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The Gauche in the Machine ([personal profile] china_shop) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian 2025-05-25 12:20 am (UTC)

Yeah, the SID is not in danger in the novel, and they're not even involved in protecting the world all that much yet (or at least they don't know how much they're involved) - at this point this is still just a regular case, a regular job and regular co-workers

Ohh, I hadn't thought about that. Huh. Yeah, it gives this sequence such a different vibe, because the tension is all "What will ZYL find out when?" and "How will the Magistrate's scheming manifest next?" and "Can ZYL and SW work things out?" and "Will ZH leave the SID?" There isn't the sense that all of this is happening as Doom Closes In, and the outcomes of these questions will affect the fate of the world.

He does have a problem with his hands being not clean enough.

When is that from? I think I missed it (or I've forgotten, which is Entirely Possible).


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