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| Topic Started: Dec 18 2008, 02:48 AM (4,020 Views) | |
| Umbreo | Dec 18 2008, 11:03 PM Post #16 |
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That's pretty messed up thinking for a djinni as awesome as Bartimaeus. |
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| Sentynel | Dec 18 2008, 11:26 PM Post #17 |
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Maybe he took a wild guess that Faquarl wouldn't be able to use darkvision in a human's body as a desperate attempt to escape.. |
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| Dansariki | Dec 19 2008, 01:41 AM Post #18 |
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Which is what I'm thinking now. In a fight, you'll take any advantage, no matter how little. Even though Faquarl could see perfectly fine, Barti didn't know this yet, and was the only one to figure out that Hopkins had become Faquarl of Troy. |
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| Umbreo | Dec 19 2008, 01:57 AM Post #19 |
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Look, maybe, but it's very unlikely. You're saying he took a wild stab that Faquarl wouldn't be able to see in his human body? At that point he still wasn't altogether sure it was Faquarl, or what was going on. |
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| Dansariki | Dec 19 2008, 02:44 AM Post #20 |
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Exactly, he wasn't sure who or what he was. So, take the precaution of no lights. Human - good for them. Faquarl - no difference. No downside, all's good. |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Dec 19 2008, 11:59 AM Post #21 |
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Makes good sense. But Sent, could Faquarl or any other demon see through all the 7 planes when they were encompassed on a human body? If yes, then why wouldn't darkvision work? If no, complete sense. |
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| Nero | Dec 19 2008, 02:22 PM Post #22 |
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Yes. The key here was that Barty couldn't do anything more than just switch the lights off. |
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| Apollo | Dec 19 2008, 05:17 PM Post #23 |
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If it fits vaguely, it's canon. Anything to keep the author from making a mistake. |
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| Dansariki | Dec 19 2008, 10:07 PM Post #24 |
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lol. Exactly. Kind of. If he doesn't make a mistake, we don't have to worry and it cuts down on arguments. |
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| Apollo | Dec 20 2008, 02:38 AM Post #25 |
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I'm serious. That's how books work. |
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| Umbreo | Dec 20 2008, 04:16 AM Post #26 |
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Makes sense I suppose. But Bart COULD have just made a fog or something instead, like he was talking about, if anyone remembers. But he was probably too weak. |
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| Dansariki | Dec 20 2008, 04:42 AM Post #27 |
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I know Apollo, I was agreeing with you. No, Bart (Well, Abscobal first) mentioned he was a bit whispy about the legs. |
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| Umbreo | Dec 20 2008, 04:47 AM Post #28 |
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The fact remains that Bart turned of the lights, to (as we have deduced) no effect. Why? I think we have gathered that he did this in some vain hope that it could aid his escape from Faquarl, because (presumably) Bartimaeus thought Farquarl's vision might have become like that of a human's. OR just some mistake (less likely, now). Ok? |
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| Apollo | Dec 20 2008, 04:48 AM Post #29 |
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Yes, you answered your own question. Accept it. Mkay? |
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| Umbreo | Dec 20 2008, 04:53 AM Post #30 |
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Yes, with help though, which was the point of this thread. |
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