Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Ask me a question! InCryptid knowledge party.

With Midnight Blue-Light Special approaching fast (and Half-Off Ragnarok just put to bed), I am naturally spending a lot of time thinking about InCryptid, and blogging about InCryptid, since I want everyone to be as excited as I am. So here is your invitation:

Ask me a question. Ask me a big question. Like when I posted about the rules governing fae marriage. The ones that require serious thought, and a genuine desire to know.

What can cuckoos really do? What was the straw that broke the camel's back for Alexander and Enid? How do cryptid communities conceal themselves in human cities? Questions too big, and too complicated, to answer in the FAQ. Now, because I apparently wasn't clear enough the first time, I WILL NOT GIVE SPOILERS. Please don't ask me where someone is, or whether someone else is coming back, or whether I'll post a full calendar of Aeslin holidays (because I never, ever will). Ask me about laws and rules and universe, about etiquette and speciation and trends in fashion.

The ten best questions will get full blog posts about them, explaining whatever facet or facets of the InCryptid world they touch on. I get to determine "best," although you're all welcome to weigh in or ask secondary questions.

I have comment amnesty for any questions I do not choose to answer during this particular publication lead-in, because I want my brain to not dribble out of my ears.

Game on!
Tags: comic books, incryptid, midnight bluelight special
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beccastareyes

February 1 2013, 16:48:29 UTC 4 years ago

So, magic. Magic use is mentioned in passing in Discount Armageddon in the form of the 'darks' -- the enchantment boogeymen and other dark-loving species use to make their territory nice and dim*. How closely tied is the cryptid community to various (human?) witches and sorts? And how does the Covenant feel about them?
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Oooh, second question! The Covenant is named after an English saint. How worldwide are they and how did/when did they spread? (I seem to recall that at least the tanuki bouncer at Dave's Fish and Strips had strong feelings about them that Verity explained as past encounters between tanuki families and the Covenant, which implies that the Covenant operated in Japan at some point.)

* Plus, I seem to recall Sparrow Hill Road takes place in the same continuity, so you have route witches and such.

hasufin

February 20 2013, 16:34:43 UTC 4 years ago

And this is why I decided to read the comments. I was going to ask your first question. So, Seanan, here's a bump fpr someone else who's curious about the human magical community.

seanan_mcguire

February 20 2013, 17:06:47 UTC 4 years ago

"Bumps" don't work on the question posts, I'm afraid. Even if thirty people go "oh, yes, this," it doesn't increase the likelihood of something being answered.

hasufin

February 20 2013, 17:10:43 UTC 4 years ago

Aw.

Well, you'll answer the questions you choose to answer. This is all gravy, and I'm glad you're explaining stuff at all.

Honestly, my assumption is you answer questions that you enjoy answering, possibly with an eye to using all the notes and material you've written that hasn't and won't make it into the stories.