Ok, so I'm voting b - Phebe escapes, because I'm all for the underdog. And the world could always use some more crazy!
And on the identity thing. A certain alternate fiction site may just have given you away........
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Aww, you're nice. But from the looks of it I will have to admit her to a loony bin.
Right. I didn't think of that. I am so smart, S-M-R-T. ;)