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Post by legion on Oct 15, 2010 9:09:47 GMT
Awesome faces I think Annie is not so much dissatisfied as thinking "yeah okay, they're openly in love, can we move on now?"
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Post by November on Oct 15, 2010 9:28:50 GMT
Am I the only dummy that still doesn't quite get how Parley's power works now? Parley has the ability to teleport to somewhere. She can't control it completely, so therefore it seems very random, but Andrew's power to create order makes it work properly, at least until she can learn how to control it herself. Now she's just showing off.
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Post by mudmaniac on Oct 15, 2010 10:11:09 GMT
Am I the only dummy that still doesn't quite get how Parley's power works now? It's obviously love. Or pheromones. Or Smith's eyebrows... Ok I'm stumped.
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Post by todd on Oct 15, 2010 10:45:19 GMT
While Annie still strikes me as uninterested in romance, I think the larger matter is her focus (approaching monomania) on the strange things going on at the Court. This is the same girl who (at least, initially) considered the spacemonaut simulations pointless. Her attention is on the big matters (what is the Court's purpose? how do we free Jeanne? etc.), not on the small details that don't impinge on these matters - including, but not confined to, romance.
Something tells me that if Annie was reading this webcomic, she'd be making a similar response to those same "minor elements" and wondering aloud why so much of the audience seems to be paying more attention to the pop culture references, Boxbot and Robox, Mr. Thorn's beard, etc., than to the main thread of the story.
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Post by Tobu Ishi on Oct 15, 2010 10:50:16 GMT
Overthinking, ahoy! Seriously, guys, chill. It's not that complicated.
Annie and Parley just went through an ordeal. Parley just got a major shot of endorphins to help her deal with/distract her from the ordeal. Annie didn't, so she's still focusing on her recent experience and distracted from/out of step with the rest of what's going on now.
(Kat and Smitty were nowhere near Jeanne and therefore naturally more likely to focus on the current revelations of True Love and Teleportation.)
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Post by katez on Oct 15, 2010 11:29:05 GMT
Parley's prettyface (panel 3) is a terrifying and awe-inspiring thing.
Smitty seems to be fairly captivated by it, and honestly, can we blame the man?
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Post by Saru on Oct 15, 2010 11:44:13 GMT
I have to imagine that there's some reason that Annie is being such a downer. It's not simply that she loathes the entire idea of romance... see the beginning of S1 for example. Perhaps Annie has a crush on Smitty? True, there's no other evidence for it, but it would explain Annie's behaviour here Oh you beat me to it, these were exactly my thoughts. I think it's plausible. :o
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Post by dismalscientist on Oct 15, 2010 12:10:01 GMT
Parley just got a major shot of endorphins to help her deal with/distract her from the ordeal. Annie didn't, so she's still focusing on her recent experience and distracted from/out of step with the rest of what's going on now. Honestly? As someone who would have acted in a similar way, I get the feeling Annie's just a little uptight. And perhaps a bit irritated that everyone's losing focus.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Oct 15, 2010 12:38:49 GMT
Am I the only dummy that still doesn't quite get how Parley's power works now? YOu see, when a boy and a girl like each other very much, they - *BIP* Oh man, it's a good thing I haven't made coffee yet. If I'd been drinking some, I would have probably spit it out laughing!
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Post by lucifiel on Oct 15, 2010 13:02:43 GMT
Re: Last panel AUGGHHHH the eyessss... get them away from meeee heeelppp! To Tom: Parley's stare could melt a glacier and move heaven and hell. Good one, dude.
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Post by paxjax123 on Oct 15, 2010 13:36:48 GMT
Let it gooooo for a second, Carver!
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Post by q3 on Oct 15, 2010 13:38:05 GMT
I don't think Annie's attitude is just because she can feel the love tonight. Last page, Parley said she could get them all down to the ravine. Now she's shown that she is currently able to control her teleporting, at least more than previously. Annie is changing the subject (to Steadman, which means research, which means relative safety) because she's scared to go back down there.
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Post by zylonbane on Oct 15, 2010 13:38:36 GMT
By your eyebrows combined, I am CAPTAIN DISAPPROVING GLARE!
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Post by djublonskopf on Oct 15, 2010 13:46:13 GMT
I don't think Annie's attitude is just because she can feel the love tonight. Last page, Parley said she could get them all down to the ravine. Now she's shown that she is currently able to control her teleporting, at least more than previously. Annie is changing the subject (to Steadman, which means research, which means relative safety) because she's scared to go back down there. I kinda like this theory.
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Post by notacat on Oct 15, 2010 13:46:26 GMT
Perhaps Annie has a crush on Smitty? True, there's no other evidence for it, but it would explain Annie's behaviour here Oh you beat me to it, these were exactly my thoughts. I think it's plausible. Or alternatively, she has a crush on someone but hasn't had any opportunity to act upon it yet. After all, Kat did at least get her week with Aly before he flew away, and Smitty and Parley are being all lovey-dovey…maybe she's just getting a little tired of having it rubbed in her face that she's all alone, without her Mum or Dad or anyone…
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Post by paxjax123 on Oct 15, 2010 14:14:16 GMT
Oh you beat me to it, these were exactly my thoughts. I think it's plausible. Or alternatively, she has a crush on someone Would that someone be to the left of this text?
