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I don't think anyone has yet pointed out that Nudge may neither be flying nor falling, but hanging onto the rock below Phix... We already know she's a pretty good, if inelegant, climber and doesn't have too much fear of heights...

Well, that's a way to hold Phyx's attention that I didn't see coming. I think I was distracted by "It's a good thing the library is self-healing; it'd be a shame to lose that stained glass." And "Hey, have we ever seen the outside of the library before?" Caution: Trickster is psy...

"And everything I'm saying is a lie, isn't it? Now go out there and prove it."

OK, that's what I expected from Nudge. Combination of "get it out of your system" and "here are a few hard thoughts to chew on; when you can tell me why they're wrong you'll understand yourself better."

Yeah, that's a Nudge in a raw spot... sarcastic but called for. "Yeah, that's going to bother her. So what are YOU going to do about it?"

I'll also note that Monica is demonstrating one of the advantages of being short: it's much more likely that you can and will be picked up and held. Of course that can also be a disadvantage if people levitate you without warning or at times when you don't want that contact.

Whups. Apologies for misspelling Phix's name. Blame it on transliteration from the Greek. Or the Geek.

I don't know whether Monica has yet gotten beyond "kill" to realize it can be called "murder", since the victim was sentient. The former, despite all the gore, is probably easier to adjust to; that's just the nature of the animal. We're part apes, Phyx is part cat, OK, I should h...

I think this will be a classic case of "I'm sorry you had to see that." Not sorry it happened, just understanding that Monica wasn't really ready to deal with it, if she ever will be. In my college circle, someone playing The Wall at high volume could generally be interpreted as "leav...

Just wanted to say thanks for the clarifications.

And "Illegitimus non carborundum".

Re Nudge not being a demon: Remember where we first encountered her? I don't think it's a clear either/or.

OK, if not Nudge then I really don't have clue who it is. Could someone provide a pointer?

I'd also point out that "cannibalism" specifically means eating a member of your own species. Killing and eating another intelligent creature would be called something different, though I can't think of what offhand. As Euriale (yeah, I know, misspelled) pointed out, Monica is hanging out ...

Given that we've already established that sphinxes consider daemons legitimate prey... Phyx is a predator, Nudge is her kill, she's entitled to eat if she wants. However, given that Nudge is a fairly compassionate trickster daemon... and that Nudge deliberately provoked the attack ... I'm expecting ...