She is a little less rash than CSFB!, but she's also very protective of her friends and teammates as well. Though she wouldn't threaten Hodgekiss, she would just annoy him until he loses his temper.





I noticed the colors, but I thought it was an expression of how angry he was rather than a personality change or some kind of replacement.





That's one thing Lara would consider. It might be someone up the line would use the General's death as an excuse to ramp things up - so Lara killing Hodgekiss may only result in a full-scale military assault on the Lair Mansion with bomber planes and everything. She generally tries to avoid creating scenarios where the cure is worse than the disease. Lara may not be afraid of killing if it's necessary, but she's not blindly violent, either.





He can't order them, but if they already have some evidence, and he's been holding them back because of jurisdictional worries, he may finally give in and give them the green light.

Vicky might be a little reckless in GMY, but her partner Jack is old-school and can probably handle its mean streets.





Even coping has its limits. If they all band together, or band together in groups, he might be in for serious trouble.

This might be a case where Chiaki would rather use her connections than get involved directly. For instance if the banded-together group finds out that a couple of their members were sent to the hospital last night they might reconsider their goals. Chiaki does have a ruthless side - she did work for one of the biggest gangsters in the area, and she knows the methods.





That's not exactly fair, is it?

You know, the irony might be if Garrick and Drury come by the Lair Mansion someday looking for Anna's help. It's anybody's guess if they'll be able to convince her.