Just a thought and a desire:
When sending Aria to the rebels the Influence penalty seems to not even be a slap on the wrist considering what happens to other people associated with her. Having an Influence penalty of at least 35,000 (same as her price) seems more than fair -- and a penalty to Palace and Kymanto standing also seems more than reasonable. An all-around loss of Influence and Standing for messing up such an important job so badly seems fair to me -- especially since the rewards later, if successful in rebellion, should make up for it.
As for the desire, I know it is a lot more work, and the demographic (they say) doesn't warrant it, but now that we know where all the White women at, can we have a few more of darker shades? :-)