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Post by wombat on Sept 18, 2017 7:06:34 GMT
Four hours well spent.This was basically called in the last page's thread: Actually, the Court (and Tony) might expect nothing to happen. Part of science is doing boring stuff, to prove yourself wrong about things, even when you're not. That would explain his willingness to cancel. Being right in science is always boring. When you're wrong is when the fun happens. They could literally be there to watch that spot, and expect nothing... but if there is something, and the Court was wrong, then it's showtime. Good job, ctso74.
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Post by ctso74 on Sept 18, 2017 7:25:57 GMT
That's right, Surma! You payed for the whole seat, but you'll only need the EDGE!!!!Four hours well spent.This was basically called in the last page's thread: Actually, the Court (and Tony) might expect nothing to happen. Part of science is doing boring stuff, to prove yourself wrong about things, even when you're not. That would explain his willingness to cancel. Being right in science is always boring. When you're wrong is when the fun happens. They could literally be there to watch that spot, and expect nothing... but if there is something, and the Court was wrong, then it's showtime. Good job, ctso74. I suppose, after years of wild speculation, I had to be right at least once... So many years... I'm not crying. You're crying. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Sept 18, 2017 7:26:34 GMT
The fun stuff is over? No way, bug time starts NOW! WHERE'S THAT PARTY HATTTTT!!
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Post by wombat on Sept 18, 2017 7:32:52 GMT
Tony in the last panel reminds me of how Tom draws himself. It's really just the combination of the simple expression and reading Tom's autobiographical strips, but it's cute to me.
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Post by crater on Sept 18, 2017 11:40:16 GMT
originally the device was used to help scientists find parties
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Post by Per on Sept 18, 2017 12:48:31 GMT
The bug Surma swatted away was bringing the invitation.
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Post by gunnerscrag on Sept 18, 2017 14:39:38 GMT
A man has his priorities.
Bugs.
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Post by fia on Sept 18, 2017 14:45:27 GMT
Can I just say, Surma's facial expressions are everything. It's such a relief that she changes expressions so much after thousands of pages of mostly  or  or > Annie-faces and the occasional > and  and :#o and  from Kat. She does 'bored', 'grossed out', 'amused', 'curious', 'scandalized', 'roll-eyes', the whole human gamut. It's also fun that Tony's been mostly since they got to Brazil. |
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Post by fia on Sept 18, 2017 14:47:32 GMT
A second thought: Surma has every reason to think this is the Worst Trip Ever. Little sleep, lots of sweaty walking, bugs everywhere, bitter drinks, and boring hours of staring at a tree. Seems like everything anti-Surma.
I wonder what ends up converting her. Maybe just that Tony's suddenly hotttt lens-flare man.
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Post by Zox Tomana on Sept 18, 2017 15:03:04 GMT
Prediction: Tony asks Surma to watch the spot in the Ether during one of their observations, and she sees activity he can't observe.
And so Tony becomes intrigued and interested in explaining all things Etheric through SCIENCE! and thus begins his downfall into thinking he can put an end to the cycle of the Fire Elementals (almost said Fireborn there, but then I remembered that's a thing from *my* stories, not from anything good like GC :v ).
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Post by ohthatone on Sept 18, 2017 15:30:21 GMT
No you fools! that bug that crawled on Surma was the observable activity!
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Post by gunnerscrag on Sept 18, 2017 15:35:15 GMT
No you fools! that bug that crawled on Surma was the observable activity! Suddenly Ketrak |
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Post by faiiry on Sept 18, 2017 19:43:17 GMT
That bug is certainly not suspicious or potentially evil or anything, not at all.
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Post by Per on Sept 18, 2017 22:18:14 GMT
Prediction: they take another look at the spot and find it's turned into IBOGA ROOTBARK - Healing Plant
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Post by arf on Sept 18, 2017 22:30:42 GMT
Never mind the busy portal next to it, this space had nothing. All that way, to observe no activity in a cubic foot of air.
Remember, this was *before* Pokemon Go.
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Post by tc on Sept 18, 2017 23:28:26 GMT
Does it make me a dreadful party pooper if I point out that she's flicked the bug away without harming or killing it? (Possibly because she doesn't want Ketrak to show up and be "gooseberry" right now...) |
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Post by todd on Sept 19, 2017 0:13:57 GMT
However realistic it might be to have this be an observation where nothing happens, from a storytelling perspective, something will have to happen eventually (maybe during the observation session the following day, or the day after that), to justify its inclusion in the chapter. (I know that the real story here is supposed to be about Tony and Surma falling in love, and the studies are secondary - but even so, Tom could have just as easily made this a straightforward entomology expedition without the extra mission from the Court, if nothing was supposed to come from the latter).
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Post by tc on Sept 19, 2017 1:16:45 GMT
...Tom could have just as easily made this a straightforward entomology expedition without the extra mission from the Court, if nothing was supposed to come from the latter... Maybe, but my feeling is that the crux of the chapter so far lies in Tony's respecting and honouring Surma's request to be an active participant without any hesitation. |
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Actually, the Court (and Tony) might expect nothing to happen. Part of science is doing boring stuff, to prove yourself wrong about things, even when you're not. That would explain his willingness to cancel.
or 
or >
and :#o and 
from Kat.
