Grim’s Experiences, Forcing, More

Grim is often surprising the other characters with all things the does not know that are considered common knowledge: Lilia exclaims, “How could someone in this world have truly never heard of Halloween?” with the ghosts explaining that it is one of their world’s biggest events.

Grim surprises Ace and Deuce by not knowing about the Starsending event, with Deuce saying that it is “hard to imagine someone not knowing what it is.” (Ace: “Do you know anything!?”)

Grim does not know of “The Righteous Judge” or “The Kindly Bell Ringer” from Glorious Masquerade, and seems to have never seen a barber’s pole before. Similarly, he did not know any of the “Great Seven.”

Grim also had never heard of Beanfest or Spelldrive, despite it being a “world-famous sport.”

Back in Book 1 it seems Grim had never heard of “overblot,” despite being a magic user himself.

Other things that Grim does not seem to know about are corn dogs (originally: takoyaki), the word “holiday,” or what skiing is.

He is also revealed to have never heard of “Wonderlinks,” described as an extremely popular gaming console.

It is not unusual for Grim to whine and plead until he gets his way: he throws a tantrum when Jamil refuses to let him join the Firelit Sky event until Kalim convinces Jamil to relent, harasses Crowley into allowing him to attend the social in Glorious Masquerade, invites himself to lunch with Jack and Ruggie during Port Fest and demands to attend the Tamashina Mina event, despite never being invited.

Grim and the prefect share a smartphone.

Grim may not have the best personal hygiene, saying that he washed his hands a day before, so he shouldn’t have to wash them again before he eats.

How warm Grim’s fur keeps him may be a point for debate: during Harveston he is unfazed by the cold, saying, “I got this nice, tick coat to keep me warm” (also mentioned in Book 4, though he says his “nose is gonna freeze over”), but he complains about being freezing cold during Vargas Camp.

During Vargas Camp 2 Grim is swallowed whole by a catfish.