Date: July 22 2017 5:40 PM Title: To Yield or Not
Basically, yeah. ;-D
Date: July 22 2017 9:39 AM Title: To Yield or Not
Pix,
It would be interesting to learn at what tender age did Sersei's mother explained the Omega "facts of life" to her. That her brother and the men in their lives in general, are nothing more than tools to be used and enjoyed...
Author's Response:
A very insightful question, a what point did she learn her brother was nothing more than a vanity enhancer dressed in a meat suit...
[Report This]Date: July 18 2017 11:39 AM Title: To Yield or Not
I’m afraid I have to disagree Mr Speedy. I think Cam’s anecdote was,first, an excellent character moment. He’s been intimidated into silence by some truly evil, inhuman monsters for a week and now he’s got something to say. And dammit he does. You can almost hear the desperation in his voice as he rattles off his tale. Like he’s afraid he only has so long to talk. It feels so real and emotional.
Second, he is raising a very cogent point.
In addition to being a hopeless romantic, I am also an animal lover (NO, not like THAT...) I come from a very rural area, (one of the reasons I root for Oliver so strongly) and we have something called Future Farmers of America. I’ts an organization that teaches young people animal husbandry. Now I could never do this, but we have these kids raising farm animals. The neighbor girl raises a lamb every year. And let me tell you, lambs are crazy cute. Now, this girl names this lamb, feeds it, pets it and every year it wins a ribbon and gets auctioned off. It then get’s butchered and eaten by whoever bought it. Sometimes she cries, but next year she get’s another lamb.
Try to imagine the lamb is your little sister or brother.
So, the story Cam tells is not saying she’s changed from that nice girl, it’s asking if she ever was a nice girl. Was the kindness she showed the kindness the neighbor girl shows her lamb? Did the fact that she was all about her “potential” show her true nature? And Cam has always been a price she could live with paying? Or did something change her? Cam was not just saying “you never know” but also “you still don’t know.”
While Cerys can sound sincere, Sersi can carry on what seems like sisterly banter with Cam while planing his humiliation, dehumanization and probable death.
Cam's totally right, trust none of them.
(insert joke about FFA and weasels here)
pix
Author's Response:
Cam's story may resurface at some point so I thought it was a good place to share. Look how glibly these girls interact with men/boys they KNOW are destined for the killing floor. How could possibly trust that?
[Report This]Date: July 18 2017 1:44 AM Title: To Yield or Not
My pick was for Oliver to wait it out and hide. Now that Cam was with him, it should be easier to escape. 2 brains and their communication will cure their insanity.
Oliver should not have risked it. He wasn't even that desperate. He ate that chicken recently and Cam had a week's worth of pussy. They both should be somewhat full. Also, the plant should have lots of water compared to their tiny bodies.
Did Cam just tell a story while they are on the brink of life and death? This isn't cheesy Hollywood. Inserting some backstory during an important scene. We already knew Sersei isn't that nice girl anymore.
I think Cery's story is true, but I didn't think Oliver would agree with my decision.
Well, Oliver is screwed. About to be Sersei's sex toy for a week.
I can't wait for the next chapter!
Author's Response:
I appreciate your input, but the underlying question is when did Sersei know Cam wam to be sacrificed. To describe your own kin in the context of a cigarette is pretty damn cold. How did she make that leap?
[Report This]Date: July 17 2017 8:48 PM Title: To Yield or Not
Oliver! Damn it!
You scoop up the water with your hands, dump it on the bar and when it softens then you get a piece off. Jeez.
Wait...what? Cerys? What about her?
Well, it looks like we might be about to find out if she was telling the truth...or at least what she finds amusing.
Seriously, imagine yourself debating her intentions from safety. The second you move out there, you feel way different. I'm sure it's a big mistake, but I gotta praise Oliver's guts.
This was amazing Duggernaut. I totally disagree with his choice, but I'm still rooting for Oliver. Great chapter.
pix
Author's Response:
Thinking and acting are WAY different things when your balls are on the line.
[Report This]Date: July 17 2017 8:34 PM Title: To Yield or Not
The suspense grows (if not Cam and Oliver)!
Author's Response:
Is that akin to MOUNTING tension?