Given that Ruby has actually put the yaoi back on the shelf, she really ought to be able to pull a flat denial. On the other hand, I disagree about one thing there; Zii, being Zii, will surely assume that another woman is in the yaoi section for the yaoi, and doubtless react to any denials from Ruby with good-natured teasing - which Ruby will treat as overwhelming pressure, making her fold instantly.brasca wrote:Most of us could get out of this easily enough and seeing as how Zii would probably remember Ruby as a child she would probably assume that she was lost in the wrong section and think nothing of it, however, Ruby will make it worse.
My guess is that we'll get a frame or two of that, and then just as Ruby is about to flee in panic, Zii will notice Minew, throwing them into a bonding-over-cuteness scene. The interesting thing would be if they ended up bonding enough for Ruby to ask Zii to keep the yaoi thing quiet from Amber.
I don't remember Zii having any specific ideas about employing a spy, and anyway, she's already established by cross-examining Amber that it's very difficult for someone who's experienced the Swirly to explain the secret. And flat-out blackmail doesn't really seem like Zii's style. For her part, the one thing that I reckon Ruby would think was worse than being embarrassed in front of Amber would be sexual contact with a strange man, so I imagine she'd just respond with a flat "No".brasca wrote:Now maybe they will leave without incident because Minew could provide some distraction, but it's also quite likely that she may extort herself to keep Zii silent without any effort. I remember months ago when Zii wanted to learn about Gary's technique and thinking she might want to employ a spy who no one has ever seen. If Ruby is that fearful that her respectability could be destroyed then she might agree to get involved in Zii's hijinks.
Anyway, given that these events are taking place some days before current activities in Ma3 (though, okay, maybe not before Zii tried to get Amber to teach her the Swirly), I think we can be pretty sure that Zii isn't about to drag Ruby into her insanity with Gary. That would be far too much of a crossover, and far too messy to orchestrate. I think that this is just going to be about getting an alternate view of Ruby and Amber and their relationship.
(Though I wish I knew why Zii seems to be looking annoyed in that last frame today. Startled, or amused, or curious, would make sense, but that facial expression reads as irritated to me. I hope that Ruby playing the slightly annoying kid sister all those years ago doesn't still rankle with Zii, and that Amber hasn't been bad-mouthing Ruby too much to her friends.)