No, accidentally. But she wasn't rude before that. The point is she's not behaving maliciously, laughing at someone and then burning them to death - it's more an act of desperation.



That's after she's already angry. She may be polite most of the time, but she lacks the polished composure of the Psychic Samurai.



That's exactly it - by that measure, Liu Xi should feel superior all the time too, because she does have the power to enforce it. Instead she tries to keep her friends and make new ones.



Both of those women would take exception to being considered a Lair Legion crony. Especially Chiaki, who worked hard on her own to make a name for herself.

And that's exactly the point Chiaki would make. There are no free passes - she worked hard to get where she is, and to become trusted. She would expect no less from Tom Black. Chiaki has no sympathy for the corner he painted himself into.

Lara, on the other hand, might agree she had it easier than most, but she would also partly agree with Chiaki - that Tom might feel rejected by the LL but he isn't really helping his case either. Of course she's also the type who would have tried to give him a chance right up until he behaved like a jerk.



That's somewhere Lara would point out the benefits of being nice to people.



Lara also has experience none of the other would-be conquerors had a chance to: She has seen what it takes for Shema to remain in control of her universe. Lara knows it doesn't take raw power to do that, it takes amazing foresight and extreme planning, juggling millions of factors and predicting the outcomes. That she'll admit she's not capable of. It's the primary reason she keeps to small-time, because she knows she can handle that.

She's also probably peripherally aware that the Lair Legion and probably the government are researching ways to destroy her just in case. That's just part of the job, so she's not really offended by it.

What would really give her a crisis of loyalty is if the Lair Legion has a seemingly good reason to take over the universe by force, and asks for her help. That's a sensitive subject for her, because if she refuses to help she would expect the Lair Legion to respect that - but she would also worry that her help could save so many lives, because her use of power could be so focused and precise (teleporting in and obliterating different worlds' leaders would be quick and relatively painless, vs assaulting or threatening each planet directly). They would need a damn good reason to convince her, and she would probably ask them to promise they would give up the power when the need is over.



Now the only remaining problem is explaining it to Liu Xi. Even as a friend she expects better from him.