Comic Discussion > ALICE GROVE

Alice Grove MCDT March 2015

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Kugai:
I wonder if Alice is being a bit ....... loose with the truth.

And that face .........

BenRG:
"You'd have protected us, right?"

"Um... Can I get back to you on that?"

Well, we now have it confirmed that nanotech isn't universal for those from 'up'. That surprises me because I was sure that was the source of Ardent's body modifications and Alice's special abilities.

NOTE: Alice is not necessarily a reliable narrator. It's quite possible that she's lying or deliberately treating the most negative and frightening option about certain things as most likely in order to influence the kids' decision-making.

NilsO:

--- Quote ---You're the first that's been around here since... well, for as long as I can remember.
--- End quote ---
I have the feeling that Alice almost had a slip of the tongue here. The Night Walker is probably originating from an event a very long time ago, and Alice does not want to tell she witnessed that event. That would tell Ardent and Gavia how old she really is.

As for the Night Walker's purpose: Alice wants to suppress nanotech usage in the preserve. When the nanotech machines arrived in that event, Alice would not (or could not) exterminate them, but gave them a mission that would have minimal impact on the society. I would guess the Night Walker is self-aware to some degree, but unable to change his programming, unless rogue nanotech machines arrive from the Outside.

BenRG:

--- Quote from: NilsO on 24 Mar 2015, 02:06 ---
--- Quote ---You're the first that's been around here since... well, for as long as I can remember.
--- End quote ---

I have the feeling that Alice almost had a slip of the tongue here.
--- End quote ---

I agree that Alice was about to reveal something important there. However, I think that the significance isn't when, it's who.

CRAZY PLOT IDEA: The Night Walker is the real reason Alice's planet is isolated. The nanomachines that make up the Night Walker are 'viral' and will reprogram any others with which they come in contact into functioning in the same way as they do. If they get off the planet, they could devastate the civilisation of the Outsiders. They're too nice to just blow up the solar system in question (it isn't certain that this would be effective anyway) but they're still the technological equivalent of The Flood.

The reason Gavia and Ardent aren't going anywhere is that they are a potential infection vector...

... Or maybe Gavia is the unwitting carrier of the cure and the Praesides want her to be eaten by the Night Walker.

Wildroses:
And Ardent and Gavia continue in their journey of discovery in which they will realise that other people do not consider them the centre of the universe. I get the impression they were very indulged before arriving in Alice Land.

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