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Post by Lightice on Sept 18, 2014 20:59:31 GMT
Jack ended up together with Jenny after he mistook her "my love"-quirk for flirting and responded appropriately.
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Post by TBeholder on Sept 19, 2014 0:21:49 GMT
Jack ended up together with Jenny after he mistook her "my love"-quirk for flirting and responded appropriately. Well, obviously. It's hard to tell exactly how much she likes someone.  |
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Post by lordofpotatoes on Sept 20, 2014 22:12:02 GMT
I just noticed this but, there are NO siblings in Gunnerkrigg Court...
I thought of this because during a second I thought Jack and Jenny could be siblings, but I quickly remembered things and went back to not thinking that. But what's up with the lack of siblings? Is Tom an only child?
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Sept 21, 2014 0:12:13 GMT
I just noticed this but, there are NO siblings in Gunnerkrigg Court... I thought of this because during a second I thought Jack and Jenny could be siblings, but I quickly remembered things and went back to not thinking that. But what's up with the lack of siblings? Is Tom an only child? I believe human/fire elemental hybrids can have only one child. It kills them just to have one. And how would you pass the fire onto two children without weakening it? I don't really have any good idea why anyone else could only having one child. There also appears to be no babies in the Court either. Maybe Tom excludes babies because it would distract from the existing story lines. But both mothers we know, Anja and Surma, had their children away from the Court. Maybe there is something about the ether that causes mutations. |
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Post by warrl on Sept 21, 2014 2:42:05 GMT
Was Quicksilver set in the court? The current and former owners of Hetty were brother and sister (respectively).
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Post by Corvo on Sept 21, 2014 5:14:32 GMT
I just noticed this but, there are NO siblings in Gunnerkrigg Court... I thought of this because during a second I thought Jack and Jenny could be siblings, but I quickly remembered things and went back to not thinking that. But what's up with the lack of siblings? Is Tom an only child? I believe human/fire elemental hybrids can have only one child. It kills them just to have one. And how would you pass the fire onto two children without weakening it? I don't really have any good idea why anyone else could only having one child. There also appears to be no babies in the Court either. Maybe Tom excludes babies because it would distract from the existing story lines. But both mothers we know, Anja and Surma, had their children away from the Court. Maybe there is something about the ether that causes mutations. Maybe it's just really rare for two people in the same family to have the "requisites" to enroll in Gunnerkrigg. Also, I remember reading somewhere that in the Court kids in different years and/or houses have little to no contact with each other, which makes it even harder for us to see siblings together. ...Or maybe the school is full of siblings, and we just don't get to see them because that's not the focus of the story. |
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Post by Ophel on Sept 21, 2014 7:42:20 GMT
Was Quicksilver set in the court? The current and former owners of Hetty were brother and sister (respectively). Well, my guess is that Quicksilver happened within the Court. Remember when Annie visited the Donlan household? Quicksilver appears to take place around that area (which may be a very large part of GC). I don't think the Court would allow students to leave the Court easily. And since we know that the Donlan house is close enough to respond to a Forest signal, I conclude that the Donlan house is within the Court. Jimmyjims appeared to the Donlan's home when the signal had been made by the forest, and by jumping from roof to roof. He was wearing casual clothing, so I assume he came from his home. He may have been out and about within the court, but it's also logical, like the Donlans, that he lives within the Court as well for ease. Renard met Hetty and went to Jimmyjims house. And then, Renard visited the graveyard. It appears that it doesn't take quite a long time for Renard to arrive at the playground from the graveyard, while getting all those junk for Hetty, and still had time to watch a movie with Jimms and get back early to his room after the whole shebang. Looks like an afternoon or so. Now, also requiring consideration is whether the Court allows Renard to actually leave the Court. Or let Annie scott free for allowing Renard to leave the Court. Will an alarm trigger for Renard for leaving school grounds without permission, as did Annie those two times? Quite possibly. The court views Renard as dangerous, so probably they would want to take even less chances with Renard leaving than they do with the students. Or maybe there's Word of Tom to makes things easy? Logical conclusion is that Quicksilver happened within the Court. If not, then there are quite a few issues that's being resolved offscreen. |
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Post by todd on Sept 21, 2014 13:08:54 GMT
I thought it was obvious that "Quicksilver" was set in the Court. From the evidence, it's a secret community, not just a boarding school.
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Post by lordofpotatoes on Sept 21, 2014 14:40:50 GMT
Oh right, quicksilver, the only siblings we've seen in the comic then. Still, that's one case only.
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Post by Corvo on Sept 21, 2014 15:10:03 GMT
Was the sister in the Court too? I had the impression she died before he went to Gunnerkrigg.
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Post by Daedalus on Sept 21, 2014 15:14:11 GMT
Was the sister in the Court too? I had the impression she died before he went to Gunnerkrigg. His sister owned Hetty (and was killed by her). I really really hope, for the sake of the world, that Hetty has been confined there. So we can be pretty sure that his sister went to GKC. However, Adam could have only joined after his sister's 'accident'. |
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Post by Elysium on Sept 21, 2014 15:14:53 GMT
Oh right, quicksilver, the only siblings we've seen in the comic then. Still, that's one case only. I give you, Betty and Nigel |
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Post by Daedalus on Sept 21, 2014 15:18:05 GMT
Oh right, quicksilver, the only siblings we've seen in the comic then. Still, that's one case only. I give you, Betty and NigelHow do we know they're siblings? |
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Post by Elysium on Sept 21, 2014 15:19:20 GMT
How do we know they're siblings? Tom's rant. |
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Post by Daedalus on Sept 21, 2014 15:21:06 GMT
How do we know they're siblings? Tom's rant. Woops, missed that haha. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Sept 21, 2014 17:10:22 GMT
Oh right, quicksilver, the only siblings we've seen in the comic then. Still, that's one case only. I give you, Betty and NigelI am pretty certain that the beginning of Chapter 47 See Ya! took place in the real England during the Blitz. There is a chance that it was really during WWI given the dirigibles in the poster on www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1323 , but the big program to send kids to the country and the SC50 bomb are from WWII. But whether it was WWI or WWII, our glimpse at Mort is from when he was a boy outside the Court and we saw how he ended up as a ghost in the Court. |
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Post by sidhekin on Sept 21, 2014 17:24:17 GMT
I was about to say the same. Then I noted the highlighted part of the quote: "only siblings we've seen in the comic".
