Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-6493589-20150619172544/@comment-25555436-20150626021410

Mercen-X wrote: It's possible that Nevermores grow in size faster than, say, Ursai.

The Bespectacled Guy wrote: There's smashing people through tables, and there's standing up for oneself. These two events need not be concurrent. And just how far do you think someone should go and where is the line before self-assertion becomes violent? 1-Wouldn't that mean that Nevermores are smarter than Ursai? The smaller ones seem to be smart enough to flee instead of fight, unlike Ursas and Beowulves. And the Nevermore from Ep8 was directly stated by Monty and co. to have been bigger than normal, which means that it's either some mutant of nature, or was much older and as such grew more (which means it should have been smarter).

You just missed his point: Size=Inteligence. The bigger the smarter. If Nevermores grow bigger than Ursai, they are smarter than Ursai. That's his point.

2-Self-assertion will always be violent, either in tone or physically, there's nothing you can do about it. But there is no other way. If you are being bullied, stand up for yourself. Show them they will not mess with you. If the bully takes it as violent, let it take it that way. No matter how one does it, standing for oneself will feel violent to one or another.

How far should one go? As far as they need to. If the bully understood just from telling it and showing you won't be bullied any longer, let it be. If it didn't and keeps going, break his teeth and slam him against the floor. If it brings company, break his pride. Basically, just do it the Ender's way: If they don't stop, if they don't learn, hurt them so they never hurt you again. It's the only guaranteed way.