Selkie 1612
Dec08
on December 8, 2021
at 8:34 am
“Do not flinch”, said the man with the flaming eyeball.
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SELKIE: Still hurts.
SCAR: I must be taking of look. Hold very still.
SELKIE: Because it will hurts MORE if I don't?!
SCAR: No, because I am only having one good eye, yes?
SELKIE: nnnnnn... mmnn..
SCAR (VO): Do not allow yourself to be flinching.
SCAR: That is not who you are.
SCAR: You are child of Storytellers. Artisans. ...and Builders. You are, and will be, of doing great and wonderful things.
SCAR (VO): But this is not a thing to be done by looking at the back, yes? Look forward. What you must be learning, will not allow for flinching.
SCAR: I must be taking of look. Hold very still.
SELKIE: Because it will hurts MORE if I don't?!
SCAR: No, because I am only having one good eye, yes?
SELKIE: nnnnnn... mmnn..
SCAR (VO): Do not allow yourself to be flinching.
SCAR: That is not who you are.
SCAR: You are child of Storytellers. Artisans. ...and Builders. You are, and will be, of doing great and wonderful things.
SCAR (VO): But this is not a thing to be done by looking at the back, yes? Look forward. What you must be learning, will not allow for flinching.
Just keep swimming
If that would’ve been Pohl giving the “great and wonderful things” speech, he totally would’ve worked a Voldemort reference in there, hahaha!
When he said Builders, it struck me as odd. I dove into the archive and in comic #401, Pohl is describing the different clans and their identities. He described the Sar’Teri as laborers and peacekeepers, so I think Scar is subtly hinting to Selkie her “possible” heritage. To me, that’s kinda low as Todd already told Scar he wouldn’t acknowledge Scar as her “father” and Scar knew that. Dickish move imo.
Even if Scar isn’t allowed to be acknowledged as her father, it may be important for Selkie to know she has Sar’Teri heritage to learn how to control her powers. Also, there are many Sar’Teri, its not hard to say “We know from what your mother said your father was Sar’Teri” without saying WHO he was.
Architects are on the crossroad between artisan and laborer (remember Todd’s profession?), and Echoes are creators by nature. Not to mention that the exiles of Sarnoth are in need of builders more than anything at the moment.
Also, Pohl’s wife’s aptitude for sculpting shows that the clans are not that set in stone.
I don’t think Scar’s in the wrong here. Just because Todd said he wouldn’t aknowledge him as Selkie’s biological father, I think Scar KNOWS he probably is, and he shouldn’t be denied rights as a parent just because she got adopted by some other dude. I think a DNA test is in order sometime in the future. Also, Selkie should know who all her parents are…. this is coming from someone who grew up without a dad.
Sorry, but that’s the kind of argument some rapists use to get to have time with their kids. There are situations where a parent shouldn’t have any rights, even if they didn’t sign them away.
Now, as for it being important for her to know who her parents are, I do agree in a basic sense.
i agree with the rapists thing and don’t want to get further into it here, BUT… Don’t forget that Scar was NOT a rapist when he and Plo’quar conceived Selkie, they were Lovers… the whole Selling-her-to-the-bad-guys-so-here’s-a-new-piece-of-jewelry thing happened later, and THAT was what caused her to fry his arm and face… NOT Selkie, though i would not say that the incident didn’t make it easier for Plo’quar to drop off Selkie at the orphanage in the first place, where if Scar had not tried to sell her off she may have kept Selkie with her for longer…
Actually, I was just trying to point out that it’s a problematic argument in general, and that a better argument needed to be used here. Of course, the fact that Scar tried to sell out Plo’quar hurts his arguments a lot, even if now he is attempting to right the mistakes of his past.
I say it should ultimately be up to Selkie how involved in her life he becomes, but that she should learn who he probably is when he isn’t around to potentially influence her reaction.
“. I think a DNA test is in order”
The issue with this is that DNA tests require considerable knowledge of the specific species’ genome. More specifically, DNA tests look at very specific genes that are highly variable between individuals.
By looking at those genes you can say” this specific combination is incredibly unlikely to happen by random chance”. The issue is that you need to know which genes to look for. Since there’s basically 0 data regarding Sarnothi, that one is going to be impossible. Maybe 20 or 30 years down the line, but not today.
It is likely best to drop hints as to her mixed birth, since as she gets older she’ll notice her coloration is different from her clan, and it will become really obvious when her markings come in.
Do we know that or are you speculating? It seems possible that Sarnothi skin color (and therefore clan designation) is a maternal trait, or that its determined by fewer genes than human melanin expression, with dominant pathways being triggered so that only certain genes express, so that while there is a range within each clan (we did see that on the visit to the village), there won’t be a “halfway” color between clans.
Pretty sure keeping the truth about biological parents from adopted kids is something therapists advise against. Todd means well, but he’s setting up a bad situation for himself and Selkie
Decent enough speech. Maybe a little heavy for the circumstances.
The two wide-eyed profiles of Selkie near the bottom of the page melt me. They remind me of my own when he was that age and tasted the edge of a great broad and deep future.
Kind of reminds me of Harry Potter. When he got his wand. The wand guy told him, “we expect great things from you. The wizard who has the brother to your wand did great things. Terrible things, but great.”
“We expect great things from you, Amanda. And, uh, we kind of expect terrible things from Selkie, to be honest.”
Selkie: “Fair.”
If you think they wouldn’t both be all about the terrible and great I’m not sure what comic you’ve been reading.
Okay I had a WAY different take then most people. Some say its too heavy, some say its fair, some say it shouldnt have been done, others say okay.
Selkie has always been dramatic, I see this as hyping up the drama to distract her. Kind of the equivalent of making a kid at the doctor believe they are Iron man and Iron man wouldn’t be scared of a shot.
People also keep talking about destiny, I know since we are reading a story we are looking for hints like Chekov’s gun, but sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Well said.
Unless it’s made out of Bubble-Gum… then it’s not a Cigar at ALL… but it IS Bubble-Gum!!! 😀