Stampeding Loons

[Valles]

For the record, I understood what you were trying for the first time through; I was taking issue with the accuracy of its underlying assumptions, and therefore whether or not it would actually -work-.
(my bet - it'd work temporarily, because I don't think we see any evidence that Legato's pain tolerance is high enough to allow him to work his puppeteer trick after he's been -dismembered-.)

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thus--presumably--depriving Legato of his telepathic powers, which are identical to Knives' and--presumably--derived from the grafted arm.

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Ahhh. I see where we're diagreeing. I don't think that Knives can puppeteer people the way Legato does. The closest I can remember him coming is forcing the activation of Vash's Angel Arm ten years ago - which, since he built the six-guns, could just as easily be him using a 'backdoor' in -that-.
Likewise, way back when on the SEEDS ship, Knives does his manipulation the hard way, rather than just wiggling his brain at them.
Beyond the fact that my version closes the loophole we're discussing, it also avoids the question of "If Knives can manipulate people like this, what does he need Legato for?" (beyond being just a sick fuck, which I will admit would be well within the bounds of his character.) since Legato's powers are then inborn, and probably unique.
Blessed be.
-n
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