Things probably were pretty cutthroat back then, on all sides. However, I’d imagine that these kinds of Celeste plots still abound. Now that they run the show (figuratively) and have control over the media, they can continue to be as “openly” brutal as they want and still get away with it.

You raise a fair point comparing this to Candycane’s takeover of the Giovannis. The Celeste weren’t fully in power yet, but I wonder if anything would have “legally” prevented the remaining Vaeos from retaining control of the family assets. Veled almost certainly played a supportive role, either way.

(Now I’d really like to know if Candycane had any ties to Celigo before his coup, or even currently!)

Looking at her talk with Jigsaw, I’d take it that Celeste plots were common at one time on that planet and after her associate was killed she said “Enough is enough!”. Thus preventing Cypress’s problem turning into a situation like Slick’s family.

I wouldn’t put it past a Celeste to hire an Ifrit hitman. Though at times I wonder if I shouldn’t put it past any of Cypress’s family either.

I doubt all Celeste and Dead inside are bad though.

@nikolai60: 😮 ‽

@Josh.C: I think you’re right-on about that. And given what Veled says here http://www.lastres0rt.com/2008/11/showering-is-honestly-very-important/ , I wonder if this wasn’t an assassination to pave the way for the Celeste takeover of Ziligo. If that’s the case, just how powerful was the Vaeo family ~20 years ago?

@LeQuack147: Props! ^_^ Golden Braun has a mechanical eye, so I wonder what those emoti-goggles are for. Healing? Simple expression?

@Brunhidden and e_voyager: That fire thingy is probably an Efreet, a Djinn like Sedja. ( http://www.lastres0rt.com/2007/05/well-it-was-either-reveal-it-now-or-wait-three-years/ ) Could be a Celeste in disguise, but I doubt it.

@Josh.C – marble is actually a dude. but dont worry, he is very girly so its an easy mistake. so girly in fact its rumored he has a uterus

@Mason – marble is a fan of earth culture, specifically new millenium japanese anime. he gets most of it wrong though.

Hmm, they brought Cypress back from what seemed liked certain death, but eyes are fragile things. Well, if Daisy can build a cybernetic leg, I don’t see why there can’t be a mechanical replacement for eyes.