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Post by The Anarch on Mar 15, 2019 21:22:30 GMT
Place ya bets!
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 15, 2019 21:44:09 GMT
Nice, you even made them in alphabetical order! You forgot some, though: Matt (who is is actually a halfway sensible possibility), Ketrak (the only Psychopomp who regularly visits her ;-) ), and Adminbot (he even hit on her!).
Hm. I think I would also add "some jerk we don't know yet, probably from her new class".
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 15, 2019 21:46:06 GMT
Ketrak (the only Psychopomp who regularly visits her ;-) ) Oh, shoot! I actually meant to add Ketrak. He's dreamy.
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Post by Runningflame on Mar 15, 2019 21:55:02 GMT
How could you forget to include Annie's Dearest?!
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Post by DonDueed on Mar 15, 2019 21:57:08 GMT
You might have included Andrew also.
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Post by fia on Mar 15, 2019 22:04:34 GMT
Still on team Kamlen because I don't think Annie will get to dating anyone in this comic. At least not until she's at least a few years older, and who knows if the comic will cover her whole time at Gunnerkrigg.
Edit: Tom has proven me wrong before though.
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Post by jda on Mar 15, 2019 22:06:50 GMT
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 15, 2019 22:37:32 GMT
How could you forget to include Annie's Dearest?! I think Jim North excluded deceased characters on purpose - Jeanne and her boyfriend are also not included.
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Post by avurai on Mar 15, 2019 23:05:26 GMT
If I made a tier list of plausibility, the highest rung would be Kamlen, Kat, and Mr. Donlan. The first two are obvious, and a commenter linked a very solid page to support Donny as a viable possibility.
Upper rung would be Jones, Jack, and Andrew. Jones is similar to Annie and feels almost like a template she’d emulate, Jack and Andrew are characters we now know she’s displayed aesthetic consideration over.
Middle rung would be Eglamore and Renard. Both cases where it’s not out of the question but there are external factors which make it uncomfortable. (But, with respect, still feel possible considering Annie’s fervent embarrassment within this very scene.)
Low rung would be Winsbury. Because there’s some amicability there but it feels way too mechanical and detached circumstantially to be meaningful. And, to be honest, I would give Jack an asterisk of being in a similar camp of “Well, he’s certainly THERE” and it feeling almost compulsory rather than motivated.
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Post by avurai on Mar 15, 2019 23:08:44 GMT
And Ysengrin doesn’t feel part of the list to me because, where people have often compared Renard to a surrogate father, Ysengrin seems to have FAR MORE taken on that role than Rey ever has.
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Post by manabi on Mar 16, 2019 0:14:09 GMT
Another missed possibility is her dad, Anthony. That's not far-fetched even for our normal world and even has a name, Electra Complex (more commonly referred to as a girl being a daddy's girl). In Annie's particular case it's even more possible, because her soul is basically also her mother's soul, so there could be a bit of predisposition to find her dad attractive thanks to that.
It would also be insanely embarrassing for any teenage girl to admit openly, more so than pretty much any other possible crush. So it would explain how embarrassed the two got quite handily. It would also explain how Annie's always defending her father, and never willing to see (or, at least, admit) anything bad about him.
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Post by Corvo on Mar 16, 2019 0:22:46 GMT
I think it's going to be Jack, but I really wish it is Renard, because come on, the guy deserves some love! I mean: Girl shows interest in you, you fall in love with her, she leads you on, and because of that you get tricked into killing your friend, is labelled a demon, hunted and imprisoned for more than ten years in inhumane conditions. When one day you finally manage to escape (because they were not letting you go anytime soon) just so you can see the night sky again, you find out not only the girl you love has married some guy and had a child, but she's dead too. Then you get trapped under the control of someone who makes you think of that girl at every instant. After a while you discover this girl you loved and caused all this never liked you in the first place, she was tricking you because it was her job. And yet, you acknowledge all that and keep loving that girl. You feel a deep sorrow for the things you've done and tried to do, you never blame anyone, you're understanding and helpful to people around you, and even befriend the jailer who mistreated you for so long. If this guy doesn't deserve to have a happy ending with a loved one (anyone!), then I don't know who does.
