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:::Are you ''sure'' you can't think of any trickery that Shinatama engaged in? Anything important that she hid from anyone? =^_^= --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] ([[User talk:Iritscen|talk]]) 20:53, 2 August 2021 (CEST) | :::Are you ''sure'' you can't think of any trickery that Shinatama engaged in? Anything important that she hid from anyone? =^_^= --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] ([[User talk:Iritscen|talk]]) 20:53, 2 August 2021 (CEST) | ||
::::Is that a trick question? ^_^ It's an ''in-universe'' justification of such a naming that I find hard to justify, even more so than for Damocles. (For the sake of the argument I am going to pretend that the name "Damocles" made the cut, and that it designates either the tall mainframe that Shinatama's attached to – processing Konoko's data – or Griffin's whole anti-Muro program.) In the case of Damocles it sort of makes sense, humility-wise, to pick a name that reflects the precariousness and uncertainty that come with Daodan symbiosis. But setting up an android to act as a reliable interface between Konoko and HQ, and having trickery in mind while naming said android – that's a totally different level of foreshadowing. Like having treason in a story and naming the traitor's character Judas/Brutus/Ganelon/etc. So I ''like'' to think that whoever named Shinatama (in-universe) had juggling in mind, rather than sleight-of-hand or general trickery. Or, if they were aware of the sleight-of-hand connotations, they might have deemed them innocent enough, and in no way ominous: "Let's not forget SLDs are like automatons, shall we? She may be a trickster, but she's ''our'' trickster" – that kind of confidence on the part of the one who did the naming ''might'' work, although personally I find it a bit annoying when combined with the "Damocles" and "trouble-making" themes (it's like Griffin knows from the start that he's fighting a losing battle, and keeps naming stuff accordingly). --[[User:Geyser|geyser]] ([[User talk:Geyser|talk]]) 00:35, 3 August 2021 (CEST) | |||