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Post by Daedalus on Feb 15, 2017 8:00:26 GMT
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Post by Fishy on Feb 15, 2017 8:03:22 GMT
This is either going to get really heartfelt and Blue will get the name Blue, or it'll turn silly and she'll be Bleeaagh. And then likely be called Blue anyway.
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Post by Sky Schemer on Feb 15, 2017 8:04:04 GMT
Why do I get the feeling her name is going to end up being "pbppptpthhhhhhhttptpppttbhbtpppptppbbbbbttthhhhh..."?
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Post by psybershadow on Feb 15, 2017 8:04:58 GMT
Well, we DID want Blue.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Feb 15, 2017 8:19:56 GMT
Something is bound to go wrong. This setup does look like it is vulnerable to youthful misunderstandings, particularly from those who aren't familiar with the whole "insults don't count for names" rule. "Oi, you just named her Jerkface! So uncool. Now what, are we supposed to just say "hello Jerkface" whenever we see her? Don't worry, Jerkface, there's got to be a loophole. What, I named her Jerkface just now? Oops." Also: Is Red wearing gaiters over flats? |
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Post by drdave on Feb 15, 2017 8:34:46 GMT
what could *possibly* go wrong?
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Post by speedwell on Feb 15, 2017 8:42:58 GMT
Oh, they'll be friends no matter what so long as Red's hair goes up.
Of course, all along everyone's been dodging the obvious question... Blue's hair clearly goes as down as possible. What could Red conceivably see in someone like that?? Amirite??
Also, if what can go wrong should go wrong and Blue winds up with a name like "I can't do this" or "OH NO is that Coyote", I am still going to be calling her Blue. Sorry.
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Post by dard on Feb 15, 2017 9:28:39 GMT
The scale of possibilities of how this can go wrong eclipses even the one of the Jeanne adventure.
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Post by gpvos on Feb 15, 2017 10:00:37 GMT
Annie is making assumptions (panel 6) that are likely untrue in faerie world.
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Post by fish on Feb 15, 2017 10:23:39 GMT
It feels like they are breaking a million fairy rules with this.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Feb 15, 2017 12:01:14 GMT
Eventually Red may realize that she could have named Blue on her own without Annie's help. They didn't need to risk their lives helping Annie free Jeanne.
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Post by hp on Feb 15, 2017 13:04:39 GMT
Bet she's going to come out of that ceremony having being named something like Dumbnut McFuckface |
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Post by bgb16999 on Feb 15, 2017 13:05:25 GMT
Whelp, this page confirms something that wasn't obvious before:
Faries can name each other. Hence, they didn't really need to ask Annie to name them.
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Post by speedwell on Feb 15, 2017 13:54:42 GMT
Whelp, this page confirms something that wasn't obvious before: Faries can name each other. Hence, they didn't really need to ask Annie to name them. I am not sure whether they can do so without Court approval, or at least a medium's approval. Annie might have been able to do so because she was of the Court and a candidate medium. I'm wild-guessing and will not be upset to be contradicted. |
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Post by atteSmythe on Feb 15, 2017 13:55:44 GMT
All I know is that somehow, we're not making it out of this without Smitty getting stabbed again.
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Post by ctso74 on Feb 15, 2017 14:09:12 GMT
All I know is that somehow, we're not making it out of this without Smitty getting stabbed again. Now, I'm imagining him like Brett from Archer. Instead of always getting shot against all odds, Smitty's always getting stabbed. Andrew: "A spoon! What?! How?!" Parley: "I'm so sorry! It just slipped." Kat: "Technically, those are salad tongs." Andrew: "The Ranch dressing isn't helping... So much pain..." |
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Post by KMar on Feb 15, 2017 14:23:03 GMT
Whelp, this page confirms something that wasn't obvious before: Faries can name each other. Hence, they didn't really need to ask Annie to name them. I am not sure whether they can do so without Court approval, or at least a medium's approval. Annie might have been able to do so because she was of the Court and a candidate medium. I'm wild-guessing and will not be upset to be contradicted. I wonder if the Court approval is really necessary. I understood that the rules of fairie names were quite similar in the Forest. Maybe they just need someone who is not a fairy (and maybe a Reasonable Authority Figure they recognize, but maybe not) to grant them their name. And of course, "Why would that jerkface be a worthy of giving me a name? She has no name herself! What does she know about the names!" Names are probably very serious business. What's the point of getting a name if it's easy? Maybe it's a question of prestige. |
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Post by Per on Feb 15, 2017 15:13:04 GMT
Andrew: "A spoon! What?! How?!" Parley: "I'm so sorry! It just slipped." Kat: "Technically, those are salad tongs." Andrew: "The Ranch dressing isn't helping... So much pain..." Guides: Your tab is now up to 45 lifetimes. Annie: DAMMIT |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Feb 15, 2017 15:45:54 GMT
So I was wondering if there would have been an exact match, especially for the shoes / the trouser ... wraps... she is wearing? Those look to me like the generic black school shoes but with gaiters over them, maybe. I'm not really up on surplus chic. Could be worse; could have been spats and flats. Andrew: "A spoon! What?! How?!" Parley: "I'm so sorry! It just slipped." Kat: "Technically, those are salad tongs." Andrew: "The Ranch dressing isn't helping... So much pain..." Guides: Your tab is now up to 45 lifetimes. Annie: DAMMIT Annie: "I had no idea it would cost that much, I'm not paying." Muut: "That's okay, we can put it right back in there..." (or at least that's the best I can recall those ghost-related movie quotes without looking them up) |
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Post by Grabix on Feb 15, 2017 16:20:26 GMT
Red: Hey guys I named my friend Blue! She's free from this stupid school! Bye suckers- Faeries: Wait...we can do that? Name each other? *all faeries go free* Freeing Jeanne, freeing faeries... Annie will destroy Court completely... (Actually it would be better if Smithy died. Then we could add "Getting Court's medium killed." to that list.) Also, I hope that her name will be Bluebeard. |
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Post by TBeholder on Feb 15, 2017 17:08:03 GMT
It's like Annie didn't learn anything from their first trainwreck (over hair).
