Hmm, I wonder. She wanted to be both, even if they usually only call her one. Is it really equal status if it’s being treated as a middle name for middle name means serious business purposes?
I’m thinking “Nei Li Selkie Smith” would be better, since one is her more “official” cultural name and the other is more elevated nickname. Feels like it balances them out between “used name” and “first name”
He should have that set aside anyway. Doing that with my kid…and if its not needed for bail then you have a secondary school fund. Though I’m thinking that Selkie is gonna end up a medical genius enough to create superior prosthetics for both Sarnothi and Humans alike. Though I don’t think interbreeding is gonna be possible considering that Sarnothi are not mammalian. I’m pretty sure that Dave is not gonna take them down the Argonian route if any of the females we’ve seen so far are any indication.
So true. And, he has two times the need. Always a chance his biological daughter, Amanda, will get into trouble and Andi will have to seek assistance from him for her bail.
On the plus side, since it was a wedding and Selkie was wearing makeup, that might be mistaken for facial markings enough to either hide her ‘civilian’ identity or make her race mistakable after all this is over.
Clark’s disguise makes perfect sense on three levels:
One, he changes his mannerisms, his body language and just about everything to go with it when he wears his glasses. He looks smaller and meeker in every way.
Two, it has the defense of absurdity in universe. No one would ever believe Superman is a reporter. He doesn’t need a secret identity. Everyone knows he’s Superman and that he lives in the Fortress of Solitude in the Artic. He doesn’t NEED civilian identity of a job, he’s SUPERMAN
Three; his glasses are actually made with kryptonian lenses from the ship that sent him to earth (because his heat vision melts anything else), and it gives off a weak hypnotic affect that changes how people see him.
Selkie meanwhile, is wearing makeup – which underwater they would have very little of, and so is going to confuse people about her appearances. They’re going to assume she has naturally vivid lips and wear cheek spots. Actually, maybe that helped confuse Ban’Thie about her age.
She’s right, it couldn’t hurt.
Would you rather bail her out of prison for being an inhuman super villain, or for being a vigilante super hero?
Thin line.
Doubly so if we are talking about antiillains/antiheroes.
Love how he uses “Nei Li” as the middle name/full name.
Hmm, I wonder. She wanted to be both, even if they usually only call her one. Is it really equal status if it’s being treated as a middle name for middle name means serious business purposes?
This is a fair question I’ll have to give some thought to how to handle.
I’m thinking “Nei Li Selkie Smith” would be better, since one is her more “official” cultural name and the other is more elevated nickname. Feels like it balances them out between “used name” and “first name”
I found this a few days ago and did an insane archive binge! The joy and pain of being caught up!!
Love the story, Dave!
He should have that set aside anyway. Doing that with my kid…and if its not needed for bail then you have a secondary school fund. Though I’m thinking that Selkie is gonna end up a medical genius enough to create superior prosthetics for both Sarnothi and Humans alike. Though I don’t think interbreeding is gonna be possible considering that Sarnothi are not mammalian. I’m pretty sure that Dave is not gonna take them down the Argonian route if any of the females we’ve seen so far are any indication.
No, that’s not possible.
If it were possible, it would probably have happened by now…
It is better to have a bail fund and not need it, than need it and not have it.
So true. And, he has two times the need. Always a chance his biological daughter, Amanda, will get into trouble and Andi will have to seek assistance from him for her bail.
On the plus side, since it was a wedding and Selkie was wearing makeup, that might be mistaken for facial markings enough to either hide her ‘civilian’ identity or make her race mistakable after all this is over.
I dunno about that; Clark Kent gets a lot of flak for his disguise, and Selkie isn’t even wearing glasses.
Clark’s disguise makes perfect sense on three levels:
One, he changes his mannerisms, his body language and just about everything to go with it when he wears his glasses. He looks smaller and meeker in every way.
Two, it has the defense of absurdity in universe. No one would ever believe Superman is a reporter. He doesn’t need a secret identity. Everyone knows he’s Superman and that he lives in the Fortress of Solitude in the Artic. He doesn’t NEED civilian identity of a job, he’s SUPERMAN
Three; his glasses are actually made with kryptonian lenses from the ship that sent him to earth (because his heat vision melts anything else), and it gives off a weak hypnotic affect that changes how people see him.
Selkie meanwhile, is wearing makeup – which underwater they would have very little of, and so is going to confuse people about her appearances. They’re going to assume she has naturally vivid lips and wear cheek spots. Actually, maybe that helped confuse Ban’Thie about her age.
OK following links has led me down a labyrinth of sad. I’m back at the strip where that Sar’Teri was gutted by commercial fishermen on Lake Superior.