Impressive moral integrity. She sticks true to her values even though he knows that will get her killed in the next few minutes, at most
50363: Silver - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 3:51 AM
Maybe he can communicate with signs like wile e coyote! We don't know, he hasn't been given a sign yet, it could work!
50364: Mox - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 4:25 AM
She's been acumulating death flags for a while now, but this one is so big she could use it as an airplane banner
50365: noname - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 5:54 AM
Honestly? Shaliha is laying the whole deal out in very reasonable terms here:
Without revealing anything about the vision she received, she's making a vague enough allusion to the fact that she knows that the things she has seen and heard may make Klaassen/the Order consider her a liability.
She's also presenting the fact that she's not relinquishing Three in a manner that leaves no room for compromise or argument; by presenting him as a potential witness to crimes that the Order itself is/may be responsible for and who is, in that capacity, going to need protection from the Order itself, she's effectively neutering any appeals to the Order's wishes or commands as motivation for why she should relinquish Three to the Order...
In short: She has revealed that she knows that she needs to protect both herself AND a potential witness from Klaassen/the Order itself.
If only more irl soldiers and law enforcement officers were as morally principled as Shalhia.
50366: Whispers of Sorrow - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 5:55 AM
Are charades admissible as evidence around here then?
50367: oskarloko - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 5:59 AM
Shalia totally legal good
50368: Luminous Lead - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 6:17 AM
"Oh no, the paladin is an idealist!"
50369: Eight - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 7:42 AM
Three *does* talk, although the speech bubbles' content is not understood by most.
50370: Tom - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 10:42 AM
With Tobi to translate, I can see it working.
50371: Melany - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 10:54 AM
Three can write. That should be good enough for a testimony.
50372: Joe - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 2:27 PM
Not sure why Shalhia is being moral over orders when she was fine doing exactly the reverse before.
She wanted to capture/arrest Tobi despite knowing all along she was perfectly innocent:
https://www.neorice.com/hoh_tobi_1683
She tried covering up what horrible crimes the Order did:
https://www.neorice.com/hoh_tobi_2152
50373: Wiseguy - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 4:17 PM
@Joe
Remember, she's part of the government, never trust someone like her, they are just sleezy
50374: MountainEucalyptus - Wednesday, March 18 2026 - 4:17 PM
@Joe I think it is simple. Up until very recently she has had *faith* in the benevolence of the GO. When you believe you are serving a good greater power, you can justify doing problematic things. Now that she thinks the GO might have something to do with these horrific experiments, and more (human Three???), her faith is shaken so she is falling back on her true morals.
50375: Mox - Thursday, March 19 2026 - 12:24 AM
@Joe
It's because in her mind, everything is acceptable as long as it's to prevent atrocities like the one who created her
But so many things in that game pointed to her that the order is also doing those horrible things, so she snaps.
Impressive moral integrity. She sticks true to her values even though he knows that will get her killed in the next few minutes, at most
Maybe he can communicate with signs like wile e coyote! We don't know, he hasn't been given a sign yet, it could work!
She's been acumulating death flags for a while now, but this one is so big she could use it as an airplane banner
Honestly? Shaliha is laying the whole deal out in very reasonable terms here:
Without revealing anything about the vision she received, she's making a vague enough allusion to the fact that she knows that the things she has seen and heard may make Klaassen/the Order consider her a liability.
She's also presenting the fact that she's not relinquishing Three in a manner that leaves no room for compromise or argument; by presenting him as a potential witness to crimes that the Order itself is/may be responsible for and who is, in that capacity, going to need protection from the Order itself, she's effectively neutering any appeals to the Order's wishes or commands as motivation for why she should relinquish Three to the Order...
In short: She has revealed that she knows that she needs to protect both herself AND a potential witness from Klaassen/the Order itself.
If only more irl soldiers and law enforcement officers were as morally principled as Shalhia.
Are charades admissible as evidence around here then?
Shalia totally legal good
"Oh no, the paladin is an idealist!"
Three *does* talk, although the speech bubbles' content is not understood by most.
With Tobi to translate, I can see it working.
Three can write. That should be good enough for a testimony.
Not sure why Shalhia is being moral over orders when she was fine doing exactly the reverse before.
She wanted to capture/arrest Tobi despite knowing all along she was perfectly innocent:
https://www.neorice.com/hoh_tobi_1683
She tried covering up what horrible crimes the Order did:
https://www.neorice.com/hoh_tobi_2152
@Joe
Remember, she's part of the government, never trust someone like her, they are just sleezy
@Joe I think it is simple. Up until very recently she has had *faith* in the benevolence of the GO. When you believe you are serving a good greater power, you can justify doing problematic things. Now that she thinks the GO might have something to do with these horrific experiments, and more (human Three???), her faith is shaken so she is falling back on her true morals.
@Joe
It's because in her mind, everything is acceptable as long as it's to prevent atrocities like the one who created her
But so many things in that game pointed to her that the order is also doing those horrible things, so she snaps.