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I keep imagining a hall of Crystilleries with thousands of memories ranging back to the history of Echoland.Kro92813 wrote: ↑25 Sep 2019, 18:30I'm not familiar with this reference lolFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑25 Sep 2019, 01:24I think they could have been used like the three-eyed-raven in GoT, to store the history of Echoes.
Dont they have something similar in Harry Potter too? I'm imagining when they are in that room with the prophecy globes fighting the death waters nd Sirius gets killedFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑26 Sep 2019, 03:18I keep imagining a hall of Crystilleries with thousands of memories ranging back to the history of Echoland.Kro92813 wrote: ↑25 Sep 2019, 18:30I'm not familiar with this reference lolFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑25 Sep 2019, 01:24
I think they could have been used like the three-eyed-raven in GoT, to store the history of Echoes.
I hadnt thought of the confusion as being purposefulElizaBeth Adams wrote: ↑26 Sep 2019, 08:05 This device was unique. The Crystilleries most definitely moved the plot forward. I kind of liked that their use became more clear as the story progressed. The reader's struggle to understand the use of the Crystilleries matched Will's struggle to understand this new world.
Kro92813 wrote: ↑10 Sep 2019, 20:04I thought they were confusing at the beginning too. It was hard for me to picture what the author was trying to portray. By the end I got the idea behind them but I was still a bit confused on the details of them/how they looked with the red yellow and blue stones inside. I had a hard time picturing some of the descriptions of them.
I pictured the chrystilleries as being the size of the palm of your hand. And when the images were described as being inside and outside, I envisioned them sort of like a fuzzy hologramReynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 00:47Kro92813 wrote: ↑10 Sep 2019, 20:04I thought they were confusing at the beginning too. It was hard for me to picture what the author was trying to portray. By the end I got the idea behind them but I was still a bit confused on the details of them/how they looked with the red yellow and blue stones inside. I had a hard time picturing some of the descriptions of them.
I'm having a hard time envisioning them as well. Not so much the physical object but the way the images are portrayed by the crystilleries. Sometimes they're described as being inside and partially outside the stone, as well. And I don't know how large the images are.
I defaulted to envisioning them as the holograms like in Star WarsKro92813 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 09:04I pictured the chrystilleries as being the size of the palm of your hand. And when the images were described as being inside and outside, I envisioned them sort of like a fuzzy hologramReynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 00:47Kro92813 wrote: ↑10 Sep 2019, 20:04
I thought they were confusing at the beginning too. It was hard for me to picture what the author was trying to portray. By the end I got the idea behind them but I was still a bit confused on the details of them/how they looked with the red yellow and blue stones inside. I had a hard time picturing some of the descriptions of them.
I'm having a hard time envisioning them as well. Not so much the physical object but the way the images are portrayed by the crystilleries. Sometimes they're described as being inside and partially outside the stone, as well. And I don't know how large the images are.
I picture them to be palm size but function like Dumbledore's Pensieve.Reynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 09:52I defaulted to envisioning them as the holograms like in Star WarsKro92813 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 09:04I pictured the chrystilleries as being the size of the palm of your hand. And when the images were described as being inside and outside, I envisioned them sort of like a fuzzy hologramReynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 00:47
I'm having a hard time envisioning them as well. Not so much the physical object but the way the images are portrayed by the crystilleries. Sometimes they're described as being inside and partially outside the stone, as well. And I don't know how large the images are.
Haha whatever works! I think a hologram ofany sort is sort of what was intended? But I will agree it was confusing. I think the description was what was hard to wrap my head aroundReynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 09:52I defaulted to envisioning them as the holograms like in Star WarsKro92813 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 09:04I pictured the chrystilleries as being the size of the palm of your hand. And when the images were described as being inside and outside, I envisioned them sort of like a fuzzy hologramReynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 00:47
I'm having a hard time envisioning them as well. Not so much the physical object but the way the images are portrayed by the crystilleries. Sometimes they're described as being inside and partially outside the stone, as well. And I don't know how large the images are.
But dont you get "sucked into" the memories of a pensieve? I think they actually saw them in real time with chrystilleriesFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 10:12I picture them to be palm size but function like Dumbledore's Pensieve.
Yeah I think you get pulled into the memory in Harry Potter. Is it real time with the crystilleries?? I thought I've read them as memories. Maybe they're both.Kro92813 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 11:04But dont you get "sucked into" the memories of a pensieve? I think they actually saw them in real time with chrystilleriesFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 10:12I picture them to be palm size but function like Dumbledore's Pensieve.
They are for sure memories, but you watch them like a TV in front of you in real time. With pensieves you are sucked in and become a part of that scene. That's my take on it anyway.Reynaa wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 17:28Yeah I think you get pulled into the memory in Harry Potter. Is it real time with the crystilleries?? I thought I've read them as memories. Maybe they're both.Kro92813 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 11:04But dont you get "sucked into" the memories of a pensieve? I think they actually saw them in real time with chrystilleriesFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑28 Sep 2019, 10:12
I picture them to be palm size but function like Dumbledore's Pensieve.
For a Pensieve, one enters the memory not to be a part of it but to get the entire perspective and view of the memory's owner.Kro92813 wrote: ↑29 Sep 2019, 22:57They are for sure memories, but you watch them like a TV in front of you in real time. With pensieves you are sucked in and become a part of that scene. That's my take on it anyway.
I understand that but I'm saying you are pulled into the memory with a pensive. With a chrystillery you just view it like on a screenFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑29 Sep 2019, 23:02For a Pensieve, one enters the memory not to be a part of it but to get the entire perspective and view of the memory's owner.