In a message dated 6/16/2003 5:43:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ranma_e@hotmail.com writes:

The sword acting like it did here will make it much harder for Ryoga
to think that Ukyo is just a little different.  Was the guard alerted
by all that sound and fury?

Not at all.  I'm not going to tell you why, though.  It could be that the
sword's effects only manifested themselves for Ryoga.  It could be that he
imagined the whole thing.  It could be that the guard was off in the
bathroom.  Could be really good soundproofing.  Or it could be none of the
above.

       I could buy most of that, except for the part about it being just in 
Ryoga's mind, due to the following bit:

The ladder toppled forward, its once-sturdy metal crumpling under the sheer
weight of the sonic onslaught.� Ryoga cried out as his support gave way,
his body tumbling to the floor below
       
       Unless Ryoga was imagining that the ladder was damaged, that is.  That 
brings up an additional point:  what happens the next time someone walks into 
Section A and notices that the ladder is damaged?  In a secure zone like 
that, it's darn near gauranteed that someone will make an inquiry, and once that 
happens, Ryoga and Yoiko are in *big* trouble, unless they manage to cover 
their tracks with nearly-implausible perfection.  
       
       Also, Ryoga really should have taken some DNA samples from the other 
stuff in the locker (or at least tried), to bolster his cover -- if he gets 
found out, he could make a plausible attempt at claiming that he received the 
work order and just followed it, believing it was legitimate.  As long as Yoiko 
fudged the routing records properly, it might hold up under scrutiny.
       But, Ryoga's not experienced in covert ops of this sort, so I suppose 
it's a forgiveable lapse.  It may get him in deep doodoo, though....  


-- 
David McMillan, Imagineer at Large.  
Chief Systems Analyst and Integration Engineer, Exotic Technologies Division, 
  <Censored> GmBh.  Mecha and Weapons Design Specialist.
"Agent Mulder?  My name is Neo.  I believe I may be able to show you part of 
the truth you've been searching for.  I should warn you, however -- it's not 
what you think."
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