I'm a bit surprised: notice how Emil, Lalli, Sigrun and Onni's character cards all say "military", while Mikkel's character card says nothing about military association. Also, is "healer" just a fancy new word for doctor? Healer sounds like a person who uses magic or ointments, not a person armed with a bonesaw and a syringe. Hopefully the character profile will clear some things up.
We saw a small, yet very varied sample of facial hair thus far. Trond's pattern is specially unusual. Do Mikkel sideburns have any significance ? HA, THAT'S A BIG QUESTION ! ;D
my Siberian grandma [...] was irritated at people trying to lose weight.FWIW, survival in a world where famines Happen(tm) is what evolution handed us all those fat-deposit-building mechanisms for in the first place, so I'm not at all surprised that "the pros" would take exception at the concept of counteracting them on purpose.
I think Trond is actually a surviving emperor tamarin who was mutated into a near-human specimen by an anomalous strain of the rash virus.Ohhhhhhhhh I like this idea !
As for Mikkel, I've been wondering if he's a subtle parody of Minna's on the current Danish welfare policy of flexicurity - which makes it easier for Danes to be fired and move from job to job.... Probably not.Probably not, I agree. It would at the very least be too cryptic for non-Nordic people. I also hope the rash survivors to have been sensible enough not to put "restore bureaucracy" too high in their priority list... although they seem to have done fairly well in this area.
We saw a small, yet very varied sample of facial hair thus far. Trond's pattern is specially unusual. Do Mikkel sideburns have any significance ? HA, THAT'S A BIG QUESTION ! ;D
I'm a bit surprised: notice how Emil, Lalli, Sigrun and Onni's character cards all say "military", while Mikkel's character card says nothing about military association. Also, is "healer" just a fancy new word for doctor? Healer sounds like a person who uses magic or ointments, not a person armed with a bonesaw and a syringe. Hopefully the character profile will clear some things up.I think it's just sort of a "new world" term for it, particularly since actual doctorates are probably quite different.
He is the team dad.
...Because I think we can now give up any hopes of Sigrun filling the parental role.She might need looking after more than the rest of them combined.
I hope it doesn't take too long for Mikkel to figure Tuuri will understand him much better if he speaks to her in Icelandic.
This is kind of a funny network:
Tuuri can understand and be understood by everyone.
Lalli can only understand and be understood by Tuuri.
Emil can understand and be understood Sigrun and Tuuri.
Sigrun can understand and be understood by Emil and Tuuri.
Mikkel can understand Emil, Sigrun and Tuuri, but only be understood by Tuuri.
Do they? I don't recall we have actually seen them talk together.
Oh, my assumption was Norwegian speakers had as many difficulty understanding Dannish as Swedish speaker do (and are indeed shown to in the comic, since Tuuri apparen't can't understand even a simple greating in Dannish).
But I guess that, yeah, Norwegian and Dannish are closer?
In that case, let's revise this:
Tuuri can understand and be understood by everyone.
Lalli can only understand and be understood by Tuuri.
Emil can understand Sigrun and Tuuri and be understood by by Sigrun, Mikkel and Tuuri.
Sigrun can understand and be understood by Emil, Mikkel and Tuuri.
Mikkel can understand Emil, Sigrun and Tuuri, but only be understood by Sigrun and Tuuri.
Because I have no discipline, I spent an hour making this instead of doing productive things like working and stuff.
But, it might be useful? Info taken from Rollo's post and then revised after the other replies...
This is terrific! Pictures really do help clarify! But would it be possible for you to shrink the graphic a little? I'm having to scroll nearly 1/3 its width on my antique little Mac screen.
Because I have no discipline, I spent an hour making this instead of doing productive things like working and stuff.
But, it might be useful? Info taken from Rollo's post and then revised after the other replies...
...Because I think we can now give up any hopes of Sigrun filling the parental role.Dunno, she sure got the RPM for a helicopter mom. 8)
A further thought about Mikkel: He's the guy who apparently has read up on the rest of the team - and Sigrun hasn't!
SO: he exhibits care, forethought and attention to detail. I like that in a medic!
A further thought about Mikkel: He's the guy who apparently has read up on the rest of the team - and Sigrun hasn't!
SO: he exhibits care, forethought and attention to detail. I like that in a medic!
I was wondering why Mikkel got fired so much, because so far he hadn't shown anything that might cause animosity. Well then now...He's going to take "fired" to a whole new level, once the guy wielding incendiaries gets wise of his shenanigans. :o
Or he's a care bear.
