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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 29, 2018 7:08:06 GMT
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Post by jda on Oct 29, 2018 7:24:55 GMT
From the Forest She Came: Again |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Oct 29, 2018 8:21:59 GMT
It's not a trick, Annie, it's an ILLUSION! |
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Post by philman on Oct 29, 2018 9:31:40 GMT
Is it the one about Loup's one weird trick to lose weight friends that Court Doctors don't want you to know about? |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Oct 29, 2018 10:34:00 GMT
The Court: Distracted by Arboriculture
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Post by arf on Oct 29, 2018 12:06:41 GMT
Renard: trembling in the presence of Loup's terrifying gardening skills.
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Post by faiiry on Oct 29, 2018 13:53:43 GMT
I’m guessing Loup’s titular trick was the time jump, and we’re about to learn its consequences.
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Post by tustin2121 on Oct 29, 2018 15:29:19 GMT
It's not a trick, Annie, it's an ILLUSION! If the "it was all just a dream/illusion/virtual reality simulation" card ever gets pulled, I'm out forever. It's currently totally plausible with the all-powerful-and-totally-willing Loup right now, and I'm not keen on it... |
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Post by philman on Oct 29, 2018 16:00:07 GMT
It's not a trick, Annie, it's an ILLUSION! If the "it was all just a dream/illusion/virtual reality simulation" card ever gets pulled, I'm out forever. It's currently totally plausible with the all-powerful-and-totally-willing Loup right now, and I'm not keen on it... and then Loup remembered he was the court all along! |
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Post by darlos9d on Oct 29, 2018 17:18:45 GMT
This talk of an illusion reminds me of that one episode of Gargoyles where they end up in what they think is the future after wandering the mists of Avalon for a bunch of episodes.
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Post by Gotolei on Oct 29, 2018 17:36:29 GMT
I figured it had to do with this, whatever he did to make the court stop looking for Annie months(?) ago. Remember all the speculation about whether her death was faked, or a decoy was sent back to the court, etc? |
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Post by zaferion on Oct 29, 2018 19:09:20 GMT
First person who makes the obvious joke loses. Don't worry, the comments on the site already have that well covered |
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Post by bedinsis on Oct 29, 2018 19:33:35 GMT
So, what does everyone think the trick Loup performed is?
The most obvious ones as far as I'm concerned would be to have created a fake Annie, tricking the court folks that actually yes, she had already returned, so there would be no more need for searching for her. The second most obvious one would've been to somehow trick the court folks that Annie was dead, although I fail to see why the court would not retaliate if their diplomat was killed on a diplomatic mission.
No matter what the trick was the ramifications of this trick are apparently important enough for the chapter title to refer to it.
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Post by fia on Oct 29, 2018 20:10:03 GMT
I'm surprised it's only one trick. Coyote played plural tricks! The older dog played these tricks that I can tell: (1) right off the bat makes Eggs think he is some sort of forest elf (2) makes Annie anger Ysengrin, although Ysengrin figures it out (3) Annie thinks Coyote tries to trick her by making up Jeanne's scar, but that one wasn't a trick (3) Coyote teaches Annie how to perform a trick of her own ( plucking a flower using only her ether form) (4?) the many faces of Ysengrin? is that a trick? (5) the freaking Tooth which we still don't know the purpose of (was it really just for cutting Shadow off the floor?) And that's just one chapter! Step it up, Loup. Got big shoes to fill. |
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Post by faiiry on Oct 29, 2018 20:30:01 GMT
I hypothesize that Loup's trick was either the time stop, or else he made the Court somehow believe that Annie was dead. As for why the Court wouldn't retaliate - for one thing, it wasn't them who sent Annie into the woods, she went of her own accord without their approval, IIRC. For another thing, I don't think the Court cares that much about Annie - they pretty much view her as a nuisance. Ex: " her business with the forest pissed them off." So if she dies while violating their orders yet again, well, not that much skin off their back. |
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Post by Corvo on Oct 29, 2018 22:12:52 GMT
Annie: Kat, I'm back!
Kat: Sorry, who are you again?
