracy and reveal her true (innocent) role. Amazing

In contrast, Gem implicitly trusts Xisuma “because he’s just like that.” He was the Drunk, aka his role was fake, feeding him only incorrect info. Poor X

Honorable mention to BDubs playing his first match in session 2 and getting publicly targeted by the evil side

Joe, Gem, and False, are playing on an entirely separate level than everyone else, but with distinctly different tones. Joe understands group dynamics and swaying the group opinion, Gem is a single warlord directing everyone’s swords, and False is an enigma uncovering information while revealing none herself. They are terrifying and I need them to work together to save the world or something

The recent 3D Among Us was also fun <3 Gem "I like winning through my words, not murder" she's so cool.