Because it isn't about being practical, at least not entirely.
[Lance offers the explanation in response to Ian's questions, though he's half distracted now; he's thinking about what Nate said and also scanning through the information he's compiled from the network, so his gaze is fixed at that distinctive distance that indicates he's using the implant.]
It's about doing something because he can, and because other people can't. We don't know for sure how similar or different Johann and Henries are, but from what I know about Johann, practicality--and working with the potential of consequences--aren't issues he's concerned with if they would come before doing whatever it is he wants to do. Hiding on the moon wouldn't just be about keeping information or himself safe, but about being somewhere no one else could even get to.
[So, basically, the same explanation as for everything else related to magic immortal knowledge-hoarding mega-rich super-villains: because they have egos.]
no subject
[Lance offers the explanation in response to Ian's questions, though he's half distracted now; he's thinking about what Nate said and also scanning through the information he's compiled from the network, so his gaze is fixed at that distinctive distance that indicates he's using the implant.]
It's about doing something because he can, and because other people can't. We don't know for sure how similar or different Johann and Henries are, but from what I know about Johann, practicality--and working with the potential of consequences--aren't issues he's concerned with if they would come before doing whatever it is he wants to do. Hiding on the moon wouldn't just be about keeping information or himself safe, but about being somewhere no one else could even get to.
[So, basically, the same explanation as for everything else related to magic immortal knowledge-hoarding mega-rich super-villains: because they have egos.]