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Post by imaginaryfriend on Nov 2, 2018 7:13:16 GMT
Antimony has returned. And is that "shadow man" holding a shock baton? [edit]Actually they've only got the bar for an insignia so maybe just agents, not "shadow men."[/edit] [edit2]It just occurred to me that if the school is in ruins, the entrance/exit to Baz's pad is probably blocked.[/edit2] |
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Post by jda on Nov 2, 2018 7:27:43 GMT
And state the name of your hairdresser!
You really need her/him to pay you a visit!
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Post by jda on Nov 2, 2018 7:29:50 GMT
Antimony has returned. And is that "shadow man" holding a shock baton? [edit]Actually they've only got the bar for an insignia so maybe just agents, not "shadow men."[/edit] [edit2]It just occurred to me that if the school is in ruins, the entrance/exit to Baz's pad is probably blocked.[/edit2] Dang, hope Baz was not timesharing when the attack happened... |
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Post by dramastix on Nov 2, 2018 7:39:33 GMT
Immediate first thought is that the Trick is making everyone in the court forget who Antimony is.
But perhaps this guy just legitimately has never met her.
Also - the green things on the robot's heads. A way to bring them back to themselves, perhaps? Did Juliette get Arthur back? So many questions....
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Post by Tenjen on Nov 2, 2018 7:46:28 GMT
I hope the time period isnt MUCH longer than predicted
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Post by csj on Nov 2, 2018 7:50:17 GMT
And state the name of your hairdresser! You really need her/him to pay you a visit! the robots are primarily pseudo-masculine, but 'it' is a safe guess |
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Post by madjack on Nov 2, 2018 7:53:00 GMT
Hmm, decision tree time: IF no-one can remember her and Anthony is mysteriously dead, I'd be prepared to call this whole thing an illusion, in the hopes that she'll run back to the forest for support, instead if that happened she'd run to Kat (and about 100 others) well before even considering Loup. Otherwise if this is real and none of them can remember her... She's in for a bad time. I'm more willing to bank on this one being whats happening; One action both gets the Court to drop the search for her and is a perfect way to undercut any support she might get as well as alienate her in her own home when she returns, for similar reasons to above. Assuming it is real and the memories of her have been hidden/removed, I think the biggest louphole is he forgot about Jones. Her perfect recollection might either be immune to the memory effects or allow her to see an Annie-shaped hole in her experiences. There's also the question of whether Robot and the Court's records will be affected, as well as the other etherics. I wonder if we'll be seeing Zimmy and Gamma again soon. [edit2]It just occurred to me that if the school is in ruins, the entrance/exit to Baz's pad is probably blocked.[/edit2] Dang, hope Baz was not timesharing when the attack happened... This is probably just the entrance to the Court, not anywhere near the school. But perhaps this guy just legitimately has never met her. Occam's Razor likes this. I hope the time period isnt MUCH longer than predicted Now that it's been mentioned, those robots look like they're jury-rigged to be responsive in some fashion or other? I don't think that would be a thing that would be necessary if the timeskip has been longer than a few months. |
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Post by fjodorii on Nov 2, 2018 8:12:30 GMT
These robots look like they are not helping to keep the shield up. New generation?
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Post by kefka on Nov 2, 2018 8:12:56 GMT
Will Annie have to repeat one more year? rofl
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Post by agasa on Nov 2, 2018 8:40:42 GMT
The green patches on the robot's heads may be, well, patches. In the software sense. Adjustments to make them more functional, perhaps?
Also, bald guy is scary.
