The Eastern themed ones are usually much richer in style and purpose.





Liu Xi definitely harbors some feelings of revenge too, but she doesn't let it consume her because she's seen what it can do to people around her. She might be one of the first to warn Samantha of that danger. Though most people just think it's cute she's turning into a young super-detective, Liu Xi might see the uglier side of it because it mirrors something hidden that she dislikes in herself.





It's never too late to acquire new mentors. Magweed and Griffin are good ones. Maybe Mumph will be smart and assign Samantha to learn martial arts and swordplay from the Psychic Samurai, and Samantha will get a heavy dose of humility and compassion with her lessons. Chiaki is very calculating at times, but also always empathetic.








Like I mentioned above, that's something that can change quickly. Samantha can learn to measure her self-worth through her teachers instead, if she enjoys their lessons and company enough. Liu Xi could still lose everything and have to find her own measurement.





She won't have much luck convincing Lara of that. Lara would probably tell her that she's not ashamed of her childhood because while linked to the whole of energy of the universe, it's what grounds her and makes her still feel human. And yes, even now that she no longer speaks to them, she still has the memory of better times.





He can get into serious trouble with that one.