Nicholas van Rijn's grand entrance in this story deserves screen dramatization:
he enters Joyce Davisson's room;
she is tall like most Esperancians but does not reach his neck;
his shoulders fill the doorway;
his pot belly strains his fabricord suit;
survival equipment hangs from him;
his great hooked nose sticks from his open helmet;
he sniffs as if for blood;
ringleted, shoulder-length, greasy, black hair swirls;
waxed moustache and goatee resemble horns;
multiple chins quiver;
he looks monstrous to Joyce and should to us;
she remembers him in lace and ruffles so we should also see flashbacks...
What a sight.
6 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I don't know if Old Nick would look monstrous to me--but he certainly would appear formidable!
Van Rijn has been described as fully two meters tall, which I've estimated as meaning he was 6 ft, 4 inches in height. And more than proportionately massive, with plenty of muscle under the fat.
In the US at least women are considered tall if they are 5 feet, 7 inches in height. Meaning Joyce was probably 9 inches shorter than Old Nick.
I only wish we had some good-filmed versions of the Nicholas van Rijn and Dominic Flandry stories.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
A suitable actor for van Rijn would be a problem.
Paul.
Of course, being overweight is rapidly becoming a voluntary choice, but Poul couldn't anticipate GLP-1's.
Kaor. Paul and Mr. Stirling!
Paul: It would be a challenge to find a suitable actor to play Old Nick!
Mr. Stirling: I get the strong impression van Rijn liked being fat, that obesity was his personal choice. I also think Technic medical science could avert the bad effects of obesity.
I deblimped myself the hard, slow way, starting in 2012, with rigid dieting and exercise.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: I recommend GLP-1's. Your appetite goes way down, your other obsessive-compulsive behaviors moderate likewise. I lost 108 pounds.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
Thanks, I'll look up GLP-1's, but I don't think they were available in 2012. I started by cold turkeying all at once all the bad yummy stuff I used to scarf down.
I'm glad you lost 108 lbs. I lost at least 70 pounds and I would like to deblimp myself of another 10/15 lbs. I think you are taller than me (five feet, 10 inches and a bit more).
Ad astra! Sean
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