Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: excited
  • Music: Talis Kimberley, "Uffington Hill."

Question time! Because Toby trivia is fun.

It's been a while since we've done this, and with A Red-Rose Chain coming up, I figure it's time to once again offer to answer your questions about the world. So...

I will make ten blog posts detailing aspects of Toby's universe. Ask me anything! I will not answer every question, but will select the questions that I think are the most interesting/fun/relevant, and will detail them to my heart's content. There's a lot to learn and know, and asking loses you nothing. Remember that nothing I answer here is full canon until it appears in a book: I will always reserve the right to change things if the series shifts between now and then.

Leave your questions on this post. I'm declaring comment-reply amnesty for any that I choose not to answer this time, since otherwise, my wee head may explode.

Game on!
Tags: continuity checking, toby daye
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bree_ramsey314

August 5 2015, 18:13:41 UTC 1 year ago

This one is strictly in the silly category, but it's something that has tickled my brain ever since I read the first book. First some facts; a female koi typically lays thousands of eggs when spawning. Less than half of these will survive to adulthood, but when you're talking thousands of eggs that's still a lot of fishes, and Toby was there 14 years. So my question is; just how ... complete ... was Toby's transformation into a koi? If it was, like, really complete, then how many koi swimming around in the park now do you suppose are her offspring, or related to her fishy self?

Hardy Himmelhund

August 5 2015, 18:47:36 UTC 1 year ago

Argh! That's a good one. Also, how many of Toby's fishy babies has Tybalt eaten?

seanan_mcguire

August 12 2015, 16:41:07 UTC 1 year ago

Toby has koi offspring, yes.

She does not like to think about this.

bree_ramsey314

August 12 2015, 21:33:02 UTC 1 year ago

I guess that's understandable. So, I take it that means the wedding won't be at the park? You know, so the bride's family can attend?

(Please don't hurt me, I just couldn't resist!)

ashbet

August 16 2015, 01:42:01 UTC 1 year ago Edited:  August 16 2015, 01:43:20 UTC

*dying*

OMFG, koi babies, family of the bride -- that would be an AWKWARD conversation to have with one's partner.

OTOH, Tybalt has been King of the Cats for quite some time -- he undoubtedly has feline many-greats grandchildren running around.

Thankfully, Faerie has had plenty of *precedent* to establish some kind of rules of etiquette for how to set up seating charts when relatives of the groom wish to slaughter and devour relatives of the bride, or vice versa... ;)

-- A <3

taylweaver

August 18 2015, 04:28:00 UTC 1 year ago

You know, after watching the koi in my local botanic garden, I'd started to wonder the same thing...