How exactly is punching an Emperor and suddenly getting handed the keys to an Empire a display of her social skills? And again, why are you giving her a pass for gaining that kind of power up but keep harping that Orion has to earn his?
She gain the trust and favor of ppl acknowledge in WRE, what do you want? that she becomes Summa Cum Laude from West Point? That will not gonna happen, but what she could do after gaining the leadership was read some military books, the most famous and still studied even in West Point is Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Is it overthinking to point out that the logic of the Caribdiverse is whack and thinking that it's not as simple as her eyesight being better than the other and could potentially be supernatural in nature despite the handicap (and thus putting her in the same league as Luna) falls under the logic of said universe?
Because as the Luna's supernatural skill, it must comply to a set of rules, in all fictional universe that is taken seryously there's a set of rules of how magic works (otherwise is a universe of May Sue's), if Luna's skill doesn't have a flaw that affect her negatively why Nova does have it?, as far a she make use of her covered eye the more she risk to lose it complete it. Otherwise would be, as example, if Luna's skill can't give her benefits nor Nova's too because she can risk to lose it complete it but before that experience a great pain when the safety time ended then why Orion's brings that as aftereffect?.
In the same plane you can argument that Nancy's leadership was only possible because she have some kind of Magic that affect those who are in low self-esteem, like some kind of presence in VTMB, then, why how she's still leader after WRE moral is max out?. Pal, thinking seriously that everything can be explain by the due of some magical shenanigan you are resting value to the characters.
I was referring to her getting her ass beat by the other brother, the one who holds the gem and got skewered later by Thanny, not the one who broke her armor that Orion had to subdue.
She isn't stated that was between top players on Eternum, she underestimate the capabilities of the brothers. That makes her real, a human, not a Mary Sue. The same can be for Luna, as all of her might in magic on Eternum, her intelligence and common self near stoic, she was affected when she saw her mom saying things she didn't wanted to hear. As for all the characters, all of them have their strong points and flaws that can be covered by the members of the team. But between them, Orion is a weird very notable exemption as much of his strong points he have he barely manifest flaws, and even the skills of the girls have their limits (as for Nancy as example, she can't pressure the members of the WRE as the past leader did or she would risk to be overthrow).
If you think that we're not going to get an explanation later on of the origin of Orion's powers and the actual toll it does to his body (as already foreshadowed by things like the darkening of his nails since 0.3 post-Ogygia and the darkening of his eyebags and hardening/whitening of his skin to resemble that of a corpse) and instead is something we should've learned through a training montage that you are lamenting that we should've seen...then I'm sorry but that's just a dumb way of thinking tbh.
It's not that we cannot received later an explanation, it's that it seems that it can be use on the fly with no consequences, nor delay time, nor flaws, nor nothing. Even the best combatants as being shown as could be Nova and Luna's can be, they admit and know what their limits are, even Dalia know of hers. And Orion's limit? He didn't still slap into a wall (yet, that i hope he gets into).
The point I was making is that Orion may try to investigate shit out of curiosity or want of answers but he is ill-equipped to do so because he does not have the kind of skills that better detectives or investigators have (i.e. paranoia, being extra aware of his surroundings other than when immiment danger is present (to which his powers kick in), being inquisitive to the point of annoyance, keeping tabs on everything and anything that might end up useful for later). And that kind of thinking also translates to how he views his powers, in that he is fine with using it and getting good at it, but not once did he fully question where it came from or what it could do beyond giving him super speed and strength as for him "having 100% compatibility" is good enough explanation.
I give you that, understand and share with you, but as i said, he was doing illegal activities that can be penalize on Eternum, he knows that, he knows what happened to Benjie and the same can to him, but what he lacks is for trusting sources, and Idriel for how much rocks sexiest cool can be, she is considered part of the very same system that he's investigating from outside sources. Eventually he will face her, but that will only happen in his terms, like discovery where truly is "physically" Idriel inside Eternum to go there with Calypso's help (a moment that will gona have a hell of answers tbh) and maybe she's heavy guarded by those who are only Loyal to "The Founder".
Again, so? So what if Orion is easily able to wield his powers now and we didn't see a montage of him refining said powers through his training (which Caly has assessed as shit)? Because YOU want to see him earn it? Even though I've already pointed out that this is a universe where certain people exist who we haven't seen earning their heightened status and yet no one batted an eye about it (i.e. Stabby Mike becoming a Yakuza head and then a Priest and then a President, Fat Jack becoming Fit Jack in just one day, Nan becoming Empress with just one punch)?
I can't talk for OIAL because i began playing Caribdis games with Eternum, what i can tell you is, whatever good story will have semblance to ours and with our Myths, not even Gods can do hell whatever they wanted, they manage by rules, as our society does, as our leaders does as our universe, nothing came from nothing and without cost.
