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Denarian Short Story

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g33k:

--- Quote from: Mira on June 30, 2019, 08:52:59 PM --- I really doubt that any of the Denarians are N-fected, I think they play for the same team.
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My understanding is that "Nemesis" is an Outsider-y thing.  Denarians are not.  I suspect they stand to lose as much as anyone else, from the Outsiders.

Except... we know that some (apparently very-competent) folk do seem to make deals with Outsiders.  Cowl, for example, seems to be in league with them, to one degree or another.

"Nemfection" may begin with something accidental; Lea seems to have thought the Athame was "safe," but it wasn't.  Aurora and Maeve were probably Nemfected (possibly all 3 came from the Athame?).

Who's to say that a Denarian (or his host!) cannot also succumb to Nemfection?

Nic may have been putting on an act in the Aquarium, when he "seemed" angry/surprised to learn that Hellfire had been part of the assault on A.Tor; but maybe he wasn't faking.

So, if he wasn't faking it... why was he angry?  Was it from "I do not want Mab for my enemy"?  Was it from "Why was my subordinate running their own op & hiding it from me?"

Was if from, "I'm pretty sure that was a Nemfected op, WTF was Hellfire doing anywhere near Nemfection?"  And if so, was it a matter of "why was that moron assisting an enemy?" or was it "I thought the Fallen were immune to (or very resistant to) Nemfection, but it looks like they got to one of us... or more??!?"

Or something else entirely???

morriswalters:
I'm ready for the Peace Talks so I'm against new short stories at this point.

However Hitler and Stalin were in bed with each other, and it was just a matter  time until someone back stabbed someone.

Mira:

--- Quote ---My understanding is that "Nemesis" is an Outsider-y thing.  Denarians are not.  I suspect they stand to lose as much as anyone else, from the Outsiders.
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I don't think we know yet... 

SerScot:

--- Quote from: morriswalters on June 29, 2019, 11:28:11 AM ---Just a thought.  Why add something else to what is already a pretty full plate writing wise.  I'd settle for getting the stories I've already bought into.  The Dresden case files.

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This story would help flesh out that world.

Kindler:
One of several problems I'd have with a Nicodemus perspective is that it might soften his character too much. Learning too much about him may have us start rooting for him in future books. I mean, if you find out that Nicodemus has been doing all of these evil things in order to stop something much worse, some might start thinking, "Well, would it really be so bad if Harry lost?"

On the other hand, if it doesn't soften his character and he remains evil throughout and doesn't offer new insight into his motivations, then it'd probably be a bad story. I don't want to read about Nic setting boxes of puppies on fire, spraying Ebola-infected aerosols across the upper atmosphere above South Carolina, and having conversations at full volume in a crowded movie theater.

In other words: if the story wouldn't give us more insight into Nic's character, then it wouldn't be worth it. But if it does, it might have a negative impact on his future appearances in the novels.

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