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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #6 (oopsie!) | |
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by Panaka » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:51 pm | |
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At this point I'd be inclined to have Merlin bundle her up in the skimmer, with a promise of the whole truth, and head for the cave. Mean while Caleb can cover for them with a story about an contact or agent that they have to meet. She knows a lot and already accepts that there is a "before the day of creation" time period. She's in a better position to accept the full truth then anybody else on the inner circle. On the other hand, she is dangerous. I'd also put her under 24/7 SNARC observation and have one of those assassination bugs taking up permanent residence in her ear canal. |
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by n7axw » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:23 pm | |
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We learned at least two thngs from this snippet. First that she is the Mother Superior. I can't say that I guessed that, but I did figure she was pretty high up, given her freedom to quickly make needed decisions when the proper circumstances demanded.
Secondly we learned how she is financed. While I don't find myself surprised, I can't say I figured it out in advance. I did speculate that her obvious skill at cloak and dagger implied training by an organization with long established institutional knowledge. That proved out and what we learned today about her financial backing follows pretty naturally. Don When any group seeks political power in God's name, both religion and politics are instantly corrupted.
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by XofDallas » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:25 pm | |
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Sorry, I said she came for a number of reasons, including (but definitely not limited to) observing Cayleb and Merlin. For a person of her intellect, it would be likely to the point of certainty that one or both of them would show up there. |
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by hvb » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:28 pm | |
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Not It! My WAG last snippet was that she was the Abbesses XO, the "Spy-Mother Superior", which was why she was allowed to run around risking herself in these various high risk/high gain ventures (I mentioned the 'Exodus from Zion', the 'Siddermark Insubordination', and her current 'Unveiling to Merlin'). In fact this bit almost reads like a direct reply to my post.
And shouldn't we all be ending posts in these threads with: I for one think we should. |
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by dwileye13 » Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:40 pm | |
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I didn't identify her as the Mother Superior buy I did identify the Convent - As Madam you could extend that role to Mother Superior
[quote=dwileye13]One of the reasons I believe Khody was a Marine is that the only Convent of the Sisters of Saint Khody we know about was a Bordello in Zion! {/quote} I am not young enough to know everything!
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by summercat » Fri Sep 19, 2014 6:57 pm | |
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Let me go get your otter gif for you Cause it looks like your guess was a slam dunk. |
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by SYED » Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:45 am | |
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I wonder if they use the folk hero staus of khody to hide their actions, like store info and codes, in children book tales of him. Set up permanent bases and drop points, at his staues, or places named after him, like a bar.
Look at what the madam o zion could do just by her self, imagine what she could do with merlin's help. Wanna bet seijin Khody returns for his revenge. How can the church claim demons, if they use his amed sword. |
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by tootall » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:41 am | |
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SYED wrote
Wanna bet seijin Khody returns for his revenge. Beautiful!! Nimue perhaps?? |
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by Randomiser » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:19 am | |
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On the second part of the Snippet, is the heading right? Are Dohlaran naval ships also identified as HMS whatever? And should it be Chihro rather than Chihiro. (Free copy-editing service offered )
I suspect the news is the bad news about the army, or maybe even more bad news about the army we Loyal Readers haven't seen yet. I don't think they would be worried about preventing the population knowing about another raid on Claw Island; the Charisians have been there before and been chucked off before so it's old news. The Army disaster now, or the defeat of Ahlverez' remnant or the loss of Evyrtyn and the canal-head are just the kind of things the silly bishop would think he should hide. |
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by Lazalarlives » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:40 am | |
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I'd figure they'd still be 'His Majesty's Ship'; it's probably the same for most nations. The only different ones were the NOG ships. They're part of the Royal Dohlaran navy. As to the other part, I'm guessing it has to do with news about the destruction of 2/3rds of the Army Dohlar sent against Siddarmark. Lots of fathers, sons, and husbands not coming back, much less carrying the loot from the richest nation outside the Temple Lands on the mainland. This also means no territorial expansion, no new fiefs for second/third/fourth noble sons, and pretty much an entire year's GDP lost in the process. It may be enough to shake the situation up in Dohlar - and depending on how badly the King takes it, it could end up costing previously 'untouchable' nobles more than they ever thought it could. Consider Thirsk's musings on the corruption in the acquisitions process. Who, in the end, becomes this scapegoat? And does the field commander have enough political capital remaining to shift the blame to the REMF's in the capital who assured the King that what he sent was more than enough, despite Thirsk's (!) limited input. Anyhow, just my two bits. Dave |
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