Perhaps Klaus was happy to see Othar because: (1) He's been given commands that would force him to kill Othar. (2) He knows that Othar always survives. Othar has obscenely thick plot armour (lined with cavorite).
Therefore he knows that he'll somehow be prevented from carrying out his commands.
Ooof. Klaus (and Grantz) do have a lot of experience at restraining Othar ... temporarily. I wonder if any of these delays will be long enough to let the possibly delicate project in the tank fail. Probably not dramatic enough for the story.
So Klaus and Martellus haven't met before? Interesting.
There are hints that Zulenna may be back already, and calling herself the Shrike. Much of the supporting evidence for this comes from Othar's Twitter feed, though, and as mentioned elsewhere that's of uncertain canonicity.
Aaronev tried to load Lucrezia into various kidnapped young women ... and kept killing them. Their resemblance to Original Lucrezia wasn't good enough. BUT! Lucrezia-in-Agatha fixed improper assemblies in the Beacon Engine, so maybe nowthat would work!
Besides, this is Klaus we're dealing with--the Spark who can improve anyone else's work.
ETA: One wonders if Lunevka (presumably) knows that Olga probably isn't a Spark. Perhaps Klaus neglected to tell her...and if her voice doesn't sound like the real Lu's, once she's in the meat body Klaus doesn't have to obey her.
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Date: 2025-06-02 02:35 pm (UTC)(1) He's been given commands that would force him to kill Othar.
(2) He knows that Othar always survives. Othar has obscenely thick plot armour (lined with cavorite).
Therefore he knows that he'll somehow be prevented from carrying out his commands.
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Date: 2025-06-02 04:24 pm (UTC)So Klaus and Martellus haven't met before? Interesting.
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Date: 2025-06-04 02:41 pm (UTC)ETA: One wonders if Lunevka (presumably) knows that Olga probably isn't a Spark. Perhaps Klaus neglected to tell her...and if her voice doesn't sound like the real Lu's, once she's in the meat body Klaus doesn't have to obey her.
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Date: 2025-06-06 02:37 am (UTC)