[ Matt murmurs, ] I still think they'd be more valuable converted than dead.
[ The Regent signed onto that approach when it had come up at that first dinner, even if it hadn't been their first choice. Technically, demanding the Pleromas' allegiance does speak to a goal of conversion rather than killing, but it'd been phrased in such a Regent-centric way ...
Anyway, Matt doesn't want to linger here. ]
The other thing I worry about, though, [ he rallies, ] is that if Legacy entities can manifest like this, then as we get stronger, maybe we'll encounter others. Like--what if a Visionary entity appears, only it's covered in eyes instead of wings and it sends everybody on some kind of LSD trip? You could make an argument that the metastatic, creative nature of the Pleroma makes it more likely to spawn these beings, but since some Kenomas are feeding into the Innocence, I'm not confident enough in that interpretation to make plans around it.
[ Amos makes a good point that fighting burns energy, though maybe there's something to be said for steel sharpening steel. Matt's positive that rounding up random civilians is a much bigger distraction with less of a payoff. He wishes the Regent would explain themselves more often, so he'd have at least some hope of understanding. ]
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[ The Regent signed onto that approach when it had come up at that first dinner, even if it hadn't been their first choice. Technically, demanding the Pleromas' allegiance does speak to a goal of conversion rather than killing, but it'd been phrased in such a Regent-centric way ...
Anyway, Matt doesn't want to linger here. ]
The other thing I worry about, though, [ he rallies, ] is that if Legacy entities can manifest like this, then as we get stronger, maybe we'll encounter others. Like--what if a Visionary entity appears, only it's covered in eyes instead of wings and it sends everybody on some kind of LSD trip? You could make an argument that the metastatic, creative nature of the Pleroma makes it more likely to spawn these beings, but since some Kenomas are feeding into the Innocence, I'm not confident enough in that interpretation to make plans around it.
[ Amos makes a good point that fighting burns energy, though maybe there's something to be said for steel sharpening steel. Matt's positive that rounding up random civilians is a much bigger distraction with less of a payoff. He wishes the Regent would explain themselves more often, so he'd have at least some hope of understanding. ]