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Post by Snes on May 21, 2010 7:01:16 GMT
[724]Oh that Reynard. What a scamp.
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Post by GK Sierra on May 21, 2010 7:06:53 GMT
I like the sound of the collection stage.
Makes ya think there is some cool stage where it explodes dramatically, or something. Maybe I'm just getting my hopes up.
Also, Reynardine is one smooth dude. He needs to teach me some of those moves sometime...
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Post by Mezzaphor on May 21, 2010 7:06:55 GMT
Oh, I'm sure this plan couldn't possibly have any negative repercussions.
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Post by Mr Pitchfork on May 21, 2010 7:07:00 GMT
Juliette is the Authoritative Turtleneck Lady?
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Post by edzepp on May 21, 2010 7:10:08 GMT
Yes.
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Post by hal9000 on May 21, 2010 7:15:44 GMT
Well, now there's a smart idea. Let's let things proceed and watch what happens when a mentally-unstable, more than slightly pissed off boy with psychic superpowers gets his hands on the one person he suspects is responsible for his condition. Best case, Zimmy's going to have a rather unpleasant encounter, possibly ending with a "TELL ME WHERE THE BOMB ISWHAT YOU DID TO ME"-style interrogation. Worst case, everybody gets sucked into a giant vortex of pain/invaded by spiders/ "it's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)". To be fair though, Jones does have a point about it being more interesting, in a 4th-wall breaking sort of way. |
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Post by Mezzaphor on May 21, 2010 7:19:35 GMT
Maybe it's "interesting", as in the alleged Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."
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Post by Mr Pitchfork on May 21, 2010 7:38:38 GMT
I trust Jones completely. She is intelligent and experienced. I don't know how moral she is, but she certainly knows what she's doing.
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Post by mithrandir on May 21, 2010 7:40:51 GMT
I'm not worried about Zimmy, as such - at least not about what Jack will do to her. The adults are lurking around and will stop it before it gets out of control.
I'm more worried about what happens when the ether station goes off. At this rate, the whole gang's gonna be thrown into Zimmingham. On the other hand, maybe Annie can do something about his spider infestation from there.
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Post by mudmaniac on May 21, 2010 7:45:57 GMT
I trust Jones completely. She is intelligent and experienced. I don't know how moral she is, but she certainly knows what she's doing. I dunno. I always felt she was a little manipulative. that, and you can never really tell what she has in mind. |
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Post by Mr Pitchfork on May 21, 2010 7:47:36 GMT
I'd really like to see something chronicling Jones' exploits. At this moment she is the most interesting character for me.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 21, 2010 8:00:05 GMT
I wonder what will happen if Jones is near when Zimmy's ability manifests. Even if it doesn't affect her at all that'd be another clue in itself.
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Post by penguinfactory on May 21, 2010 8:09:31 GMT
Wait, is the collection stage the part where the water gets evaporated? If so this should be interesting, considering the fact that Annie and Jones are still on the boat.
It seems like kind of a dick move to let Jack's plan go ahead, considering what the power station does to Zimmie.
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Post by amanmademonster on May 21, 2010 8:17:33 GMT
When asked why she allowed the Ether Station to drive young Zimmy mad and let the boy Jack run loose in the Court, Ms Jones replied emotionlessly, "I did it for the lulz."
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Post by legion on May 21, 2010 9:58:10 GMT
Reynardine doesn't rhyme with post traumatic disorder, apparently.
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Post by todd on May 21, 2010 10:56:43 GMT
As someone (I forget who) pointed out: can we be certain that Zimmy will come back? After what happened to her at the power station before, she'd probably want to stay as far away from it as possible, especially when it's being operated.
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Post by troll on May 21, 2010 11:40:26 GMT
Wait, is the collection stage the part where the water gets evaporated? If so this should be interesting, considering the fact that Annie and Jones are still on the boat. It seems like kind of a dick move to let Jack's plan go ahead, considering what the power station does to Zimmie. Jones is going to let the dog hunt. Suppose it isn't a dick move. Suppose Zimmy is a real and conventionally unaddressable problem. Suppose getting behind Jack and letting him do what he's got to do is a responsible course of action. |
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Post by spacemilk on May 21, 2010 12:39:55 GMT
I trust Jones completely. She is intelligent and experienced. I don't know how moral she is, but she certainly knows what she's doing. But as someone who isn't aligned with the Court or the Forest, why would she have anyone else's best interests in mind? |
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Post by lovecraft1024 on May 21, 2010 13:35:51 GMT
As someone (I forget who) pointed out: can we be certain that Zimmy will come back? After what happened to her at the power station before, she'd probably want to stay as far away from it as possible, especially when it's being operated. My thoughts exactly. Like now that she knows what the thing is that's driving her crazy, why go to that building again? To howl at the ether station? I mean, that's kind of like B-grade monster movie stuff. Then again, perhaps being physically close doesn't matter. |
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Post by lovecraft1024 on May 21, 2010 13:37:50 GMT
Jones is way too cool (and thin) to carry a walkie-talkie somewhere on that white business suit. So instead, she keeps it in a beat up wooden box.
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Post by lovecraft1024 on May 21, 2010 14:02:49 GMT
Rey. Always a charmer with the ladies.