By the way, sorry if my english is super terrible, good buddies.
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Post by jda on Mar 16, 2019 0:24:46 GMT
Another missed possibility is her dad, Anthony. That's not far-fetched even for our normal world and even has a name, Electra Complex (more commonly referred to as a girl being a daddy's girl). In Annie's particular case it's even more possible, because her soul is basically also her mother's soul, so there could be a bit of predisposition to find her dad attractive thanks to that. It would also be insanely embarrassing for any teenage girl to admit openly, more so than pretty much any other possible crush. So it would explain how embarrassed the two got quite handily. It would also explain how Annie's always defending her father, and never willing to see (or, at least, admit) anything bad about him.
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Post by jda on Mar 16, 2019 0:35:39 GMT
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Post by jda on Mar 16, 2019 0:37:10 GMT
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Post by Corvo on Mar 16, 2019 0:51:59 GMT
Honestly, I think Tom didn't actually have anyone in mind at all when he wrote this page. Like it's just a one-off joke that'll never get a real answer like the teacup incident. Well, I think that'd be brilliant, incredibly funny, and Tom would be skinned alive by a horde of angry shippers.
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Post by jda on Mar 16, 2019 0:52:18 GMT
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 16, 2019 1:10:20 GMT
I didn't include Matt 'cause somehow I totally missed him while looking through the wiki's list of characters.
I didn't include Ketrak 'cause I'm a numbskull and completely forgot to include him even though I intended to.
I didn't include Adminbot 'cause honestly it didn't even occur to me.
I didn't include Mort 'cause Mort's not here, man.
I didn't include Andrew 'cause she talks about both Andrew and her crush in the same conversation in a way that indicates they are not one and the same person.
I didn't include Jeanne or her boyfriend 'cause, like Mort, they ain't around anymore.
I didn't include Anthony 'cause even tho, yes, the Electra complex is indeed a thing, I feel that the likelihood that it will be included in GKC in any capacity is vanishingly small.
I didn't include "nobody" 'cause I didn't think of it until now.
I didn't include any of the rest of the folks that I didn't include 'cause I either didn't think of 'em or didn't figure they were likely enough candidates.
I probably shoulda still put January and Cookie Monster on there anyway. Oh well! That's what the "Other" option is for!
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Post by jda on Mar 16, 2019 1:10:32 GMT
" Boys I know: ... Jack?"...but, in that very list, Eglamore appears with a big X. Could it mean "Forbidden", as in "Deeply Secretly attractive"?
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Post by avurai on Mar 16, 2019 1:24:11 GMT
Another missed possibility is her dad, Anthony. That's not far-fetched even for our normal world and even has a name, Electra Complex (more commonly referred to as a girl being a daddy's girl). In Annie's particular case it's even more possible, because her soul is basically also her mother's soul, so there could be a bit of predisposition to find her dad attractive thanks to that. It would also be insanely embarrassing for any teenage girl to admit openly, more so than pretty much any other possible crush. So it would explain how embarrassed the two got quite handily. It would also explain how Annie's always defending her father, and never willing to see (or, at least, admit) anything bad about him. I'll take "Wow! Literally Anything Else!" for 500, Alex.
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Post by pyradonis on Mar 16, 2019 1:33:12 GMT
I didn't include "nobody" 'cause I didn't think of it until now. Let us hope it is not a Nobody. Those guys are creepy.
