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maybe I miss university, but
Honestly, thinking of stupid persistant academic arguments the Watchers could be having is really entertaining. I know most of it won't come up unless I deliberately work it in, but if you're writing Highlander stuff, I encourage you to do the thought exercise "what completely opposing viewpoints could chroniclers hold about" your Immortal subject. I guarantee you modern Watchers can have beef with their contemporaries, some of their teachers, and one or more Watchers from centuries past. And arguing about conspiracies and rumours, or was such-and-such really present during whatever event.
But like, Joe thought at least 2 of Duncan' MacLeods past chroniclers were idiots with completely incorrect interpretations of Duncan's personality, and that was before he met the man.
Keeping track of Amanda's actual thefts probably has rules about what can be considered a confirmed theft versus a highly probably one, and reading her chronicles it's probably obvious two long-dead Watchers, themselves seperated by centuries, would have thrown hands had they ever interected because the more recent one took the earlier ones methods and conclusions as a personal insult.
Also, chat handles are a chance to intermix puns, literary references, and obscure but boring alphanumetic codes. The choices give insight on the personality of the Watchers themselves, and a little on what they think of their subjects.
But like, Joe thought at least 2 of Duncan' MacLeods past chroniclers were idiots with completely incorrect interpretations of Duncan's personality, and that was before he met the man.
Keeping track of Amanda's actual thefts probably has rules about what can be considered a confirmed theft versus a highly probably one, and reading her chronicles it's probably obvious two long-dead Watchers, themselves seperated by centuries, would have thrown hands had they ever interected because the more recent one took the earlier ones methods and conclusions as a personal insult.
Also, chat handles are a chance to intermix puns, literary references, and obscure but boring alphanumetic codes. The choices give insight on the personality of the Watchers themselves, and a little on what they think of their subjects.
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Someone I know perceives everything through the lens of snobbery. It's fascinating (and frustrating) to hear him talk about interactions with people because it's always "she stuck her nose in the air and didn't look at me" and "he was trying to prove how much better than me he is" in situations where it's far more likely that she didn't see him or that he was merely asking for directions to the gas station. I can only imagine a Chronicler interpreting their Immortal's behavior in a way that makes every other Chronicler be like, "Dude, those are your issues, not theirs."
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I would *hope* that there would be some winnowing of the Watcher trainees who show this tendancy, but that's definitely unrealistic, especially given the length of time to consider. Hmm, to base some long-gone chronicler's biases off an academic writer I dislike, or not? 🤔
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Obviously, the answer is yes.
Write what you know.
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Excellent plan.