Spontaneous topic drift ...
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Post by lordofpotatoes on Sept 21, 2014 19:13:22 GMT
Two pair of siblings then. That's looking better.
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Post by sidhekin on Sept 21, 2014 19:33:55 GMT
Though, if we allow non-Court siblings, I'd say the Anwyn can easily double that number.  |
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Post by louisxiv on Sept 25, 2014 6:40:20 GMT
I am pretty certain that the beginning of Chapter 47 See Ya! took place in the real England during the Blitz. There is a chance that it was really during WWI given the dirigibles in the poster on www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1323 , but the big program to send kids to the country and the SC50 bomb are from WWII. But whether it was WWI or WWII, our glimpse at Mort is from when he was a boy outside the Court and we saw how he ended up as a ghost in the Court. The "dirigibles" are probably tethered blimps or barrage balloons - iconic anti aircraft precaution of the Blitz, supposed to make low level bombing difficult - you don't want to fly into a tether cable. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Sept 25, 2014 10:47:33 GMT
I am pretty certain that the beginning of Chapter 47 See Ya! took place in the real England during the Blitz. There is a chance that it was really during WWI given the dirigibles in the poster on www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1323 , but the big program to send kids to the country and the SC50 bomb are from WWII. But whether it was WWI or WWII, our glimpse at Mort is from when he was a boy outside the Court and we saw how he ended up as a ghost in the Court. The "dirigibles" are probably tethered blimps or barrage balloons - iconic anti aircraft precaution of the Blitz, supposed to make low level bombing difficult - you don't want to fly into a tether cable. Yes I see! I don't know why I had WWI Zeppelins stuck in my head. |
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Post by keef on Nov 5, 2014 23:05:59 GMT
I just had idea on rest of plot, I don't want to say it as sounds likely enough to risk spoiling the story for others, if it is correct then Jenny (Jack's girlfriend) may have one of biggest roles in this story. Hardly anyone reads this stuff, so don't worry, go ahead.. |
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Post by Daedalus on Nov 7, 2014 9:03:10 GMT
New wildspec - at some point in the future, a page will look almost exactly like this. If you don't get it, read today's discussion thread's first page. |
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Post by feraldog on Nov 9, 2014 6:38:03 GMT
My uncle and grandpa both had paranoid schizophrenia, and Zimmy reminds me of them (my uncle especially). It makes me wonder if maybe Tom was inspired by the disorder at all in coming up with her personality and powers or if I'm reading too much into it.
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Post by jda on Nov 11, 2014 19:25:35 GMT
Or maybe Jenny floats because she is made of wood!
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Post by jda on Nov 11, 2014 19:31:27 GMT
Jenny only entered this GunnerVerse to trap some bad spirits/Corrupted Seraphs. She is the Anime-version of Ghost busters (if you rememeber the name, please let me know).
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Post by Le Moose on Nov 21, 2014 0:31:42 GMT
I'm pretty sure Kat is a biological android. Naturally, she doesn't know this herself;but it would explain her natural affinity for science and technology (Well, such an affinity doesn't need an explanation; it is just an affinity and doesn't mean anything about what she is. But, that being said, it doesn't contradict the theory - so I'm mentioning it. And I've gone off on a horrible tangent. Sorry.).
Firstly, when she tells her parents of her project to build Robot a new body, her mum gets this forlorn look that implies some history the couple may have with robotics. Not enough to support my theory on it's own, I know, but it does suggest that her parents are carrying Baggage.
Next, at the end of the chapter in which Zimmy goes crawling around in Annie's head-space we get to see how Kat looks from Zimmy's perspective: some sort of artificial (and/or eldritch) being. Quite clearly, not human.
And finally, on this page, when Jones hears that Shadow has lived in the Court all his life and "Is even best friends with a robot", she says that "he sounds a little like you, Antimony". Annie takes this comment literally, mentioning how she and Kat taught him to speak - but it is entirely possible Jones meant that, like Shadow, Annie calls the court home and has a robot for a best friend. Should this theory prove true, it could also provide an explanation as to why the robots of the Court have begun to treat Kat almost as a deity - knowing or having some inclination of her true nature. Also, given that Kat's parents are not strangers to technomancy, it's possible Kat is some blend of robotics and sourcery. Should others have already come to this conclusion, I apologize for wasting space. I also apologize for any horribly-long-winded and nonsensical sentences.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Nov 21, 2014 1:13:45 GMT
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Post by Le Moose on Nov 21, 2014 3:36:17 GMT
Seems like a reasonable conclusion. Giving it more thought, my "Android Theory" could also explain why, in the Realm Of The Dead, Kat saw through the etheric illusions - being all not-magically-inclined. |
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Post by lit on Nov 21, 2014 16:59:58 GMT
I love these theories. *headcanon adopted* |
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