|
|
Post by Gotolei on Feb 10, 2014 8:02:39 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by KMar on Feb 10, 2014 8:07:34 GMT
Kat keeps revealing the ROTD to be quite mundane. After that 'life of the party' line, I'm starting to agree with those who say she sees as this place as it 'really' is.
Also, expecting a party hat edit to appear in 3... 2...
*KMar takes cover*
|
|
|
|
Post by wynne on Feb 10, 2014 8:10:55 GMT
They're secretly bros. Kat gets shit done, and he appreciates it.
|
|
|
|
Post by spritznar on Feb 10, 2014 8:21:04 GMT
Also, expecting a party hat edit to appear in 3... 2... *KMar takes cover* |
|
|
|
Post by noone3 on Feb 10, 2014 8:21:42 GMT
After that 'life of the party' line, I'm starting to agree with those who say she sees as this place as it 'really' is. *KMar takes cover*I don't think there is some "absolute" reality in GK. Kat sees everything as cheap halloween party tricks, because of her set of mind. She's a sceptic when comes to supernatural, so she's straight to the point (Where d'ya keep records on dead blokes?). Without her Annie would probably have to uncover dark truths and overcome many obstacles before reaching to the end. |
|
|
|
Post by imaginaryfriend on Feb 10, 2014 8:22:57 GMT
I'm still thinking it's etheric-powers based but what the robe-dude said in the last panel leaves space for an overlay on the RotD that is imagination-based.
|
|
|
|
Post by sidhekin on Feb 10, 2014 8:28:00 GMT
Same application, different skins.
Kat's may be less "incredible", but it's easier to navigate.
|
|
|
|
Post by cu on Feb 10, 2014 8:29:10 GMT
|
|
drdave
Junior Member
Posts: 99
|
Post by drdave on Feb 10, 2014 8:33:18 GMT
I usually don't like tom's sideshots of heads but I think Kat turned out nice here
|
|
|
|
Post by philman on Feb 10, 2014 8:46:28 GMT
After that 'life of the party' line, I'm starting to agree with those who say she sees as this place as it 'really' is. *KMar takes cover*I don't think there is some "absolute" reality in GK. Kat sees everything as cheap halloween party tricks, because of her set of mind. She's a sceptic when comes to supernatural, so she's straight to the point (Where d'ya keep records on dead blokes?). Without her Annie would probably have to uncover dark truths and overcome many obstacles before reaching to the end. I was thinking the same thing. There is no 'real' way that the ROTD looks, there are just layers of what they want it to mean to people. So the scryer is something you use to look things up, Annie and Mort might see some wicca style incantation book, whereas Kat doesn't believe in that and just sees a rolodex. Kat sees the functional aspects of everything without the supernatural aspects that others see on top. HEnce robesguy's comment 'you must be the life of the party if that's all your seeing, jeez, you have no imagination?' I'm kind of surprised about the rolodex and VHS tape to be honest, given Kat's mind you might have expected to see an internet screen of some kind. |
|
|
|
Post by sapientcoffee on Feb 10, 2014 8:49:52 GMT
After that 'life of the party' line, I'm starting to agree with those who say she sees as this place as it 'really' is. *KMar takes cover*I don't think there is some "absolute" reality in GK. Kat sees everything as cheap halloween party tricks, because of her set of mind. She's a sceptic when comes to supernatural, so she's straight to the point (Where d'ya keep records on dead blokes?). Without her Annie would probably have to uncover dark truths and overcome many obstacles before reaching to the end. Sounds like a sim, only this time, it's Kat ruining it. |
|
|
|
Post by foresterr on Feb 10, 2014 10:55:40 GMT
I'm kind of surprised about the rolodex and VHS tape to be honest, given Kat's mind you might have expected to see an internet screen of some kind. I'll bet it's her subconscious commentary on ROTD bureaucratic efficiency and user-friendliness  |
|
|
|
Post by keef on Feb 10, 2014 11:31:56 GMT
Same application, different skins. Kat's may be less "incredible", but it's easier to navigate. Question remains: is Kat seeing the application itself, or the minimal skin. I think the latter. |
|
|
|
Post by zimmyhoo on Feb 10, 2014 12:50:10 GMT
Man, a rolodex. I haven't thought about one of THOSE in a while. Now, like it was said above, it probably appears as a... I don't know, something to be chanted over to the other folks. But it's interesting that she's seeing *old* technology in the place of what others see something mystical. Maybe it's low-level majicky stuff.
|
|
|
|
Post by ctso74 on Feb 10, 2014 14:20:21 GMT
I'm kind of surprised about the rolodex and VHS tape to be honest, given Kat's mind you might have expected to see an internet screen of some kind. Given her attitude towards ROTD, I'm surprised the tape isn't a Beta-max, or an 8-track library of passed spirits' commentary. Next, I'm expecting her to simply thumb through the rolodex. Mort and Annie will be ooing and awing, as if she's shuffling library books like a deck of cards. By the way, how are they going to view the tape, if there's no VCR? |
|
|
|
Post by darlos9d on Feb 10, 2014 14:55:20 GMT
So here's a question: is there ACTUALLY a vast array of records, and Kat can only see the ones important to them? Or are things related to Jeanne the only actual records in this facility?
