Mary Bertke
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
So...what's the transfer of a demon to a new host like, for the demon? Do the personalities of more developed demons ever disagree about who they should jump to?
Lois McMaster Bujold
This is so far left to the imagination of the readers. But one may presume it is almost as disorienting for the demon as for the host. Also, every demon is as or more different from one another as every person. It might be possible for the personalities to disagree, although as time goes on they do tend to meld, but at the moment of the host's death there will only be a small number of choices in range. We've twice, with Hallana and Ruchia, seen demons jump to someone nearby other than the new host the Temple presented, but that was more likely disagreement between the demon and its handlers than internal to the demon. Probably...
Ta, L.
This is so far left to the imagination of the readers. But one may presume it is almost as disorienting for the demon as for the host. Also, every demon is as or more different from one another as every person. It might be possible for the personalities to disagree, although as time goes on they do tend to meld, but at the moment of the host's death there will only be a small number of choices in range. We've twice, with Hallana and Ruchia, seen demons jump to someone nearby other than the new host the Temple presented, but that was more likely disagreement between the demon and its handlers than internal to the demon. Probably...
Ta, L.
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Just reread Hallowed Hunt cuz you said Inglis had a cameo. Tongue in cheek?
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