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Anya (in the climax maybe): "The only hands who will control this power, will be mine!"

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Anya: "My mommy died in this room...the last thing my mommy saw was this room!"
"Project Apple" and Anya
First of all, I'm only calling it Project Apple because I don't know what it's called, it was related to the project though.
Second, I covered this a little already with my other posts, but now I want to focus on what exactly the project wanted to do with Anya? So, let's look at this in depth.
She was an accident, literally speaking they don't know exactly how they created her, how exactly she got her powers. She had her mother with her when she was an experiment as well. It's safe to assume Anya was experienced on in the womb. Doing a bunch of different procedures, they are not sure which one made Anya happen. What I'm not sure about is if they knew about Anya when they were experimenting on Anya's mother. They probably did, as in labs they tend to monitor every aspect of one's biology.
They most likely didn't know she had telepathy until she was old enough to talk, but they may have monitored her since birth to see if she was affected by the experimentation. Once they found out she had telepathy, they probably operated on her brain as in the most recent chapter focused on the thought static coming in through her horns, which is in the same placement of her buns, and the same location Desmond has his scars. If they did do this, they may have done so in an attempt to analyze her brain more closely.
The one flashback Anya gives to her time with the scientists is when they tell her a few things. First, she must not tell anyone of her telepathy. Second, she needs to study, third that power is going to help the world.
Why would they tell Anya to keep it secret if she was surrounded by people who knew about it? What would her studying do to help them study her powers?
So my theory is this: Not only were they studying Anya to understand how she received her powers and how they worked so they could maybe replicate and control it, but they were hoping to raise her to be an asset to the government; like some sort of spy. That's why they conditioned her to not let anyone know about it, and had her study, so she could understand the information she would be gathering.
Anya threw a wrench in their plans when she escaped, of course they were not too worried as she's not that old and probably doesn't have a lot of dangerous ambitions. They just lost their means of replicating telepathy.
Desmond is involved with the project as Sigmund noted; with his paranoia, knowing there is a telepath in the world, even one that is a child, might set him on edge. Hence a theory that Desmond developed a mental block in case he ran into a telepath. Of course, who knows how involved Desmond was with the project, he might not even know what Anya looks like, hence he has trouble even trusting children. Another thing is he doesn't know what happened with Anya, and this is just him being standard paranoid.
TL;DR: Anya was being trained to be a secret agent controlled by the government, and Desmond slightly aware she could be loose in the world is paranoid.
Spy x family: Theories surrounding Ch. 139
Welp, Anya managed to find her way to the 4th floor. Neuro-surgery wing, Donovan is visiting the previous chairman on his deathbed. He says he owes the man a great debt and wonders what he's thinking. So Donovan doesn't seem to have telepathy, ar least not one like Anya's; either that or he was saying that to keep up appearances so he could look into his mind.
Anya tries to get close to Desmond but can't get past the guard, so then she goes to the 5th floor. She doesn't know his voice, although she has heard it in damien's head before she probably forgot. So she tries to imagine his voice and tries to read the floor underneath her. She then gets a lot of static, which represents her powers working, and also gets a nosebleed. I noticed that the static centers around her horns, but she has read minds before without them. They might work to help her telepathy, or they cover the part of her brain where it mainly works, which is similar placing to Donovan's scars. Maybe she has scars underneath her hair similar to desmond?
Now some more theories about what this all means and going forward:
Desmond's relation to the old chairman, who started the war: Desmond was in charge when the war ended, when Wise was forming, it's been about a decade since the war ended. Project Apple was made by the previous administration, Anya's experimentation is an offshoot of that project. So the previous chairman probably funded the research that went into Anya's creation. Donovan changed around the time Damien or Demetrius was born, which was either when the war ended or when Anya was born. Either Donovan was one of the first test subjects, but it was incomplete, taking in Anya's mother as a test subject allowed them to refine the experiments and create Anya, but they only had three years with her. They probably discovered her mind reading abilities when she could talk properly, but were in the process of trying to understand it's abilities before it could be replicated. Anya ran away however, putting an end to the project. However, Donovan still has some telepathy, which is rather useful.
