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Thread: New Warlord in Town
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2007-06-28, 12:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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New Warlord in Town
So... when (if at whenever) will the Alliance (probably Vinnie) realize that Stanley has a new warlord? Afterall, it has been implied that Stanley's battle history has been... unimpressive. This brilliant new battle plan might seem uncharetaristic.
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2007-06-28, 01:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: New Warlord in Town
My guess is they'll find out when Jillian tells them. I'm not sure how much Wanda spilled in their casual chat, but it seemed like she was about to tell Jillian about Parson.
I have a (formerly) private theory that Wanda's control of Jillian is about to break down in a big way. The grieving Jillian we've seen since the torture session and release hints at gears turning slowly and inexorably towards a breakdown.
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2007-06-28, 06:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: New Warlord in Town
The really interesting question is why Wanda did so. The possibilities that occur to me are:
1. She needed to vent about the Tool, and Jillian is the most trustworthy and sympathetic audience available. (Note that she later makes comments like "You're a quicker study than His Toolship" to Parson, as she develops some rapport with him.)
2. Revealing a truth (that will soon be obvious anyway, once Parson has shown his stuff enough times that it can no longer be dismissed as Stanley stumbling upon one or two good ideas) might help enhance the credibility of misinformation. That said, the only indication of misinformation is that Wanda's description to Jillian of what kind of magic went into the spell doesn't match what she told Stanley.
3. Giving Jillian tidbits of information (again, that will become known anyway) helps Wanda give an impression that she's being helpful and friendly to Jillian, as part of her psychological manipulations.
Speculation:
SpoilerSpeclation: Wanda arranges Jillian's "escapes" in such a way that Jillian believes that Wanda is personally sneaking her out against Stanley's wishes. Properly staged, a tense and romantic "rescue" could have quite a psychological impact, and cement an impression that Wanda is working against Stanley. If Jillian believed that, she would have good reason to lie to cover up Wanda's actions, and feel no conflict of loyalties about doing so.
I have a (formerly) private theory that Wanda's control of Jillian is about to break down in a big way. The grieving Jillian we've seen since the torture session and release hints at gears turning slowly and inexorably towards a breakdown.Last edited by SteveMB; 2007-06-28 at 07:44 AM.
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2007-06-28, 07:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: New Warlord in Town
I am not sure if Wanda even told Jillian about Parson though. She said about the spell, but got the specifics wrong (deleberately?), so she may not have gone into anymore details.
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2007-06-28, 08:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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