Felicitations fellow MARSupials.
I've been doing some thinking about Enoch's disability lately, mostly about what can be done to overcome it. And while I may be wrong, I'm not sure that Enoch's infirmity is all that bad. So far, he has done what has been asked with out problems. I believe his biggest problem lies in his head: Jose and the other probes have always treated him as a cripple, therefore, he has behaved accordingly. This is akin to any of us telling a person that they cannot do something because they are blind/deaf/paralyzed/whatever. This kind of attitude is a MUCH larger obstacle than most of the physical barriers created by the actual handicap. This is an AWFUL way to treat a person so I don't think we should be treating a probe this way either (not that I've seen any of this happening here - I just don't want it to start).
So what do we do to overcome and correct this? Do we treat Enoch as an equal and let acceptance come gradually, or is the situation urgent enough to force an object lesson on the probes?
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B(andicoot)
PS: I'll tell a personal anecdote over in the Mess when I get the chance.