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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 0:28:33 GMT
Every single character in this chapter (including Loup, who appears to have inherited Ysengrin's talent for improvisation and not Coyote's) shows they have no idea how to resolve conflicts. I'll call that thematic, not least since the usual problem-solver is currently occupied with an abundance of herself. Kat shoves her best friend into isolation with herself (using a paedagogic trick, no less), which has never worked all too well for Antimony despite that she sometimes pretends so; Smitty doesn't act on his visible discomfort with the plan; Paz reveals more than she should and her threat comes off as self-indulgent or, at best, ill-considered.
Incidentally, Court Annie obviously doesn't delight in hearing of Paz' threat because she wants to snap her in half, but reveals (knowing that Forest Annie will understand) that she had considered Paz too "submissive" to protect Kat from danger -- Annie doesn't know much about what Paz did in The Torn Sea. Do I detect a hint of jealousy? Better shut my face, though. (That's also a theme in GkC: characters turning out nothing like they appear to another.)
And I wouldn't believe anyone claiming to never have thought "I could easily defeat that person on the battlefield that matters, with the implements that matter."
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Post by Per on Mar 1, 2019 10:17:45 GMT
And I wouldn't believe anyone claiming to never have thought "I could easily defeat that person on the battlefield that matters, with the implements that matter." I have to wonder if the people saying twigsnappery thoughts are ubiquitous aren't making too many assumptions. I would have no problem believing it at all. |
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Post by worldsong on Mar 1, 2019 13:08:16 GMT
Of course, of course, there are still many variables to predict the outcome of the Saturday Fight Night, but going by what we have seen... I feel safe saying that Annie could defeat the majority of the other characters if she really wanted to, and put a bit of planning to it.  ¿Que no soy una amenaza?  As awesome as the rat army is I find myself having difficulty seeing it overtake Annie, who when she was pushed to the edge lit an entire bridge on fire.
The ability to communicate with animals is a very useful one with lots of applications, but it's a really bad matchup against the power of setting everything on fire.
I'm not trying to underestimate Paz, I just think there's a severe compatibility issue in that fight.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 22:11:54 GMT
And I wouldn't believe anyone claiming to never have thought "I could easily defeat that person on the battlefield that matters, with the implements that matter." I have to wonder if the people saying twigsnappery thoughts are ubiquitous aren't making too many assumptions. I would have no problem believing it at all. Whatever the case, "you assume too much" with an oblique referral to one's own character is the argument on both sides here.
To be clear: beyond a fight for cultural norms (though that isn't a small matter), I believe people are generally not interested in snapping each other like twigs and "battlefields" should be taken broadly as fields of knowledge, whether scientific or more hermetic. That Annie's being unusually violent about the specific arena and the means, I will grant (although I maintain Paz acted no differently) -- it could be telling that she might not be as confident claiming e.g. that she's better at biology or history than Paz. (I personally think that Annie feels "unskilled" especially when faced with Kat, and is in danger of considering her martial skills more self-defining than her unique skills at mediation -- I don't think e.g. "Crash Course" was a "blaze of glory".) -- That her thoughts are outlandish methodically, I won't. Description is not endorsement.
I've seen it enough that even vague threats to the integrity of one's life or understanding are met with more self-assertion than necessary; select saints may appear, but theirs is the burden of proof. You probably see it the other way around. ...fancy fighting about it?
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