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Post by madjack on Mar 15, 2019 11:00:53 GMT
She really... Doesn't like him though. He tried to act like he was her dad in the beginning and it pissed her off. I don't see her warming up to him that much. He was explicitly crossed out when she thought about "boys she knew" after being asked if there was a boy she liked.
By the way, I am surprised no one has made a poll yet about the mysterious crush.
Good catch, I need to re-read AitF, been a while.
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 15, 2019 11:09:02 GMT
Jeanne and her boyfriend are adults, and Parley and Smitty is an implication. It's an HBO show, if you get what I'm saying. Actually I am not sure if I am getting it. The only HBO show I know is Game of Thrones, and I have never watched it, only read part of the books. But I think I remember someone saying they aged all the characters where them appearing naked or having sex was a plot point, and underage characters doing it was only implied?
Still, I found the implication about Parley and Smitty pretty obvious. Why should it not one day be shown by implication for Annie as well (if she ever gets a S.O.)?
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 15, 2019 11:12:42 GMT
He was explicitly crossed out when she thought about "boys she knew" after being asked if there was a boy she liked.
By the way, I am surprised no one has made a poll yet about the mysterious crush.
Good catch, I need to re-read AitF, been a while. I also found it pretty funny that according to this panel, even a stuffed wolf toy, a robot, a shadow and a bedsheet phantasm were likelier candidates than Eglamore. Annie must really despise the guy.
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Post by Earin on Mar 15, 2019 11:17:18 GMT
I am still uncomfortable with Courtnie's choice of words. If they are now aligned with the thought they are one and the same, I would expect het to say "... we have a crush on...". I think this is just because Courtney started the sentence with a sort of teasing tone and intent, and then got too embarrassed herself to follow through.
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Post by flowsthead on Mar 15, 2019 11:28:01 GMT
Jeanne and her boyfriend are adults, and Parley and Smitty is an implication. It's an HBO show, if you get what I'm saying. Actually I am not sure if I am getting it. The only HBO show I know is Game of Thrones, and I have never watched it, only read part of the books. But I think I remember someone saying they aged all the characters where them appearing naked or having sex was a plot point, and underage characters doing it was only implied?
Still, I found the implication about Parley and Smitty pretty obvious. Why should it not one day be shown by implication for Annie as well (if she ever gets a S.O.)?
I meant to say it's not an HBO show, but clearly mistyped. There might be an implication later on for Annie, but it's really not a focus of the comic. I'm not ruling it out, it's just Annie's story hasn't been focused on romance that much.
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Post by itrogash on Mar 15, 2019 11:46:02 GMT
I am still uncomfortable with Courtnie's choice of words. If they are now aligned with the thought they are one and the same, I would expect het to say "... we have a crush on...". I wouldn't read too deeply into it. I think Courtnie tried to tease Fannie so she spoke as if she was speaking only about her. Then she got self-conscious mid-sentence, probably realized she's speaking about herself as well and could not follow it through.
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Post by arf on Mar 15, 2019 11:55:51 GMT
The two most obvious crush candidates are J and K. W is a remote third.
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Post by jasmijn on Mar 15, 2019 12:32:39 GMT
Calling it: Annie has a crush on herself, and as of today's update she knows it's mutual.
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Post by saardvark on Mar 15, 2019 12:45:14 GMT
that goatee gets 'em every time.....
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Post by todd on Mar 15, 2019 13:01:54 GMT
Well that should squash all of the "Annie is asexual" theories. I don't think a face can get redder than that. Those theories were already probably badly damaged after "Annie in the Forest" (which indicated that she was attracted to one of the Anwyn).
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Post by DonDueed on Mar 15, 2019 13:02:41 GMT
Isn't it obvious? Annie's crush is...
... Boxbot.
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Post by Polyhymnia on Mar 15, 2019 13:07:04 GMT
I am still uncomfortable with Courtnie's choice of words. If they are now aligned with the thought they are one and the same, I would expect het to say "... we have a crush on...". Yes, but I think acknowledging that there is a copy of yourself doesn’t mean it’s automatic or natural to start referring to yourself in plural. It’s much easier to address a being that you’re talking to with a non-inclusive pronoun. Especially since despite having shared experiences and more or less similar responses to stressors, they don’t seem to actually feel each other’s feelings, but empathize. That is, they empathize in a non-supernatural fashion (I.e. they’re not receiving some kind of empathic emotional message and sharing experiences, but realize that their existence is twofold and mirrored. ) It’s like the image in the mirror can talk, and it really is you, but human nature (at least in English) is not to refer to someone you’re talking directly to in an inclusive plural. That could develop with time, though.
