Inara's Jedi mind tricks
POSTED BY: SergeantX
UPDATED: Monday, May 31, 2004 22:10
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Originally posted by psykotek:
what about Dune's Bene Gesserit
maybe something to do with total body and vocal control?
just a thought
Damn you! I was going to say that!
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Not out to lunch at all. Think about it, a lot of sexuality and romance is in looks, glances, the tension of certain muscles. No one really likes to just out and state what they like or dislike during intimacy. What if your partner/playmate goes "Ewwww!!!"? It would spoil the mood.
To be a good companion, one would have to be able to read people. Not telepathy, but just note different things, look out for subtle clues, etc. So yeah, it looks like there is more than Kama Sutra.
Also note that YoSafBrig knew just the right bible/myth to use on the various menfolk. I would even posit that if Inara were not already a companion, YoSafBrig's attempt on her would have worked as well.
Guess this means she does not get to play poker much.
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You know, I posted a while back on another board that Firefly could concievably be a pre-prequel to Dune.
Although I used other evidence to suggest it, this does support my theory that the Companion Guild eventually would become the Bene Gesserit. Its Voice, I tell ya!
I was also speculating that the Blue Hands might become the Bene Teilax, and the Reavers could, with the proper motivations, become the primary force behind the Butlarian Jihad.
Probably doesn't make a lot of sense, but what the heck. :)
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She has feminine wiles ;)
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Originally posted by SergeantX:
I'm also thinking this might be some of Inara's fascination with Mal. Maybe this is a guy that she can't 'read' and might not be as susceptible to her 'wiles'.
SergeantX
This could very likely be, like in Serenity when she says talks to Book about Mal being a mystery, and the fact that so few men are.
Mal: “See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown!”
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Originally posted by goatus:
She has feminine wiles ;)
That's what *I* say!
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Originally posted by psykotek:
what about Dune's Bene Gesserit(SP)
maybe something to do with total body and vocal control?
just a thought
yeah yeah yeah - THAT!!
AND feminine wiles...she is formidable and we are SO not worthy.
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I suggested in the 'Firefly and Religion part 3' thread that inara may well be an initiate of a form of tantra/sex-alchemy/yoga discipline as part of her Companion skillset or even as the basis of Companion-ship... the possibility of her having substantial ch'i-manipulation skills would follow nicely. Part BeneGesseret-like Voice, part body language, part projection of her own life force... possibly even the ability to manipulate subjective time (as hinted at in Serenity).
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I'm going with those who think it's the ability to read posture, facial expressions and other physical signs. Professional card players always say how everyone has a "tell" -- that's not just applicable in cards.
As for Nandi suddenly realizing Inara's feelings for Mal in Heart of Gold -- they were close friends, yes? Maybe this is more of a thing between girl friends than male friends, but if I'm meeting a good friend somewhere, I can accurately judge her current mood from across the food court, before I even see her face or talk to her.
When Nandi comes in, isn't that right after Inara had been wailing her little heart out? Nandi wouldn't be a very observant friend if she couldn't tell that Inara had recently been very upset.
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Originally posted by SergeantX:
I'm also thinking this might be some of Inara's fascination with Mal. Maybe this is a guy that she can't 'read' and might not be as susceptible to her 'wiles'. Anyway, I'm betting there's a lot more to the whole Companion thing than just a high class escort.
SergeantX
"..and here's to all the dreamers, may our open hearts find rest." -- Nanci Griffith
I think maybe her fascination with Mal is that she can read him. That is, she knows very well that he's powerfully attracted to her, but he's keeping her at arm's length anyway. I'm guessing that's a pretty unusual experience for her
The mystery to her (I'm guessing again) is the why of it. Grace
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