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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Callie Eros

August 17 2015, 20:06:08 UTC 1 year ago

It's repeatedly stated that saying "thank you" is deeply frowned upon, that it implies fealty to another fae. How did that come about? Toby tries to word her sentences carefully around those thanks as much as possible, but she (and other characters) still slip up and say it on ocassion. Does anything bad happen, or is it more of a cultural taboo?

bree_ramsey314

August 17 2015, 22:03:07 UTC 1 year ago

This is in no way meant to answer your question, it's just an interesting tidbit that's related to it. Folklore warns that you must never say thank you to one of the fair folk because they find it offensive. They believe gratitude should be shown; if they have done something for you worthy of gratitude and you say 'thank you,' you have insulted them by implying that mere words can discharge the debt between you.