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The Leather Duster time travel theory
logistics:
--- Quote from: GrandPanjandrum on December 31, 2012, 06:09:22 PM ---Heh...try this one for more proactive. Future Harry goes back to Past Harry and tells him to hide his 44 caliber gun in Lara Raith's office when he and Luccio go to visit in Turn Coat. Then, down the road, Future Harry visits Lara Raith to intimidate her and agrees to leave all his weapons etc. with security. When they get to Laura's office, he pulls the hidden 44 out from where it was hidden and starts negotiating.
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That would be interesting to pull off. Of course, that assumes Present Harry goes along with the idea or suggestion. I can see him arguing with himself and splitting hairs over morality over the deal and messing the whole thing up, particularly when he's young, like in Fool Moon. That's why I find the whole mascarading as his Unconscious so ingenious. It gets him to consider new ways of thinking, all the while assuming that he himself is just having a particularly vivid debate in his own head. He is, just not nearly in the way he's thinking...
roteral:
Ha Inception. Future Harry is making it seem Present Harrys subconsious came up with the idea so Present Harry doesn't become suspcious except sometimes it doesn't take like with Tera West.
Sorry Logistics same post but just dumbed down a little
roteral:
OK just so we are clear we should call positions in the Fae Courts "M"antles and positions of authority like The Merlin and Black staff "m"antles just to avoid the confusion we had before
Ms Duck:
why call them mantles at all? they arent. they are titles.
--- Quote ---man·tle
[man-tl] Show IPA noun, verb, man·tled, man·tling.
noun
1.
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
2.
something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness.
3.
Geology . the portion of the earth, about 1800 miles (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core1 ( def 10 ) , crust ( def 6 ) .
4.
Zoology . a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in mollusks and brachiopods.
5.
a chemically prepared, incombustible network hood for a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., that, when the jet or wick is lighted, becomes incandescent and gives off a brilliant light.
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Jim's being poetic, hes using defintion 2. there is no reason to use it for the title or office of merlin
logistics:
--- Quote from: Ms Duck on December 31, 2012, 07:49:30 PM ---why call them mantles at all? they arent. they are titles.
Jim's being poetic, hes using defintion 2. there is no reason to use it for the title or office of merlin
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Now that I think about it...the whole idea of mantles of power. It's got me thinking of an old series by Piers Anthony. The Incarnations of Immortality. The whole setup is similar - science/magic world, and mortals assume various Offices of power depending on the beliefs mortals have, the more believe, the more Power is vested in the Office. Wonder if I'm on to anything. Didn't Jim make some joke during his last online discussion thing that at least he's not having all his heroes related to one another - I think Anthony did that with the last book in that series. Nox?
Ah, I'm probably nuts.
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