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Post by madjack on Nov 2, 2018 8:46:14 GMT
The green patches on the robot's heads may be, well, patches. In the software sense. Adjustments to make them more functional, perhaps? Also, bald guy is scary. Oh well spotted visual pun. |
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Post by rafk on Nov 2, 2018 9:17:52 GMT
I hope the time period isnt MUCH longer than predicted Pretty sure it is. Also that when she says "Yes" it turns out that for the last 10 years Anthony Carver has been a rebel leader at war with what remains of the Court authority, mad with grief at the apparent death of his daughter and the Court's refusal to send in anyone else, and that is why the place is in ruins. |
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Post by noone3 on Nov 2, 2018 10:01:45 GMT
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Nov 2, 2018 11:13:23 GMT
The green patches on the robot's heads may be, well, patches. In the software sense. Adjustments to make them more functional, perhaps? The next generation of hard hats to protect their ON/OFF button? |
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Post by kaza999 on Nov 2, 2018 11:24:58 GMT
what if nobody forgot annie at all, and there's just been outside interference? like maybe these people aren't with the court, they're just allies. i think it might be reasonable to consider the possibility that bodies outside the court are getting involved, due to how disastrous the situation is. maybe annie's identity got lost in the shuffle, and even if the court knows she's been missing, all anyone lending the court assistance knows is that someone went into the forest and didn't come back.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Nov 2, 2018 11:49:26 GMT
Maybe the grunts on guard duty were given a thirty-second mostly-redacted explanation of who Antimony and Jones are, were shown a couple photos, and possibly (but probably not) heard a vague description of what they were last seen wearing. The girl in the one photo had short hair. Aforementioned briefing probably happened weeks or months ago and the grunts are probably excited at this moment because something just crashed into the Court a little while back. |
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Post by davidm on Nov 2, 2018 12:01:42 GMT
The Court is a big place and not every adult should be expected to know every kid in a nearby school. The school has evacuated to a different place and these people are obsessed with security in middle of a warzone, where enemy has magic powers and may have "traitor humans" helping them.
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Post by todd on Nov 2, 2018 12:37:51 GMT
It took me a few minutes to realize that "Baz" was Basil; I don't think that nickname has ever been used before, whether in the comic or in the forum.
And I hope this doesn't turn out to be a several-year timeskip.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Nov 2, 2018 14:08:14 GMT
It took me a few minutes to realize that "Baz" was Basil; I don't think that nickname has ever been used before, whether in the comic or in the forum. |
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Post by ohthatone on Nov 2, 2018 14:09:03 GMT
Are these Shadowmen? If they are they are missing the two dots above the yellow bar, so I'm prone to think they are probably just some guards of some kind.
Tony is probably worried out of his mind...possibly literally...but I think he's been spending all this time trying to find a way to get Annie back. Or at least her body. At least I really hope so.
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Post by ctso74 on Nov 2, 2018 15:25:44 GMT
Headmaster: *slams fists down on desk* Damn it, this is Anthony Carver! Have you seen what he did to himself?! Just imagine what he'll do to us!... Nuke that side of the Court from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." I'm guessing, the guard's question was meant for comedic effect(and possibly a statement on bureaucratic dysfunction). Plus, our labels are what sticks in people's heads. Sometimes, not even names or faces. That could merely be the way the guard knows her. When my older brother started visiting my dentist, they said, "Oh, you're Charles' brother". He, being the older one and accustomed to it, replied, "N... No. He's my brother."
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Post by pyradonis on Nov 2, 2018 15:36:39 GMT
Next page: She says "Yes." and is immediately arrested.
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Post by faiiry on Nov 2, 2018 15:44:11 GMT
I don’t think they necessarily forgot who she was - the Court is big and it’s understandable that these grunts might not know a student by name. The next page could have any number of twists.
-They bow in reverence to Annie because it’s been 500 years since she disappeared and in that time, people have built their own dystopian society and come to regard Tony as a god or something.
-Tony is now headmaster or the boss of the whole Court for some reason, having staged a coup.
-Tony has fallen way out of favour and even admitting she’s related to him will have Annie thrown in prison.
-The guards just know who Tony is for some innocent reason and there is no big twist, which would be a big twist in itself.
Edit: Wait, I forgot the most likely option. Eglamore was arrested for murdering Tony after Annie failed to come back, and these grunts know the name because of the famous court case that followed.
