Annotated 49-11
FB: Goblaurence’s calculus is rarely deferential.
Not much to say about the discussion (I’m sure you caught the callback), except that a rougher draft had the team doing exactly what Syr’Nj seems to propose here.
From the script:
– Syr’Nj is stocked to the gills with weapons and gear, extra flashbangs, extra syringes. As she gears up/checks her belongings, she responds to Goblaurence’s irateness with her traditional steely nerves.
– Gravedust is tying his hair back, but a quiver PACKED full of arrows and his bow indicate that he’s ready for the goods. His wound from earlier should be tended to by now.
– Byron looks onward, towards the front. One of his axes in his hand. Solemn expresion.
– Frigg stands ready as well. She rests her mace over her shoulder.
– Best seems to be tuning his guitar, while keeping one eye on the destination ahead. his wound also bandaged up.
– Goblaurence, Clair, and the technicians from earlier should still all be present and accounted for, keeping the ship running for a drive-by sitch. Goblaurence is, however, unlocking and opening another crate of goodies.
It might be a liiiitle packed on the ship now, but that’s fine. They’re doing a drop-off, anyway.
Syr’Nj has gills? I thought she was a walking talking human tree! Now she’s a fish as well?
Did her folks interbreed with Landsharks? Does she have the Innsmouth look?
Well of course. This is Gill-ded Age, after all.
Gods the change in art style was a smack in da face.
“I can always do science to it…” Anyone else feel a chill?
Classic nerd miscommunication here. Goblaurence really just wants to suggest another approach but feels compelled to mercilessly trash the current plan before giving any suggestions. Because he can’t just go “hey, maybe it’d help if we…”. That would open him up to criticism. Not a risk he would take, not even to save the world! To avoid this, he has to firmly establish that the current plan is rubbish, and keep beating it until someone else *asks him* for suggestions, so that he can grudgingly provide them because apparently he’s got to solve everybody else’s problems again… that way, they *asked* for his opinion, and they can’t complain about unsolicited ideas.
Good thing Syr’Nj figures out where he’s going with this before they start having a fight.
The crazy thing is that in some IRL places, you kinda have to do it this way or be rejected rudely.