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beccaelizabethI am reading a 'turned into a dog' story.
Fuzzy amusement seemed like the thing for the day.
But I find myself getting wound up instead.
Everyone is treating him like a dog.
He's even getting wound up that everyone is treating him like a dog.
Even the one person who can translate for him is treating him like a dog.
This is Avengers fic, so Thor has the Allspeak and it should be simples, but thus far he's only used it to confirm this dog is in fact their team mate.
But then the story doesn't do anything with the others reacting.
They are in a house with a JARVIS. JARVIS could certainly open doors, but could also learn consistent vocalisations or body language and act as another translator, plus would have no particular preconceptions about how to treat a dog. JARVIS should be the most awesome assistant a newly disabled person could wish for. Well, JARVIS plus some bots to do the lifting parts.
Because I keep reading it as new disability. He has lost speech and hands and a lot of mobility, plus his senses have gone different, like color blind and new priorities. These are all components with available assistive tech. Stark should be building switches and arranging interfaces that let him keep doing as much of his usual as possible. And, granted, building weapon systems that can be operated by a puppy might be considered somewhere between insane and a bit of a problem should any other dogs access them, but biometric locks are no biggie around that much high tech. And even if they don't feel like doing the serious stuff, can you imagine new puppy Avengers trying to use the Wii? They would totally try. If Avengers games night are hilarious, add being dog shaped and you have whole new levels of amusing.
But no, the dog dude is getting incredibly bored because everyone treats him like a dog.
How does that even make sense?
At the very least, set up some audio books, make big buttons on an e reader, either prop it where he can read it or set it to speaking or just get JARVIS to read stuff out. It's not hard. No hands does not mean no working.
... and I'm not criticising the story, someone wants to write a story about snuggling up with the team in fur form, that's fine, that's their thing.
But I apparently cannot unwind to the story's level.
I just... It's not even just this. So often one of these magic things happens, like when Spike was a ghost, and I just get so frustrated, because disability doesn't mean stopping.
Even though I know the writer clearly wouldn't have thought of it in terms of disability.
Once you do though, apparently it needs an off switch.
Fuzzy amusement seemed like the thing for the day.
But I find myself getting wound up instead.
Everyone is treating him like a dog.
He's even getting wound up that everyone is treating him like a dog.
Even the one person who can translate for him is treating him like a dog.
This is Avengers fic, so Thor has the Allspeak and it should be simples, but thus far he's only used it to confirm this dog is in fact their team mate.
But then the story doesn't do anything with the others reacting.
They are in a house with a JARVIS. JARVIS could certainly open doors, but could also learn consistent vocalisations or body language and act as another translator, plus would have no particular preconceptions about how to treat a dog. JARVIS should be the most awesome assistant a newly disabled person could wish for. Well, JARVIS plus some bots to do the lifting parts.
Because I keep reading it as new disability. He has lost speech and hands and a lot of mobility, plus his senses have gone different, like color blind and new priorities. These are all components with available assistive tech. Stark should be building switches and arranging interfaces that let him keep doing as much of his usual as possible. And, granted, building weapon systems that can be operated by a puppy might be considered somewhere between insane and a bit of a problem should any other dogs access them, but biometric locks are no biggie around that much high tech. And even if they don't feel like doing the serious stuff, can you imagine new puppy Avengers trying to use the Wii? They would totally try. If Avengers games night are hilarious, add being dog shaped and you have whole new levels of amusing.
But no, the dog dude is getting incredibly bored because everyone treats him like a dog.
How does that even make sense?
At the very least, set up some audio books, make big buttons on an e reader, either prop it where he can read it or set it to speaking or just get JARVIS to read stuff out. It's not hard. No hands does not mean no working.
... and I'm not criticising the story, someone wants to write a story about snuggling up with the team in fur form, that's fine, that's their thing.
But I apparently cannot unwind to the story's level.
I just... It's not even just this. So often one of these magic things happens, like when Spike was a ghost, and I just get so frustrated, because disability doesn't mean stopping.
Even though I know the writer clearly wouldn't have thought of it in terms of disability.
Once you do though, apparently it needs an off switch.
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Date: 2012-07-27 09:45 pm (UTC)But yes. The whole, "is a dog and therefore useless" is ridiculous. JARVIS can certainly be programmed to follow instructions issued by a dog. The idea that JARVIS can't take orders from a critter is ridiculous. Especially given the nature of the critter in question. And several, if not all, of the Avengers should be able to cope with "this is a fully-sentient being in a dog's body" and act accordingly.
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Date: 2012-07-28 05:05 pm (UTC)There's one shifting ncis fic that addresses people's tendency to not see beyond appearances (common theme re DiNozzo, focused in that fic on his tiger form). There's another fic (wip) where DiNozzo turns into a werewolf, and the focus is on his adjusting and learning to handle the wolf impact on his senses when he's in human form (e.g., enhanced sense of smell). They're also trying to figure out the cognitive ability of the wolf form, since it won't communicate and Tony doesn't remember it when he returns to his human form.