David
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Garon Whited:
Reading book 8, Eric makes it pretty clear that building a sun is among the last jobs he’d ever want to do. Understandable, he is a vampire after all. But it got me wondering - in an Earth timeline that Eric was living in what would be some of the absolute last professions he’d want to choose? Being a garbage man? A professional wrestler? A Doctor? What does he most dread as a day (or night) job?
Garon Whited
I think the worst sort of job would be something mindlessly repetitive. Garbage man? That offers at least some variety. Dumping a can or hoisting a bundle, dealing with traffic, pedestrians, and/or last-second rushes to the curb. Pro wrestler? Eric is a decent performer. He could do it and play his part as The Iron Whip (given he's thin and strong).
But don't put him on a factory line doing work a robot could do. If his job is to "tighten nut D4 and rotate assembly J16 ninety degrees," he'll put a robot in his place.
There's nothing wrong with a quiet, low-stress job. It lets him take things easy and think. But if you're going to bore him, he'll automate it an not bother to come in.
But don't put him on a factory line doing work a robot could do. If his job is to "tighten nut D4 and rotate assembly J16 ninety degrees," he'll put a robot in his place.
There's nothing wrong with a quiet, low-stress job. It lets him take things easy and think. But if you're going to bore him, he'll automate it an not bother to come in.
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Grant
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Garon Whited:
Did the Harue (chaos god things) destroy Rethvan because Erik effectively won the game when he nuked those cities? The whole point of them building that world was to see which race could conquer it and that what Erik effectively did when he dropped those arrows on the last few nations that weren't a part of his empire. Sure, he din't require them to swear fealty to him but like that matters anymore right?
Grant
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Garon Whited:
Can we please can a short story just featuring Jerry where he finally makes it back home after Phoebe's field trip and he has to explain his new ship to his superiors? Please? I just REALLY want a story where everyone loses their collective shit over what is essentially Eric's hobby car. Plus it would be a good way to show case exactly how the modifications Eric made stack up with what the ship was like originally.
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