Concerning the possibility of an Amelia Peabody Emerson story (I believe, Bob, you once said you wanted to do that as a "Drunkard's Vacation" tale, so Maggie would be along), I have a small request. One of Amelia's habits that really gets on my nerves is announcing her assessment of the situation, generally correct at least in outline, with ringing words to the effect that, "There can be no other explanation!"
I would love to see a story in which she says that, and someone (it'd probably come better from Maggie than from Doug, just because Amelia will respect another woman's opinion more than she would almost any man's) promptly comes up with another explanation which fits all the known facts. This person can add that he or she actually considers Amelia's hypothesis to be right, but couldn't leave unchallenged the assertion of no other possibilities.
If I had the patience and determination, I'd write an SI in which my character did exactly that. I did dream up a few scenes for a story involving such an incident, but never wrote them down and no longer expect to. I'm settling for the next best thing: proposing it as a minor plot point for your story.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
I would love to see a story in which she says that, and someone (it'd probably come better from Maggie than from Doug, just because Amelia will respect another woman's opinion more than she would almost any man's) promptly comes up with another explanation which fits all the known facts. This person can add that he or she actually considers Amelia's hypothesis to be right, but couldn't leave unchallenged the assertion of no other possibilities.
If I had the patience and determination, I'd write an SI in which my character did exactly that. I did dream up a few scenes for a story involving such an incident, but never wrote them down and no longer expect to. I'm settling for the next best thing: proposing it as a minor plot point for your story.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.