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Damn, Maeve really did win
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on August 05, 2021, 02:13:01 PM ---But she literally says she can't keep it from controlling her.
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That was then. It is probably a power struggle and Nemesis is strong but Lea could at some point gain enough control to run to her queen for help and she also managed to communicate with Harry before Nemesis took over again.
It might work like with the ape demon in blood rites. If the demon is spread thin over 13 instances each instance is weaker. So Nemesis is not at all times equally strong.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on August 05, 2021, 02:13:01 PM ---But she literally says she can't keep it from controlling her.
I read that as Beside taking over. Maybe there's an argument that infection causes multiple personality disorder, and the newer personality took over. But Maeve was the same, just amplified. Same for Aurora. They were doing what they always wanted to do, just in twisted ways.
Lea and Cat Sith both defy their own nature, and both times it's appears to be due to another personality, which appears to be Beside.
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Lea won and Cat Sith lost. Had Beside won, Lea would have been lost. But apparently he can whisper sweet nothings but not truly communicate if he isn't at the helm. Imagine someone whispering in your ear saying something you want to be true, that caters to your fears and all those imagined slights.
An ex smoker would understand precisely what I'm saying. That voice is there waiting for you to let down your guard, telling you stories, all the time, for years.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Arjan on August 05, 2021, 03:48:55 PM ---That was then. It is probably a power struggle and Nemesis is strong but Lea could at some point gain enough control to run to her queen for help and she also managed to communicate with Harry before Nemesis took over again.
It might work like with the ape demon in blood rites. If the demon is spread thin over 13 instances each instance is weaker. So Nemesis is not at all times equally strong.
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--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 05, 2021, 05:16:44 PM ---Lea won and Cat Sith lost. Had Beside won, Lea would have been lost. But apparently he can whisper sweet nothings but not truly communicate if he isn't at the helm. Imagine someone whispering in your ear saying something you want to be true, that caters to your fears and all those imagined slights.
An ex smoker would understand precisely what I'm saying. That voice is there waiting for you to let down your guard, telling you stories, all the time, for years.
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My point is, the argument that Justine is lost forever because Beside took the wheel isn't supported by the text, because it appears that we saw Beside take the wheel with Lea, and she came back from it.
Second Aristh:
My interpretation of Mab's treatment of Lea was as Mab creating an ice wall in Lea's mind to keep Beside out. As long as Lea puts up with that discomfort and doesn't scratch away at it, she can't be controlled. Thinking about it is that scratching. In Arctis Tor, the wall hadn't been fully constructed yet, hence Beside going with a Hail Mary ploy for Harry to release Lea.
I'd be concerned about the strain it would put on a mortal like Justine to undergo Mab's treatment.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on August 05, 2021, 05:52:58 PM ---My point is, the argument that Justine is lost forever because Beside took the wheel isn't supported by the text, because it appears that we saw Beside take the wheel with Lea, and she came back from it.
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You could be right. It will be interesting to see what Jim does with it.
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