Still not clear if he has Annie's symbol on his head again.
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Post by djublonskopf on May 21, 2010 15:04:43 GMT
Still not clear if he has Annie's symbol on his head again. I think it was more often shown when he was in big-wolf form. I glanced back at some old stories and saw doll-form Reynardine without a symbol all over. That said, Annie never owned Reynardine. She owned a toy wolf that Reynardine went into. Even after Jack's etheric-light-show-trap, she still owns the toy wolf, and he's still inside it, so my suspicion would be that Annie can still order Reynardine around. I suspect the author added this scene so he could revisit Reynardine's attempt to steal Annie's body back in Chapter 3, and show that Annie cares more about Reynardine's well-being NOW than she cares about whatever he did back THEN. Also so that Jack could get away. |
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Post by the bandit on May 21, 2010 15:30:44 GMT
Well, if the ether station drew Zimmy out of hiding once, we have every reason to believe it will happen again.
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Post by hal9000 on May 21, 2010 18:04:35 GMT
I'm not worried about Zimmy, as such - at least not about what Jack will do to her. The adults are lurking around and will stop it before it gets out of control. I'm more worried about what happens when the ether station goes off. At this rate, the whole gang's gonna be thrown into Zimmingham. On the other hand, maybe Annie can do something about his spider infestation from there. Except that Jones just said to let him go ahead and do whatever it is he's gonna do, because it will be more interesting that way. I mean, they might stop him if he looks like he's going to outright kill Zimmy, but beyond that it looks like the adults are just going to light the fuse and watch the fireworks. I guess it depends on exactly what you mean. If you're saying that letting Jack proceed is just 'doing what has to be done' in order to fix Zimmy, then I guess you might have a point. If, on the other hand, you mean that you think the court considers Zimmy to be a dangerous person or obstacle to be removed, then I must point out there are plenty of ways they could accomplish the goal of eliminating her without risking a dangerous interaction between her and Jack. After thinking about this for a while though, I'm beginning to suspect that saving Jack and Zimmy was never the court's intention. In fact, it seems like they might be more interested in observing the terminal phase of Jack's infestation as opposed to treating it, regardless of the consequences for him or the collateral damage it'll cause. |
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Post by beatfox on May 21, 2010 18:04:52 GMT
Still not clear if he has Annie's symbol on his head again. I think it was more often shown when he was in big-wolf form. I glanced back at some old stories and saw doll-form Reynardine without a symbol all over. Pretty sure Annie's symbol is invisible by default when he's in doll-form. Honestly, I can only think of 2 occasions where doll-form Reynardine has been shown with it: when he first points it out back in chapter 5, and on the cover of Book 1. Does anyone know of any other instances besides these? |
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Post by Mr Pitchfork on May 21, 2010 18:53:13 GMT
There are none, because Reynardine is a good artist and knows that, in plushie form, the Antimony symbol would make is head too busy-looking (Tom is a good artist and knows that, in plushie form, the Antimony symbol would make is head too busy-looking).
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Post by Charlotte on May 21, 2010 19:57:38 GMT
There is an allegory running through this comic. It goes something like, "When humans leave nature and form cities and become civilized, they lose something that is vital to being human, and the only way to get back this creative spark is through children". 401 is an example of this. Jones' interest in completing Jack's experiment goes along with it. So, in that vein, I am sure that when Aata and Shell find young Hyland they will shake his hand, apologize for all the trouble the power station experiments have been causing him and congratulate him on all his successful inventions and offer him the position of apprentice under Eglamore as the Court's Protector. ~*~ Still no sign of Renard's status. Maybe it was Jones who freed him when she was pulling him out of the binding spell. Considering how dramatic the enchantment was, and how nothing has become of it, there must have been some plot development going on during the removal that we didn't see. ~*~ Btw, I think Jones is some kind of an avatar of the mother goddess, caring equally for all her children. Which one depends on your personal preference, I guess, unless Tom identifies her. I favor Ninhursag, with Annana, Ashera and Amateratsu also high on my goddess list. Probably end up with someone dull like Ceres, Hera or Gaia, though. Ah.. I just noticed the comment on the white business suit. That would be Bridget, then, the White Goddess, Celtic (Irish). ~*~ You'd only have to suggest to Zimmy that the rain might work this time, and she'd be there. Tom said that Zimmy had "given up too soon" last time. Or maybe Jack made a few alterations. If Jack's rain cures Zimmy he will be a hero. Double Ha! I just got the "Bridget Jones" reference :-). |
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Post by the bandit on May 21, 2010 20:33:32 GMT
...no.
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Post by mistressdizzy on May 21, 2010 20:49:28 GMT
Hi! Long time reader, first time poster. Coming out of the woodwork here, as I noticed that it's deftly covered up, but I think the symbol on Reynardine's forehead is still missing. I wonder what it means- especially since I saw it floating away from Reynard and the doll when they were separated briefly. I wonder who's going to notice it first? And what'll happen when they do?
Man, I love this comic to pieces, so much delightful speculating!
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Post by Mr Pitchfork on May 21, 2010 21:13:23 GMT
Tom never drew Plushie Rey with the Antimony symbol before, why would he start now?
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