People can think up new bright variations on rumors and try whispering those, and that some of those variations are more viral and propagate differentially.  Given that this is so, why don't all rumors always constantly mutate further and further to create versions of invincible virality?  And the answer as to why this does not happen routinely among the Inner Ring of Cheliax - leaving aside that they don't have fanfiction discussion boards per se - is that the Inner Ring is not without its prideful skepticism.  To repeat a rumor that cannot possibly be true, the sort of thing only Outers would believe, is to look foolish.  The known facts about the archduke's villa and the Nidal attack are not so outrageous that, given their established truth, you ought to consider believing almost anything else you hear about Project Lawful.

Unfortunately, the facts from the Nidal attack are not all that is known, now, about Project Lawful.

Even if you're a Security, a priest, or a noble, even if you think you're part of the Inner Ring, you can't easily get a peek at Carissa Sevar of Project Lawful.  Sevar is only rarely visible outside the extremely restricted area of the Imperial Palace where she usually stays, doing who-knows-what, and only particular top Security elites are allowed to read her mind anymore.  These are interesting facts, but not skepticism-shattering ones.  As for the Lawful Neutral boy in strange clothes, people really aren't talking about him; the Inner Ring rumor circle doesn't collectively know he exists.

However.

Carissa Sevar is not the only part of Project Lawful currently to be found in the Imperial palace in Egorian.

And Pilar Pineda - who, as the only visible sample, may be presumed to be representative of 'Project Lawful girls' in general - has absolutely not been living her life in any way that would deescalate this issue.

People can think up new bright variations on rumors and try whispering those, and some of those variations are more viral and propagate differentially.  Given that this is so, why don't all rumors always constantly mutate further and further to create versions of invincible virality?

And the answer as to why this does not happen routinely among the Inner Ring of Cheliax - leaving aside that they don't have fiction discussion boards per se - is that the Inner Ring is not without its prideful skepticism.  To repeat a rumor that cannot possibly be true, the sort of thing only Outers would believe, is to look foolish.  The known facts about the archduke's villa and the Nidal attack are not so outrageous that, given their established truth, you ought to consider believing almost anything else you hear about Project Lawful.

Unfortunately, the facts from the Nidal attack are not all that is known, now, about Project Lawful.

Even if you're a Security, a priest, or a noble, even if you think you're part of the Inner Ring, you can't easily get a peek at Carissa Sevar of Project Lawful.  Sevar is only rarely visible outside the extremely restricted area of the Imperial Palace where she usually stays, doing who-knows-what, and only particular top Security elites are allowed to read her mind anymore.  These are interesting facts, but not skepticism-shattering ones.  As for the Lawful Neutral boy in strange clothes, people really aren't talking about him; the Inner Ring rumor circle doesn't collectively know he exists.

However.

Carissa Sevar is not the only part of Project Lawful currently to be found in the Imperial palace in Egorian.

And Pilar Pineda - who, as the only visible sample, may be presumed to be representative of 'Project Lawful girls' in general - has absolutely not been living her life in any way that would deescalate this issue.

People can think up new bright variations on rumors and try whispering those, and some of those variations are more viral and propagate differentially.  Given that this is so, why don't all rumors always constantly mutate further and further to create versions of invincible virality?

And the answer as to why this does not happen routinely among the Inner Ring of Cheliax - leaving aside that they don't have fiction discussion boards per se - is that the Inner Ring is not without its prideful skepticism.  To repeat a rumor that cannot possibly be true, the sort of thing only Outers would believe, is to look foolish.  The known facts about the archduke's villa and the Nidal attack are not so outrageous that, given their established truth, you ought to consider believing almost anything else you hear about Project Lawful.

Unfortunately, the facts from the Nidal attack are not all that is known, now, about Project Lawful.

Even if you're a Security, a priest, or a noble, even if you think you're part of the Inner Ring, you can't easily get a peek at Carissa Sevar of Project Lawful.  Sevar is only rarely visible outside the extremely restricted area of the Imperial Palace where she usually stays, doing who-knows-what, and only particular top Security elites are allowed to read her mind anymore.  These are interesting facts, but not skepticism-shattering ones.  As for the Lawful Neutral boy in strange clothes, people really aren't talking about him; the Inner Ring rumor circle doesn't collectively know he exists.

However.

Carissa Sevar is not the only part of Project Lawful currently to be found in the Imperial palace in Egorian.

And this other girl - who, as the only visible sample, may be presumed to be representative of 'Project Lawful girls' in general - has absolutely not been living her life in any way that would deescalate this issue.

