Well this eliminates she was a messenger from Rose, so check your pockets Kyle. I hope you don't find some reason for us to like this jerk later, but he looks like the type that would teach an android how to pick pockets and use the distraction of abusing her to cover the action. If she is caught he can claim she did it on her own and as uninformed as they are about androids people would believe it.
That is a nasty thought, Dragonrider; however, I have to wonder why they would target Kyle. He doesn't look like he has anything worth stealing. I mean, look at Kyle's appearance.
And Rose is going to have to sit on Kyle. I mean he is SO going to get into trouble in Nova Roma without her sitting on him. :-)
New kid in town he's gonna be carrying his ID and what ever he has with him, and remember to criminals ID is like gold, especiallt fresh out of town ID. Also new kid doesn't know where to go to report crime, plus jerk may have a set up with press gang or the body bank he reports the noob has no ID press gang gets him no one to report crime, body bank gets him same dead men file no crime reports.
Offcourse, Kyle could sweep this whole incident away with a "I don't care about the android, but I'll gladly do fisticuffs with some ahole that annoys me." and hope Rose augmented him enough to take this guy on.
Well, Duh Sheela. CentComm and Rose (the artist/authors of the story) LIVE to be mean to the characters. And even meaner to the READERS. I mean, they are both EVIL. Making us wait to find out how much trouble Kyle is in. Switching views suddenly so we are left wondering what REALLY went on.
You have a point on how Kyle's new form might be tested Sheela, if brawling combat is allowed for a duel; however, if Kyle challenges him I think the guy would get to pick the weapons (from what I remember of Code Duello). That seems to be the way the guy (and likely the local judiciary) would view it.
And while Kyle is likely smarter, younger and has great reflexes, if a$$hole there is meaner and more experienced in duels, I fear Kyle would not like the results of a duel on a$$hole's terms.
A cultural briefing, even implanted knowledge probably would not prepare someone like Kyle for the reality, Cat. I mean, he is about as far into Android rights as you can get... And a$$hole here is about as far the other way as you can get. NOT a good mixture. :-)
Questions,
First is Kyle carrying?
Second are challenges/duels legal in Nova Roma?
Third if they are, what are the constraints and where do they happen? Right there on the street or is there a stadium where they go once a month and people can buy tickets to watch people kill each other?
and yes Duels and challenges are legal. the main constraint is that by standers are not harmed and are done in a proper arena .. and yes you can pay to watch or grudge matches are free...
Reminds me of an old shadowbane MMO where one clan got into a war with another clan because they didn't like seeing other people's speech in their chatbox.
Well, they wouldn't have to worry about the shoes, Sheela. I mean, you would chew them up... probably HAVE already in fact. So that wouldn't be a problem. :-D
Maybe so, Reiko, but I think I'm with Asimov here - "It is customary to list indigo as a color lying between blue and violet, but it has never seemed to me that indigo is worth the dignity of being considered a separate color. To my eyes it seems merely deep blue." :-)
I fear that it is more along the lines of prioritizing of what to do, mjkj.
Keep him from getting into a Duel, FIRST. Then she can worry about what he may or may not have lost. And since she knows Kyle pretty well by now, I think she knew that she better sit on him HARD before he got a chance to screw it up with his opinions.
I'm pretty sure that Rose can conjure more money and papers if need be. Replacing an agent would slow her down far more. Especially one with a specific skill set, like Kyle here. :-)
And yeah, I have a feeling that 'master' will regret pissing Kyle off... and even more so pissing Rose off (which I think he has managed to do).
UH Storm, I gotta bad vibe here think Kyle should shift his position from facing the android about 45degrees to his left and "Check Six" this jerk may have someone besides the android in on this scam.
And in keeping with Kyle's mindset. I don't know how 'rich' Kyle is... Or how wealthy his assumed persona is supposed to be. So it might not be even a pipe dream.
I'll wager though that should other plans come to fruition, Kyle and Rose will NOT forget a$$hole here. If Kyle is dead, of course that would make things a bit harder for him to remember. :-)
I'm less sure of that, Dragonrider. I mean, the way CentComm hates on Kyle if they need a body to throw off the bus he might find he is the 'lucky' person. :-)
I figured it would be out the back door of the bus, while CentComm had it in reverse. So she wouldn't have to see Kyle's betrayed look as she ran him over. :-D
Who, CentComm? The character doesn't know Kyle is here, true... The EVIL artist does though and hates Kyle... and controls who lives and dies (along with Rose). I mean, if she renders him... down into components, his time in the comic (and her having to put up with him) will be at an end. :-D
CentComm the artist, Dragonrider. She would GLEEFULLY exterminate Kyle.
And CentComm (the character) might know more than you think. I would be shocked if CentComm didn't keep at least SOME tabs on Kyle, considering his proximity to one of her primary concerns (Lynn).
