Which should tell the prince a thing or two about her current state of mind.
Kali would NOT want him to harm Lynn, at all, she knows the consequences is a drone army coming her way, and she is too damn posessive of Nova Roma to let that happen.
Even if it means breaking a direktive or two and giving the prince a dang good hiding.
Thats a fan nick-name for the second episode of season 4, game of thrones. Named so because its Jofferys big 'royal' send off. The proper title is "the Lion and the Rose."
Dont want to spoiler for anyone who hasn't watched it yet.
Oh THERE is the Douchebag I've come to loath and expect. He held his temper, which surprised me, while on the line. Couldn't hold it in private though.
I fear that she probably has a directive to PREVENT the removal of the inhibitor. I mean, since they felt the need to put it in to start with, they aren't going to want her cooperating to get it removed.
They do go on certain muscle and exotic cars, Sheela. Mustangs, Camaros, Firebirds, Charger Daytonas, Plymouth Superbirds, Lamborghinis, Porsches, M-series BMWs, etc...
As well as a reminder why he doesn't like Luna-Com ...
Technician : "Thank you for using Luna-Com services, where there is life, there is Luna-Com."
Technician : "Luna-Com does not share or endorse any of the views.."
Prince : "Shut up, I know this!"
Technician : "Very well, 2063 credits has been deducted from your account."
Prince : "WHAT ?"
Technician : "that is the standard rate for a high security call, as you can see in table 11.7b, the minute tax is.."
Prince : "SHUT UP!"
Prince : "What do you mean that *I* was billed?"
Technician : "well, it was a collect call."
Prince : "SON OF A BITCH !"
Technician : "Well, technically Calliope cannot be the son of anyo.."
Prince : "SHUT UP!! How fucking DARE she do this to ME?!"
Technician : " .. uhm .. "
Technician : "Luna-Com does not share or endorse.." *CLICK*
Well Douchebag DID cut the operator off. Possibly before she notified him that it was a collect call. That would serve him right, especially after he phoned in a collect call for the RANSOM call. I mean, that was hubris!
I could totally see an android acting in a glitchy way like that, to get out of a really bad command. Just stand in a corner, and turn singing up to maximum priority until someone else comes and deals with the real problem.
Kinda like how some humans will hug themselves and rock back 'n' forth while babbling to themselves until someone can fix things, or they come up with an idea on how to handle it themselves.
So .. as long as it does not HARM the prince, she'd be ok with singing in the corner ?
And it could possibly be used for .. other things as well .. interesting!
Prince : Kali, go kill those guys !
Kali : "Iiii'm siiiiiingiiing in the raaaiin!"
Maxus : "What did you DO to her ?
Prince : "But ... I ... nothing !"
Maxus : "LIES - She only does that when you give her bad commands, you insolent fool!"
Prince : "But .. but .." *smack*
Maxus : "You, Me, training room - NOW!!"
Prince : "Dammit!"
Kali : *smirks evilly*
And just like that, Kali did not harm Decimus, Maxus did it. :D
Here's an idea! she can have herself and the rest of the Cassians all go in for a routine maintenance checkup... and Leave Maxus to mind the store in her/their absence...
"Be a dear Maxus, and make sure the prince is well taken care of in my absence."
Oh, hell, there he goes. Can't say it was unexpected. I, too, would like to give him a good smack upside the head with a clue-by-four, but the problem with pounding on things that don't work right is, you rarely fix them that way. Usually you just make them worse.
BTW nice incentive. There's something Decimus is never gonna see ;)
When they said contingencies, Tim, I thought of the 'contingencies' of the Eternal Emperor in the Sten series. Most specifically in Return of the Emperor where many things were revealed.
How about blind, staggering alcohol comatose drunk? And keep him there until his sister is ready to take over. That he could do to himself with a little Everclear in the wine. And it could be said the emperor was avoiding the hangover.
Some of the contingencies monitor his vital functions; if said functions cease, the contingencies kick in. Because the Prince, despite much evidence to the contrary, is NOT completely stupid, he realized that someone might try to keep him out of the picture, but unharmed. Thus, there are also things he needs to actively do to prevent triggers being pulled, so to speak.
Expanding on what Rose mentioned .. dispite Appearnces the prince IS keeping the city running at top efficiency and buuilding a army at a break neck pace. he may be insane but his micro management to certain things have made Roma a major threat. and he can be a impassioned public speaker when he sets his mind to it.
Not to get too real-life political, but Dec is a lot like Saddam Hussein: Keeps things running smoothly, keeps out the major trouble-makers and keeps his homeland safe. Basically self-contained because he stays there and plays in his own sandbox. Unfortunately, also batshit crazy and apt to do horrible things to anybody that looks at him sideways.
Well see you arent far off the mark you ask the average Roma Citizen and they will tell you they really dont care whos in power as long as money/food/power and other goodys keep flowing. The princes "other hobbies" only surface as public executions and such almost always carried out by the Cassians Who have a far worse reputation than they deserve.
Interesting historical Sidenote, Skweeee. Nazi Symbology actually borrowed heavily from ancient Rome. The Eagle Standard was exactly the same for both.
One of the many things that Hitler was a nutcase about was borrowing symbols from other cultures that imposed fear and dread in the hearts of his enemies.
George Lucas also borrowed the Nazi Stormtrooper look for the Imperial stormtroopers for exactly the same reason.
Thousands of years it was seen as a symbol of luck and used in a wide variety of religions. And Hitler came along and dropped the bomb on it. And the West turned their back on it.
Still used in India by the Hindu and Buddhist religions, I think.
Reversed and rotated 45 degrees. And yes, both Buddhism and Hinduism still use it in its proper orientation (and not just in India. I've seen them on temples in Korea and even here in the US)
If he DOES kill Lynn, there's absolutely nothing stopping New Troy razing New Rome to the ground. For the sake of the storyline,I hope Kali can calm his Royal Douchbaginess down.
I'm surprised I never mentioned this before, but the term electrocuted means "shocked to death". I know that Decimus doesn't have all of the bulbs lit in the scoreboard, however I would expect him to know more about killing people and the terms involved. As a result you can't electrocute somebody but not to death. However if you were to use the word shocked in place of electrocuted if statement would be true and frankly after all the things that are going to happen to them when he does it based on his description he will have electrocuted them aka shocked to death.
before this one didn't she...
At least he figured out that he was just pwned. I'll give him credit for that!
She never usually ever raises her voice..ever
Kali would NOT want him to harm Lynn, at all, she knows the consequences is a drone army coming her way, and she is too damn posessive of Nova Roma to let that happen.
Even if it means breaking a direktive or two and giving the prince a dang good hiding.
XD
He even described it in details.
Dont want to spoiler for anyone who hasn't watched it yet.
I hope he does not hurt someone we care for...
...and the page heading and alt text are so fitting...
Though I suspect he will have his hands full with just repairing Aeneas.
If I'm right then Kali is not incapable of action; she is only waiting for the right moment.
... they ONLY go on tuner cars !
Bad Centcomm, BAD - No cookie for you!
Yeah, most people who raised Kali's ire that much would normally be, well, very dead. Being a loony toon prince hath its privileges...
Technician : "Thank you for using Luna-Com services, where there is life, there is Luna-Com."
Technician : "Luna-Com does not share or endorse any of the views.."
Prince : "Shut up, I know this!"
Technician : "Very well, 2063 credits has been deducted from your account."
Prince : "WHAT ?"
Technician : "that is the standard rate for a high security call, as you can see in table 11.7b, the minute tax is.."
Prince : "SHUT UP!"
Prince : "What do you mean that *I* was billed?"
Technician : "well, it was a collect call."
Prince : "SON OF A BITCH !"
Technician : "Well, technically Calliope cannot be the son of anyo.."
Prince : "SHUT UP!! How fucking DARE she do this to ME?!"
Technician : " .. uhm .. "
Technician : "Luna-Com does not share or endorse.."
*CLICK*
Study the first panel more closely, and you will notice where I got the 2063 credits idea from. ;)
Besides, he did the same thing when he delivered his ultimatum to Centcomm.
Besides, I like the idea that Decimus is getting ripped off by a "lowly peon" from Luna Com. :)
Maxus: *enters at a run* Kali, you ordered my immediate presence...
Kali: *stands facing corner, puts fingers in ears* ♪La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...
Maxus: I see... *cracks knuckles*
>:=)>
I could totally see an android acting in a glitchy way like that, to get out of a really bad command. Just stand in a corner, and turn singing up to maximum priority until someone else comes and deals with the real problem.
Kinda like how some humans will hug themselves and rock back 'n' forth while babbling to themselves until someone can fix things, or they come up with an idea on how to handle it themselves.
And it could possibly be used for .. other things as well .. interesting!
Prince : Kali, go kill those guys !
Kali : "Iiii'm siiiiiingiiing in the raaaiin!"
Maxus : "What did you DO to her ?
Prince : "But ... I ... nothing !"
Maxus : "LIES - She only does that when you give her bad commands, you insolent fool!"
Prince : "But .. but .."
*smack*
Maxus : "You, Me, training room - NOW!!"
Prince : "Dammit!"
Kali : *smirks evilly*
And just like that, Kali did not harm Decimus, Maxus did it. :D
"Be a dear Maxus, and make sure the prince is well taken care of in my absence."
I betcha she has tiny spy cameras ALL OVER the place!
Oh .. and welcome, and don't worry, we don't bite .. much. :)
(looks pointedly at sheela)
... wasn't me!
BTW nice incentive. There's something Decimus is never gonna see ;)
... geeeeenius!
I'm all for that. :)
My heart belongs to Kiku....
.. well, what did you call it then ?
What it's name ?
I've been laughing at that for 45 minutes now!
also on the tech pages there are some maps :D
One of the many things that Hitler was a nutcase about was borrowing symbols from other cultures that imposed fear and dread in the hearts of his enemies.
George Lucas also borrowed the Nazi Stormtrooper look for the Imperial stormtroopers for exactly the same reason.
(Reeling my inner nerd back in now).
PS. the "guest" was me, that's what I get for posting at work when I should be working, lol.
Still used in India by the Hindu and Buddhist religions, I think.