Kevin's Watch

And I will tell you that I have been well trained in resisting the Voice, so it would be useless to try it. Amusing, possibly, but useless nonetheless.


As far as earthblood. . . well, I can't say that I could resist that. But ordering me to drive hundreds of miles to eat sushi seems a little odd, in light of what other things you might do.

Wyldewode wrote:And I will tell you that I have been well trained in resisting the Voice, so it would be useless to try it. Amusing, possibly, but useless nonetheless.


As far as earthblood. . . well, I can't say that I could resist that. But ordering me to drive hundreds of miles to eat sushi seems a little odd, in light of what other things you might do.

Well, I'm not one for gross displays of power.

That, and I do have some few morals.

Wait. You're trained to resist Voice?

Are you a Reverend Mother?

One of my best friends, who I haven't seen in two years, just surprised me by coming to town. He's in the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea, but now he's had some leave because he's about to be in Germany for three years. Had a nice but short get-together with him. He left early because the wife hadn't seen him in a year, so.

Tsukasa Logged Out wrote:

Menolly wrote:I approve your choice.
...should that matter in any way...

[Foul]Since what did you approve ever matter, Groveler?[/Foul]

...g-ds...I've missed that...

Tsukasa Logged Out wrote:
Well, I'm not one for gross displays of power.

That, and I do have some few morals.

You do?

Tsukasa Logged Out wrote:Wait. You're trained to resist Voice?

Are you a Reverend Mother?

No. . . Muad'Dib trained guards to resist the Voice. If you know what is happening you can work to resist it.

Wyldewode wrote:

Tsukasa Logged Out wrote:
Well, I'm not one for gross displays of power.

That, and I do have some few morals.

You do?

Step into my parlour and find out.

Wyldewode wrote:

Tsukasa Logged Out wrote:Wait. You're trained to resist Voice?

Are you a Reverend Mother?

No. . . Muad'Dib trained guards to resist the Voice. If you know what is happening you can work to resist it.

I always thought there was a difference between what Muad'Dib did to his guards and what the mentats like Idaho and Teg were able to do in resisting voice. Idaho and Pre-T Probe Teg would never have been able to actually kill a Reverend Mother. They were not compelled by Voice, but it still took them a non-neglibible amount of time to resist it. The Death Commandos, on the other hand, didn't seem to have the same problem (Stilgar was able to kill Mohiam, for example.)

Of course, we only have one instance of someone immune to voice killing a Reverend Mother, and we don't know with Mohiam put up a fight or not. She probably didn't.

Keep in mind that Lyr's only read through God Emperor of Dune. Ran out of steam. . . more or less.

Wyldewode wrote:Keep in mind that Lyr's only read through God Emperor of Dune. Ran out of steam. . . more or less.

That's a shame. Heretics and Chapterhouse are my two favourite books in the series.

Maybe another time. . .

Wyldewode wrote:Maybe another time. . .

They are fascinating books. You must read them.

Another thing you're going to order me to do?

Wyldewode wrote:Another thing you're going to order me to do?

It's not an order. It is a statement of fact.

I'll put it on my stack of other "musts". . . right on top of the "drive to SC and eat amazing sushi."

Ahem. That's 'delicious' sushi.

Wyldewode wrote:I'll put it on my stack of other "musts". . . right on top of the "drive to SC and eat delicious sushi."

Is that better?

Wyldewode wrote:

Wyldewode wrote:I'll put it on my stack of other "musts". . . right on top of the "drive to SC and eat delicious sushi."

Is that better?

I dunno. Are you posting this from inside your car as you drive to SC?

No. . . I'm working. . . if you can call it that.

Wyldewode wrote:No. . . I'm working. . . if you can call it that.

I can call it that.

And it's only marginally better.

We can't have everything. . . *shrugs*

Really? Who died and made you the Queen of Deciding if We Can Have Things?