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Post by Tenjen on Sept 3, 2010 11:23:38 GMT
He was probably thinking of her when he was talking about leaving. So instead of him going to her, she came to him through a combination of their powers.
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Post by wanderer on Sept 3, 2010 11:25:56 GMT
Ooh, I like her lounging outfit. Very nice.
I don't really think Andrew was involved this time, although I could be wrong and it won't bother me much. It doesn't really matter, though. Now we have a person who can physically retrieve the blinker stone and save Annie... assuming Parley can control her power enough to get down there and back.
...Ok, so maybe it does matter. If she can't control it, Smitty probably can do so unconsciously. But really I'd rather she learn how to use her power on her own. Having her be always chained to him to use her abilities is just... well, I wouldn't like it. Not that I object to them liking each other, I just want her to be able to use her powers on her own.
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Post by paxjax123 on Sept 3, 2010 12:09:05 GMT
I'm worried about Annie still. Oh, hi Parley. I bet the combined force of Parley, Smitty, and love can get Annie back safe. c:
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Post by bellerophon on Sept 3, 2010 12:29:41 GMT
Everyone here seems to be assuming that Smitty and Parley's abilities will continue to work and be in control at the bottom of the ravine next to Jeanne. I'm not so sure, especially since she can mess with etheric Annie.
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Post by Saru on Sept 3, 2010 12:41:34 GMT
Am I the only person to think that it wasn't Smitty's ability to create order that brought Parley there, rather than her ability to teleport? I mean, come on, she's wearing casual stuff, looks like she just sat on a couch and is eating popcorn. She might've just been watching a movie and thought of oh how much she would like to watch it with Smitty -> *poof* there she is. Totally unrelated to the events that occur in front of the court.
Am I? Ok. :(
I registered because it bothered me so much D:
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Post by mechagai on Sept 3, 2010 12:51:02 GMT
Honestly, it still is a combination of both if you just look at the dialog.
Also, it's pretty obvious George was watching Flashdance or Fame (80's version) just by that outfit. :3
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Post by spacemilk on Sept 3, 2010 13:18:46 GMT
Parley looks HOT!
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Post by tyler on Sept 3, 2010 13:22:39 GMT
Six sweeps folks! Wait... wrong forum.
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Post by mike on Sept 3, 2010 13:32:20 GMT
...Meanwhile, in the first panel, Kat's ticked at Andrew for bapping the bird. Looks like Parley was watching an '80s movie marathon. Hopefully more Breakfast Club and less Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Sept 3, 2010 13:32:52 GMT
Haha, that was unexpected. I noticed this : Smith says "If you don't need me anymore I'm gonna~", and bip, instant Parley, which I think means they *will* need him more, and his order creation ability called Parley just to keep him here a bit longer. And maybe she will be useful too. If I am right, it means Smith's power is really double super awesome. Great catch, legion! I think that sounds like exactly the explanation to me. Am I the only person to think that it wasn't [did you mean was? ed.] Smitty's ability to create order that brought Parley there, rather than her ability to teleport? I mean, come on, she's wearing casual stuff, looks like she just sat on a couch and is eating popcorn. She might've just been watching a movie and thought of oh how much she would like to watch it with Smitty -> *poof* there she is. Totally unrelated to the events that occur in front of the court. Am I? Ok. I registered because it bothered me so much D: Welcome to the forums. No, you're not the only one who thinks that it was Smitty's power that caused Parley to teleport there (basically co-opting or activating her power for her.) Go Smitty! Also, it's pretty obvious George was watching Flashdance or Fame (80's version) just by that outfit. :3 LAUGHING ON LINE -- you're right! ;D
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Post by Thoughtful Tiger on Sept 3, 2010 13:58:05 GMT
Annie just said "It landed right where we need it!" a few seconds ago, so this page must be ~1 minute behind real time.
Does this mean in the next comic she'll say "I-I can't get back!" and everyone will panic, or will she even be able to speak with Jeanne holding her down there? (I'm presuming she spoke the first line before the blinker stone was picked up by Jeanne)
Or maybe there will be some other cue, like her body collapsing when she doesn't return to it.
What I'm getting at is this: How are Kat, Parley and Smitty going to even know that something is wrong?
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Post by atteSmythe on Sept 3, 2010 14:17:07 GMT
Also, watch out for Kat playing the couple fixing faery! Pft, that's easy - she just needs to threaten them with a wire stripper, and they'll resolve their differences.
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Post by basser on Sept 3, 2010 15:27:12 GMT
I think the more interesting question would be of whether or not George would trip the 'out of bounds' alarm by porting down there. Though maybe the Court got so tired of her setting off the klaxon every time she has a stray Smit-related thought that they just turned off her signal (as, I assume, they also do for Annie when she visits the forest.)
Also Tom is pretty much the king of designing adorable, personality-appropriate outfits for his teenaged characters. Pretty good skill considering he's a (most likely) straight dude and all.
