Post by Hermedy on Oct 19, 2005 14:11:26 GMT -5
Schism – VFD Meeting Transcription
“So I’m told. I was four years old when everything changed. Our organization shattered, and it was if the world shattered, too, and one by one the safe places were destroyed.” –Kit Snicket, The Penultimate Peril, Page 27
Jacques and Kit Snicket are twins (according to the Asoue calendar), so they were both 4 years old when the schism occurred.
“M: D, are you here representing L, or are you here as an independent agent?
L: I am here, so there is no reason for D to represent me.” – The Unauthorized Autobiography, Page 35
“As the official representative of Lemony Snicket in all legal, literary, and social matters, I am…” –Daniel Handler, The Unauthorized Autobiography, Page ix
The two above quotes indicate that L, in the VFD Transcription is Lemony, and that D is Daniel Handler, his representative.
“J: I first met all of you – except for L, of course – at…” – The Unauthorized Autobiography, Page 44
This probably means that J is Jacques, as he would have known his brother (L) before they were taken by VFD. So, unless there is another VFD member with the initial L who is represented by someone with the initial D, and a member with the initial J happens to know another member with the initial L before they were taken by VFD, Jacques and Lemony both went to the VFD Building Meeting.
Now, because Jacques could impossibly be 4 at the time of the meeting (Lemony is younger, so he would have to be younger than 3) I must draw the conclusion that the schism had already happened.
Which, of course, means (if O and E ARE Olaf and Esmé, which is highly likely) that Olaf and Esmé not only did NOT start the schism, as is popularly believed, but they were actually part of the fire-extinguishing part of VFD for quite some time.
“So I’m told. I was four years old when everything changed. Our organization shattered, and it was if the world shattered, too, and one by one the safe places were destroyed.” –Kit Snicket, The Penultimate Peril, Page 27
Jacques and Kit Snicket are twins (according to the Asoue calendar), so they were both 4 years old when the schism occurred.
“M: D, are you here representing L, or are you here as an independent agent?
L: I am here, so there is no reason for D to represent me.” – The Unauthorized Autobiography, Page 35
“As the official representative of Lemony Snicket in all legal, literary, and social matters, I am…” –Daniel Handler, The Unauthorized Autobiography, Page ix
The two above quotes indicate that L, in the VFD Transcription is Lemony, and that D is Daniel Handler, his representative.
“J: I first met all of you – except for L, of course – at…” – The Unauthorized Autobiography, Page 44
This probably means that J is Jacques, as he would have known his brother (L) before they were taken by VFD. So, unless there is another VFD member with the initial L who is represented by someone with the initial D, and a member with the initial J happens to know another member with the initial L before they were taken by VFD, Jacques and Lemony both went to the VFD Building Meeting.
Now, because Jacques could impossibly be 4 at the time of the meeting (Lemony is younger, so he would have to be younger than 3) I must draw the conclusion that the schism had already happened.
Which, of course, means (if O and E ARE Olaf and Esmé, which is highly likely) that Olaf and Esmé not only did NOT start the schism, as is popularly believed, but they were actually part of the fire-extinguishing part of VFD for quite some time.