He certainly did well to react so quickly! Of course he does better than you or I would, knowing he's in a society where everyone has a gun and nobody comes in without knocking, ever -- I don't live alone, so if someone comes into my room at night it's likely to be someone I'd hate to shoot, and even if it's someone I don't know who has bad intent, they'll likely be after my TV and won't kill me as a first resort, very different from assassins.
The more experienced paidhi of later books would certainly see the shooting lessons as a direct warning without needing anything verbal in addition. But even now he's felt uneasy and wondering if there's any meaning behind the sudden extra security around the aiji and the lessons coming at the same time.
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Re: Thoughts so far!
Date: 2011-06-11 06:21 am (UTC)The more experienced paidhi of later books would certainly see the shooting lessons as a direct warning without needing anything verbal in addition. But even now he's felt uneasy and wondering if there's any meaning behind the sudden extra security around the aiji and the lessons coming at the same time.