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Why Conjouritis, Why??
Conspiracy Theorist:
But what if the Conjouritis gets worse, and Harry starts snarting, conjouring at both ends simultaneously?
Seriously it smacks of being a deus ex machina.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on July 28, 2020, 04:17:14 AM ---Perhaps it's the first sign that carrying the Winter Knight's mantel is taking a toll on Harry, in this case by weakening his immune system. Remember, the first time it occurred Harry felt a deep ache in his limbs that didn't fade for several seconds. The mantle should have kept Harry from feeling any pain, even a dull achy one. It's a sign that Harry is starting to run up against his limits.
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Or a warning sign that suppressing the mantle's dark urges with extreme exercise is doing underlying damage.
If Butters is right that the mantle is primarily a 'magic feather' for pain suppression rather than a free buff to physical strength, a deep ache sounds just about right for habitually pushing all your muscles and joints past their limits. Perhaps the illness isn't so much causing the pain as temporarily interfering with the mantle masking the pain of what he's been causing himself.
I'm thinking he'd better take LtW or River Shoulders up on that offer of anger management lessons sooner rather than later.
vultur:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on August 17, 2020, 03:17:44 AM ---Or a warning sign that suppressing the mantle's dark urges with extreme exercise is doing underlying damage.
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I'd think wizard healing would mean that slow accumulation of damage wouldn't really be an issue, though.
In PT Butters seems more concerned that Harry will outright break bones by using super-strength, which the wizard healing wouldn't prevent.
(And I think Butters kind of underestimates what the Mantle does for Harry; he's several times used it to do things that are just flatly beyond human capability, and I think the running endurance/speed he talks about late in PT is also probably beyond human capacity - overriding your limits won't actually give you more energy.)
Mira:
--- Quote from: vultur on August 17, 2020, 04:09:38 AM ---I'd think wizard healing would mean that slow accumulation of damage wouldn't really be an issue, though.
In PT Butters seems more concerned that Harry will outright break bones by using super-strength, which the wizard healing wouldn't prevent.
(And I think Butters kind of underestimates what the Mantle does for Harry; he's several times used it to do things that are just flatly beyond human capability, and I think the running endurance/speed he talks about late in PT is also probably beyond human capacity - overriding your limits won't actually give you more energy.)
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If anything the conjouritis is a distraction, whether Jim meant for it to be or not. The whole thing could have been cleared up if Butters had asked Harry if little Maggie had had the sniffles lately?
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: vultur on August 17, 2020, 04:09:38 AM ---I'd think wizard healing would mean that slow accumulation of damage wouldn't really be an issue, though.
In PT Butters seems more concerned that Harry will outright break bones by using super-strength, which the wizard healing wouldn't prevent.
(And I think Butters kind of underestimates what the Mantle does for Harry; he's several times used it to do things that are just flatly beyond human capability, and I think the running endurance/speed he talks about late in PT is also probably beyond human capacity - overriding your limits won't actually give you more energy.)
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Not to mention the boosted healing factor the WK mantle gives, after he fights Andi he writes off some gashes as things that'll be gone in a day or two.
--- Quote from: Cold Days Chapter 13 ---“Several weeks,” Molly said. “There are so many cuts here, I don’t think I have enough Band-Aids. We’ll have to wrap it, I guess.”
“I’ll just put a clean shirt over them,” I said. “Look, it isn’t a big deal. Little marks like that are going to be gone in a day or two.”
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Speaking from experience, even dog scratches that don't draw blood will still be there in a day or two, let alone ones that tear through a suit.
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