----- Original Message ----- From: Harriet Monkhouse 101637.2064@compuserve.com
Fiona wrote:
he could have contacted Blake and said "Talk, or I'll blow up [fill in name of planet here]." As it was, he didn't. Which suggests that he wanted to appeal to some element of Blake beyond just abstract altruism.
<Or may just indicate that Travis is wrong about knowing Blake better than himself. A lot of things might have lured Blake; Travis picks one which, perhaps, might have lured him.>
Under the circumstances, I'd think he'd be trying to pick the one thing that would be *most* likely to get Blake's attention.
As for Travis being wrong: well, we'll never know his mind (aside from through character profiles :),) but he was more or less right about Blake's motivations, how to get his goat etc. before that, and would be so again...
Fiona
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