I have some questions I'd like to see answered before I jump on the "Cyan Blew It And Sydney Is The Victim" bandwagon.
The group she describes to Jazz and Nick at the end of March (and also to others) is the Anti-Restoration Movement, with a focus of questioning the wisdom of restoring D'ni, based on Atrus' refusal of the task. This is the concept both Jazz and Nick encourage. She specifically says it is NOT the Anti-DRC:
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(03/27 17:59:01) Nick White: Especially someone who was associated with the anti-DRC movement...
(03/27 17:59:22) Sydney Austin: like i said you changed my mind
(03/27 17:59:29) Nick White: That was quick.
(03/27 17:59:49) Sydney Austin: The anti drc hasn't been up for a while
(03/27 17:59:54) Nick White: Alright.
(03/27 18:00:02) Sydney Austin: I dismantled it
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(03/28 16:54:46) Nick White: Anti-restoration?
(03/28 16:54:49) Sydney Austin: Yes
(03/28 16:54:54) Nick White: You do what you do.
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(03/29 14:00:49) To Nick White: why was Atrus agianst the Restoration?
(03/29 14:01:18) From Nick White in Nick White's Nexus: Not sure.
(03/29 14:01:38) From Nick White in Nick White's Nexus: What exactly do you mean?
(03/29 14:02:06) To Nick White: i have heard he didn't want the city restored
(03/29 14:02:21) To Nick White: and had strong reasons
(03/29 14:02:39) From Nick White in Nick White's Nexus: Not sure, to be honest.
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(03/29 15:05:00) Jazz: You want to start it up again?
(03/29 15:05:18) Sydney Austin: I have created a new movemnet called Anti Restoration Movement
(03/29 15:05:25) Sydney Austin: a.d.m.
(03/29 15:05:32) Sydney Austin: A.r.m. i mean
(03/29 15:05:39) Jazz: lol
(03/29 15:05:47) Sydney Austin: Have a few members already
(03/29 15:05:58) Jazz: Why don't you want to see the cavern restored?
(03/29 15:06:13) Sydney Austin: And i am looking for a celebrity like you to help
(03/29 15:06:19) Jazz: How?
(03/29 15:06:38) Sydney Austin: Atrus didn't believe in the idea for starters
(03/29 15:07:04) Sydney Austin: once we get a plan together i want to start recruiting
(03/29 15:07:21) Jazz: What would you expect me to do?
(03/29 15:07:47) Sydney Austin: go public with your support and help recruit
(03/29 15:08:02) Jazz: I would need more info before I could support it
(03/29 15:08:04) Sydney Austin: When the time is right
(03/29 15:08:18) Jazz: At the moment I quite like the idea of the Cavern being restored
(03/29 15:08:19) Sydney Austin: Not a problem more will be given later
(03/29 15:08:31) Jazz: OK. As I say, I am very open-minded at the moment
(03/29 15:08:35) Jazz: Need to hear all sides
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(03/29 15:19:23) Jazz: So this is Anti Restoration and not anti DRC this time
(03/29 15:19:31) Sydney Austin: Yes
(03/29 15:19:41) Sydney Austin: Not so much after the drc
(03/29 15:19:45) Jazz: Aren;t the two connected?
(03/29 15:19:50) Sydney Austin: Kinda
(03/29 15:19:57) Sydney Austin: just worded nicer
(03/29 15:20:07) Jazz: So it's the concept of the restoration you are anti
(03/29 15:20:17) Sydney Austin: I like the acroynm of A.R.M. lol
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(03/29 16:25:05) To Ethan Hunt: i can get a domanin from godaddy to point to anywhere
(03/29 16:25:29) From Ethan Hunt in Ethan Hunt's Teledahn: Sounds fine to me.
(03/29 16:25:41) To Ethan Hunt: antirestorationmovement.com
(03/29 16:25:46) To Ethan Hunt: hehe
(03/29 16:25:52) From Ethan Hunt in Ethan Hunt's Teledahn: or .org
(03/29 16:26:01) To Ethan Hunt: even better cheaper
(03/29 16:26:26) To Ethan Hunt: we need to have a A.R.M. logo
Why then did it change back to the Anti-DRC movement after those conversations? Did she deliberately misrepresent what she was doing? At what point did it change back to Anti-DRC?
Note that far from being in cahoots with Jazz, as has been suggested, Jazz says she'll need to know more. Her RR group arises after the Anti-DRC Movement goes public. A movement that is NOT the one Jazz was asked to support.
The next conversation she has with Nick is privately on 4/19, after the re-emergence of the ADM. There are several passages that raise questions:
Nick does not question the change from Anti-Restoration to Anti-DRC at all. Why not?
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(04/19 16:46:36) Nick White: I'd go at the DRC is never around - what kind of leadership doesn't know what it's people are doing
(04/19 16:47:01) Nick White: So what they release an Age - do we want that Age? IT's a dictatorshp and we want representation.
Why does Nick use 'we' when talking about the explorers? He uses it again in this passage:
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(04/19 16:59:27) Nick White: You really think that they send Sharper and Rils and Nick on these little expeditions to get everything they know?
(04/19 16:59:33) Nick White: c'mon - do they think we're stupid?
Why does he refer to himself in the third person? Also, compare that last line to this, from Cate's visit:
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(04/26 21:40:31) Sydney Austin: do you think we are stupid
(04/26 21:40:52) Sydney Austin: *now spill it
I'd also encourage people to compare Nicks speech patterns in early logs, compared to the private portion of the log on 4/19. Look at how 'in character' he is early on, and his very short phrases. He also uses, in most cases, appropriate spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Contrast that to the private portion of the 4/19 log.
Given these issues, if someone was to put Cyan on trial for enticing someone to riot, I would not be able to convict beyond a reasonable doubt.