He's going to take "fired" to a whole new level, once the guy wielding incendiaries gets wise of his shenanigans. :o
He's going to take "fired" to a whole new level, once the guy wielding incendiaries gets wise of his shenanigans. :o
Did you just put Emil and "get wise" in the same sentence, because I don't think that's how the universe works... ;)Precisely. What better way for Emil to break it? :D
Precisely. What better way for Emil to break it? :D
Genetics, as pointed out in the disqus comments, makes a huuuuuuuge difference. Case in point, myself vs my husband. ... Our body types are COMPLETELY different.
I'm a Lalli-type: if I don't have someone actively shoving cheeseburgers in my face several times a day, I start losing weight at alarming rates, especially if I've been exercising. My whole family is made up of short, zippy little hummingbirds like me, though I am the shortest and zippiest of the bunch.
On the other hand, my husband is more of a Mikkel-type. He's got 15 inches and almost 200 pounds (40cm, 90kg) on me. ... When I met my husband, his forearms were the size of small dinner plates (and about as soft), and he was known to lift half-ton vehicles off of people in emergencies. He might be able to convince his body to part with some of his fat stores if he's doing consistent heavy exercise AND switches to a mostly-vegetarian diet--but he will be skinny when he's two seconds away from dropping dead of starvation, and no sooner.
That's an interesting account!
May I indulge in speculation hushpiper? Are you the sort of person who feels warm when wearing two layers less than everybody else - and wonders why they are complaining about the cold? If that's the case then you may be slightly hyperthyroid - not necessarily enough to cause illness, but enough to supercharge your metabolism. It can be a genetic thing, which seems to fit the family history you mention.
It's probably nothing nasty, but it might be worth asking to see an endocrinologist, since hyperthyroidism can lead to heart problems such as arrhythmias.
Awww, you and your husband must look so cute together! Like the San Francisco portrait of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, (http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/15228) where she looks so tiny and dainty (and deceptively sweet and harmless), while he could make at least two of her.
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Holy smokes, do I envy your metabolism. I'm a Tuuri-type, and no amount of dieting or exercise will ever make me look like the kind of California girl the Beach Boys sang about. (Besides, all that tanning ages the skin prematurely. ::))
To your second bit, see, that is pretty much my point! (Or one of my points--apologies if this pulls things off-topic, this is a pet peeve of mine.) It's one thing to say that a particular body type might be considered more desirable, like skinny California girl types are in our culture, where we're lucky enough that food supplies aren't a problem. But the moment you start making statements about an individual's health and personal habits based on their body type, suddenly you're on very shaky ground.I'm supposed to be trying to shed a few kilos, but for health reasons, not for looks: I'm a naturally small and stocky build, but I have weak ankles and feet, and those poor things are having to support 70+kg with every step and jump, and therefore put me out of action before I'm even out of breath :/ which I don't think is a good thing...
It's like a lactose intolerant person thinking they have to make it so they can drink milk in order to be healthy--the fact that they can't digest milk means that "health", for them, does not include milk. Period. Similarly, for some people "health" does not include being skinny--they're just not meant to look that way, and while they might be able to starve and overexercise their way to a supermodel's body, it is not in any way correct or healthy for them. Mikkel's weight and build is, I expect, exactly correct for him, and he's probably not gonna look significantly different unless he's in a starvation situation. The same is probably true for you, and for my husband.
That's an interesting account!
May I indulge in speculation hushpiper? Are you the sort of person who feels warm when wearing two layers less than everybody else - and wonders why they are complaining about the cold? If that's the case then you may be slightly hyperthyroid - not necessarily enough to cause illness, but enough to supercharge your metabolism. It can be a genetic thing, which seems to fit the family history you mention.
It's probably nothing nasty, but it might be worth asking to see an endocrinologist, since hyperthyroidism can lead to heart problems such as arrhythmias.
- not too normal for a 14-year-old to weigh about 40 kilos -
Lots of Lallies here it seems.
I wonder if Lalli is actually Lalli type XDWell, when they were on the train and Emil asked if they wanted anything from the dining car, Tuuri said that Lalli "doesn't like anything". The only think we've seen him eat so far is a sandwich, as whenever the others were eating he was either too sick or asleep to join them.
Yes, his two cousins are definitely well fed, but they both get less exercise, he's the one who has to run around each night. From what we've seen of him, he basically scouts, eats, attempts to sleep, and the circle repeats. Maybe the lack of actually pleasant and/or relaxing activities, coupled with occasional lack of sleep due to visions, are not the best for his health?
