On Apr 12, 2005 11:02 AM, Joy Jennifer Nicholson <jjnichol at mit.edu> wrote: > > Morganti blades? Great Weapons? The Orb? > > > Vlad asks if Trellanstone is sentient. Morrolan says, "How could it be > > sentient?" "You're right. Stupid question." Morrolan misses the irony > > but Aliera smirks. And me--I can't figure out what Vlad thinks she > > should be smirking about. Aaaahhhh--I was looking for the wrong kind of irony. I thought it was some kind of pun on the relationship between "sentient" and "stupid." You're saying it's just sarcasm. You're probably right. Max Wilson -- I die! I mis-remember my friend's telephone number and dial into a hydroelectric dam's power line, electrocuting myself. My roommates mistake my flailing spasms for sign language, coincidentally describing a delicious recipe for fried tungsten with petroleum jelly. They try the recipe. All die! O, the embarassment.