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Kincaid microfiction "Goodbye"
AClone:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on May 14, 2020, 02:35:16 AM --- The Archive is a general in a secret war. How is that neutral? She sends Thomas out to kill people. That's neutral? How?!
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For starters, I think that you innately misapprehend he meaning of “neutral”. Several people seem to be.
“Neutral” does not mean “does not fight”. That’s a pacifist, or someone sworn to nonviolence.
From the dictionary: “not helping either side in a conflict, Disagreement, etc.; impartial”.
When two people or countries are fighting, she doesn’t help either. That’s does not mean that the Archive does not pursue its own purpose. It means it doesn’t help others with theirs.
Look at the example of McAnally. He is neutral, “out”, however you want to say it. And yet when an entity invaded his personal territory, he is free to defend that territory. That doesn’t make him “not neutral”. Nor does it when he helps a groggy Andi. He is still stubbornly neutral.
From the perspective of the Archive, the human race, this world are her territory, and she is doing nothing but defending it against threats. Not taking any side but her own.
The Archive is pursuing her own purpose in eliminating the threat of various monsters. She uses her minions, regardless of their other affiliations, to do so. She’s neutral. She doesn’t help anyone fight their wars, she only fights her own.
Please don’t confuse “neutral” with “inactive”. They aren’t the same thing.
Mira:
--- Quote ---Please don’t confuse “neutral” with “inactive”. They aren’t the same thing.
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Thank you.
AClone:
Doggone it, I came on here to actually post what I felt was an original thought.
I’m quite certain that when Ivy says “Your services are no longer required,” that Kincaid is fired on the spot. And he knows it, and won’t be coming back.
Jim even outright said in the discussion with the Peace Talks trailer that Ivy will be attending alone. You know how rare a direct answer like that from Jim is?
Now, unlike the svartalves, Ivy knows exactly how treacherous the Fomor are. She wouldn’t be attending alone if Kincaid still worked for her.
The thing is, I’m pretty sure that Kincaid also knows full well that these Peace Talks smell rotten. And whether he wants to admit it to himself or not, he cares about her.
I’m guessing that when it all falls apart, he’s waiting in position somewhere nearby (perhaps with a sniper rifle) to protect her—which serves to heal their friendship.
Mira:
--- Quote from: AClone on May 15, 2020, 05:31:11 AM ---Doggone it, I came on here to actually post what I felt was an original thought.
I’m quite certain that when Ivy says “Your services are no longer required,” that Kincaid is fired on the spot. And he knows it, and won’t be coming back.
Jim even outright said in the discussion with the Peace Talks trailer that Ivy will be attending alone. You know how rare a direct answer like that from Jim is?
Now, unlike the svartalves, Ivy knows exactly how treacherous the Fomor are. She wouldn’t be attending alone if Kincaid still worked for her.
The thing is, I’m pretty sure that Kincaid also knows full well that these Peace Talks smell rotten. And whether he wants to admit it to himself or not, he cares about her.
I’m guessing that when it all falls apart, he’s waiting in position somewhere nearby (perhaps with a sniper rifle) to protect her—which serves to heal their friendship.
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I think the bottom, bottom line is Ivy's judgement in this case. I am talking Ivy here, not the Archive. Going back to what Luccio was telling Harry about the dangers of the Host not distancing emotionally from the Archive. The crux of why Ivy fired Kincaid is because he went along with Harry's request to assist his suicide. That is an emotional response, not clear is whether or not
the Archive sees it that way. So if it goes as bad as Kincaid suspects, we have an emotional teenager in charge of the Archive trying to protect itself and others, where as before the firing that was mitigated somewhat by her body guard, Kincaid who might have a bit better judgement in this case into what is and isn't a threat to Ivy and the Archive.
morriswalters:
It took a couple of books for Jim to reconcile Eb and Harry. It will be interesting to see if Jim uses Peace Talks or Battle Ground to repair that relationship.
A couple of points for the short story. Being able to reach the pedals isn't a necessary or sufficient condition for driving. Documentation would be key, but it implies that the Archive owns a car. I wonder what kind she would favor?
Also, I would expect that when the double cross occurs, that the Archive would bail. While she can fight, to this date she has relied on security through obscurity. Her true mission would seem to work best when she functions out of sight.
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