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[Platonix]

[krystyn]

My brain is all twisted around now. Thanks a lot!

[kingchaos2]

Could someone please just explain to me who Monster Ann is? For some reason this name rings no bells at all.

[Platonix]

[coweringomega]

I'd just like to say that I agree with the idea that Gladys is somehow involved with Monster Anne. It sounds interesting to me that she is into recruiting Jan, esp since she sends her to the club/bar/hangout of Thin (who seems to also be a 1.1) and since she seems to know the other "dweeb" kid 1.1 at the funeral.

Maybe she's a talent scout.

Now that I think about it, I do have a problem with Thin being a 1.1. He says that he's 30. If Jan is 18, doesn't that make him a tad too old to be a 1.1 unless his parents had him quite early and Jans had her quite late?

[Epic1980]

[kingchaos2]

Which wav file? How did I miss this???

[Arana]

[Smoke]

It's not that difficult to believe that JJ could have so easily been defeated. Jim was out of his prime; he hadn't been trainning, wasn't nearly as juiced as a SPARTAN-II, went in alone, and was psychologically stressed 'cause Jan was in danger. He didn't even have *guns*! Not to mention body armor. SPARTANs get their terrifying invulnerabilty from their armor. Otherwise, they're just as soft and squishy as the rest of us.

Not to mention he was literally tied down, surrounded, pistolwhipped, and finally was shot *in the head* three times at point blank range. MJOLNIR armor would be hard pressed to deflect three unshielded, pointblank rounds from an M6, much less a human skull. Thick, yes, but not bullet proof.

And, come on, people. Quit harping on the whole Monster Ann = Gladys thing. If it existed, we would have known about it. Durga's information gathering abilities are staggering, and if there was even so much as a single newspaper clipping or a police report or *anything* Durga would have known. And if she knew, she would have told Jersey/Jan. She takes care of her own, remember?

Sorry if this is a little rant-ish, but the wild SPEC ya'll can generate and then latch onto can get a bit.....irritating.

[thebruce]

unless.... [wild spec]

the monster ann with Thin was a cover! Gladys really IS Monster Ann, but knowing J&G were going to kill Thin/Ann, she had to stay hidden, so she conned another woman into posing as Ann! That's it! I've solved it!!! muahahah!

/overthetop

yeah, no, monster ann != gladys

[daboking]

sorry if it bothers you, smoke
we latch on because we are trying to fill in gaps that did not seem to add up in the story, even if it WAS wild... it was at least believable. Even though we are proven wrong, SPEC is part of what makes the game great, and without some wild SPEC's, it would really slow the progress down of the game. Anyhow, a little wild SPEC now and then is good.

[Smoke]

Oh, I agree. But the SPEC was so wild as to be unbelieveable. If Durga can win elections, shunt billions of dollars into accounts, ruin lives with a speed and efficiency that would make Nazis whistle in appreciation, all in the space of a heartbeat, how could Gladys *possibly* ever hope to hide a secret identity?

I don't mind wild SPEC; it's fun and a great way to mess around. This just went so counter to the established rules that it seemed silly to continue down that path as a *logical* step in the evolution of the story.

[daboking]

as was mentioned in the spec, it did seem at least remotely possible because Kamal was able to hide from her by going offline, and it would make sense for a thug to make themselves as invisible as possible. Regardless, I am glad we were wrong on this.

[Smoke]

hmm.........I see your point.

But we are still hearing from Kamal. Talented as he is, he just can't compete with such a determined sister/AI/psychopath.

[daboking]

true... so true, but she WAS looking for him. I may be trolling now, sorry all.