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Lawyers and dating Lara Raith
Conspiracy Theorist:
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on July 15, 2022, 02:16:45 AM ---This is just for fun.
When it was revealed in "The Law" that the terms of Harry's dates with Lara had to be legally negotiated in advance, I didn't immediately think that Talvi Inverno would appear in the next novel. Though in retrospect, I won't be surprised if we see Mr. Winter Winter acting as Winter's lawyer in this matter in Twelve Months.
No, my first thought went back to a cheesy 1980's scifi movie called "Cherry 2000." Yea, I know that sounds more like the title of a porn movie from that era, but it was a real movie with real actors. It starred Melanie Griffith and Tim Thomerson. There was a scene in the movie that predicted that dates in the future would be negotiated with an attorney and be settled with a signed contract. Here's a link to a scene that takes place in a hookup bar with Laurence Fishburne; about twelve years before he was in The Matrix, acting as the club attorney helping to arrange a one date contract. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urS8GmwmeWQ&ab_channel=JorethInnKeeper
If anyone wants to take this topic seriously, what kind of terms do you think Lara and Mab would want in the contracts and what terms will annoy Harry the most? I'm guessing Harry will only have about the same amount of power to influence the terms of the dates as he did when Mab loaned him out to Nicodemus to pay off her debt to Anduriel.
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How dare you call Tim Thomerson a real actor, the star of Trancers and Dollman never knowingly acted in his life.
Actually Mab would need to settle upon Harry something to provide for his bride to be and his retainers. Traditionally this would be land, but in the 21st Century control of Pizza S’Press, would be ideal to feed the Guard.
Mira:
Rule number one, no snacking before the wedding.. ::)
vincentric:
--- Quote from: Basil on July 15, 2022, 01:15:25 PM ---Yes, I assume that Harry will get a few millions as a Dowry -- it's a convenient plot device to give Harry yet another reason to agree to marry Lara. He sees all the good stuff his Castle Refugee Center and Daycare is doing and won't want to give it up. Of course, why it is that the Winter Knight doesn't have accounts just like Mab and Molly and I'm sure lots of of Winter and Summer Royalty do won't be mentioned. Given compound interest and average stock growth over a few centuries, they all ought to be Billionaires.
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Harry didn't ask for an account when he set up his conditions for becoming Winter Knight. He probably still has one but Mab is withholding it to have another lever on him and has forbid her people from telling him about it. It would balance the cheat he tried to pull with his attempted suicide quite nicely.
g33k:
--- Quote from: vincentric on July 15, 2022, 03:47:01 PM ---Harry didn't ask for an account when he set up his conditions for becoming Winter Knight. He probably still has one but Mab is withholding it to have another lever on him and has forbid her people from telling him about it.
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I saw it suggested that because he never negotiated it into his WK contract, Mab wouldn't provide it (I vaguely recall there may even be WoJ on the matter). Mab follows her deals very closely. Unless there is some aspect of Winter Law involving the "maintenance of vassals" (which seems entirely possible) then I don't expect Harry gets any such thing.
--- Quote from: vincentric on July 15, 2022, 03:47:01 PM --- It would balance the cheat he tried to pull with his attempted suicide quite nicely.
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Indeed!
Mira:
--- Quote ---I saw it suggested that because he never negotiated it into his WK contract, Mab wouldn't provide it (I vaguely recall there may even be WoJ on the matter). Mab follows her deals very closely. Unless there is some aspect of Winter Law involving the "maintenance of vassals" (which seems entirely possible) then I don't expect Harry gets any such thing.
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She does and she doesn't, the Fae are very tricky in that way, that's why you should never bargain with them. Like Lucy, Mab will pull the football away in the last moment, as Harry discovered once she got his contract from Lea. He thought he'd do three favors and be free, but it wasn't that simple, it is never that simple with them.
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