thetwobosses: I'm rereading your AoM!Kinzie critical post for like the fifth time because it's so good, and thinking back to SR:TT Kinzie it kind of hit me that despite her age advantage, Matt was the superior hacker
TTB: He was the one constantly breaking or at least trying to break into her systems, and she couldn't get the Saints back their stolen bank accounts until Matt did it himself
TTB: she wasn't THE prodigal hacker, she was just very good
TTB: very good and resourceful, and she had Boss as a wildcard
TTB: when she couldn't get back at Matt digitally, she had Boss do it in the physical world
AB: matt hacked circles around her and it kills me that it doesnt get acknowledgeddddd
AB: like the only way kinzie could beat matt was drag a goddamn relentless killing machine into it and even then matt had enough on his side that they didnt finish the job, like xD
TTB: like, even in SR4, I can't quite tell how much of the hacking and VR stuff is the work of Kinzie and how much Matt
TTB: usually she's the one who is the voice in Boss' ear, giving directions, but for all we know Matt is just silent and doing his own things in the bg
AB: honestly considering virtual worlds are matt's THING, god yeah
AB: that's the route i go
AB: got a lot of information
AB: but it wasnt until matt came in that it could be properly utilised
TTB: Kinzie was just the one Boss prefered giving them instructions
TTB: Matt probably tried being the Boss' handler but Boss was like 'I'm not taking orders from you'
TTB: "Well if you much prefer KENSINGTON'S social graces to MINE, then go ahead..."