From the preview blurb I was expecting a “her-situation-is-completely-different-from-yours” conversation not a “okay-that-sounded-more-sarcastic-in-my-head” conversation.
I feel like all of us have had that experience where we say something while mad and then realize after it leaves our mouths that we’re wrong. Maturity is being able to admit when you’ve just realized you’ve made a fool of yourself.
I actually think Benny likes Todd, but he feels guilty because he also feels like he is somehow betraying the memory of his bio dad. I like seeing Benny show moments of growth like this. I can also see that Benny and his mother mean a lot to Todd.
To be fair, Benny might also like or at least respect Todd for adopting Selkie in the first place, and for being another example of a human-sarnothi mixed family. He would know first-hand (from the other side) how fraught some of the interactions might be, like the threat displays, claws, poison, etc. Might also be old enough to recognize how much of a sacrifice Todd’s making by taking in an obligate carnivorous daughter when he’s vegan. (Though I imagine that’s more of a ‘why the hecks is this guy still vegan? It’s stupids.’ situation.)
There are three ways to keep your teeth. (1) Brush every day. (2) Visit the dentist every few months, and (3) don’t stick your nose into other people’s business.
I LOVE how well you capture the shear difference in the behaviors of different aged children. You manage to capture the difference between to the baby, toddler, school-aged, and teens with AMAZING accuracy, and I love it!
From the preview blurb I was expecting a “her-situation-is-completely-different-from-yours” conversation not a “okay-that-sounded-more-sarcastic-in-my-head” conversation.
“Just because I defeated my own argument by simply saying it out loud, don’t think I’m done with this conversation!”
Ouch. I suspect neither Todd nor Selkie know that her father’s identity is gossiped about as freely as this makes it look.
I think Todd knows. Both Scar and Plo Quar are quite famous among Sarnothi, and he shouldn’t be surprised that people gossip a lot about celebrities.
Most people do get smarter when they stop shouting, and start listening.
I feel like all of us have had that experience where we say something while mad and then realize after it leaves our mouths that we’re wrong. Maturity is being able to admit when you’ve just realized you’ve made a fool of yourself.
Sometimes you just need to hear your own voice, say it, to properly evaluate it.
I actually think Benny likes Todd, but he feels guilty because he also feels like he is somehow betraying the memory of his bio dad. I like seeing Benny show moments of growth like this. I can also see that Benny and his mother mean a lot to Todd.
I assume you mean Avery, not Todd?
Yep I mean Avery
To be fair, Benny might also like or at least respect Todd for adopting Selkie in the first place, and for being another example of a human-sarnothi mixed family. He would know first-hand (from the other side) how fraught some of the interactions might be, like the threat displays, claws, poison, etc. Might also be old enough to recognize how much of a sacrifice Todd’s making by taking in an obligate carnivorous daughter when he’s vegan. (Though I imagine that’s more of a ‘why the hecks is this guy still vegan? It’s stupids.’ situation.)
There are three ways to keep your teeth. (1) Brush every day. (2) Visit the dentist every few months, and (3) don’t stick your nose into other people’s business.
I LOVE how well you capture the shear difference in the behaviors of different aged children. You manage to capture the difference between to the baby, toddler, school-aged, and teens with AMAZING accuracy, and I love it!