Nick Leifker <nightelf@thekeep.org> wrote:

Wouldn't forcing said person to pay ASAP, while the others still remember
the bet, be the perfect humiliation?  There are times to act cautiously,
and there are times to just ACT.  This falls under the latter.  By forcing
the 'hero' of the story to pay up, Nabiki has dramatically increased her
power.  For one, they know that she can't be physically intimidated.  For
another, they know that humiliation can come as a result of crossing her.
Another thing to consider: being beaten up by someone who, at first
glance, appears to be harmless in physical combat is humiliation enough
(You got beat up by a GIRL?!?).  

In other words, beating the tar out of the guy was the best thing she
could have done.  Nobody will EVER cross her after that.  

Of *course* what she did was effective. That isn't the point. Forcing
the guy to have sex with her would've been effective. A bullet through
the head would have been even more effective. (Yes, he can't feel the
humiliation that way, but it'd certainly make his classmates take
notice!)

Point is, IMO there are certain things that Nabz doesn't do because she
considers them beneath her. "You no pay, I breaka you face" loan
sharkery is one of them -- again, IMO. Lara can write her this way if
she wants, but it doesn't make me want to respect (her version of) the
character.


Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics