Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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From A to Z in the InCryptid Alphabet: K.

K is for KNIVES.

Don't leave home without them.

Guns can jam; ammunition runs out. Poison doesn't care who it kills. Bombs explode. Flash paper gets wet and

won't work. Flesh is weak. Bones break. Everything gives out. But knives...knives stick with you. Knives

stay true.

Stay alive. Stay alert. Stay armed.
Tags: discount armageddon, incryptid
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pointedulac

February 18 2012, 16:24:38 UTC 5 years ago Edited:  February 18 2012, 16:25:11 UTC

I kind of want this post as a motivational poster.

Edited for: Never comment before coffee.
I could get behind that.

professor

5 years ago

They're also easier to conceal than swords.
True!
Things like this is why it takes a particular kind of nerves to date a Price/Healy, isn't it?
Yup.
Initially I was disappointed that the next Toby Daye book is not next in line, but something called 'Discount Armageddon' is... This post makes me feel otherwise. :) Don't know how I will stay alive and alert till then!
I kinda needed a break from Toby. I love her a lot, but she's emotionally exhausting.

anne_d

5 years ago

Agreed subject to local law, and knife law can be more complex than gun law. (No state pre-emption, and local ordinances do vary from county to county.)

http://www.ninehundred.net/~equalccw/knifelaw.html

It's only illegal if you get caught.

drewkitty

5 years ago

seanan_mcguire

5 years ago

Knives don't just stick with you; they might stick in you!
True!
Guns are for load noises and threatening people.
Knives are going to do something.
YES.
"When they come out... does it hurt?"
"Every time."
Exactly.
I have been enjoying your whole alphabet, and learning things about the new world we're going to get to jump into soon.

But so far I think this one is my favorite.
Aw, yay. :)
Nice.

A girl needs a knife! (ask the Flash Girls).
Really, though, guys need knives too.
True.
_Always_ bring a knife to a gunfight!


Bring a gun also, of course...
It's good to have backup that doesn't alert others and won't run out of ammo.

seanan_mcguire

4 years ago

They can also be used to slice pieces of pie.
Mmmm.

Pie.
If I'm not naked, I have a knife somewhere on my person. It's a useful tool several times a day and a weapon (probably not a first choice weapon, but it's nice to have choices) if it comes to that. Since I don't carry a gun in the house, for much of my day it's the only weapon-looking weapon close at hand.

I spent seven years in the army, all over the world. I carried knives from Gerber, Ka-bar and a variety of no-fame makers. I learned the hard lesson that knives lent come back bent, broken or blunt. The day I got out I sold the finest knife I'd ever owned to an old Master Sergeant who had been hounding me about it for a year. I never should have let it go, i've mot found another since.
Knives ar awesome.

ohari

4 years ago

But you can cook your dinner in a cast-iron skillet and it tends to throw people off. ;) KABONG.
True.