Donovan's potential abilities: not being sure what a man is thinking, it is possible he wasn't thinking much. Of course, another potential is that Donovan only picks up emotions and/or pictures not actual thoughts. Maybe he needs to be talking to a person to read them, upper understanding their intentions. He was able to tell who his wife wanted to meet with without her saying anything, he might only get pieces but not the whole picture, probably only seeing a picture of the man in her head. Or, this is all in Melinda's and demetrius' head and he's not telepathic.
Anya's overload and nosebleed: it could be caused by her straining too hard to read desmond's thoughts that she read too many minds. Yet it focuses on everything coming in, it might be too much new information for her to handle. Either that, or it's painful memories she repressed coming to the surface paralyzing her and her abilities overload with her memories and his. Or Donovan thinks too much for her to handle, moreso than twilight. It seems likely though that she is picking up his thoughts and what he is picking up which might cause strain on her abilities. Either that, or he's developed a mental block due to his paranoia even though he would consider himself to be the only sociable telepathy. Either way there would be feedback.
What will happen next: Twilight is delayed, he might nor make it at all, Fiona probably will only recieve pieces of Intel, but something vague they would have to analyze with a fine toothed comb. Yor is probably looking for Anya and might find her passed out. Or doctors find Anya passed out and take her for some aid. Anya might only get a little information, knowing it's difficult to read his mind or something.
That's my two cents.
Spy x Family: What happens next? Ch 139?
We're on the edge of our seats here! Now I have a few theories on what may happen next!
I know Anya can read a little, but she probably doesn't know how to spell Neurology. She heard Fiona think that Donovan was going to be on floor 4, in the Neurology wing. Anya is taking the stairs to try to get there, but if I remember being 5 years old, I'd probably get the counting of floors wrong. She'd probably think she'd have to go 4 floors up instead of 3. Unless the stairwell labels the doors to the floors on what's behind each door. They'd have to label it with numbers in order for Anya to get to the correct place. So here are my theories:
Anya ends up on the 5th floor. She gets spotted by doctors who know she shouldn't be there, she says she's there to visit her papa "Dr. Holger." They figure out she means Dr. Forger, and they try to return her to his room, he's not there so they drop her off in the lobby to be picked up by a guardian. Loid makes his way to the lobby and runs into her, and Yor makes her way to the lobby looking for her, they then happen to run into Desmond on his way out.
Anya ends up on the 5th floor. She gets spotted by doctors who know she shouldn't be there, she says she's there to visit her papa "Dr. Holger." They have no idea who Dr. Holger is and decide to check the resistry to find him, while they check Anya wanders off, and realizes Donovan is not on that floor, and then asks someone how to get to the 4th floor, and they tell her it's the floor below them. She then makes her way there and gets some insight on Desmond, or catches him as he's leaving.
Anya ends up on the 5th floor, and is noticed by Doctors who know she shouldn't be there. She says she's looking for the 4th floor, and they say it's the floor below them. She then makes her way there and they wonder who she would be visiting in Neurology. She either makes it to the 4th floor and gets insight on Desmond, or the floor is blocked off by the guards for Donovan's visit.
The doors on the stairwell are marked with numbers so Anya makes it to the 4th floor immediately. The floor or room Donovan is in is guarded by his guards so Anya has to get close enough to read the minds of the people in the room without getting too close to the guards. She gets some insight into Donovan.
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5. She might tell them she's looking for Donovan, but she never refers to him by name. She'd probably say she's looking for the "Big bad boss-man" or something like that. They would probably think she's referring to the director of the hospital, inform her he's busy, maybe at the symposium, and then take her to the lobby where she runs into Loid, Yor, and then Donovan as he's leaving.

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Abstraction=???
Gooseworx says it's akin to Suicide and irreversable. Others in the show treat it the same.
Alex Rochon says it's like them spiraling and needing to go the psych ward (dealing with addiction or mental illness), and Pomni being able to reach Jax at all gives people hope.
I believe that now that the show's over, anything not confirmed or implied can be up for interpretation, and we can headcannon our own theories.
My theory is this: it is very much like death, but can be reversed. It's like entering a coma; they could wake up maybe, but they most likely never will. Reversing what happened to the scan is probably a very complicated and intense process that not even Caine can undo with the snap of his fingers.
