the RED and the BLUE
The Lurker at the Threshold
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No, the construct was giving the honest thoughts and views of the real* Zola.
*Well, the uploaded/copied version of Zola, anyway.
It wants what she wants. She wanted it to be honest there, so it was literally incapable of expressing anything but its honest thoughts and opinions.
I'm contesting that that's a false premise, because that's not how the orange light of avarice works. It isn't so convenient as to convince people of your side or give you butlers. It doesn't really do anything except take things. This chapter kind of reminds me of some fanfic I saw years ago where a guy managed to power an orange ring by his desire to not experience the side effects that come from wielding it, and it's not a really flattering comparison.