That is precisely what I mean — a push. Or perhaps more a gentle, persistent nudging in a particular direction. I elaborated upon it to Ardyn some time ago. I will be lazy and copy it.
One moment!
[ A few minutes later she follows with this copied text: ]
I had said:
“He seeks to bring glory to the empire whilst also indulging in his passion for knowledge and discovery. Inventing things and solving problems. Doing that which no other could achieve before him. These seem to be his strongest motivations.
I could be wrong, of course. It's evident that his primary goal is to aid Nifleheim in recreating Solheim, and his talent and passion for research has been a great boon in that regard.
What he seems to value most is his intellect and rationality. From what I've gathered, he loses at least one of those things in the future and is aware of it. He seeks to prevent this by taking a different path.
If said different path were to bring power to the empire by means of a cure it would benefit himself, Nifleheim, and also Eos at large.
My posited theory for a cure is impractical and expensive. He would need to draw from resources dedicated to other areas of the military (primarily weaponry) in order to facilitate initial testing of this treatment method. If it works, he would spend more of the budget on researching ways to make it more efficient and less costly. I also doubt he would limit himself to a single hypothesis, spreading resources further to come up with other methods to treat and cure the Scourge.
This would be incredibly helpful to Lucis and occupied nations. The benefit any cure — however inefficient or impractical — would bring Nifleheim is that it provides them an immense bargaining chip. So while it would still leave them in a better position than the other nations, Lucis and any allied rebel forces could work together to steal the research.
In short: his wants are very straightforward, and thus easily manipulated. You just cannot push too far in one direction, else it will be obvious.”
It still would not be pleasant by any means, but it may reduce the number of civilian casualties in addition to offering more opportunities for Lucis to gain foothold.
Fight from the shadows and weaken the empire from within. Watch as it inevitably crumbles from the weight of its ambition. There is no doubt they will overextend themselves.
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One moment!
[ A few minutes later she follows with this copied text: ]
I had said:
“He seeks to bring glory to the empire whilst also indulging in his passion for knowledge and discovery. Inventing things and solving problems. Doing that which no other could achieve before him. These seem to be his strongest motivations.
I could be wrong, of course. It's evident that his primary goal is to aid Nifleheim in recreating Solheim, and his talent and passion for research has been a great boon in that regard.
What he seems to value most is his intellect and rationality. From what I've gathered, he loses at least one of those things in the future and is aware of it. He seeks to prevent this by taking a different path.
If said different path were to bring power to the empire by means of a cure it would benefit himself, Nifleheim, and also Eos at large.
My posited theory for a cure is impractical and expensive. He would need to draw from resources dedicated to other areas of the military (primarily weaponry) in order to facilitate initial testing of this treatment method. If it works, he would spend more of the budget on researching ways to make it more efficient and less costly. I also doubt he would limit himself to a single hypothesis, spreading resources further to come up with other methods to treat and cure the Scourge.
This would be incredibly helpful to Lucis and occupied nations. The benefit any cure — however inefficient or impractical — would bring Nifleheim is that it provides them an immense bargaining chip. So while it would still leave them in a better position than the other nations, Lucis and any allied rebel forces could work together to steal the research.
In short: his wants are very straightforward, and thus easily manipulated. You just cannot push too far in one direction, else it will be obvious.”
It still would not be pleasant by any means, but it may reduce the number of civilian casualties in addition to offering more opportunities for Lucis to gain foothold.
Fight from the shadows and weaken the empire from within. Watch as it inevitably crumbles from the weight of its ambition. There is no doubt they will overextend themselves.