I cannot see him getting chubby, EVER, but maybe a more relaxing lifestyle would make him a bit less scrawny.....?
Well, when they were on the train and Emil asked if they wanted anything from the dining car, Tuuri said that Lalli "doesn't like anything". The only think we've seen him eat so far is a sandwich, as whenever the others were eating he was either too sick or asleep to join them.
... I just realized this post doesn't actually really say anything, but... yeah. There you go :P
I wonder if Lalli is actually Lalli type XD
Yes, his two cousins are definitely well fed, but they both get less exercise, he's the one who has to run around each night. From what we've seen of him, he basically scouts, eats, attempts to sleep, and the circle repeats. Maybe the lack of actually pleasant and/or relaxing activities, coupled with occasional lack of sleep due to visions, are not the best for his health?
I cannot see him getting chubby, EVER, but maybe a more relaxing lifestyle would make him a bit less scrawny.....?
Well, when they were on the train and Emil asked if they wanted anything from the dining car, Tuuri said that Lalli "doesn't like anything". The only think we've seen him eat so far is a sandwich, as whenever the others were eating he was either too sick or asleep to join them.
Madsen is totally my type of guy. I'm a bit like that myself, not Tuuri chubby but fairly tall and big-ish all over. But I bet Mikkel could still carry me. 8) I hope he loses his razor out in the wilds and grows a beard!
eat 12 fried eggs, 1 lb of bacon or ham and 1/2 a loaf of dense bread. Plus a litre of coffee with heavy cream and sugar. EACH. (My father counted.)
Actually, that's a question--how do the physical activity levels of the different combatant professions compare? My impression has been that cleansers have to undergo a lot more sustained physical activity than scouts or hunters:... Cleansers, though--there's the treeline. Work until it's gone. The only reason to stop is if the fire's out of control and you need to wait for it to burn out, or if you're about to collapse from smoke inhalation or heat exhaustion. Or, I suppose, if you come across an area that's gonna require some dynamite. Thoughts?
More on Mikkel from p. 230:
Aleksey Krigleikov (https://disqus.com/by/disqus_TVBa5YgKZl/) (True name, in Cyrillic, doesn't render correctly here.)
I can almost hear Mikkel's thoughts [about Emil]: 'God, he's just a cub. They're throwing cubs against trolls again. I could have a son of his age.'
Is it possible that a major motivator in Mikkel's character is cowardiceHmmm, dunno. He is standing in a place right now that all the might of the Danish Invasion Fleet couldn't reach back in the days of the Great Defeat of Kastrup - if he fled that battle out of fear, why would he go beyond that today, which he cannot have known beforehand to be any less of a suicide mission? If you want to see someone crippled by his fears, look no further than at Onni - and how far away from the action he drew his red line.
Concerning Danes, with insight into Mikkel
Given what we have seen of and been told of the Danes, my inferences, and how they affect our Mikkel, are as follows:
The Danes are all about proper appearances, more so than the reality/practicality. When it comes to choosing, they'll go for image over substance every time. Thus Admiral "BRIAN BLESSED" Olsen, the ginormous tank-things, Mikkel's description of the defense mounds ("They weren't much use, to be honest"), etc.
Thus also the Defeat of Kastrup. The Danes charged out from their tunnel with great pomp and enthusiasm, but not nearly enough caution. Why? Appearances. Surely the image of Danish military might would send the Rash filth running in terror! Again, I compared Kastrup to Isandalwana in another thread, as the battles seem to share a common cause for their defeat: massive underestimation of the enemy. Fortunately for the British, Isandalwana was followed by Roarke's Drift, rather aptly demonstrating how leadership can mean the difference between a great defeat and a great victory. Unfortunately, the Danes had no Roarke's Drift following Kastrup, and so their precious image was tarnished, leaving them shamed to the present of the comic.
So how is the heir of Michael Madsen (whose phone photo of his boss sported horns, mustache, beard & tail) and Signe Sorenson "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that another passenger already asked to be taken to the Bahamas, so we're heading over there now") going to deal with a bunch of guys even more prideful than Emil at his worst? He becomes the biggest practical joker in the Known World.
That's my take, thus far.
So, to what degree and in what ways am I utterly off the beam with this?
I... find it hard to believe that a whole nation is all about appearences, especially in a life-or-death matter.I'm thinking of the Eastern concept of "face", especially as expressed in Japanese culture, where (traditionally) enough "loss of face" meant the only way to redeem yourself was to kill yourself--which has an Old European analog, as well. And of course when you generalize broadly there are exceptions to a greater or lesser degree; I think what we've seen points to my statements as either the Danes' majority view or the view of the Danish leadership. Of course, Minna could put something out that completely contradicts this without a second thought, but, until she does, I'll stand by my interpretation as viable.
