Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20140726050227/@comment-4830106-20140730194223

Quite a long thread.

I agree with the theory that tTC is a controversial work with a lot of significance. Any number of the Russophobic pamphlets published up to the outbreak of the Crimean War would serve as an example. That, or it's the Faunus equivalent of ''Birth of a Nation. ''Yeah, I went there.

Or, perhaps the book itself has become something of a symbol of dread. For example, a recurring phrase in a particular episode of Firefly was: "Are you familiar with the works of Shan Yu?" as a prelude to cold-blooded torture. As such, the name itself is enough to instill fear, regardless of the subject matter.

One more theory: tTC is a famous novel written about, or by an assassin working for an organized crime syndicate. It's fairly obvious that Tukson was on his guard as soon as he saw Emerald and Mercury in his shop, so when they mentioned that, he immediately went into alert mode.