"Yeah! I mean...if something happens there, the police are going to be -- "
"No need to worry," Lane cuts in. "We're approaching this project with a delicate touch. Taking things too hard and too fast will have...unfortunate consequences...all around."
His accidental innuendo earns a stifled snicker from Roth (and possibly glances from the other people in the room). Pao-Lin, meanwhile, is more grimly amused by the irony that Ouroboros might have to save the very NEXTs who were planning on opposing them one day. Not that she holds any particular enmity or disdain towards the Academy students, but she thinks Miss Kriem and Mister Jake might find it funny. She dutifully texts back to HQ as the discussion continues.
The plan seems to be modeled on the idea of dropping enough straws on a camel to break its back, as it spans multiple weeks and involves things such as (but not limited to) compromising the nearby sewer system to foul the water that the school uses, introducing contaminated food into the cafeteria, and hiring local gangs to vandalize property -- and maybe more than a couple of students. Give the group some credit for subtlety: it'd look suspicious if they engineered another "unfortunate" accident at the school or attempted to burn down the entire building with the students still in it. This way, the events appear disconnected from any anti-NEXT sentiment while still tarnishing the image of the Hero Academy.
"I realize this may seem like quite a grand project," says Lane, "but it is representative of the kind of work we hope to be doing in the future. This, more than anything you may have done for Ms. Summers up to this point, is the test of your commitment to the cause."]
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"You sound surprised, Miss Roth," says Summers.
"Well, I mean...that's kind of..."
"Obvious?" Castillo suggests.
"Yeah! I mean...if something happens there, the police are going to be -- "
"No need to worry," Lane cuts in. "We're approaching this project with a delicate touch. Taking things too hard and too fast will have...unfortunate consequences...all around."
His accidental innuendo earns a stifled snicker from Roth (and possibly glances from the other people in the room). Pao-Lin, meanwhile, is more grimly amused by the irony that Ouroboros might have to save the very NEXTs who were planning on opposing them one day. Not that she holds any particular enmity or disdain towards the Academy students, but she thinks Miss Kriem and Mister Jake might find it funny. She dutifully texts back to HQ as the discussion continues.
The plan seems to be modeled on the idea of dropping enough straws on a camel to break its back, as it spans multiple weeks and involves things such as (but not limited to) compromising the nearby sewer system to foul the water that the school uses, introducing contaminated food into the cafeteria, and hiring local gangs to vandalize property -- and maybe more than a couple of students. Give the group some credit for subtlety: it'd look suspicious if they engineered another "unfortunate" accident at the school or attempted to burn down the entire building with the students still in it. This way, the events appear disconnected from any anti-NEXT sentiment while still tarnishing the image of the Hero Academy.
"I realize this may seem like quite a grand project," says Lane, "but it is representative of the kind of work we hope to be doing in the future. This, more than anything you may have done for Ms. Summers up to this point, is the test of your commitment to the cause."]