I love how even though they’re technically snarking at each other, there’s no real tension in this scene as far as I can tell. It’s snarking but it’s almost…*gasp*…playful!
That said, kudos to Selkie for pointing out that faking interest in someone to get something isn’t cool.
Siblings pick on each other. Honestly the orphans are all kind of like siblings. And I think that a little space between Selkie and Amanda, was all they needed to (over time) forget their tense relationship (due to closeness) and make it more affectionate.
I don’t think they forgot their old relationship, it just evolved into something more positive. Like when people start off seriously hating each other and slowly gain a begrudging respect towards one another, despite the differences that still piss them off. The fact that both of them finally got adopted by parents that actually care about them helps too.
That, and I think that they’re coming to terms with the fact that they’re going to be stuck with each other for the rest of their lives. And that their respective primary parents would appreciate it if the two kept it down to a dull roar.
Until ALL the arcs are come full circle, Mandy won’t be getting two sets of grannies. That leaves her with Todd’s folk. Too, Andi is an only child, so any aunts or/and uncles will have to be from Todd’s folk. Looks to me like, “Whither thou goest, go I also,” is Mandy’s new motto.
The vicious little sadist in me cannot WAIT for Todd to have to make a road trip with both of them in the back…. (Grin).
guess they hit a nerve….i so do not want to know which one – insulted cause he thinks they´re talking about the taste of his ‘yummy’ food, or….*shudder*
sometimes, overactive imagination is a curse
We were also forbidden to bring up murders, shootings, what the dog attempted to eat today — who took what away from him, medical procedures, and the Cretaceous extinction (when Dad lost almost all of his relatives, a really sort spot).
Hypnosis is fundamentally based upon twofold belief, a belief that you could / would be okay with doing something, and a belief that hypnosis works. The first can be shaped somewhat, but not completely rewritten, depending on the individual in question.
Additionally, humanity is something of a herd animal, people -tend- to want to match the crowd. That’s why “Nonconformists” all tend to dress the same as other non-conformists, match styles, and tend to use very similar mechanics, it’s because that’s the ‘tribe’ they’ve chosen to identify with. Presuming you can convince a significant enough margin of people to be fans of you, others will, in turn, want to become fans of you.
In other words, the tech, strictly speaking, to make literally the whole world worship your feet is already there, and has in fact been there ever since we reached the “Public Broadcast TV” era of humanity, back in the 1950s.
On the other hand, ‘stompy robots’, as opposed to mere -robots-…mm…Cassie Blue is still in beta, as I understand it, as of May 2018, but they might have accelerated production/progress. That said, it’s ultimately an engineering problem that’s plausible enough to resolve. Not sure honestly which would be more likely given the budgets and resources available to these kids. I suppose if you made -stompy- into like…hammer swinging Selkie could reasonably have it done by the time she’s 15, while even as a K-pop Idol Amanda would have -difficulty- gaining world renown by then. I suppose if she became a trans-continental Youtube hit maybe? But even then…
I love how even though they’re technically snarking at each other, there’s no real tension in this scene as far as I can tell. It’s snarking but it’s almost…*gasp*…playful!
That said, kudos to Selkie for pointing out that faking interest in someone to get something isn’t cool.
Well, you’ll never become a successful politician with an attitude like that.
Siblings pick on each other. Honestly the orphans are all kind of like siblings. And I think that a little space between Selkie and Amanda, was all they needed to (over time) forget their tense relationship (due to closeness) and make it more affectionate.
I don’t think they forgot their old relationship, it just evolved into something more positive. Like when people start off seriously hating each other and slowly gain a begrudging respect towards one another, despite the differences that still piss them off. The fact that both of them finally got adopted by parents that actually care about them helps too.
That, and I think that they’re coming to terms with the fact that they’re going to be stuck with each other for the rest of their lives. And that their respective primary parents would appreciate it if the two kept it down to a dull roar.
Until ALL the arcs are come full circle, Mandy won’t be getting two sets of grannies. That leaves her with Todd’s folk. Too, Andi is an only child, so any aunts or/and uncles will have to be from Todd’s folk. Looks to me like, “Whither thou goest, go I also,” is Mandy’s new motto.
The vicious little sadist in me cannot WAIT for Todd to have to make a road trip with both of them in the back…. (Grin).
guess they hit a nerve….i so do not want to know which one – insulted cause he thinks they´re talking about the taste of his ‘yummy’ food, or….*shudder*
sometimes, overactive imagination is a curse
Some folks don’t like to think about feet while eating, is all. Same with butts, bugs, and bodily excretions.
We were also forbidden to bring up murders, shootings, what the dog attempted to eat today — who took what away from him, medical procedures, and the Cretaceous extinction (when Dad lost almost all of his relatives, a really sort spot).
Ah, siblings, amirite? <3
“Technically Amanda’s plan is more feasible than Selkie’s.”
Actually, *technologically* Selkie’s plan is more feasible than Amanda’s.
Hypnosis is fundamentally based upon twofold belief, a belief that you could / would be okay with doing something, and a belief that hypnosis works. The first can be shaped somewhat, but not completely rewritten, depending on the individual in question.
Additionally, humanity is something of a herd animal, people -tend- to want to match the crowd. That’s why “Nonconformists” all tend to dress the same as other non-conformists, match styles, and tend to use very similar mechanics, it’s because that’s the ‘tribe’ they’ve chosen to identify with. Presuming you can convince a significant enough margin of people to be fans of you, others will, in turn, want to become fans of you.
In other words, the tech, strictly speaking, to make literally the whole world worship your feet is already there, and has in fact been there ever since we reached the “Public Broadcast TV” era of humanity, back in the 1950s.
On the other hand, ‘stompy robots’, as opposed to mere -robots-…mm…Cassie Blue is still in beta, as I understand it, as of May 2018, but they might have accelerated production/progress. That said, it’s ultimately an engineering problem that’s plausible enough to resolve. Not sure honestly which would be more likely given the budgets and resources available to these kids. I suppose if you made -stompy- into like…hammer swinging Selkie could reasonably have it done by the time she’s 15, while even as a K-pop Idol Amanda would have -difficulty- gaining world renown by then. I suppose if she became a trans-continental Youtube hit maybe? But even then…
What’s your definition of “stomping robot” cause this is already a thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgFtkMiXms
Nothing like a common enemy to bring folks together…