People can think up new bright variations on rumors and try whispering those, and some of those variations are more viral and propagate differentially.  Given that this is so, why don't all rumors always constantly mutate further and further to create versions of invincible virality?

And the answer as to why this does not happen routinely among the Inner Ring of Cheliax - leaving aside that they don't have fiction discussion boards per se - is that the Inner Ring is not without its prideful skepticism.  To repeat a rumor that cannot possibly be true, the sort of thing only Outers would believe, is to look foolish.  The known facts about the archduke's villa and the Nidal attack are not so outrageous that, given their established truth, you ought to consider believing almost anything else you hear about Project Lawful.

Unfortunately, the facts from the Nidal attack are not all that is known, now, about Project Lawful.

Even if you're a Security, a priest, or a noble, even if you think you're part of the Inner Ring, you can't easily get a peek at Carissa Sevar of Project Lawful.  Sevar is only rarely visible outside the extremely restricted area of the Imperial Palace where she usually stays, doing who-knows-what, and only particular top Security elites are allowed to read her mind anymore.  These are interesting facts, but not skepticism-shattering ones.  As for the Lawful Neutral boy in strange clothes, people really aren't talking about him; the Inner Ring rumor circle doesn't collectively know he exists.

However.

Carissa Sevar is not the only part of Project Lawful currently to be found in the Imperial palace in Egorian.

And a certain other person - who, as the only visible sample, may be presumed to be representative of 'Project Lawful girls' in general - has absolutely not been living her life in any way that would deescalate this issue.

People can think up new bright variations on rumors and try whispering those, and some of those variations are more viral and propagate differentially.  Given that this is so, why don't all rumors always constantly mutate further and further to create versions of invincible virality?

And the answer as to why this does not happen routinely among the Inner Ring of Cheliax - leaving aside that they don't have fiction discussion boards per se - is that the Inner Ring is not without its prideful skepticism.  To repeat a rumor that cannot possibly be true, the sort of thing only Outers would believe, is to look foolish.  The known facts about the archduke's villa and the Nidal attack are not so outrageous that, given their established truth, you ought to consider believing almost anything else you hear about Project Lawful.

Unfortunately, the facts from the Nidal attack are not all that is known, now, about Project Lawful.

Even if you're a Security, a priest, or a noble, even if you think you're part of the Inner Ring, you can't easily get a peek at Carissa Sevar of Project Lawful.  Sevar is only rarely visible outside the extremely restricted area of the Imperial Palace where she usually stays, doing who-knows-what, and only particular top Security elites are allowed to read her mind anymore.  These are interesting facts, but not skepticism-shattering ones.  As for the Lawful Neutral boy in strange clothes, people really aren't talking about him; the Inner Ring rumor circle doesn't collectively know he exists.

However.

Carissa Sevar is not the only part of Project Lawful currently to be found in the Imperial palace in Egorian.

A certain other person - who, as the only visible sample, may be presumed to be representative of 'Project Lawful girls' in general - has absolutely not been living her life in any way that would deescalate this issue.

People can think up new bright variations on rumors and try whispering those, and some of those variations are more viral and propagate differentially.  Given that this is so, why don't all rumors always constantly mutate further and further to create versions of invincible virality?

And the answer as to why this does not happen routinely among the Inner Ring of Cheliax - leaving aside that they don't have fiction discussion boards per se - is that the Inner Ring is not without its prideful skepticism.  To repeat a rumor that cannot possibly be true, the sort of thing only Outers would believe, is to look foolish.  The known facts about the archduke's villa and the Nidal attack are not so outrageous that, given their established truth, you ought to consider believing almost anything else you hear about Project Lawful.

Unfortunately, the facts from the Nidal attack are not all that is known, now, about Project Lawful.

Even if you're a Security, a priest, or a noble, even if you think you're part of the Inner Ring, you can't easily get a peek at Carissa Sevar of Project Lawful.  Sevar is only rarely visible outside the extremely restricted area of the Imperial Palace where she usually stays, doing who-knows-what, and only particular top Security elites are allowed to read her mind anymore.  These are interesting facts, but not skepticism-shattering ones.  As for the Lawful Neutral boy in strange clothes, people really aren't talking about him, and the military responders who saw him personally are mostly fighting at the front; the Inner Ring rumor circle doesn't collectively know he exists.

However.

Carissa Sevar is not the only part of Project Lawful currently to be found in the Imperial palace in Egorian.

A certain other person - who, as the only visible sample, may be presumed to be representative of 'Project Lawful girls' in general - has absolutely not been living her life in any way that would deescalate this issue.