Shock wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2017 6:46 pm
1) What happens when Toxic and Zane have their first bump in the road? How do they get past it?
I can speak to this, at least from Zane's side, and largely speculate on the rest.
Zane's entire world is very small when it comes to people. After the end of Project freedom that world would shrink even more, and it's hard to say if Zane would have grown enough by that point to start making more friends.
It's not to say he isn't cable of caring, he cared about everybody on the team to some level (Yes, even Robin) but he was never close enough that they'd explain why they were mad, and he wasn't reading minds anymore leading to a spiral of frustration when it came to most people.
However with Rachel he'd already established a bond, and after their first misunderstanding he pointed out that they'd need to be honest and talk openly with each other.
I believe that would allow them a very good chance of weathering everything that came their way. However it's very easy for people to not talk when they get upset.
I imagine there'd be ups and downs on both sides.
Zane would have issues with the fact that Rachel stayed in the project instead of taking her freedom and supporting it another way. Largely this selfish.
He would know why she was doing it, trying to preserve Wainwright's memory and her dream by seeing it through to the end.
For Zane it is a matter of him not wanting to lose her, something he could easily do if the project ever shut down, or somebody less supportive decided to send the murderer back to jail. But since he couldn't talk her out of it he'd do his best to support her in her efforts, do his best to stay as close as he can... and probably have a few backup plans just in case. (Hey, somebody hired the Doctor out of the Project, if it's just a matter of money that's something that can be accomplished.)
Rachel would have to deal with Zane being... well, Zane.
I imagine that after leaving the project he'd calm down quite a bit, becoming more relaxed and amiable. However he'd still be easily distracted by technology, busy with his business ventures, and his own little adventures I could easily see happening. At least one challenge would just be finding a happy balance of their time.
Would they be happily ever after?
Can't speak to that. But Zane wants a family and he would go to great lengths to make one with Rachel if she was willing.
And I'd like to think they could make it work if they wanted to.
Because I like happy endings.
Shock wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2017 6:46 pm
2) Can Robin manage to set a record and stay in the leadership position for more than 2 missions? Or does she get demoted to figurehead and someone else takes a turn?
Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!
I suspect that Robin would be stuck with the leadership role.
Charlie doesn't want it back, Zane never wanted it to begin with (He had the plans, but knew he didn't have the personal bond needed to keep the team strong), and I think the others were happy where they were.
I think she'd be stuck with the position unless she proved herself to be painfully incompetent, or foisted the job onto other people.
Which was a part of Zane's leadership suggestions. Be in charge, just get other people to do the heavy lifting ;~)
Shock wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2017 6:46 pm
3) How does Charlie deal with the isolationist tendencies of her Ultima relatives?
I'd love to see how CD responds to that one.
My thoughts are that Charlie would be happy to visit, hang out, do stuff, and then she'd go right back into the world and see everybody else for awhile. She always struck me as a social butterfly, I think she'd respect their ways but do her own thing.
I was always weirded out by their need to give Charlie a new name.
I was like "aaah, the scary reclusive people are trying to induct Charlie into their cult!" ;~)
Shock wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2017 6:46 pm
4) How does Donnie stay sane?
Cigarettes, deadpan humour and the love of his little girl.
Shock wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2017 6:46 pm
5) What does Zalman have to do to banish/defeat the Lord of Bitter Laughter? How far does he have to go and how does the team react? I'm assuming he would have to be prominently involved the scenario.
Well I had assumed that Zalman would have eaten it... ;~)