We'll assume that she got started on some of this before Zerzura, especially since we assume she'd dive in and start making connections right away. Upon returning to Meadowlark's proper Earth and picking up where she left off, Octavia would likely be able to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time, so long as she's able to show proof (easily done in a world where she can take photography/videos with her eyeballs) that she's making good on her word. The fact that she isn't just recruiting but is also immediately following up to make good on her promises will be huge to them—and is frankly a lot more than people do once making a gang of their own. Usually they make promises of protection and do nothing to follow it up.
There will be some who will wonder if they can use this to their advantage, and will begin to plot to take down other enemies while using their fearless leader as a weapon. This won't be true of everyone, though, and she'll likely be able to easily develop an inner circle that's loyal to her quite quickly who will root them out. Her inner circle won't know about this intention just yet, however. The people that Octavia would be sent after would be dressed up as bad people, but either through observation, research, or simply ruthlessly approaching them, it's possible for her to learn differently. By which we mean, her new recruits are sending her after good people to try to keep them out of their way for their own personal goals.If she does, it may give off the signal that she's desperate, violent, and easily manipulated. If she doesn't—well, it depends on how she doesn't get tricked!
She won't have accrued much of a reputation among the bigger gangs yet, and this could be a determining factor. Given her interests in recruiting those who need someone to look out for them and are easily swayed, she might catch Jason's eye in the process of this, if that will help the two of you facilitate CR!
Let us know how she'd go about the challenge of someone trying to manipulate her into doing their bidding, and how she would follow up on that either way. We're leaving that aspect open ended for you to decide upon.
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We'll assume that she got started on some of this before Zerzura, especially since we assume she'd dive in and start making connections right away. Upon returning to Meadowlark's proper Earth and picking up where she left off, Octavia would likely be able to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time, so long as she's able to show proof (easily done in a world where she can take photography/videos with her eyeballs) that she's making good on her word. The fact that she isn't just recruiting but is also immediately following up to make good on her promises will be huge to them—and is frankly a lot more than people do once making a gang of their own. Usually they make promises of protection and do nothing to follow it up.
There will be some who will wonder if they can use this to their advantage, and will begin to plot to take down other enemies while using their fearless leader as a weapon. This won't be true of everyone, though, and she'll likely be able to easily develop an inner circle that's loyal to her quite quickly who will root them out. Her inner circle won't know about this intention just yet, however. The people that Octavia would be sent after would be dressed up as bad people, but either through observation, research, or simply ruthlessly approaching them, it's possible for her to learn differently. By which we mean, her new recruits are sending her after good people to try to keep them out of their way for their own personal goals.If she does, it may give off the signal that she's desperate, violent, and easily manipulated. If she doesn't—well, it depends on how she doesn't get tricked!
She won't have accrued much of a reputation among the bigger gangs yet, and this could be a determining factor. Given her interests in recruiting those who need someone to look out for them and are easily swayed, she might catch Jason's eye in the process of this, if that will help the two of you facilitate CR!
Let us know how she'd go about the challenge of someone trying to manipulate her into doing their bidding, and how she would follow up on that either way. We're leaving that aspect open ended for you to decide upon.