Bossy Space
Mar05
on 2018-03-05
at 13:58
She would have put a man in “The Can” but Purist males willing to travel are a bit rare…
↓ Transcript
Still in “High” Orion…
na-B’Lili: [My Ladierr? What the machine said…]
K’Aya: [Relax. We’ve been over this. They’d like to eavesdrop on us. but, can’t. I being Agent Aboard of The Assembly, and you, as my Hand, must be completely free of observation here and in our quarters. There aren’t even any pickups to enable. Even if they thought they had something on us, the Captain has no right to arrest or detain us. As long as we are circumspect we have no worries.]
na-B’Lili: [But, if our fellow Purists haven’t regained control when we get back…]
K’Aya: [I have friends that not even you know of. We could kill a princess on record, and even if that got home, no more than a slap on the wrist would await us.]
na-B’Lili: [And when the fabbers and transporters go wild…]
K’Aya: [No witnesses. Even the control nanos we smuggled aboard will be reduced to atoms. Does that put your mind at ease?]
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na-B’Lili: [It’s one less thing to keep me up at night. All these people…]
K’Aya: [Are supporters of The Mongrel Empress, the usurper, traitors to The Empire, and and a threat to Orion Purity. And don’t worry. When I’m done with you this next Rest, you’re going to need to sleep late. We’ll open up the good oiski. Queue up some classic erotica on the viewer. Get out the scented oils. And I’ve had something new fabbed.]
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na-B’Lili: [I serve My Lady in all things. But, again so soon? I still have rope burns healing.]
K’Aya: [Remember, you and your mother would be living Basic, on Tesla Station, without me. We are the only true Highborn on this ship. Would you have anyone else touch you?]
na-B’Lili: [Alright, but you promised; no more putting things in my butt.]
K’Aya: [We’ll discuss it.]
na-B’Lili: [My Ladierr? What the machine said…]
K’Aya: [Relax. We’ve been over this. They’d like to eavesdrop on us. but, can’t. I being Agent Aboard of The Assembly, and you, as my Hand, must be completely free of observation here and in our quarters. There aren’t even any pickups to enable. Even if they thought they had something on us, the Captain has no right to arrest or detain us. As long as we are circumspect we have no worries.]
na-B’Lili: [But, if our fellow Purists haven’t regained control when we get back…]
K’Aya: [I have friends that not even you know of. We could kill a princess on record, and even if that got home, no more than a slap on the wrist would await us.]
na-B’Lili: [And when the fabbers and transporters go wild…]
K’Aya: [No witnesses. Even the control nanos we smuggled aboard will be reduced to atoms. Does that put your mind at ease?]
---
na-B’Lili: [It’s one less thing to keep me up at night. All these people…]
K’Aya: [Are supporters of The Mongrel Empress, the usurper, traitors to The Empire, and and a threat to Orion Purity. And don’t worry. When I’m done with you this next Rest, you’re going to need to sleep late. We’ll open up the good oiski. Queue up some classic erotica on the viewer. Get out the scented oils. And I’ve had something new fabbed.]
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na-B’Lili: [I serve My Lady in all things. But, again so soon? I still have rope burns healing.]
K’Aya: [Remember, you and your mother would be living Basic, on Tesla Station, without me. We are the only true Highborn on this ship. Would you have anyone else touch you?]
na-B’Lili: [Alright, but you promised; no more putting things in my butt.]
K’Aya: [We’ll discuss it.]
Oh I do hope retribution will be swift and harsh. People like her raise my ire something fierce.
https://i2.wp.com/www.tmi-comic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2014-01-08.png Might be suitable.
Are these control NANOS the same that are in Ace?
I’d wager yep, and presuming their “Protections” against eavesdropping only count if they are not deemed a threat to the ship, they and the rest of the ships members have probably been considered “Fair game” since the Nano’s discovery in ace. as the easiest way to figure it out, is to consider everyone a possible threat and then narrow the net.
I don’t think they’re smart enough to use Ace as a mean of delivery. My Money would be that Ace somehow got infected with nanos from the vampire in the begining. Lady Banshee indicated that vampires is connected to Dilmun (ptui, ptui) in some way.
Ok, I admit to stalking this for well over a year but lurking, yet…
I have to point out,
even as a /child/ ace conspired with the AI to plan for -years- into the future.
I’m betting the nanos are something he is well aware of and has a purpose for.
And that this whole scene was a way for him to set the stage regarding traitors he is well aware exist and has been planning to expose.
Or I could be giving him too much credit………..
nah…..
3 replies to K’Aya in Panel_1:
1)__”There aren’t even any pickups to enable.”:
Even so, ambient sounds will still reflect off surfaces such as glass, which will then vibrate. A low-wattage laser can read these vibrations & turn them back into sounds to be recorded. It’s an old espionage-trick.
2)__”…the Captain has no right to arrest or detain us.”:
No, but she has the right to defend her ship from all threats, interior & exterior.
3)__”Even the control nanos we smuggled aboard will be reduced to atoms.”:
This statement ALONE contains so many “triggers”, that should be tripping all manner of software-alarms to notify Roddie, only the crews’ discretion would prevent them from being immediately sealed in their quarters, to await trial at-home.