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Post by Elaienar on Sept 3, 2010 16:47:48 GMT
I think the more interesting question would be of whether or not George would trip the 'out of bounds' alarm by porting down there. Though maybe the Court got so tired of her setting off the klaxon every time she has a stray Smit-related thought that they just turned off her signal (as, I assume, they also do for Annie when she visits the forest.) Given that in 144 Kat implies that the teachers thought Antimony was dead, I don't think the "things" in the food work at the bottom of the ravine. Or maybe they only transmit within the Court and the out-of-bounds alarm is a separate system?
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Post by dismalscientist on Sept 3, 2010 16:55:17 GMT
Also Tom is pretty much the king of designing adorable, personality-appropriate outfits for his teenaged characters. Pretty good skill considering he's a (most likely) straight dude and all. Actually, I think the *king* of this sort of thing has to be John Allison with his detailed, fashion-conscious designs for the young females in Scary Go Round. He has it easy now, with his characters wearing school uniforms all the time ...
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Post by rageboy on Sept 3, 2010 16:55:52 GMT
Am I the only person to think that it wasn't Smitty's ability to create order that brought Parley there, rather than her ability to teleport? I mean, come on, she's wearing casual stuff, looks like she just sat on a couch and is eating popcorn. She might've just been watching a movie and thought of oh how much she would like to watch it with Smitty -> *poof* there she is. Totally unrelated to the events that occur in front of the court. Am I? Ok. :( I registered because it bothered me so much D: No. And it bothers me, too. I could see how it's a combination, and it would explain Tom's comment, but I don't like it. But the main thing I was checking today's forums for was what people thought about the "It landed right where we need it!" but not "I- I can't get back!" that Thoughtful Tiger mentioned. EDIT: I said "No" assuming you meant "wasn't"...i.e. It was purely Parley and not a combination. Otherwise it seems like Smitty is the one doing the teleporting. I don't like that Andrew can organize things that are happening <who knows where>. His power only makes sense to me if he can only organize what's happening in his immediate vicinity. This panel makes it seem like he can organize anything, though, including a Parley watching TV.
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Post by dj on Sept 3, 2010 17:53:51 GMT
Am I the only person to think that it wasn't Smitty's ability to create order that brought Parley there, rather than her ability to teleport? I mean, come on, she's wearing casual stuff, looks like she just sat on a couch and is eating popcorn. She might've just been watching a movie and thought of oh how much she would like to watch it with Smitty -> *poof* there she is. Totally unrelated to the events that occur in front of the court. Am I? Ok. I registered because it bothered me so much D: I thought Parley did it herself, too, and the little stumble is because she's still honing her precision, hahaha. edit: I was thinking Annie asked her to stop by and check out some blinker stone action or something.
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Post by Saru on Sept 3, 2010 17:58:09 GMT
...i.e. It was purely Parley and not a combination. Otherwise it seems like Smitty is the one doing the teleporting. Yes, that's exactly what I was on about. Which is why I think that this: Is his actual power, and this isn't actually the case at all. We've seen her porting once already, and I believe it was her own power at that time that did it, Smitty had nothing to do with it. Long story short: I believe Parley bips because she thought of Smitty, not because he creates order where there is none, it wouldn't make any sense in this context. I also noticed that my english got really sucky, haven't "spoken" in ages. Jeez, sorry. :x
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Post by Alexandragon on Sept 3, 2010 18:10:20 GMT
Amazing page. Chaotic teleportations of Parley is great idea. ;D For a second before: "...It will be nice to see Andrew now..." (or "ask about something him", or "it's interesting, what Andrew is now doing?")
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Sept 3, 2010 18:10:37 GMT
Even back then, Jones suggests that Smit's own power may have helped. I have no problem this may be the same here: Parley's power erupts chaotically, Smit directs it in a meaningful direction.
As of now, this is all speculation though - don't get worked up over it, one way or another. And welcome to the forums, mate!
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Post by Saru on Sept 3, 2010 18:18:51 GMT
Even back then, Jones suggests that Smit's own power may have helped. I have no problem this may be the same here: Parley's power erupts chaotically, Smit directs it in a meaningful direction. This sounds quite reasonable, yes. The first posts gave me the feeling that the general consensus was "Smitty did it", which I just couldn't agree with. But as you already said, of course you're right. Thank you, good to finally be here. :>
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Post by Casey on Sept 3, 2010 18:32:10 GMT
I think the more interesting question would be of whether or not George would trip the 'out of bounds' alarm by porting down there. Though maybe the Court got so tired of her setting off the klaxon every time she has a stray Smit-related thought that they just turned off her signal (as, I assume, they also do for Annie when she visits the forest.) Given that in 144 Kat implies that the teachers thought Antimony was dead, I don't think the "things" in the food work at the bottom of the ravine. Or maybe they only transmit within the Court and the out-of-bounds alarm is a separate system? Actually, you might be interested to know that in the print version of Gunnerkrigg Court, Tom corrected this. The adults did actually know that Annie was still alive, and Kat's dialogue was changed appropriately (someone with their book close at hand might be able to post what the new line is.) However, interestingly enough, the reason they knew Annie was still alive wasn't related to the tracking devices in the food at all. It was because Reynardine was still confined to Annie's wolf doll. If she had died, then his geas would have been broken. This was explained by Tom somewhere, but I don't remember if it was on Formspring or in one of the Questions to Tom threads, so I can't link the source. So interestingly, it may still be that the bottom of the ravine is too far for the trackers, or it may not be... we can't know based on previous events alone.
