(urth) Is Agia a Robot?

[Jerry Friedman]

From: Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com>

>

> So I was re-reading Shadow, and noticed something I had previously written off...
>
> "I slapped her wrist, perhaps harder than I should, and she flew at me, clawing for my eyes as
> Thecla used sometimes to do when she could no longer bear the thoughts of imprisonment and
> pain. I pushed her away - not into a chair this time but against the wall. Her head struck the
> stone, and though it must have been padded by her abundant hair, the sound was as sharp as
> the tap of a mason's hammer."
> (Shadow of the Torturer, Chap. 29, Agilus)
>

> That last line. Her head hitting the stone. The tap of a mason's hammer would be very tinny and
> unusual of a human skull, don't you think?
>

> Am I reading into this line too much, or might this be a clue as to the nature of these odd twins and
> their masks upon masks?

Interesting question, but it says the sound is as "sharp" as the tap of a mason's hammer, not that it sounds the same in all ways.  I took this to mean that the sound has a sudden attack and decay, since it's between two hard surfaces, despite the apparent padding.  It's horrifying.  But I don't see it as suggesting a metallic sound.

Jerry Friedman



      
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