It can work as either. The comma changes the focus of the sentence, but it can work just fine without it. I actually like the idea of Paul just replying very flippantly- 'No you don't', versus the more measured 'no. You don't' suggested as a replacement. It's much more of an automatic denial and it certainly got a laugh from me.
While I can see Zagreus' point of view, there may be sound theological and societal reasons for them to be connected conceptually, even if not married. There are many societies which have conceptions of new beginnings and new life being connected to death as a force that opens a door or clears a way for them that would not otherwise be possible. That can be associated with a tension between life and death, with death being a constant companion from life's beginning that can drive sometimes terrible struggles and despair, but not always. It can also be seen as healthy in a way that unending life may not be. I'm still hoping for something healthy to come out of this, even if I can see lots of ways it can go wrong.
Thank you, corrected.Bit awkward. Either delete 'the' or pop an ellipsis after it, maybe?
We're really quite eager to make sure that John's alright."
Thing is, he's from the Hellblazer comic and I think he has a name, but I'm darned if I can remember what story he's in. John phones him for advice and the goat runs away. Anyone know it?
He didn't pause.
We're just using ritual sacrified to power our magic, nothing wierd.
Either way, that Goat has seen some shit.
Are you completely sure that it didn't just happen off-screen?
Especially when the groom is too lazy to muck out the stall on time.
Well from his behaviour you can tell he is at least culturally British, if nothing else.
Psychic powers, diplomacy between his tribe and the Enclave to keep things civil, so on and so forth.
Author Fiat.
Psychic powers suck in Fallout.
In this truck? They don't have guns, and have agreed to being reunited with their fellow Enclavers. He checked that they were genuine with telepathy before doing it.
Krono again, already? And it sounds like he's riding along with the Enclave ex-pats being relocated?
So, how's his temper doing, dealing with that pack of racist, jingoistic, under-educated and over-bearing Americans?Especially since Krono is not a mutant, in the sense of having been born that way. More like... An Enhancile, but I doubt this jackass cares.
Like you're one to talk, cowboy.
Remember, Krono: Post-apocalypse. I suspect they're lucky to be taught anything other than how to work a gun or a knife.
...Case in point.
Probably in the sense of 'These are the Enemy. This is how they think. This is how they fight. This is how you kill them!'
Because of the temperament, or the accent?
Or do they consider talking to 'foreign barbarians' beneath them?And there are no globes out there? Or none in good shape, I guess. Such is the world they live in, I guess.
Though that's months of land travel away. Even with a truck, it's most of a week of driving, if they can find roads in good enough shape to drive on.
Just because some of your states are the size of a small country, doesn't make other countries small.
...See what I meant about jingoistic?
...More or less. I doubt this guy could comprehend alternate universes.
That's a long story. And one you probably wouldn't believe...
Well, such a polite fellow.
...Oh, there's history there. This is gonna be good.You may have read his comic books. Be assured, they're all true.
Oooh, that guy's gonna earn such a beatdown later from his buddies for 'volunteering' them for PT...
...I'm not going to say you have my sympathies, but...
In case anyone misses the joke: A Boy Named Sue, by Johnny Cash.
Yeah, best to let that pass without comment.
Ah, the joy of lost technology. Scrounging and scraping to keep what they have running.
Or in the case of these strapping lads, raw muscle to get shit done.
...Wow, Fantastic. If that's an example of their average researcher, then they're fucked. Hopefully Krono's crew will be able to teach the morons something.
He and his buddies might need that attitude drummed out of them before long, I would not be surprised...
Ooh, voice replication? Clever.
Boy, talk about deeply-ingrained reactions. I doubt he could use that trick too many times, but if they're not thinking straight or in combat...
"Oh, thank God. He ain't really here, is he?"
...Sounds all well and goo-... Wait, what?
...You are joking, right?
I'll give him this, he's good at swearing.
Man, the more I hear about this setting, the scarier it sounds...
What stops regular criminals from trying to kill prison guards when they're getting released from prison?
No, he just does it a lot.
