[As much as he doesn't like Maketh's methods--and won't for a moment support them--he does understand the problem. There are only a few options he can think of to attempt, and they're not at all as effective as he would like.]
Motive is important in figuring out an effective way to prevent a future attack.
[And Maketh had said he's claimed to be an anarchist but she thinks he was just bored, which provides two very different motivations and Lance has no idea which--if either--is correct.]
You haven't given me a lot of actual information to go on, but from what I do know he's likely extremely confident and arrogant about his capabilities and believes--or believed, at the time of his announcement--that he couldn't be stopped. You proved otherwise, and so may have deterred him for a time.
[However--]
Still, depending on his true underlying reason, he might try again. Or he might attempt something more subtle that fulfills the same needs, whether those needs are bolstering his ego, making a statement, or just entertaining himself.
[So he really can't advise without more information.]
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Date: 2017-05-05 02:58 am (UTC)Motive is important in figuring out an effective way to prevent a future attack.
[And Maketh had said he's claimed to be an anarchist but she thinks he was just bored, which provides two very different motivations and Lance has no idea which--if either--is correct.]
You haven't given me a lot of actual information to go on, but from what I do know he's likely extremely confident and arrogant about his capabilities and believes--or believed, at the time of his announcement--that he couldn't be stopped. You proved otherwise, and so may have deterred him for a time.
[However--]
Still, depending on his true underlying reason, he might try again. Or he might attempt something more subtle that fulfills the same needs, whether those needs are bolstering his ego, making a statement, or just entertaining himself.
[So he really can't advise without more information.]