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Murphy
Mira:
You are missing the point I think. Murphy for all of her good traits is totally wrong here.
--- Quote ---Or to put it in even more pre christian terms she values her own life maybe less than her reputation, what she does with it and how she will be remembered. She goes to battle because she does not want to be the person who did not. Very much like what Lea said about shame. That is something all the Valkyries and Einherjaren would understand. That is a warrior mindset.
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That is a nice romantic way of looking at it, but it also gets people killed besides herself. Any other time fine, all of that holds true, but she is injured now. That makes her the weak link in the chain, the team is only as strong as it's weakest link. The job Harry suggested for her had honor, it needs to be done. He may have suggested it to keep her safe, but at the same time if the shit really hits the fan and it looks like it is, those people will need a cool head and someone with the abilities to
protect them, actually the possible future of the supernatural world may depend on them.
She got lucky in a quick surprise move with Freydis, but what if it had gone on for even a few minutes more? She was moving very slow across Lara's back yard after that. Harry won't be as
effective because he will be worrying about her.
--- Quote ---According to what definition of warrior? She risks her life to protect others because of who she is. She can help so she does. According to other definitions of warrior she does exactly what she should do.
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But that is the whole point, Harry gave her a job with in her current physical limits to protect others that really do need protecting.. But she rejected it because she wants to be out in the action, that isn't being a warrior, that is being stupid... Not just stupid, but puts herself in a position of getting others killed.. Her heart might be in the right place, but her head isn't and neither is her body.
ClintACK:
It's not stupidity -- it's Pride.
Murphy really, really needs a good talking-to from Michael.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: ClintACK on July 19, 2020, 04:38:39 PM ---It's not stupidity -- it's Pride.
Murphy really, really needs a good talking-to from Michael.
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It is not that. It is like training with the Einherjaren just rubbed of like Molly training with Lea made her more Sidhe.
It like with every choice Karrin had to make Jim asked himself what would a viking warrior do?
Mira:
--- Quote from: ClintACK on July 19, 2020, 04:38:39 PM ---It's not stupidity -- it's Pride.
Murphy really, really needs a good talking-to from Michael.
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Yup, that is her flaw and her sin, that is what got her body in it's present shape to begin with. She took pride in her judgement verses that of the Almighty, got not only a Sword broken but her body as well.
--- Quote ---It like with every choice Karrin had to make Jim asked himself what would a viking warrior do?
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A good Viking warrior wouldn't do stupid.. Her present course is stupid.. Harry knows, he also knows he cannot stop her, he also knows how it will end..
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 19, 2020, 07:17:25 PM ---A good Viking warrior wouldn't do stupid.. Her present course is stupid.. Harry knows, he also knows he cannot stop her, he also knows how it will end..
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A real viking warrior would. Her current course leads directly to walhalla. This is not stupid if it is what you want. It is about what you think important.
She wants to help, she wants to experience, she wants to live even if that could mean a shorter life. That is not stupid, that is just different priorities.
Besides Harry would have messed it up already without her.
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