uhhh.... i am one of those "newcomers" (to a hotseat) compared to some of you. I would love to face nice, as i have crazy plans of my own, but i'm still getting used to the TATW crazy economy. If i'm thrown against nice so early, i don't know how long i'd last, not without battlemap...
that being said, if that is the only alternative, than my response is the same as before. "what the hell, what's the worst that could happen?"