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anthony · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2003 9:00 am Post subject:

Greetings!

I think Tabitha was a Prodigy, and skipped a few years in school...

either that, or all that timejumping messed up in other ways...

Smile

mwalimu · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2003 10:27 am Post subject:

It's also possible that Tabitha meant it in the sense that even though Sabrina was already dead, Tabitha could "talk to" her anytime. How many of us who have lost a family member or close friend have had such a conversation with the deceased? The threat was only figurative and Chris obviously realized this, but it had the effect of making him ask himself, what would Sabrina want me to do?, and that was all it took to convince him to accept the money.

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY

Somehow, Nameless may have a point.

I have to re-read the Tabitha Story from the beginning to catch it. Well since Chapter 12 is not up yet, and my arm's bummed out for the time being so i cant write as much as I want too, might as well do something instead. Twisted Evil

As much as I like the story, I always believed that it needed much work- especially on the Brunner Effect and the 1-way 2-dimensional doorways. In the very least- all the bases should be covered to prevent large escape holes from forming and problems cropping up all over the place, along with readership questionability.

Authors should be answerable to question in an honest way, and not say, "Because it's just is...", or "Becuase I wrote it that way..." But Mistakes Happen.

Furthermore- In later chapters, it says that the "accident" occured while Sabrina was on her way to pick up Tabitha from college or school, but since Tabitha was already home with her parents- Sabrina did not had to go in the first place. This would make Tabitha around 18, with Chris paying for college, but Sabrina Dead Before Tabitha repaid the debt.

This would also mean that their son was also a toddler to preschool age at this time.

So- When did Tabitha had this obession with learning about physics and time travel? The story makes it seem like it was a much younger age for the reason of undoing Sabrina's death.

Perhaps the Brunner Effect kicked in as early as Chapter 1, and we all went along for the ride! Mr. Green

(Like look who's talking- the guy who put ZZ-Production Studio's in Springfeild OH. in his story, instead of where it actually belongs!!!)

D'OH! Shocked

Styx · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 1:51 am Post subject:

Nameless · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 3:18 am Post subject:

As far as ages go:

Tabitha is 5 or so in "Sabrina" (that is 1999), so she is 17 or so in 2011 when Sabrina dies.
Alan was born a few years after Sabrina's marriage (probably 2002 or 2003) and was eight when she died.

These ages are consistent in the story and with "Sabrina"

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY

I may have spoke too soon on my part, for in skimming through chapter 6, I found nothing there.

But I remember distinctly some details here and there, hope I'm not confusing it with other parts of the story.

ChrisFoxx · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject:

Styx · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 3:07 pm Post subject:

BET......TER....HURRY PA...TIENCE.....RUNNING.....DRY

<SNAP>

AAAAAAHHH!!!! WHAT HAPPPENS WHAT HAPPENS, YOU CRUEL BASTARD!!!

Embarassed

Sorry I'm <twich> much better now, really the doctors say it might be ok to go out in public again soon. <twich>

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY