No, she thinks the Carnifex is "creepy", not dangerous. She figures Zdenka is smart enough to figure that much out. But if Zdenka goes missing or something, and Hatman doesn't know what happened, she won't keep silent then. She's mostly worried about getting him all upset over nothing when he has more important things to worry about, and she's worried about the outside chance she may cause a confrontation between the Lair Legion and the Carnifex that wasn't really necessary.



That's more a proximity issue. She was physically very close to Doorman, so if she's close enough to Hatman she can tell the smells apart. Imagine you're standing in a crowded elevator behind the same person every day - if that person's smell changes suddenly one day you'd notice.

By the way, the smell thing, I thought of as an expression of personality. Doorman is a more aggressive person and probably uses products that have smells to reflect that (i.e. he's not going to use any "pansy flowery shampoo", he'd use something menthol scented instead maybe). Didn't you ever notice how people with aggressive or obnoxious tendencies often tend to wear smells that emphasize it?

Even so, she doesn't know Hatman well enough to predict his every response yet. That would be more something CSFB! could do - but she won't tell him, because he can't keep a secret. Remember how surprised she was when she told Hatman that she killed someone and he didn't shun her and toss her out of the mansion? Liu Xi can still be surprised by his responses.



Maybe, but he also thinks Liu Xi is going to tell him. Don't worry though, because if you were paying close attention you can see where there may just be an amusing setup at work here. You know what they say about too many people carrying a secret.

Either way, there's no threat here as of yet. The Carnifex doesn't really seem dangerous to anyone. The only info is that Lara thinks he's "creepy" - and so far, nobody really places a high value on her abstract opinions - and he might be interested in dating Zdenka. The only reason they're afraid to tell Hatman is because he might perceive danger where there isn't any, and start a fight with what they think is one of the most powerful heroes in Paradopolis.



Let's rewind a bit. Lara may appear passive, but if she believed the Carnifex may be trying to hurt Zdenka she would have already tried to put a stop to it, possibly by turning violent during her meeting with him (as rude as that is). Chiaki is secretly fiercely protective of Jay, and by extension Zdenka, so she would have threatened the Carnifex already if Lara told her that he was dangerous.

Lara said he was "creepy". But she meant the kind of creepy that would repulse Zdenka - so she's depending on Zdenka being smart enough to eventually see the creepiness and turn him away.

Lastly, because of the "testosterone factor", that means there's an outside chance if she tells him what the Carnifex said, he'd go straight there and "have a talk" with him to intimidate him a bit. She gets the sense that the Carnifex won't take that kind of thing well, and a fight will result. Not that Hatman will storm in and punch him in the face or anything like that. The point is, she's afraid to be the cause of the result of such a meeting. It's better to leave the decision up to Zdenka and hope things work out.