> > > They're bitter enemies. They're not going to make nice.
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> > Maybe not, but Lara doesn't think they need to fight so viciously either.
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> It's not vicious; it;s just that neither fools the other much or feels the need to hide that.
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Lara wouldn't really hide it, she would just dispense with the namecalling and anger, and listen quietly and nod. And then proceed to ignore everything she finds suspicious.
> > > Probably not the Latvian accent.
> > No, more like the capability to talk and give out hardly any information, and to let her opponents hang themselves with their own words and assumptions.
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> Noted.
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Chiaki had plenty of practice doing that, from negotiating deals for Akiko. There were always things she wasn't allowed to say.
> > > > That's good for Earth, at least. Not so much for the Trading Alliance, though, because it's going to keep them from making a profit anywhere near Earth.
> > > They could try billing the Carnifex.
> > They don't believe he'll pay.
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> But someone would.
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They don't particularly want to fight a genocidal super-type either.