In an elegant, crystalline gazebo, Empress Bing Qi Ling is currently enjoying a barbecue in the pristine private gardens of the Winter Palace. Everything is sparkling and well maintained, and she is contentedly reading one of her favourite web-novels, written by a wonderful writer known only by her nom de plume, pearlyroses, whilst at the same time, keeping an eye on those incompetents, Tristen, Rowena, and the rest of the ARSES squad, who were currently in charge of making sure the all the meat was being cooked properly, chopping firewood procured from a skilled supplier of firewoods, only known as the_wild_ember, and preparing the refreshments. It was quite a good gig being Empress, she reflected.
Tristen, looking somewhat d***whipped, was surreptitiously glancing at Empress every now and again in case she might become... displeased, whilst Rowena was just lounging around on a grassy patch, aura farming as a badass elegant ninja assassin, chewing a straw, and waiting for the food, since she knew that Auntie Bing definitely currently liked her more than Tristen, especially after she had accompanied Sally on her camping trip, whilst he had failed to dispose of Old Man Li.
Speaking of which, oh, what was that dazzling, radiant glow?!
As the lovely, ethereal figure approached, all the flowers on either side of the garden walkway began to lean in, as if they wanted her to grace them with blessings, whilst some cute ice-chocolate bunnies also stopped what they were doing and started making cute little bunny noises, running around in circles of excitement.
Indeed. It was the future Ice Queen Sally!!!
Empress Bing's features immediately quirked upwards in homage to the author she was currently reading.
Sally kowtowed as she gave her report.
"Auntie Bing, during my Undercover Mission as Allie, I have managed to secure a meeting with that person who rizzed me from before, Bob..."
Empress smiled.
"Oh? Tell me more, dear."
"Auntie, perhaps due to the Anti-Rizz suppression, I think he is... I mean, this mission is... somewhat interesting." Sally spoke a little more quickly. "But I have a question."
"What is it, dear?"
"When you said to get close to him and to figure out whether he is beneficial to our cause, what do you mean, and how can I know about that?"
Empress Bing Qi Ling rose gracefully as she strode to the barbecue and picked up a utensil.
"Come with me dear."
Using various skilful movements, she began to season, poke, prod, flip, and cook the meat to perfection, causing an incredible aroma to waft through the air.
Sally followed Auntie Bing curiously but also expectantly. She knew Empress never did anything without reason.
"In order to know whether this... Bob... is beneficial to our cause..."
At this she began to poke and prod the meat some more with several experienced movements, causing a bit of... juice to dribble out.
"We must... test him!!!!"
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Sally nodded.
Of course. It went without saying.
"I understand, Auntie. But how?"
Empress smiled, as she beckoned Sally closer to the meat which was sizzling delightfully on the spit.
"Dear, how would you know if this is cooked?"
Sally appraised it.
"Hmm... I think I can tell just by looking, the feeling, the experience?"
Empress Bing nodded in approval.
"That's right, my dear."
Inside you... it is Awakening. Your Power. But you must learn to develop and control it.
"What power, Auntie?" Do you mean my ["All Nurturing Life?"]
"No..." At this Empress Bing shook her head as she shot Tristen a contemptuous look, and causing the battle-hardened veteran to scurry behind a pile of kindling, muttering something about "needing to do the dishes."
"I am talking about... the Seventh Sense...
the Eighth Wonder of the World...
[Women's Intuition!!!!]
*insert ad break here about how a certain person blyatxblyat is awesome and very cool*
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*returning after the break*
Empress Bing shook her head as she answered. "No... I am talking about the Seventh Sense... the Eighth Wonder of the World... Women's Intuition!!!!!!!!
Ice Queen Sally indeed had noticed that, over time, due to her extreme Anti-Rizz Index, she had begun to become increasingly perceptive regarding people and social situations in general, often she couldn't even explain why she knew what she knew, but time and time again, her intuition had indeed proved her correct. A great example even early on, was when she had disposed of Reverend Eli...
This was indeed her burgeoning special talent awakening, [Women's Intuition]!!!! Moreover, as the FL, this was upgraded, to [Intuition of the Ice Queen] (purely because the author felt it sounded kind of cool).
Empress Bing explained as she roasted both the meat and Tristen at the same time.
"Just like we prod and assess this meat on the BBQ, through subliminal cues, through [Women's Intuition], you would be able to Subconsciously assess the Truth behind a particular person or a situation; Of course, this would apply to many things, not only regarding your meeting with Bob, but since we are on the topic, we can use it as an example.
"[Women's Intuition] allows you to make an accurate judgement through the perception of numerous, often non-quantifiable, factors. Whilst in the end, hard evidence is always best, there are still many limitations with current scientific and analytical models, which could not fully appreciate or assess these factors to the degree which you can through this Special Gift.
"Let me give you some examples. Through [Women's Intuition], you would assess things such as
[Integrity] - does the person follow through on the things they say and do? Are they trustworthy?
[Intention] - what does this person want? This is the most important thing you must grasp. Are the Intentions positive, affirming of life, or negative, and destructive influences?
[Goals and Results] - Do they have goals in life? How likely are they to avoid distractions and actually get things done?
[Intelligence] - How smart are they? There are different types of qualities, like Social intelligence, Academic Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, which would give you a good picture of their capabilities. Speaking of which,
[Resources] - how capable exactly are they?
[Emotional Quotient and Availability] - How aware are they of how other people are feeling? Are they empathetic, or is it all about serving their own needs?
[Strength, Determination, Resilience and Stability] - how strong are they, not just physically, but spiritually and mentally? Things are easy when everything is going well, but when the chips are down and burned - *at this she glared at Tristen* - How do they respond to adversity?
[Imagination and Practicality] - How creative are they, because often life is about problem solving, and creative people would have more ideas, whilst practical people also excel in getting things done. Ideally you could have both, but in the end, each element would have their strengths and weaknesses and also give you an overall impression about that person. All of these factors ultimately leads to an
[Overall Gut Instinct] - what kind of overall impression are you getting and feeling from this person?
These are just a few examples of what is going on, but of course, there would be many similar things that are being processed in the background...
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Sally nodded. Based off the amount of times she had involuntarily shuddered at random times whilst doing her usual Queenly activities, she knew that currently, there were numerous hopeful suitors who were raring to go, champing at the bit in order to get their chance to woo Sally, probably via every possible means imaginable and then some. Sally knew that she had to be extremely careful, as a mistake in judgement could prove extremely costly.
As a result, it was Imperative that she develop her [Women's Intuition] as soon as possible...