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Post by Daedalus on Mar 17, 2017 7:03:08 GMT
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Post by Lightice on Mar 17, 2017 7:26:53 GMT
Fairies are also kinda jerks. Well, as long as the author acknowledges it... |
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Post by arf on Mar 17, 2017 7:28:44 GMT
Like a budgerigar, caught in the UV headlights of life.
(Do they have spinning balls in the Ether, or is it all just bells and mirrors?)
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Post by Karretch on Mar 17, 2017 8:39:48 GMT
Is it just me or is Red's choice of color fitting for her newfound feelings? Red + blue = . . .
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Post by atteSmythe on Mar 17, 2017 12:37:08 GMT
Mystery solved
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Post by Jay on Mar 17, 2017 12:45:49 GMT
I'm a bit surprised at the hat. Wouldn't she want to show off her hair that definitely goes up? I guess she doesn't need it anymore now that she has other cool stuff to show off.
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Post by ctso74 on Mar 17, 2017 13:14:18 GMT
Still so many fairy questions.
Why do some not have their "souls" in their bodies? Why does the Court, of all places, have those "souls"? Were their ancestors tied to the land, that the Court took over from the Forest? What's with the naming?
Maybe, the mystery is more fun than the answers, but I'm itching to hear them. At least we know the important facts, like that their kind of jerks, and their Ether clothes are Disco-fantastic.
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Post by Fishy on Mar 17, 2017 14:01:30 GMT
What is Red wearing? Why only the latest and greatest in jerkface fashion. Get ready to impress quote unquote all your quote unquote friends with our hottest line yet, available while supplies last only from your local Trouserkrigg Court.
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Post by crater on Mar 17, 2017 17:24:22 GMT
its like she found Ay's ether credit card then went to town with micro transaction swag |
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Post by Nnelg on Mar 17, 2017 23:34:27 GMT
While everyone else is still arguing in the last thread, I'd like to make a note about Red's wings... Not even the fairy teacher had those. Does this mean that Red has matured beyond her? I think so. Red's berating of Annie (warranted or not) shows a lot more insight than one would expect of most fairies. |
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Post by clover on Mar 17, 2017 23:42:50 GMT
What is Red wearing? Why only the latest and greatest in jerkface fashion. A slightly modified version of a chinese red army uniform, just to note.  |
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Post by dortieroo on Mar 18, 2017 7:33:00 GMT
While everyone else is still arguing in the last thread, I'd like to make a note about Red's wings... Not even the fairy teacher had those. Does this mean that Red has matured beyond her? I think so. Red's berating of Annie (warranted or not) shows a lot more insight than one would expect of most fairies. I'd like to add that in addition to this, the detail on her clothes might also be representative of something. Out of all the fairies we've seen, only Bugsy had any sort of design like that on her etheric form, and it was much less elaborate than Red's is. It could be tied to power/status ( a la this theory from the previous page's thread ), or something to do with how meaningful the fairy's chosen clothes are? |
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Post by Lightice on Mar 18, 2017 8:21:38 GMT
While everyone else is still arguing in the last thread, I'd like to make a note about Red's wings... Not even the fairy teacher had those. Does this mean that Red has matured beyond her? are accessories, not a physical (or etheric) part of them. Red probably just made them to show off. |
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 18, 2017 17:13:20 GMT
I agree. Only forest fairies seem to *need* to make the wings, and they don't need them to fly, either.
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Post by Nnelg on Mar 18, 2017 21:40:32 GMT
I know wings are decoration; that's part of my point. The the info page said that a fairy's decoration in the aether is indicative of their growth.
We see now that Red's aether form is highly decorated, more even than her teacher. Putting that into context of her uncharacteristically well-reasoned rebuke of Annie (i.e. it was more than a groundless ad hominem), and I'm led to believe that she's reached a higher level of personal maturity than any of her colleagues - likely greater than her teacher, possibly greater than many ex-fairies will ever reach.
I think there's an allegory in there somewhere about how "becoming human" is more than just assuming the proper physical form. One of humanity's most defining traits is the ability to perform self-introspection, and the first step towards that is learning to analyze the actions and motivations of others.
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Post by Lightice on Mar 18, 2017 22:14:45 GMT
I know wings are decoration; that's part of my point. The the info page said that a fairy's decoration in the aether is indicative of their growth. and growth. I'm inclined to think that Red's excessive display is more due to her egomaniac tendencies than her maturity as a person. She filled her clothes with etheric bling because she wants to be the flashiest one of all. I find it very doubtful that the brightness of one's etheric outfit would go hand in hand with emotional maturity; that look is anything but mature. Flaunting one's fairy nature also doesn't seem to be the logical step in being more human than the rest of your classmates. |
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Post by Mitth'raw'nuruodo on Mar 18, 2017 22:39:51 GMT
I know wings are decoration; that's part of my point. The the info page said that a fairy's decoration in the aether is indicative of their growth. and growth. I'm inclined to think that Red's excessive display is more due to her egomaniac tendencies than her maturity as a person. She filled her clothes with etheric bling because she wants to be the flashiest one of all. I find it very doubtful that the brightness of one's etheric outfit would go hand in hand with emotional maturity; that look is anything but mature. Flaunting one's fairy nature also doesn't seem to be the logical step in being more human than the rest of your classmates. Further, her name and outfit harken to the Red Guard of communist China. Not a shining example of personal freedoms, hope, and joy. It seems to me that Tom is intentionally drawing parallels to Mao Tsetung. |
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Post by westwindreborn on Mar 19, 2017 11:13:22 GMT
I think this is hitting the nail on the head. if you look at Bugsy's ethric clothes, they are bright but much less flashy. I think this shows more maturity on her part. While Red's outfit looks over done and seems for like a desparate grab for attention by comparison.
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Post by antiyonder on Mar 19, 2017 12:39:37 GMT
Fairies are also kinda jerks. Well, as long as the author acknowledges it... Few years too late mind you if you've followed Bravely Default and Bravely Second. |
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Post by dortieroo on Mar 20, 2017 0:10:07 GMT
Maybe it's me misunderstanding the intentions of the information given, but I took it to mean that the colours/symbols/etc displayed by ex-fairies in the ether was something out of their control to manipulate, since it's supposed to indicate their own personal growth in a meaningful way and not just be them doing whatever to look cool.
We see ex-fairies manipulate the ether in all kinds of ways and even change their facial appearance ( like the fish boy ), but none of them ever show off anything besides that. No colours, no wings, no anything-- not even perpetual show-off Red and attention-seeking Ayilu. Not until now. I'm willing to accept I'm reading into this all wrong or I'm not remembering a chapter where we did see anything like this, but I feel like we wouldn't be seeing this if it wasn't important somehow.
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