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WAG.... Murphy has moved on
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Wolfeyes on June 13, 2018, 08:19:34 PM ---I mean, do you believe any woman should retire from physically extensive activities or jobs the moment they hit forty? ???
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I also said:
Thomas at full strength would barely keep up
So if Thomas a vampire with super powers would have difficulty keeping up with the dangers Harry will be facing then I don't think Murphy, a vanilla mortal with a limp will be able to.
I made a critical error in tangling Murphy's ability to fight upcoming threats with her, and Harry working out romantically. That was an error on my part. However when it does come to Murphy standing by Harry and fighting enemies I do stand by my belief that she won't be able to keep up realistically. Here is why I believe this.
Since Storm Front the dangers Harry faces have grown. For Harry to survive Jim has given him steady power ups. His magical skills grew, he obtained Soulfire, knowledge from the Book of Kemmler, becoming Warden, and the Winter Knight Mantle ect. Murphy on the other hand as of Skin Game hasn't only not had a power up, she's received power downs. She no longer has the police department at her disposal, she is no longer a Knight of the Cross, and now she has a knee injury and isn't expected to get all her mobility back. Why would she be expected to survive the upcoming battles? It's not against ghouls, and vampires anymore. Now we're moving into the realm of gods, Walkers, the Fomor... If Harry required power ups to survive, why would Murphy be expected to survive with none?
Now maybe she will get a power up. Get a Sword back, die and become a Valkyrie, become Mab, a gun that shoots enchanted bullets, or Jim will decide she will survive without a power up. That's why this is a WAG, not a declaration I know what's going to happen.
Another reason I thought Murphy may be leaving the combat scene is this. When Michael was shot up, someone asked Jim about it. He responded that this was Michael's happy ending. Most Knights do not survive. So in Skin Game we have Michael mostly recovered, and walking with only a cane.... Well now what has happened? Murphy, a Knight of the Cross has transferred ownership to Butters, she is still alive but will probably have a limp of some kind, just like Michael. Not only that but now she has a small fortune in diamonds. To me that kind of sounds like the opening for her happy ending. The ability to walk away from that dangerous life she's been living for so long.
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on June 13, 2018, 11:37:59 PM ---Murphy, by Mika Blackfield
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That may be the best image of Murphy I've ever seen, or at least the one closest to what I picture in my own mind when she's in the story!
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on June 14, 2018, 02:52:04 AM ---Wouldn't that couple name be Hari-Kari? (The Hara-kari spelling doesn't work as well)
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The shipping name is Murden. Jim got this idea from Tides of Numenera. The Murden are avian humanoids. Winged humanoids... Pixies, elves, or Sidhe....
Murphy, Dresden are Murden who are Sidhe by another name... Mab, and her King.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Wolfeyes on June 13, 2018, 10:07:20 PM ---Why would her name be? Murphy has no reason to be mentioned in Jury Duty or Zoo Day. Hell, Harry doesn't mention Thomas or Molly, iirc. Clearly, that means Harry's no longer keeping in contact with them. Likewise, Harry doesn't mention Butters despite Butters calling him right before the short story so whoops, guess their relationship is close to falling apart.
Likewise, Harry didn't mention Maggie in Jury Duty. Clearly he kept no contact or thought of her until Zoo Day.
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I didn't say any of that, just think it odd that she wasn't mentioned. Perhaps Maggie wasn't mentioned by name, but Harry moving into Molly's old place said he was starting a new life, as in making a home for Maggie.. The zoo would have been a perfect place to bring Murphy along, for a lot of reasons especially if he had plans to make her a big part of his life along with her..
--- Quote ---Another reason I thought Murphy may be leaving the combat scene is this. When Michael was shot up, someone asked Jim about it. He responded that this was Michael's happy ending. Most Knights do not survive. So in Skin Game we have Michael mostly recovered, and walking with only a cane.... Well now what has happened? Murphy, a Knight of the Cross has transferred ownership to Butters, she is still alive but will probably have a limp of some kind, just like Michael. Not only that but now she has a small fortune in diamonds. To me that kind of sounds like the opening for her happy ending. The ability to walk away from that dangerous life she's been living for so long.
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Apples to oranges, a happy ending for a guy who already had a very happy family life made happier by him no longer going into danger and putting his life on the line... Michael was very happy with that as well as his family... Sorry, but I doubt that Murphy would see that as a happy ending for herself...
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 14, 2018, 05:09:33 AM --- Apples to oranges, a happy ending for a guy who already had a very happy family life made happier by him no longer going into danger and putting his life on the line... Michael was very happy with that as well as his family... Sorry, but I doubt that Murphy would see that as a happy ending for herself...
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On the television show Supernatural the character Dean Winchester, a hunter said "I know how my story ends. At the edge of a blade or the end of a gun". Murphy is an intelligent woman. She has to see how things are getting more dangerous, and that her chances of survival get lower the longer she fights. Maybe she is like Dean and is fine with it. On the other hand maybe she'd like to pass the torch so to speak so she can live some kind of peaceful life outside of combat.
I'm not saying her story ends and she isn't involved. She could work alongside Marcone, with the Paranet, or something like that. I'm talking about a life that isn't about fighting on the front lines like Harry, and more of fighting more like Marcone fights, less exposed in most situations.
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