It's like an abstracted file, and those can be fixed by removing layers of necessery interfaces, stop the program from writing unessery code, and only retain the useful data, deleting everything else.
Transforming computer lingo into human mind files, those steps sound like rewiring the mind to stop catastropizing and spiraling. Therapy isn't one and done though, it could take years to fix a broken mind.
So for the moment, abstracted=dead, but if they choose to work at it instead of abandoning them, abstracted could just mean broken.
TADC: Jax's fate (Spoilers/Character analysis)
After the last act, so many people are divided on what to think and how to feel about Jax. Some are saying he deserved what he got for how horrible he was, some are saying he's completely misunderstood and didn't deserve any tragedy, and then there are some saying that he's horrible but also tragic. I lean more into that last group.
Tl,dr: Jax was a bully, chose to be one, but that doesn't mean he should pay for it with death.
The unspoken Genie wish rule in Aladdin
After seeing Aladdin a couple times as well as HISHE, I'm thinking, why didn't Aladdin legit become a prince. I have my theory for that...
Genie says despite all his power there are some rules he can't break: no love, life, or death where there wasn't. These are three forces in the universe greater than him, well technically two. It's influencing love and manipulating death; he can make it so death stays away from people(immortality), that's granting them life, but he can't cause death or undo it. There is a third force that can't be messed with...time or history.
They mention this in once upon a time, instead the three rules being, bringing back the dead, making anyone fall in love, or going back in time. They also mention it in Avengers: Endgame, going back in time doesn't change the past or how would you have gone back in time in the first place. Time(History) is final.
There was an episode of Aladdin where a villain went back in time in an attempt to change things, but all the heroes kept their memories in tact long enough for Genie to take them back in time in an attempt to stop him. It's debatable how canon the show is. Of course, time travel and changing history on a whim are two different things.
Back to the question, in order for Genie to make Aladdin a prince, he'd have to change his entire family history which would involve going back in time and making sure his family ancestry becomes noble. We'd have an entirely different movie. If Aladdin was just shunted into a new reality where he's a prince, the character there would be completely different, Aladdin would be an imposter in his other dimensional self's body. If he didn't keep his memories, he'd have no reason to go after a genie lamp and probably wouldn't make his other two wishes. Jasmine probably wouldn't be interested in him in this dimension of reality.
Aladdin has a history of being born poor and the memories to go with that. He can't change what Aladdin went through, you might argue he can't alter the mind, but he can undo hypnosis in the show. Also, if he suddenly made Aladdin of royal blood, Aladdin would get a bunch of new memories or we get the new reality imposter situation. It would make much more sense if the genie couldn't influence what has already happened without going back in time himself and working out circumstances that allow Aladdin's ancestors to become nobility, and the potential fallout might mean Jasmine might not become a princess and it would be a long loop of both of them wishing to be nobility and going back in time to influence things. It would probably be safer to not mess with that.
Genie most probably can only affect the present foward, like if you wish for wishes or immortality or something, except for love and death. So Aladdin would have to just become a prince. He could become a prince in name only, but he wouldn't get with Jasmine. Genie could make a kingdom for him appear from nowhere, but would have no connections and no standing with other kingdoms as of yet, thus still probably wouldn't be allowed to be with Jasmine. He could suddenly be adopted by some nobility, but then they would have control of his destiny.
The easier thing to do in this situation is to make Aladdin seem like a prince, especially a very popular and well connected one. Of course, if that's what Genie wanted to do, why convince Aladdin to tell the truth about his history and who he is; maybe it's because it's all Genie could do for him. Aladdin also made it clear he wanted to be with Jasmine, and Genie can't grant that wish with magic, he still wants to fulfill it for him. The guise was just to get Aladdin through sultan's door, but Genie probably advocates that love should be true.
"I can help you get through the door, but if you really want to be with this girl, don't start your relationship with lies."
Just imagine how that conversation would go:
"Can you make me a prince?"
"Let's see, I can make you a prince of nothing, I can make you a prince nobody knows about, I can make a king and queen adopt you...you want to be adopted?"
"I don't want to be adopted by some strangers. Can't you just...change my lineage?"
