Thank you, corrected.
No, that was intentional.
I realize it's just Rocket being rocket, but she is really starting to get on my nerves.
On one hand I love it because it means she's well written enough that she can, on the other I'm annoyed even more because I've about worn a hole in my shoes whilst jogging to help deal with the tension and sheer frustration she inspires every time she opens her mouth and spouts off with the same dime a dozen line.
so kudos mr Zoat, love your writing and your characters, I'm going to go make the holes in my shoe bigger after reading this chapter.
That's a pretty bold assumption on Paul's part given he doesn't know everything there is to know about magic.
You were outsmarted.
That's a pretty bold assumption on Vaermina's part given that he knows less than Paul about magic.
Ah, darn it. Just found out that the Snowflame webcomic has vanished from the internet.
Glad Paul pointed that out, and that she listened.
Some of them lack the education due to not being old enough to finish high school, nor smart/motivated/focused enough to skip grades. I suspect that Icon's attitude toward the pimps who take advantage of them is somewhat different from how he reacts to normal pimps, and Rocket likewise.
Well, at least he's giving her the opportunity to try, as well as helping to encourage her education (she might even learn some things just to spite him, which can be pretty effective motivation in humans).
Agreed, but we probably shouldn't go into any further detail on this forum.
And the episode doesn't end! It's a whole new world.
One can only hope. Even if Linkara is my only source on that character.
How much do we know about how durable that magical tome was?
A while ago I was googling something about historical prostitution and found a marvellous example of an American priest who asked a group of prostitutes if they'd consider alternate occupations. Once they heard what the pay was they laughed at the idea. When I wrote this I tried to find it again and had no luck.
No, prostitution has existed for more than twenty years. You just can't reference recent examples of actual law.
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True.
Is this a Britishism? In my experience this should be "customers" but I acknowledge it could be regional.
It's an XY problem.
There's a bit of a causation vs correlation issue here. A number of facts greatly complicate the analysis. The page you linked teases at this issue by citing a number of countries in the world that have legalized and/or regulated prostitution. But then every other statistic on the page is specifically about the United States.
Someone didn't want a lawyer to look over the magical contract?
Not comfortable calling a low level charm mind control.
No. Custom is an actual word.
I'm aware that it's an actual word. I'm also aware that your suggested meaning is a false derivation. It's more related to the word "customs" (as in import/export controls) than to the word "custom" meaning tradition or habit. The original definition of "customer" was a tax collector; yes, it's true that they were called that because it became a familiar routine to have the tax collector demand your money, but the two uses split long before "customer" started being used in a business context.
Either that or someone loaded the book with explosive runes to keep it out of the hands of those not wanted by the creator to read it
More like the magical equivalent of slipping them an aphrodisiac on the sly. The stuff you describe alters the input, magical mental influence and drugs alter processing and/or output directly, which denies agency in choice where altering input alone doesn't. Illusionary makeup and outfits? Fine. Divination to learn their kinks? Sure. Mind control where the influence is subtle? Still mind control, and right out.
