Euryale may have been in on it... or, she could be telling the exact truth, and Nudge could simply have asked her to stop by for a talk. Nudge might have been expecting, and depending on Euryale's shocked reaction.davids4250 wrote:I agree that this is a scheme to get Monica to realize how powerful she is. Euryale showing up at just the right time, with such a set speech aimed right at Monica, is a little too coincidental, just plausible enough to make Mon think. Monica was set up. (In a good, necessary way.) And it looks like the lesson struck home.
Now to get Nudge out of the lake of fire. I suspect Bud is in on this, too.
Edit: If Euryale was really as angry as she seems, the snakes would be out, but they are not.
That would definitely be a "chessmaster" tactic... possibly Nudge acting alone, or possibly Brandi is showing her hand. Remember, when Nudge said she'd go back to the Library and tell Phix that Monica had died, she said she was going to ask Brandi to poit her there... I wonder what they discussed during that little trip?
In any case, it's pretty clear from Euryale's comment about "killing demigods" that Nudge knew just what sort of reaction she could provoke from Monica... and she went ahead and did it anyhow.
As to Euryale's snakes not being out... well, after having accidentally iced Monica twice recently during emotional discussions, nearly killing Monica (apparently) and being yelled at by a scary angry golem for lack of control... maybe Euryale is learning her own sort of emotional control?
