Yeah. That's it exactly. [Maybe a bit softer after Herian makes the parallel with her own forced Tranquility clear, but Cosima's not so shaken that she doesn't continue.]
The blood magic point is fair. I think it's probably something worth letting Diplomacy weigh in on, though right now that necessarily means the entire division. My own instinct is that we should get buy-in from outside the organization, maybe. Promises to share what we learn with allies, for example or ... I worry that if we just hide it, that's going to leave us vulnerable if it leaks. On the other hand, I don't have the same knee-jerk reactions to things that seem like blood magic but aren't, so maybe other people will have a better sense how that would go over.
We know the Venatori have been experimenting on any shard-bearer they can get their hands on for years. Your point is clear that we have to know, going in, not only how we're different but how we're going to present that difference if we need to.
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The blood magic point is fair. I think it's probably something worth letting Diplomacy weigh in on, though right now that necessarily means the entire division. My own instinct is that we should get buy-in from outside the organization, maybe. Promises to share what we learn with allies, for example or ... I worry that if we just hide it, that's going to leave us vulnerable if it leaks. On the other hand, I don't have the same knee-jerk reactions to things that seem like blood magic but aren't, so maybe other people will have a better sense how that would go over.
We know the Venatori have been experimenting on any shard-bearer they can get their hands on for years. Your point is clear that we have to know, going in, not only how we're different but how we're going to present that difference if we need to.