Corco's Villa (IC)

[the_matrix_walker]

Originally Posted by ericthered

what does V have in mind?

I thought the plan was always to get in there and re-arrange the stones, restoring the Emporer to his proper settings, and then we're done... Maximus takes charge and they can then investigate their internal corruption on their own once their proper overseer is back in charge.

There is no way to check every potential tech to make sure no one has their own copy of the plans. Changing the archive isn't going to eliminate any personal materials in circulation. And if they have to rebuild it, they will call the guy who really knows his stuff, and he may recognize the differences and remember the "right" way from his working on it for the last decade.

Maybe I have it wrong, but it seems to leave them to rebuild it seems very risky, and if getting in once is hard, getting in a second time is going to be nigh impossible. All it will take is one catastrophic mistake poking around for additional research to reveal our hand. "Oh, they are looking at the Emporer's parameters and the conspiracy? Wake some more immortals, destroy the evidence, and triple the guard at the wall!"

Originally Posted by ericthered

The call is taken by a lieutenant of Gurdo. He declines to store the kidnapped priest. "Also, aren't you taking steps to avoid the emperor seeing you? a portal will light things right up! Have you tried your local allies? I know you gave them the other end of this device. Could they hold him?"

"We have a small shielded spot, which is why I am able to contact you now. If that's insufficient, we will just have to hold him. Our local allies are on another of the skerry's worlds and we cannot transport him there. Thank you."

I guess the prisoner is staying tied up.