Esmer Needs Drugs

Book 1 of the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

Moderator: dlbpharmd

Which do we shoot Esmer with?

Prozac
4
29%
Xanax
2
14%
Nothing; make him go into plain old therapy instead
8
57%
 
Total votes: 14

Reisheiruhime
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 2573
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:22 pm

Esmer Needs Drugs

Post by Reisheiruhime »

Well, I was rereading Runes today and I thought to myself, "This dude needs Prozac. He's frekkin' bipolar. Maybe even 'tripolar'." (I'm a poineer. They laughed at Einstein too.) So, I began plotting, er, thinking, and came up with nothing useful. In order for my little experiment to work, you'd have to get Prozac (or something similar, or not, maybe I'm thinking of Xanax) TO the Land, in the form of something you could SHOOT him with from a distance, because he's ESMER: if he didn't simply diss you disdainfully, he'd probably kill you with your own drugs. So, gun, dart full o' drugs, and most importantly, luck. But there's also the thing of how he'd respond. The haruchai aren't even human, so when you add in his merewife-iness, you get a possible psychotic episode. so, you'd also need the opposite of whatever drug you first shot him with. (As you can see, I don't really have a point here, I just want to shoot Esmer. Many, many, many times, with a really BIG gun. :twisted: )

Blah blah blah. So, am I stupid, or do I have followers? :P
ChoChiyo
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 4127
Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:32 am
Location: Middle of a Minnesota Cornfield

Post by ChoChiyo »

I say just hit him on the head with a club.

It's just as effective and cheaper.
Image

Empress Cho hammers the KABC of Evil.

"If Ignorance is Bliss, Ann Coulter must be the happiest woman in the universe!"

Take that, you Varlet! :P
Prom_STar
Bloodguard
Posts: 968
Joined: Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:33 pm
Location: Chicago

Post by Prom_STar »

Have Nom "instruct" him in common decency.
Was auch immer komm, dieses weiß ich für sicher:
Ich bin zurückgekauft.

Wenn Diamanten reichlich war, würden sie keinen Wert haben. Echter Wert kommt nich aus schönheit--er kommt aus seltenheit.
User avatar
lucimay
Lord
Posts: 15045
Joined: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:17 pm
Location: Mott Wood, Genebakis
Contact:

Post by lucimay »

which Esmer are we talkin about here? heh :twisted:
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies



i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio



a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Prom_STar
Bloodguard
Posts: 968
Joined: Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:33 pm
Location: Chicago

Post by Prom_STar »

Both? :twisted:
Was auch immer komm, dieses weiß ich für sicher:
Ich bin zurückgekauft.

Wenn Diamanten reichlich war, würden sie keinen Wert haben. Echter Wert kommt nich aus schönheit--er kommt aus seltenheit.
User avatar
Creator
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 4865
Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2004 3:51 am
Location: Oak Ridge, NC

Post by Creator »

Prozac QUICK!!

... er ... oh... wait a minute!! ... you were talking about the book! 8O

;)
He/She who dies with the most toys wins! Wait a minute ... I can't die!!!
User avatar
jwaneeta
Bloodguard
Posts: 867
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:44 am
Location: Home
Contact:

Post by jwaneeta »

Esmer needs affirmation and love. And possibly vocational assistance.
the rue of the melody could not be mistaken
User avatar
lucimay
Lord
Posts: 15045
Joined: Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:17 pm
Location: Mott Wood, Genebakis
Contact:

Post by lucimay »

:haha: i've been tellin him the SAME THING!!! :haha: :goodpost:
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies



i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio



a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
User avatar
IrrationalSanity
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 1666
Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:02 pm
Location: Someplace birds sing
Has thanked: 12 times
Been thanked: 6 times
Contact:

Post by IrrationalSanity »

Besides, isn't Lithium the preferred treatment for bipolar disorder? ;)
- Woody -
Linden Lover and proud of it...
But I love my wife more!

"Desecration requires no knowledge. It comes freely to any willing hand." - Amok
User avatar
The Laughing Man
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 9033
Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:56 pm
Location: LMAO

Post by The Laughing Man »

Image
Reisheiruhime
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 2573
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:22 pm

Post by Reisheiruhime »

Arrrgh! Noooooo! You're not supposed to find out about my fiendish plan, er, benevolent plan! You didn't hear the fiendish! No you didn't! Nooooo-!

*is struck by lightning, and then given a cookie by a smiling Esmer*

Wheee....

And I wouldn't wish Lithium on even him! That stuff made me see things that I KNOW weren't there. John Stewart-in-a-Tutu doesn't know where I live, unfortunately. :(

No! Not the piano! Ooh, is that a Macy's gift card I see...?

