Yep, definitely caught the holodeck reference there - then again I own three TNG Uniforms (all Sciences blue, of course).
I’m reminded of the TNG episode “Elementary, Dear Data,” in which the holodeck creates a character capable of defeating Data.
I wonder if the safeties on the Room of Requirement can be disabled. . .
If I were composing a musical score for this fic I would be moving to the sinister minor key at this point.
If anything the Dark Lady is even more vicious than her male counterpart. Then again, we remember what Kipling said about the "Female of the Species."
Write on,
write on!
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Author's response
- Orestes is going to comment that they have a holodeck next chapter...
- The actual trek reference I meant comes from the own (I can never remember titles) where Warf's old girl friend (and future mother of his kid) visits for the first time, and is using his workout program that involves kicking alien butt. She kills most of them when he arrives and finishes off the last one. She makes a comment about it not being all that challenging, and he says "Computer: Level 2" Ah the things that stick in your mind.
- As I see them, there are no safeties on the ROR. The Room's Riddle was required to train Harry to face Riddle. If the Riddle shade killed Harry, that would not fulfill his requirements, so ROR Riddle can't kill Harry. Anyone else in the room with them on the other hand...
- With the Lady Riddle, I'm making a minor attempt to bring off a competent Riddle. Not a JBern level competent, but not an idiot either.