Well, he'd be dead, if his father hadn't had the status to get him the treatment [wry g].
Possibly. But if his mother was, say, a servant of Count Vorkosigan who was caught in the attack, I'm sure the Count would take responsibility. But he wouldn't have Cordelia's unshakable determination in the matter, and she wouldn't have the resources or the clout to get them. Point.
It's an interesting question, though, and so is the opposite: if Miles had been born of normal size and strength, what would he have been like? Would he be as hyper? or as much of a genius?
I guess there's no way to answer these questions except to re-imagine the stories as many possibilities - alternate universes.
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Date: 2007-11-02 03:54 pm (UTC)Possibly. But if his mother was, say, a servant of Count Vorkosigan who was caught in the attack, I'm sure the Count would take responsibility. But he wouldn't have Cordelia's unshakable determination in the matter, and she wouldn't have the resources or the clout to get them. Point.
It's an interesting question, though, and so is the opposite: if Miles had been born of normal size and strength, what would he have been like? Would he be as hyper? or as much of a genius?
I guess there's no way to answer these questions except to re-imagine the stories as many possibilities - alternate universes.
I'm rather glad Miles is as he is.