CentComm probably doesn't know he's being stupidly brave (yet), but probably does know that he isn't where he is SUPPOSED to be, the Great Ridge Hunting Preserve. And just that might have tripped a flag. I mean since WHEN has Kyle been interested in hunting? From the sound of it, he is very much a city boy.
Kyle is a kid, Draginbeard. I mean, he is a SMART kid, but that can make them worse. They think they can fix everything and so they immediately react to things. Instead of having experience to tell them that they may not have a complete picture and waiting for some things to clarify before acting might lead to more success.
Hopefully Rose will rein him in before he gets himself and his mission in trouble. :-)
Kyle is dangling OVER the edge, if you ask me. I mean, in a strange city that hates what he cares about (androids)... That is also holding the woman he (believes he) loves.
Yeah, I think Kyle is definitely out of his comfort zone. :-D
"I'm a `getting where I'm going` lover, and your attitude slows you down. Just saying, so you know. I don't have a quarrel with you, and a duel would just waste your time and my life."
Rose is right though, that guy is an a$$hole.
and yeah this kind of treatment is totally against what hes been taught..
I wonder, will Kyle be able to pull a 'Mr. Black' with as much swerve and elegance as Mr Black ?
I doubt it, but at least his heart is in the right place.
Too bad he probably uses a pacemaker.
And Rose is going to have to sit on Kyle. I mean he is SO going to get into trouble in Nova Roma without her sitting on him. :-)
Offcourse, Kyle could sweep this whole incident away with a "I don't care about the android, but I'll gladly do fisticuffs with some ahole that annoys me." and hope Rose augmented him enough to take this guy on.
Would be a good test for his newfangled body too.
You have a point on how Kyle's new form might be tested Sheela, if brawling combat is allowed for a duel; however, if Kyle challenges him I think the guy would get to pick the weapons (from what I remember of Code Duello). That seems to be the way the guy (and likely the local judiciary) would view it.
And while Kyle is likely smarter, younger and has great reflexes, if a$$hole there is meaner and more experienced in duels, I fear Kyle would not like the results of a duel on a$$hole's terms.
First is Kyle carrying?
Second are challenges/duels legal in Nova Roma?
Third if they are, what are the constraints and where do they happen? Right there on the street or is there a stadium where they go once a month and people can buy tickets to watch people kill each other?
I bet they are!
Probably the most lucrative option. They do have Gladiators.
and yes Duels and challenges are legal. the main constraint is that by standers are not harmed and are done in a proper arena .. and yes you can pay to watch or grudge matches are free...
.... sometimes it's the weirdest things.
Or a Prince Nutcase.
makes me curious and nervious what she thinks of me....to be honest
I hope they can free her later - and Rose did not tell him to check his pockets. So, does she have remote control/overview over that also?
And how would they match the shoes ?
It would be anarchy ... ANARCHY, I tells you!
Sorry I did not get that in the first try, Reiko. I just hope you can escape there soon.
Keep him from getting into a Duel, FIRST. Then she can worry about what he may or may not have lost. And since she knows Kyle pretty well by now, I think she knew that she better sit on him HARD before he got a chance to screw it up with his opinions.
I'm pretty sure that Rose can conjure more money and papers if need be. Replacing an agent would slow her down far more. Especially one with a specific skill set, like Kyle here. :-)
And yeah, I have a feeling that 'master' will regret pissing Kyle off... and even more so pissing Rose off (which I think he has managed to do).
or:
"How much to buy her from you?"
Of course, either one would clearly throw a monkey wrench into Rose's plans...
Unless he tried to buy her and the guy refused to sell, anyway. Which could possibly lead into him doing something stupid...
I'll wager though that should other plans come to fruition, Kyle and Rose will NOT forget a$$hole here. If Kyle is dead, of course that would make things a bit harder for him to remember. :-)
Don't you mean 'in front of the bus' ?
And CentComm (the character) might know more than you think. I would be shocked if CentComm didn't keep at least SOME tabs on Kyle, considering his proximity to one of her primary concerns (Lynn).
CentComm probably doesn't know he's being stupidly brave (yet), but probably does know that he isn't where he is SUPPOSED to be, the Great Ridge Hunting Preserve. And just that might have tripped a flag. I mean since WHEN has Kyle been interested in hunting? From the sound of it, he is very much a city boy.
They're hover tanks after all, won't do much damage !
Hopefully Rose will rein him in before he gets himself and his mission in trouble. :-)
Yeah, I think Kyle is definitely out of his comfort zone. :-D
Sitting out here in the 4th Wall Bleachers we see Point A leading to B to C in a good imitation of infinity.
Wouldn't it be interesting to 'stand in front of the valve' and have those multiple possibilities 'shower' down on us all at once!
[Wonder how quickly we'd get soaked?]