It seems to me much more plausible that they just weren't well enough prepared. It happens.It does, but unpreparedness is usually a product of underestimating your enemy, which I cited as why I think Kastrup was analogous to Isandalwana specifically.
I don't see why a character's sarcasm has to have its origins in a WHOLE NATION. There are a billions of possible explanations about his snarkiness...Not the cause of his snark: the cause of his lack of restraint with the snark.
I'm thinking of the Eastern concept of "face", especially as expressed in Japanese culture, where (traditionally) enough "loss of face" meant the only way to redeem yourself was to kill yourself--which has an Old European analog, as well.
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I think what we've seen points to my statements as either the Danes' majority view or the view of the Danish leadership.
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It does, but unpreparedness is usually a product of underestimating your enemy, which I cited as why I think Kastrup was analogous to Isandalwana specifically.
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Anyway, everything you've said could be right; I just disagree, for reasons aforementioned. But thank you for talking about it.
Sure he is strong, but most of what he does is move stuff, provide food, stay behind, moo sagely, maybe thwack a blunt horn at someone who gets too close.
Well, when they were on the train and Emil asked if they wanted anything from the dining car, Tuuri said that Lalli "doesn't like anything". The only think we've seen him eat so far is a sandwich, as whenever the others were eating he was either too sick or asleep to join them.Lalli likes cookies, though.
I'm actually REALLY looking forward to the point when the guys start growing facial hair; though I don't think Lalli could really grow much of anything, and I feel like Emil might just be able to grow out a mustache. But I'm only basing this on the amount of facial hair that 19yr olds in Canada can grow.
But I am hoping that Mikkel will have a beard at some point!
In terms of Lalli however i imagine he could grow a small one for the very least which could look nice and with the added benefit od actually knowing what gender he without confusion this seems like a win-win situation. Maybe after they realize that they are stuck in sjäelland we might get some *two months later* scenes.
I'm actually REALLY looking forward to the point when the guys start growing facial hair; though I don't think Lalli could really grow much of anything, and I feel like Emil might just be able to grow out a mustache. But I'm only basing this on the amount of facial hair that 19yr olds in Canada can grow.
But I am hoping that Mikkel will have a beard at some point!
Yes! Mikkel with a beard, yes yes! As for amount of facial hair 19-year-olds can grow, in my experience what happens if they don't shave is frightening. I'd swear half the "teenagers" I know were actually youngish adults...half.
Incidentally, Mikkel might not have needed to know beforehand what golf is. He might only have to skim through a book like "How to become a golf professional in 60 days" to realise it was describing a game.I think that theory nails it. Incidentally, there are a lot of golf courses on present day Bornholm. Even if they've been converted to farmland after the rash it wouldn't be surprising if either golf books, golf equipment or first hand knowledge of golf survived.
It says on Sigrun's character page that she lives for the military and therefore is not that well educated, and it sates that thats not uncommon for military leaders. Could it be possible that Mikkel is literally too smart for his own good and showed up his bosses too many times?Depends. It might be common for Norwegian military leaders, but do we know that Mikkel has ever served under any of those?
Depends. It might be common for Norwegian military leaders, but do we know that Mikkel has ever served under any of those?
I wonder if Sigrun can read more than an elementary level. Maps yes, but a non-illustrated book?There's no reason to conclude that she can't at this point, but her reading comprehension when it comes to Danish literature could very well be lacking.
The opposite actually! I have a lot of trouble keeping a high enough body temperature, and I'm most comfortable in 80-90 degree (F) weather. That, however, is mostly unique to me--my sisters don't share my woes.
Is your normal temp just under normal (98?F)? I have for the most of my life run a temperature of 97.3?. I am also had problems absorbing enough iron. I usually have to take iron supplements at double the normal rate to get my iron content up to where it should be. When I do I start running a normal 98? temperature and don't have problems with being cold. A quick way to tell is to prick your finger and look at the color of your blood. If it is the color of deep red garnets you have enough iron. If it is the color of rubies you need to take iron supplements.
hmm, thats a good point. I read it at first as military leaders in general, not just Norwegian.
A reflection I had on p. 293:
Mikkel would probably be a successful police interrogator.
