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Not an attempted murder. Cent would see it as an attempt to replace a damaged and deteriorating but heavily armed AI before that AI lost control over it's arsenal to the likes of Decimus. Replacing Aeneas with a copy of herself would be a logical way to avoid a holocaust.
What is going to matter more, what CentComm thought or what others THINK (like Acantha)? This has the potential to get VERY messy, clash of city states.
The AI's are the ones with the doomsday weapons and (unless damaged) they always think rationally. With the sole exceptions of Lynn and Calliope Taylor (who seem to have command authority) human and android 'others' don't matter. They haven't the firepower.
Will Aeneas be 'rational', knuut? Remember Tokyo Rose was trying to preserve Aeneas' personality as he was when repairs began (Personality Matrix from 30 March 2016). What quirks will he carry over when he is fully functional? Will he hold any animosity toward CentComm because of the attempt? I sure don't know, hanging onto the ride to see. :-D
Knuut, if her instructions to CeCi included posing as help on repairs, then she considered repairs, and should've waited to see if they fail. That takes self defense off the table. Without it, stating a benefit doesn't defeat the claim of attempted murder, it only explains motive. She tried to kill two artificial intelligences, both of amiable disposition and one of which was her own subordinate. She appears to have been successful in the latter case, though I'm writing the "KIA" in pencil until we see TR again.
On the second topic, I agree with Stormwind. There are going to be catch-backs. And not only because Aeneas is more likely to be irrational, but because the rational response to an attempt on one's life is not likely to be very nice. Distrust is absolutely mandated. In most circumstances, so is some form of reprisal - otherwise, such attempts are free. As with most (all?) good morals, there are rational long term reasons not to break them.
The way I understood it, Ceci was equipped and possibly programmed to fix the hardware with no concern for the software. She was pretty much supposed to get the systems working and put Centcomm in them, not try to fix Aeneas at all.
Actually, her location at the time CeCi tried to killAeneas is most pertinent.
After all, if Aeneas had been killed, the local defences could have killed Lynn.
So Lynn *does* have good reason to demand an answer, and I'm not 100% certain Centcomm is capable of denying her one if she downright orders Centcomm to answer.
The Centcomm-Taylor dynamis is an interesting one.
@Tokyo Rose, would CentComm be incorrect here? By virtue of Lynn's location, she has witnessed what would be a classified event. That is a key point, since, had she been elsewhere, she would not have been privy to this classified event. By witnessing it, she already has classified intel. Rather than let Lynn speak unfettered about this with who-knows-who, CentComm would do well to read her in at this point.
CentComm must have thought that by sabotaging Dolly, she had reasonably insured against Lynn's ever finding out about this, and/or that this action would be irrelevant to Lynn, (most likely the latter), or both. In any event, she probably dismissed, or never considered, that there would be any connection.
TL;DR: I submit that her location WAS relevant, or this discussion would not be occurring.
To CentComm is Lynn's knowing of the event justification for her to know the rest (including the thought process behind the decision) megados? Potentially, if Lynn was turned, that knowledge could do even more damage I think.
That's a good point/question, Stormwind13, the answer to which hinges on what would be more damaging: knowledge of the truth, or a speculation fueled by Lynn's imagination. If CentComm would read her in, she could include caveats against discussing it with others, whereas left to her own devices, Lynn might be able to do a lot of damage with unfettered speculation and discussion. My overall point was that Lynn's location brought this about, and it seems more like her security clearance lacked relevance, not her location, because when this classified event took place, there was no deference to possible witnesses. It's a little late to be splitting hairs now.
I can't really answer it, because I don't know just what CentComm's concerns are.
I'd like to remind everyone that Lynn didn't actually witness the event: the black angel sent her away first. (Possibly for this very reason?...) Lynn only knows because Rosie felt like ranting :-)
Cent-Comm is definitely not incorrect here. If happenstance causes a person to witness part of a classified incident, it doesn't mean that person is automatically entitled to find out more about said incident. It just means that They Know Too Much. Government agencies around the world and over the course of human history have dealt with such unintended witnesses in a variety of ways, depending on factors such as the danger posed by the observed information. I can't say anything past that because spoilers.
Thanks, @Tokyo Rose. I think the hiccup is that I'm thinking of relevance pertaining to the overall subject, as Lynn wouldn't have brought this up, while CentComm is pertaining only to security clearance. I don't mean to imply that Lynn is entitled to intel because of it.
In regards to panel 2, Lynn asks "Why". As TR states, the "Why" is above Lynn's security rating. Lynn's location is irrelevant in the context of "Why" Cent ordered the attempt.
A better question would be "Why did you try to kill Aeneas while I was in the vicinity?"
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Well, now is the time that Calliope can use the fact that Centcomm sabotaged Dolly's ship asleverage against Centcomm.
Who knows what Dolly would add, if she found out that Centcomm had admitted to the sabotage ?
Heck, Lynn could even use the fact that Centcomm tried to kill Aeneas as blackmail.
Centcomm's position isn't as strong as she would like it to be.
I'm not sure any of this really provides any leverage against Commie. She said pretty clearly that she stands by her decisions. Of course she might still prefer information not spreading too much -- but if forced to choose between that or succumbing to blackmail, I suspect she'd consider it the lesser evil. Same reason "one does not bargain with terrorists"...
I can't help but wonder if Lynn is going to reveal that they ran to Aeneas after Acantha's half brother attempted to rape her. When Centcomm finds out just how deep the war between Acantha and Decimus goes, will she override the psychologist?
Good question, HiFranc. I would say that Lynn should mention it. It's difficult to say just what CentComm would do with the information. I don't think she'd override the therapist, but she might put in a good word. :)
Frankly, she *should* see the therapist.
