[Dogs] Taking the Blow and Seeing in Talking Conflicts

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Quote from: Simon C on September 29, 2009, 01:19:50 PM

Thanks Vincent, that makes sense.

I think we have had conflicts where the taking the blow seemed important.  A recent town where my dog was basically being told (by one of the other dogs) that he wasn't good enough to do the job, and he should just quit.  She was saying all this incredibly harsh stuff, but it was all true, and my dog was just taking the blow all over the place. 

So it seems like in talking conflicts, taking the blow can be more of a thematic statement about what your character believes, or how a particular point affects your character,


Definitely. For instance, in the above example, if you take the blow, that doesn't mean you have to quit. No matter how man times she lays into you and how true and right she is, taking the blow does not mean you have to quit. You may feel like the lowest piece of pond scum at the end of the argument, you may completely agree with her that you should quit, but you don't have to quit unless those are the stakes and you lose the conflict.

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