> > The Void Scholar still doesn't seem to know Liu Xi very well. Kissing for her doesn't mean as much as he thinks it does - so there's a strong possibility she kissed Danny purposely as a distraction. Or it could have been a bribe to get the truth out of Danny. Either way, the Void Scholar may be overestimating it.
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> There's every possibility that he could be being played.
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As I've said before, Liu Xi is stronger than the Void Scholar estimates. Culturally, I suppose he guesses that Liu Xi will just accept her place after a time, but she's a lot more stubborn that he thinks she is.
And also persuasive. She also would believe that she can easily convince Danny and anyone else she meets to help her.
> > An amusing aside, not sure if you want to use it or if you'd rather I tie it in: If the Psychic Samurai has been replaced by a Space Fandom, that would be really amusing because she's highly self-aware with her extended abilities. If the Space Fandom copied her accurately enough, it too would be self-aware. It would know it's a Space Fandom, and annoyingly cooperate with the heroes.
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> I'm guessing that since Chiaki was in the Arctic battle zone at the time of the big transfer she'd be left behind as one of the genuine humans. And since most of the Space Fandoms don't know they're Space Fandoms until the thing they're programmed to do comes round then that might give her some very confusing psychic inputs.
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Oh, I missed that part. I thought it was anyone on Earth who wasn't stuck in the Land that Time Forgot.
> But if you have a good story to tell with it the other way round, with Chiaki being substituted, then go for that one instead.
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I thought it was amusing right up until the part where it becomes story destroying. If Chiaki has been substituted, the substitute would probably know about all the replacements and screw things up.
The alternative would have been her replacement being discovered early, or killed early, because it lacks the perceptiveness that keeps the real Chiaki a couple steps ahead of everyone.
> > I guess Shen Rae will get to talk to Mumph now. The question, if I tie that in, is how aware she needs to be of the changes that have happened to Earth. Or if the Psychic Samurai should be involved. As an aside to that, Shen Rae does have a secret she hasn't even told Lara or even most of her own people. It has to do with her family line.
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> It really depends when the meeting is. If she's talking to Mumph in the first few hours after his return then nobody much will be aware of the substitution. If it's later than that but within 24 hours then she'll cut into the crisis and action of the LL's realisation. If it's more than 24 hours then the Earth will be completely empty except for our heroes.
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I'm posting it tonight or tomorrow. Mumph is intercepted at the Safe, right after he drops off his prisoners (the last moment he's seen in your story). He'll be returned shortly after to the Lair Mansion. It's a short and interesting meeting.
I have an "empty earth" story in reserve if I need it. Right now it's in the "hold" pile.
> > The Carnifex sure is useless at this time. Only time will tell if that's because he believes everything is working as it should.
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> Since the Carnifex sicced the Void Scholar and the Moderator onto the LL to test them he's not about to interfere now to save the Juniors.
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It might be more interesting that way.
That reminds me though. I have to send you an email about something relating to that.
> > btw, I have a feeling that Danny threatened Vinnie ever so subtly. And I like the penguins.
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> Danny may well have intimidated Vinnie. Penguins are good but needed replacing in this instance.
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I guess either there will be a pissing contest to show whether Danny or Vinnie is more scary, or someone will yell at the two of them for creating one.
I still say penguins are better.
> > And I knew the Hooded Hood was back. What might be interesting is whether he's using the aid of another highly illusive being who's been absent all this time, Faite.
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> The Hood wasn't due to return yet for a while, but he's a useful character to use when you want to cut to the chase so he pops up here to help me bring a speedier resolution to this storyline.
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One time I had the Hooded Hood and Faite work together briefly. They're perfect complements of each other - they can't destroy each other, and therefore aren't at all afraid of each other. It also, of course, means they bicker constantly about everything, and annoy each other.
Their abilities also complement each other - the Hooded Hood re-writes the past, and Faite re-writes the present. If they stop bickering and work together, they can make permanent changes that leave no sign anything has been changed (of course I bet the office-holders and the Carnifex both want to prevent just that).
But getting them to cooperate, that's another matter.
