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Post by psybershadow on Apr 3, 2015 7:00:36 GMT
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Post by sotha on Apr 3, 2015 7:01:35 GMT
So that's what he was getting at.
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Post by Gotolei on Apr 3, 2015 7:03:23 GMT
Ok, I'm gonna call BS on Anthony for this. Not even the court as a whole has the authority to revoke the Forest Medium status, from what I recall.
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Post by arf on Apr 3, 2015 7:04:20 GMT
Rey's next on the hit list.
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Post by psybershadow on Apr 3, 2015 7:05:14 GMT
This one was really strange for me. It almost seems like he's trying to protect her (Surma was once the medium.) That or he's just a dick. I think it's the former.
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Post by arf on Apr 3, 2015 7:05:35 GMT
Ok, I'm gonna call BS on Anthony for this. Not even the court as a whole has the authority to revoke the Forest Medium status, from what I recall. Waiting for a door to open up in the wall, and Don to 'wander' in. |
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Post by Sky Schemer on Apr 3, 2015 7:07:33 GMT
Hmm. I keep flipping back and forth between whether this is real or a (bad) dream. We're pretty much seeing all of Annie's worst fears realized here: dad comes back and basically (in her eyes) rejects her, the cheating catches up with her, she is separated from her friends, has to live alone and is forbidden from entering the forest. There's really not much left besides Reynard, and I imagine that is next.
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Post by sapientcoffee on Apr 3, 2015 7:08:20 GMT
He's going straight for the nuclear option. Let's see if it pays off! ETA: Hmm. I keep flipping back and forth between whether this is real or a (bad) dream. We're pretty much seeing all of Annie's worst fears realized here: dad comes back and basically (in her eyes) rejects her, the cheating catches up with her, she is separated from her friends, has to live alone and is forbidden from entering the forest. There's really not much left besides Reynard. That's Monday's update. |
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Post by lordboxbot on Apr 3, 2015 7:09:43 GMT
On the one hand, I do get that Tony really doesn't want Antimony to end up on the same path as her mother, and he's doing all he can to ensure she averts her fate.
On the other hand, Tony needs to throw himself out a window.
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Post by Sky Schemer on Apr 3, 2015 7:12:03 GMT
He's going straight for the nuclear option. Let's see if it pays off! ETA: There's really not much left besides Reynard. That's Monday's update. Yeah. Which is why I am growing suspicious about this being a dream. She's not just losing everything, her dad is the one taking it away. How many more of her worst fears can we roll up into one sequence? |
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Post by kuruko on Apr 3, 2015 7:17:26 GMT
I, myself, think this is a dream. But if it's not, I'd hate to be Tony when Coyote finds out he won't let her be the forest medium.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 7:18:13 GMT
At first glance I had missed that the speech balloon in the first panel emerges from the doorway and had thought that Kat was angrily muttering "This is an inconvenience for everyone" as she walked away, giving me a serious Calvin & Hobbes feeling.
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Post by ed1300 on Apr 3, 2015 7:21:58 GMT
Ok, I'm gonna call BS on Anthony for this. Not even the court as a whole has the authority to revoke the Forest Medium status, from what I recall. The Court might not, but a father? Abilities aside, Antimony is still a minor and Anthony is still her legal guardian. |
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Post by bedinsis on Apr 3, 2015 7:23:55 GMT
Couldn't she use the hours not spent on history and biology to study those subjects on the next year's level?
And if scheduling makes that an impossibility, why not use the hours saved to actually perform the medium duties?
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Post by avurai on Apr 3, 2015 7:23:56 GMT
How does Anthony have this much influence on Court/Forest politics AND whether his daughter's cheating should be addressed or not? Anthony is playing this like he's the one whose made these decisions, in a manner that is incredibly directly manipulative, but the idea that he could essentially muddle up Forest affairs with no issues whatsoever is ridiculous. Did Anthony discuss this at length with every appointed official or is he excellent at blackmail? I can't think of anyone else at the Court who would approve of this; he just stated this would be a great inconvenience.
My mind is reeling trying to piece together the logistics of Anthony's dramatically overreaching nonsense. How does Anthony have that much power? Does he? Is he just lying to Annie?
If this isn't a dream, the far-reaching implications of this page alone are staggering.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 3, 2015 7:28:12 GMT
How does Anthony have this much influence on Court/Forest politics AND whether his daughter's cheating should be adressed or not? Anthony is playing this like he's the one whose made these decisions, in a manner that is incredibly directly manipulative, but the idea that he could essentially muddle up Forest affairs with no issues whatsoever is ridiculous. Did Anthony discuss this at length with every appointed official or is he excellent at blackmail? I can't think of anyone else at the Court who would approve of this; he just stated this would be a great inconvenience. My mind is reeling trying to piece together the logistics of Anthony's dramatically overreaching nonsense. How does Anthony have that much power? Does he? Is he just lying to Annie? If this isn't a dream, the far-reaching implications of this page alone are staggering. He's her dad. He either came back on his own or was brought back to rein his daughter in and this is what that looks like. The school didn't jerk her back a year, he did. But cheer up, folks. Even if she doesn't say no to him today she's still a kid. That grants her licence to cave now and then go and do whatever she wants later when he's not looking. |
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Post by Max on Apr 3, 2015 7:29:59 GMT
Ok, I'm gonna call BS on Anthony for this. Not even the court as a whole has the authority to revoke the Forest Medium status, from what I recall. He doesn't need the authority to revoke her medium status. He just needs the authority to stop her from leaving the Court. |
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Apr 3, 2015 7:30:13 GMT
Ooooo, nearly followed Kat, but took a turn back to the classroom. Guess I tripped on that prediction.
