Anderson Thorell (QM)
(ID: cwHTCcAP)
11/1/2025, 2:59:58 AM
No.6326335
>Give Gwen some alone time to process things. Clearly, she still needed to get over Kiliane's death and needed to process things without someone else present.
You were unsure what to really tell Gwenllian. She clearly was obsessed with reviving Kiliane, refusing to believe that Kiliane was dead. You wished you could get her to accept this fact, but you knew you couldn't do much for her anymore. You told her that you'd give her some time to say goodbye to Kiliane, something which only made her more visibly anxious. Though, it was far kinder than the alternative of telling her that you wouldn't keep travelling with a slowly decomposing body. Gwenllian didn't respond, as you would head back to France, Thaddeus and your medics. Once you did return, you'd ask Lars to maybe look after Gwen, just to be sure she had someone to talk to and that she didn't try something reckless. "Got it." Lars said calmly, heading off as you listened in on what Thaddeus and France were discussing with Annie.
"So, Feng's forces have spread in the lower parts as well now. That's... not good." Thaddeus said, as it seemed you had joined right on time for a good discussion about Feng's forces. "The good news, is that it's stretching her forces thin. Feng may be a 'queen', but she certainly is no military expert." You'd ask what Annie had discussed whilst you were away, Thaddeus responding casually. "Eh, not much. Though, she thinks that recruitment rates are already droppin' due to guardsmen tryin' to flee being caught by her." Annie would elaborate most eagerly, clearly wanting to explain. "Basically, I've set up some models which can give a decent estimate as to how many guardsmen she can still recruit. Based on this model, I believe that she will soon run out of new forces due to a mixture of guardsmen fleeing or guardsmen dying. Of course, there are a ton of variables I can't really speak with a 100% certainty about." It was sweet how truly proud Annie sounded as she shared this with you.
"The only issue is that... she might start shifting her attention to death squads soon. Especially if death squads assume that she isn't a major threat... Anyway, that is something I'll need to model later on as well. If you guys are interested, I'll happily share more datapoints!" She answered, you thanking her before asking France what he wanted to do. After all, this place had already been explored rather thoroughly, you not feeling like there was much else to discover in this place aside from camera footage. "Well, I was thinking we'd still split up eventually." France said, which you agreed was probably for the best. You stated that you were eager to head to the combat sector, and that France and his men could instead head downwards to find Jabal and Catherine. Of course, you admitted that finding Jabal and Catherine wouldn't be easy, even with help from Annie. "Yeah, I imagined such. But, it's still good to give it a try given what those two can provide us."
You were unsure what to really tell Gwenllian. She clearly was obsessed with reviving Kiliane, refusing to believe that Kiliane was dead. You wished you could get her to accept this fact, but you knew you couldn't do much for her anymore. You told her that you'd give her some time to say goodbye to Kiliane, something which only made her more visibly anxious. Though, it was far kinder than the alternative of telling her that you wouldn't keep travelling with a slowly decomposing body. Gwenllian didn't respond, as you would head back to France, Thaddeus and your medics. Once you did return, you'd ask Lars to maybe look after Gwen, just to be sure she had someone to talk to and that she didn't try something reckless. "Got it." Lars said calmly, heading off as you listened in on what Thaddeus and France were discussing with Annie.
"So, Feng's forces have spread in the lower parts as well now. That's... not good." Thaddeus said, as it seemed you had joined right on time for a good discussion about Feng's forces. "The good news, is that it's stretching her forces thin. Feng may be a 'queen', but she certainly is no military expert." You'd ask what Annie had discussed whilst you were away, Thaddeus responding casually. "Eh, not much. Though, she thinks that recruitment rates are already droppin' due to guardsmen tryin' to flee being caught by her." Annie would elaborate most eagerly, clearly wanting to explain. "Basically, I've set up some models which can give a decent estimate as to how many guardsmen she can still recruit. Based on this model, I believe that she will soon run out of new forces due to a mixture of guardsmen fleeing or guardsmen dying. Of course, there are a ton of variables I can't really speak with a 100% certainty about." It was sweet how truly proud Annie sounded as she shared this with you.
"The only issue is that... she might start shifting her attention to death squads soon. Especially if death squads assume that she isn't a major threat... Anyway, that is something I'll need to model later on as well. If you guys are interested, I'll happily share more datapoints!" She answered, you thanking her before asking France what he wanted to do. After all, this place had already been explored rather thoroughly, you not feeling like there was much else to discover in this place aside from camera footage. "Well, I was thinking we'd still split up eventually." France said, which you agreed was probably for the best. You stated that you were eager to head to the combat sector, and that France and his men could instead head downwards to find Jabal and Catherine. Of course, you admitted that finding Jabal and Catherine wouldn't be easy, even with help from Annie. "Yeah, I imagined such. But, it's still good to give it a try given what those two can provide us."