Re: The Grand Battle [Round 3! Killville!]
08-24-2009, 04:38 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Aryogaton.
Aeon was sitting beside the window, with just enough view to get most of the angles in the courthouse. He noticed Emily entering, but did not acknowledge it until she spoke.
"How do you know it was me? Lutherion seems like a suitable candidate for a planting. He may be more clever than you think, after all."
"I have my ways. I have considered Lutherion to be a possible suspect, but my suspicion is primarily on you."
"If you must know, it is strategy. Take a look at the remaining contestants. Lutherion and Amethyst are obviously the most powerful, but fortunately, strongly oppose each other. The vacuum cleaner is decidedly powerful, but does not seem to be of any threat. After all, it just wants to clean. That leaves you, me, and the boy; we are the weakest contestants."
"That still does not answer why you planted the bomb," Emily replied calmly.
Aeon didn't seem to notice, and continued to watch the battle. "When you break it down, everyone is against Lutherion. This was established during the last two rounds. That leaves me and Alcarith as the remaining neutral parties. Now then, I had to act some time. Obviously siding with Lutherion was out of the question, yet I did not want to choose a side quite yet. So I settled for a compromise."
"But why attack at all? Surely Alcarith would have made a suitable ally."
"Environment. There a significant danger from the mess of buildings, and the two people with the most advantage are Lutherion and Alcarith. In addition, if Lutherion was to die, that would leave Amethyst to kill us all, if not Alcarith herself. If one of the weaker contestants were to die, it would simply make things harder later on. I'm a passive attacker. That means I lean the situation my way, playing it safe. I have every intention of waiting out this 'game' until I can find a suitable means of escape. For that reason Amethyst, and possibly you would prove helpful in that."
"Why are you telling me this? Do you hope to regain my trust?"
"You don't have to believe me. It just has to make sense. Whether you trust me or not because I just revealed my entire strategy to you is your decision, not mine."
Aeon turned to Emily, who was standing in the doorway. She's confused, though somewhat relieved. It seems that she is thinking of what I just said, but likely no longer considers me aggressive.
Aeon was sitting beside the window, with just enough view to get most of the angles in the courthouse. He noticed Emily entering, but did not acknowledge it until she spoke.
"How do you know it was me? Lutherion seems like a suitable candidate for a planting. He may be more clever than you think, after all."
"I have my ways. I have considered Lutherion to be a possible suspect, but my suspicion is primarily on you."
"If you must know, it is strategy. Take a look at the remaining contestants. Lutherion and Amethyst are obviously the most powerful, but fortunately, strongly oppose each other. The vacuum cleaner is decidedly powerful, but does not seem to be of any threat. After all, it just wants to clean. That leaves you, me, and the boy; we are the weakest contestants."
"That still does not answer why you planted the bomb," Emily replied calmly.
Aeon didn't seem to notice, and continued to watch the battle. "When you break it down, everyone is against Lutherion. This was established during the last two rounds. That leaves me and Alcarith as the remaining neutral parties. Now then, I had to act some time. Obviously siding with Lutherion was out of the question, yet I did not want to choose a side quite yet. So I settled for a compromise."
"But why attack at all? Surely Alcarith would have made a suitable ally."
"Environment. There a significant danger from the mess of buildings, and the two people with the most advantage are Lutherion and Alcarith. In addition, if Lutherion was to die, that would leave Amethyst to kill us all, if not Alcarith herself. If one of the weaker contestants were to die, it would simply make things harder later on. I'm a passive attacker. That means I lean the situation my way, playing it safe. I have every intention of waiting out this 'game' until I can find a suitable means of escape. For that reason Amethyst, and possibly you would prove helpful in that."
"Why are you telling me this? Do you hope to regain my trust?"
"You don't have to believe me. It just has to make sense. Whether you trust me or not because I just revealed my entire strategy to you is your decision, not mine."
Aeon turned to Emily, who was standing in the doorway. She's confused, though somewhat relieved. It seems that she is thinking of what I just said, but likely no longer considers me aggressive.