If the latter is the case, then this place exists solely for either 1) Jeanne or 2) the current visitors.
|
|
|
|
Post by aaroncampbell on Feb 10, 2014 15:45:16 GMT
The guy in the robes may not be impressed, but I've gotta give Kat respect for recognizing a Rolodex and a VHS tape! I'm sure for many, those would be intimidating objects bordering on the arcane at this point. They're certainly before Kat's time and (expected) area of technical expertise, but of course she's a geek and won't be limited by only knowing today's technology.
I only wish the VHS tape had been a microfilm or microfiche reader instead, but it seems that the plot requires our brave characters see motion and/or hear audio. :-)
|
|
|
|
Post by noone3 on Feb 10, 2014 15:58:37 GMT
The guy in the robes may not be impressed, but I've gotta give Kat respect for recognizing a Rolodex and a VHS tape! I'm sure for many, those would be intimidating objects bordering on the arcane at this point. She should've been tested on entry, if she's able to connect logically those two items:  |
|
|
|
Post by atteSmythe on Feb 10, 2014 17:51:12 GMT
I usually don't like tom's sideshots of heads but I think Kat turned out nice here It looks like he's been trying something new with them. I also like most of the profile shots this chapter! |
|
|
|
Post by nero on Feb 10, 2014 19:22:56 GMT
Maybe the ROTD shows off their best for etheric beings and since normal people wouldn't come as often they just show their plain stuff?
Now we have to see if Annie and Mort see a rolodex and VHS tape after Kat mentioned them.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deepbluediver on Feb 10, 2014 19:34:38 GMT
I sense that SOMEONE is going to learn a valuable life lesson in 5...4...3...2...
|
|
|
|
Post by crater on Feb 10, 2014 20:13:32 GMT
they're about to watch video of someones last moments of life before they are horribly murdered by a sharp bit of ghost steel
god Ann and Kat really know how to have fun
|
|
|
|
Post by Intelligence on Feb 10, 2014 20:48:10 GMT
I prefer parties of the living and interesting. Neither of those things apply to you, Robey.
|
|
|
|
Post by zimmyhoo on Feb 11, 2014 4:06:38 GMT
The guy in the robes may not be impressed, but I've gotta give Kat respect for recognizing a Rolodex and a VHS tape! I'm sure for many, those would be intimidating objects bordering on the arcane at this point. She should've been tested on entry, if she's able to connect logically those two items: Oh. Oh. My childhood enemy. |
|
|
|
Post by Señor Goose on Feb 11, 2014 4:49:51 GMT
The guy in the robes may not be impressed, but I've gotta give Kat respect for recognizing a Rolodex and a VHS tape! I'm sure for many, those would be intimidating objects bordering on the arcane at this point. She should've been tested on entry, if she's able to connect logically those two items: Holy shit, I was born in 1995, used cassette tapes rarely, and never had to do this, an I only know what it is because of people asking about it to try to stump kids on forums. |
|
|
|
Post by KMar on Feb 11, 2014 14:43:10 GMT
She should've been tested on entry, if she's able to connect logically those two items: Holy shit, I was born in 1995, used cassette tapes rarely, and never had to do this, an I only know what it is because of people asking about it to try to stump kids on forums. I'm a couple of years older than you and never realized this. If my right pinky finger had eyes, it would be staring at my brains and giving them very accusing look. |
|
|
|
Post by stormy on Feb 11, 2014 14:50:04 GMT
Considering the chapter Give and Take and the whole "Angel" thing, I'm wondering if Kat wasn't let in on a technicality as a afterlife guide to robots, and the reason she's seeing tiny empty rooms instead of vast libraries is that not very robots have managed to die yet.
What is an angel but an afterlife guide? And why didn't the doorkeeper recognize the sign over Kat's head? Because a robot guide is something new.
|
|
|
|
Post by Señor Goose on Feb 11, 2014 15:27:40 GMT
Holy shit, I was born in 1995, used cassette tapes rarely, and never had to do this, an I only know what it is because of people asking about it to try to stump kids on forums. I'm a couple of years older than you and never realized this. If my right pinky finger had eyes, it would be staring at my brains and giving them very accusing look. I used to push in the button on the sides of VHS tapes to let me open the little flap, and then I'd just start pulling the tape out as much as I could before my mom found me. I was a, uh, weird kid. |
|
|
|
Post by keef on Feb 11, 2014 15:39:07 GMT
Considering the chapter Give and Take and the whole "Angel" thing, I'm wondering if Kat wasn't let in on a technicality as a afterlife guide to robots, and the reason she's seeing tiny empty rooms instead of vast libraries is that not very robots have managed to die yet. According to the prophet Seraph 13 the first robot to "really" die was the little bit of artificial tissue burnt by Kat in the last chapter. The old robot in Give and Take was in his own words intentionally switched off. But thank you for making me reread that chapter for the umpteenth time, its a favourite. As far as I know there job-description is a bit more variable. But you have a point. Holy shit, I was born in 1995, used cassette tapes rarely, and never had to do this, an I only know what it is because of people asking about it to try to stump kids on forums. I'm a couple of years older than you and never realized this. If my right pinky finger had eyes, it would be staring at my brains and giving them very accusing look. I remember making a little mechanism to speed things up. But those things had advantages over MP3 players; try repairing them with a bit of sellotape. |
|
|
|
Post by csj on Feb 11, 2014 15:44:02 GMT
It could have been worse.
Imagine if it was on a 5 1⁄4-inch floppy.
|
|
