Thoughts on Thaddeus Lacer

[AriethNinja]

I haven’t heard of that, but it’s amusing

[Stef]

@Empressive

Oh, were discussing Thaddeus? I can FINALLY rant about this man, dear me.

I didn’t even know I needed to read this until you typed it up. What great insight.

@Empressive

On trust in relationship with Sebastian, I find it quite interesting. I genuinely feel like he has a genuine mentor like relationship with him, and that care redeems him ever so slightly. Being able to acknowledge someone in your life as a person you care about speaks well on your ability to recognize yourself as a person in need of compassionship.

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In the coming times, I can definitely see Thaddeus becoming…not unhinged, but certainly untethered with the right motivation.

Part of me wonders if his compassion and concern are entirely real, or if they’re partially motivated by this strange compulsion people have to like Siobhan. And, how furious he’ll be when he finds out he’s been exposed to whatever it is that may be locked in her head.

He seems to have strong emotions regarding her, and seems to be deeply concerned, but I can’t get past her general discomfort over his behavior.

@Keid

Most members of the Red Guard feel like they can’t risk humanizing aberrants because if they view them as people then they wouldn’t be able to do their jobs (Damaging/destroying them to protect the public, locking them in tiny boxes, using them as spell components, etc., Secure, Contain, Protect if you will).

Lacer doesn’t have this hang-up because he is comfortable with simultaneously viewing them as sometimes being somewhat human and still locking them up in tiny boxes and using them as objects and sacrifices whenever useful.

I hate how true I think this might be.

I’ve often thought that he views having an apprentice quite like having a pet - maybe not something as needy as a dog, but like a gerbil or maybe an outdoor cat. Or, when I’m being less charitable, possibly a plant. (Oh, darn. I killed it. I really liked that one. . . I guess I’ll put the next one in a different spot!)