On the Subject of Tarnum

[ThunderTitan]

Sorry to interrupt too, but my sense of English tells me that the moment of reference for the Past Tense "took" is the one at the beginning of the quote. Having it refer to the near past just doesn't click with me.

I'd say she created the Crystal Dragons on the spur of the moment, and now that she needed something to test her son with, they were just the perfect thing: "Oh look, how convenient! Crystal Dragons to test my son! Yipee!"

Maybe, grammar never was my favourite part of English (as you can see).

Sure, no problem, I was just saying

Took works for near past too. There's no mention of when the inspiration hit her, so anywhere between 30 years and a short time ago would make the statement true. There's not really enough info to tell.

[Kareeah Indaga]

I thought I remembered seeing something about it on the old forums, but there's a password protection on it now. Blast it! I don't want to talk in a 2 Xcl00siv 4 U! members-only forum, I just want to look at the archives I read ages ago!

[Orfinn]

Oh I know the feeling. Its like with the berlin and gaza walls. Suddenly they are there, hindering you.