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Some curious things in Summer Knight
Bad Alias:
This has got me somewhat curious about what we actually know about Alfred, the Island, and the Prison. They're a little trinitarian in that they're all one, and they're all distinct. I don't think we know the order they came about. I mean, we've inferred opposite conclusions about whether Alfred or the Prison came first. We both have good reasons.
--- Quote from: Yuillegan on March 25, 2020, 01:32:15 AM ---Nowhere near enough to make any sort of reliable conclusions.
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Umm. . . You do realize where you're posting, right? ;)
--- Quote from: Yuillegan on March 25, 2020, 01:32:15 AM ---I even think it is in one book where they say it is much easier to open a door from this side, than from the Nevernever. Which has mostly been retconned.
I was just being facetious about Van Buren, wasn't meant to be taken literally. :)
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Proven Guilty talks about it. I think if we went through and analyzed it, I think you might be surprised.
But responding strengthened my argument. :)
Yuillegan:
Indeed. A very odd Trinity. Many mysteries to be solved. I kind of wish more of the time between Cold Days and Skin Game had been shown. It would be enlightening to know more about how the islands defenses work etc. Just goes to show perspective is everything and we all see things a bit differently. Hopefully Jim clears it up!
Yeah, on this forum anything goes. I might have been unwise to push for sound theories. :P
Perhaps so, would make a good activity. I might even do it just for fun! In all the free time I don't have. I think by now even PG is considered early.
I thought we were on the same page now? We both think he has done a good job retconning stuff? I never thought Harry had a major issue crossing in and out of the Nevernever (although he often says it is really hard). Just that the supernatural have a hard time crossing to here...but maybe I am over thinking that.
Bad Alias:
Clarification: Responding to the Van Buren comment strengthened my argument as to why it makes sense that so much happens in Chicago. Or at least that's the "joke."
I like the idea that things happen in Chicago because things are drawn there, and that's how Harry ended up there. He isn't immune to the draws, mystical and otherwise. There's a reason nearly 3 million people live there.
Yuillegan:
Aha! I get you now. Bloody written medium making it harder to communicate.
It isn't a bad theory, but I just feel it needs more work. Jim will figure it out I am sure.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Avernite on March 16, 2020, 07:09:12 AM ---Good observations overall, but I think based on SF/CD/SG especially, you're underselling just how important an agent with Free Will is for the Courts. In essence the Courts are finely balanced to a T, and the Knights can do whatever they like and tilt those balances. Plus, they're the actor who can truly bring in outside power and add it to the Courts (all the other Fae have to strike bargains which obviously bring in a trickle of benefits).
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Except they're not actually balanced. The entirety of summer is balanced with the fraction of winter that isn't on guard duty.
Which kind of messes up the point of SK. Like, OK, let's say Aurora succeeds in unbalancing the courts by transferring some of summer's power to winter. Can't Mab just redeploy an equivalent measure of winter's forces to gate duty, and make things that little bit harder for the outsiders?
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