jzulauf530 wrote:The huge red flag to the GA should be the fact that they didn't run into the weapon systems they *know* the alignment had to have to execute Oyster Bay. No spider drive starships or missiles were used.
This seems like a huge blunder from the MA's point of view. Might as well scream, "nah, nah, missed me!"
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We've discussed that previously and the general consensus was the same as your conclusion: the GA shouldn't be fooled. There could be some upcoming Plot Twists by RFC that we don't see coming and could change that, though.
That doesn't mean the non-GA people won't get fooled, though. The public at large may be disinclined to believe that magic undetectable weapons existed in the first place, so support for finding the MAlign / "The Other Guys" may dwindle and fizzle out.