But also, she should tell the therapist about the attempted rape, that might make the therapist ease up on the "ban" against seeing Acantha.
After all, it's all well and good if Lynn is fine, but if you end up with a foreign VIP going bonkers because they ended up lonely in a hospital bed, that could be just as bad.
Why assume that Acantha's grip on mental stability is tenuous just as a means of retroactively justifying Lynn's bad behavior? It may or may not be. It is plausible either way, but we have seen no evidence of it. What little we have seen of Acantha so far shows her bearing up quite well.
Chronologically, yes. "As a consequence of" seems more remote; they wanted to avoid Decimus' "roundup", seemed the more immediate concern.
Also, Acantha's mental health and emotional stability could well be in question, after all she has been through. Lynn's therapist should welcome, and take any opportunity to observe them together.
Sounds like she isn't quite done, mjkj. The "However" at the end seems to indicate she is going to provide more information. Wait to see what CentComm releases to Lynn.
Of course Centcomm will answer Lynn.
Remember that "No", "**** off", and "Shut the **** up and go the **** away" are all answers, even if they aren't the ones you want.
Ceci's death is quite easy to rationalize: there wasn't supposed to be anyone there to die, and the orders were given and non-retractable before that person existed.
It's like having a bomb gain sentience after it's dropped.
True however a bomb is merely a device that counts down or activates at proper signal and then explodes. A simple non intelligent device.....what said bomb was housed in was not just a plastic mannequin but a living thinking being wvho had no idea of its existence inside them. And since centy sent her there knowing the bomb would likely activate and kill her, makes it more a premeditated murder than anything else
And I bet Cent and Rose spent a good deal of thought on the next page. Though it may not have been recently as it is a major plot point from the last arc.
I don't think she quit, Stormwind13. It looks like she was flustered by CentComm's response, and was about to get spun up again, when CentComm interrupted with "However ...".
I was referring to the previous page, where it looked like CentComm had managed to 'scare' her into silence. Didn't last long though, as she came back mouth blazing. :-D
I think a good bowl of popcorn event would be Cent having to explain herself and being hauled on the carpet for trying to kill Aeneas and for not having a contingency for something like the attempt putting Lynn's life in danger. All those simulations she ran and it didn't occur to her that some messed up chain of events could put Lynn in the vicinity of Aeneas and at risk if the assassination attempt was carried out. Nor was there a contingency for what to do if Aeneas wasn't in as bad of condition as Cent thought. The assassination attempt was a human level snafu. It should have been totally avoidable with Cent's level of scenario computation ability.
Lynn's location would be relevant, since she wouldn't be aware of the attempt on Aeneas otherwise.
On the second topic, I agree with Stormwind. There are going to be catch-backs. And not only because Aeneas is more likely to be irrational, but because the rational response to an attempt on one's life is not likely to be very nice. Distrust is absolutely mandated. In most circumstances, so is some form of reprisal - otherwise, such attempts are free. As with most (all?) good morals, there are rational long term reasons not to break them.
After all, if Aeneas had been killed, the local defences could have killed Lynn.
So Lynn *does* have good reason to demand an answer, and I'm not 100% certain Centcomm is capable of denying her one if she downright orders Centcomm to answer.
The Centcomm-Taylor dynamis is an interesting one.
CentComm must have thought that by sabotaging Dolly, she had reasonably insured against Lynn's ever finding out about this, and/or that this action would be irrelevant to Lynn, (most likely the latter), or both. In any event, she probably dismissed, or never considered, that there would be any connection.
TL;DR: I submit that her location WAS relevant, or this discussion would not be occurring.
I can't really answer it, because I don't know just what CentComm's concerns are.
Cent-Comm is definitely not incorrect here. If happenstance causes a person to witness part of a classified incident, it doesn't mean that person is automatically entitled to find out more about said incident. It just means that They Know Too Much. Government agencies around the world and over the course of human history have dealt with such unintended witnesses in a variety of ways, depending on factors such as the danger posed by the observed information. I can't say anything past that because spoilers.
A better question would be "Why did you try to kill Aeneas while I was in the vicinity?"
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Who knows what Dolly would add, if she found out that Centcomm had admitted to the sabotage ?
Heck, Lynn could even use the fact that Centcomm tried to kill Aeneas as blackmail.
Centcomm's position isn't as strong as she would like it to be.
But also, she should tell the therapist about the attempted rape, that might make the therapist ease up on the "ban" against seeing Acantha.
After all, it's all well and good if Lynn is fine, but if you end up with a foreign VIP going bonkers because they ended up lonely in a hospital bed, that could be just as bad.
Either way, I don't think this is about retroactively justifying anything, but rather about how to handle things going forward.
(Personally, I still think Lynn's overreaction was mostly justified given the circumstances...)
If it's justified, then it isn't an overreaction. ;)
Also, Acantha's mental health and emotional stability could well be in question, after all she has been through. Lynn's therapist should welcome, and take any opportunity to observe them together.
Remember that "No", "**** off", and "Shut the **** up and go the **** away" are all answers, even if they aren't the ones you want.
People don't like that either. :(
Oh this should be good. Wonder if shell also rationalize cecis death in the answer.
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It's like having a bomb gain sentience after it's dropped.
The "bombs", in this case, were not known to do that at all.
Dr. Silver was needling Marcus. She has no knowledge of this happening to a Black Angel, because this has never happened to a Black Angel.
Since this was the first Black Angel ever known to spark, no.
And I bet Cent and Rose spent a good deal of thought on the next page. Though it may not have been recently as it is a major plot point from the last arc.
Gotta' love the smart mouth. XD
I think she may be ordered to explain herself.
www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/the-mind-in-crisis-to-debrief-or-not-to-debrief/2996966
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This is also worth a read:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964043/