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Post by Max on Sept 20, 2010 7:00:26 GMT
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Post by Snes on Sept 20, 2010 7:01:46 GMT
More like a series of letters. The bird would bring them to her, Steadman would send her responses.
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Post by edzepp on Sept 20, 2010 7:03:26 GMT
Three hours past midnight. Uh-oh.
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Post by Max on Sept 20, 2010 7:04:06 GMT
I kinda figured it was one multipage letter. But I guess she's only putting one sheet of paper on the arrow.
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Post by Snes on Sept 20, 2010 7:04:08 GMT
Three hours past midnight. Uh-oh. Oh snap, totally didn't catch that.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Sept 20, 2010 7:11:56 GMT
Here's a helpful link to the page with the 3 hours past midnight reference.
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Post by sz on Sept 20, 2010 7:12:06 GMT
Steadman doesn't seem to be enjoying doing this for her.
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Post by Chrome on Sept 20, 2010 7:13:37 GMT
Let's not forget Steadman is playing double agent...jeeze. That's creepy. Not just Diego betraying her, but Steadman, who she trusted with at least enough information to get him to fire those letters off to Elfboy? The images suggest they were friends...or she thought they were, before she died. I think there's little guessing that she saw that arrow at the pivotal moment, and knew who shot it, effectively killing her and trapping her.
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Post by rhoffman12 on Sept 20, 2010 7:26:23 GMT
I think there's little guessing that she saw that arrow at the pivotal moment, and knew who shot it, effectively killing her and trapping her. While I think you may be right, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves - there's no certain reason to believe that she was the target, she could just as easily have died of starvation in that ravine. It's been awhile since I've frequented this forum, so I don't know if anyone's pointed this out already, but when we saw Jeanne's body a few pages ago, there was no arrow in her corpse. Her clothes hadn't decayed, so unless it was just an artistic omission I'd think that it might still be there. (admittedly, it looks like here body may have been lain there after she died, so the arrow may have been removed. but still) Besides, why would they have to shoot her in front of Elfboy? Why would they have to wait for him to be there at all? To me, that's the most interesting question.
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Post by trexmadi on Sept 20, 2010 7:49:45 GMT
Wow. Not only is the artwork stunning, these plot threads seem to have been sown together neatly without me even noticing. Brilliant work again, Tom.
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Post by trexmadi on Sept 20, 2010 7:51:38 GMT
Besides, why would they have to shoot her in front of Elfboy? Why would they have to wait for him to be there at all? To me, that's the most interesting question. I never thought of that. Food for thought, indeed.
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Post by ironivy on Sept 20, 2010 8:34:55 GMT
The face he's making in the corner there may be a sort of regret at the weighty deed he knows must be done that night.
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Post by blastdragon on Sept 20, 2010 8:44:22 GMT
Didn't expect that the whole story is getting told. But we will see everything until her dead, that has to answer something!
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Post by camo on Sept 20, 2010 8:57:21 GMT
The "3 hours past midnight" seems to be on a letter from elfboy, so how should anyone else in the court know about her escape plan? Unless of course one of Diegos "toys" she had in her room went spying for him...
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Post by sakyru on Sept 20, 2010 8:57:33 GMT
Hello! I'm a new member here, and although I expect I'll be lurking more than I'll be posting I just wanted to introduce myself. Hi everyone! I'm Meg.
Today's page is beautifully crafted, so great kudos to Tom. I wonder if anyone else noticed that Jeanne seems to have cut her hair shorter, as compared to the page just before this.
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Post by penguinfactory on Sept 20, 2010 9:18:48 GMT
All communication should involve Steadman firing arrows at things.
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Post by cu on Sept 20, 2010 10:21:09 GMT
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Post by Mishmash on Sept 20, 2010 10:29:53 GMT
This page is great, once again I love how Tom shows a progression of events without sticking to clear-cut panels. It is very skillfully done here I think!
This page confuses me a little - if it was her lover who asked her to meet him at the bottom of the ravine at 3am, why does she tell Diego (in the flashback in SKy Watcher And The Angel) that she doesn't want to go, and ask him "What part did you play in all this?". I think something a bit more complex is going on here than first appears...
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Post by lovecraft1024 on Sept 20, 2010 10:32:44 GMT
Steadman might have been another jealous suitor. He knowingly shooting the arrows off to her true love, but doesn't like it because he wishes she'd be interested in him instead.
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Post by Alexandragon on Sept 20, 2010 11:10:47 GMT
It's great page and I don't expect this... P.S.: Steadman was also in love with her and betrayed she too. The fatal woman, but only for himself... Besides, why would they have to shoot her in front of Elfboy? Why would they have to wait for him to be there at all? To me, that's the most interesting question. Probably he had not come on a meeting or they had laid him, and she had not wanted to come back? So they kill her or she had died of hunger.
