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Post by Nepycros on Jul 14, 2014 7:00:45 GMT
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Post by fwip on Jul 14, 2014 7:01:55 GMT
The little fairy in the last panel is so darn cute. It's also clear that she finds Annie much more approachable now. No doubt this will spread outward to other creatures. Annie may have a lot of work on her hands.
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Post by sapientcoffee on Jul 14, 2014 7:03:05 GMT
Hopefully the headmaster doesn't go all "NO FUN ALLOWED" on this idea.
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Post by exuberancium on Jul 14, 2014 7:07:53 GMT
Hopefully the headmaster doesn't go all "NO FUN ALLOWED" on this idea. Which would be especially funny since he's the one that decided to choose Andrew as the court medium, which resulted in this whole situation. |
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Post by fwip on Jul 14, 2014 7:08:08 GMT
I wonder if Annie is actively campaigning to bring the court and the forest closer, or is just righting individual wrongs that all happen to have been ones that split the Court and the Forest? I.E. Jeanne, breaking rules as far as transfers are concerned.
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Post by mithrandir on Jul 14, 2014 7:09:46 GMT
I... think this is the first time secret-name fairy has smiled in this whole storyline. And it is excruciatingly adorable.
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Post by fwip on Jul 14, 2014 7:09:48 GMT
Hopefully the headmaster doesn't go all "NO FUN ALLOWED" on this idea. Which would be especially funny since he's the one that decided to choose Andrew as the court medium, which resulted in this whole situation. Andrew was just a convenient stand - in for Annie. Annie would have caused even more trouble had she become Court medium, and the Court knew this. |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Jul 14, 2014 7:19:30 GMT
I wonder if Annie is actively campaigning to bring the court and the forest closer, or is just righting individual wrongs that all happen to have been ones that split the Court and the Forest? I.E. Jeanne, breaking rules as far as transfers are concerned. I think it's more because she didn't grow up at the court, the division in not "the way things are"; maybe not actively campaigning, but wanting to do right by everyone, not just act in the court's interest. If the headmaster wanted to keep the Court and Forest separate, picking Mighty Eyebrows Boy might've been a huge mistake, since because of Annie and Jones Smitty and Parley are wary but friendly to the Forest and Smitty is clearly willing to run with Annie's ideas. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Jul 14, 2014 7:24:38 GMT
Hopefully the headmaster doesn't go all "NO FUN ALLOWED" on this idea. Something tells me he isn't going to be thrilled by the proposal. The Court seems to value security over any kind of exchange program. |
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Post by SilverbackRon on Jul 14, 2014 7:33:25 GMT
I am really worried that Annie might be overstepping her authority. We don't really know how much weight her word (or Smitty's) actually carries on these matters. I hope she isn't setting up the little Fairy for a big disappointment.
But... still too early to know. I am very interested in seeing what Tom has up his sleeve with this one.
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Post by keef on Jul 14, 2014 8:31:01 GMT
I am really worried that Annie might be overstepping her authority. Yes, Ysengrin won't be amused. |
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Post by Earin on Jul 14, 2014 11:13:33 GMT
It occurs to me that the bridge is both super-long and pretty wide -- probably big enough to set up some stuff (stalls, music, etc) on and have a figurative and literal bridge-building festival.
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Post by Daedalus on Jul 14, 2014 12:16:05 GMT
Hopefully the headmaster doesn't go all "NO FUN ALLOWED" on this idea. Something tells me he isn't going to be thrilled by the proposal. The Court seems to value security over any kind of exchange program. Hmmmm. I was about to disagree on the grounds that the Court already lets students transfer, who could bring as much sensitive information as any exchange student, but then I realized they lose their sentience upon leaving. I am really worried that Annie might be overstepping her authority. Yes, Ysengrin won't be amused. I dunno; if Coyote's okay with it, I suspect he can be...persuaded. |
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Post by CoyoteReborn on Jul 14, 2014 12:52:21 GMT
If Coyote's okay with it, I suspect he can be...persuaded. Okay with it?! I would be thrilled! More people to mess with and abuse psychologically! Send students to the Court to spread the PARTY!! |
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Post by ctso74 on Jul 14, 2014 13:21:32 GMT
I think it's more because she didn't grow up at the court, the division in not "the way things are" Antimony Carver, Chaotic Good: Because sometimes "saving the world" is more important than the rules. No wonder Coyote likes her. |
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Post by asyetunnamed on Jul 14, 2014 13:22:33 GMT
It occurs to me that the bridge is both super-long and pretty wide -- probably big enough to set up some stuff (stalls, music, etc) on and have a figurative and literal bridge-building festival. Mentioning the bridge with regards to this page made me think of the old "prisoner exchange over a bridge" trope. I don't know exactly why. Unfortunately I cannot see these visits happening (both because of the court and because of Jeanne). The most I can imagine is the pair meeting on the bridge. At least Annie and Andrew have only promised to try, rather than guaranteeing that it'd be allowed. |
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Post by csj on Jul 14, 2014 14:13:58 GMT
Love Can Bloom: Gunnerkrigg Edition
smart money is on this going down like a sack of scatbricks
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Post by tulicloure on Jul 14, 2014 15:04:44 GMT
Oh boy, if this passes, Coyote (EDIT: and Headmaster as well, I suppose) will have so much to work with. I'm instantly reminded of the time Robot came back from the Forest.
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Post by jda on Jul 14, 2014 15:09:52 GMT
Quick! Annie, turn your hair to flames while she is distracted!