"That's history you want me to move around, I can't go messing with time like that. That'll have too much fallout and consequences that you won't like and I won't be able to clean up. You could end up not existing, or that princess you like won't exist or many other catastrophic things."
"Well, I don't want that. Can you make it seem like I'm a wealthy, and well known prince?"
"Oh that's easy, that's just lying. Well if that's what you want, you know the magic words..."
If the characters could break through the fourth wall and say one thing to the player, what do you think they would say? (ㆁωㆁ)
That would actually be interesting. Here are a few ideas of what they might say based on what they know about MC so far (remember, Jester, Ticket Taker, and Doctor don’t know much about MC yet) Pierrot: I knew I would find my way to you eventually, my dear. There is only a screen separating us now, and I will find a way to cross it. Harlequin: Oh, so you have been playing with us this entire time? Just wait until I get to play with you in person~ Ticket Taker: So that is how it was… how you always seemed to know everything. I believe I could grow rather fond of such a mechanism. Jester: So you truly do live in another world. Your reality gives me power… and it will be quite entertaining once I finally arrive there. Doctor: So this is where you were hiding, sweetie? Once I cross that screen, I would very much like to study the changes your body undergoes within your reality.
Comic Pierrot's outfit
A bit of context: this comic takes place quite a long time ago. They were younger and still figuring out how to make things work in the circus. The first version of their outfits wasn’t comfortable, since their bodies are different, which led to the redesign and custom-made clothes for all of them after this incident.
Besides the outfit changes, you’ll also get a small spoiler about Pierrot’s rule! Also! Thank you @destinysquared for helping me correct some poses and adjust a few things in the comic!

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Rayla: ...
Callum: ...
Runaan: RAYLA!
Rayla: HUH?!
Callum: Wha- my smoochies were interrupted...
Runaan: How could you not tell me? What in the world made you think you should keep this a secret?
Ethari: ...You're really here, too...
Rayla: AAGH!
Callum: R-Rayla?! Sweetie! Falling!
Rayla: Oh, shit! Sorry! Sorry! I don't know why my first instinct was to shove you!
Callum: This is the second time... and it still takes me off guard. One day, I'm just going to bump my head and pass out.
Rayla: I said I'm sorry!
Callum: I forgive you.
Runaan: Ahem, I'm still wondering why you kept this a secret.
Rayla: What are you talking about, Runaan? I thought you knew about us. You saw us make out.
Callum: Whoa, whoa, hey now, it was at least a light peck.
Rayla: Oh please, your tongue was down my throat in seconds.
Callum: He doesn't have to know!
Runaan: I meant about you being a Ghost!
Rayla: Oohhhhh, right. Right, that's what you meant. My bad.
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Rayla: I will never be allowed back in. No matter how much I might want to. I can't tell Runaan that. I can't ruin Ethari's life any longer.
Callum: Rayla...
Rayla: Don't start. You know what I've done. I failed them all...
Callum: Oh, come on! I'm sure if we just go, Runaan will fight for you. So will Ethari.
Rayla: ...Ethari helped with it. I don't blame him a single bit.
Callum: You don't deserve this! You deserve to have your family, y-you deserve to be happy, and you deserve more than what you were given! It's not fair.
Rayla: Hey... Listen to me. I don't know what I may or may not deserve. But... they don't deserve to suffer over my choices.
Rayla: I can't make them go through my mistakes.
Callum: Are you sure?
Rayla: Yes. I made up my mind. It's for the best.
Callum: You lost too much, all your parents... you deserve to be happy.
Rayla: Hey, there's one thing I still got. It's you. And I love you, with all my heart.
Callum: I love you too.
Rayla: Although I lost my home long ago. With you, I'm always home, Callum.
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Callum: So, you didn't..?
Rayla: No. No, I can't tell him.
Callum: He wouldn't be mad at you. He knows you meant well.
Rayla: What does it matter? I still... I let all of them die. It's my fault.
~Later~
Callum: Okay! Listen, I've spent so long perfecting this.
Rayla: You fucking spent time from doing anything else, to "perfect" this?
Callum: Of course it's important! For I have mastered this.
Callum: I present to you, Elf Callum! Making his great return with a pal!