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Post by arkadi on Feb 15, 2017 17:22:35 GMT
Blue º3º
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Post by csj on Feb 15, 2017 17:37:14 GMT
Eventually Red may realize that she could have named Blue on her own without Annie's help. They didn't need to risk their lives helping Annie free Jeanne. imagine the chaos that would ensue if fairies realised they could all name each other whatever and whenever they wanted |
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Post by turion on Feb 15, 2017 21:46:54 GMT
"Why would that jerkface be a worthy of giving me a name? She has no name herself! What does she know about the names!" That sounds like the reason to me. Only someone who already has a name can give a name to fairies. |
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Post by Runningflame on Feb 16, 2017 0:29:22 GMT
I went back to look for the place (I was sure it existed) where it said fairies couldn't name each other. I can't find it. All it says is the Court gives them names at a certain point, things are set up so they won't be named accidentally by non-Foley students, and they use insults to refer to each other. They seem to regard giving names as something only very special or smart people can do. So maybe they just don't think they're capable of giving out names--and maybe that's why Red is so nervous right now. The subject of names reminds me of the book Ratha's Creature, which features two groups of prehistoric cats, the Named and the Unnamed. Ratha (of the Named) lives for some time with one of the Unnamed. When they first meet, she calls him "bone-chewer" as an insult. Over time, she continues using the term until it becomes a de facto name. When they go to meet with some other Unnamed cats, Bonechewer tells her not to call him Bonechewer, since he's not supposed to have a name. "Call me Dweller-by-the-Water, like the rest of them do," he says. Which raises the question in my mind, isn't that equally a name? What is a name, anyway? Just something you repeatedly call somebody? Seems like there's more to it in the Gunnerkrigg universe, though. When Annie names Red, she feels like something happened, even before she understands what just happened. She didn't think it was Red's actual name, so it seems she was intending it as more of a nickname... I wonder if the difference between a name and an insult is that an insult ("nutjob/doofus/jerk" etc.) can be applied to anybody, while a name is specific to one person. On the other hand, by that standard, "Red's Friend" ought to count as a name... Eh, I'm probably overanalyzing. |
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Post by mturtle7 on Feb 16, 2017 0:34:00 GMT
It's like Annie didn't learn anything from their first trainwreck (over hair). I should point out that was only a trainwreck from Annie and Kat's perspective. As far as Red and Blue were concerned, it was an amazing, awesome, miracle that ended well for everyone. That's also pretty much how Chapter 36 (Red Gets a Name) went, and yeah I'll bet this chapter'll be the same. *sigh* Annie will never understand fairies, will she... |
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Post by west on Feb 16, 2017 0:58:51 GMT
Well, for everyone's sake, let's hope there aren't any... Bluepers. If she does it like that, then Blue will only acknowledge her name if you say it with that precise expression. |
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Post by jda on Feb 16, 2017 5:28:25 GMT
If she does it like that, then Blue will only acknowledge her name if you say it with that precise expression. <Blue º3º>* *pronounced correctly. |
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Post by jda on Feb 16, 2017 5:33:07 GMT
Red: Hey guys I named my friend Blue! She's free from this stupid school! Bye suckers- Faeries: Wait...we can do that? Name each other? *all faeries go free* Well, THAT would be serious trouble: a happy faeries-naming-faeries rampage over all the school could mean the Court losing all their number crunching processing slaves workers. They would notice, investigate, and then The Hammer falls for Annie&Co. |
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Post by arf on Feb 16, 2017 7:41:16 GMT
"Why would that jerkface be a worthy of giving me a name? She has no name herself! What does she know about the names!" That sounds like the reason to me. Only someone who already has a name can give a name to fairies. That would be my guess (coupled, as we see here, with a *crushing* sense of responsibility: a trait that fairies are not renowned for). |
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