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Post by zimmyzims on Jan 22, 2014 8:00:40 GMT
Kat ain't buying itShe just ain't buying it. In other news: Ooh! Got to create a page thread after a long time! ...and in aftermath, even if I chose this title line after a thorough examination, I am unhappy with my choice. Don't know which one would have been better, though, this one didn't have much juicy punch lines in it. 'zims out
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Post by Gotolei on Jan 22, 2014 8:04:55 GMT
So skellereceptionist's head is flat..? Also he kinda reminds me of Red  Edit: so does the Antimony symbol denote afterlife guide? Gillete symbol is for medium, and the crown appears to be for fire elemental.. |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Jan 22, 2014 8:07:28 GMT
Kat's all, "But that's the symbol the robots gave me!"
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Post by Señor Goose on Jan 22, 2014 8:08:51 GMT
Yeah, receptionskelly is flat!
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Post by philman on Jan 22, 2014 8:12:45 GMT
Yeah, receptionskelly is flat! Like a skeleton people hang on the walls at Halloween again. Weird. To be fair I'm not sure what we expected given Mort's usual appearance, of a ghost which an extra sheet hanging over him. Ghosts don't seem to be the most imaginative bunch, although maybe slightly more so than robots. |
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Post by dard on Jan 22, 2014 8:16:12 GMT
Now would be a good moment for the dead wing to speak on Kat's behalf.
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Post by Gotolei on Jan 22, 2014 8:16:11 GMT
Yeah, receptionskelly is flat! Like a skeleton people hang on the walls at Halloween again. Weird. To be fair I'm not sure what we expected given Mort's usual appearance, of a ghost which an extra sheet hanging over him. Ghosts don't seem to be the most imaginative bunch, although maybe slightly more so than robots. Looks like the entire thing is some sort of sticker? The shutter's peeling away from the wall. |
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Post by Angry Individual on Jan 22, 2014 8:23:56 GMT
1. I noticed that the pupil on the eyes keep switching between which one is bigger on the left or the right on the skeleton, and this BUGS ME FOR SOME REASON but is not a big deal at all since I'm sure it was probably done on purpose.
2. Kat why do you have to keep being the odd one out? Why can't you just conform to being somewhat related to the supernatural like all the other kids? Hurry up and get your robot cult some deaths!
In other news, I agree that the window and shutters look like some sort of sticker or material, not actually a part of the wall.
Interesting!
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Post by yarksie on Jan 22, 2014 8:41:46 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once.
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Post by jasmijn on Jan 22, 2014 8:42:45 GMT
I feel bad for Kat, she only gets one symbol above her head.
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Post by foresterr on Jan 22, 2014 8:49:48 GMT
Ooh, this one is giving me the cravings for KNOWING MORE. Tom's world creation is top notch. This whole "Realm of the Dead" gives off some kind of a Grim Fandango vibe to me. You know, not really serious, but at the same time deadly serious. Or something. I wonder if the "keep your hands to yourself" comment is supposed to mean "no taking the staff into the ether, Ms. Afterlife Guide, at least not without filling ALL THE PAPERWORK" ^^ Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. Apparently if you do it once, it means you are qualified forever. Unless there is some way to lose your license ;-) but it doesn't seem to lapse just because some time passed while you weren't practicing. I feel bad for Kat, she only gets one symbol above her head. You know, this is an interesting point. What would Jane Everywoman get if she showed up? Nothing (doesn't seem right. Jones would get nothing)? A blank icon? A timer clock? ;-) |
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Post by philman on Jan 22, 2014 9:01:22 GMT
What intrigued me was that Antimony had the Antimony symbol above her head. We know that symbol in the comic, but I didn't know it was her 'official' symbol as it were. The other two symbols (Gillitie and the Fire elemental symbol) are already acknowledged, but not the Antimony symbol, unless we count the one on Renard's toy.
Also I said it a few days ago, but this guy reminds me more and more of Grim Fandango. I wonder if the ghosts see humans in the same way as they do in that game too?
