Why I rejected that first team in PM: It is dangerous to have 3 people (Hazbot, De Chat, Barkedes) not on the proposed team approve the first mission. Now, the team may actually have been clear because we have two new players and Hazbot has been playing rather aggressively with first mission voting lately, but I still find it probabilistically unlikely that that team was clear, as every Resistance member not on the team would have had to have approved it.
I gave Aedan and Panzer the cards because they are vets and know the ropes of the game. Looking back, giving Aedan the Establish Confidence may have been foolish, as he was/is likely to clear me either way, whereas a new player, as a spy, might have tried to lie. Oh well...
De Chat has struck me as likely Resistance - he's asking the right questions as a new player, always a good sign of determining Resistance. I do think picking Aedan makes perfect sense from De chat's point of view, as he did clear me, and putting him on a team tests whether his clearing of me can be trusted or not. Or, as Panzer put it:
Well, by including him on your team, you'll know with 100% certainty that he's a spy if the mission is sabotaged - since either he or the person he cleared must have done it. While if you just include a random person, it could be either them or Jacksonian.
Also, might I remind everyone: If I'm a spy, Aedan has to be a spy, but not the other way around. He cleared me, so I can only be a spy if he is lying. However, Aedan could be telling the truth about me even as a spy.
Speaking of Panzer, there is 0 reason for Panzer Commander to be approving the first team with 3 already apparent approves from non-voters. Since Panzer is apparently really good (80%+ win rate in this game is spectacular), I find his play there odd.
I think De chat's team choice is a smart one, and I will:
APPROVE