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Post by madjack on Oct 29, 2018 23:39:25 GMT
Annie: Kat, I'm back! Kat: Sorry, who are you again?Oh dear.. This is horribly plausible given how easily Coyote messed with memories and how few scruples Loup has. |
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Post by todd on Oct 30, 2018 0:14:56 GMT
I hypothesize that Loup's trick was either the time stop, or else he made the Court somehow believe that Annie was dead. As for why the Court wouldn't retaliate - for one thing, it wasn't them who sent Annie into the woods, she went of her own accord without their approval, IIRC. For another thing, I don't think the Court cares that much about Annie - they pretty much view her as a nuisance. Ex: " her business with the forest pissed them off." So if she dies while violating their orders yet again, well, not that much skin off their back. Good point - though I suspect that the Court would still have two worries if Annie died: 1. Reynardine would be able to start taking over other people again, free and uncontrolled. 2. They'd no longer be able to use her to manipulate Anthony into working for them. (Of course, as other people have pointed out, Reynardine would be a clear sign that Annie was still alive.) |
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Post by todd on Oct 30, 2018 0:15:57 GMT
This talk of an illusion reminds me of that one episode of Gargoyles where they end up in what they think is the future after wandering the mists of Avalon for a bunch of episodes. Let's hope that Annie hasn't been sent forty years (or what seemed like forty years) into the Court's future. (And that was a good episode.) and now I'm getting a creepy vision of Kat gone cyborg (her cybernetic parts being based on the corresponding Seraph body parts), and revealing, after the rest of Annie's friends have been killed one by one, that she'd just betrayed the Court as part of her master plan.... |
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Post by Runningflame on Oct 30, 2018 3:07:20 GMT
First person who makes the obvious joke loses. Don't worry, the comments on the site already have that well covered Ohhh, that obvious joke. I see. Then I'm not being too obvious if I point out the connection of "Loup's Trick" with "trick or treat" and the fact that Halloween is in two days? |
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Oct 30, 2018 3:49:06 GMT
I’m guessing Loup’s titular trick was the time jump, and we’re about to learn its consequences. iirc the time passing faster was a consequence of Loup putting the Forest in etheric cryofreeze. I think the chapter is talking about the trick he used to get the Court to stop bothering them. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 30, 2018 3:54:13 GMT
I think the real "trick" is going to be the time warp's impact on Antimony's relationships with people in the Court. See previous post for why I think that. Part of the "trick" is the expectation that when Antimony returns, as she must, she'll have to do the time warp again. As madness continues to take its toll on "Loup" the time dilation she experiences may be worse next time, although the time warp may protect "Loup" from losing more ground to madness as much as it protects anything else. Either way, she will be under pressure to return quickly before "Loup" follows through on his threats, so the Court probably won't have thought up a way to sidestep that. |
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Post by philman on Oct 30, 2018 8:31:49 GMT
First person who makes the obvious joke loses. Don't worry, the comments on the site already have that well covered Oh, now I get it. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Oct 30, 2018 11:40:09 GMT
It's not a trick, Annie, it's an ILLUSION! If the "it was all just a dream/illusion/virtual reality simulation" card ever gets pulled, I'm out forever. It's currently totally plausible with the all-powerful-and-totally-willing Loup right now, and I'm not keen on it...  Suddenly we see Annie waking up, hearing water running. She walks to the shower, opens the door, and there he is! Bobby Ewing! It was all just a dream!!! |
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Post by ohthatone on Oct 30, 2018 15:46:36 GMT
Don't worry, the comments on the site already have that well covered Oh, now I get it. Oh good, I thought I was the only one late to the party. If the "it was all just a dream/illusion/virtual reality simulation" card ever gets pulled, I'm out forever. It's currently totally plausible with the all-powerful-and-totally-willing Loup right now, and I'm not keen on it... Suddenly we see Annie waking up, hearing water running. She walks to the shower, opens the door, and there he is! Bobby Ewing! It was all just a dream!!! Or waking up next to Susan Pleshette saying she just had the weirdest dream  |
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Post by ctso74 on Oct 30, 2018 20:35:36 GMT
This talk of an illusion reminds me of that one episode of Gargoyles where they end up in what they think is the future after wandering the mists of Avalon for a bunch of episodes. Oh, fantastic Puck. At least, he was a trickster clever enough not to seek dying for laughs. Looking at you, Coyoyte. Gargoyles was the best. Well, except for the year of Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles. |
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Post by pyradonis on Oct 30, 2018 21:26:21 GMT
Don't worry, the comments on the site already have that well covered Oh, now I get it. I read all the comments and I still don't get it. |
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Post by amorningformourning on Nov 7, 2018 17:00:33 GMT
So, what does everyone think the trick Loup performed is? The most obvious ones as far as I'm concerned would be to have created a fake Annie, tricking the court folks that actually yes, she had already returned, so there would be no more need for searching for her. The second most obvious one would've been to somehow trick the court folks that Annie was dead, although I fail to see why the court would not retaliate if their diplomat was killed on a diplomatic mission. No matter what the trick was the ramifications of this trick are apparently important enough for the chapter title to refer to it. I don't see how the court could retaliate given how weak they are in comparison to loup |
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Post by ohthatone on Nov 7, 2018 18:01:11 GMT
I read all the comments and I still don't get it. 69 is a euphemism for...mutual oral pleasuring...is that pg-13 enough? pleasedon'tbanme |
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Post by bedinsis on Nov 7, 2018 20:43:51 GMT
So, what does everyone think the trick Loup performed is? The most obvious ones as far as I'm concerned would be to have created a fake Annie, tricking the court folks that actually yes, she had already returned, so there would be no more need for searching for her. The second most obvious one would've been to somehow trick the court folks that Annie was dead, although I fail to see why the court would not retaliate if their diplomat was killed on a diplomatic mission. No matter what the trick was the ramifications of this trick are apparently important enough for the chapter title to refer to it. I don't see how the court could retaliate given how weak they are in comparison to loup Me and my arrogance in using words without knowing their meaning. I meant "react", given that they already had reacted as laid out by Loup here. And since I'm already providing mea culpas, Annie isn't the Court's diplomat but the forest's. My bad. |
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