tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post7179786015843886393..comments2023-03-27T00:20:52.470-07:00Comments on Ruin: ApologizeThe Lunar Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-11539619778242171152011-11-21T09:59:35.089-08:002011-11-21T09:59:35.089-08:00Rachel, that's something I love about Brandon....Rachel, that's something I love about Brandon. he doesn't have any fear. Maybe there's some part of him that just manages to make these quick calculations and come to the conclusion when he's in danger or not. Another sign that I think he'll be a great leader!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. :)The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-61226637424639008692011-11-05T12:46:40.010-07:002011-11-05T12:46:40.010-07:00Brandon is definitely gutsy here. He has absolutel...Brandon is definitely gutsy here. He has absolutely no fear. I can't blame him for being upset that Pat was unfairly accused, but at the same time I can see why Frank would have freaked out about it. He doesn't want his daughter hurt, and Brandon is Henri's son. That alone is enough to cause anyone in the village to be on guard.Rachelhttp://simstoriesbyrachel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-66658653251268477692011-09-24T21:40:22.967-07:002011-09-24T21:40:22.967-07:00Willow Weeds, so true. As far as Frank knows, Bran...Willow Weeds, so true. As far as Frank knows, Brandon is one of "them", and he'd rather not deal with that danger at all. He is very frightened for her, because he won't always be able to protect her.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br /><br />Carla, haha, ballsy, yes, that's the word! Brandon really is stepping up here. I think it's a bit of that natural leader side of him to come up to a man, the father of someone who is important to him, and tell him what he thinks he needs to do.<br /><br />"A father would just be terrified pretty much constantly, probably especially if he was the father of a daughter." So true. I imagine Brandon is much more understanding himself now.<br /><br />All in due time! Thanks, Carla!The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-42335373506293382092011-09-24T18:16:49.634-07:002011-09-24T18:16:49.634-07:00"Any reasonable man would back away from that..."Any reasonable man would back away from that look of his, but I was hardly a man and I wasn't really reasonable."<br /><br />Like so many teenage boys! Brandon is definitely ballsy here.<br /><br />Frank doesn't know Brandon from Adam though, really. And they're living in a dangerous place. A father would just be terrified pretty much constantly, probably especially if he was the father of a daughter. <br /><br />It makes me wonder what eventually went down when Pat got pregnant though. If Frank was still alive when that happened, anyway!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140819019098738245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-31494283909628529792011-09-24T11:16:37.416-07:002011-09-24T11:16:37.416-07:00I think Frank's reaction is completely underst...I think Frank's reaction is completely understandable, to him Brandon is a danger to Pat, both as a boy who'll defile her and as one of "them" who, as far as he believes and knows, could hurt her or use her for his own ends.<br /><br />He's obviously said things in anger that he knows he never should have, but knowing he's wrong and shouldn't turn on Pat who he loves, doesn't mean he could stop himself, because who thinks clearly when they're frightened? And he is frightened for Pat not an evil man and Brandon knows that.<br /><br />I like that they have a small audience, I think the other two men's reaction (or lack thereof) makes the confrontation feel even more tense.Willow Weedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441984783838413437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-89032878650360604552011-09-24T11:08:48.705-07:002011-09-24T11:08:48.705-07:00S.B., yes, exactly! Frank is controlling, but he&#...S.B., yes, exactly! Frank is controlling, but he's trying to do what he thinks is right in a world that isn't. And he does do a great job with Pat, him and Rita together, despite this one fall. <br /><br />Thank you. It wasn't intentional, but it is about more than just the two of them.The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-19714210217157962112011-09-24T08:06:02.695-07:002011-09-24T08:06:02.695-07:00I want to say I know how Frank feels because I hav...I want to say I know how Frank feels because I have a daughter, but it's a leap too far. He's fighting a battle that seems to have less to do with her than about control. Which he doesn't have. And in that place and time, any small measure of control would probably be precious.<br /><br />How do you deal with love in such a place. The same way you ever did, I suppose.<br /><br />I love the way you focus on something other than their expressions, making it about the world rather than about the two of them.S.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15236399168777815648noreply@blogger.com