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Post by The Anarch on Mar 21, 2014 7:03:53 GMT
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 21, 2014 7:05:00 GMT
I am impressed by the level which she *does* interfere. Though she looks really drugged in the penultimate panel. And does it surprise anyone that JimNorth was the one who posted today's page? |
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Post by GK Sierra on Mar 21, 2014 7:05:58 GMT
More grim reapers stuttering.
Does anybody in the underworld have any spine at all?
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 21, 2014 7:06:21 GMT
This just got about six times mre interesting, and I wish I was able to have called this.
So Jones both knows and can see Ankou, but she can't see Mort. And, it looks like there's a bit of a chance at reversing his death? Probably not. Oh, that must be the special circumstances he mentioned!
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 21, 2014 7:07:11 GMT
And does it surprise anyone that JimNorth was the one who posted today's page? It surprised the hell out of Jim North, I'll tell ya whut. |
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 21, 2014 7:07:23 GMT
More grim reapers stuttering. Does anybody in the underworld have any spine at all? I see what you did there... |
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Post by feraldog on Mar 21, 2014 7:14:50 GMT
More grim reapers stuttering. Does anybody in the underworld have any spine at all? I see what you did there... In all seriousness: Maybe they're completely unused to direct challenges from the living (or sentient rocks, in Jones' case). |
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Post by arf on Mar 21, 2014 7:16:09 GMT
Ankou...
I guessed well. (he usually has a creaky carriage filled with the dead he's collected.)
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Post by Daedalus on Mar 21, 2014 7:23:52 GMT
I see what you did there... In all seriousness: Maybe they're completely unused to direct challenges from the living (or sentient rocks, in Jones' case). Or robotic goddesses-to-be, in Kat's case  |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Mar 21, 2014 7:25:30 GMT
Normally I don't claim cookies unless trolled but I think this page flat-out demonstrates Jones desiring (or to be more precise, refusing to accept what is). So yay me.
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Post by Nepycros on Mar 21, 2014 7:26:14 GMT
Considering how fanatic these psychopomps get with bagging their quota each month, and how eager they are to bicker over the latest dead kid, I would've figured they'd show more tenacity in grabbing Mort.
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Post by Chancellor on Mar 21, 2014 7:31:10 GMT
Considering how fanatic these psychopomps get with bagging their quota each month, and how eager they are to bicker over the latest dead kid, I would've figured they'd show more tenacity in grabbing Mort. Guide of the Dead or not, we know from Jeanne's kill count that they aren't invincible. I wouldn't fuck with Jones either. ESPECIALLY if she's showing the closest approximation of protectiveness that she is capable of towards the person you're wanting to take. |
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Post by sidhekin on Mar 21, 2014 7:31:40 GMT
"Busy times", you know.
I bet he had filled his quota for many months already.
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Post by Lightice on Mar 21, 2014 8:11:06 GMT
So Jones both knows and can see Ankou, but she can't see Mort. And, it looks like there's a bit of a chance at reversing his death? Probably not. Oh, that must be the special circumstances he mentioned! Why assume that Jones can't see Mort? If she can see the Guides and Mort in his ghost form, I don't see why she couldn't see him as he is now. She's probably just being stoic and evasive towards him. But after this encounter I have to wonder if Jones confronts a Guide Evert single time someone dies because of her involvement. It must have happened many times over the millennia. How many ghosts has she brought to the world I wonder... |
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Post by noone3 on Mar 21, 2014 8:14:07 GMT
(he usually has a creaky carriage filled with the dead he's collected.)  Those who knows, knows. |
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Post by hifranc on Mar 21, 2014 8:20:29 GMT
This is more proof that, despite her protestations, Jones does feel emotions. If she truly didn't she would just let Mort move on.
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Post by philman on Mar 21, 2014 8:26:56 GMT
This just got about six times mre interesting, and I wish I was able to have called this. So Jones both knows and can see Ankou, but she can't see Mort. And, it looks like there's a bit of a chance at reversing his death? Probably not. Oh, that must be the special circumstances he mentioned! I don't see any indication she can't see Mort? She's just talking to the guy in charge right away without complicating matters. And I like to think I called it, though can't be bothered to go back and check whether I actually wrote down my thoughts on what was going to happen or not. |
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Post by Angry Individual on Mar 21, 2014 8:28:52 GMT
This is more proof that, despite her protestations, Jones does feel emotions. If she truly didn't she would just let Mort move on. Agreed. Also, I like how she seems to have a reputation even in the land of the dead. Clearly a reputation of respect, even if she has a less than flattering nickname. |
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Post by cu on Mar 21, 2014 9:54:10 GMT
Unacceptable! Clearly Anthony would make a better companion for Jones than Jimmy Jims, party hats would abound. I think Jones can see ghost-Mort. How else would she arrange lessons in interplanar communication? In fact, she says: "I have no connection with the ether whatsoever, but you and I have seen the effects of it first hand". Probably "having connection with the ether" means the ability to influence it directly, not just the ability to perceive it. And, according to Coyote's theories, Jones might very well be a product of the ether. Also, if topless Jones can stop a 50 ton bison, surely a bra strap Jones can deter a wimpy guide. What are the hormone-loaded male readership thoughts? Sporting nosebleeds at the sight of that tasty shoulder or disappointed by the insufficient might of those bombs of +0.05 unclothing? :-P |
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Post by jasmijn on Mar 21, 2014 10:06:53 GMT
Aack. I was wrong, so wrong.