Sneezles: [Woo-hoo! Look at me!]
Rayla: You know this is beyond silly.
Callum: Why thank you.
Sneezles: [I'm a cutie.]
Rayla: Stella, sweetie, ignore your baby brother and your Papa. Don't stare, or else it'll get worse.
Stella: [Uh... can I disown Papa as my Papa?]
Rayla: Okay, you had fun. Now, take off the branches from your head and get the insane amount of leaves out of your fucking pockets.
Callum: Why?
Rayla: You know exactly why. We're leaving. We're not meeting any other Elves. So the disguise is unnecessary.
Stella: [I can't help but look... it's so dumb.]
Sneezles: [Thank you!]
Callum: Rayla, you can't just leave.
Rayla: Callum. I can't face them. They deserve to be happy without worrying so much about me.
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Platonic Yanderes
Some people are baffled as to how characters could be yanderes if they are not romantic in nature. Yanderes are describing any relationship, not just the romantic ones. Love comes in many forms, so let's look at some platonic yanderes, and how platonic yanderes differ from romantic ones.
First:
The Difference between Romantic and Platonic:
Brass tracks say it's simply a difference of love type: Eros vs Philia.
Philia is the love between friends and siblings, a companionship. Eros is the desire for a deep connection, that can get very intimate. It's companionship plus some. As an Asexual, the difference between my philia relationships and eros relationship is slight (very similar). What I do with my boyfriend is stuff I don't do with my friends: cuddle (I don't cuddle my sister often), kiss on the mouth, and hand-holding (I only do that with my sister and him, all my other friends no).
Of course, when it comes to Yanderes, what drives them crazy over these types of relationships? What drives a romantic Yandere?
A Romantic Yandere believes a person they meet is their soulmate, someone who can complete them, or otherwise soothe their loneliness.
It's rare that someone feels this way towards someone just wanting to be their friend, so most likely a Yandere based on Philia already had a relationship with the person. They were/are friends, or are siblings. This person was/is very kind to them, or is a constant in their life that they are used to. They don't want to lose that, or they want to get that back.
TLDR: Romantic Yanderes are seeking completion to end their loneliness, and Platonic Yanderes do not want to lose a constant comforting presence in their life.
Now let's look at some examples of platonic Yanderes:
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Character Growth in Zootopia
Let's look at the arcs of our two main characters in the two movies.
The theme of the first movie: It's important to try despite what's against you.
Judy's Philosophy: Anyone can be anything, and Zootopia is a place where everyone gets along.
Nick's philosophy: We are what we are, and nothing can change that.
Judy first believes that if she tries her best nothing can go wrong, she can achieve her dreams if she just tries. Yet she wants to believe she's above everyone else because she is willing to try and so she's willing to look past everyone's bias. Since she believes that anyone can be anything, she believes since she believes that, that she's doesn't have a bias towards anyone. She wants to make the world a better place but doesn't see the faults within herself.
Nick first believes since no one will cut him any slack there's no point in him trying to be honest. Since people laughed at him crying about the unfair way he's being treated, he chose to close himself off and deflect the harshness of the world back at others.
As a therapist pointed out in Cinema Therapy (Channel on Youtube, Episode: Optimism vs Cynicism in Zootopia), Nick and Judy are both right, but also both wrong. Judy is right in that it's important to try if you desire it as that's the only way to acheive it, and Nick is right that there will always be bias and obstacles. Judy is wrong in thinking that being her best self means she doesn't need to improve or take in mind people's bias. Nick is wrong in thinking there is no point in even trying or being the best self you can be. Nick is aware of the world's darkness, and Judy is aware of the world's hope. The light and dark need to balance each other out.
Throughout the first movie, at first Nick laughs at her naivete and how much she tries to be a cop thinking it's going to blow up in her face. Judy at first thinks that Nick is a no good scumbag and a jerk who didn't even try to be better. Midway through the movie, Nick finds Judy to be impressive at how she can handle big threats and be a hero, showing she does have what it takes but no one cuts her any slack either. So he sticks up for her. Judy then learns throughout the movie whilst Nick is cunning and sly, he's resourceful. Also, he did try to be better once, and it blew up in his face, thus making him what he is.
