Between that, her encyclopedic knowledge of Scottish history and memory of all the important places in Scotland she'd travelled to in her time... it's a bit much for me.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
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§ ita § - Dec 16, 2014 1:11:23 pm PST #22907 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Typo Boy - Dec 16, 2014 1:37:28 pm PST #22908 of 28343
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Again, though it is not out of nowhere
Scottish history is her husbands hobby. She has heard about it from him and dragged around to all the historic places by him as well. WWII nurse, knowledge of herb lore, somewhat reluctant extensive acquistion of Scottish history and tours of historical Scottish sites all established before the time travel. Still a bit much, but pre-established with reasons for her knowing what she knows.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2014 2:02:26 pm PST #22909 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see where it's reluctant. It doesn't fail her at any time, and barely does the lack of technology-- she seems more wistful about it than anything else. I know a lot of bright people, but she's hyper competent and has a lovely singing voice and the ability to read microexpressions too.
I got dragged around Scotland too, but it didn't have a remotely similar effect.
meara - Dec 16, 2014 2:03:00 pm PST #22910 of 28343
ita, if it helps any, in later books she doesn't know as much about other parts of history.
Strix - Dec 17, 2014 4:46:31 pm PST #22911 of 28343
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I love most of the Outlander books.
#3 is my fave.And the show has been quite good, I think.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2014 8:24:37 pm PST #22912 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have acquired S1. Maybe I should take it back home for the holidays.
I'm assuming they all hurt and have miracles, right?
Quick question...do they explain the mechanism of the stones? Just Y/N, no when or how?
meara - Dec 17, 2014 8:33:16 pm PST #22913 of 28343
I'm assuming you don't have magic awesomeness and have the stuff airing the the spring? I think only 6 eps aired so far (which is like, not even halfway through the first book, maybe?) if you do have magic sources, I am jealous.
And as far as I remember, they do not ever really explain the stones. They're just magic. Or an explanation for someone disappearing to fairyland. Though they do get slightly more into the practical details of how to use them, NSM in the how/why does this work part.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2014 9:28:54 pm PST #22914 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh! See--I don't know which book I'm on, and I don't know which TV I have. It was just tagged S01, which usually implies function.
But 6 sounds like how many eps I think were in the bundle.
flea - Dec 18, 2014 1:35:30 am PST #22915 of 28343
information libertarian
So far 8 episodes have aired. The series starts back up in April, and there are 8 more to get us to the end of the first book.
askye - Dec 18, 2014 11:09:49 am PST #22916 of 28343
Thrive to spite them
I haven't read the Outlander books in awhile, I stopped after... I can't remember which one mostly because of plot issues that I won't divulge.
But I do remember from the books that Claire's parents were killed and she was raised by an uncle (I think) who was an archeologist who took her out in the field with him. so she was used to roughing it and not having access to electricity and modern conviences. Her first husband was obsessed with Scottish history and his particular lineage, which is why she knows so much about it. And she was a nurse in the field in WWII. So again she is used to doing without or having to deal with more primiative situations.
I think Gabladon did a good job of creating a backstory for Claire where she would be able to take certain things in stride or be used to them.
There was a book that came out - Outlandish Companion I think - where she talked about her process and she did a lot of research. She never even went to Scotland until well after the first (or possibly the second book) was published. And that she set the beginning in post WWII because she didn't want a Claire to deal with a huge technilogical change.