Comments on: Three Children and It [19 Thory 4385]

By: Veritas

Veritas — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:22:04 +0000

Quendry, for one, has already shown it; yes, he had nightmares after The Incident with the Pirates, but he wasn’t nearly as weighed down by them as the adults were.

I’d more worry that they might NOT adequately learn from the experience. They might come back thinking “Oooh, that was exciting, can we do it again?”

I’m guessing those earmuffs might need a bit of tuning…

By: Veritas

Veritas — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:18:59 +0000

Quite likely Vae will be searching outside cities for a suitable watch. But those primes won’t be any happier to have a nendrai, an Orren, and three young children suddenly appear, no matter how sensible the Orren is(assuming Windigar manages to stay mentally balanced or, failing that, return to that state in a timely fashion – he might do, but he’d hardly be to blame if he couldn’t).

There’s also the grand problem of what Vae might think is “best” – which, since it’s not for her, might or might not be a creation of primes…

By: Alex Muridae

Alex Muridae — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:47:09 +0000

Actually, that would be very, very much less-doomy then several alternatives; if they’re going to visit Kaimiri, it will take some time, due to the distance away the moon is, but so long as Vae can remember to feed the children, there’s little to threaten them. If that’s the case, there is also likely a sticky note in one of the assistant’s instructions that says “when three children an a nendrai arrive, give them the watch in the corner”.

Now, if they’re going to actually seek a watch in prime territories, they will have to A) get money, B) get into a city (which hopefully Vae will remember she shouldn’t do), and C) avoid Vae doing something terrible or illegal to get the money, or the watch directly. And so forth.

By: sythyry

sythyry — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:10:34 +0000

Well, I can certainly hope for the resilience.

By: IonOtter

IonOtter — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:11:22 +0000

I wouldn’t worry too terribly?

The Universe tends to be astoundingly forgiving towards children on adventures, and those children often seem to be remarkably resilient when the Universe isn’t as forgiving as it usually is. And they often come back with valuable lessons having been learned.

By: Rowyn

Rowyn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:46:02 +0000

Death, if treated with alacrity, is not an incurable condition on World Tree.

By: xolo

xolo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:38:46 +0000

I love the title!

By: sythyry

sythyry — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:10:17 +0000

No, of course not. I am a great deal less eloquent when I am dead … and for several days afterwards.

By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:00:55 +0000

I myself have been killed vacationing with Vae.

Wait.. what? You’re dead now?

By: Kylinn

Kylinn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:31:28 +0000

This doom I did not expect. Yay!