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Post by ohthatone on Nov 2, 2018 15:48:24 GMT
Next page: She says "Yes." and is immediately arrested. ugh I hate how plausible this is. I don't know they could actually "arrest" someone in a legal sense, but take her into custody in some form. Tony was there because of Annie. No Annie=no Tony, and it seems like they really want him. So if Tony went rogue after Annie disappeared they'll want to make sure she is securely there and not going back into the Forest. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Nov 2, 2018 16:08:54 GMT
Say, eeerm, guys... Please don't, like, shoot me or anything, but, eeerm... why does that guy with the black hair whose face we're not seeing remind me of Eglamore? More specifically... a YOUNG Eglamore? Like, an Eglamore who would appear if we'd, you know,... Louped back in time somehow???
That would be quite the trick, no?
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Post by tustin2121 on Nov 2, 2018 16:12:24 GMT
There are so many ways this could go...
Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "Carver doesn't have a daughter!"
Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "He's been expecting you... Come with us!"
Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "Carver died months ago from grief."
Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: *turns to subordinate* "Go get the headmaster; he'll want to question Carver's daughter immediately."
Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: *turns to subordinate* "Go get the headmaster; he'll want to see his that daughter has finally returned."
Annie: "Yes, he's my distant uncle!" Guard: "Oh, ok, carry on."
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Post by tustin2121 on Nov 2, 2018 16:23:54 GMT
Say, eeerm, guys... Please don't, like, shoot me or anything, but, eeerm... why does that guy with the black hair whose face we're not seeing remind me of Eglamore? More specifically... a YOUNG Eglamore? Like, an Eglamore who would appear if we'd, you know,... Louped back in time somehow??? That would be quite the trick, no? That would be mind blowing, but at the same time, Loup said that only months have passed, and even if those months were in reverse somehow, it wouldn't be long enough to make Elgamore that young again. And I think we can trust Loup's word on this because we were told that Coyote doesn't lie and Coyote is one half of Loup. Not to mention, there's no timeline where Elgamore was part of the guard/shadow men, as he was too busy with Dragonslayer-ing, and there's no time in the near-past that we know of where part of the court had been destroyed and a purple shield wall put up. |
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Post by faiiry on Nov 2, 2018 16:56:26 GMT
Say, eeerm, guys... Please don't, like, shoot me or anything, but, eeerm... why does that guy with the black hair whose face we're not seeing remind me of Eglamore? More specifically... a YOUNG Eglamore? Like, an Eglamore who would appear if we'd, you know,... Louped back in time somehow??? That would be quite the trick, no? Hmm, that would be very interesting, and I agree they look alike. Loup did say several months have passed but he didn’t say how many and he didn’t say in which direction. Could be that a hundred months have passed backwards... |
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Post by pyradonis on Nov 2, 2018 17:08:47 GMT
And I think we can trust Loup's word on this because we were told that Coyote doesn't lie and Coyote is one half of Loup. Coyote was also a great trickster, while Loup is merely a bad imitation of one. There are so many ways this could go... Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "Carver doesn't have a daughter!" Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "He's been expecting you... Come with us!" Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "Carver died months ago from grief." Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: *turns to subordinate* "Go get the headmaster; he'll want to question Carver's daughter immediately." Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: *turns to subordinate* "Go get the headmaster; he'll want to see his that daughter has finally returned." Annie: "Yes, he's my distant uncle!" Guard: "Oh, ok, carry on." Excellent start, I would propose some more: Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "You're lying. His daughter died months ago." Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "KILL THE TRAITOR!" Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "You're lying. His daughter has been living with him since she returned from the forest months ago." Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "You're lying. I just invented the name to see if you were a spy." Annie: "Never heard of the guy." Guard: "Thought so." Annie: "I think you misheard. I said my name was Acrymony Barber." Guard: "Welcome to Gunnerkrigg Court!" Annie: "Yes, he's my father!" Guard: "His daughter should be over 100 years old by now!" |
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Post by todd on Nov 2, 2018 17:13:15 GMT
If Loup really did make everyone forget Annie, that could interfere with his plans. As an outsider claiming to be related to Antony, but with all memory of her erased from the Court, Annie would have a difficult time persuading them to turn over Coyote's gifts to Parley and Smith to Loup. (Unless this is Loup's plan and he can use that as a pretext to flatten the Court, with a tone of "I can always find those objects in the rubble afterwards." He'd have to destroy the place anyway, to stop its experiments from endangering himself and the Forest.)
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