Also: Lemonjones
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Post by arf on Mar 21, 2014 10:56:32 GMT
(he usually has a creaky carriage filled with the dead he's collected.) Those who knows, knows. I'm sure Team Python knew the guy. More trivia: the role of Ankou was taken over by the last dead spirit of each year. Sounds a bit like Father Time. |
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Post by zimmyhoo on Mar 21, 2014 11:34:59 GMT
Looks like Ankou did some flash repair work on that scythe there - compare it in the first few panels to the last one.
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Post by dliessmgg on Mar 21, 2014 12:36:02 GMT
Purely as a hypothetical, is it possible for someone without emotions to have some moral code (that goes beyond 'no interfering')? Preferrably one that encourages action in this case?
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Post by crater on Mar 21, 2014 12:51:16 GMT
WOOT this page is awesome!
>implies Jones has killed a human before on purpose
>well since JEANNE! can kill mobpsycos it shouldn't be a surprise Jones can too. But still. Implies she can kill a psycomop
>implies Jones feels some sort of shame (because she ignored Mort)
>implies Jones knows some of the inner workings of ROTD
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Post by TBeholder on Mar 21, 2014 13:02:34 GMT
Considering how fanatic these psychopomps get with bagging their quota each month, and how eager they are to bicker over the latest dead kid, I would've figured they'd show more tenacity in grabbing Mort. They are also well aware that no matter how much tenacity you have, one simply cannot win a staring contest with the "Old One".  So Jones both knows and can see Ankou, but she can't see Mort. And, it looks like there's a bit of a chance at reversing his death? Probably not. Oh, that must be the special circumstances he mentioned! I don't see any indication she can't see Mort? She's just talking to the guy in charge right away without complicating matters. Ankou adressed Jones. Presumably, he would became visible to her. Remember the "fateful meeting" between Kat and Ketrak? |
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Post by crater on Mar 21, 2014 13:17:46 GMT
Considering how fanatic these psychopomps get with bagging their quota each month, and how eager they are to bicker over the latest dead kid, I would've figured they'd show more tenacity in grabbing Mort. They are also well aware that no matter how much tenacity you have, one simply cannot win a staring contest with the "Old One". I don't see any indication she can't see Mort? She's just talking to the guy in charge right away without complicating matters. Ankou adressed Jones. Presumably, he would became visible to her. Remember the "fateful meeting" between Kat and Ketrak? Jones HAS to be able to see ether beings 100% of the time. If she didn't she wouldn't of had the confidence to threaten Coyote. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 13:25:58 GMT
If Ankou were to take Mort away now, Jones would effectively have ended a human life. Today's page may look like she's intervening, but she's actually trying to undo her previous, unintentional intervention. This is more proof that, despite her protestations, Jones does feel emotions. If she truly didn't she would just let Mort move on. I think she objects on principle, not driven by guilt or remorse: she knows that she has misbehaved, by comparing the situation against her moral code, but doesn't feel it as such. Jones appears to have exactly one emotion, which is reflected in her unchanging expression: namely the state of being Jones. It's possible that Mort, while a ghost, retains a corporeal existence. Kat can see Mort all the time as well, despite her apparent inability to connect to the Ether, since, for example, she cannot see the guides unless they reveal themselves. Perhaps, on this occasion, Ankou made himself materially visible to Jones out of respect. Webcomics stone lady stands in a bombed street full of greyish rubble, facing the Breton Grim Reaper re: a child killed by Nazis. That sentence will not spell a sexy situation unless you remove all the words except »lady« (and possibly »Breton«), and at that point, you might just as well ogle paintings of the Judgment of Paris for all your frozen-faced, olive-skinned goddess needs. |
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Post by ctso74 on Mar 21, 2014 13:30:39 GMT
Grim Reaper or Grim Romantic? Classic Ankou. If he had cheeks, they'd be blushing. And that flirty "Old One" line. Who hasn't used that on a girl?
Poor Reaper, though. He sharpened his scythe and everything.
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Post by darlos9d on Mar 21, 2014 13:45:17 GMT
This is more proof that, despite her protestations, Jones does feel emotions. If she truly didn't she would just let Mort move on. I think she objects on principle, not driven by guilt or remorse: she knows that she has misbehaved, by comparing the situation against her moral code, but doesn't feel it as such. Jones appears to have exactly one emotion, which is reflected in her unchanging expression: namely the state of being Jones. One could make a lot of arguments to support or refute this, due to the nebulous nature of our own not-entirely-understood emotions. Plus this subject has been treaded upon heavily before. I will say this though: Jones has a personality. You can get to know her, and then from that point forward have reasonable expectations as to how she might act in the future. That's good enough for me. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 14:04:54 GMT
Jones has a personality. You can get to know her, and then from that point forward have reasonable expectations as to how she might act in the future. In fact, the lack of emotional conflict makes it easier to predict her behaviour, and serves to set her personality in stone. Thinking about it, Coyote seems similarly devoid of emotion: whenever he throws himself into this or that little pose, the object of his displays is only to aggrandize himself, and his gleeful, bare-teethed stare seems as stereotypical as Jones' statuesque indifference. He's nowhere near as conflicted as the humans, or Renard and Ysengrin. Grim Reaper or Grim Romantic? Classic Ankou. If he had cheeks, they'd be blushing. And that flirty "Old One" line. Who hasn't used that on a girl? Poor Reaper, though. He sharpened his scythe and everything. Profile Name: Ankou27 Age: Immeasurable Location: Brittany Body Type: Slim Occupation: Agricultural Management; Applied Etherics Interests: Hats, Harvest, Horseback Riding, Pensive walks on the beach, Loading dead people on carts Likes: Shadow, Graveyard, Hospitals, Scythe polish Dislikes: World Wars, Irreverence Looking for: Souls The first thing people usually notice about meModest attire You should message me if...You are about to die in eight days' time |
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