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So Fitz is...
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: heidi_storage on December 08, 2022, 12:47:58 AM ---I agree with most of your comment, but is he really lazy about studying? We see him researching stuff a lot--exploding heart spell in Storm Front, vampire cures after Grave Peril, etc. In Skin Game, while fighting Hannah Ascher he rhapsodizes about loving the Art and spending time on it, as opposed to just liking the power of it.
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I wonder if his studying then might have been spotty, in that he liked SOME subjects, not others. Like a student who is bored in French class, but likes wiring circuits in physics class. Plus, not he has problems and seeks applications.... not dry theory. His crystal rod forcefield - it had a PURPOSE already. His rings, simple, then he improved on them. Storm Front he saw he was facing someone with the exploding heart spell - se he had to know what it could do. He looks for practical knowledge, not theoretical.
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 07, 2022, 12:14:38 PM ---But that is my point, Harry used a 22 on both Mab and the Erlking, while he used his 270 on Chauncy. And as an aside, I grew up on a chicken farm and a racoon did get in to go after the
chickens in the middle of the night, I was small but I still remember the pitiful cries of the chickens. My father had plenty of time to grab, I believe he used a shot gun, and he successfully killed it.
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And my point was - farmer pulls up to coop, he has the .30-06 in the truck bed already. So he uses what is on hand. Harry is home when he summons Chauncey, so he just goes to the lab where there is a circle already. Easier to go downstairs than to draw one, knowing Chauncey could be dangerous, so he better draw it right. I think he summons Mab out by the lake. More respectful, rather than his messy lab, and keeps his neighbors safer. If he botches with Mab, he might be able to reason with her.
Shotgun works too. Gives you a little spread, too, if you are sleepy and it is dark and might not be as accurate as you'd be wide awake. And way more than a raccoon needs.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on December 11, 2022, 07:22:37 AM ---And my point was - farmer pulls up to coop, he has the .30-06 in the truck bed already. So he uses what is on hand. Harry is home when he summons Chauncey, so he just goes to the lab where there is a circle already. Easier to go downstairs than to draw one, knowing Chauncey could be dangerous, so he better draw it right. I think he summons Mab out by the lake. More respectful, rather than his messy lab, and keeps his neighbors safer. If he botches with Mab, he might be able to reason with her.
Shotgun works too. Gives you a little spread, too, if you are sleepy and it is dark and might not be as accurate as you'd be wide awake. And way more than a raccoon needs.
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However that isn't the point, have you ever thought why Harry summoned Chauncy in his lab, where he has a circle that is stronger than a mere chalk one? Yes,convenience is important as you say. But more importantly, Harry's lab is secret, he could get into a lot of trouble with the White Council for summoning a demon. If Chauncy did get he was as capable of tearing up Harry as the Frog Demon was. Chauncy is a thing from Hell, Mab, as powerful as she is, isn't.
Tinfoil hat:
Harry's trap for Erlking worked but pissed him off. And dude probably understands why harry did it. And its probably why harry isnt dead. Imagine actually trapping Mab or Titania in a trap eventually they are going to get out. Better a trap that is weak that shows that you just want to talk and aren't dump dumb enough to actually try to trap them
vincentric:
Do not underestimate Mab. The only things we seen in in the Dresdenverse that top her are the Mothers, angels and Old Gods/Titans. I don't think Chauncey measures up to that level. Harry is often an idiot, but even he doesn't something he can't hope to control without a pressing reason.
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