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well, RJ was a nuclear engineer. 'Nuff said about obviousness, huh? newyorkersedai Send a noteboard - 26/03/2010 04:38:00 AM
I very much doubt RJ was being serious in that quote either, he later says that most people have guessed wrong, and also that the 'intuitively obvious' was something one of his professors used to say about things thatw ere not obvious at all. I suspect that quote was intended to be ironic, and I would not suspect Etzel of being deliberately insulting like that (I've argued with him before, after all). But I've asked this question before and don't recall getting an answer.

My guess is that Slayer is very dedicated to his evil activities and would tough it out in Emond's Field for as long as he could. He would've felt safe because he can choose (presumably only when he goes from TaR to the real world or vice versa) whether his face and body are Luc or Isam. Also, Perrin was the only guy in the whole Two Rivers who was antagonistic or suspicious of him. That's a lot of buffer for an arrogant guy. Remember, he has Lan's and Rand's bloodlines in him, and he's EVIL; that's a lot of arrogance for anyone...


The problem is not that Slayer hid in Emond's Field, but that Etzel assumes we should know that Slayer can travel through the Dreamworld, as we later learn he does. However, when Perrin fights Slayer in the Dreamworld, they are both outside the Two Rivers, beyond the Tarendrelle, and Perrin shoots Slayer and he disappears. Now, with the assumption that Slayer jumps in and out of the Dreamworld in the flesh, he should have reappeared at that very spot in the real world. But he didn't, he reappeared where he had been sleeping in Emond's Field, just like a Dreamwalker, or Perrin himself.
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Intuitively obvious, my dear Watson - 22/03/2010 01:53:54 AM 1790 Views
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Re: The clues are there? - 26/03/2010 12:51:43 AM 401 Views
He wasn't being insulting, I don't think. - 26/03/2010 02:16:26 AM 451 Views
well, RJ was a nuclear engineer. 'Nuff said about obviousness, huh? - 26/03/2010 04:38:00 AM 457 Views
Apparently... - 26/03/2010 08:58:32 AM 428 Views
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Dude - 30/03/2010 09:49:05 PM 369 Views
You know what's really embarrassing? - 30/03/2010 10:28:38 PM 495 Views
be nice *NM* - 31/03/2010 01:22:03 AM 203 Views
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I see what you are saying now - 09/04/2010 12:08:00 PM 368 Views
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RJ said that. *NM* - 25/03/2010 09:31:32 AM 350 Views
Do you have that quote handy? - 28/03/2010 07:01:06 PM 384 Views
From memory, but can't find the URL - 28/03/2010 08:09:29 PM 369 Views
Here: - 29/03/2010 09:48:36 AM 372 Views
thanks! good job *NM* - 29/03/2010 10:13:12 PM 176 Views
You dont address all the criteria - 30/03/2010 11:27:58 PM 375 Views
Did you mean me? *NM* - 31/03/2010 05:54:56 AM 175 Views
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I don't think so... read again *NM* - 31/03/2010 10:54:03 PM 167 Views
Re: Maybe none of it matters anyway, Slayer will go down like a punk and I know how it goes - 31/03/2010 03:52:16 PM 397 Views
thanks! but as soon as I posted - 01/04/2010 03:43:59 AM 374 Views
Re: Intuitively obvious, my dear Watson - 14/05/2010 01:28:38 AM 422 Views

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