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Subj: Re: That's a bit cold.
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:16:32 am EDT (Viewed 2 times)
Reply Subj: Re: That's a bit cold.
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:35:08 pm EDT (Viewed 440 times)



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      I'm not actually sure how one would assess the emotional age of somebody nonhuman.



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    In Anna's case, same as a human: The relative ability to function autonomously and without being crushed by emotion.


I suspect there must be more measured methods out there. Psychologists seem to have techniques that allow them to say of patients "he has the brain capacity of an eight year old" or whatever.


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    I thought about extending that further so she doesn't have to be at the destination at all, but now I realize that takes some of the peril out of the equation even if it's very rarely. This is the first time I've actually run into that possibility (that the explosives could go off before she transports back again).


The less a hero can rely on her power and the more she has to rely on her wits, guts, and choices the more it'll be a story and the less a set of baseball stats.


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      As I've said elsewhere, everything Citizen Z accused Sally of is true, even if none of the actual charges against her are accurate.



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    That's why Chiaki wouldn't trust or befriend her. But she also doesn't like seeing people tortured beyond what they deserve.


The question is whether it's fair to let Sally suffer for crimes she didn't do because she can't be prosecuted for crimes she did.






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