Sort of the "good cop" to Emil's "bad cop" -- except he's also got those deep, searching eyes to express that he knows you're holding something back and the endless, deadpan patience to wait till you cough it up. (As well as the massiveness conveying that you'd better not mess with him.)
They definitely look blue on the comic pages, even when you zoom in. BUT I've zoomed a print drive picture, and...
(http://i62.tinypic.com/23ii3v9.jpg)
...green?
I too have wondered about Mikkel's eye color! I hadn't spotted the second reference, but both point to blue. The Print Drive picture also has me think blue: http://sssscomic.com/journal.php?entry=18
I also tend to think of Emil's eyes as more of an aqua color than straight blue.
I think Mikkel might actually be the smartest one there, or rather he has the best combination of smarts. Tuuri has some book smarts (though not a lot of real world experience), Sigrun and Lalli have "street smarts" when it comes to actual combat. I would say that Emil is the dumbest, but most likely that's probably due to be a wealthy Swede who then decided to join the army out of boredom. He's probably as smart as anyone else if he actually applied himself and wasn't so damned arrogant.
But Mikkel seems to have the best combination out of all of them. He's got more real world knowledge than Tuuri, better social skills than Lalli (but most people have that), a better sense of everyone's limitations than Sigrun, and just generally more than Emil. Including physical size there.
If we as around in 2015 then he would probably be a teacher in a secondary school, and the most respected one there too.
Ha-ha, he would have been my eighth grade teacher who taught history and Latin and was an ex-pro wrestler and could do cartoon voices. His favorite greeting in the morning was: "Good Morning all you Communist, Fascist Pigs! Whoops! Sorry there I've been watching to many of my Hitler movies" He had a collection of original German WWII propaganda reel to real films.
I like your style. The lineart is very clean and the colours are nice and crisp. I'm a bit surprised though, I thought Mikkel's eyes were gray-ish.
AquaAurion: parroting Fimby a bit but I really like the style, so clean, simple and effective! Everyone's so easily recognizable that I just went over them like "LalliEmilSigrunMikkelTuuriReynirNICE" in one glance.
I was thinking that Mikkel has grayish-blue eyes, but couldn't remember seeing his eye color at any point in the story =\
The only picture I could think of that has good light conditions and open eyes is the book 1 cover, where there are a few pixels of colour.Well, Minna usually draws everyone's eyes as dark gray/black and only adds in color in certain panels. It's usually only done during closeups or special moments and I can't remember any of those happening to Mikkel.
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag444/Fimbulvarg/mikkelseesall_zpskclzuf5a.png)
That pictures shows his eyes to be approximately olive-green, but I have some doubts about that being his actual eye colour. After all, his eye colour generally appears to be very dark.
Well, Minna usually draws everyone's eyes as dark gray/black and only adds in color in certain panels. It's usually only done during closeups or special moments and I can't remember any of those happening to Mikkel.
Olive colour eyes that regardless look really dark can totally happen though, mine are like that. :D My pupils are so large that my eyes are usually just seen as brown (http://i.imgur.com/EuvpdCm.jpg), people have occasionally been a bit surprised to find out the real colour (http://i.imgur.com/ry0DSYs.jpg).
edit: nope, nothing around the library pages. must come from somewhere else
There is a thread about Mikkel's eye color, actually: https://ssssforum.com/index.php?topic=396.0
(Fimbu, I think you meant 201....)
It would be cool if Mikkel's eyes were multicoloured so that we never can deduce it from the comic... ;D
(real-life-example:
(http://i.imgur.com/rqMoit4.jpg)
It normally depends on my clothes and the light what colour they look, in my passport my eye-colour is grey-green :D
(Please ignore the bloodshot look, I had too less sleep that night...))
It would be cool if Mikkel's eyes were multicoloured so that we never can deduce it from the comic... ;DThat would be cool :D
(real-life-example:
(http://i.imgur.com/rqMoit4.jpg)
It normally depends on my clothes and the light what colour they look, in my passport my eye-colour is grey-green :D
(Please ignore the bloodshot look, I had too less sleep that night...))
exactly. Except I can't imagine why or how such eye-shade would have arrived on top of Sigrun's eyes.Same reason Mikkel et.al. are wearing mascara and eyeliner...
Same reason Mikkel et.al. are wearing mascara and eyeliner...Mikkel would probably do it on a dare (or dress in drag to try and confuse people)
Mikkel would probably do it on a dare (or dress in drag to try and confuse people)Well actually...
