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How long did Thomas know?
groinkick:
So there is the question going around about how long Justine has been Nemfected. Here is another one. How long has Thomas known? I just assumed he realized recently when NemJustine made him act, but now I'm wondering if he's known for months, or even years. What do you think?
forumghost:
I'm pretty sure he only just found out, since I doubt Thomas is quite foolish enough to have a child with someone he knows has been bodyjacked by Cthulu's asshole cousin.
That's beyond even Harry's usual level of stupid.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: forumghost on August 15, 2021, 05:29:08 AM ---I'm pretty sure he only just found out, since I doubt Thomas is quite foolish enough to have a child with someone he knows has been bodyjacked by Cthulu's asshole cousin.
That's beyond even Harry's usual level of stupid.
--- End quote ---
Do you think he found out himself, or Nemesis made itself known to him?
Basil:
I don't think so. Thomas has a brother who is a powerful wizard that is also a Starborn and might be able to "do something." Between Harry and Thomas himself, they might be able to ambush and restrain Justine and get it out of her.
My guess is that Justine waited until she was pregnant to force Thomas to attempt the Svartelf hit.
The pregnancy gives Justine tremendous leverage over Thomas that she would not otherwise have, even as Thomas' lover. Nemesis cares nothing for humans, let alone an unborn human. Thomas on the other hand would absolutely die for his child. Justine could easily threaten the baby as a way of controlling Thomas.
Since Justine isn't even showing yet, she probably revealed it only very, very recently. Let's say she staged a drama with a pregnancy test and a follow-up with an early ultrasound. According to the interwebz, you can diagnose a pregnancy as early as 30 days post-fertilization and a woman will start to show as early as 12 weeks.
Therefore, Thomas probably has known for less than a month or so.
A bit more speculation -- Nemesis' orders to Thomas required the hit AND required Thomas not to tip off Harry (or anyone else). Thomas does not tip off Harry, directly. Instead, he makes sure to tell Harry about the pregnancy before he does the hit.
This, I think in retrospect, was supposed to be a clue for Harry. Harry was supposed to realize that someone used the baby as leverage, and so Harry was supposed to then figure out who knew that Justine was pregnant. This is a small pool of people that probably only included Lara and Justine. Lara can be immediately ruled out because of all the trouble this has caused the White Court, leaving us with ... Justine as the only suspect. As Holmes says, "Once you've ruled out the impossible then whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth."
forumghost:
That fits pretty well yeah. Too bad Thomas underestimated how boneheaded Harry was.
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