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Bob & the Nevernever: Did Jim make another error, or drop a clue?
vincentric:
But they aren't lying.
They are using every method they can to be deceptive, but they avoid the actual act of lying directly. It's a game they constantly play among themselves and with others. They twist the wording of bargains for every advantage they can because they are bound by them. Bad things happen to them if they don't keep their promises.
The "Cannot tell a direct lie." trope is present in many books and in all of them, the group bound by it is marked by speaking in weasel words. You bargain with them at your own peril. Look at the Aes Sedai in the WoT for example.
There is no spirit or fairness in Winter Law, only the letter.
Conspiracy Theorist:
When Harry took on Puck at cards, Puck expected Harry as a mortal to cheat, but as a Wizard to use magic. I think Harry used sleight of hand and cheated anyway. There is no way he was going to rely on his luck.
That is where Harry has an advantage against a fae, it’s like how he cheated Lea, as an immortal it was difficult for her to appreciate Harry using a suicide ploy, as with a puck and the sleight of hand it’s outside of her normal frame of reference. Mab used to be human her frame of reference is wider. The suicide ploy did not work on her, but the’company car’ ploy did. Modern arrangements such as a “company car” are too modern and outside her frame of reference,
Mira:
--- Quote ---They are using every method they can to be deceptive, but they avoid the actual act of lying directly. It's a game they constantly play among themselves and with others. They twist the wording of bargains for every advantage they can because they are bound by them. Bad things happen to them if they don't keep their promises.
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Like with politicians.. ::)
vincentric:
--- Quote from: Mira on September 02, 2023, 09:31:00 PM --- Like with politicians.. ::)
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Yes and no.
Politicians say weasel words and half-truths all the time because its better PR-wise so when they don't follow through. They can claim that their words were misunderstood.
The Fae hedge their words so that they can fulfill their oaths in the way most advantageous to them. They always keep their promises, but opinions may differ on what the promise actually was.
Mira:
--- Quote ---The Fae hedge their words so that they can fulfill their oaths in the way most advantageous to them. They always keep their promises, but opinions may differ on what the promise actually was.
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Have you ever observed a good politician when confronted about their words or their promises? They generally claim that they have kept their promise no matter what our judgement of it is.
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