Chapter 35 - Checkmate
Chapter 36 - "But you ARE"
Chapter 36 - "But you ARE"
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9 comments:
I really hope they don't end up having to kill Dr. V - I like him too much, even when he's doing unlikable things. Can't say I'm entirely sorry to see the end of Prescott, though (if that was in fact the end of him - one never really knows...).
I am both curious and terrified to see what the big finale is!
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I think chapter 36 most clearly shows the disconnect between Dr. V.'s mind and an impartial observer. We got hints of it beforehand, but now we can really see just how crazy he is. Or, at least, just how far he can bend his logic making excuses for himself.
But, question - just what was Dr. V. expecting when he gave the kids the empty syringes? I mean, they turned out handy (hee hee!) in this situation, but it was unlikely to happen and Dr. V. isn't crazy THAT way.
I guess the crazies might be deterred by the threat of poison (I remember Dr. V. brandishing his blowgun to scare them off) but surely a syringe would only make them more angry? Well, that's as close as explanation as I can think up.
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I love that - "I'm not supposed to be here, this place is for insane murderers" lol You've gotta love Dr Veedermeier's unique way of looking at the world.
We still don't know for sure whose version of events to believe - Dr V's or Dr P's, or more likely a mixture of both. As for the "empty" syringes, maybe it was to give the kids a bit of confidence? Or that along with the bulging eyes and blue skin Kott was also somehow immune to the toxin.
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I agree with Misslynx. I rather like the insanity of Dr. V. He's done some bad things, but somehow reading about them when he's explaining them makes me giggle. I'm assuming the big finale is fireworks. Big finales always have fireworks, right? :3
Also, I'm surprised by how bold Peter was in his observations. I almost come to expect Peter to never voice his opinions, but this time he was loud and proud about his astute observances.
Iirc an empty syringe could actually kill someone--injecting air into the bloodstream is a very painful way to die, and there's not much you can do to stop it. Could be wrong.
@Um:
I meant empty of poison: I would have said it was saline, since Peter probably would have noticed if it was empty. (Though of course he probably wouldn't know how heavy a syringe is supposed to be, and I guess a glass one could feel the right weight.)
Neverthless, since an air bubble would be way slower than the poison (and I guess would need to be more precise) the point still stands that Dr. V. couldn't have expected Peter to defend himself against an angry crazy person (who might not even notice the pain).
Misslynx -
I, too, thoroughly enjoy Dr. V. I don't even regard him as a villain, so much as a lovable nerd with...ah...certain issues.
The end of Prescott/Kott? Hmmmm...
Rubberduck -
I think Dr. V is...well, he's sort of crazy, yes. He had a God complex the last time we saw him, in FRANKENSTEIN. But in his sane moments, he's simply unencumbered by the moral qualms most of us have. That doesn't mean he's a sociopath; I think he still cares for others, even though he'll endanger them or use them if need be (like Peter). But he's so hyper-rational in one regard, and so childlike and selfish in another, that he just skates past most of the pangs of conscience that most of us would have if we were in his shoes.
Now you know what Dr. V was thinking with the syringes! Veedermeier knew Kott was spying on them back in the dark hallways; the 'duds' were strictly to keep Mr. Kott away from the kids because he was afraid of what V had given them, or to create a diversion if Kott decided to attack the children anyway. Veedermeier figured he could deal with your standard-issue crazies just by using the blowgun.
Cat -
That's why I like when he shows up in a story!
Rai -
There WILL be fireworks. Literally and figuratively.
Yeah, I think Peter was at the end of his rope, so he didn't have his normal reticence.
Um the Muse -
True, an air bubble in the blood could kill someone...but as Rubberduck mentions below, it would take a while.
Rubberduck -
I think there's a point after V rescues the children from Hiram the ax murderer where V says that it's not so much what's in the needles as on them. The poison the needles are dipped in is so poison, that you don't need anything from within the glass cylinder to kill you - the coating on the needle is enough. Kind of like poison tree frog darts in the Amazon.
Let me revise that: the poison that's on the needles is so powerful...
I'm going to start doing that more often - using a noun and the same word as an adjective form to describe it, all in the same sentence.
'That poison is so poison...'
But now I can't think of any others. :(
"That light is so light" depends on different meanings of 'light,' so it don't count.
Actually, I guess 'poisonous' was the correct adjective form of 'poison.'
Although we say 'poison dart,' not 'poisonous dart'...
Never mind.
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