The first step of my plan was all about passively keeping Irene ignorant.
The second step was about actively showcasing how we were focused on anything but her potential presence.
The third point, though, was simple only on the surface.
The third step was to take the initiative. To be the party that put things in motion rather than the ones who simply reacted to the developments around them.
But what exactly did it mean to claim the initiative?
Did it mean to press ahead with our other plans as if my encounter with Irene didn't take place? Or maybe it meant to be the one setting up the terms of confronting her, be it here or back on earth?
In all honesty, I didn't have the answer. I simply followed the dogma stipulating that making even a stupid move would always be better than not doing it at all because, again, not doing anything at all only served to surrender the initiative to the other party!
