From:	chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject:	Re: Who's Who of SRII?
Date:	Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:53:14 -0500 (EST)

>> He's certainly nit a bug, since KE was involved in the
>> extermination of the bugs in Chicago. Probably not a Horror either, since
>> like you said he doesn't fit.
>
>mantid's hate other bugs just as much as norms do. I still don;t think
>he's a mantid, esp. since he's male, but there might be other anti-bug
>bugs.

For one, the bugs aren't exterminated yet...
Also, Firefly hunts other bugs... Unfortuenately, Firefly is one of the
weaker bugs... Also, they'll kill humans as readily as any other bug...

>> Can't he be a "normal" guy? His involvement with EM gave him the
>> know how to do the Ares buyout. Must there be something "mystical"
about
>> someone for him to accumulate power? Me, I prefer to think he really is
>> "just a man" who used the opportunities open to him.
>>
>Being a survivng member of EM makes it impossible for him to be a 'normal
>guy'. Being a surviving member that LEFT the government, still
>breathing, makes it impossible for him to be a 'normal guy'.
>

I agree, plus, wouldn't he be like 50 something by now? I'm not sure, but I
got the impression that he was a bit younger, in his mid 30's... As I said,
tho... I could be wrong about that.

>Here's a question: Could the computer virus that caused the crash of
>'29, and created EM been an early attempt by the horrors to reach us, and
>instead of getting to the 'real world' they got close, into an alternate
>space, kinda like astral space?
>

Somehow I highly doubt it. For one, the horrors aren't technical at all
(AFAIK), and two, magic was still new to the world. I don't think the level
was strong enough to draw them in, and Aztec wasn't (that we know of) doing
much Blood magic...
Also, I think if such were the case, all our ED friend (D, HQ, E the S)
would be MUCH more interested in computers than they are...

Just my thoughts though...:)

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