I feel more and more sorry for the Professora as this weekend continues. It's a dream come true for her, of course, but with every thing that happens, you can feel her desperate need to sit every last Vorkosigan down, wring as much history out of them as possible, and then use the information to write several rather more accurate and in depth biographies of various Vorkosigans and Vorbarras than the bland security-cleared ones currently available. The way pretty much every snippet of information she is acquiring comes with the implication of another story she hasn't been told, plus the security blackout covering pretty much everything said and unsaid must be infuriating her.
Nikki's gaining a lot of confidence. I like the way that Miles has not only adopted him into the family as a son, but adopted him in as a Vorkosigan. I'm almost interested in a story about how Miles managed to wring that concession out of Vassily Vorsoissen, but Nikki being inducted into the duties of being High Vor, not just the privileges and companions seems a very wise thing for him. Aunt Laisa and Uncle Gregor, indeed. He's got the doublethink under control, all right.
In my mind (and I think in my text, somewhere) the change of name was Nikki's decision, and related directly to discovering what his biofather's genetic legacy really means for his dreams of jump-piloting. I think Vassily just got told by Nikki what he had decided to do, and after his previous experience with trying to impede Ekaterin and Nikki had the good sense to keep his head as far down as he could while nodding complete acquiescence.
Nikki's gaining a lot of confidence. I like the way that Miles has not only adopted him into the family as a son, but adopted him in as a Vorkosigan. I'm almost interested in a story about how Miles managed to wring that concession out of Vassily Vorsoissen, but Nikki being inducted into the duties of being High Vor, not just the privileges and companions seems a very wise thing for him. Aunt Laisa and Uncle Gregor, indeed. He's got the doublethink under control, all right.
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In my mind (and I think in my text, somewhere) the change of name was Nikki's decision, and related directly to discovering what his biofather's genetic legacy really means for his dreams of jump-piloting. I think Vassily just got told by Nikki what he had decided to do, and after his previous experience with trying to impede Ekaterin and Nikki had the good sense to keep his head as far down as he could while nodding complete acquiescence.
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