Amanda needs to remember that Pohl is not dumb. He IS a doctor, after all, for two different species of people.
Also, as an Echo himself, he probably knows quite well how difficult it is for young Echoes to not practice even if they aren’t supposed to be doing that.
I am pretty sure he is going to give her a safe space. “when I was a young echo, you couldn’t keep me from practicing in secret” – and then give her some safety tips.
Actually I’m thinking he means frequency as in radio signals, and its Amanda’s guilt that’s making her understand him differently. English might be his second language, but Pohl’s a doctor: he will know how to say “How often do you _”.
We’ve seen the visual of lines to represent echo before. It makes perfect sense that what works for Selkie hasn’t been TUNED for Amanda.
“How *frequent* your Echo use is” implies that he knows dang well she’s been practicing in secret, though. I hope Freya is right about the safe space and the safety tips!
You should look up thieves’ cant. There’s even a supplement on DriveThruRPG that lets you practice it at the gaming table, and I think the implementation is pretty cool.
Pohl here is doing a similar thing: trying to pass along a coded message to Amanda without letting the adults in the room understand. He’s using the veneer of “my English not so good” to make it sound like he meant something different, and to give some plausible deniability.
I don’t know whether the adults are sharp enough to pick up on the message too, but this was at least an attempt. And I appreciate the doctor trying to get a little private time with the patient, where truth can be exchanged without so much fear of consequences (or letting down loved ones / admitting to lying).
Amanda needs to remember that Pohl is not dumb. He IS a doctor, after all, for two different species of people.
Also, as an Echo himself, he probably knows quite well how difficult it is for young Echoes to not practice even if they aren’t supposed to be doing that.
Wonder if he can actually do that, or is bluffing. Mind you, the reaction all but confirmed it…
That’s freaking smart
Amanda is cooked.
Caught.
I am pretty sure he is going to give her a safe space. “when I was a young echo, you couldn’t keep me from practicing in secret” – and then give her some safety tips.
Actually I’m thinking he means frequency as in radio signals, and its Amanda’s guilt that’s making her understand him differently. English might be his second language, but Pohl’s a doctor: he will know how to say “How often do you _”.
We’ve seen the visual of lines to represent echo before. It makes perfect sense that what works for Selkie hasn’t been TUNED for Amanda.
Maybe.
“How *frequent* your Echo use is” implies that he knows dang well she’s been practicing in secret, though. I hope Freya is right about the safe space and the safety tips!
You should look up thieves’ cant. There’s even a supplement on DriveThruRPG that lets you practice it at the gaming table, and I think the implementation is pretty cool.
Pohl here is doing a similar thing: trying to pass along a coded message to Amanda without letting the adults in the room understand. He’s using the veneer of “my English not so good” to make it sound like he meant something different, and to give some plausible deniability.
I don’t know whether the adults are sharp enough to pick up on the message too, but this was at least an attempt. And I appreciate the doctor trying to get a little private time with the patient, where truth can be exchanged without so much fear of consequences (or letting down loved ones / admitting to lying).