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 15, 2019 13:13:25 GMT
Actually I am not sure if I am getting it. The only HBO show I know is Game of Thrones, and I have never watched it, only read part of the books. But I think I remember someone saying they aged all the characters where them appearing naked or having sex was a plot point, and underage characters doing it was only implied?
Still, I found the implication about Parley and Smitty pretty obvious. Why should it not one day be shown by implication for Annie as well (if she ever gets a S.O.)?
I meant to say it's not an HBO show, but clearly mistyped. There might be an implication later on for Annie, but it's really not a focus of the comic. I'm not ruling it out, it's just Annie's story hasn't been focused on romance that much. Well that explains why I found my reasoning on what you meant so far-fetched.
Actually I am getting the feeling that romantic feelings are among those that Annie mostly buries. Or maybe, crush or not, she just says to herself she does not desperately need a S.O., her friendships are more important.
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Post by ohthatone on Mar 15, 2019 13:27:38 GMT
Eh, I'm keeping my money on Kamlen for now. I must have gotten old at some point, I had forgotten what a big deal it is for a teen to admit when someone looks cute/pretty/handsome.
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Post by aline on Mar 15, 2019 14:02:56 GMT
I find it odd that no one has mentioned Eglamore as a crush possibility. Not that I think I necessarily know. Just that that's where *my* mind goes when I think of "really embarrassing crush for Annie to have" *facepalm* She really... Doesn't like him though. He tried to act like he was her dad in the beginning and it pissed her off. I don't see her warming up to him that much. Having a crush on someone doesn't mean that someone cannot piss you off. In fact you're bound to have complicated feelings about having a crush on an adult teacher who used to be your mom's boyfriend and hates your dad for marrying her. I think it's likely Annie is incredibly annoyed at herself for having that particular crush, which is why she can't say it aloud even to herself, and has to cross off that person explicitely whenever thinking about potential boyfriends. We saw Annie questioning the nature of Eglamore and Jones' relationship, we also saw her combing her hair early on before entering Eglamore's office. There's something going on in, but something she's very determined not to act on.
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Post by madjack on Mar 15, 2019 14:18:58 GMT
Huh, the hair-combing has an entire panel dedicated to it. That line of thinking might cast the second panel here in a whole new light too. Hmm.
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Post by mordekai on Mar 15, 2019 15:11:09 GMT
Well that should squash all of the "Annie is asexual" theories. I don't think a face can get redder than that. She can be asexual without being aromantic. Asexual people can have crushes...
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Post by coastal on Mar 15, 2019 15:15:30 GMT
She really... Doesn't like him though. He tried to act like he was her dad in the beginning and it pissed her off. I don't see her warming up to him that much. Having a crush on someone doesn't mean that someone cannot piss you off. In fact you're bound to have complicated feelings about having a crush on an adult teacher who used to be your mom's boyfriend and hates your dad for marrying her. I think it's likely Annie is incredibly annoyed at herself for having that particular crush, which is why she can't say it aloud even to herself, and has to cross off that person explicitely whenever thinking about potential boyfriends. We saw Annie questioning the nature of Eglamore and Jones' relationship, we also saw her combing her hair early on before entering Eglamore's office. There's something going on in, but something she's very determined not to act on. I'm glad there's at least one other person who understands my train of thought XD It was actually the fact that Eglamore was so strangely both included and crossed off in that list in AitF that started me taking this idea a bit seriously... If it wasn't for the history, Eglamore would not be a strange crush for a schoolgirl to have at all, haha. If it wasn't for the history...
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Post by Igniz on Mar 15, 2019 15:23:35 GMT
[Eglamore] was explicitly crossed out when she thought about "boys she knew" after being asked if there was a boy she liked. I also found it pretty funny that according to this panel, even a stuffed wolf toy, a robot, a shadow and a bedsheet phantasm were likelier candidates than Eglamore. Annie must really despise the guy. Hmmm... I'm not entirely convinced. In fact, I'm more inclined to think that he being crossed out actually implies quite the contrary, especially if we consider that the person following immediately after in that lineup (Jack), is the one she names (or, more precisely, dubiously asks) as being "like boy she likes". Coupled with this is that arrow pointer, its movement akin to a bonus game (or slot machine) that seems about to stop at a certain prize/figure, only to land on the next one at the last moment.