Emil... well he'd probably use some with a good reason
Tuuri also
Lalli would need to be caught first, but it's not his eye on the pic i guess
but Sigrun... she'd dismember you twice before you could reach her face, even if she were restrained
There is the possibility that his eyes actually change color. My eyes do that fairly often. They'll be hazel one week, then blue the next. A few days ago my eyes were grey, but just now when I looked in the mirror, they were green. I don't know how or why this happens but I'm assuming that it's genetic as my Dad's eyes have a tendency to switch color too.Considering I read a lot of Roald Dahl, you don't happen to have very large nostrils or a strong dislike of children, now, do you?
Well actually...well of course if you make it a contest :P
*The crew find a cache of perfectly good eye makeup*
Tuuri: "Hey, Mikkel! Let me see how you look in mascara and eyeliner!"
Mikkel: *submits in long-suffering silence*
Emil: "Hey, that actually looks pretty good. Can you do me next?"
Tuuri: "Sure!"
Sigrun: "WHAT FRIVOLOUSNESS IS THIS???"
Tuuri: "Eek!"
Emil: "I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING!!!"
Sigrun: "EMIL?!? Are you kidding me?!? Gurl, your eye game is weak. Lemme show you how it's done." *grabs the cache*
Although I agree that she's not really the type for eyeshadow. It was the only picture I could find that looked right to me.
(srry for self-reply)
in http://www.sssscomic.com/journal.php?entry=5 there's a shot of everyone with eyes open. it's an early drawing but *mikkel's eyes are open*
here's the pic
(srry for self-reply)I had forgotten about that one! Seems like everyone except for Reynir has blue eyes here.
in http://www.sssscomic.com/journal.php?entry=5 there's a shot of everyone with eyes open. it's an early drawing but *mikkel's eyes are open*
here's the pic
(http://www.sssscomic.com/journalimages/charas/heads.jpg)
So I did a Mikkel Madson today.
Should we call it confirmation that Mikkel does come from a large family, and has lots of younger brothers and sisters (and possibly a twin that he was born just before)? It's something people have speculated on before. His comments are vague enough that he might almost be speaking obliquely about military brothers and sisters, though.
At this point in the comic we're all pretty informed when it comes to the origins of most of the main characters, however I've noticed that we don't know much about Mikkel's backstory (except for the fact he has many siblings on Bornholm) or how he became enlisted in the expedition aside from Trond enlisting him out of the blue. He seems to be well-versed in many things, for instance correcting Emil (the supposed academic) on a book in Chinese. Is this just a result of him moving through jobs or is it something else?
I'm curious about his origins and if you guys have any theories about him
I think that there's a theory going around that Mikkel is a spy/agent for the Council, all hush-hush and secretive, and that his mission was to find out scientific things the Old World left behind.
There were also a theory that he was send to sabotage the expedition, because Council feared that sucsess would led to a renewed push for reclamation. ;) But, this theory seems to be disproved... by now)
There were also a theory that he was send to sabotage the expedition, because Council feared that sucsess would led to a renewed push for reclamation. ;) But, this theory seems to be disproved... by now)
I always figured it was a stretch: after all, it's practically doomed already, and given the precarious situation they'd be in if anything went wrong, it'd be likely Mikkel would die along with the crew. Mikkel doesn't strike me as the sort of person to give his life for anything.
Agreed, Sunflower. Mikkel comes across to me as the sort of idealist who grows bitter, cynical and world-weary when those ideals are crushed. And maybe this crew have stirred that idealism again....
Or at least not since the Kastrup Disaster. It seems plausible to me that once there might have been a vein of conviction within the character of the deadpan, rather cynical jokester.Agreed, that is often the case.
I wonder, how does Mikkel feel about being the promoter of Lalli and Emil staying behind on their own (against Sigrun's wishes, btw), now that they're supposed dead?
The closest incident I can remember was Mikkel telling Emil that he made up the concept of 'face cancer.' That incident leads me to believe that he takes the shrug & move on approach.
It's on his Adventure I character file as well, but after "Farmer" and "Healer". But now having only that part is kind of funny.I guess it's more polite than "universally ultimately unsuited", considering that he's said to normally get fired. ;)
(Please pardon the thread necromancy.)
I love the description in Mikkel's new character page - Profession: Miscellaneous
(http://i.imgur.com/q3NfqD0.png)
I guess it's more polite than "universally ultimately unsuited", considering that he's said to normally get fired. ;)
I guess it's more polite than "universally ultimately unsuited", considering that he's said to normally get fired. ;)Profession: fired
Profession: firedQualification: Worst. Example. Ever. ;D