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Post by legendaryt on Oct 15, 2010 14:23:56 GMT
Boxbot!
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Post by Elaienar on Oct 15, 2010 14:47:11 GMT
Terrible!
I tend to think that Antimony's just having a bit of a relapse due to stress. Honest, like the second thing I thought after seeing this page was that she was acting like she used to in the earlier chapters.
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Post by hurston on Oct 15, 2010 15:23:31 GMT
Annie's reaction seems perfectly normal considering her personality, which is very left brained and analytical, so she just isn't interested in the emotional stuff, like relationships and having fun in a simulation. Like the court itself, which is a mixture of the left-brained (science, analytical) and the right brained (etheric, emotional), some of the students are the same. Annie's mother was right brained and her dad was left-brained, which left her with a left brain personality and a right-brained power. Kat is the same, but with a right-brained personality and a left-brained power. Whatever kid Smitty and Parley have will probably end up the same.
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Post by atteSmythe on Oct 15, 2010 15:42:38 GMT
I think a couple people have skirted this, but no one's quite come out and said that there's a difference between wanting two people to be happy together and having to be there when they're all kissyface. There's no reason that Parley and Smitty can't both be happy and in love and also get a room.
While I think it mostly has to do with 'uh, guys, we were trying to help someone here,' Annie also has to be feeling pretty alone. Mom's dead, dad abandoned her, her classmates all think she's creepy. When you're feeling left out, it's more awkward to be around people who aren't...which makes you standoffish, and more left out. It can be a tough loop to break out of.
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Post by Casey on Oct 15, 2010 17:31:04 GMT
I have to imagine that there's some reason that Annie is being such a downer. It's not simply that she loathes the entire idea of romance... see the beginning of S1 for example. For all her ingenuity and cleverness, she tends to be extremely oblivious to social subtleties. That's about it, really. Again, based on material in A Medium Beginning, S1, Jupiter Moon Martians, heck all over the comic, I STRONGLY disagree with the notion that Annie is in any way oblivious to social subtleties.
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Post by jandor on Oct 15, 2010 17:33:03 GMT
Yeah! Steadman!
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Post by jayne on Oct 15, 2010 18:31:18 GMT
Under the heading of "Overthinking is my legal first name"
Annie isn't reacting to the couple... she's in her own zone... she's simply not noticing the bips or even the change of relationship status. I predict Kat will very shortly snap her out of this, either on Monday or at the change of scene. "What was your deal?"
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Post by zylonbane on Oct 15, 2010 20:18:27 GMT
Annie isn't reacting to the couple... she's in her own zone... she's simply not noticing the bips or even the change of relationship status. In the first panel, Annie is clearly watching them.
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Post by atteSmythe on Oct 15, 2010 20:36:03 GMT
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Post by hal9000 on Oct 15, 2010 20:50:10 GMT
For all her ingenuity and cleverness, she tends to be extremely oblivious to social subtleties. That's about it, really. Again, based on material in A Medium Beginning, S1, Jupiter Moon Martians, heck all over the comic, I STRONGLY disagree with the notion that Annie is in any way oblivious to social subtleties. I disagree STRONGLY with your STRONG disagreement. And I'm not going to justify my position, either
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Post by jayne on Oct 15, 2010 20:54:51 GMT
Annie isn't reacting to the couple... she's in her own zone... she's simply not noticing the bips or even the change of relationship status. In the first panel, Annie is clearly watching them. How can you tell? She could be staring straight ahead like in the other frames.
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Post by wanderer on Oct 15, 2010 21:06:09 GMT
What IS your problem, Annie? Have we not just indicated that the development of Parley's teleportation power can be directly related to solving Jeane's problem? They aren't ignoring the issue in favor of romance, they're using the romance to HELP solve the issue. Why are you being such a downer? YOU got them involved in this! Parley SAVED YOUR LIFE. Stop acting like you're the only person in the group who's trying to solve the problem.
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Post by zylonbane on Oct 15, 2010 21:25:27 GMT
How can you tell? She could be staring straight ahead like in the other frames. If you actually look at Annie's face in the first panel, she is very obviously not looking straight ahead.
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Post by theweatherman on Oct 15, 2010 21:27:43 GMT
What IS your problem, Annie? Have we not just indicated that the development of Parley's teleportation power can be directly related to solving Jeane's problem? They aren't ignoring the issue in favor of romance, they're using the romance to HELP solve the issue. Why are you being such a downer? YOU got them involved in this! Parley SAVED YOUR LIFE. Stop acting like you're the only person in the group who's trying to solve the problem. I don't think this is whats happening, to me it seems like Annie just wants people to pay attention to the fact that there is still a murderious ghost down there and she needs to be freed, I highly doubt she's that selfish or unaware of the possiblities. She's just terrible at being subtle. And she also seems a bit rubbish when it comes to social situations, considering she grew up in a hospital, it's not hard to imagine.
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