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Post by nero on Mar 15, 2019 15:48:21 GMT
I think the list Annie ran through in her mind was of single guys she knew at the time. Not sure if Eglamore should have been in that list since there's Jones. And the crush statement about being left unsaid, makes me think its on someone who's not single.
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Post by gpvos on Mar 15, 2019 15:57:21 GMT
And the crush statement about being left unsaid, makes me think its on someone who's not single. Might it be the headmaster? In that case, better not say anything at all.
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Post by tustin2121 on Mar 15, 2019 16:15:41 GMT
I love this page. Annie has a crush!
But then it took me getting to the bottom of this thread to realize... there's two of her now, and that's apparently not changing any time soon with the physical contact doing nothing, so.....
I feel like there's gonna be drama as to which Annie is gonna go after the person she has a crush on.
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Post by avurai on Mar 15, 2019 16:51:19 GMT
I love this page. Annie has a crush! But then it took me getting to the bottom of this thread to realize... there's two of her now, and that's apparently not changing any time soon with the physical contact doing nothing, so..... I feel like there's gonna be drama as to which Annie is gonna go after the person she has a crush on. Based on the behavior on this page, I’m not sure it’s a reasonable and pursuable crush to have.
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Post by bedinsis on Mar 15, 2019 17:05:27 GMT
I remember I speculated in the wild specs thread that in the half year that frAnnie spent in the forest, Kat has broken up with Paz and is now together with Annie.
Looking over this chapter there is nothing that outright removes the possibility but if that were the case they really have expressed themselves in odd ways.
Annie considers Andrew handsome? Scratch that, VERY handsome? Who'd have thought?
...looking at the panels after Andrew was brought up, is it possible that Courtnimony initially intended to say something like "and I know that you have a crush on him" but frAnnie interrupting her together with her own reluctance to say out loud her true emotions made her reformulate the sentence in a way that would not necessitate her stating the name of the crush? If that would go forward then for the second time in a row a Carver had come in between the Court's medium and the Court's protector.
Best wishes to the newly-weds.
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Post by warrl on Mar 15, 2019 17:24:30 GMT
I am still uncomfortable with Courtnie's choice of words. If they are now aligned with the thought they are one and the same, I would expect het to say "... we have a crush on...". There's room for that discomfort, but there's also a matter of habit. Prior to just a few pages ago, Annie has literally sat beside herself - or seen a person in another body as herself - about as often as you have.
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Post by Gemini Jim on Mar 15, 2019 17:59:55 GMT
What this touching scene of Annie getting herselves red in the face needs is Loup showing up, laughing hysterically at her.
(Assuming Mini-Loup was lying earlier, which is a strong possibility.)
Loup created the two Annies, I get the feeling only Loup can fix it.
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Post by keef on Mar 15, 2019 18:03:01 GMT
Yeah, an adult, probably a teacher, not an unusual crush for a fifteen year old. Might never be brought up again...
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Post by darlos9d on Mar 15, 2019 18:06:24 GMT
So yeah based on the intensity of that reaction I have two general guesses for who the crush is:
1) Somebody a lot older 2) Somebody a lot not human
Quite frankly I think madjack might have it.
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Post by fia on Mar 15, 2019 19:07:59 GMT
I still think she has a crush on Kamlen because come on he's hot and also she blushed A LOT when she first met him and he has complimented her looks too. There is this too (which corroborates the hospital dream) as if we need further evidence. Annie will clearly never admit it because she didn't even tell Kat. She has probably decided Kamlen will remain a crush and that feels safe to her. I mean, Annie is 15, I certainly behaved like a dork when I had actual crushes on people. I never admitted it to anyone even when it was both obvious and not actually that embarrassing. Being a teen is weird. Interestingly the hospital dream happened after this scene with Annie and Jack so I think she continues to have a crush on Kamlen. She may however also have mixed romantic feelings for Jack and maybe that counts as a "crush"? I'm not sure about the Jones hypothesis. I think Jones just gave Annie her mask in that scene. I think the idea is Annie maybe identifies or envies Jones or wants to be like her. She does trust her a lot with really big things, and she feels safe telling her things she wouldn't tell anyone at the Court or the Forest or even Kat. I don't think that's a crush so much as like maybe a girl-crush (which I am using here to mean a crush on someone you admire / want to emulate rather than be romantic about).
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Post by artezzatrigger on Mar 15, 2019 19:21:19 GMT
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