----- Original Message ----- From: "Gametech" <voltronalpha at hotmail.com> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [Issola] Cute > Thomas Yan wrote: > > (I've been reread Cherryh's _Cyteen_, which, among other things, has > > characters who are very good at reading body language and controlling > > their own, in part because they do things like practice being cute by > > watching themselves in videos and in the mirror....) > > > > How well do the races in the Dragaeran novels understand and > > experience the concept of "cute"? > > > > *** Spoilers for Issola *** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <snip> > > Hm. Since Vlad's got a narrow view of the world, it doesn't > > necessarily mean much, but I don't remember there being anything like > > psychologists... [1] > <snip> > > I think that Physickers are who would preform any psycology at least I get > that impression from a comment that Vlad made to Morrolan in Dragon page 25 > > "You are Perspicacious" > "Yeah, but my physicker says it can be treated." > "He means you're perceptive, boss." > "I know that Loiosh." I think Vlad was just *trying* to be funny, then was reassuring Loiosh that he really did know what perspicacious meant. Judging from the training Vlad's Teckla friend underwent (his name escapes me), physickers didn't do much in the way of psychology... other than telling stories to distract their patients. > In the same stride I'd think that witchcraft might aid the Easterners in > that realm however if there had to be something more similar to > psychologists it's more liekly from the east. Seeing how the Serioli language is used in sorcery (P.G., Tazendra enchanting flash stones), I'd say the Dragaerans aren't above borrowing the best from any culture.