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A. A Justin Allard who is mad enough to marry Romano is ambitious enough to murder Max Liao.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:27
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quote:A. A Justin Allard who is mad enough to marry Romano is ambitious enough to murder Max Liao. To be fair, this is a Romano without the sibling rivalry pressure from Candace, so she probably isn't quite as pants-on-head crazy. But option A is a good option too and I won't be sad if it wins; I just think Justin would be more savvy and not willing to quite commit to an unchallengeable Chancellor Romano, since he wouldn't have as much leverage over her and couldn't keep the politics on as fine a knife edge as if he kept Maximilian on ice.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:28
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Mukaikubo posted:To be fair, this is a Romano without the sibling rivalry pressure from Candace, so she probably isn't quite as pants-on-head crazy. But option A is a good option too and I won't be sad if it wins; I just think Justin would be more savvy and not willing to quite commit to an unchallengeable Chancellor Romano, since he wouldn't have as much leverage over her and couldn't keep the politics on as fine a knife edge as if he kept Maximilian on ice. Savvy plays second fiddle to an arm-laser. 
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Mar 22, 2011 06:33
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A. Murder and deception is all the Cappellans are good at, so we might as well play to their strengths. You're going to have crazy people in charge no matter who is in power, might as well be the one you're sleeping with.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:34
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Muk sums my position up nicely. B.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:36
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Option A. Max will find a way to be a thorn in Justin's side so long as he lives, no matter what his powers are on paper.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:42
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Zaodai posted:
I agree, A, kill Maximilian Liao with a cleverly engineered river-fording accident.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:42
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A : Let's have some more violence.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:48
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Option E is a quick way for Justin to get himself shot in the head. Old Max doted on his daughters in the canon timeline, and with only one left, he'll dote even harder on her. Option C is definitely a no-go, because adopting a "wait and see" approach has never worked for the Confederation, ever. Waiting means losing more to the Fox. D is dubious at best - not necessarily because Max is going to gently caress up the war, but because with Max in power, there's going to be constant interference from Romano as she plots to seize power. Remember, every single self-advancing plan from Romano failed horribly, in ways that ultimately weakened the Confederation. I'm going to have to go with Option B. Canon Romano kept her senile father out of the way and well-tended, and he never caused a problem. If this timeline's Romano proves to be as worthless as the canon Romano, then Justin can always restore Max, even at the cost of his own life, if only to save the Confederation.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:50
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Option B. No need to kill such a useful puppet.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:55
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A, of course. The old man is insane and better off dead. Besides, there's nothing that can go wrong with that, right? So... did the Colonel's son make it or not? MVPs for Engine Joe and Zhukov tank respectively.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:56
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Knife goes in, guts come out. A
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Mar 22, 2011 06:58
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"It looks to only be about 4 feet deep, my lord."
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Mar 22, 2011 06:58
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Before I forget, what, exactly, was Justin's plan before it went fubar? You've mostly just implied that it would have been less...bloody.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:01
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Option E. This whole thing feels like a set-up. Whether it's Max trying to test Justin's loyalty or Romano trying to break it is unclear, but I strongly suspect there's more going on here than we know about.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:06
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:Before I forget, what, exactly, was Justin's plan before it went fubar? You've mostly just implied that it would have been less...bloody. Seems to be just to kidnap the kids, get the Caballeros out of the repair bay, capture it when they were attempting to rescue the kids, then present them with a fait accompli in the form of hostages taken plus mech bay captured, forcing them off the world... Or something like that. As for the vote, I'm gonna go with B. Justin Xiang is smart enough to play Max off of Romano and awesome enough to pull it off. Romano can be a lot crazier and worse than Max, so having him in the background, possibly to have a limit on Romano's excess, would be a good idea. The choice would probably give the best option for the Capellans, and seeing as how we'll be playing as them eventually, I'd like to see them in a better position, I guess. Dumping on them all the time gets old, or something like that... Also, is it just me, or does the idea of Justin with Romano make anyone else's skin crawl? GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Mar 22, 2011 07:08
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Option E. A Justin Allard truly in foreign employ is one that has to die. God Save the Prince.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:22
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TildeATH posted:"It looks to only be about 4 feet deep, my lord." This right here is great. I'm glad I'm not the only one who got the Oregon Trail vibe from the multiple choice options (especially C).
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Mar 22, 2011 07:22
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Then clearly, the option to choose is B. Cause B is for Bacon!
