I know some of these points have been brought up by now, but I'm gonna post my thoughts:
First, as an aside, Firn has repeated that Riona doesn't feel remorse for her actions. Then, while you could read this as 'no redemption, prepare plans to take her out and save Edinburgh', you can also read it as '
make her feel remorse'.
Of course, we could also just be OK working with Riona as is, as long as she abides by our demands to stop killing people, and over time, to release her shades.
But getting her to regret her actions
would be the path to the golden ending, in this case.
On the update itself, Riona's accent is slipping, she's agitated, nervous, maybe because we're simply
pressing her - and yet we're not picking a fight,
she herself calls it smart to keep insisting until she talks.
It's possible the remarks about de-Witching, infinite cleansing, and her working alone might be part of the reason why she's agitated, but I'm leaning on the fact we're just insisting, and insisting, and not causing a fight. This is not what Riona's good at handling.
Another point,
we know Riona's taking people's actual Souls. We've been incentivized to
use all knowledge we have, including
OOC knowledge.
With these thoughts in mind, and others I forget right now, I'm going back to an older plan. First I need to ask, though:
@Firnagzen, once you become less busy, would it be possible to have a 'longer' (IC) update? Not necessarily longer in words, OOC, but rather, have more time pass IC.
Instead of voting on actions and elaborating point by point, instead giving Sabrina directions to work with? I think we could benefit from some Brinapilot.
[] Settle in, be (more) patient (than Riona). Prepare for a long, long talk. Also for long silences.
[] Approach the conversation looking to
outlast Riona's stubbornness.
-[] Order and implementation of voting lines in accordance to new developments.
[] Offer refreshements (drinks, snacks; don't leave the bubble yourselves).
[] Press points when opportune:
-[] Your need to help people. To give people like her and her victims a chance to do better.
-[] She won't achieve her goal by refusing help.
--[] If it matters so much, she'll need to learn to make compromises.
-[] Her shades are actual Souls. What she's doing in inhumane
.
--[] If there are shades who gave their Souls voluntarily, that's their decision.
--[] If Riona wants to
revive them, that aligns with your goals.
--[] If she wants them for protection, offer alternatives.
[] Talk about other things when needed.
-[] Anything she knows about Walpurgisnacht?
-[] How's the Lichbomb seen outside of Japan?
[] Take advantage of the opportunity to consult a Soul 'expert'.
-[] What does your Soul look like? (And a normal soul, for comparison?)
-[] Wish rejection: describe Oriko's symptoms.
-[] Talk about de-Witching. Let Riona examine Aurora.
Did you expect anything else?
