Liu Xi would probably tell Yuki first directly. She knows that Yuki is able to see reason and is no stranger to grey areas, so she would make a good ally for softening the blow with the rest of the LL finding out.

If she can't talk to Yuki, she would try Chiaki next. She knows Chiaki would not be nearly as agreeable as Yuki, but she's fair, and once she's won over, she's a fearless and stubborn advocate.





Faite would counter that it is indeed effective, but it's not the effectiveness she worries about; it's the cost.





This is the real reason he's hurting Liu Xi. It's not the direct damage, but that he doesn't trust that she's collected friends, and made some *really* powerful help available. Rejecting all of and going off to damage himself like that is starting to hurt her feelings as well.





True, but he also has a few potential friends who are not at all afraid of his rogue's gallery. Even Liu Xi has been studying Xander's books, and probably knows as much or more about their weaknesses than he does. She hasn't said anything to him about it because she doesn't want to hurt his confidence.








He must really admire the Psychic Samurai, too. A self-made five-foot-two woman who depends on no one, and survived among gangs and super-powered beings for years with barely a scratch. And she made her own money while she was at it.





A lot of people have tried and failed to do just that. Her gift also helps her know when she's going to need some backup, and while she's usually kind of a stubborn loner, she's not suicidal. She knows how to arrange some substantial backup.

It's a bit like the way Sir Mumphrey does things, except the pocketwatch is in her head.

A bit more on her gift, just for fun: It gives her different kinds of messages. Sometimes it's just a sensation of impending doom, and she uses her own logic to figure out what it is. Other times, she'll get to watch flashes of visions of potential outcomes.

If you were to watch her fight during having one of each vision, the potential outcomes would make her a more aggressive fighter, because she knows what will happen already. The sensation instead would make her cautious and defensive.





That's about where Lara is.








Lara hates people bringing that up. She's still mad at CSFB! for telling everyone.

When Lara is working she stays completely focused, and would completely ignore any of Vinnie's usual accidental flirting, or CSFB!'s fun and interesting playfulness. She believes she makes enough mistakes while she's paying attention.





"But the cat is so cuuuute!" That would be Liu Xi's summary of it. Which is probably why it lets her cuddle and pet it.





She would give him an extra punch for saying it was "necessary". But then she would make him get up off the floor, clean up the blood, and fix it. Beatings alone are pretty useless.

I guess it's better than Chiaki, who wouldn't harm him, but she would grab him by the ear and make him go in the middle of the night and apologize and promise to make it right. She wouldn't even give him time to make excuses. He would be going. Now. Yes, she did work as a part-time schoolteacher at a private school.





A dangerous one too, because the one thing she barely dodged trouble for early in life - when she first discovered her power - could happen again.





She only does that because nothing bad ever came of it.





Like I said before, he could benefit greatly from Faite telling him that absolute control is an absolute illusion. It might shatter his whole belief system, but he might put his energy into less futile pursuits.