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that's certainly some mood whiplash
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Love Maxima's reaction to all this, though - she's probably thinking "Damn it, now even I feel bad for her and want to give her a break."
Hopefully the one whose body she hijacked to begin with might help with that one!
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
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Am I the only one who gets physically exhausted reading some of the paragraphs in The Rant?
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I still don't know what she expects out of this. Yes, she appears to have given up on kidnapping Sydney and is willing to accept just being allowed to escape, but all she's done is made herself a target. ARCHON can't get off the planet (as far as she knows), but lots of people will want the memories she stole. And I don't think they'll be so gentle.
Actually, begging for amnesty on Earth might be her best bet. ARCHON gets another Boxed Crook.
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ARCHON would go from silly to utterly idiotic to allow her to even walk out of the room, considering (if she's right) that Sydney has Nth tech floating around her head. The only option that allows Lapha to have some semblance of a positive outcome is to get out of Sydney willingly. Otherwise, since Sydpha is a world-threatening security risk now, they have every right to either turn the lights off, lock the door, and leave her to starve to death (or until Lapha breaks and accepts leaving) or do like I previously mentioned and have Max annihilate Sydney from a safe distance.
Edited by Willbyr on Mar 11th 2024 at 1:19:54 PM
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Just call it a day and wait for Sydneys meds to wear off.
Maybe check with a lawyer if sentient magical software falls under the whole "Cruel and Unusual" thing
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Heh, good point. Leaving Sydney sit long enough for Lapha to get a full dose of her unmedicated might be enough to get Lapha to bail before she goes nutty.
Edited by Willbyr on Mar 11th 2024 at 3:38:47 AM
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Either we called it on Sydney's ADHD kicking in, or annoying Lapha into leaving was a strategy from the get-go. Either way, I kinda wanna know what's in that chili.
It would not surprise me if this is a genuine technique sometimes used for negotiation teams. Especially for someone operating on a target of opportunity, it's got to be nerve-wracking, and having the other side basically not treating it seriously is bound to push you to acting irrationally. Probably not the best of ideas when someone is holding guns to hostage heads, but for someone holed up where they're not supposed to be (say, someone deciding to encamp in a property they're trespassing in), not treating it seriously might lead to a break in the negotiations as they charge out to finish arguing their case.
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"Tell me what I want to know or you get locked back in with the tiny blonde gremlin."
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I was thinking more Kamina Burana
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Huh... fiery eyes, but no flame above her head. Interesting.
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Probably got rebooted into Safe Mode due to the SPICE
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I think she's gone unconscious?
I love the plague doctor mask.
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And she's alive...hooray?
I think those're some raw Last Words. Didn't pan out but that's sure as shit a thing to say.
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EyeScream trope: achieved
I have to echo that those are the coolest last words I've heard in a while.
Edited by Whowho on Mar 28th 2024 at 4:55:15 AM
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If they shut off the power fast enough, I don't think so. And then while she's unconscious, they might be able to drug her.
Though honestly, I think if you're trying to restrain Maxima, you're going to error on the side of "whoops, accidentally killed her" rather than hoping she won't be pissed if she escapes.