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Murphy
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 21, 2020, 10:26:39 AM ---If it is any consolation for her, if Harry rides in her car he knees are on his ears... When my son, who is just too inches shorter than Harry tries to ride in my car, he put the seat practically in the back seat
and he still doesn't have enough room.
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Back in high school and college I had a friend who was 7 feet tall. His parents were tall as well. They had to have trucks or suvs to fit. We were friends when having a gas guzzling suv was considered a shameful act by some for political reasons. (I'm not sure if that is still the case in many quarters, but I haven't heard it mentioned in a long time).
Mira:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on July 21, 2020, 06:31:56 PM ---Back in high school and college I had a friend who was 7 feet tall. His parents were tall as well. They had to have trucks or suvs to fit. We were friends when having a gas guzzling suv was considered a shameful act by some for political reasons. (I'm not sure if that is still the case in many quarters, but I haven't heard it mentioned in a long time).
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I own a Honda Element, it is a tight fit for him.. My brother who was six foot seven could fit in the front of an old Beetle but since he didn't drive I don't know if it would work out behind the wheel. I do remember an old Wilt Chamberlain commercial for V.W.s the caption read, "They said it couldn't be done, and it couldn't." At seven foot something, old Wilt the Stilt couldn't fit in a V.W. My son
drives a pick up and they also own an SUV, mainly because they have three babies under four years of age.
huangjimmy108:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 19, 2020, 11:14:08 AM ---
Okay, the big thing about Murphy has always been what a smart fighter she is. That her advice
to Harry has always been smart, she is called a warrior.. Well, maybe not so much..
In Skin Game she went by her rules and not those of the Sword, broke it and got herself pretty
broken. Then as now, perhaps love has fried her brain a bit? What I am talking about is on
the final couple of pages of Peace Talks on the boat. She is in so much pain she says she can
hardly move. Harry tells her that a good warrior knows when it is best to avoid a fight. He suggests
that there are a group of people, the paranetters who are going to be very scared and need wise
council and protecting, that they need her. She objects to that says she won't sit out this fight, and insists that she is going to join him in the fighting. Harry doesn't argue the point, because he knows he cannot change her.. However what she is doing isn't really brave, it certainly isn't smart, it is very selfish and could get her killed, more to the point get Harry killed because he now cannot fully concentrate on the enemy, he has to worry about her.. Oh I know the argument, Murphy has always taken care of herself and Harry too.. But now the odds are that she cannot and there are people who do need her, especially when things get really hairy. So this kills the idea that if she never improves physically she will be happy running the show from behind a desk. No, she won't. She is good at
fighting, and perhaps it is simply a matter of her that love has once again addled her brain, but she is no warrior, and she is very selfish.. This is may be heavy foreshadowing of her doom..
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Selfish? Idiotic? Can get her killed? Hell yes. The question is what wouldn't?
Honestly speaking, Murphy is tied to Harry now. If Harry goes down for some reason I doubt Murphy could survive for long. Well. unless she dug a hole at demonreach island and hide there for all her life. Which is probably is worse than death for her.
Anyway, this is her choice and I can't even really say that it is wrong. You see, Harry's idea to just stash Murphy in demonreach for her safety is exactly the kind of choice motivated by the same mentality of Ebenezar Mckoy. The same mentality Harry openly despise in front of his own grandfather. Harry is using double standard here, and I can't blame him much.
It is the mentality that make Susan hide Maggi's birth from Harry. The same mentality which made Ebenezar abandoned Harry in an orphanage after his father's death. The same mentality which made Harry choose to commit suicide in changes and so on. It is what cause EB anger when he saw Maggi living with Harry openly.
Is EB wrong? Honestly, I don't know. I do know that Harry has no stone to throw against Murphy when she choose to go with Harry to battle despite of her injuries. Why? Because under the same circumstances, Harry would have made the same choice. Murphy ask Harry the same question and Harry has no answer. Those two are the same kind of person.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: huangjimmy108 on July 22, 2020, 06:11:18 AM ---Selfish? Idiotic? Can get her killed? Hell yes. The question is what wouldn't?
Honestly speaking, Murphy is tied to Harry now. If Harry goes down for some reason I doubt Murphy could survive for long. Well. unless she dug a hole at demonreach island and hide there for all her life. Which is probably is worse than death for her.
Anyway, this is her choice and I can't even really say that it is wrong. You see, Harry's idea to just stash Murphy in demonreach for her safety is exactly the kind of choice motivated by the same mentality of Ebenezar Mckoy. The same mentality Harry openly despise in front of his own grandfather. Harry is using double standard here, and I can't blame him much.
It is the mentality that make Susan hide Maggi's birth from Harry. The same mentality which made Ebenezar abandoned Harry in an orphanage after his father's death. The same mentality which made Harry choose to commit suicide in changes and so on. It is what cause EB anger when he saw Maggi living with Harry openly.
Is EB wrong? Honestly, I don't know. I do know that Harry has no stone to throw against Murphy when she choose to go with Harry to battle despite of her injuries. Why? Because under the same circumstances, Harry would have made the same choice. Murphy ask Harry the same question and Harry has no answer. Those two are the same kind of person.
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Some choices are not right or wrong, they are based on different priorities and risk acceptance.
huangjimmy108:
--- Quote from: Arjan on July 22, 2020, 07:15:50 AM ---Some choices are not right or wrong, they are based on different priorities and risk acceptance.
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You also need Luck or pray for TWG's blessings. If your luck is rotten any choice would just end in tears. especially these days.
Things has gone so bad, at this rate, any intelligence, logic, power, skill or talent is not as practical as luck. As for TWG's blessing, perhaps TWG would have an easier time helping a mortal if that mortal based their choices on positive things like love, courage and hope instead of making choice based on paranoya, fear and despair.
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