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Jan 22, 2014 9:13:07 GMT
Relax, guy. It's just half of the PBS logo. It means Kat is really into Nova
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Post by belatedepiphany on Jan 22, 2014 9:15:35 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. She's also been requested to guide Jeanne. |
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Post by King Mir on Jan 22, 2014 9:18:58 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. Not only that, but according to Renard, "there was nothing there to take". So I'm kind of surprised that that counts. Maybe she will be a guide in the future, and this is retroactive causality. Like Jones. Or is that too wild? |
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Post by Gotolei on Jan 22, 2014 9:28:46 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. Not only that, but according to Renard, "there was nothing there to take". So I'm kind of surprised that that counts. Maybe she will be a guide in the future, and this is retroactive causality. Like Jones. Or is that too wild? This is Gunnerkrigg, where even the wildest spec can be justified or even turn out true. And seeing how the receptionist seems to be a talking sticker, who knows what kind of reality/non-reality/unthinkable-state-of-being awaits them beyond that door EVERYBODY IS A CHEAP HALLOWEEN DECORATION AAAH |
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Post by keef on Jan 22, 2014 9:34:53 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. She's also been requested to guide Jeanne. And she may have helped the other guides more then we know. Maybe she will be a guide in the future, and this is retroactive causality. Like Jones. Or is that too wild? Never to wild, but in that case he would probably know the creators mark. |
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Post by foresterr on Jan 22, 2014 9:42:29 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. Not only that, but according to Renard, "there was nothing there to take". So I'm kind of surprised that that counts. I think Rey was using hyperbole (it's super effective). Explain Surma figure in that panel when Antimony explains she had to take her herself. She don't seem like nothing to me ;-) I think the guides have a kind of professional rivalry going on - see the spat about the little fire scared boy. There was so little of Surma left, that it was worth an infinitesimal amount of "points", and so none of the guides gave a f***. I think guides are not necessarily nice, um, entities. Not necessarily nasty, either. They just have a job to do, and Surma would not influence their performance metrics enough to bother. |
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Post by smjjames on Jan 22, 2014 10:00:29 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. She also helped guide that burnt kid back in chapter 16, and that's just one we know of, there were probably many more. |
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Post by Lightice on Jan 22, 2014 10:07:33 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. She did also help with thay boy who died in a fire, if only in assisting capacity. I guess that it counts, no matter how minor the involvement. EDIT: Ninja'd! |
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Post by yarksie on Jan 22, 2014 10:11:29 GMT
I forget the small details. I'm gonna reread again.
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Post by eightyfour on Jan 22, 2014 12:15:05 GMT
It really does look like cheap halloween decoration, doesn't it? Or rather like one of those cheesy "haunted house" rides.
Also, Receptionskelly is really rude. He should take notes from Adminbot!
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Post by crater on Jan 22, 2014 12:39:35 GMT
knew that CROWN ontop of Ann's fire elemental head was a crown and had significance
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Post by alpacalypse on Jan 22, 2014 12:40:01 GMT
The symbols seem to be positions they have been recognized with. As such I would think that the rest of the guides have already recognzed her as a guide of sorts. She has the history with her mom, helping that fire boy and who know how much else in the hospital, and has been working on Jeanne, before the guides even initially asked her to.
As for the symbols themselves, Obviously the Gilete one is for the medium, then I think that antimony is for guides and the fire spike is for fire elemental. Or that antimony plus fire spike means fire elemental guide.
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Post by crater on Jan 22, 2014 12:43:30 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. I think we'll see her do it a few more times before this thing is done |
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Post by kalechibki on Jan 22, 2014 13:16:24 GMT
I think it's interesting that part of the reason Annie is let in is because of her status of Gillette Medium. Has Ys been here before too? Also, in terms of how long dead people have been around (since the beginning of people, really), it's amazing that they would recognize this about Annie since she has been in it such a short amount of time, even by human standards.
Makes me wonder if Kat's symbol is brandy new...
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Post by fatexx544 on Jan 22, 2014 13:23:27 GMT
It's been mentioned already, but "afterlife guide" does not necessarily mean taking souls to the afterlife.
I'm also wondering now, if the antimony symbol means afterlife guide, does it refer to Annie specifically? Or do all guides use that symbol? I would presume the former. In which case, how did mister skelly-sticker know the symbol?
Did Annie's mom use the antimony symbol is really my question.
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Post by Kuraru on Jan 22, 2014 13:25:23 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. It could be more like she's qualified for the job and is able to take on the role when needed, rather than it being something she does often. Like being a qualified lawyer, but not actually practicing law. Edit: On the note of what the symbols mean I would assume the Antimony symbol means "medium", as Annie's necklace with that symbol was given to her by her mother, who was also a medium. |
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Post by ctso74 on Jan 22, 2014 14:25:19 GMT
People keep calling Receptionskelly two-dimensional, but he's actually the godfather to the bats' pups, and is an avid painter and kite enthusiast. He acts as the kite most of the time, but he really does have a lot of hobbies.
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Post by Nnelg on Jan 22, 2014 14:27:43 GMT
Huh. I suppose this is the first time I've ever given the "Kat will become the psychopomp for robots" theory any credit... Edit: On the note of what the symbols mean I would assume the Antimony symbol means "medium", as Annie's necklace with that symbol was given to her by her mother, who was also a medium. Yeah... A Court Medium. I haven't seen anything to indicate that title ever meant anything other than the diplomatic role. PS: I noticed the receptionist was a cardboard cutout last page; in fact, you can see the brass rivet holding his jaw on!  |
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