A Theory Conspiracy...

[actuallyselfish]

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[1]

You get a message on your comms from Dido, inviting you to one of the lounges in the Saikhama hanger bays.

Upon arrival, you discover that furniture and tables have been shifted to the side, making room for a chalkboard. A huge old-school chalkboard on wheels, pea-green and with a wood-framed ledge for colored chalk-sticks.

Dido nods to you as you walk in, sternly tapping some chalk to the board.

"So," she says. "Loni and the terrible trio have all the Seals. Soon, they'll make their move to summon the Lady upon this world. Brye and Rani are standing by the wings, ready to hijack the Lady's power and somehow use it to wish away suffering. The Lady herself managed to influence the Lady's Good Men, the UG's foundation and Loni's whole upbringing, despite being in a different dimension. Worse, we still don't know what her true power or form is."

Dido starts writing on the chalk board. "If we're gonna win, we have to figure out what's coming. That means assembling clues, testing theories and answering key questions..."



[2]

"What is the Lady, and what are her capabilities?"

[3]

"What does she want to do to our world?"

[4]

"Why did she arrange for the founding of the Unity Group, the Lady's Good Men, and the Terrible Trio?"

[5]

"What's the most direct way to ruin their plans?"


Dido underlines each question on the board, and turns to face you all. "Class is in session, guys," she pronounces.

Comments

Re: 4

[actuallyselfish]

"We have, apparently, been getting the Lion's share of our funding through the Lady's influence," Dido points out. "At the very least, she saw some way our existence could be turned to her advantage."

Dido frowns. "More to the point...the Lady's goal is to enter our reality with the three seals, right? And she can influence people here to do her bidding. So why not just trick a group of master ninjas into stealing and assembling the seals? Wouldn't that be easier and safer than fiddling with cults and stupid teenagers?"

[abugslife]

Not the funds that we thought came from the Council, at the very least. Which raises the question: where did those resources come from, exactly?

As for your question, I can only guess. The Lady might have a mindset unlike any of the races we know. Perhaps what matters to her is not just getting the tablets, but also the way she obtains them. Perhaps she has further plans for Gavin.

[actuallyselfish]

"I don't agree with that 'her thoughts are too alien to predict' notion," Dido says firmly.

"If we believe that, then we won't get anywhere. If we want to prepare for what's coming, we have to assume the Lady has some motives in common with us. Power, security, freedom, reproduction..."

Dido chews on those thoughts for a moment. "Here's something I'm curious about," she muses. "Remember when the Unity Group went into famine mode while Loni commissioned BrightSaber? We never did find out where and who manufactured that mecha. Think we should search?"

[abugslife]

Time will tell. Only when we have more information we can start speculating on what exactly she wants with more accuracy.

The BrightSaber and its super mode light up your curiosity as an engineer, do they not? This might be worth investigating, but I get the feeling that the trail will end with the nonexistant Uncle. Regardless, it might be worth a try.