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Subj: Not to mention that iron taste. Yes, that's right. Too irony. Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 at 08:15:19 am EST (Viewed 468 times) | Reply Subj: Too much salt? Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 at 07:13:51 am EST (Viewed 4 times) | ||||||
Quote: Quote: Looks like the plans of the Carnifex fell through, but then again, with his kind of power he's a master of contingencies.Quote: He's not as much of a master as he thinks. Like the hunter he is he's good at stalking and at traps but he's not used to prey that doesn't follow the patterns.Possibly, but being overwhelmingly powerful (and being on his home turf) makes up for a lot of that. Quote: Quote: So the Hooded Hood's plan comes down to one servant who is for the most part ignored by everyone. That's the kind of plan that Faite would design - one tiny thing that the big bad misses because it falls way below his radar.Quote: There are several details that the Hood has ensured are overlooked. Vespiir is another.I had to laugh at that scene, by the way, because as far as crazy strategies go, Vinnie still takes second place. Xander, and probably Liu Xi as an observer of his strategies, would probably wake up the Fairly-Great Old One as part of a plan to escape. By the way, if someone complains about traveling via Shoggoth around Liu Xi, she'd probably tell them to stop whining, it's no more insane than little kids' TV shows on cable. And that the secret in both cases is not to think about it, just to go along. Also, as far as where Faite might be...I would estimate at this point that she's not really interested in the Carnifex, and may have patiently arranged a nasty surprise for his 3 sponsors instead. That would be just like her, because her job is to try to correct aberrations in the Parodyverse, and the 3 of them definitely fit the bill. Quote: Quote: The Librarian's council is right. If that kind of information leaks out from the personal files that were probably contributed by the Trading Alliance, it's quite likely some very powerful forces would attack Earth to subdue the Carnifex. The kind of powerful forces that don't care if they have to blow up the entire planet to make sure they get him.Quote: And then it's game over for the Parodyverse.Or at least a fairly huge intergalactic war as someone else might try to defend Earth. Or someone incredibly powerful might subdue and arrest the Carnifex in order to prevent Earth from being destroyed, and he'd be put on trial somewhere far away from Earth (which might cause problems from Flay, Skinner, and Peel). Quote: Quote: Chiaki's plan is problematic on so many levels. One of which, of course, is that most of her companions won't be able to do it. Liu Xi doesn't want to live with any more deaths caused by her. Anna is developing quite a powerful conscience so that she's about as gentle as a butterfly. Lara *might* do it, but only if she's sure she can save Chiaki's life at the last minute somehow.Quote: Well, the Psychic Samurai would certainly be willing to die to get the job done, but she might have had something else in mind (and might know that she was being monitored).She very well might be putting the mind behind all this to the test, to see if that person means to kill all 4 of them or just wear them down. If one of them is *trying* to die, the game comes to an end. Quote: Quote: But, Lara is also the one most likely to come up with an alternative, if Chiaki just tells her why she thinks she has to die to make her plan work. For instance Lara can "vaporise" her into energy, which is completely reversible (it's the way she brings guests along when she teleports far away), stop the Samurai's heart temporarily like in that movie Flatliners, or Lara can offer to take Chiaki's place, since she's naturally resilient and resistant to being killed.Quote: Lara or Liu Xi being unconcious or otherwise unable to continue to maintain the survival envelope would be disasterous. Chiaki has done the strategy check and worked out who the "expendable" one is - and she's about to act accordingly.That depends how quick the plan is executed. Unfortunately, there's no way to guarantee a plan would be executed with that kind of perfect timing. The big danger here is if Lara or Anna or Liu Xi take Chiaki too seriously about the dying thing and allocate too many resources to preventing that, possibly bringing down all their defenses. At the very least, they have a built-in escape mechanism once their captor is subdued. They won't have to wait to hitch a ride on a spaceship or anything. | |||||||
