(urth) Is Agia a Robot?

[Ryan Dunn]

Yes. And he made a point to say it made this sound DESPITE her  
abundant head of hair.

I just can't help but wonder, ESP when coupled with Agilus's second  
mask.

Anywho.

...ryan

On Jun 17, 2010, at 11:42 AM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:

> Have you ever heard someone fall down and hit their head?
>
> It does not sound like the description.
>
> .
>
>
>> 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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