That song was actually kind of disturbing because you could hear Qwenthur's cries of agony throughout. Props to them. He's been put through the ringer in this series, but that was probably the most uncomfortable his getting injured has made me.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Random Wanderer
Yay! The cute one survived! And is now much closer to genuinely thinking of Q-boy as an ally. Although...
That... hurts rather a bit. Not only is the seed of doubt he planted growing, there is also, almost certainly, fear. The people she trusted, who she believed valued her and perhaps even cared for her, now apparently were only using her to help them develop combat computers. As soon as it even appeared she might have failed them, they tried to kill her. When she gets in a cockpit again, will she ever be able to feel safe? What else might they have been prepared to do to her, what else might they have been planning that she had overlooked because she trusted them?
Doubts like these, and probably others, are going to haunt her now. And most ironically, the one she now seems to think is most trustworthy is the one who actually instilled all those fears in the first place, by lying to her. Yet from her perspective he basically dealt with her fairly, showed remarkable capability in finding a way to counter Juliet, and then saved her life from the treachery of her superiors, while risking his own life.
...I was probably going somewhere with this, but it's 3AM here, so my train of thought has kind of run so far off the track that it might be a submarine of thought now instead. I'ma go sleep; figure out if I was trying to actually say anything later.
|
The implications really are amazing. You almost hope they do find some way to heal the breech since otherwise every battle she fights from this point will have her dealing with those doubts in the back of her mind.
In a sense things could get even worse. If she shows this kind of behavior going forward they might either remove her from her position or....actually start installing those kinds of devices. Would you want to leave that kind of weapon in the hands of someone you think might actually turn on you?
I have to wonder if Qwenthur really thought that far ahead when he made this bluff. Maybe not, was probably just trying to win out the situation in the best manner possible. Milinda was in a bad spot and would have been out if Ohoho had kept on the fight.
Kind of terrible all around. Ohoho having to live and fight with those doubts, her superior who may not be able to get her trust back, and her allies. We saw in the first arc in general how relations can be between Elites and soldiers. Possible the whole idol thing was to help combat that, turning her into a figure they cheer for. Rather than one they feel frustration towards. If that kind of comment of leveling her own base zone gets out...things could get tense.
! She totally won't buy the explanation that Qwenthur utterly tricked her and instead will doubt those around her. I kind of feel sorry for her on that front.
