Exlor
Guess we all know where this is heading. After fighting 1-2 battles against Hexers, he'll go after the 'fleeing rats' and end-up in a standoff with Ark. In the end, either Ghanso's brain fries or Ark turns Ace (maybe both?), and the CRC just moves on like nothing happened......Ghanso was just a lab rat and they really cared about the Larkinsons. FIN
[An extensive grid of screens and projections floated before her. Lady Aisling Curver studied them for a moment longer before facing the former Brighter. "This was a good test." She enthusiastically smiled. "Every single slave in the neural network exhibited a nearly identical degree of performance. We have managed to smooth out most of the unstable elements and fixed all of the critical bugs. Not a single slave has shown signs of incompatibility! You are truly one of the most remarkable masters that we have ever had the pleasure of working with. Your great merit is noted."]… Where the hell is MTA while this is going on? Master Willix- That’s the 666th Doom Guard I have fabricated this week and a firefly has more glow than my Mechs. This is so frustrating even my Rational Design Philosophy is being threatened. Assistant- Master Willix… the CRC has crossed the line and is lobotomizing Mech Pilots with illegal neutral interfaces! Shall we prepare your ship to teach them to obey MTA regulations? Master Willix- Unless it’s something that will help my deduce the method behind the glows, just ignore it like we usually do and leave me work in peace. <blowing> Assistant- Understood… I’ll go and prepare your afternoon tea… Earl Grey I presume? Master Willix- Definitely!
Ghanso's expert obsession isn't "duty" at all! Proof is his reaction to the Deslote Soldier. I was re-reading the section where Desolate Soldier was being created and noticed that Nixie had added in the elements of "faith, devotion, responsibility and thoughtfullness". He also specifically removed any mention of allegence to a specific state. The glow may be called "duty" by everyone else but... its not "blind duty" but "thoughtful and responsible duty"! Ghanso's reaction of distate and hate to that glow, and his actions make me think his "expert obsession" is *blind obedience*. I wonder if the people who trained him in the military had anything to do with him aquiring that obssession.