Sophie's really complicated. At first Kon thought she was like Flamebird which is to say uh. superhero groupie, don't hate me. And he really didn't have a high opinion of her because of that. And then Tim liked her and was hanging out with her all the time, and Kon was all 'what? why? Am I not good enough?' and it became all about 'what has Sophie got that I don't?' (see Francescu and Kon constantly measuring himself against people). And Kon couldn't see anything, and he felt vaguely suspicious of this -- kind of thinking Sophie must have some kind of hold over the others. And he was determined that he wasn't going to fall for it, and he wasn't go to like her, no matter how many cookies she made.
And then 13 and the flying thing (which was awesome as I think I said at the time) and now Kon knows why Sophie's as important to Tim as she is. And he's grudgingly admitted that she's okay to himself, but he's still holding back because -- well, Kon's a sore loser. And he is not going to admit he's lost Tim even if he knows it.
Heh. It's funny that you mention the groupie, because she does surround herself with hero-types for a reason. Despite all the generally nice and kind and manners and whathaveyou, she's also brutal and violent and instinctual underneath all the layers of civility and self-control. Her moral compass is pretty non-functional and she looks to other people and their sense of right and wrong to temper her actions
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That gave me an idea but I'm all butterflies -- I'm doing a seminar next lecture -- and I can't put it down coherently. Hit me up next time we're both on g-chat?
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And then 13 and the flying thing (which was awesome as I think I said at the time) and now Kon knows why Sophie's as important to Tim as she is. And he's grudgingly admitted that she's okay to himself, but he's still holding back because -- well, Kon's a sore loser. And he is not going to admit he's lost Tim even if he knows it.
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