> > Of course she also lacks that kind of power, and even if she had it, she wouldn't want to violate what she believes is a natural balance. The only exception might be something like the Moderator Saga, but she wouldn't want to stay in charge for long.
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> Even a brief period at that power level leaves its mark and costs its price.
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I guess what makes Chiaki particularly scary in this regard is that she's acutely aware of that price. Which is why she wouldn't want to be in charge.
> > Well she could have simply been a huge pain to deal with and a total jerk to the Void Scholar as soon as she suspected something was wrong. But by now she's learned all that will do is cause her to end up locked up somewhere unable to do anything, waiting for rescue.
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> We've had an intimation of how the Scholar might deal with that though, basically through a lobotomy and using her mindless flesh as genetic stock.
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That too is a reason Liu Xi was trying to be patient. She knew the penalty was anything from imprisonment to death.
> > She's starting to learn that her best chance is to rescue herself, and to do that, she has to start to take advice that Chiaki has likely given repeatedly: Never let your enemy see your true power too early. So she's understanding that her best chance is to appear cooperative and meek until the right opportunity.
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> She's always had patience. Now she's learned to combine it with long range planning.
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It's kind of funny how Liu Xi adopted Chiaki as a model of that. Probably because Liu Xi started to recognize her own failings (temper and impatience) and sees how well the samurai controls both, and gains respect. And even more so considering that Chiaki has no brute force type of power to make anyone do as she wants.
> > Also note that's what would make Chiaki so difficult to put in prison. She would be a model prisoner, earning herself greater and greater access and trust, until one morning she's no longer in her cell. And then the warden and staff kick themselves for not realizing she was quietly planning and gathering necessary materials all along. Of course actually arresting her wouldn't be too easy, either - she would probably find a way to disappear from police custody.
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> Maybe we should see that story sometime.
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Sooner than you think, perhaps (there's something that's been on hold a while).
> > > I'd say that Danny still has feelings for Kerry, but may feel that getting back to her is not feasible. However, he's willing to go to extreme lengths to achieve his goals, so he at least would be willing to roleplay a romantic or physical relationship with Liu Xi to put one over on the Void Scholar.
> > In that case, is it up to Visionary? If I would tie that in I'd have to have some clue of how Danny might feel. Kerry is less necessary, because it would deal with Liu Xi deciding what to do about this dillemma.
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> We'd best see if all the protagonists survive to the end of the storyline first.
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Noted.
> > The funny thing is, that's something Lara would have understood if someone only told her. She's pretty good with understanding very large scale plans. And she can even explain it to Danny if she has to. Though at that point it's starting to look like Faite's job.
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> The Chronicler doesn't have "explaining" on his job description.
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That's probably why Lara feels he's unfit for his job. The one thing she hates most is when someone tells her, "Do what I tell you because I'm stronger and I'll punish you if you don't". If she has some kind of reason, even if it's incomplete, she doesn't need that. Which is why at this point she's more willing to cooperate with the Hooded Hood than the Chronicler.
But Lara doesn't want to be his enemy, though. He's trying to make her into one, it seems. She just wants to know what's going on, and perhaps offer help or a better solution.
