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Post by Max on Aug 9, 2013 7:01:37 GMT
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Post by sapientcoffee on Aug 9, 2013 7:03:20 GMT
Dating was my first thought.
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Lizuka
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Post by Lizuka on Aug 9, 2013 7:09:40 GMT
My immediate instinct was, "Fire Flower."
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Post by feraldog on Aug 9, 2013 7:11:39 GMT
Flowers growing through the stones of the court? I'm thinking Ysengrin is involved.
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Post by warrl on Aug 9, 2013 7:15:58 GMT
It's about Parley learning to drive.
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Post by arf on Aug 9, 2013 7:17:14 GMT
One of Ysengrin's seeds got away from the quarantine?
Could also refer to something with a steep learning curve.
Monday will reveal all, bar the plot details!
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Post by arf on Aug 9, 2013 7:19:18 GMT
It's about Parley learning to drive. Even scarier: Jones teaching Parley to drive ("I have never found bunker walls to be a significant obstacle.") |
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Post by sotha on Aug 9, 2013 7:32:03 GMT
The Archive Thumbnail is interesting. That light looks like the representation of the Seed Bismuth.
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Post by Señor Goose on Aug 9, 2013 7:33:00 GMT
Well to a puny car, a concrete wall is a significant obstacle. To Jonesey... Haha. Nah.
Also would like to point out that this is the 1234th page. Happy milestone Tom!
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Post by Señor Goose on Aug 9, 2013 7:36:02 GMT
The 1000th page was the one where Annie got a phone call from her dad. The page note was something like "The key word was 'hear'".
On the other base, the note for the 1024th page was a simple "Thanks for reading."
Conclusion: Tom is a binary geek.
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Post by Max on Aug 9, 2013 7:45:09 GMT
It's about Parley learning to drive. Parley learning how to be Court Protector? |
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Post by Rymdljus on Aug 9, 2013 7:51:55 GMT
I don't think we necessarily should take the picture of flowers growing in the court literally. It's very nice as a metaphor too, especially considering the nature of this story.
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Post by Rymdljus on Aug 9, 2013 8:01:57 GMT
The Archive Thumbnail is interesting. That light looks like the representation of the Seed Bismuth. Interesting. We have been getting a lot of revelations lately: Coyotes great secret, the nature of Jones, the mediums getting chosen, Renard's true intentions, as well as progress concerning Kat & Paz. So, if things continue like this I wouldn't be surprised if the next thing to be revealed is the nature of the Seed Bismuth! Or at least some clues about it. |
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Post by arf on Aug 9, 2013 8:18:25 GMT
The Archive Thumbnail is interesting. That light looks like the representation of the Seed Bismuth. Ach! Keep forgetting about the archive thumbnail. OK. Bismuth looks like a strong contender. |
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Post by panther on Aug 9, 2013 10:06:19 GMT
It looks to me like the Court and Forest are going to collide... one way or another.
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Post by Gauldoth Half-Dead on Aug 9, 2013 11:55:12 GMT
Well since a crash course is "a rapid and intense course of training or research usually undertaken in an emergency" (quoting for non-native speakers such as myself), I'm voting for either Parley or Andrew - maybe both - taking a crash course in their respective roles for some kind of emergency regarding the court and the forest.
It's really hot here and that affects my brains, so crazy theory time; could this title refer to a collision course, like microsat 5 or something else falling into the forest? Maybe that's what is shown in the archive picture. I don't know, I need something to cool myself down.
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Post by goldenknots on Aug 9, 2013 11:56:36 GMT
The mortar is cracked and some bricks are dislodged, so maybe some walls will come crashing down...
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Post by TBeholder on Aug 9, 2013 12:40:11 GMT
Well, we can discuss whether it's as in "fireflower growing 101" or as in "collision course". Just to get it out of the way and move on past speculations about the flower's colors to petals count.  We have been getting a lot of revelations lately: [...] the nature of Jones, [...] Renard's true intentions Hmm, and what are these? I must have missed something.  |
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Post by Rymdljus on Aug 9, 2013 13:10:49 GMT
We have been getting a lot of revelations lately: [...] the nature of Jones, [...] Renard's true intentions Hmm, and what are these? I must have missed something. Er... Okay, I see your point. Let me rephrase: We have learnt a lot about Jones (even though she's still a mystery), and we now know that Renard actually did want to kill Annie, but has since regretted his actions... For Gunnerkrigg Court, that's a lot of new information. |
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Post by philman on Aug 9, 2013 13:25:23 GMT
Hmm my first thoughts were regarding learning and teaching, but something going wrong. and given the flowers inside the court I was thinking about one of the habitats being involved. There aren't any coyote symbols anywhere so I'm unsure whether the forest is involved. Basically, no idea  |
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Post by ctso74 on Aug 9, 2013 14:02:57 GMT
Two separate lessons, who's progress will come to an ill competition. Perhaps, some "zero sum" consequences, for people bouncing back and forth, between the Forest and the Court.
My first thought:
"Up through the cracks,
Up through the broken glass,
In hot-red light,
Or black 'n' white,
Roses grow."
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Post by The Anarch on Aug 9, 2013 14:12:04 GMT
Events of some kind are going to transpire. Things will be involved.
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Post by atteSmythe on Aug 9, 2013 16:37:18 GMT
The Archive Thumbnail is interesting. That light looks like the representation of the Seed Bismuth. Ach! Keep forgetting about the archive thumbnail. OK. Bismuth looks like a strong contender. AUGH I also always forget about the archive thumbnail. To me, this looks like a view through the length of the Annan River gorge, viewed from a point about 3/4 from the floor. What the white, wispy light is, however... I love the cover page picture. Really captures the overall 'feel' of GK for me... |
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Post by fuzzyone on Aug 9, 2013 16:45:36 GMT
Perhaps it's one of the court's old buildings, destroyed after the divide was carved. Or, i's one of the court's many buildings in a severe state of disrepair. Young's old house, maybe, since the robots won't maintain it.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Aug 9, 2013 17:47:36 GMT
Events of some kind are going to transpire. Things will be involved. I'm going to really go out on a limb here and guess that one or more characters will be involved in these events. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Aug 9, 2013 18:12:22 GMT
Might be about love
But Tom has fooled us before
Whoops, I just haiku'd
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Post by sidhekin on Aug 9, 2013 18:58:56 GMT
The novelty of the Fire-Head Forest Medium's stay in the Court is causing divisions, perhaps even a schism, among the supporting rocks of Court society.
Pink Floyd may or may not be referenced.
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Post by bykerhill on Aug 9, 2013 20:25:38 GMT
Two separate lessons, who's progress will come to an ill competition. Perhaps, some "zero sum" consequences, for people bouncing back and forth, between the Forest and the Court. My first thought: "Up through the cracks, Up through the broken glass, In hot-red light, Or black 'n' white, Roses grow." Hah, I literally had the exact same song in my head on seeing the chapter cover. If it is a forest/court collision, it will be interesting to see how that works out, since that would officially pit Annie (representing the Forest's interests) against Smitty in any negotiations. |
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Post by keef on Aug 9, 2013 20:53:57 GMT
The flower looks like a marigold. The other leaves look like basil. Probably completely useless information, but you never know.
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Post by arf on Aug 9, 2013 20:54:56 GMT
Perhaps it's one of the court's old buildings, destroyed after the divide was carved. Or, i's one of the court's many buildings in a severe state of disrepair. Young's old house, maybe, since the robots won't maintain it. Oh! Of course not! I hadn't connected 'Residential' and 'Skywatcher' revelation before. |
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