In the seventh part of\u00c2\u00a0Jingo<\/i>, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m back to being unprepared again. WHAT IS HAPPENING. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re intrigued, then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Plainclothes With Carrot<\/b><\/p>\n
I think I may make more fanart requests than ever before because of this book. Look, I just adore the idea that Carrot basically found a Mr. Potato Head kit and thought that this would disguise. My god, his brain is so\u00c2\u00a0literal<\/i>, and yet I still keep forgetting just how literal he is. Sometimes, that way of viewing the world isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always a funny thing. This exchange, for example:<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I suppose a werewolf is in plain clothes all the time, when you think about it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Carrot.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Thank you, Carrot. And you are absolutely right.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel comfortable, living a lie.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Walk a mile on these paws.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Carrot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never had any reason to be or present himself as anything other than\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well,\u00c2\u00a0Carrot<\/i>. Honesty is everything to him, but for Angua? Lying is part of survival. She can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t disclose here werewolf nature to just anyone, and Carrot has been lucky enough that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never had to hide who he is from other people. Trust me, as a queer dude, THIS IS DEEPLY RELATABLE CONTENT FOR ME. I know\u00c2\u00a0exactly<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0what Angua is referring to, and I still have to gauge situations in order to determine whether or not I can be my whole self without risking my safety.<\/p>\n Sometimes, I wish Carrot would\u00c2\u00a0truly<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0listen to Angua. I think his perception of the world would change.<\/p>\n The Second Bowman<\/b><\/p>\n Well, we can now rule out 71-Hour Ahmed, can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we? Carrot and Angua\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153quiet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d investigation brings them to Unseen University,\u00c2\u00a0not<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0the Opera House, where they surmise the bowman must have actually been hiding. With the help of the Librarian (HELLO!), they zero in on the fifth floor, where Pratchett does the coolest thing ever: give us an entire scene from the perspective of Angua\u00c2\u00a0while<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0she is a werewolf. We get a sense for how scent works for her and what it looks and\u00c2\u00a0feels<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0like. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such an awesome moment in the book, and it has nothing to do with being funny or satirical. Like, do y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all ever have to remind yourselves that Pratchett is still writing fantasy books? I guess I never consider that in any deliberate sense, but just because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cracking jokes or making a parody doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean his books don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t still exist within the genre. (Not that any of you would say that, of course.)<\/p>\n I was really satisfied by the execution of the scene and what came from it. Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, Angua might just be the best Watch detective, and I hope she gets her dues.<\/p>\n Daceyville\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Snowy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Slopes<\/b><\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m both impressed with Pratchett and shaking my fist at him for revealing who the second bowman was \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a non-Guild assassin who is notorious for killing people for money \u00e2\u20ac\u201c AND THEN IMMEDIATELY KILL THEM OFF. Someone\u00c2\u00a0beheaded<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0Snowy Slopes! WHAT THE HELL. Is the orchestrator of this whole disaster trying to clean up their tracks? OH MY GOD I WASN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T READY.<\/p>\n The Goriffs<\/b><\/p>\n Oh, I just feel\u00c2\u00a0bad<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0for them. Given the social climate in Ankh-Morpork, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure how this could end well for them. The son accidentally killed someone who burst into their shop, and the news is already being spun as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Klatchian\u00e2\u20ac\u009d killing someone. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no nuance, and the people of Ankh-Morpork are\u00c2\u00a0already<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0running with it. EXCEPT HE WASN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T ACTUALLY KILLED, JUST STRUCK IN THE ARM, and my god, the way news spreads is\u00c2\u00a0horrifying<\/i>. Are people going to bother to confirm what they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hearing is true? Or will they just go with what fits their own ideas?<\/p>\n Fire<\/b><\/p>\n OH NO, THE MOB SET THE EMBASSY ON FIRE, DIDN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T THEY? IN RESPONSE TO \u00e2\u20ac\u0153KLATCHIANS\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153KILLING\u00e2\u20ac\u009d SOMEONE. OH GOD. IT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S HAPPENING.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LbsZ7-l2Eoo<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – I am now on Patreon<\/a>! 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\n– I have updated my list of conventions and events for the remainder of the year and much of next year.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Check the full list of events on my Tour Dates \/ Appearances page.<\/a>
\n– My Master Schedule<\/a> is updated for the near and distant future for most projects, so please check it often.\u00c2\u00a0My next Double Features for Mark Watches have been announced here.<\/a>
\n<\/b>-\u00c2\u00a0Mark Does Stuff is on Facebook!<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0I’ve got a community page up that I’m running. Guaranteed shenanigans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"