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Post by hullomynameis on May 12, 2011 1:01:25 GMT
Thus the KatXRobot shipping fandom is strengthened. By the way, no one's forgotten about Jeanne yet, have they? Antimony was pretty much gone for the summer, Kat went on vacation, and Parley n' Smit are doing who knows what. ...And that bird is full-grown now!!!! Hey!!!! That's amazing. I love all the little strings in this comic. *Goes back to just reading.*
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Post by jayne on May 12, 2011 1:36:17 GMT
Okay, that's enough to convince me... if they told Anja about the painting, EVERY SINGLE DETAIL would have been told and retold by two excited teenagers. Which is great in my opinion... Anja finally found out how to make the robots move. Too bad they couldn't reset the whole thing and show her but the big bad robot isn't getting up again.
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Post by smjjames on May 12, 2011 2:08:11 GMT
Plus theres no telling what bull-bot will do if Kat manages to put it back together, which is highly unlikely unless it's in superstrong restraints or something. todd: Thats assuming the court robots didn't start yelling "She died and we did nothing!" all over the place outside of the shrine/Kats workshop, which it doesn't seem like they are doing. Also, the modern court doesn't even know that anything about Jeanne the old court could get their hands on were destroyed, so the court might try to keep things quiet, but let Annie and Kats investigation continue.
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Post by TBeholder on May 12, 2011 5:14:35 GMT
They aren't true 3-laws, since Seraphs refused to stop and Doorbot did flat-out deny passage into a non-dangerous area. So much for humans' orders. It could also be restricted to staff only or the children need at least an escort. The moment it get to regulate access other than by 1-st law, it's not quite 3-laws anymore. Then again, 2-nd law "as is" is good only for serving a hivemind. Other than this, Seraphs ran away when they had nothing to do but idly chat in a corridor. About the shrine, yes. That was a weird discovery girls could talk about, even Annie could bring this up if it happened to be relevant to some other discussion. But the whole human sacrifice story? It's another matter entirely. It's something highly disconcerting that left them speechless and not knowing how to react - or at least, not yet. Panical babbling about something on which they'd expect others to meaningfully react? Always possible. But talking about Jeanne at this stage would be sort of "Hey, listen! I got a photo of Ketrak, want to see?". One wouldn't expect any relief from this.
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Post by judgedeadd on May 12, 2011 9:00:52 GMT
Just a random thought, but maybe by "safe", Robot actually means "harmless", "non-threatening"?
Maybe he's actually observing Annie to make sure that she doesn't have evil all over her from that evil evil forest.
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Post by infinitysquared on May 12, 2011 10:46:21 GMT
Could be, JudgeDreadd. Given that Robot's had a traumatic experience about the Wood.
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Post by Aurelia Verity on May 12, 2011 13:06:27 GMT
what if Robot is trying to keep Kat safe from Annie Robots have irrational hatred and distrust of things that goes back to Diego's original programming. Diego hated the forest and it's inhabitants, especially the green-guy who "stole" Jeanne from him what if that translated to the Robots? Annie stayed in the forest with the Anwyn so long, what if they see her as a threat now?
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Post by jayne on May 12, 2011 13:57:53 GMT
Aha! This might be a good time to clarify what we mean by "Anja knows about Jeanne"
I think when the girls discovered the shrine, they told Anja all about the robots they found, how the robots don't have insides yet still work when S13's chip is placed inside and describe the robot play which lead them to the picture of Jeanne. Anja probably headed down there to see the robots again and see the hidden shrine.
I see no reason why the girls would leave out the fact that the woman in the painting is a ghost by the river.
BUT, I doubt the episode with Annie and Parley has been told to anyone. Well, we'll see if Smitty felt the need to tell Jones. I think that might be a possibility.
Does this sound about right?
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Post by TBeholder on May 12, 2011 14:22:25 GMT
what if Robot is trying to keep Kat safe from Annie Robots have irrational hatred and distrust of things that goes back to Diego's original programming. Diego hated the forest and it's inhabitants, especially the green-guy who "stole" Jeanne from him what if that translated to the Robots? Annie stayed in the forest with the Anwyn so long, what if they see her as a threat now? That's why S13 happily ran across the bridge? Of course, he can remember that "Ysengrin ain't your bro" from personal experience and watch out. But it's not the same. BUT, I doubt the episode with Annie and Parley has been told to anyone. Well, we'll see if Smitty felt the need to tell Jones. I think that might be a possibility. About the picture - probably. But after this there was a little bootleg movie theater...
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Post by starburst98 on May 12, 2011 14:51:10 GMT
i am pretty sure robot is just being irrational. he wants to keep her safe from imaginary danger. also he is cool with annie, i mean he went along with the crazy "be my friend again" plan to act possessed.
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Post by atteSmythe on May 12, 2011 15:13:25 GMT
Aha! This might be a good time to clarify what we mean by "Anja knows about Jeanne" I think when the girls discovered the shrine, they told Anja all about the robots they found, how the robots don't have insides yet still work when S13's chip is placed inside and describe the robot play which lead them to the picture of Jeanne. Anja probably headed down there to see the robots again and see the hidden shrine. I see no reason why the girls would leave out the fact that the woman in the painting is a ghost by the river. BUT, I doubt the episode with Annie and Parley has been told to anyone. Well, we'll see if Smitty felt the need to tell Jones. I think that might be a possibility. Does this sound about right? Right. By the time of Blinking, they didn't yet know that Jeanne had been killed by the Court. Annie was even willing to tentatively mention her to Jones, so I don't see any reason why Kat wouldn't tell Anja at least that much. And we know that the group decided not to share everything that was learned in Coward Heart. The question, I suppose, is whether or not they told anyone about what they learned in Skywatcher and the Angel. I'm going to guess no, since Jones had only recently told Annie to get more information before bringing it up again, and we know how negatively Skywatcher's events affected Kat - she wasn't acting like someone who got support/advice/whatever from her parents after that chapter, through at least Bad Start. And Coward Heart was right after that, so I'm going to guess that Anja and Donald only know about what happened in S1.
