[ reaching for some of the papers and a pen and starting to mark things down and chart out different ties ]
Tsuchigumo is more likely to prioritize avoiding their ties, which means they won't choose us. Aside from that, I'm not sure, but from the smell I would guess probably not Yatagarasu, either... Well, the fact that they won't target us is all that really matters to us currently.
Echidna only has a protection vote, and... well, while a number of them might like to shield the most likely group to sustain attacks, I'm not sure they would feel confident they have enough information to make that determination. If they still attempt it, then they almost certainly won't choose us or Cerberus, but otherwise, as you've said, we'd be their first choice. If they do attempt to protect a likelier target, then perhaps Nymph...? But I think most groups would avoid targeting Nymph for the same reason.
Harlock believes Cerberus will also avoid their close ties, which means they won't choose Kraken or Bugbear. I don't know if there's any other arrangement there to sway their final vote beyond that. Since they're relatively sociable, the fact that we don't know more about them might put us surprisingly high on their list of potential targets.
Since Elliot and Miss Tsuruno are friends, I'd like to say Kraken isn't likely to target us either. But then again, she has quite a number of friends... If there's anyone else who would want to try for a mutual target, it's most likely Miss Tsuruno. But Miss Kugisaki is just the opposite. Well, in either case, I don't think they have any reason to think we might mutually target them.
Yatagarasu...
[ stops writing, drumming the other end of the pen on the table in silence for a bit ]
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[ reaching for some of the papers and a pen and starting to mark things down and chart out different ties ]
Tsuchigumo is more likely to prioritize avoiding their ties, which means they won't choose us. Aside from that, I'm not sure, but from the smell I would guess probably not Yatagarasu, either... Well, the fact that they won't target us is all that really matters to us currently.
Echidna only has a protection vote, and... well, while a number of them might like to shield the most likely group to sustain attacks, I'm not sure they would feel confident they have enough information to make that determination. If they still attempt it, then they almost certainly won't choose us or Cerberus, but otherwise, as you've said, we'd be their first choice. If they do attempt to protect a likelier target, then perhaps Nymph...? But I think most groups would avoid targeting Nymph for the same reason.
Harlock believes Cerberus will also avoid their close ties, which means they won't choose Kraken or Bugbear. I don't know if there's any other arrangement there to sway their final vote beyond that. Since they're relatively sociable, the fact that we don't know more about them might put us surprisingly high on their list of potential targets.
Since Elliot and Miss Tsuruno are friends, I'd like to say Kraken isn't likely to target us either. But then again, she has quite a number of friends... If there's anyone else who would want to try for a mutual target, it's most likely Miss Tsuruno. But Miss Kugisaki is just the opposite. Well, in either case, I don't think they have any reason to think we might mutually target them.
Yatagarasu...
[ stops writing, drumming the other end of the pen on the table in silence for a bit ]