Fiona wrote:
True, but what happens is, he comes in and finds Mellanby dead, and upon
ascertaining that this is so, his first response is to shout "Orac!"-- he seems more concerned about getting Orac back than taken aback at Mellanby's death.<
Considering that Orac is his only means of getting back to Liberator, Avon's priorities here don't strike me as out of character. He must be kicking himself for having let Orac out of his sight. :-) It's him leaving Orac for Servalan to grab in the first place that I find hard to credit.
His one comment on Mellanby is "He got away from here after all"--
which is a little bit sarcastic under the circumstances (frankly, I'm surprised Dayna didn't clock him one for that).<
I didn't interpret that as sarcasm but as a clumsy consolation attempt. :-) Avon's in a hurry to go after Servalan, but seems not to want to leave Dayna behind. Does he feel responsible for her out of guilt because he didn't prevent Servalan from killing her father?
Marian