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Post by jayne on May 12, 2011 15:16:09 GMT
"she becomes more beautiful by the day" Since Kat's level of attractiveness is not changing by the day, it must be Robot's perception of her that is changing... He's a robot... whose perception is altered by his emotional state in an irrational manner which would be normal if he was a human being. King Robot was able to express his emotions by drawing tears... so it's normal for court robots to actually feel emotions. Okay, so Robot's in love with Kat.
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Post by jayne on May 12, 2011 15:22:10 GMT
Aha! This might be a good time to clarify what we mean by "Anja knows about Jeanne" I think when the girls discovered the shrine, they told Anja all about the robots they found, how the robots don't have insides yet still work when S13's chip is placed inside and describe the robot play which lead them to the picture of Jeanne. Anja probably headed down there to see the robots again and see the hidden shrine. I see no reason why the girls would leave out the fact that the woman in the painting is a ghost by the river. BUT, I doubt the episode with Annie and Parley has been told to anyone. Well, we'll see if Smitty felt the need to tell Jones. I think that might be a possibility. Does this sound about right? Right. By the time of Blinking, they didn't yet know that Jeanne had been killed by the Court. Annie was even willing to tentatively mention her to Jones, so I don't see any reason why Kat wouldn't tell Anja at least that much. And we know that the group decided not to share everything that was learned in Coward Heart. The question, I suppose, is whether or not they told anyone about what they learned in Skywatcher and the Angel. I'm going to guess no, since Jones had only recently told Annie to get more information before bringing it up again, and we know how negatively Skywatcher's events affected Kat - she wasn't acting like someone who got support/advice/whatever from her parents after that chapter, through at least Bad Start. And Coward Heart was right after that, so I'm going to guess that Anja and Donald only know about what happened in S1. After finding out what happened to Jeanne, Kat was very upset but she didn't talk to anyone about it. Annie would have been the obvious choice but Kat wasn't ready. She didn't even intend to talk to Paz about it... if it wasn't for the baby bird, who knows how long she'd carry that around.
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Post by Aurelia Verity on May 12, 2011 15:58:51 GMT
Toche, but the S13 that went out into the forest at the very beginning was still a "child" freshly made by Annie, trusting of everyone. maybe his personal experience combined with the things he heard from other robots at the Court formed his bias later on
I suppose I'm over thinking this but i just find it strange that Robot feels it necessary to watch the girls from afar. they never had a problem with his company before and it would be easier to look after them if he was closer.
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Post by jayne on May 12, 2011 17:06:29 GMT
I think that's the point... he's not just watching the girls, he's admiring Kat from afar... as if afraid to go speak to her.
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Post by TBeholder on May 13, 2011 1:10:56 GMT
i am pretty sure robot is just being irrational. he wants to keep her safe from imaginary danger. Like crazy people who stash duct tape, fire extinguishers and firearms without any better reason than inhabiting a leaky pile of kindling in a bad neighbourghood? also he is cool with annie, i mean he went along with the crazy "be my friend again" plan to act possessed. It wasn't in itself dangerous, but if someone who acts like Annie suddenly starts to act like this, isn't this a legitimate reason to pay attention? Especially in the light of S13's own experience. Toche, but the S13 that went out into the forest at the very beginning was still a "child" freshly made by Annie, trusting of everyone. maybe his personal experience combined with the things he heard from other robots at the Court formed his bias later on She just assembled ready parts. Either way, S13 obviously had built-in memories and reaction common for all Court robots, what with recognizing Jeanne. And this wasn't enough to react on Gillitie Wood. So it have to be experience. but i just find it strange that Robot feels it necessary to watch the girls from afar. they never had a problem with his company before and it would be easier to look after them if he was closer. This pretty much says that the expected danger is someone aware, not random accidents... I think that's the point... he's not just watching the girls, he's admiring Kat from afar... as if afraid to go speak to her. ...or this. The manual presented it as a fairly common thing for Court robots, after all.
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Post by smjjames on May 13, 2011 4:54:55 GMT
Not to mention the fact that Kat was sitting rather precariously on the roof edge. Even if Robot can jump that distance (and there is evidence he can in the first few pages of "Sky Watcher and the Angel"), he wouldn't get there on time.
Annie could probably still save her with some levitation magic though if it came to that.
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Post by Mezzaphor on May 14, 2011 13:48:25 GMT
Toche, but the S13 that went out into the forest at the very beginning was still a "child" freshly made by Annie, trusting of everyone. maybe his personal experience combined with the things he heard from other robots at the Court formed his bias later on Tom said that Robot remembers his life prior to Annie rebuilding him. Robot's mental age in Ch 1 depends entirely on how long Robot lived before he was disassembled and placed in the "No Spare Robot Parts" room, which we currently have no way of knowing.
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Post by fuzzyone on May 14, 2011 18:31:20 GMT
We also don't know why he was disassembled and put in that room. He has been shown as an analogue for Diego before... Tall, thin and Noble Seraph. And his fixation with a particular girl is... unsettling in that context. I hope Robot isn't around when a handsome young man of the court tries to woo her. Things may become... complicated.
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Post by zylonbane on May 15, 2011 22:42:08 GMT
Kat, please go stand by the stairs, so that I can protect you.
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Post by Max on May 16, 2011 0:05:50 GMT
Kat, please go stand by the stairs, so that I can protect you. I have shoved many more humans than you have pushed.
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