(I have too much free time. :roll: )
User avatar
drew
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 7877
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:20 pm
Location: Canada
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Post by drew »

Back to the book...I think Esmer thinks he needs the Ring to Make himself right..they're both paradoxes, he proebly feels wild magic will save him.
I thought you were a ripe grape
a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
the kind you keep for a really long time
User avatar
jwaneeta
Bloodguard
Posts: 867
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:44 am
Location: Home
Contact:

Post by jwaneeta »

drew said:
I think Esmer thinks he needs the Ring to Make himself right..they're both paradoxes, he proebly feels wild magic will save him.
I suspect Book!Esmer despairs of anything making him right. He talks about atoning for some unspecified trangression (perhaps he feels his whole existence is a crime?) but he's a very petulant fellah. How can I do blah de blah if you don't dance to my tuuuunne wah feeeeear meee nyah.

I suspect he either 1) doesn't think much of his prospects or 2)resents having to put forth the effort.

His attitude makes me suspect he's not acting on his own initiative. If he's trying to atone, where's the contrition? If he's a free agent, why's he acting so put upon?

I think he should take a couple of Tylenol and read The Confessions of St Augustine.
the rue of the melody could not be mistaken
User avatar
sgt.null
Jack of Odd Trades, Master of Fun
Posts: 48369
Joined: Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:53 am
Location: Brazoria, Texas
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 10 times

Post by sgt.null »

a combination of morphine, valium and attivan (sp?) is what they gave me for my kidney stone. that should work.
Lenin, Marx
Marx, Lennon
Good Dog...
Reisheiruhime
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 2573
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:22 pm

Post by Reisheiruhime »

Nah, Adivan (sp?) only makes the paranoid itches stop. But it would calm him down a bit.

Let's just load the gun! And give 'im a glass o' gin, too. He strikes me as a gin fellow. 8)

(And he's been inducted into the Turiya-verse. Poor Esmer. :twisted: )

Petulant is far too mild. He acts like a little kid and an annoyed elder at the same time. His tragic~helpful side wants to stay away from the ring, while his manic~malicious side wants the ring to do more harm. :roll: Get the gun!

(Ooh, Dogma on the tv.... Why is that meteor heading towards my satellite?)

:P
User avatar
aliantha
blueberries on steroids
Posts: 17865
Joined: Tue Mar 05, 2002 7:50 pm
Location: NOT opening up a restaurant in Santa Fe

Post by aliantha »

jwaneeta wrote:His attitude makes me suspect he's not acting on his own initiative. If he's trying to atone, where's the contrition? If he's a free agent, why's he acting so put upon?
Good stuff!

Y'know, there's no guarantee that Prozac or Xanax would even *work* in the Land, let alone on someone with Esmer's unique heritage. Maybe we could try hurtloam first?

Or, yeah, a big gun. :D
Image
Image

EZ Board Survivor

"Dreaming isn't good for you unless you do the things it tells you to." -- Three Dog Night (via the GI)

https://www.hearth-myth.com/
Reisheiruhime
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 2573
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:22 pm

Post by Reisheiruhime »

Yeah, and SRD won't let Linden bring carry-ons on the flight, so, there's pretty much no chance of ever testing whether our world's "magic" (currently science) works there. I mean, the Haruchai seem to be a different species, and no telling what his mother would be considered in our terms.

(No dolphin jokes! I've heard them ALL. :evil: )
User avatar
Tulizar
Bloodguard
Posts: 839
Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:36 am
Location: Swamps of Jersey

Post by Tulizar »

Mmmm...I don't know. I think everyone's mistaken about Esmer. He doesn't need drugs, guns or the ring to heal him. He needs the luvin of a strong woman. One night with the Mahdoubt should set that fishy freak right.
If the Mahdoubt's too busy with the Harucahai, we could check on Linden's availabililty. Might do her some good. Help her get over the dead leper.
Proverbs for Paranoids #3.

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
Reisheiruhime
The Gap Into Spam
Posts: 2573
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:22 pm

Post by Reisheiruhime »

Bugger Linden and the Mahdoubt. Tasty Raver wench with an obsession with the shorts, right here. :roll:

(I doubt shagging would help him. He'd just turn into a full nympho instead of just the half one he is now. :P )

:roll:
User avatar
Tulizar
Bloodguard
Posts: 839
Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:36 am
Location: Swamps of Jersey

Post by Tulizar »

Turiya Foul wrote:Bugger Linduh and the Mahdoubt. Tasty Raver wench with an obsession with the shorts, right here. :roll:

(I doubt shagging would help him. He'd just turn into a full nympho instead of just the half one he is now. :P )

:roll:

Ya never know until you try. Shagging might be the rite medicine. Sounds like you might be right up ol Esmer's alley! :)

Just don't tell Linden. Don't want to piss her off. She's the volatile type. Maybe she should be medicated.
Proverbs for Paranoids #3.

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
Post Reply

Return to “The Runes of the Earth”