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In general, when a card says "reserve it" does that mean you send said card to the owner's reserve or the player's?

How does Haman's Boasting work in special initiative?  If a am being removed of course I can ItB and d3 but then do I get to use the first sentence of the ability also?

How does Babylonian Merchants ability work in SI? If am being forced into SI by an enhancement can I go get an interrupt from reserve? Or just when the I let the ability fully resolve (passing SI)?

Instapost with Justin, but a few things:

I don't think Boasting's search would work in SI. Just the interrupt, draw, and maybe play. Depending on what's played, then you might get to search. Not really sure how that resolves. -Defer to Justin on this point if I'm not correct (entirely possible).

Since BM is an optional search it would not trigger if BM would be removed on passing SI. Example - BM blocks Justin Martyr. Justin plays Overcome to discard BM. BM would not get to search since it is no longer in play. BM would not trigger after the fact even if Overcome was negated that battle since the window for BM's search has passed. The opponent would have to play something like Fifth Seal or Angelic Guidance or whatever else that doesn't force SI.

I think Boasting would work because in SI you can play a card that will I/P/N and part of playing the card is activating its entire ability.

I mean in theory... but I don't see any reason why you wouldn't activate the ability in the order written on the card. SI allows you to play it, I don't see anything that implies you have to interrupt first.