Darn You, Ben! and Posse Points

WolfFur · Post by **WolfFur** » Tue Feb 05, 2002 9:27 am

My goodness, apologizing to the person he was speaking about... he really DOES fight dirty!It's interesting, though not surprising, that it's Morty on his shoulder. The pessimistic buzzard seems to have given Ben the most consistently good advice. Let's face it: talking Ben into a mooning drive was hardly the act of a good conscience.As the posse continues its independant existance, is it possible that they will themselves develop individual natures? They each seem to have a sense of "self;" they have seperate hopes, interests and personalities, and even fears. At what point are they no longer extensions of Ben's ego and become beings in their own right?

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Tue Feb 05, 2002 10:49 am

Heh!I was wondering how the *beep* he was going to get out of this one. Amazing work, Ben. I'll have to write it down for future mishaps.Garm (Who says what he's thinking, but generally after he can be reasonably sure the person he talks to thinks the same thing. A good rule of thumb.)

Jamestox · Post by **Jamestox** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 6:18 am

Ah....victory snatched from the jaws of disaster......J (good thinking, Morty...) T

Random George · Post by **Random George** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 6:38 am

one sincere apology, delivered honestly...way to go, ben. the ball is in lily's court, and for that solid a shot, ben deserves her return to be a nice, gentle lob across the net, moving slowly towards him. he gets double kudos from me for taking it to the injured party without even knowing whether or not she knew what he'd said. in other words, he tried to make right what he did wrong, not just get back in good graces with the girlfriend. good job.geo------------------
*starry-eyed*
he stabbed an orc in the eye with an arrow...and then shot another orc in the head...with the same arrow! i think i'm in love!

Stoker Bramwell · Post by **Stoker Bramwell** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 8:43 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by WolfFur:

It's interesting, though not surprising, that it's Morty on his shoulder. The pessimistic buzzard seems to have given Ben the most consistently good advice. Let's face it: talking Ben into a mooning drive was hardly the act of a good conscience.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeah, but it was highly amusing. One of these days, I'll tell you all about the stupid thing I did... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>
As the posse continues its independant existance, is it possible that they will themselves develop individual natures? They each seem to have a sense of "self;" they have seperate hopes, interests and personalities, and even fears. At what point are they no longer extensions of Ben's ego and become beings in their own right?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Oooh...getting pretty philosophical now, aren't we? I'd actually say that point's already been crossed. Morty, after all, was sent on a guilt trip by Ben because he'd taken a vacation (and was able to take a vacation in the first place!). Slick isn't Ben's aggression, but he's capable of being aggressive (towards Velvet, at least). All of them have shown that they're capable of experiencing joy, pain, fear, etc. I'd say they're already independent beings. Of course, that's just me. ------------------
--Stoker Bramwell, Bat, Writer, Student, Artist Wannabe, Christian, Weirdo

WolfFur · Post by **WolfFur** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 10:03 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stoker Bramwell:
 Oooh...getting pretty philosophical now, aren't we? I'd actually say that point's already been crossed. Morty, after all, was sent on a guilt trip by Ben because he'd taken a vacation (and was able to take a vacation in the first place!). Slick isn't Ben's aggression, but he's capable of being aggressive (towards Velvet, at least). All of them have shown that they're capable of experiencing joy, pain, fear, etc. I'd say they're already independent beings. Of course, that's just me.
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I guess I'm not asking my question very well. I meant; Is there a point at which they will, in the vernacular, "get a life?" I don't expect that they will abandon Ben... but might they be interested in exploring the world on their own? Developing relationships? Perhaps Morty developing a crush on Frisky's phoenix Flick? (Hey... say THAT three times fast.)or that matter, where DO the posse go when they're not working? Where was Morty during the Bad Moon Rising episode?

David Adrian · Post by **David Adrian** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 10:42 am

Nah - Morty's not the type. Slick, maybe... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">But your questions do spark some interesting ideas. Here's a quick one: if they do develop more of a personality of their own (ack! Awkward structure...), at what point might the Posse members develop their own Posse? And can you imagine Ben's reaction? (Ben: Hey guys? Why's it so crowded in here? Slick: Um, Ben, I've got some folks you need to meet...)

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Fri Feb 08, 2002 6:29 am

The way I had read this, the posse represent Ben's personality. All of them together are him. If they developed independent aspects, those would become Ben's secondary aspects...Is Ben developing a complex?
Ben could populate a complex!!Just a little play on words there.