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Post by warrl on Sept 3, 2010 18:34:21 GMT
Even back then, Jones suggests that Smit's own power may have helped. I have no problem this may be the same here: Parley's power erupts chaotically, Smit directs it in a meaningful direction. As of now, this is all speculation though - don't get worked up over it, one way or another. And welcome to the forums, mate! I thought the original teleport was a clashing of powers: George's power: Blip, Andrew and I are off to the bedroom! Andrew's power: We're a class, we should all stay together. This time? It isn't clear at this point. There are issues with the notion that Andrew triggered George's teleport. But it doesn't really look like George was ready to teleport either.
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Post by beatfox on Sept 3, 2010 18:36:31 GMT
I, too, was under the impression that Smitty could only affect things in his vicinity. Hmm... maybe he can cause order that doesn't manifest itself immediately, and it was a prior interaction with Parley that led her to think about him just now and "pop" in at the right time? Speculation, of course, but it seems more plausible in my head than his order-causing ability not being limited by distance. Six sweeps folks! Wait... wrong forum. ...great. Now you got me subconsciously trying to connect the students as alternate-universe equivalents of the trolls. I... I hope the week-long animation break helps to restore my sanity a little.
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Post by Elaienar on Sept 3, 2010 19:16:36 GMT
Given that in 144 Kat implies that the teachers thought Antimony was dead, I don't think the "things" in the food work at the bottom of the ravine. Or maybe they only transmit within the Court and the out-of-bounds alarm is a separate system? Actually, you might be interested to know that in the print version of Gunnerkrigg Court, Tom corrected this. The adults did actually know that Annie was still alive, and Kat's dialogue was changed appropriately (someone with their book close at hand might be able to post what the new line is.) However, interestingly enough, the reason they knew Annie was still alive wasn't related to the tracking devices in the food at all. It was because Reynardine was still confined to Annie's wolf doll. If she had died, then his geas would have been broken. This was explained by Tom somewhere, but I don't remember if it was on Formspring or in one of the Questions to Tom threads, so I can't link the source. So interestingly, it may still be that the bottom of the ravine is too far for the trackers, or it may not be... we can't know based on previous events alone. Oh, thanks! I have the print version, actually, but I must have missed that somehow (and of course I don't have it with me right now to look at). There doesn't seem to be much to go on as far as the range of the trackers is concerned.... Distance issue aside, I wonder if the trackers might be presumed to work by the river because the Tic-Tok (which is presumably a mechanical device, or perhaps a mix of mechanics and etheric science) seemed to function adequately at the same place? I've seen speculation that Jeanne/the arrow thing is capable of disrupting the ether, but have no idea if there's been any suggestion of her having an adverse effect on machines.
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Post by bookworm on Sept 3, 2010 20:35:51 GMT
In case people haven't seen it: twitpic.com/2kuidqParley lookin' gooood. Edit: Also, this picture is full of awesome (it's a skull, see? see?!)
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Post by legion on Sept 3, 2010 20:56:07 GMT
Wow, damn. I mean… DAMN! OH SNAP, I FELL IN LOVE WITH A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AGAIN, WOE IS ME!
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Post by sebastian on Sept 3, 2010 21:59:33 GMT
Do you think she planned on teleporting to the front steps for no real reason? How could she have known Annie, Kat and Andrew were out there? I kinda figured that maybe she knew Kat and Annie were out doin something near the steps and thought to just pop in for the show. and then screwed up her alignment with the steps and dropped on her butt. I could be wrong. normally with this comic im glad when i am. Yeah,, I just noticed, it is just me or she is dressed in nicer clothes that those she usually wear? And it is that a new haircut? I was not even sure she was Parley at first. I thought that, maybe she prettied herself up and then just pretended to teleport here by mistake. Or maybe she prettied herself up and was thinking something like "Just wait till Andrew see me in this oufit" and POOF! the magic happen.
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Post by todd on Sept 3, 2010 22:19:51 GMT
What I'm getting at is this: How are Kat, Parley and Smitty going to even know that something is wrong? For that matter, Parley's usual noisiness and the muddled relationship between her and Smith might distract all three of them from Annie completely.
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Post by moonhitler on Sept 3, 2010 23:07:40 GMT
What I inferred from this: Parley knew something was going on there with Kat/Annie/Smit because Smit & Parley were probably together when Annie went to find him, and mentioned where they were going. She later decided to teleport to see what was occurin' at said location. In the time she'd been off-panel, she's been practising her teleportation to the point where she can go where and when she wants, but she's not perfected it yet, so she was half a foot too high.
Meanwhile, Smit was about to leave as he thought his work there was done, but because that would not be orderly, his powers affected him to keep him there by getting the timing of Parley's teleporting perfect, if he did have anything to do with it.
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