Email to Crystal
Jan. 24th, 2009 08:38 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
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To: [ Crystal ]
From: [ Suzanne ]
Subject: Carmilla and Callie
Crystal,
While I am glad that Carmilla will be suffering no ill effects from drinking drain cleaner, the point that I was trying to make to Callie is that if she saw someone doing something that is generally considered to be dangerous and she doesn't know specifically that it's okay, that she may want to tell one of the adults at the mansion. Yes, Carmilla is an adult, and yes, apparently this is something that perfectly okay for her to do, but she's new in the mansion and her abilities are not widely known or understood. Callie even admitted that she wasn't clear on what her abilities were.
We are in a unique situation where some people have the ability to do really dangerous things and remain unscathed by them, where the average person could be injured or even killed by them. It is in many ways really amazing. At the same time, we can't assume that this is true for everyone here, and I would hate to find us in a situation where someone was harmed or died because of inaction on our part, having assumed that they knew what they were doing and that all would be well. I'd much rather have had Callie report a false alarm than risk what might have been unthinkable.
Zanne
From: [ Suzanne ]
Subject: Carmilla and Callie
Crystal,
While I am glad that Carmilla will be suffering no ill effects from drinking drain cleaner, the point that I was trying to make to Callie is that if she saw someone doing something that is generally considered to be dangerous and she doesn't know specifically that it's okay, that she may want to tell one of the adults at the mansion. Yes, Carmilla is an adult, and yes, apparently this is something that perfectly okay for her to do, but she's new in the mansion and her abilities are not widely known or understood. Callie even admitted that she wasn't clear on what her abilities were.
We are in a unique situation where some people have the ability to do really dangerous things and remain unscathed by them, where the average person could be injured or even killed by them. It is in many ways really amazing. At the same time, we can't assume that this is true for everyone here, and I would hate to find us in a situation where someone was harmed or died because of inaction on our part, having assumed that they knew what they were doing and that all would be well. I'd much rather have had Callie report a false alarm than risk what might have been unthinkable.
Zanne