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WCDT Strips 3376 - 3380 (19th to 23rd December 2016)
anahata:
Seems simple enough to me, especially if CW has been illegally interfering with any of the other AI's minds and this is seen as a much worse crime than running an underground fighting/gambling business.
Faye to CW: "give Bubbles back the encryption key and we won't go to the police about what you've been doing"
BenRG:
The problem is we don't know yet just what Corpse Witch may have coerced Bubbles into doing. She's pretty strong and most underworld personalities with muscle on hand will use it to damaging effect. It is quite possible that Corpse Witch would call any such bluff, knowing Bubbles will be in just as deep trouble as her in the event of the organisation being busted by the authorities.
In any case, there's nothing stopping Corpse Witch from replying. "Fine, but if you do that, you'll never get those memories back ever. Make your choice about what is most important to you." I think that, if there was a simple solution, Bubbles would have taken that option before now.
This is why I think that, ultimately, this arc is going to go to Bubbles making the conscious decision to lose those memories for good in exchange for doing the right thing and in exchange for being free. She'll need Faye's support to confront that loss, of course.
Scarblac:
Encrypted, so using Station is out.
Corpse Witch will never give back the key after ten years -- she did this without telling Bubbles beforehand, so the moment she doesn't have leverage against Bubbles anymore, she should expect revenge. Bubbles is very capable of revenge against Corpse Witch. Bubbles should assume the memories to be lost forever, but if she were going to do that, she would have done it before.
But if we take the outside universe view for a moment, clearly Faye is going to go to detective Basilisk. Remember 3312 - "As long as nobody's being taken advantage of, it's barely even a crime. Look all I'm saying is I got bigger fish to fry. Believe me, there are some big fish out there. But I'd sleep better at night if someone were being taken advantage of, I could count on a concerned citizen to let me know."
That line, Bubbles is being taken advantage of, and Corpse Witch has mistreated Faye now so she has no reason to remain loyal. If Jeff now does something different then why that setup?
Tova:
--- Quote from: anahata on 21 Dec 2016, 01:27 ---Faye to CW: "give Bubbles back the encryption key and we won't go to the police about what you've been doing"
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The first rule of extortion is to never issue a threat you're unwilling to carry out.
Corpse Witch would laugh such a threat off, and they either lose the key or all credibility.
TinPenguin:
--- Quote from: Scarblac on 21 Dec 2016, 01:53 ---But if we take the outside universe view for a moment, clearly Faye is going to go to detective Basilisk. Remember 3312 - "As long as nobody's being taken advantage of, it's barely even a crime. Look all I'm saying is I got bigger fish to fry. Believe me, there are some big fish out there. But I'd sleep better at night if someone were being taken advantage of, I could count on a concerned citizen to let me know."
That line, Bubbles is being taken advantage of, and Corpse Witch has mistreated Faye now so she has no reason to remain loyal. If Jeff now does something different then why that setup?
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The real question now is whether Faye tells Bubbles before doing it.
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