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Post by admiralcheez on Jul 14, 2014 16:33:16 GMT
It occurs to me that the bridge is both super-long and pretty wide -- probably big enough to set up some stuff (stalls, music, etc) on and have a figurative and literal bridge-building festival. At the very least, they should build some railings to keep party-goers from falling off. |
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Post by TBeholder on Jul 14, 2014 17:08:41 GMT
The little fairy in the last panel is so darn cute. It's also clear that she finds Annie much more approachable now. No doubt this will spread outward to other creatures. If this will become a tradition and Annie acquires a set of semi-permanent motile hair bows, this would be amusing. Annie may have a lot of work on her hands. Yeah. It's her turn...  Andrew was just a convenient stand - in for Annie. Annie would have caused even more trouble had she become Court medium, and the Court knew this. Of course, merely allowing him to be present tend to change outcome of many events. Appointing him anywhere is kind of like releasing a djinni out of the bottle and then throwing both bottle and stopper into the stormy sea - while technically it's still possible to get rid of him before he wants to go... I am really worried that Annie might be overstepping her authority. Yes, Ysengrin won't be amused. Well, yes, but as long as they stay on the clearing/courtyard, he probably won't growl too much. |
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Post by eyemyself on Jul 14, 2014 17:12:29 GMT
Oh boy, if this passes, Coyote (EDIT: and Headmaster as well, I suppose) will have so much to work with. I'm instantly reminded of the time Robot came back from the Forest. Robot's return was certainly a fiasco. On the other hand, Rey's flashback to taking Daniel's body seems to indicate that there was a time when the Medium and the Protector weren't the only ones from the court to frequent the forest and it was even a matter of routine for some folks. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1214 |
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Post by The Anarch on Jul 14, 2014 17:27:14 GMT
Well, I wouldn't argue that it wouldn't be a no-holds-barred adrenaline-fueled thrill ride, but there is no way you could perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork.
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Post by Ender on Jul 14, 2014 19:02:41 GMT
Don't forget, visits between the Court and Forest were allowed before, but then Renard killed somebody. I kind of doubt the Court is going to allow visitors again any time soon.
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Post by Sky Schemer on Jul 14, 2014 19:23:51 GMT
Antimony Carver, Chaotic Good: Because sometimes "saving the world" is more important than the rules. No wonder Coyote likes her. The "rules" about who can cross between the Court and the Forest are basically arbitrary, brought about by the divide which Coyote was in part resposnible for, and which both sides accept because that's just how it is. Let's assume Coyote has just been waiting for the right time to shake up the old status quo. Along comes a new Medium, a young kid that's still not beaten into conformity by the adults of the Court who also happens to be a good friend of Antimony. In the mean time, Antimony is passed over for that position, is clearly upset over it, and already has a personal relationship of sorts with Coyote...and happens to be part fire elemental. It's the right time to replace the conservative Ysengrin with someone who is ready to start trying new ideas, just to see what happens. I think Coyote will be thrilled. And the fact that the Court will not, will make Coyote even more thrilled. |
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Post by warrl on Jul 14, 2014 19:45:35 GMT
If this will become a tradition and Annie acquires a set of semi-permanent motile hair bows, this would be amusing. |
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Post by smurfton on Jul 14, 2014 20:12:14 GMT
It occurs to me that the bridge is both super-long and pretty wide -- probably big enough to set up some stuff (stalls, music, etc) on and have a figurative and literal bridge-building festival. This ruins the entire point of the lights. Doing this results in shadows, I'm afraid. Considering that the lights on the bridge have yet to be turned off, I'd have to say that there's no way this could happen... yet. |
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Post by KMar on Jul 14, 2014 20:34:57 GMT
Hopefully the headmaster doesn't go all "NO FUN ALLOWED" on this idea. Something tells me he isn't going to be thrilled by the proposal. The Court seems to value security over any kind of exchange program. I said this already in the irc and I guess I'm not even the first one to point this out, but I've got this gut feeling that the new mediums being this sensible and overall nice won't be tolerated. Like, at all. Things are going far too smoothly and in an unprecedented manner (on a second thought, maybe Coyote will like that, as someone pointed out). I suspect the Court's inner clique would anticipate this kind of turn of events soon after the mediums (...the media?) were chosen, and if they don't find it (=stuff like this exchange proposal) to their liking (which I doubt), there might already some dark machinations and sinister schemes concerning Smitty-Annie dynamic taking place. The Court might accept the visit, but it won't turn out exactly as our protagonists have planned. |
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Post by eyemyself on Jul 14, 2014 20:40:58 GMT
Something tells me he isn't going to be thrilled by the proposal. The Court seems to value security over any kind of exchange program. I said this already in the irc and I guess I'm not even the first one to point this out, but I've got this gut feeling new mediums being this sensible and overall nice won't be tolerated. Things are going far too smoothly. I suspect the Court's inner clique would anticipate this kind of turn of events soon after the mediums (...the media?) were chosen, and if they don't find it (=stuff like this exchange proposal) to their liking (which I doubt), there might already some dark machinations and sinister schemes concerning Smitty-Annie dynamic taking place. The Court might accept the visit, but it won't turn out exactly as our protagonists have planned. This gets to the core of the question of how much personal agency the mediums actually have to make decisions in their role. We know that Surma's ruse to trick Rey into thinking she had feelings for him was in line with the court's desire to get Rey out from under Coyote's influence and into their domain. We don't know how complicit Surma actually was with plan, if she helped develop it or if she was just following orders, but we do know that it was leadership at the court who wanted to bring Rey in and the Surma was acting on their wishes. |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Jul 14, 2014 20:43:29 GMT
Well, I wouldn't argue that it wouldn't be a no-holds-barred adrenaline-fueled thrill ride, but there is no way you could perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork. I'm sure Smit-face will find plenty of pens in his pocket when the vill-er, Court, inevitably uprises. THE GREATER GOOD |
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