[Ogre] ogre mechanics

[Gareth L Owen]

On Wednesday 01 June 2005 21:42, THOMAS FUHS wrote:
> > I don't think there'd be any problem getting Ogre mechanics walking up to
>
> an Ogre. Think about working on aircraft - you have mechanics standing near
> running jet engines almost unimaginatively loud and able to suck you up in
> a heartbeat with no problem. Good mechanics tend to become very possessive
> of the items in their care. While there would be exceptions, I don't think
> it would be a common problem. How often do you hear of animal haters
> joining a K9 outfit or becoming a vet? And with sentient Ogres, I think
> you'd be approaching a medic/patient relationship more than a "you target -
> me mincemeat" approach.
>
>
> I'm an aircraft mechanic in the US Air Force. I was going to say much the
> same thing, but Jim did a MUCH better job than I would have

Well, the Ogre fiction seems very clear that Ogres are different to any other
manmade artifact - friendly Ogres are "him", enemy Ogres are "it" - they have
computer brains because men can't react quickly enough to survive, they're
inhuman, they spew thermonuclear death and destruction (ok - so do HVYs, etc),
but you get the picture - they are not machines that anybody empathises with.

Stranger