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Post by arucard on Sept 20, 2010 11:14:03 GMT
Kinda agree with Mishmash... In the video made by that little 'camera-bot' Jeanne makes it look like she's been forced to go down to Annan Waters, even realizing eventually that Diego was also involved in whatever scheme that was...
I don't think that it was related to this escape plan... Maybe the Court did something to stop this meeting from happening, like killing Elfboy or something, and that's why Diego says in the recording that Jeanne doesn't need to think about him anymore?
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Post by ajfriss on Sept 20, 2010 11:19:19 GMT
Maybe I'm just seeing things, but jeanne and steadman look absurdly familiar. Could it be that they're related, or in fact siblings? If they were, it would give jeanne all the more reason to styick around the annan waters, and all the more reason for steadman to feel guilty.
Either way, THE PLOT THICKENS.
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Post by Alexandragon on Sept 20, 2010 11:26:48 GMT
Really, it's GREAT story! Hmm... I agree with Mishmash and ajfriss... There is such impression, that Steadman tried will as much as possible take pleasure in her presence, because he already knew about "sentence" which was taken out to her by a management of GC...
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Sept 20, 2010 11:36:40 GMT
Dammit, Steadman.
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Post by rebecca on Sept 20, 2010 11:38:53 GMT
This page confuses me a little - if it was her lover who asked her to meet him at the bottom of the ravine at 3am, why does she tell Diego (in the flashback in SKy Watcher And The Angel) that she doesn't want to go, and ask him "What part did you play in all this?". I think something a bit more complex is going on here than first appears... The letter doesn't say where to meet, or even if they wanted to meet that night. It could be next week, or next month, at three hours after midnight. That would give time for the court to come up with the plan and create the device. She had a different outfit on when she was talking to Diego (I think), indicating at least a day between the letters and going to the waterway. I wonder if the arrow was meant for the elfboy. He shows up, gets shot, she dies of a broken heart or something. Maybe Diego didn't mean for her to die, just for her to lose the love of her life so she would love him (creeeepy). He wasn't there when the arrow was fired. That would explain Diego's "she died and we did nothing." Lots o' holes in my logic, I'm afraid.
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Post by Alexandragon on Sept 20, 2010 11:46:57 GMT
This page confuses me a little - if it was her lover who asked her to meet him at the bottom of the ravine at 3am, why does she tell Diego (in the flashback in SKy Watcher And The Angel) that she doesn't want to go, and ask him "What part did you play in all this?". I think something a bit more complex is going on here than first appears... The letter doesn't say where to meet, or even if they wanted to meet that night. It could be next week, or next month, at three hours after midnight. That would give time for the court to come up with the plan and create the device. She had a different outfit on when she was talking to Diego (I think), indicating at least a day between the letters and going to the waterway. I wonder if the arrow was meant for the elfboy. He shows up, gets shot, she dies of a broken heart or something. Maybe Diego didn't mean for her to die, just for her to lose the love of her life so she would love him (creeeepy). He wasn't there when the arrow was fired. That would explain Diego's "she died and we did nothing." Lots o' holes in my logic, I'm afraid. I think, that she has exchanged her own life for his... Or she has simply closed him by her body...
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Post by jayne on Sept 20, 2010 11:48:49 GMT
Greenguy wants to meet Jeanne 3 hours after midnight... But Jeanne is told by "them" to go to the Annan waters, and is lowered down at midnight. "They" are planning something and Jeanne fears what that might be. Jeanne doesn't realize Diego is part of "them" until that moment. Diego's smile might be due to the thought of violence toward Greenguy~
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Post by Alexandragon on Sept 20, 2010 11:57:48 GMT
Jeanne doesn't realize Diego is part of "them" until that moment. Diego's smile might be due to the thought of violence toward Greenguy~ I think so too. Also: Mediums can see Psychopomps, also not good... May be she had a deal with something in this place them Greenguy was died? And she became a ghost?
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Post by rallan on Sept 20, 2010 12:43:38 GMT
Well that's a familiar pose. I guess that about wraps up this flashback, and on wednesday it'll end abruptly just as Diego arrives and offers Jeanne a gift.
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Post by eightyfour on Sept 20, 2010 13:18:40 GMT
I think there's little guessing that she saw that arrow at the pivotal moment, and knew who shot it, effectively killing her and trapping her. Interesting idea. Reminds me of a little detail someone pointed out back when we first saw the arrow: You'll hear a whistling arrow coming. Maybe early enough to actually see it before it hits you (Bit of a strech, I admit. Don't think the ravine is quite that deep.)
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