They both realize the other's merit, as well as the reasoning behind their philosophy. Nick actually starts to think there could be more for him than how people see him, until Judy opens her mouth at the press conference. That's when he realizes his philosophy again, people will see you how they see you, even the supposed people who like you. Talking with Judy after just proves his point that she has a bias against him, she's scared of him and doesn't trust him. Nick is sick of that treatment and refuses to associate with her after that.
That opens up Judy's eyes of what she did and how what she said innocently was still hurtful, that despite her self boasting, she does have a bias. Everyone is then easily swayed by what she said, and it makes things worse for everyone. Judy realizes in proving a bunny could do more, she also proved that predators are less. She proved she can be anything, bunnies could be anything, but she didn't do the same for preadators. She sees her actions have consequences and people's bias are complicated and won't go away so easy. She proved Nick right, bias doesn't go away no matter what you do, and she is just like everyone else.
Later, Judy apologizes to Nick (espeically after Judy realized 1.a bunny could go savage and is thus just like a predator, 2. The flowers affect everyone and the predator's biology has nothing to do with them going crazy.) She admits Nick was right and that she is very naive and unthoughtful ("Dumb Bunny"), and doesn't mind if he hates her for it, but she really needs his help because she's come to rely on him. Nick does forgive her, because she is naive and she admits it, but also hopeful, and he's come to admire that part of her.
At the end of the movie, Judy accepts the world is complicated and messy like Nick said, but you should still try to be better and make the world better. Nick meanwhile, has opened himself up slightly, and has accepted he could do good, especially if he's with Judy.
Now for Zootopia 2: Spoilers!!
Nick's Sleuthing Skills
I mentioned in another post that Nick could probably be considered a threat to Pawbert because of his ability of deduction, but I also noticed he's not much of a sleuth in these movies.
Let's start from the begining:
After the first hustle, he very accurately reads Judy like a book. Yet he ends it kind of cynically, so it's kind of overlooked. You can also argue that his deduction is from years of cynical experience.
Every interaction after that is him trolling and insulting Judy in an attempts to get her to leave him alone as well crush her as that makes her feel better about herself. As a deleted dialouge once said, "He doesn't want her to prove she can be more because it will prove he can be more and he's scared."
His next sluething instance of course is the limo, he's more joking around until he puts together whose car it is. You can argue it's because he knew the guy personally.
The most he helps with Judy's case: he takes her to naturalist club, gets her someone who can run a plate, and gives her probable cause for entering a closed parking lot. After Mr. Big, Judy's just keeping him around in case she needs him for something. At the same time, he's impressed she's gotten that far.
With Manchas, he knows what to say to get Manchas to let them talk to him, and in a deleted segment he's looking around his mail, also in a jokingly manner. Then Manchas goes crazy, and he corrects Judy on the street name. He refuses to abandon Judy when they are cornered by him and Judy saves his life a couple times. When the police show up, she counts him as an important witness, which is validating to him. Now he's sticking around with Judy because he likes her and he sees himself in her with her struggles.
His next sleuthing instance is where he realizes the traffic cams probably caught what happened to Manchas, and then when investigating the footage, he knows where the howlers would have gone.
In the asylum, he is keeping his eyes open, the first to notice claw marks but not to notice the predators.
Later after the interview, it's revealed he could read her as more than a naive bunny in their first meeting, he knew she had bias against foxes. He deduced that she secretly believed he could attack her out of nowhere, that deep down she was afraid of him.
The next sleuthing instance isn't till far later. Judy just wants him around as she feels comfortable solving cases with him by her side. He deduces at the same time as her that Bellweather is the mastermind probably spearheaded by Judy's deduction. Then you can argue he came up with the plan to pretend to go savage in case they couldn't escape because Judy wanted him to leave him behind and he told her they would find another way. In that case, he knew how to get Bellweather to talk.
So from the first movie we find he's perceptive, has connections, and knew how a criminal mind would think, not to mention he has a charisma about him when it comes taking on other personas, getting people to play his hand. Judy is the one finding clues and piecing them together and he's the one handling and reading people. Not much of sleuth, just a motive reader.
Now onto to Movie 2: spoilers...