Timewaster's Guide Archive

(sorry for not posting... I think I'm going to change my prefs so it tells me when everyone posts, and not just new ones so I get them... *glares at the system*)

Well, I was intrested to find out that you could use the color from blood and use your Breaths.  Very intresting...

I agree that we need to find out what happened with Viv...

I also hope we find out more about Astrial.  I've had that carrot dangled in front of me for a bit too long, and if I don't find out more about him and how he died (and how Vasher killed Denth's sister... unless I'm just being stupid and they're one in the same, or same situiation.) then I will have to write many fanfics, until everyone is nuts and forces it out.

I don't know if I'm too late to sound in on the male/female fight, but I think female is better, not only for originally, but also because I think the people would respect her more, as well as fear her.  With the male, the people would hate him as well as fear him.  Who cares if he kills his own kids?  With a woman, and still killing her own children, it's a lot more powerful.

I like the new chapter since it explains his modivation for going into the city a bit more, but at the same time I liked the fact that you get to know his character (i.e. - the fact that he hates telling stories, although we don't know why.)

Super congrats!!! I know you don't care so much for movies but from what I've seen I think it would be a great hit to turn it into a movie.  Do you know which studio was wanting it?

I think that may make his character a bit... fuller.  Right now he seems like he's two characters crammed into one situation (and sadly reminds me of a friend of mine who is exactly like that.)j

As for the flashback/time skip thing, I could see it working really well with the story.  I would love to see a full story where all the major points are revealed through flashback/time skips, because it would make for an intresting perspective as well as leaving the reader guessing (Similar to the journal from Mistborn).  How the modern characters would figure it out I'm not sure though...

I did see that, and I did get to like him a bit more, but you don't get that until a while after, so I was quite shocked.  I see how it's needed, but I also don't fully understand his brutality.  I can't connect with him as well as other characters.

I don't see why a Returned wouldn't be able to be made into a lifeless unless the body vanishes after they die (which wouldn't make much sense at all.)  But I don't think any of those could be done with one breath.  Heck, I don't think anything we've seen happen so far has taken only 1 breath.  Everything takes a lot more than that.  As far the rest, I think you're right with the nos.

Now my next question is:  Can breaths be used to control people?  (Mind control type things, or illusions)

Your explanation of the piece of paper does make sense, and makes me want to ask: Could you re-use something that had been used?  For an example, using the scarfs that Vivenna used recently, what if Vasher took one of them to a dyer and had them dye it a bright green or blue?  Could it be re-used?  In your argument it couldn't because it's physical make-up had changed (maybe it's kind of like a force of power that flows through colors, and is what's drained when you use breaths), but if it's just the color that prompts the magic then it would.  Or maybe it wouldn't even dye...

I also wonder whether a certain color is better for certain commands (red for something that to do with blood or love, purple for a bruise of the same color, etc).  Also, if you were to cut yourself and bleed onto a piece of paper or a cloth or something, could you then use the red from your blood to Awaken?  (Sorry about the random questions, my brain is spewing them out and I just wanted other thoughts)