Very true Rose; however, Mira made a 'blanket' statement and I had to respond to that. I mean, Dolly used to be in LOVE with that comment. :-D And sadly all the readers interpret 'tones' differently, especially in this format where the individual's personality and outlook color what they read into each scene (as has been shown several times in the comments sections' discussions :-D).
And now we know for SURE she is visiting Calliope. Not to say she might not have OTHER messages to deliver too, but we will have to wait and see on that. :-)
SMART GIRL!!!! Almost bet the message tells Calli, among other things, that her DNA makes her Centcomm's boss so she can solve some the ass hattery that our AI has been playing with.
On the page Venting (currently page 221) CentComm flat out tells Dolly that Lynn is in the hands of New Rome and she MUST be gotten out of their hands to prevent them from accessing CentComm's systems and "doom us all." Rescue Lynn or eliminate her. Which Dolly does NOT take very well. :-)
Now Calliope doesn't know near as much, as seen when Cella (and Marcus) are summoned before CentComm. During that Discussion (currently page 656) CentComm tells Cella (and Marcus) that Calliope can override CentComm COMPLETELY, everything. Then CentComm indicates that she has concealed from Calliope the extent of her Helios legacy.
I can see how Dolly might have known (or strongly suspected) beforehand; however, instead of piling worries on Calliope, she may have kept mum (or Mom? :-D) about it. I think the sabotage of her mission though tossed any such restraints out the window. :-)
If Dolly didn't know before she NOW knows that Lynn holds the keys to CentComm's control. CentComm TOLD her (way back in the mists of... the archive :-D).
Krystal also have a bit of "sad panda" feel to her, just like Celeste did.
So, I think she's doing more than just "keeping her in line" ... she's also treating the cute little android as a person, she gave her a choice, rather than just trying to command her to do something. I think this is an important bit, because many wastelanders may have a twisted view of android, but Mira sure doesn't. She has them pegged, sure, but she's also fully aware that they're persons, not just machines.
Couple that with androids fragile self esteem, and suddenly being treated as an equal by a strong willed and attractive human, and the result might come over as really rather flattering for an android who might be a bit lonely, working the boring job in an area devoid of people to talk to.
You could say that Krystal is getting dragged along, even though she's been told explicitly that she can say "no".
Exciting Mira is exciting, and the job is oh so boring. :)
Well, I like Mira. She looks great and honors her promise and even treads Krystal with respect even though she clearly is trying to make her break her promise.
I think Krystal will be a friend when Mira needs one. :)
Just happens to be one of my favorite quotes, especially in context of the ever increasingly intrusive laws in the name of The War on Terror, aka: Implementing Big Brother by Baby Steps.
"Any society that would trade a little freedom to gain a little security, will deserve neither. And lose both." Benjamin Franklin
Not a one of our so-called leaders grasps this concept, anywhere, regardless of nation. As they are all going along with it.
While it's tempting to just blame the leaders, it's marginally more fair* to lay equal blame at the feet of the population that lets their leadership get away with so much.
*Yes, I just suggested we should be fair to politicians. Oh God what is wrong with me?!
Well Rose you are probably right, that the voters (instead of the general population) share some blame; however, I would argue that the percentage is NOT 50/50. More like 70/30 or even 80/20... When politicos buy people to lie for them, it is hard(er) for the people to get enough good information to form an intelligent decision. :-p
One thousand pages. I can't imagine getting that high... Even 100 seems pretty darn far away right now.
This is a testament to how good the various aspects of DC have been all along -- story, art, characters, plot, dialogue, world. If it wasn't all there, in spades, you could not have made it to 1000.
At your service = fuck off? Dolly!!! Wash your mouth out with SOAP! :-D
["At your service..."]
There's one good thing about New Troy...
They 'jump' through hoops there
Rather than 'shoot' them!
And that's if she was feeling polite.
Does Dolly know about
The DNA thing?
But she does know that her ship was sabotaged.
Now Calliope doesn't know near as much, as seen when Cella (and Marcus) are summoned before CentComm. During that Discussion (currently page 656) CentComm tells Cella (and Marcus) that Calliope can override CentComm COMPLETELY, everything. Then CentComm indicates that she has concealed from Calliope the extent of her Helios legacy.
I can see how Dolly might have known (or strongly suspected) beforehand; however, instead of piling worries on Calliope, she may have kept mum (or Mom? :-D) about it. I think the sabotage of her mission though tossed any such restraints out the window. :-)
If Dolly didn't know before she NOW knows that Lynn holds the keys to CentComm's control. CentComm TOLD her (way back in the mists of... the archive :-D).
While talking about hoops, Krystal seems to be wearing a nice one around her neck ... I'm guessing it might be important to her ?
So, I think she's doing more than just "keeping her in line" ... she's also treating the cute little android as a person, she gave her a choice, rather than just trying to command her to do something. I think this is an important bit, because many wastelanders may have a twisted view of android, but Mira sure doesn't. She has them pegged, sure, but she's also fully aware that they're persons, not just machines.
Couple that with androids fragile self esteem, and suddenly being treated as an equal by a strong willed and attractive human, and the result might come over as really rather flattering for an android who might be a bit lonely, working the boring job in an area devoid of people to talk to.
You could say that Krystal is getting dragged along, even though she's been told explicitly that she can say "no".
Exciting Mira is exciting, and the job is oh so boring. :)
Krystal was finding
Mira's buttons.
Looks like Mira
Has her grip
Firmly around
Krystal's levers!
So early in the
Morning!
>_<
I think Krystal will be a friend when Mira needs one. :)
"Any society that would trade a little freedom to gain a little security, will deserve neither. And lose both." Benjamin Franklin
Not a one of our so-called leaders grasps this concept, anywhere, regardless of nation. As they are all going along with it.
*Yes, I just suggested we should be fair to politicians. Oh God what is wrong with me?!
Lets get her weasel inspected!
This is a testament to how good the various aspects of DC have been all along -- story, art, characters, plot, dialogue, world. If it wasn't all there, in spades, you could not have made it to 1000.