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Post by bedinsis on Mar 16, 2019 6:47:45 GMT
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Post by Eily on Mar 16, 2019 8:40:46 GMT
Thank you Jim North for making this poll I thought it was multiple choices so I clicked on Jenny thinking I would have more possibilities, but Jenny would have been my choice if I had known I only had once choice. So all is well Seeing the Annies' reaction, (which I attribute to them being young, and not being really used to the feeling) I wouldn't have expected her to be so casual around whomever they are thinking about. So not any of the "friends" who sent them to the buncker, and not anyone we have seen them interact with since her return from the Court without some weird interaction from of the Annies. This leaves Jenny ( Annies' flirtiest interaction? With Jenny doing the flirting), Parley's friends, Cardiff, My Little Bunny (do any of those characters have names, canon or fanon?), Red or Ayilu (doubt it) or someone else. There's the Anwyns of course, but I don't want Annie to be the next Jeanne
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Post by wuwei on Mar 16, 2019 10:19:18 GMT
I'm pretty sure it's not Jack, so what this poll has taught me is that the forum has no idea what's next!
(TBH, even though I'm a shipper in general, I don't have a ship for Annie, so I'm content to let the chips fall where they may. Though if dual-Annie is a permanent situation, and given that they clearly have shown jealousy toward each other, it could get a bit weird for them to have the same crush...)
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Post by Aura on Mar 16, 2019 11:57:24 GMT
I don't think it will be Nobody because of Chekhovs gun --> every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed; elements should not appear to make "false promises" by never coming into play.
But then again, this is Tom and he's known for being random sometimes. So maybe??
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Post by csj on Mar 16, 2019 12:09:02 GMT
*snuffles in disapproval*
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Post by speedwell on Mar 16, 2019 12:22:14 GMT
I'm not ruling out Jack as an object of Annie's interest, but I think she would be far more likely to use the word "crush" in terms of someone she thinks of as hopelessly unavailable, or appropriate only in daydreams. I haven't seen a single bit of evidence she's attracted to anyone but boys or men. So I'm going with Eglamore.
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 16, 2019 14:11:56 GMT
I'm pretty sure it's not Jack, so what this poll has taught me is that the forum has no idea what's next! I'm rather surprised Jack is getting so many votes myself, as I'd personally consider him a definite non-starter. Save for when she first met him and maybe for a bit during the Torn Sea incident, all of Annie's interactions with him have not been the greatest to say the least. I've always figured the "colors" coming off of Annie were flames of annoyance and/or a burning desire for vengeance upon Jack, not any kind of attraction. And when she mentions him as a potential boy of interest in AitF, damn if she could not sound less interested, and she obviously only picked him as a default "best of the meh". But what do I know? I picked Jones, and the only real clue we have there takes place in a metaphor-heavy coma dream.
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Post by avurai on Mar 16, 2019 15:05:28 GMT
I'm pretty sure it's not Jack, so what this poll has taught me is that the forum has no idea what's next! I'm rather surprised Jack is getting so many votes myself, as I'd personally consider him a definite non-starter. Save for when she first met him and maybe for a bit during the Torn Sea incident, all of Annie's interactions with him have not been the greatest to say the least. I've always figured the "colors" coming off of Annie were flames of annoyance and/or a burning desire for vengeance upon Jack, not any kind of attraction. And when she mentions him as a potential boy of interest in AitF, damn if she could not sound less interested, and she obviously only picked him as a default "best of the meh". But what do I know? I picked Jones, and the only real clue we have there takes place in a metaphor-heavy coma dream. Jack always felt like compulsory heterosexuality to me. The kind of thing where Annie felt like she was supposed to be interested in him because of societal archetypes but it was obvious she actually wasn't. The mechanical way she asked Jack if he wanted to kiss, and the look on their faces said it all. Annie looked half-dying, Jack's expression was so "Oh wow, you're just on autopilot right now, huh?" Given the fact that Jack was notably maturing in that chapter (and that showing Annie's flaws and more immature attributes was the subtext of the chapter), I feel confident taking his view of the situation there at face-value.
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Post by QuotePilgrim on Mar 16, 2019 15:39:41 GMT
Huh, I am a little bit surprised I'm the only person, as of the writing of this post, I am the only person who voted for "herself". I don't believe that, of course, but I personally think it's the funniest answer, and I expected a couple people would think the same.
Also, I don't think I care enough to seriously wonder what the actual answer is. We'll find out in time, and if we don't, it doesn't matter too much.
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