[FFML] [SM-Fusion][Draft 1] MMSS 6 - Interrogation

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On Jan 18, 2010, at 6:09 AM, David McMillan wrote:

>
> 	Love it.  Artemis manages to come off as dangerous, scarily  
> competent,
> and just-barely-in-control of his freakout over Luna all at the same
> time.

As Serenity pointed out, it takes someone special to be the Black  
Senshi.

They must be pragmatic, focused, and above all else, willing to  
sacrifice.

Whatever the cost of the sacrifice may be.

> And the whole "would he really, or is he just faking?" question
> about Art using torture was handled with consummate skill.

I honestly don't know if Artemis would or wouldn't have if it came  
down to it.

> Was it just me, or was it implied that Tara was under someone else's
> control (Mikales?) *before* he started doing Mass Murder For Fun and
> Profit?  That last bit of the interrogation went by kind of fast,  
> given
> Art's rush to get out of the room so he could find somewhere safe to  
> vent.

Yeah, I'll clarify, but yes, Taras is under Mikales' control and has  
been pretty much since he opened Mikales' capsule.
In one version of the scene, Artemis informed Taras that he's pretty  
sure Taras was sent to Earth as a probe/sacrificial lamb.
Remember, this was the Senshi's third mission and Beryl really wants  
to know who or what Artemis has
that is taking out her agents. So Taras, who has no real use to either  
Beryl or Mikales, and especially not to Mikales,
was sent. He would either be victorious and destroy Artemis and his  
weapon, or die, but they would still hopefully
get a look at Artemis' weapon and Taras would be out of the way.

I will also tell you this. Mikales really, and I mean REALLY wants to  
get his hands on the Blue Senshi and find out
the limits of her rage's power. And he will.

It will be his last mistake.

> Wonder if Art or Serenity really noticed how perceptive Makoto was
> being right at the end there?

Probably not. Makoto is one of the quiet ones and no one ever notices  
the quiet ones,
really. Martial Arts, at least in part, in my opinion, is based on  
observation and perception.
Without her anger driving her, Makoto is pretty perceptive. She  
doesn't miss much.