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Post by Gotolei on May 23, 2014 7:04:18 GMT
I guess it figures, most creatures of the forest have probably never seen a human. "Jellyfish" .. a story twisted in re-telling?
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Post by Rymdljus on May 23, 2014 7:04:58 GMT
Humans... It's those creatures with question marks in their ears, right?
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Post by smjjames on May 23, 2014 7:18:03 GMT
LAUGHING ON LINE on the guys interpretation of Annie's appearance.
I have a feeling that this chapter is literally about tall tales, basically stories making Annie a larger than life figure. With each one being what that creature heard or their imagining of it.
The split mask face of the elemental makes a reappearance.
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Post by sotha on May 23, 2014 7:42:24 GMT
I bet Ysengrin is the party planner.
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Post by Eversist on May 23, 2014 7:55:51 GMT
Annie's ear having a question mark inside is a really nice, subtle touch.
Also: Dragons dragons dragons dragons
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Post by noone3 on May 23, 2014 8:20:01 GMT
"She met a jellyfish once."
- Like, in a forest?!?
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Post by Eversist on May 23, 2014 8:24:39 GMT
"She met a jellyfish once." - Like, in a forest?!? Maybe it was friends with that octopus. |
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Post by Angry Individual on May 23, 2014 8:41:59 GMT
Still don't trust the thing without arms.
Patiently waiting for the rain of fire.
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Post by philman on May 23, 2014 8:58:26 GMT
Why does Annie have webbed fingers? Is this just what the armless thing expects of her?
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Post by zimmyzims on May 23, 2014 9:25:27 GMT
I bet Ysengrin is the party planner. Thus far he has mostly been the party pooper. |
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Post by csj on May 23, 2014 10:15:04 GMT
Other Antimony Facts:
There is no ether, just the leftovers of Annie's dreams
Annie uses Coyote's tooth to shave her legs
Annie doesn't burst into flames; the air ignites itself out of sheer fright
There are no dead animals in the forest; only animals that annie doesn't like
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Post by arf on May 23, 2014 11:02:26 GMT
Why does Annie have webbed fingers? Is this just what the armless thing expects of her? Annie's depiction also seems to have gills. |
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Post by arf on May 23, 2014 11:10:47 GMT
I like how Tom intersperses his light comic style with some serious drawing. I don't know how intentional this is (even with Tom involved), but this page reflects an interesting theological riff given by SF author David Brin in deciding what the first commandment God gave to Adam. You can read it here. (It's worth a few minutes) |
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Post by Ophel on May 23, 2014 11:36:33 GMT
I have a feeling that this chapter is literally about tall tales, basically stories making Annie a larger than life figure. With each one being what that creature heard or their imagining of it. This is also what I think, as per chapter title. As impressive as that may sound, Frankie Or Francis. It's the nickname I give to the Canvey Island Monster,as it is a gender-neutral name may have misheard about Annie's time in the forest; an exaggeration of her meeting with the forest dread creatures. The possibility of this account being true is not that bad, however, as we may not have known what Annie has done on the side (comic book time). She may have actually done these things with Ysengrin when she was out of focus. Still considering that the only time she was out of focus was during the "Pazerina" chapter, and only until the end of the chapter. Stuff may have happened in between chapters. Tom knows. For now, though, I still stand with the quoted opinion. Let's see how it unravels, shall we? Why does Annie have webbed fingers? Is this just what the armless thing expects of her? Annie's depiction also seems to have gills. A preconception of Frankie's, perhaps? |
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Post by alpacalypse on May 23, 2014 13:06:07 GMT
In fairness to the frog thing, he got most of the silouette mostly right.
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Post by eyemyself on May 23, 2014 13:31:43 GMT
Tall tales indeed! Meeting every forest animal and hearing their life story would take an awfully long time. I could see how the encounter where she and Smitty wandered into the forest might get spun into something like that though. I am interested to see how this develops.
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Post by Shire on May 23, 2014 13:32:53 GMT
You know, I'd never noticed Annie's webbed hands before.
The things you miss, huh?
