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While I’m glad Kai’s standing up for himself for once, I’m not optimistic about the outcome.
Niko didn’t choose to exist, but Percy didn’t choose to be insane. Niko is not the
The reason I’m not optimistic is that, ideally, Kai would negotiate Niko’s desires with the Warren’s. It’s a really good time for Kai to step up and tell Niko that he is aggravating the problem with his behavior, that the three other animals didn’t choose to be there, either. Because, for one, it’s really tiring to see the Warren treat Kai like shit multiple times, and to have the author purposefully dumb him down to justify it. Plus, it’s clear that what the Warren is doing is unsustainable and most, if not all the personalities are detrimental to Percy’s wellbeing. Niko has the most obvious problems, so it’s a good place to start. However, I don’t expect the author to do any of those things. It’s hard, inconvenient, and, worst of all, not “cute.” She wants us to sympathize with the Warren because they represent her pet issues, so at most she’s going to have them talk about Niko’s problems for a bit before a little show-and-tell about how Niko’s “ripped at every page but he’s a masterpiece.” You can do something with that, but you have to push it to take it far, and I doubt she’s going to.
