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[cholesterol]

I don't think I know her. She's a vamp?

So would Buffy.

What if Buffy's the wolf.

[laozu]

She is. An old one, who prefers her enjoyment to anything else.

Then, that would mean two "wolves" accused one another. Not exactly the most likely result, statistically speaking. It's less than a 2% chance that, even unknowingly, they could name one another.

I am focusing on Homelander's death, and attributing a Slayer to it. The wolves are obscuring their kills, we know that and I am keeping my thoughts simple. With Buffy having prior beef with Homelander, her choosing to kill him would present a very obvious path to a vote.

Faith killing him would be a layer to hide behind, as the wolves have been leaving hair on other people, hiding weapons, causing all sorts of people to question themselves and one another... it'd work as the wolves' modus operandi.

[cholesterol]

The alpha sure is enjoying the game.

But, again, a wolf wouldn't know they were a wolf and August isn't a wolf? He wasn't beheaded like Shauna and Saber.

In your opinion. Which is biased, you said it yourself, against Faith.

[laozu]

I am not thinking myself in circles once I have decided something. I may be wrong in the end, but it will not be because I paralyzed myself.

I have no bias against Faith. I am not a vampire who hates Slayers, and I do not know her at all. If there is a bias... it's just that I believe it's her, and she needs to know someone tried to catch her. So that she can maybe begin to heal from the pain she will feel, after this game concludes.

[cholesterol]

That's not thinking. That's putting yourself in a box. You don't think outside of the box?

[laozu]

All the time! I'm actually the one thinking outside the box right now, because the box is "everyone else second-guessing their work, mixing up evidence and going around in circles"!

[cholesterol]

You have ideas, you don't have evidence. And you're making an enemy.

I know I haven't played this game smart, but you, sir, vampire or not, are asking for it.

[laozu]

You all keep saying that I do not have evidence, but once again — I do. It is you all who cannot produce another candidate for Homelander's death, using that same evidence.

Super strength and versatility of weaponry narrows the pool down to Buffy and Faith. Name another party, if you want me to recant. I am putting forth the Slayers, with my preference being on Faith. Even Buffy is okay with this.

I'm not scared. I deal with stuff like this all the time back home!

[cholesterol]

Any vampire was on the Earth long enough to get good at any weaponry. Adrenaline can make anyone stronger than they are. You want another name?

I'm a hunter. Name a weapon, I've cleaned it, worked it, built it or improvised with it. I've taken down stronger demons, vampires, spirits...

But, there's nothing tying me to Homelander's death. Also, Homelander was human at the time. I could cut a vampire in half and they're not human.

You also don't know what else is out here in this commune. There's talk of a werewolf. A hybrid with an alibi. An archer.

You can't know who's good with what. Not possible. Also, you ever actually seen or heard of what a slayer is? Before landing here?