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[Mima]

[UPDATE] Sentinel - 17 October 06 - Camryn Scott Ousted

[notso]

Interesting, looks like we should know by the end of the day who is going to replace Cameron.

I wonder how strong Sente's position is in the Academy. Anyone got any idea on what it would take to shift him?

[locqust]

Probably a vote of no confidence like with Scott among the faculty or an official letter requesting him to "retire" from the council.

But I guess it depends on how much the staff at the academy like him

[Roxdurag]

This would certainly seem to hand Earlywine control of City Council. What impact would that have on our link to the City?

What does Earlywine stand to gain from his actions, other than leadership of the Council? Is he a more significant player than we think he is??

[Mikeyj]

[Roxdurag]

It would certainly have been quite machiavelian of Sente to have the information brought to light by his own daughters. It would certainly go a long way towards convincinghis opponents that he had nothing to hide, which would lend credence to his assertions that the experiments were necessary.

What doesn't fit, however, is why he would, in doing so, hand over city council to Earlywine? I haven't processed that part quite yet... Is he planning to out some information about Earlywine's role in some of this, or some other activities which he may wish to keep quiet? In short, could Sente be falling on his own sword in order to force something out of Earlywine??

[Mikeyj]

I think Earlywine will prove rubbish enough that he will only be in office for a short time and that this goes beyond leadership of the council. That's a small sacrifice really.

There is a further thing that Sente would have accomplished if he did indeed engineer this situation and that would be to lend credence to his daughters and anything else that they happened to discover later (like the existence of the 3P and a nice big list of their names, adresses, inside-leg measurements and the location of the flippin' cube). In a way it also protects them from the 3P. Perhaps their investigations were starting to cause alarm and now this will have given an excuse for them?

[Roxdurag]

Excellent point, Mikeyj. I should've seen that too!

This will certainly gain the Kiteway women a certain notoriety and a definite ironclad air of impartiality. Needless to say, SCarlett may yet secure herself a post on the Sentinel!

I wonder what view they will have taken of their father's actions after this?

[locqust nli]

Distrust I imagine, theyve had their view of their dad shattered by this.

MikeyJ to be honest I wouldnt trust Sente if he was to openly appeal to us for further help. He sent us on this hunt and then we hardly hear anything from him, fueling distrust. This Viendenbourg incident just confirms for me how much we shouldnt trust him.

[Scott]

you know, I'm actually okay with using live humans fFor testing purposes. They have escalated fFrom inert objects, to dogs, to people. Circumstances being what they are, there was a need fFor expediency. We know nothing about those volunteers or how they were briefed or compensated. I'm prepared to accept the fFact that with great technology comes great risk.

What I am not okay with is the need fFor secrecy. Sente's message openly admits he was hiding all sorts of information fFrom us. Why? He doesn't say. He simply paints a bold picture of the bravery of those who have laid down their lives. Bunk! Everyone knows -- EVERYONE knows -- the academy is working on a way to transport materials. the secret lab's location is, obviously, Secret -- but THIS is how we fFind out about it? I fFeel like I've been cheated on by a very lying unfaithful and occaisonally murderous boyfriend.

[Roxdurag]

There certainl;y is that feeling of distrust, to be sure. But I cannot help feeling like there's something missing. There are too many things makin him look guilty there has to be something we're not seeing...

Sorry, I was just watching LOST last night...