Tergon, I'm also considering the consistency of Jeph's writing in my posts. I expect at some point down the line Hannelore will be with someone.
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What I refer to as impossible is just her having sex with him as of next week. I just feel it would be too far out of line with how the two characters have been written up to this point. Again, considering Jeph's writing. But on that matter I suppose we'll agree to disagree.
No, I definitely see your point. All I could argue is that Hannelore is the only character in QC who
isn't consistent. Her first appearance she was mysterious confident lady-in-the-bar, then she became creepy stalker, then she became cute girl with OCD, and now she ranges between Little Miss Curiosity, Little Miss Overtly Crazy, and Little Miss Normal. As well as occasionally passing out, threatening to kill people, or even displaying how much she genuinely enjoys fucking
with Faye's head. Wrap that girl outside a bottle of booze, throw in a random mood-swing...
But yeah, in truth I'm not seeing it as likely, either. Merely frighteningly possible.
Far more likely is that the two of them will surprise themselves by having a genuinely good time. Sven's testing himself here by showing a nice time to a girl he seems fond of in a completely platonic way, and who he genuinely understands he cannot flirt with - the one time he tried to show off how sexy he was, Hanners literally laughed in his face. So if he wants to be nice to Hanners, he has to, y'know,
actually be nice to Hanners. I think he'll like having a night of being a normal, social being with someone who's obviously easy to get along with. And he does have it in him to show Hanners a good time.
Besides, she's so adorable! One thing that nobody can deny is that a girl like Hannelore triggers a very powerful big-brother instinct in a lot of guys. Not meaning overtly nutty ones, I mean innocent little shy things like her. If Sven is seeing Hannelore as not a sex object, then it's going to trigger those big-brother instincts we already know he has. Assuming the date doesn't end in unexpected nekkid shenanigans (which I hope to hell it does not), they might actually wind up pretty good friends after this.