u/protean-shake

Even if Marinette somehow isn’t Ladybug, she’s still the girl who exposed Lila, embarrassed her, resisted her lies, and keeps getting in her way. Lila already hates her. So from Lila’s perspective, going after Marinette is useful either way.

It reminds me of Spider-Man logic. Spider-Man villains don’t need to be 100% sure Peter Parker is Spider-Man before they start targeting him. They only need to be, like, 20% sure. If Peter is always near the center of Spider-Man drama, close to Spider-Man’s allies, constantly disappearing, and somehow connected to every major incident, then he becomes worth pressuring just to see what happens.

That’s what makes Lila’s current behavior feel weird to me. She’s supposed to be a social/manipulation villain, not just Gabriel 2.0. She should be attacking Marinette’s reputation, isolating her, baiting her into contradictions, watching her disappearances, and forcing her into situations where Ladybug and Marinette can’t both conveniently exist.

I’m in Austin and have about 3 years of cybersecurity/GRC experience, mostly control testing, audit evidence, compliance docs, access/request workflows, and general security governance stuff. I also have Security+.

I’m trying to figure out a realistic civilian path into defense/GovCon cyber work where I could eventually be sponsored for a clearance. I’m not prior military and I don’t currently have an active clearance, so I know that blocks me from a lot of postings.

The kind of work I’m interested in is CMMC, NIST 800-171, RMF, SSPs, POA&Ms, audit readiness, ISSO support, CUI compliance, security control assessment, etc.

For people who got into this world from the commercial side, what job titles should I actually be looking for? I’ve seen titles like Associate ISSO, Junior ISSO, CMMC Analyst, FSO Assistant, Security Compliance Analyst, RMF Analyst, and Security Control Assessor, but it’s hard to tell which ones are real entry/bridge roles vs. ones that basically expect you to already be cleared and experienced.

Also curious if there are certain types of contractors that are more willing to take a chance on someone who is clearance-eligible but not already cleared.