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Mar 22, 2011 07:23
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Voting for B, it's always best to keep the number of possible political options as open as possible. Plus I'm sure he's read Macbeth, insane women telling you to murder lords can only end badly if you follow their advice.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:24
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Macbeth can only be the good option here, voting A
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Mar 22, 2011 07:29
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B Shooting an important asset in the back of the head is high risk. If you park him somewhere you can always blame someone else and bring him back later.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:35
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cafel posted:Voting for B, it's always best to keep the number of possible political options as open as possible. Plus I'm sure he's read Macbeth, insane women telling you to murder lords can only end badly if you follow their advice. It's more King Leer than MacBeth, due to the fact that it's the daughter prompting the murder. If we're going to do that, we need to do it the right way and drive him insane!
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Mar 22, 2011 07:35
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17th Recon MVP: Skinwalker For getting shredded but still putting on the hurt and thisquote:as soon as his ‘Mech cooled down enough, that pilot was eating a large laser. It wasn’t even to punish him for firing at an ejecting ‘Mechwarrior. That’s just how Bobby was. Nobody is as motherfucking  as Bobby Begay.DC MVP: Zhukov For unrelenting pain it dished out. Plot Vote: Option A. Justin Allard might have let Max live. Justin XIANG will make sure he has a tasteful funeral. And whoooo boy, if Justin is getting freaky with Ramona Lioa, that means there's a possibility Kai will be both Wunderkid and BATSHIT INSANE! I want that kind of Kai to exist.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:40
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B is the best choice regicide never ends well at all.
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Mar 22, 2011 07:49
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Voting B. Who knows what Max will do when he's off in the corner fuming with what little sanity he has left? Either he'll blow up (hilarious) or Justin (owns) starts running the show.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:03
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Voting Scout Platoon for Cabelleros MVP, cause I have soft spot for the underdog. Voting Capellan Militia for Death Commandos MVP, as IIRC they got the most hostage kills. Voting option B for politics. Anyone as crazy as 'ol Max won't stay dead if you kill him, but discredited is forever.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:04
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:Before I forget, what, exactly, was Justin's plan before it went fubar? You've mostly just implied that it would have been less...bloody. "Threaten" (via nearby enemy presence) but don't harm Caballero dependents with infantry and a bunch of Locusts, attack repair facility with Death Commandos armed with infernos to set off any ammo and cripple all Caballero 'Mechs making them more likely to take a lucretive Capellan contract once their FWL contract expired.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:07
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B because it is most likely to lead to a Capellan civil war, which would make everyone happy. The DC side gets to root for Capellans, and the rest of us get to see Capellans DIE.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:07
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Voting B, as it keeps options open for lots of
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Mar 22, 2011 08:12
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Gonna vote for option B as well. Keeping the whack-job with a good head for strategy around may pay off on the long run. As for the Cabelleros MVP, I vote for the Rifleman as well. Anyone who does a hat-dance on and through an infantry group deserves it.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:20
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Option A Because I really, really want to see Kai raised in that household. drat.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:29
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Option A, because seeing someone who ordered the deaths of children to no purpose get murdered on his child's order is just hilarious.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:44
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I think I've played too much of the video games, because I can't help but be a firm supporter of the Davions. In this case though, I think the most interesting option would be B. Keeps options open, allows possibility for different scenarios to occur, while allowing Justin to actually do something possibly worthwhile. Still a firm Davionist, though.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:56
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Liao's getting pretty old so using the senility trick ought to work; bonus if you send him off to get institutionalized. Of course maybe it's a good idea to get Justin(double agent) Allard killed before he sends more death commandos to an early grave. Since it looks like it's going to be between A and B I'll go with B.
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Mar 22, 2011 08:57
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Option: A Justin and Romano = Sun Tzu Allard?
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Mar 22, 2011 09:00
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Option A because it just wouldn't be Capellan politics without backstabbing of the worst degree. Well, politics in general really.
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Mar 22, 2011 09:17
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Hmm...What would Sun Tzu say? "Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field." Mmm...Option A. If you're going to strike, strike decisively. A Maximilian with a wounded reputation can strike you again later. A Maximilian who is killed will remain killed. Your goal should be to quickly and decisively resolve the situation, not to resolve it delicately.
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Mar 22, 2011 10:14
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I was about to vote B, but then again, he is not that old and insane yet so lop off his head! A. As for the MVP I think I'll vote for the Zukov and the guy who one shotted the cataphract.
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Mar 22, 2011 10:46
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Zhukov and Skinwalker definitely
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