Babbiehorn?: Was: a sincere question mostly for roy

Gerry Quinn · 16 Nov 2011, 17:54 · from 2011-November.txt.gz

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From: gerry at bindweed.com (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:54:06 -0000
Subject: (urth) Babbiehorn?: Was: a sincere question mostly for roy
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From: James Wynn 
> > From: David Stockhoff 
  > > > What reason did present-Mucor have to be there?

  >  Gerry Quinn wrote:
  > > She?s been tracking Silk since she met him, or at least since the 
  > > exorcism.  During the exorcism at least she noticed him as special, 
  > > filled  - presumably by the Outsider - when everyone else appeared 
  > > hollow.  [Poppy, who was possessed, reports this.]
  > > 
  > > Devils are attracted to gods; perhaps they seek surcease from their 
  > > pain.  We are told they even enter Mainframe, though the gods 
  > > delete them.  Whatever of that, Mucor is attracted to Silk ? perhaps 
  > > she believes he will help her, or she wants to make love to him (as 
  > > she proposes when possessing Mamelta).  Very likely she does not 
  > > know exactly what she wants; she is a very confused and damaged 
  > > young girl.   But she follows Silk, and protects and helps him, even if 
  > > some of her appearances are alarming.

> The short answer would be "I have no idea".

<Sigh> She follows him around and helps him ? you did notice that, I trust?  I?ve endeavoured to explain her motivations, but regardless of her motivations her actions are pretty consistent.

Since she?s clearly fascinated by and monitoring Silk, her appearance in his bedroom is absolutely no surprise.  Maybe it might surprise readers when read, but that?s just because it?s her first appearance of that kind.  We see her appear again a short time later in the tunnels.  Perhaps the bedroom appearance is to avoid an appearance of devil ex machina when she suddenly appears to help him out in the tunnels.

- Gerry Quinn





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