Forum:She schmells gooot

I do not know if that was discussed here or elsewhere, but one thing that really puzzled me for a long time is a varying efficiency, with which Jägermonsters recognize (or, sometimes, fail to recognize) Agatha as a Heterodyne by smell:
 * When Agatha first encounters Jägers, a Jäger sergeant is to Agatha, but does not notice anything unusual about her.
 * Another Jäger has to smell Agatha to tell that she "schmells goot", but he did not seem to think she might be a Heterodyne.
 * Later, onboard Castle Wulfenbach General Khrizhan Agatha is a Heterodyne almost at once (although only after he smelled his own hand after he touched Agatha's shoulder). General Zog knew Agatha is one of the family as soon as he  (without seeing her once).
 * Minsk, but does not make any conclusions. Andrë.
 * Dimo, Oggie and Maxim Agatha from a long way off, and her command voice.
 * On the other hand, Jenka was to Agatha, but.
 * really made Vole wonder if Agatha is a Heterodyne.

So why are some Jägers able to recognize Agatha's smell right away, while others feel the "goot schmell", but fail to associate the smell with the Heterodynes, and some are just utterly clueless?

A simple explanation is that. But then why has Jenka not noticed the smell? And sure, the Generals were closest to the Heterodynes and would know their smell best. But I thought that the smell recognition (and most importantly, reaction to it) was pre-built in the Jägers by their masters, so I would expect all Jägers to be equally good at it. Perhaps you have ideas? -- Muzzafar 13:36, 2 July 2009 (UTC)