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Alice Grove MCDLT - THE END...?
jwhouk:
My problem is that I'm getting a real "rocks fall, everyone dies" feel for this ending.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 05 Jul 2017, 18:43 ---
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 05 Jul 2017, 18:38 ---there's no reason to continue it.
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There are so many reasons!
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No, there aren't. The only reason one tells a story is to let it be known. And Jeph probably feels that he has told the story he wanted to tell. Why continue when its completed its sole purpose? A good story and a better storyteller knows when to end and this has been a very good story and Jeph has been an even better storyteller.
brasca:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 05 Jul 2017, 17:49 ---
--- Quote from: Celly on 05 Jul 2017, 16:28 ---Where is Laridia in all this?
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While Jesper may not be the most obnoxious autocrat around, it's a cinch that he has plenty of enemies back home, and his life isn't worth a plugged nickle if he returns without Church. If Elmer is dead or too damaged to be useful Pate will be begging Laridia for asylum, even if it means being discorporated and reduced to JESPER.EXE.
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Well it's good enough for Corpse Witch.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Jul 2017, 18:27 ---Sparing his life would require an out-of-character surge of spiritual enlightenment.
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Enter Ardent. He's the most dynamic character of the bunch and Jeph has him moving from foolish youth to wise young man. If anyone advocates for clemency for either Pate or Church, it'll be him.
--- Quote from: brasca on 05 Jul 2017, 18:29 ---That's why I fear the worst for Sedna. If this was a possibility then why not do it sooner?
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This is the first time Church has dropped his guard. Sedna's been watching and waiting since he killed Ellie. He let himself get distracted by his desire for revenge and Sedna struck.
Celly:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 05 Jul 2017, 17:49 ---
--- Quote from: Celly on 05 Jul 2017, 16:28 ---Where is Laridia in all this?
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The eight frames since Pate told Church he was "off his leash" represent only a few seconds in real time. Laridia hasn't had time to respond.
While Jesper may not be the most obnoxious autocrat around, it's a cinch that he has plenty of enemies back home, and his life isn't worth a plugged nickle if he returns without Church. If Elmer is dead or too damaged to be useful Pate will be begging Laridia for asylum, even if it means being discorporated and reduced to JESPER.EXE.
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Laridia is the embodiment of an AI that is running multiple universe simulations. "A few seconds" is an eternity with that processing power.
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