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Post by ctso74 on May 23, 2014 13:33:09 GMT
I bet Ysengrin is the party planner. Ysengrin (in normal voice): *gasp* "There aren't even any decorations in here! At least, some streamers. Yellow and pink to match the season, are a must. I'll fix this! Step aside, Ann-Ann. I'm about to show you, you're not the only one who's flaming." *z-snaps fingers* Tall-tales and some Rashomon retellings should be fun. I wonder, how much will it tell us about the Forest inhabitants? It's an excellent way to give us more Forest info in a controlled manner. Probably enough to tease, but never enough to satisfy. |
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Post by Daedalus on May 23, 2014 15:03:01 GMT
Goddamn it, this is going to be another of those 'learn half of the truth and no more' chapters, isn't it?
Which are, in fact, the best kind of chapters.
Also, did anyone else catch that there is a subtle implication that the fairy is not from the forest? The way Toad is describing this, she does not seem to be in the people he considers 'in the forest'. |
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Post by Gotolei on May 23, 2014 15:17:51 GMT
Goddamn it, this is going to be another of those 'learn half of the truth and no more' chapters, isn't it?
Which are, in fact, the best kind of chapters.
Also, did anyone else catch that there is a subtle implication that the fairy is not from the forest? The way Toad is describing this, she does not seem to be in the people he considers 'in the forest'. "She met with all of them" instead of "all of us" Could just be his dialect. Unless he considers himself a foreigner as well. |
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Post by Thoth on May 23, 2014 15:25:16 GMT
Goddamn it, this is going to be another of those 'learn half of the truth and no more' chapters, isn't it?
Which are, in fact, the best kind of chapters.
Also, did anyone else catch that there is a subtle implication that the fairy is not from the forest? The way Toad is describing this, she does not seem to be in the people he considers 'in the forest'. "She met with all of them" instead of "all of us" Could just be his dialect. Unless he considers himself a foreigner as well. Or perhaps he doesn't consider himself and the fairy to be "animals". |
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Post by judgedeadd on May 23, 2014 16:41:26 GMT
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Post by KartoffelnMcNugget on May 23, 2014 16:44:12 GMT
Wait wait wait, there is a DRAGON in the forest?
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Post by Eversist on May 23, 2014 18:55:48 GMT
I thought you were making a joke about Kat's made-up face before I noticed Tom's comment underneath. |
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Post by Ophel on May 23, 2014 19:24:35 GMT
Wait wait wait, there is a DRAGON in the forest? Eheh. Funny how not many commented on that. It was the first "animal" that I saw among the many animal silhouettes. It is very possible. We just don't know the extent of the forest. Indeed, there is a village of the forest people. Perhaps there may be a dragon (family) or two in the forest as well. Though once again, it could simply be an exaggeration. I wanna see another dragon though. They're awesome. Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon, King of all Dragons, for the win. |
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Post by descoladavirus on May 23, 2014 19:35:29 GMT
There are dragons and penguins in the forest?! Sweeeeeet.
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Post by TBeholder on May 23, 2014 20:32:02 GMT
I thought you were making a joke about Kat's made-up face before I noticed Tom's comment underneath. I thought it was a joke about Kat's made-up face after I noticed Tom's comment underneath.  |
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Post by csj on May 24, 2014 6:16:24 GMT
Might be worth pointing out that the placement of gills is rather odd. All tetrapods with gills have them above the forelimbs, as do lungfish so they would realistically be placed along the neck, or behind the jaw.
Then again, this is a magical creature's mental image so whatevs.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 10:53:52 GMT
Especially since the creature appears to have gills in the same position, that is, bilaterally lineating the ribcage. Also, today I learned a new English word. Can you guess which one?
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Post by Ophel on May 24, 2014 11:16:17 GMT
I thought you were making a joke about Kat's made-up face before I noticed Tom's comment underneath. I thought it was a joke about Kat's made-up face after I noticed Tom's comment underneath. I still couldn't get it. Is it merely a joke about embarrassing occasions where no one knows what to do? Especially since the creature appears to have gills in the same position, that is, bilaterally lineating the ribcage. Also, today I learned a new English word. Can you guess which one? Ooh! Oooh! Is it the word "in"? No! It's "gills", I know it! I mean, come on, how many times do have people come across "gills" before? |
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