Post by bgb16999 on Nov 11, 2016 4:34:20 GMT
With the current fight with Jeanne ongoing, it seems likely (as far as the forum speculation is concerned) that Annie et al. will soon "defeat" Jeanne. This "defeat" might involve besting her and her etheric lover in combat, or diplomatically talking them into letting Annie take them into the ether. Or both. But one way or another, there is a very high chance that the group will succeed in freeing Jeanne in a very small amount of in-comic time. It is, of course, possible that they will fail, but most forumite speculation suggests that they will succeed, and so I will assume that this is Jeanne's last fight for the purposes of this thread.
It is possible that the conflict will be won with just the actors already present. It is also possible, however, that Annie and friends will need the assistance of another ally, who will arrive just in the nick of time. The question is: if the cavalry arrives, who will it be?
If anyone not already present arrives to help, I believe the most likely candidate is Reynardine. As a forest creature (not to mention Coyote's cousin), Jeanne's lover may be more receptive to him than he would be to a human, and Rey could join Annie inside the arrow. He's also powerful enough in the ether that he could help Parley protect the others from Jeanne for at least a little longer.
Jones is unlikely to make an appearance, IMO. This whole subplot seems to be about the group coming together to tackle someone far more powerful than any of them individually. The narrative effect would be greatly lessened by the arrival of a being who is probably at least as powerful as Jeanne. For the same reason, Coyote is unlikely to help. In the unlikely event that Coyote does intervene, I doubt he would actually help so much as "make things more fun."
Then there are the friendly teachers: Anja, Donald, and Eglamore. The strikes against them showing up are threefold, IMO. Firstly, needing the adults to help lessens the accomplishments of the younger protagonists. Secondly, this conflict might not be winnable through combat alone. If it comes down to diplomacy, the arrival of non-medium Court employees probably wouldn't help. If anything, they could just enrage Jeanne further. Moreover, it's not entirely clear if any of them would want to help. Eglamore has the job which used to belong to the guy who originally trapped Jeanne. Kat's parents are also pretty clearly on the side of the Court, and both were and are at least complicit in entrapping Reynardine. They might oppose releasing Jeanne.
Anthony is even less likely to help, for the same reasons as the other teachers. There is, however, a (remote, IMO) possibility that Tony shows up, and either
a)Actively tries to prevent the others from freeing Jeanne, or
b)Tries to redeem himself in Annie's eyes, but accidentally makes things worse.
Stepping further out on a limb is Zimmy. The plan relies in a crucial way on keeping Jeanne trapped in an etheric illusion. The one person who we know can trap people in alternate realities with ease is Zimmy. However, Zimmy has no control over her connection to the ether. Even if she wanted to help Annie and co, she could just as easily make it worse.
So what about you? Who, if anyone, do you think will arrive on the scene before the end of this sequence?
EDIT: I have restarted the poll with Shadow as an option. Apologies to the seven people who had already voted.
It is possible that the conflict will be won with just the actors already present. It is also possible, however, that Annie and friends will need the assistance of another ally, who will arrive just in the nick of time. The question is: if the cavalry arrives, who will it be?
If anyone not already present arrives to help, I believe the most likely candidate is Reynardine. As a forest creature (not to mention Coyote's cousin), Jeanne's lover may be more receptive to him than he would be to a human, and Rey could join Annie inside the arrow. He's also powerful enough in the ether that he could help Parley protect the others from Jeanne for at least a little longer.
Jones is unlikely to make an appearance, IMO. This whole subplot seems to be about the group coming together to tackle someone far more powerful than any of them individually. The narrative effect would be greatly lessened by the arrival of a being who is probably at least as powerful as Jeanne. For the same reason, Coyote is unlikely to help. In the unlikely event that Coyote does intervene, I doubt he would actually help so much as "make things more fun."
Then there are the friendly teachers: Anja, Donald, and Eglamore. The strikes against them showing up are threefold, IMO. Firstly, needing the adults to help lessens the accomplishments of the younger protagonists. Secondly, this conflict might not be winnable through combat alone. If it comes down to diplomacy, the arrival of non-medium Court employees probably wouldn't help. If anything, they could just enrage Jeanne further. Moreover, it's not entirely clear if any of them would want to help. Eglamore has the job which used to belong to the guy who originally trapped Jeanne. Kat's parents are also pretty clearly on the side of the Court, and both were and are at least complicit in entrapping Reynardine. They might oppose releasing Jeanne.
Anthony is even less likely to help, for the same reasons as the other teachers. There is, however, a (remote, IMO) possibility that Tony shows up, and either
a)Actively tries to prevent the others from freeing Jeanne, or
b)Tries to redeem himself in Annie's eyes, but accidentally makes things worse.
Stepping further out on a limb is Zimmy. The plan relies in a crucial way on keeping Jeanne trapped in an etheric illusion. The one person who we know can trap people in alternate realities with ease is Zimmy. However, Zimmy has no control over her connection to the ether. Even if she wanted to help Annie and co, she could just as easily make it worse.
So what about you? Who, if anyone, do you think will arrive on the scene before the end of this sequence?
EDIT: I have restarted the poll with Shadow as an option. Apologies to the seven people who had already voted.
