Comic Discussion > ALICE GROVE
Alice Grove MCDLT - September 2016
brasca:
--- Quote from: retrosteve on 17 Sep 2016, 13:47 ---Whole lot about Jasper Pate today!
* He's a local king/warlord of a coastal city-state.
* He is very into old-timey technology because: it increases his POWER. He says so.
* He's a politician first, a warlord second. He prefers to seem harmless and friendly when it suits his purposes.
* He knows all about Alice, but hasn't bothered talking to her. He knows how long she's been around and what she knows. He also presumably knows how capable she is, and isn't worried. He's probably secure that his security guy can beat her. Alice probably knows something of him, too, but she might not.
My predictions:
He probably doesn't know about Ardent's nano-virus or Alice's plans. But Ardent will blurt it out shortly.
If he finds out about Ardent's nano-virus, he will want Ardent for sure, and won't give a flying f*ck about Alice's paranoia.
The friendly demeanor will disappear the instant he decides to take Ardent with him and is opposed.
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Indeed. Ardent hasn't divulged his secret ability yet, but Pate knows his weakness. All he has to do is give him the run of the finest brothel in his kingdom and he'll spill the beans... among other things.
retrosteve:
--- Quote from: Stoutfellow on 17 Sep 2016, 15:33 ---She may not want to let Ardent near the carriage.
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She's screwing up letting Ardent talk freely to Jasper. She should take him aside and warn him sternly about mentioning his touch ability.
brasca:
--- Quote from: retrosteve on 17 Sep 2016, 16:58 ---
--- Quote from: Stoutfellow on 17 Sep 2016, 15:33 ---She may not want to let Ardent near the carriage.
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She's screwing up letting Ardent talk freely to Jasper. She should take him aside and warn him sternly about mentioning his touch ability.
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That would look suspicious. She might tell Gavia to punch Ardent. It would be less suspicious and Alice wouldn't have to ask twice.
Skewbrow:
--- Quote from: Storel on 17 Sep 2016, 14:35 ---Not sure why Alice wants to disable his carriage, though. Wouldn't it make more sense to steal it? They could get away much faster then.
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After letting Ardent first upgrade it, presumably. The downside would be to leave the two loyal struthis behind. So cruel!
It may well be that Pate & Entourage are camping in the carriage or its immediate vicinity. Pate could afford a five star hotel, but none is available, and the security might/should object to other arrangements. That leaves sabotage.
Zebediah:
Pate seems like kind of a minor-league villain. Sure, he's got a scary henchman, but there's no way he's the Big Bad of the story. So what, I wonder, is his role in the big picture?
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