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Jim interview
vincentric:
Alfred needs orders to go into higher than minimum security. Harry states in SK that he could have shut down the CD attack by himself if he had had the knowledge he gained from his extended stay afterwards.
Mira:
--- Quote from: vincentric on September 24, 2022, 04:34:18 PM ---Alfred needs orders to go into higher than minimum security. Harry states in SK that he could have shut down the CD attack by himself if he had had the knowledge he gained from his extended stay afterwards.
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Exactly, that is why the Island was vulnerable to attack from Maeve and the Outsiders.
morriswalters:
I'll let the text speak for itself.
--- Quote ---Mab nodded her head slightly, and descended to the ground. From me, she turned to Demonreach. “I thank you for your patience and your assistance in this matter. You could have reacted differently but chose not to. I am aware of the decision. It will not be forgotten.” Demonreach bowed its head, barely, a gesture of acknowledgment, not cooperation or compliance. Once she had seen that, something seemed to ease out of Mab. It was hard to say what gave me that impression, yet I had the same sense of relief I would have felt upon seeing someone remove his hand from the grip of a firearm.
Butcher, Jim. Cold Days (The Dresden Files, Book 14) (pp. 501-502). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Mira on September 24, 2022, 05:48:09 AM ---However Alfred's powers are very limited if there is no Warden. When there was no Warden he could send out vibs so that humans were uncomfortable on the island and didn't stay, he could conceal the fact that the prison was there, but how much he could prevent an assault without a Warden remains unclear. Remember he seemed relieved when Harry took up the mantle and that most of that year before Skin Game Harry's time was spent turning on island defenses that only the Warden could turn on. Justine/He Who Walks Beside needed Harry to get past those defenses.
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I think perhaps the "evil vibes" defense were enough. They left, didn't they? You do not need to shoot a housefly with a shotgun, even if you have one handy.
Alfred likes a purpose. Plus... maybe he feels good about adding inmates. Under Harry he got to add Ethniu, and at least temporarily Thomas. Maybe he can't jail people without orders, and he is reluctant to blow them away.
Plus, didn't we hear about a failsafe? I have to assume Merlin puts one in. I would.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on September 25, 2022, 03:47:41 AM ---I think perhaps the "evil vibes" defense were enough. They left, didn't they? You do not need to shoot a housefly with a shotgun, even if you have one handy.
Alfred likes a purpose. Plus... maybe he feels good about adding inmates. Under Harry he got to add Ethniu, and at least temporarily Thomas. Maybe he can't jail people without orders, and he is reluctant to blow them away.
Plus, didn't we hear about a failsafe? I have to assume Merlin puts one in. I would.
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But even failsafes have to be controlled, that requires judgement. It is like the bounty hunter robot in The Mandalorian, when things got hairy it put itself in self destruct mode, and Din had to repeatedly talk it out of it, because there was another solution. Eventually it did self destruct to save Din and Grogu and company, but under their guidance, because there was no other way.
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