>> It isn't impossible for her to have rigged it ahead of time, or had an accomplice set it off. (We know she didn't, but it isn't 100% farfetched.) <<
The implication is that Thing did it at Wednesday's bidding, but since he's an Outcast too, he could have done it on his own inspiration. In any case, it was completely unjust to accuse Wednesday with no evidence whatsoever and when she had a public alibi, simply because ... what, Weems doesn't like her and considers her a general troublemaker? Fuck that noise.
>>If she grew up with Thing, she might just be well-attuned to his body language. I grew up with cats, and many of mine grew up with me, so we can have proto-conversations - and I don't consider myself psychic. Thing can use some human language, so he'd probably be easier to communicate with.<<
That's possible, although Thing quickly develops a close friendship with Enid too.
>>Well, she still sees him as a surrogate younger brother, which casts her in a Caretaker role moreso than a flipped-chivalry thing. As a social moment, it is sweet, but as a subversion of traditional gender roles...eh, I'm not impressed.<<
Yes, but how many times have you seen any female character explicitly shielding the delicate sensibilities of any male? It's just so precise a flip.
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Date: 2023-03-27 04:01 am (UTC)The implication is that Thing did it at Wednesday's bidding, but since he's an Outcast too, he could have done it on his own inspiration. In any case, it was completely unjust to accuse Wednesday with no evidence whatsoever and when she had a public alibi, simply because ... what, Weems doesn't like her and considers her a general troublemaker? Fuck that noise.
>>If she grew up with Thing, she might just be well-attuned to his body language. I grew up with cats, and many of mine grew up with me, so we can have proto-conversations - and I don't consider myself psychic. Thing can use some human language, so he'd probably be easier to communicate with.<<
That's possible, although Thing quickly develops a close friendship with Enid too.
>>Well, she still sees him as a surrogate younger brother, which casts her in a Caretaker role moreso than a flipped-chivalry thing. As a social moment, it is sweet, but as a subversion of traditional gender roles...eh, I'm not impressed.<<
Yes, but how many times have you seen any female character explicitly shielding the delicate sensibilities of any male? It's just so precise a flip.