It's not even a question of squashing it down as an inability to work out what to do. That may be the key, I think. As I said above to bendingwind: the only time Amy really gets passive is when she doesn't know what she wants. It's not even that not knowing what to do (in a practical sense) is an impediment to her, because if she knows the result she wants, she will find a way to make it happen. With MAGICAL SHOUTING, if need be. When she doesn't know what she wants, though? She flounders hard and shuts down.
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Date: 24 Jun 2012 04:16 pm (UTC)That may be the key, I think. As I said above to bendingwind: the only time Amy really gets passive is when she doesn't know what she wants. It's not even that not knowing what to do (in a practical sense) is an impediment to her, because if she knows the result she wants, she will find a way to make it happen. With MAGICAL SHOUTING, if need be. When she doesn't know what she wants, though? She flounders hard and shuts down.