tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post125258781266761187..comments2021-05-16T13:41:12.015-04:00Comments on The Chaos Beast: Subject 13 #14 - CommentaryScott Delahunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-48303185160374358152013-08-25T17:15:24.361-04:002013-08-25T17:15:24.361-04:00Nasty would have if she hadn't been seeing red...Nasty would have if she hadn't been seeing red.<br /><br />I've been working on showing, even if the payoff isn't immediate.Scott Delahunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-82651336468133777912013-08-20T09:09:23.134-04:002013-08-20T09:09:23.134-04:00Fair enough. Regards the guy on the floor, he can&...Fair enough. Regards the guy on the floor, he can't be 4, or surely he'd have been recognized? Unless he'd been changing his looks, which seems like it would be a strain those times he has to pull her out for actual training.<br /><br />Point - show, don't tell, it's a good thing to strive for.Gregory Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-21529801513865836342013-08-19T21:12:38.626-04:002013-08-19T21:12:38.626-04:00I didn't make the connection at the time I wro...I didn't make the connection at the time I wrote the issue, but the comparison works as a metaphor. I think part of the deal with Rennie is that at the old school, Nasty embraced the nickname. In the new school, it's another way for her to be marginalized instead of being respected/feared.<br /><br />Who said he wasn't there? The Consortium couldn't reach him. There's a reason why and it involves the guy on the floor. :)<br /><br />It's not, except, here, I realized that there's a published author that I'm better than when it comes to descriptions. :) Eric would have kissed Nasty eventually, given time and a lack of interference, yes. Just not like that. ;)Scott Delahunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-48005754257498851902013-08-19T19:05:10.786-04:002013-08-19T19:05:10.786-04:00Nice connection of mind control to being a GM ther...Nice connection of mind control to being a GM there, hadn't thought of that. I also pegged the 'Nasty' thing, but some of that might have been remembering reading this ten years ago when it came out... I think what stood out more was Rennie saying it. That meant it was actually a label she embraced. So maybe that's why the piece didn't click right away?<br /><br />Interesting that S4's telepathy can apparently work even when he's not around? The fact that she wakes up in a tube means he didn't have to directly intervene with some of the pushes like the crumpled essay and such. Of course, the smart thing would have been for them to bypass Eric completely, but they needed him as a prop to encourage her involvement, since family wasn't going to be an option.<br /><br />I'm not sure comparing oneself to published authors is that beneficial. Even given that there will always be someone better, there's different genres and styles, as you point out. Oh, and I think Eric would have, but not necessarily under those circumstances. ^_-Gregory Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.com