1. Very little, but he has grown to trust her more. He does not put her on a level with his agents, the way he does Myra or Metody, but he certainly considers her a useful ally. Because of her mistrust of authority, Courtney is on a similar level with him. He recognizes neither she nor Sarah would ever give him the kind of devotion he expects from an agent. Yes, there is a touch of ego to that, but it's also a practical matter where trust is of the highest importance. He'd like to know more about Sarah, but he hasn't had the time to investigate her, so to speak.
2. Almost certainly, yes, but since he left the country Thorn is something of a write-off. There is a slim chance his human adoptive father is still alive, but he'd be very old. Thorn is around fifty or so, if I remember right. He has all but ceased to age, and might look younger than mid-thirties if he lost the blisters, and did not look so permanantly distressed. I can see him becoming fairly good friends with Tom, actually. It will just take time. Thorn has an easier time relating to those he sees as lower in social class, which is why he gets along with Rat so well. He should quickly realize Tom is also eking out a living at the bottom of the barrel. Once he gets over his guilt and shyness, they should be fine.
3. It will, simply because it's not our intention for him to die. Tying in Arlen to make an artificial heart was entirely Courtney's player's idea, but it's a beautiful one. Thorn (the younger one) will be acting as Arlen's assistant, because I've been looking for him to get a job again. It ties a lot of characters very neatly together with a purpose. The whole situation came up because I'd been quietly in the background playing him as having some trouble since his blow to the chest fighting Templeton, and then the latest comic came out and said he actually had a heart problem, which is a lot of alarming coincidence.
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Date: 2009-07-07 08:25 pm (UTC)2. Almost certainly, yes, but since he left the country Thorn is something of a write-off. There is a slim chance his human adoptive father is still alive, but he'd be very old.
Thorn is around fifty or so, if I remember right. He has all but ceased to age, and might look younger than mid-thirties if he lost the blisters, and did not look so permanantly distressed.
I can see him becoming fairly good friends with Tom, actually. It will just take time. Thorn has an easier time relating to those he sees as lower in social class, which is why he gets along with Rat so well. He should quickly realize Tom is also eking out a living at the bottom of the barrel. Once he gets over his guilt and shyness, they should be fine.
3. It will, simply because it's not our intention for him to die. Tying in Arlen to make an artificial heart was entirely Courtney's player's idea, but it's a beautiful one. Thorn (the younger one) will be acting as Arlen's assistant, because I've been looking for him to get a job again. It ties a lot of characters very neatly together with a purpose. The whole situation came up because I'd been quietly in the background playing him as having some trouble since his blow to the chest fighting Templeton, and then the latest comic came out and said he actually had a heart problem, which is a lot of alarming coincidence.