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Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*
Posted By: Leisandir <joecooperstein@hotmail.com>Date: 11/28/09 9:12 a.m.

In Response To: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils* (gunluva)


: "Henry can have my ice cream"

:

: Also, the line "And then they went at it" was a poor choice of
: ending. Three possible ways to be interpreted: A) Henry plays a lovely
: game of cricket with Lopez' head (Most likely)

: B) Lopez somehow manages to out-CQB an Elite (unlikely)

: C) Very, um, unorthodox cross-species relations (considering the whole
: "they took a combat stance before that line was read", and the
: fact they were more than pressed for time, the chances of this one
: occurring are infinitesimally small. Still, "and then they went at
: it" is an incredibly vague line)

: I realize it's a way for the reader to fill in the blanks with his/her mind,
: but it also strikes me as incredibly lazy.

Oh, I loved it. I haven't finished the whole of Evolutions yet, but thus far, The Mona Lisa is my favorite story. On the topic of vague wording, the sentences before (talking about how Henry's still a Covenant Elite and Lopez is still a UNSC Marine) clear up the whole thing. Having seen Sgt. Forge shoulder-tackle an Arbiter, and already knowing how badass Lopez was, I don't think the battle would end immediately with her death. I'd say they probably got locked down until the nuke hit.

Then again, I suppose that's what you meant about the reader having to apply his own imagination.


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                                   Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*Bry 11/29/09 12:34 a.m.
                                         They could've just watched Sean of the Dead *NM*General Vagueness 11/29/09 11:05 a.m.
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