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Reply Subj: In installments Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 at 10:49:35 am EST (Viewed 3 times) | |||||||
Quote: There's an unresolved subplot (which obviously gets a mention next time) that Liu Xi only finally consented to join the LL because the Hood demanded it, in exchange for saving the life of the daughter of the woman whom Liu Xi murdered to save the Doomherald in Comic-Book Limbo. The Legion obviously don't know that the Hood has that leverage and wanted Liu Xi in there for some reason.Oddly enough she'd be suspicious of him for a totally different reason that most other LL members. So far, everyone she's met has some kind of plan for her, without her consent, and she's sick of it. That's what she would be expecting out of the Hooded Hood. What would be interesting is if he surprises her by revealing that he has no plan for her whatsoever, and that either her part has already been played, or she was a lynchpin for some other plan to take place. Would be kind of funny if she goes to confront him, and he says go, live your life, I don't need you for anything. She would be really confused. Quote: Cleone Swanmay served as Xander's familiar as well as his lover and that seemed to work for them. Liu Xi really got on with gentle Cleone, a stranger like herself to Western culture. However, Liu Xi is unlikely to be willing or able to subsume herself for Vinnie in the way that Cleone did for Xander, and nor is Vinnie likely to allow it.Not to mention that Liu Xi has a real sore spot for being subservient to anyone. At the same time, though, she might also believe she's there at a pivotal point in Vinnie's life when she could save him from his own hubris. But even that has a short fuse, and if he hurts her enough times she'll turn on him. But, even while attempting helping him, by now already she's started to become suspicious and self-protective, and will be extremely wary of anything like liens, or rights of possession. In other words, she no longer trusts Vinnie to possess anything of hers anymore. If she remembers what happened to Cleone, she'll try really hard to never hear from Vinnie that she's bound to him and can't leave. Quote: The sorcerer supreme has to think in grand terms about cosmic issues. Vinnie has wlays up to now been concerned about individuals. it's not a comfortable transition for him, nor one he might handle well.I know I bring this up too much, but this is where Faite's lengthy experience could help him. If he takes the initiative to ask (Faite rarely volunteers information) she would tell him that he's being stupid. Why does she think he is he being stupid? Because he keeps falling back on fighting the same powerful cosmics over and over again, trying to resolve things that don't need resolving. That if he was serious about being Sorcerer Supreme, he would form reliable allies, not reliable enemies. The officeholders, the Ghouls, the Shoggoth, herself, and even the Celestians if he so dared. Even the Hooded Hood would be a better choice. Faite would also tell him that she agreed with Dark Thugos, and that the most powerful ally he can have is Lara Night. But also warn him that she's smart and hard-headed, and manipulating her will just blow up in his face. Also, if he would ask Faite to be his familiar, she would probably turn his hair white for a month as punishment. Quote: Given that Liu Xi's arguably most significant romantic relationship was with an ancient god of murder who was destoryed by that kind of conflict, it's possible Liu Xi may be bringing some baggage into her present relationship.Not just baggage, a whole crate. The funny thing is, she probably hasn't kicked Vinnie's butt by now because of Exu. She believes if he could be saved, so can Vinnie. But she does have a breaking point. Quote: Vinnie has baggage too, though. His former financee/destined betrothed was all about directing him in certain ways of doing things and was eager to be hos closer parter in using whatever power he had. So was his mother and prettyu much his whole family. So Vinnie is more likely to keep his lover at arms length from his professional work than accept help or guidance.Kind of funny to think that young Liu Xi is more mature in that respect, because she's a firm believer in "together we are stronger". Yuki believes in that too, as you'll see in a conversation with Chiaki in the PV story I posted above. Quote: Quote: By the way, if Yuki finds out (later on) what Vinnie has become, she'll probably give him a good beating just on principle.Quote: And Vinnie might never understand why.She'd make sure to tell him first. Quote: Quote: The Psychic Samurai, on the other hand, would be more prone to warning Vinnie *right now* of where he's headed, and the danger of it. Oddly enough, though she's actually psychic, nobody listens to her. Which is why she never admits to being psychic.Quote: Vinnie might variously respond that he doesn't know and can't know where he's headed or that his responsibilities to the paroyverse have to take priority over his personal needs.And that's why Chiaki hardly ever uses her gift to help other people. Quote: One of Vinnie's problems is that, although he is "acting sorcerer supreme", the actual, absent sorcerer supreme is a lot better at this stuff and is really good at manipulating people, including Vinnie. Xander is really being a bastard to vinnie, although probably for reasons of the greater good.Probably just the old "shit rolls downhill" thing. Quote: And then her best friend, who has suffered hundreds of years of misery already, condemns herself to an eternity more to save her. Beth has a giant portion of survivor's guilt.There's a lot of that going around. | |||||||
