would indicate he had enough self control and self awareness during those rage times to stop IF he wanted to.
(Whereas, say, G3 during his mental breakdowns - both the earlier ones he recovered from and the final one he never did - was not able to stop out of his own free will.)
Totally agree, there's a big difference between the two. And I suspect, mentally ill or not, Karl falls into the FW category.
Now, here is how fiction ought to present what set Karl off, and why he couldn't get into specifics other than "honor required...":
Turin person: "Say, is it true you got the job just because your father was your King's boytoy for a brief time?"
ROFL! I was actually trying to think of ideas for how one might handle this in fiction, but I didn't come up with this one! You are truly the best.
(I think, though, that Karl *did* get into specifics, just not in the document we have, since he mentions writing and submitting a full account. However, if it *did* involve his father, I can see why Hertzberg would disappear that document real fast! :D)
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Re: A duel for science...or insanity??
Date: 2025-05-31 07:27 pm (UTC)(Whereas, say, G3 during his mental breakdowns - both the earlier ones he recovered from and the final one he never did - was not able to stop out of his own free will.)
Totally agree, there's a big difference between the two. And I suspect, mentally ill or not, Karl falls into the FW category.
Now, here is how fiction ought to present what set Karl off, and why he couldn't get into specifics other than "honor required...":
Turin person: "Say, is it true you got the job just because your father was your King's boytoy for a brief time?"
ROFL! I was actually trying to think of ideas for how one might handle this in fiction, but I didn't come up with this one! You are truly the best.
(I think, though, that Karl *did* get into specifics, just not in the document we have, since he mentions writing and submitting a full account. However, if it *did* involve his father, I can see why Hertzberg would disappear that document real fast! :D)