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Post by duckyaisha on Jun 24, 2010 9:46:16 GMT -5
When a person begins to devour human souls their soul becomes a kishin egg as they are on their way to becoming a kishin. A kishin is an evil demon-type-thing, I think. The weapons in Soul Eater eat Kishin egg souls (souls of evil humans) because if they eat 99 evil human souls and one witch soul they become a death scythe and get MOAR POWARFUL. And Soul says that they are tasty.
Want a better explanation? Watch/read soul eater!
I cannot believe just how little happens in these books!
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Post by Cloud on Jun 24, 2010 9:58:29 GMT -5
I can. ._. Just wait until I do Long Shadows, it's boring as heck.
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Post by duckyaisha on Jun 24, 2010 12:24:11 GMT -5
I tried to read that one...it was the book that put me off Warriors forever.
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Post by Cloud on Jun 24, 2010 12:31:00 GMT -5
It's pretty stupid. But hey, Firestar loses a life in it! YAY! And he's on his last one! DOUBLE YAY!
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Post by Ten on Jun 24, 2010 12:32:33 GMT -5
"Evil omens lined up in single file around camp wearing top hats?"
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You make evil omens sound so cute epic.
"He’s commenting on Leopardfoot’s hard birth and the fact that Blue Sue and two apprentices have stomachaches. I really don’t think those things count as evil omens everywhere."
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Perhaps that's what Erin Hunter is trying to say. Her villains have either been defiant of StarClan or never even believed they existed. Now she wants to show that medicine cats can go too far in their belief and harm the Clan more than help it. Of course, StarClan itself isn't all too helpful and nobody's really regarding Goosefeather as much of a problem, seems like, so if they're aiming to balance the scales and show how bad it is to be extreme to either side, they could have done better. At least they're trying.
"medicine cats always have stinky breath."
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All Clan cats (or at least cats of the same Clan) would have the same sort of breath, so I doubt it would bother them.
"And as we all know, Graystripe does it in the first book."
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And Bluestar was watching Rusty. Over a period of at least several days, it sounded like. But she's supposed to be one of the greatest leaders second to Firestar. I don't know if the Erins wanted us to see Pinestar as a terrible failure or see him as an example of how some Clan-borns prefer the kittypet life (which is supposed to imply vice versa, that Clan life can be right for some kittypets).
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Post by Cloud on Jun 24, 2010 12:36:34 GMT -5
I don't know. I've come to the conclusion that the Erins are crazy. "You make evil omens sound so cute epic." Aw, thanks. Well, ANYTHING is more epic than BlunderClan cats. "Perhaps that's what Erin Hunter is trying to say. Her villains have either been defiant of StarClan or never even believed they existed. Now she wants to show that medicine cats can go too far in their belief and harm the Clan more than help it. Of course, StarClan itself isn't all too helpful and nobody's really regarding Goosefeather as much of a problem, seems like, so if they're aiming to balance the scales and show how bad it is to be extreme to either side, they could have done better. At least they're trying." Hope so.  Although, I wonder if Jayfeather counts. He's SUPPOSED to be Mr. Uber Special Awesome, and he doesn't think StarClan are all that great, although he believes in them. "And Bluestar was watching Rusty. Over a period of at least several days, it sounded like. But she's supposed to be one of the greatest leaders second to Firestar. I don't know if the Erins wanted us to see Pinestar as a terrible failure or see him as an example of how some Clan-borns prefer the kittypet life (which is supposed to imply vice versa, that Clan life can be right for some kittypets)." There's some fun inconsistencies at the end of the book about that that I can't wait to put in my journals. |
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Post by Cloud on Jun 25, 2010 10:20:53 GMT -5
Chapter 21 A.K.A I'm Not Sure This Book Can Get Any Dumber
Blue Sue gets to lead a patrol. Yippee.
Thistlepaw is on it and shows that he is stupid and illogical by messing up her attempts to catch prey. While I know he doesn’t like her and this is normal behavior for him, it’s dumb because he’s an apprentice and last I checked the warrior code, apprentices aren’t allowed to eat until they’ve hunted to feed the elders.
So stopping Blue Sue from catching prey really isn’t doing him any favors. As well as getting him in trouble with his mentor, and then Blue Sue puts him on guard duty to watch out for adders when they get to Snakerocks and to defend their prey if a predator comes by.
No, I don’t get it either. They can just bury their prey like they always do, and I think they can all see perfectly well. But of course, it wouldn’t be fair if he didn’t get punished. Oh wait. He has to look for danger too. I guess this is a valid concern – Snakerocks is notorious for dogs, badgers, foxes, etc.
A dog comes along. Maybe we’ll get lucky and it’ll kill Blue Sue.
“The blood tang must already be singing on its tongue.”
Singing blood. Yes. The Erins might as well go the whole hog and say veins hum and arteries dance.
No such luck. Everyone escapes, AND keeps their prey. Because this is ThunderClan, the Clan of chosen idiots. StarClan forbid they endure a bit of tough luck. -.-
And the dog follows them. Whoo.
Thistlepaw displays his immense virtues of stupidity and recklessness by FIGHTING. THE. DOG.
“he swiped a forepaw across its muzzle”
Why is this forepaw still attached to his leg?
“This time Thistlepaw swerved, diving under its belly and twisting to rake it with hind claws.”
…so he ducked under it and flipped upside down to scratch it with his back paws? What a genius he is. /sarcasm
“The dog howled with rage, but Thistlepaw was ready, rearing up, his claws glistening with blood. He swiped again at the dog’s muzzle, batting it with blow after blow until the dog began to back away.”
