Well Of Ascension -> Why didnt they just do that?!!

[Jonathan Anahata]

Spoilers Up To: Well of Ascension Part Two.

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Why didnt they just do that?!! 

 

Hi Guys! 

I am just reading Well of Ascension for the first time and am just at the beginning of Part Two.

So I am wondering - in order to identify if one of the crew members has been killed & digested by a Kandra - why in the world are Vin & Elend not simply taking each member aside individually and then ask them a question about a personal past interaction, that a Kandra wouldnt know the answer to??

 

Am I missing something here or why  are they not just solving this within half an hour? 

 

Its a bit hard for me to keep reading right now because its super annoying that the story is told as if its so hard to figure out if all the crew members are still themselves haha...

 

Thank you for your insight! 

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

A. RAFO!

B. They don't want to scare the others as well; if they start interrogating everyone on their past for no notable reason, someone is going to start to suspect something's happening - and the crew runs on trust.

Have fun reading!

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31 minutes ago, Jonathan Anahata said:

I am just reading Well of Ascension for the first time and am just at the beginning of Part Two.

So I am wondering - in order to identify if one of the crew members has been killed & digested by a Kandra - why in the world are Vin & Elend not simply taking each member aside individually and then ask them a question about a personal past interaction, that a Kandra wouldnt know the answer to??

Discussed in story - WoA Ch 33 (so you may not yet be that far) - Spoilers:

Spoiler

“It’s not him,” Vin said, walking down an empty palace hallway, trying to shake the haunting sound of Dockson’s voice from her mind.

“You are certain, Mistress?” OreSeur asked.

Vin nodded. “He knew about a private conversation that Dockson and I had before the Collapse.”

OreSeur was silent for a moment. “Mistress,” he finally said, “my brethren can be very thorough.”

“Yes, but how could he have known about such an event?”

“We often interview people before we take their bones, Mistress,” OreSeur explained. “We’ll meet them several times, in different settings, and find ways to talk about their lives. We’ll also talk to their friends and acquaintances. Did you ever tell anyone about this conversation you had with Dockson?”

Vin stopped to lean against the side of the stone hallway. “Maybe Elend,” she admitted. “I think I mentioned it to Sazed too, just after it happened. That was almost two years ago.”

“That could have been enough, Mistress,” OreSeur said. “We cannot learn everything about a person, but we try our best to discover items like this—private conversations, secrets, confidential information—so that we can mention them at appropriate times and reinforce our illusion.”

Hope that helps

[Jonathan Anahata]

Thank you guys!