We have to protect ourselves. We can't count on anyone else to do it for us.
[Which is mostly how he's been operating anyway, but it seems even more imperative, given how Josselyn was able to operate undetected for so long. It's daunting, to know that "protecting themselves" means both from the gods and from the other factions, but that's always been the case, hasn't it?
More communication, I suppose. Keep each other abreast of what's happening in other factions. Become closer to government officials here.
[That last part is the most distasteful of it all, but Viktor already has connections to Klingel. He should leverage that. Know about the technology coming down the pipeline so he knows what he's working with.]
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[Which is mostly how he's been operating anyway, but it seems even more imperative, given how Josselyn was able to operate undetected for so long. It's daunting, to know that "protecting themselves" means both from the gods and from the other factions, but that's always been the case, hasn't it?
More communication, I suppose. Keep each other abreast of what's happening in other factions. Become closer to government officials here.
[That last part is the most distasteful of it all, but Viktor already has connections to Klingel. He should leverage that. Know about the technology coming down the pipeline so he knows what he's working with.]