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And another thing...Justine
Mira:
--- Quote ---Multiple kinds of "insanity" are simply one form or another of emotional disregulation; whamp-sex likely settles this sort of thing right down, imposing its own emotional steady-state of fixed adoration & hormone-driven relaxation.
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However the original cause of her insanity isn't addressed, so you'd think that without the vamp sex, Justine would revert because she'd be like any other mentally ill person who reverts when they are off their meds..
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on April 15, 2025, 12:07:12 PM --- However the original cause of her insanity isn't addressed, so you'd think that without the vamp sex, Justine would revert because she'd be like any other mentally ill person who reverts when they are off their meds..
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My notion is this: if (as I allege) insanity of the "emotional disregulation" forms can be "treated" via Awsome Vampire Sex(tm), then likely the Whampires know of this, at least informally. This provides our hypothetically-Nemfected Justine with "plausible deniability" where she can act "crazy" when it suits her, but "rational" when that's how she wants/needs to act.
Bridger:
I don't think a N'fection is necessary to explain Justine's recovery. Thomas stole a lot of her life energy, but he didn't kill her. There's no reason to think she shouldn't recover in the same way as all his other feedings. However, what little life energy there is left is going to take a very long time to recover. Instead of hours or days from a lighter feeding, it takes months or years.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Bridger on April 17, 2025, 03:05:04 PM ---I don't think a N'fection is necessary to explain Justine's recovery. Thomas stole a lot of her life energy, but he didn't kill her. There's no reason to think she shouldn't recover in the same way as all his other feedings. However, what little life energy there is left is going to take a very long time to recover. Instead of hours or days from a lighter feeding, it takes months or years.
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Or not, what we don't know is how someone becomes infested in the first place. Can for example Nemesis just jump into anyone's brain and install an Outsider lieutenant? Or does the would be host have to agree to it? In that case under what circumstances would Justine agree? Another case for Justine being infected from the beginning, is she'd be the perfect spy for Nemesis. She could keep tabs on Thomas, influence Thomas, especially after he meets Harry.. As secretary for Lara she knew everything that was going on inside the White Court, and by that time had also gained the trust of Harry... Nemesis plays the long game, just like Mab.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on April 17, 2025, 04:42:48 PM --- ... In that case under what circumstances would Justine agree? ...
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That one is pretty easy: offer "This will let you be with Thomas."
Harry pointed out to Thomas what a potent temptation a Coin would be to him, if the complementary "be with Justine" offer were on the table; just suggested by Harry as a precaution, it still shook him to his core.
Here's an idea... not even a WAG, let's call it a "flight of fancy," with no real evidence.
What if the Thomas/Justine backstory has a similar-ish tenor to the Harry/Molly one? Hear me out...
Young Justine, new-come to the Whampire orbit, has figured out they're supernaturally-sexy, but can't shake the habit (let's be honest: few could). But she sees that Thomas is different. Maybe Thomas was kind to her, when he didn't need to be, when other Whamps might have been cruel. Maybe it was kindness to her friend, or sister, or etc. Repeated kindness & gentleness, in that cruel Whampire world? She could easily have developed a crush on Thomas, or more. Just as Molly did for Harry.
Fertile ground for a Nemesis "you can be with him" offer!
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