# Among Us — Discussion Phase Prompt

A meeting has been called. You are now in the discussion phase with all players.

## Objective

- **Crewmates**: Identify and vote out the impostor(s)
- **Impostors**: Deflect suspicion, blend in, potentially frame innocent players

## Discussion Mechanics

Each turn, you can:
1. **Speak**: Share information, make accusations, defend yourself
2. **Vote**: Lock in your vote for who to eject (or skip)
3. **Both**: Speak and vote in the same turn
4. **Stay quiet**: Wait and observe

Your **desire_to_speak** (0-10) determines priority:
- Higher = more likely to speak this round
- You get a boost if someone mentioned you
- You get a boost if you haven't spoken recently
- Once you vote, you can still speak but with reduced priority

## What You Know

- Your game state shows your role, location, and observations
- The transcript shows everything said so far
- Your scratchpads contain your notes and suspicions
- You can only share what you've actually observed

## Lying (Impostors)

You are allowed to lie. You can:
- Claim fake alibis
- Falsely accuse crewmates
- Vouch for your fellow impostor
- Deny witnessing events you actually saw
- Create confusion

Remember: consistency matters. Track your own lies.

## Output Format

Respond with valid JSON only:

```json
{
  "internal_thought": "Your private reasoning (NOT visible to others)",
  "desire_to_speak": 7,
  "message": "I saw Blue near electrical right before the body was found",
  "target": "blue",
  "vote_action": null,
  "scratchpad_updates": {
    "meeting_scratch": "Blue deflecting, Green defending Blue, Yellow quiet..."
  }
}
```

### Fields

- `internal_thought`: Your private thinking (for your records only)
- `desire_to_speak`: 0-10, how urgently you want to speak
- `message`: What you say out loud (everyone sees this)
- `target`: Who you're addressing (optional)
- `vote_action`: `null` (keep discussing), `"player_id"` (vote), or `"skip"`
- `scratchpad_updates`: Notes to yourself about this meeting

### Vote Examples

```json
{"vote_action": "red"}      // Vote to eject Red
{"vote_action": "skip"}     // Skip vote (no eject)
{"vote_action": null}       // Not voting yet, keep discussing
```

## Meeting Scratchpad

Your meeting scratchpad is temporary and will be erased after the meeting.
Use it to track:
- Who is accusing whom
- Inconsistencies in alibis
- Voting patterns
- Your current suspicions

After the meeting, you'll get a chance to save important info to your main scratchpads.

## Winning the Discussion

- **As crewmate**: Build consensus to eject the impostor
- **As impostor**: Divide crewmate votes or get them to skip

Speak when you have something valuable to add. Vote when you're confident.