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Thanks for elaborating, my main issue was that I didn't know how deeply the mimics had infiltrated/were allowed to infiltrate the other chapters. If they were all up in the Factory, then Chuunitrix's statement would have been hypocritical, but since that does not seem to be the case, then the label of hypocrisy doesn't apply. And I'm also saying it's not necessarily bad even if Chuunitrix was hypocritical, since we can intentionally characterize our characters however we want. For example, I intended to write Salem as a bratty, annoying little shit with daddy issues. Which is why I pointed out that I wasn't trying to criticize Chuunitrix, nor her creator. I emphasize this only because I've had experiences in the past where mentioning a character's flaw was taken with offense by the creator.

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On a different note, I realize that The City of Lost Things probably comes off as a pretty useless Chapter (it kind of is), and is a terrible destination for anyone. However, the secret of the First Chapter is that it is a test-bed for evolutionary machine-learning experiments. The dolls, plushies, mannequins, etc. are created with randomized combinations of traits so that after each patch and update, Dr.Drd can see which traits or mechanics rise to the surface as the state-of-nature competition allows one to elucidate what the 'new meta' is. That being said, it might not be extremely hard to survive in The City per se, but anyone who wants to test their mettle against absolute f***ing chaos can go there. This is specifically an open invitation to Rodias who might want to flex outside Kaldorna's pens, Graft who might want to train Tabula in less sterile conditions, and potentially Chuunitrix who might also want to train her [s]next[/s] batch of leader mimics.

Also, if Graft requested all mention of the words, "Raid Boss", from Kath's library, he will probably come upon the fact that Dr.Drd refers to Raid Boss encounters as his inspiration for creating Salem. Unlike most of the other Keepers and denizens of the Chateau, Salem is an actual boss creature, complete with boss room, multi-stage fight, and weird combat mechanics. Might be interesting if he wants to pit Tabula against him to test her prowess, but also risky since he knows Salem thinks Tabula should be destroyed. Graft could, at any point end the fight by completely wrecking Salem's shit by using his Corrosive Mine.

EDIT: This post took a while and I wanted to add a few more points in response to recent posts:

I hadn't considered resources a big issue, so Graft's proposal to stop the stream of material into The City makes a lot more sense now (beyond just trying to threaten Salem for hinting at blackmail).

I grew up playing Age of Wonders (the first one, I exploited the shit out of wraiths) and StarCraft.