Test of a Prince

[peppermintyrose]

Sorry this one is a little late - I've been fighting acute anaemia. That means tiredness and falling asleep, and steak three times this week and being severely behind in this reviewing and replying business. Plus, it's bloody cold here at the moment for me, so that means more reasons to snuggle with Mr. Minty. Also, I got my hair cut this week, and

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[anonymous]

Porky pie?
Great post. Am on phone...
Thyra :-)

[peppermintyrose]

Whoops - that's Cockney Rhyming Slang - which we use here - means lies. :D

Poor thing - reading this huge mass on your phone. :D

[elbly]

I've read a few of your LJ posts on my phone... it's not that bad, but then I used to read FF on my phone too.

[peppermintyrose]

I can't imagine how much scrolling would have to be done. But I'm not exactly current with my phone - I don't replace it often. First one I had for 10 years. :D

[finiteanarchy]

I like to think that there are enough hints in books 2 and 3 to indicate where Eric's feelings toward Sookie were going and the gaping giant disparity that exists between how Bill treats her/is given to his moments of power and what those differences are when compared to Eric.

I'm musing about it all really since CH has said time and time again that she's known the ending since books 2/3 -which really is the beginning for her since she didn't know if she'd write a second book when the first took so long to get picked up.

You've made lots of great points about their characters and I see a lot of this as the fleshing out of who they are as vampire/human but I think just going back to those early 2 books we see a lot of things to indicate Eric's character and the situations he puts himself in that would lead to the eventual choosing of the two of them being with each other.

[peppermintyrose]

I completely agree with that - from all we know of Eric's opinions on things, he has *never* tried to constrain her from being good to people other than him. Yes, something like this might burn a bit, but Eric has a hot temper that cools quickly. Once his brain starts working, he'll know this is the same Sookie as always.

Well CH even says that she created Eric as a counterweight for Bill when she got picked up for a series. That means having different ideas, and different ways of handling it. And truly, Sookie has some of her most insightful thoughts about the nature of vampires when Eric's around. Bill told her, whereas Eric allowed her to discover for herself.

I think it's a pretty pervasive theme all the way through - it's just finally come to a head for them. It's been a pretty long road, as it should be, but it's been done right.

Test of a Prince

[anonymous]

Cute hair! Wow, what a change that must be. I love a good uplifting haircut, only I’ve gotten uplifted so many times, my next step is a Quinn style. Or pink highlights. Hope you are feeling better.

One of my children asked me recently whether I thought the president of the US ever lied. I tried to break it to them gently. ;)

Good point about the importance of Eric’s knowing about the CD before she used it. It reminds me of something you said one time about the witches doing Eric a favor by giving him amnesia. And it’s a good thing CH sets up these tests of love, including the Freyda mess, because Sookie is putting so much at risk-her life-that it makes no self-respecting sense for her to be with him unless he too makes a big leap, other than shooting off into the sky. If they’re going to be, I’m happy to watch CH build a case for them. The payoff will be so much better. JanineMNM

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[peppermintyrose]

Lol - it's been about 3 years since my last haircut, so it was a real change. I dye mine rather regularly though - various shades of red, mostly because I have one shade away from black.

Awww. Poor kiddlywinks. Finding out the ugly truth. :D

It's really quite awesome the way she sets it up from both sides. At first, you can't think of the benefit, but then when you walk a mile in Eric's shoes, you see - hey yeah, this is also a benefit. And I think that with someone like Eric, it's just gotta be extreme stuff so that Sookie can see, even with his often arse backward way of doing things that he is committed. It's not all just convenience and whatnot - and of course, it keeps to her assertion that Sookie isn't a silly girl.

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[anonymous]

Three years? Impressive! Oh my goodness, I tried to grow mine out last year. It got to chin length and nearly drove me *crazy.* Color is a new thing for me.

Google image search…that’s scary. JanineMNM

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[peppermintyrose]

I kept meaning to get it cut, but just never did. Plus, I have a really fantastic hairdresser who cut my hair in such a way that it didn't start looking shitty within 8 weeks as it normally does.

Even scarier for me - I have safe search off. I get a lot of porn (but it's essential for criminology). :D

[elbly]

Before I read the rest of the post, I must stop and demand photos of hair. Feel free to cover your face (not because I think there's a chance that you're fugly, but because you seem to value your anonymity far more than many, which is perfectly reasonable) but cute hair should always be shared.

[peppermintyrose]

OMG - I so can't. Google Image Search algorithms are way too good. They will take a pixelated picture or a blanked out source and find it's source. I can't risk it. Particularly since if I know anything, it's that the internet is forever. I wish I could, but I'm too damn paranoid that people will know me on the web - and be able to follow me around. But I swear - it's just like Buffy's. :D

[elbly]

When I said cover your face, I meant with a dinner plate or something - you know, so that when the picture's taken your face isn't it it - not take your face out once the photo's taken.

Of course it's at this point where I realise that you're not actually a criminologist from Oz, no, you're Charlaine Harris incognito!

[peppermintyrose]

Oh no no no - even with that, Google image search can find you. It's srs business.

Lol - CH is much busier than I am. :D And I'm sure I would have slipped up and referenced stuff I haven't written yet. :D

[fffbone]

I always cry when someone cuts long hair off. Your hair was long with spiral curls. It must have been beautiful. But it's you and not me so good for you. (plus it can grow back). I agree we should see a before and after picture of said hair.
Oh btw another great post to read. It is true this is the Sookie Eric fell for, the caring and thinking of others. I was wondering what he or Pam would have thought if she did wish Miriam back.( healthy) Pam would be a lost for words.

[peppermintyrose]

Yes, but a severe pain in the arse. If I don't brush my hair all the time, I end up with dreadlocks. In fact, I can brush my hair, put down the brush, don't move, pick up the brush and find more knots. Plus, it starts to go fluffy, because I have a really full head of hair - hence layers required. Mr. Minty would put his hand on my hair and trap me, it'd get caught in my underarms, it was just a nightmare. And Google image search algorithms means I can't post pictures for fear of exposure.

I think Pam would just be astounded, grateful and ecstatic. I think then Eric would still be unhappy that she used it for Pam and not him.

[fffbone]

lol I know what you mean. I've gotten mine caught in car doors and windows. Under arms, around my neck when sleeping or swimming. Oh and a strike plate (part of a door knob).
Eric is an old Fuddy Duddy. I bet he had to be first in all the viking games as a kid.

[peppermintyrose]

And in my mouth and Mr. Minty's mouth when I'm kissing him. At least his hair isn't long any more (it's just past his shoulders) or we would have ended up impersonating It from the Addams Family. :D

Unfortunately he is - he has a distinct air of crotchety old man at times. Combined with his ability to be an emotional toddler. :D But he has redeeming features, so it's all good. :D