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King Arthur on DR?
Rasins:
--- Quote from: Quantus on June 22, 2017, 06:50:36 PM ---The Brit seems to be the only one that actually agrees with the Purpose of the Well, that's not hte same thing. The others seem to LOVE to communicate because without exception they seem to think they might be able to use it to get free. Which is my point, Any contact at all is potentially a Security Risk, so if you are designing a 5th dimensional Supermax, why risk it?
What the inmates of a Prison think of it's design doesnt really matter...Im sure they'd all vote for short walls made of cheese :P
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I agree with the security risk. But then again having a Warden that could release them is a security risk too.
I think the Warden would need to communicate with them, if for no other reason than this .... What if the WARDEN has to make a deal with one, to release it, but only if it will do something that the WARDEN believes needs to be done and that prisoner is the only one that can accomplish it? How can said deal be made if the prisoner cannot agree with it?
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Rasins on June 22, 2017, 07:32:01 PM ---I agree with the security risk. But then again having a Warden that could release them is a security risk too.
I think the Warden would need to communicate with them, if for no other reason than this .... What if the WARDEN has to make a deal with one, to release it, but only if it will do something that the WARDEN believes needs to be done and that prisoner is the only one that can accomplish it? How can said deal be made if the prisoner cannot agree with it?
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Hmm, reasonable argument (Ive made similar ones in the past theorizing that Time only progresses in the presence of the Warden). Flip argument: If the Warden cannot communicate with the entity, will there be enough common ground to form any such bargain? Im cahnnelingthe old Ender's Game/Speaker for the Dead Hierarchy of Foreignness , fwiw.
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: Quantus on June 22, 2017, 06:50:36 PM ---The Brit seems to be the only one that actually agrees with the Purpose of the Well, that's not hte same thing. The others seem to LOVE to communicate because without exception they seem to think they might be able to use it to get free. Which is my point, Any contact at all is potentially a Security Risk, so if you are designing a 5th dimensional Supermax, why risk it?
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Because they may know things you need to know. It might be necessary cut some kind of deal at some point. Circumstances can change. I could easily imagine a Warden (we need some shorthand to distinguish between the Warden and the Wardens) deciding it might be a good idea to offer someone in minimum security parole in exchange for information on how to take down a major threat.
If you've got Shagnasty himself locked away down there, but Kemmler is about to Darkhallow his way to godhood, even Harry might cut Shagnasty loose if it enabled him to neutralize Kemmler.
Drikonn:
The most important reason Harry needs to be able to communicate with them is so he can make a smart ass Silence of the Lambs joke. Obviously.
Mbresle:
--- Quote from: Quantus on June 22, 2017, 06:50:36 PM ---The Brit seems to be the only one that actually agrees with the Purpose of the Well, that's not hte same thing. The others seem to LOVE to communicate because without exception they seem to think they might be able to use it to get free. Which is my point, Any contact at all is potentially a Security Risk, so if you are designing a 5th dimensional Supermax, why risk it?
What the inmates of a Prison think of it's design doesnt really matter...Im sure they'd all vote for short walls made of cheese :P
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On the flip side, communication does not necessarily equal magic or influence. With Harry running those tunnels for months, anything could have influenced him. I think instead the crystals allow word/thought communication to pass through to the warden when he (or previous she's) are in close proximity, but nothing even close to the line of magic. This is why the island still stands instead of having had a massive prison break eons ago from prisoner x using their abilities to shatter prisoner y's crystal. Now manipulation with truth (a la Changes and Mab) is another story.
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