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But as I said, she defended Sage against Heather. You are ignoring evidence of Riona caring about Sage then complaining that further evidence of Riona caring about Sage is inconsistent with your own preconceptions of how Riona should have been acting.No, this topic started when I commented on someone's post that Riona had asked the MC to take care of Sage when she was sick, and that I found it odd that she would because Riona had never shown any concern or loyalty for Sage.
Riona isn't "trying" to undermine Sage, going around and telling lies behind her back IS undermining Sage. Riona isn't a complete fool, she knows what the fallout from dropping that bomb will be.
Hence my point: Riona doesn't want to undermine Sage, however she wants to face the music for her part in Quinn's schemes even less. So she will throw Sage under the bus when absolutely necessary, but will do her best to mitigate the damage when that happens.
And yet you'll note how surprised Quinn is when Tommy storms out on her because he was unhappy with her scheme. Why would Sage's upcoming crisis be less of a surprise to Quinn?Quinn recognizes from the start that the DIK's won't like it when she implements her scheme, (it's right there in the dialogue) so it's no side effect. She knows what's going to happen and even exacerbates the situation by failing to warn Tommy and Rusty that the HOT's are cancelling.
The takeaway here is once again that Quinn is really bad at being a chessmaster. All her talk about planning two moves ahead is just bluster: Quinn believes she'll always be able to wiggle out of trouble down the line. She barely understands the concept of unintended consequences.
Whereas said dirty schemes have no effect on anyone else? They seem to be doing a lot more damage, and are the driving force behind the damage you're worried about.And I don't consider it trivial at all. Quinn and Riona are poisoning everyone they come in contact with, just to cover their dirty scheme's. And that poison is having a ripple effect on the lives of everyone they touch.
To me indirectly badmouthing a friend is the symptom, not the cause.