Anthony's forcing me back a chapter as punishment.
I feel like I might actually be leaning toward the dream people. Except if that's the case, it's not a dream but a coyote illusion, and this is just training to build mental fortitude. Maybe. But that's only because this all feels...too inconvenient for everyone. On the other hand, separating her from her peers, severing her ties to the forest, isolating her - these are ripe narrative seeds for creating a divide between her and Kat. Especially if she goes all "F it, I'm running away for good". That is, unless her friends take pity and pool their resources to rush her through all the studies she's missed.....
Actually, I take it all back. This entire chapter is a setup for Tom to finally tell the Billy Madison parody he's always dreamed of.
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Post by avurai on Apr 3, 2015 7:33:37 GMT
How does Anthony have this much influence on Court/Forest politics AND whether his daughter's cheating should be adressed or not? Anthony is playing this like he's the one whose made these decisions, in a manner that is incredibly directly manipulative, but the idea that he could essentially muddle up Forest affairs with no issues whatsoever is ridiculous. Did Anthony discuss this at length with every appointed official or is he excellent at blackmail? I can't think of anyone else at the Court who would approve of this; he just stated this would be a great inconvenience. My mind is reeling trying to piece together the logistics of Anthony's dramatically overreaching nonsense. How does Anthony have that much power? Does he? Is he just lying to Annie? If this isn't a dream, the far-reaching implications of this page alone are staggering. He's her dad. He either came back on his own or was brought back to rein his daughter in and this is what that looks like. The school didn't jerk her back a year, he did. But cheer up, folks. Even if she doesn't say no to him today she's still a kid. That grants her licence to cave now and then go and do whatever she wants later when he's not looking. The implications of that are twofold, as that means the Court has known Anthony's location and contact info this entire time. This changes a lot of things one way or the other. Either the Court knew where Anthony was before he returned and didn't disclose that information or Anthony returned of his own volition and has significant control over Court decisions and affairs. Regardless of which, Anthony and the Court are presently linked in an unforeseen way. Either the Court has control over Anthony or Anthony has control over the Court. |
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Post by youwiththeface on Apr 3, 2015 7:33:42 GMT
So who didn't see that one coming?
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Post by OrzBrain on Apr 3, 2015 7:33:47 GMT
Rey's next on the hit list. Yep. |
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Post by aline on Apr 3, 2015 7:37:07 GMT
I think the medium thing might just be his game. I'm pretty sure the only way for him to achieve that would be for Annie to resign the position herself. Only she wouldn't normally do that. So all the punishments, isolation, I-am-so-disappointed thing might be for the sole sake of her doing that, because he told her to. In the state of mind she is now she probably doesn't even think she can say no.
If I am right then Annie will have to find out how to stand up to her father.
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Post by Fhqwhgads on Apr 3, 2015 7:38:19 GMT
If he tries to take Rey from her next... this is gonna end in either a wake-up scene or a patricide.
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Post by agasa on Apr 3, 2015 7:39:53 GMT
This one was really strange for me. It almost seems like he's trying to protect her (Surma was once the medium.) That or he's just a dick. I think it's the former. Yep, I think it's the former too. Or this is all a dream, it feels unreal. More unreal than bio-robot whale-ship abominations. |
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Post by avurai on Apr 3, 2015 7:41:22 GMT
I think the medium thing might just be his game. I'm pretty sure the only way for him to achieve that would be for Annie to resign the position herself. Only she wouldn't normally do that. So all the punishments, isolation, I-am-so-disappointed thing might be for the sole sake of her doing that, because he told her to. In the state of mind she is now she probably doesn't even think she can say no. If I am right then Annie will have to find out how to stand up to her father. Hmmm... That flat "No" did seem rather condescendingly informal in a "This isn't something I can actually back up"-sounding way. It's like he goes from calculated lawyer to agitated father in five seconds. |
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Post by Chancellor on Apr 3, 2015 7:41:56 GMT
Man, all of this is just curdling my stomach now.
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Post by Rasselas on Apr 3, 2015 7:43:00 GMT
He is pushing her too far. So far she has accepted the punishment, but what will be the last straw?
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Post by psybershadow on Apr 3, 2015 7:43:37 GMT
I think the theory that Coyote is somehow showing her this illusion has some merit. That or a tree's going to be involved somehow. Maybe Annie will storm out crying or something and Kat will be waiting for her at their usual spot? I really don't know but the idea of the Eve/apple thing that someone else brought up also seems pretty plausible.
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Post by avurai on Apr 3, 2015 7:44:24 GMT
He is pushing her too far. So far she has accepted the punishment, but what will be the last straw? If he tries to take Rey from her next... this is gonna end in either a wake-up scene or a patricide. Honestly, it's one of the only leverage points left other than her blinker stone. |
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Apr 3, 2015 7:44:50 GMT
This one was really strange for me. It almost seems like he's trying to protect her (Surma was once the medium.) That or he's just a dick. I think it's the former. Yep, I think it's the former too. Or this is all a dream, it feels unreal. More unreal than bio-robot whale-ship abominations. Point against this simply being a dream: Annie wouldn't know her father's face looks like this. If that split lip is really from Zimmy, then it shouldn't show up in her dream. Dream Anthony aught to have a face like the one in Annie's flashback. |
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