P.S.:
How do they plan to reduce EVERYTHING (even nanos) to atoms?
Any sort of explosion would (I think) leave too many fragments.
Perhaps the control nanos serve a dual purpose, locking the ship onto a course straight into a star, while blocking any attempt to use any sort of tech to escape…?
Possibly the control Nanos are designed to use the teleporters and fabbers to create a very fine mist out of everything then self destruct? Like some of the functions of Sky’s old “Omni-tool” on a MASSIVE scale.
In the last Panel:
“We’ll discuss it.”
Classic doublespeak, which (usually) translates to: “I don’t want to agree to that, & I’ll ignore your wishes as soon as I find it convenient to do so.”
Hmmm-m-m…
…given enough of K’Aya’s abuse, na-B’Lili may yet switch sides in this matter. Intimidation can only get you so far, & however meek she is, or how humble her origins, na-B’Lili is still Highborn.
I wonder: Is “na-B’Lili” really a handmaiden, or is “nobility” a spy working for the Empress? Roddy might not be allowed to eavesdrop but does that exclude the Orions from doing it?
Worse, K’Aya is (apparently) rather careless with her promises. Anyone who disregards their own promises, even when reminded explicitly, can’t really be trusted with anything more valuable than a cracker. There’s a reason “oathbreaker” was once an accusation that often resulted in bloodshed. No one wanted to be completely shunned by all.
You’re much better than I…
…before I entrusted a cracker to HER, it would at-least have to be STALE, & perhaps even a bit moldy…
…otherwise I’d consider that cracker to be wasted on her.
Well, it probably would be wasted, but I was just commenting on what she could be trusted with. Crackers don’t have much inherent value, monetary or otherwise (except to the starving). They’re fragile, but no one much cares if they get broken, lost, or abused. Since those seem to be what K’Aya prefers to do with her “toys” (as she seems to consider them), I wouldn’t want to be responsible for placing anything in her care of any greater value. I wouldn’t give her stale crackers, because that would only give her an excuse to complain. I might choose, instead, the ubiquitous protein strips, but only to the limit of nutritional need. If she squanders it, I am not responsible.
We may disagree on the ‘phrasing’, but it sounds like we agree on the sentiment.
I’d view her as a waste of ANY resources, be it edible food, potable water, or even breathable air…
…but then, I’m not as charitable as Ace.
I’m not qualified to judge her as a “complete waste of resources.” I may have that opinion, but I’m neither judge nor jury. But trust? Not even to the end of my reach. Record everything for as long as she remains in my presence (because, apparently, any more than that violates privacy laws), and watch her like a hawk.
https://www.tmi-comic.com/comic/compilation/2017-compilation-to-date/#jp-carousel-2509
I don’t “My Lady” any farther than I could throw her in zero g. na-B’ili is being taken advantage of because of what happened on habitat Aesop, and if she’s not working for the empress, is being set up to be the fall guy.
dang it I should know better than to try typing anything without having had coffee. I don’t Trust ….
K’Aya’s phrasing in the last panel sounds like the sort of self-justification given by those who have no glorious accomplishments that they can proudly point-out in their own lives, & therefore try to ride on their forebears’ past glory. While they CLAIM otherwise, they are NOT inherently great, merely because they chanced to get sired into a great family. True greatness derives from what YOU do — not from what your parents did, & only the insecure try to claim greatness for themselves by riding on the coattails of others.
Ah, hubris. The Captain may not have authority to arrest you ladies, but there are plenty of things Gina can do to you whether she has authority or not.
I keep expecting Ace, Gina, or Luna (possibly someone else) to turn and let them know “You realize we can understand you, right?”
I get the impression that you think that those two are in the same room as Ace and everyone else. The impression I received is that they are watching Ace and the others by using a view screen on the wall and are in another part of the ship.
Any bets the purpled hair Hundin is gonna get spaced or worse when Gina gets a hold of her for threatening not only her son but also her grandchild.
Really hoping Lili survives and gets to join the ‘good guys’, or maybe get the same exile punishment Cousin Farah got
“I have friends that not even you know of.” Am Ï the only one who hear “I’ll be fine know matter what happen” ?
“No matter how subtle the Wizard, a dagger in the back will seriously cramp their style.” —Vlad Taltos
Seems to me, politics won’t stop a physical attack. It might convince someone not to attack, but once the attack is made, politics can only mop up the mess.
“Green Supremacists” XD
Sadly, I agree.
K’Aya’s phrasing makes me think that she’s set-up her servant as yet another disposable layer of plausible deniability.
Anyone that sets themselves up as automatically better than anyone else just automatically proves how inferior they are in the first place.
@ Gene
The nanos in Ace were analyzed and determined to be much more advanced than Orion tech. On that basis, it seems unlikely that these purists would have access to such.
Who said anything about ‘arrest’ or ‘detain’? o_O
‘Accidents in Space’ can go both ways
You ever notice how most of these special “rights” and “privileges” the upper class of most societies enjoy, seem to function exclusively to avoid them taking responsibility for crimes and bad behaviors?
It’s a wonder they can insist they deserve such traditional “rights” with a straight face.