The idiocy of these sentences is beyond words. Thistlepaw should be dead, or at the very least severely incapacitated. The dog should have handed him his stupid fuzzy behind on a plate and continued on to chomp on the other two. This is what dogs do.
BUT! This. Is. ERINLANNNNNND! So who the heck gives a crap about such inconsequential things such as logic and reality?
I would really, really, really like to tell the Erins exactly what I think of them.
“Thistlepaw hissed, aiming a vicious swipe that missed the snapping jaws by a whisker but sliced open the dog’s nose.”
No, I don’t know how that works. If his paw had been close enough to its nose to cut it when it hit, the dog’s mouth would have gotten his paw, easy. Therefore Thistlepaw is a zombie.
““How big was it?” Poppydawn breathed. “Bigger than a badger.” Thistlepaw mewed.”
Yes folks, an apprentice beat the crap out of a dog more than three times his size.
Ain’t fiction great?
““He fought a dog?” Mumblefoot gasped. “No cat’s tried that since LionClan walked the forest.”
Just in case you all wanted any more proof that he’s a really stupid, really reckless Zombie Stu. I don’t know why, he’s supposed to be the bad guy in this book. Yet the Erins are giving him superpowers. What. The. Heck.
Of course he gets his warrior name. What else would BlunderClan do?
Thistleclaw is congratulated by Snowfur first.
Bluefur angsts about how he’s too proud and arrogant and angsts about Snowfur liking him.
“If Snowfur had to find a mate, why couldn’t she pick a cat that Bluefur actually liked?”
Because, of course, Snowfur’s world should revolve around her sister, screw the poor cat’s own interests and likes. At least, that’s what Blue Sue seems to assume.
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Post by Ten on Jun 25, 2010 10:37:27 GMT -5
"I guess this is a valid concern – Snakerocks is notorious for dogs, badgers, foxes, etc."
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What, no snakes?
"Singing blood."
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Great, now I'm thinking of Bella again.
"FIGHTING. THE. DOG."
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Hold the bone phone. Was he running way and then the dog caught up with him and about to kill him, and he fought back? Or was he running away and then he just stopped to run back and jump at it's face where all the teeth are?
"…so he ducked under it and flipped upside down to scratch it with his back paws?"
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I'm telling you, these dogs all move in slo-mo.
"but Thistlepaw was ready, rearing up,"
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lawl.
"He swiped again at the dog’s muzzle, batting it with blow after blow until the dog began to back away."
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What is this, a miniature chihuahua?
"I would really, really, really like to tell the Erins exactly what I think of them."
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I would really like to see these fight scenes drawn and animated. It would be hilarious.
"Therefore Thistlepaw is a zombie."
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No, he's Danny Phantom, able to turn tangible and intangible as he pleases.
"I don’t know why, he’s supposed to be the bad guy in this book. Yet the Erins are giving him superpowers. What. The. Heck."
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In their minds, all villains must be physically powerful. Lies, manipulation, verbal abuse, etc.? That just makes a character unpleasant. In order to be a villain, a cat must be a muscle man, because use of brute force is the only way to be evil.
It's that "my body is more important than my brain" mentality.
"If Snowfur had to find a mate, why couldn’t she pick a cat that Bluefur actually liked?"
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...it says that in the actual book?
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Post by Cloud on Jun 25, 2010 11:09:08 GMT -5
"What, no snakes?"
Those too, but I figured from the name that you would know that. ;P
"Great, now I'm thinking of Bella again."
I swear, Meyer and the Erins must've met each other at one point.
"Hold the bone phone. Was he running way and then the dog caught up with him and about to kill him, and he fought back? Or was he running away and then he just stopped to run back and jump at it's face where all the teeth are?"
The second one. ._. The patrol is running away, angsting about the dog. Blue Sue suggests leaving her rabbit behind for it so it won't rampage into camp. Then Thistlepaw gets the brilliant idea of running back and being a zombie,
"I'm telling you, these dogs all move in slo-mo."
Maybe they're gargoyles and they just turn into stone randomly.
"lawl."
Yes, he's a horse too. ANOTHER ZOMBIE HORSE. -wails-
"What is this, a miniature chihuahua?"
See later quote of size. ._.
"No, he's Danny Phantom, able to turn tangible and intangible as he pleases."
Ohgar I remember when I watched that show years ago. xD It was so ridiculous.
"I would really like to see these fight scenes drawn and animated. It would be hilarious."
It would be.
"In their minds, all villains must be physically powerful. Lies, manipulation, verbal abuse, etc.? That just makes a character unpleasant. In order to be a villain, a cat must be a muscle man, because use of brute force is the only way to be evil."
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What a lovely example for our children.
"It's that "my body is more important than my brain" mentality."
Which is stupid. Sure the body is important, but the brain counts the most, hands down.
"...it says that in the actual book?"
Yes. This is the last sentence of the chapter, her actual thought. ._.
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Post by Ten on Jun 25, 2010 11:44:29 GMT -5
"It was so ridiculous."
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It was, but it could be really entertaining. =D
"It would be."
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Where's that chick who's been animating the books? I challenge her to try these scenes.
"What a lovely example for our children."
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It's just oversimplification. Common stuff. That tends to be the way things work in children's stories, but it shows up in plenty of other places, too -- a lot of people won't view a character as truly "bad" until they kill someone.
"This is the last sentence of the chapter, her actual thought."
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The writers must be trying to portray her as childish.
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