The thing is I was aiming to neighbor town, not scum. I was pretty certain all of the people I targeted post Chang claiming were town, so acting like I didn't trust them wasn't the angle, and I DID trust them. So potentially 100% confirming them by telling them all I was Bulletproof was a better use of my power.
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