And I love ummmm, I love how while I assumed that this comic was still on hiatus there were alot of good opportunities for me to make comments, I’ll go back and do that.
It feels like the Echo ability is a natural part of Selkie’s culture. Even folks who don’t directly have them appear to have tools and appliances that operate off Echo power.
We’ve seen picture frames and story books all using it.
I understand that the Human government is kind of on high alert due to what’s going on, but at the same time, people are going to have to accept the use of Echo abilities. If anything, I could imagine a better society for everyone with mainstream use.
I don’t think Selkie should be punished for using a power that comes naturally to her. There’s a huge difference between making some spooky voices and using it as a weapon of mass destruction.
Putting aside the matter of how severe of a breach of national security this is, there’s still the matter of childhood disobedience. She was given a rule to not use her powers where people can witness and she deliberately used them with the intent to be witnessed. That cannot go unaddressed.
Imagine coming in contact with an alien species and learning they had an innate ability to channel incredible destructive power. Even knowing it’s used mostly for construction and the like, it would set most people on edge. That’s the situation here. It can be assumed that most of the humans are still getting used to the idea of a completely new, sapient species living among them. The general public isn’t ready to learn about the magical powers yet; it would only cause panic and undue fear, aggression, and segregation towards the Sarnothi, especially since the first time most people saw Echo power at work was when the giant sky ladder happened. Yes, people will need to know about it eventually, but now it’s not the time, and a bunch of third graders are not the ideal group to have first knowledge of it.
Oddly, I think that a bunch of third graders are a good group to learn about it first… It’s a lot easier to show kids that, while this can be used as a weapon, it’s just a tool that you can use for all sorts of things. It helps make it seem a bit more ‘normal’. That helps the parents start to see it as more of a ‘tool’ than as a ‘weapon’, too.
Oh no, I don’t doubt that they’d be more accepting of Cool Magic than adults. It’s more the fact that the kids would be bad at keeping it a secret if/when necessary, and they’d probably encourage Selkie and Amanda to use their Echo abilities when they’re not supposed to.
I love Selkie’s expression in panel 1.
I love the way the author is spinning the thread of this story.
Uh oh, he didn’t forget about that….. Aaaaaand I just threw my partner in crime in with me. Great…
And I love ummmm, I love how while I assumed that this comic was still on hiatus there were alot of good opportunities for me to make comments, I’ll go back and do that.
It feels like the Echo ability is a natural part of Selkie’s culture. Even folks who don’t directly have them appear to have tools and appliances that operate off Echo power.
We’ve seen picture frames and story books all using it.
I understand that the Human government is kind of on high alert due to what’s going on, but at the same time, people are going to have to accept the use of Echo abilities. If anything, I could imagine a better society for everyone with mainstream use.
I don’t think Selkie should be punished for using a power that comes naturally to her. There’s a huge difference between making some spooky voices and using it as a weapon of mass destruction.
Putting aside the matter of how severe of a breach of national security this is, there’s still the matter of childhood disobedience. She was given a rule to not use her powers where people can witness and she deliberately used them with the intent to be witnessed. That cannot go unaddressed.
And she was using her powers for a prank, not for any necessary or beneficial purpose.
Imagine coming in contact with an alien species and learning they had an innate ability to channel incredible destructive power. Even knowing it’s used mostly for construction and the like, it would set most people on edge. That’s the situation here. It can be assumed that most of the humans are still getting used to the idea of a completely new, sapient species living among them. The general public isn’t ready to learn about the magical powers yet; it would only cause panic and undue fear, aggression, and segregation towards the Sarnothi, especially since the first time most people saw Echo power at work was when the giant sky ladder happened. Yes, people will need to know about it eventually, but now it’s not the time, and a bunch of third graders are not the ideal group to have first knowledge of it.
Sky laser** not ladder lol
I am, when I write these comments it’s literally because of how I’d view it in person.
So yeah. I don’t think it’s a big deal.
Oddly, I think that a bunch of third graders are a good group to learn about it first… It’s a lot easier to show kids that, while this can be used as a weapon, it’s just a tool that you can use for all sorts of things. It helps make it seem a bit more ‘normal’. That helps the parents start to see it as more of a ‘tool’ than as a ‘weapon’, too.
Oh no, I don’t doubt that they’d be more accepting of Cool Magic than adults. It’s more the fact that the kids would be bad at keeping it a secret if/when necessary, and they’d probably encourage Selkie and Amanda to use their Echo abilities when they’re not supposed to.