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24th Apr 2016, 11:01 PM
in Season One - Part 4: Havenport Hardcore
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25th Apr 2016, 1:01 PM
Mercy has just been drinking, that inspires me to discuss a certain... unconventional solution to this problem. If she ate some appropriately bad bar nachos with bean dip the potent toxicity of a combined bean and whiskey-fart might be an effective non-lethal takedown measure all on its own. Even if such an ill wind weren't quite that potent it could reasonably provide a potent distraction for Mercy to do something else.
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25th Apr 2016, 1:31 PM
Now THAT'S thinking outside the box!
A touch of the old gastromancy, I see!
The only problem I see with that scenario is that doing so pretty much does away with any diplomatic solutions that may be needed. Yes, it is more likely that "diplomacy" in these matters comes from the barrel of a gun... or the bumps on brass knuckles. Still, there is always the chance that someone needs to be schmoozed, and that is beyond difficult when trying to fight off what is effectively aerosolized Montezuma's Revenge.
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A touch of the old gastromancy, I see!
The only problem I see with that scenario is that doing so pretty much does away with any diplomatic solutions that may be needed. Yes, it is more likely that "diplomacy" in these matters comes from the barrel of a gun... or the bumps on brass knuckles. Still, there is always the chance that someone needs to be schmoozed, and that is beyond difficult when trying to fight off what is effectively aerosolized Montezuma's Revenge.
25th Apr 2016, 2:17 PM
I think you're overselling that as a lost opportunity. The opening move of this pair did not include them identifying themselves or any of their affiliations. Their move did not present any specific demands, requests, intentions, positions, or anything else other than the implied threat of, "We're about to beat you up because of the questions you already asked, so don't piss us off again by asking more questions like that." That is not a useful invitation for offer-counteroffer or any of the other conventional forms of diplomacy. Because of that particular diplomatic position, I figure this all ends in a dimly lit basement with a light pointed in the eyes of a kidnapped prisoner no matter who wins this fight.
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25th Apr 2016, 6:15 PM
To be perfectly honest, one cannot assume that one will be beset by goons. Imagine if a suave crime lord type had the information she needed and she had Super Beany Fried Nacho Supremo at the Hole in the Wall...
Yes, it DID come down to goons. It might not have, is all I'm saying.
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Yes, it DID come down to goons. It might not have, is all I'm saying.
25th Apr 2016, 9:45 PM
So, what you're really saying is, "The solution you suggest required setup which was not performed for socially-appropriate reasons." That's fair, she probably didn't eat much anyway since that's wasting money spent chasing the buzz for someone with a dangerously over-trained resistance to alcohol.
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25th Apr 2016, 1:34 PM
In this case, if Harry Houdini (one of the true masters whose ties (slight as they may be) to Rasputin and (less slightly) Lovecraft are highly appreciated by the authors of this work) dealt with fleshy obstacles. She really needs to study up on her escapism.
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On to the main event...
Oh, Mercy... What HAVE you gotten yourself into?
I really hope she's got some tricks up her sleeve. Maybe this will teach her not to get into fights or something...
Yeah, right.
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