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Little Things [spoilers]
magnuskn:
Um, did they just post the entire story in the preview for the book? I mean, that basically takes away my incentive to get the book at all, until Jim releases a collection.
Anyway, Toot is a badass. Dang.
Conspiracy Theorist:
The story is 20 pages.
The main takeaway isn’t that Toot is a badass (he always was) but his personal growth (emotionally not physically) the Sprites appear to have little in the way of empathy and no real concept of death. Toot is struggling in that recently he has grasped the concept of death, alone of his fellow sprites (because he is growing). He knows Harry is hurting from the loss of Murphy but doesn’t know how to express it because he doesn’t fully understand it. By the end of the story Toot nearly suffers a similar loss. At this point he connects the concept of death, his own potential for loss and Harry’s grief and is able to comfort Harry, he has developed empathy for Harry’s situation.
Oh and he values Lacuna above pizza.
Frozen pizza at least. She had better not push it with a fresh pie shop pizza.
Of the Little Folk only the Cobbler Gnomes are truly capable of putting themselves in another’s shoes.
magnuskn:
Huh, the "excerpt" on the front page seemed pretty complete, not sure if there is a middle part missing or if it continues after the post-oven denoument.
And I wasn't making a conclusion on the personality and trajectory of Toot, but rather his actions in combat in the story. Harry was pretty right recalling Leonidas.
RobReece:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on May 04, 2022, 12:17:02 AM ---The Gremlins descended from the roof via the hole made by Ethnui, they either climbed up the exterior of the Castle or were dropped by a flier. I suspect the former, Bob would have sensed a large flier and Gremlins are not fliers. Until the hole is repaired there is a gap in The Castle’s Defences.
--- End quote ---
I don't think we they came through the hole in the roof, Toot found them in the passage (click to show/hide)I shot down darkened corridors and up close-fit spiral staircases to the passage to the roof—and found it occupied by the enemy. (click to show/hide)A carpet of creatures the size of sewer rats poured down the staircase from the roof. the "hole" had been open to the main hall.
I'm thinking that a good carpenter has already closed that opening, especially if they have a number of people staying there.
Conspiracy Theorist:
It was all tarps.
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