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Post by lamissquichante on Sept 20, 2019 7:19:15 GMT
"I was trying to get to your man over there." www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2203Do you people know who Idra means? (I'm sorry, I don't know how to make a fancy link like the ones there usually are in these Threads) |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Sept 20, 2019 7:31:38 GMT
"I was trying to get to your man over there." www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2203Do you people know who Idra means? (I'm sorry, I don't know how to make a fancy link like the ones there usually are in this Threads) There's only one man present... The Anwyn always had a knack for sensing interest, and ALSO NO DAMN CHILL!! |
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Post by bicarbonat on Sept 20, 2019 7:32:45 GMT
Neat little thing: two kinds of recognition of Annie at play on the page. Idra literally recognized Annie as an honorary member of the Forest (leading to everyone's rescue), while Eglamore figuratively recognized Annie's value/contribution to the team afterwards.
Not as unmoored from belonging as you think, Carver.
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Post by lamissquichante on Sept 20, 2019 7:41:04 GMT
"I was trying to get to your man over there." www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2203Do you people know who Idra means? (I'm sorry, I don't know how to make a fancy link like the ones there usually are in this Threads) There's only one man present... The Anwyn always had a knack for sensing interest, and ALSO NO DAMN CHILL!! Well... it could be Renard, too, I thought? I thought this sentence could also be about Parley's man, since Idra addressed her before, but it seems Smitty's really not with them... I thought he might be, but that he is even more lost than they are... but they would have mentioned that... What do you mean by "NO DAMN CHILL"? *No native speaker here*  |
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Post by madjack on Sept 20, 2019 7:42:32 GMT
I thought it was just that she was trying to wake up the strongest fighter and maybe mistook Parley and Eglamore for a couple?
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Post by wooftydoo on Sept 20, 2019 7:57:17 GMT
It seems odd that the Annies are having such a different reaction, to the point of confusion for forest Annie.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Sept 20, 2019 8:01:41 GMT
Two things: First, I don't think there's enough evidence to say for sure but Idra might have been one of the girls in front of Antimony at the forest dude lecture. The first from the right of the group of three here does have the correct nose and the hair's almost right. There's also another possible Idra here (to the immediate right of the forest dude shaking Antimony's hand) and sitting on the rock on the following page. If she wasn't at any of the parties later then she might not know firsthand about how useful Antimony's powers could have been. Or maybe she had a negative opinion of Antimony's combat ability for whatever reason. Second, I'm pretty sure Idra didn't go for Eggers first. Someone was shaking Parley and Idra seemed irritated that Parley didn't wake up until this point. Why not wake Cvet first? Maybe she didn't know if Cvet was in the party or just a random but you would think Cvet would be on foot with the rest in the early stages at least... but perhaps Idra didn't find the party until after they were trapped. Or maybe George was a compromise between the risk of waking Cvet and Eglamore and the apparent lack of utility of waking an Antimony. Parley decked her, but Cvet could have bitten her face off. Eglamore could have stabbed her but he's beefy-looking and therefore obviously strong, therefore probably useful, so I guess he was second choice. Or she might have wanted to get to Eglamore for some other reason. |
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Post by coastal on Sept 20, 2019 8:07:45 GMT
It's really nice to see this come of the time that Annie spent in the forest. I really love the forest episode, but it always seemed that there was a big disconnect between Annie's time there and her relationships in the Court. So it's really cool to see this result, and that the relationships Annie personally built with some of the forest people are still something that can help them even if the official relationship between the forest and the court has gone south.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Sept 20, 2019 8:15:44 GMT
It's really nice to see this come of the time that Annie spent in the forest. I really love the forest episode, but it always seemed that there was a big disconnect between Annie's time there and her relationships in the Court. So it's really cool to see this result, and that the relationships Annie personally built with some of the forest people are still something that can help them even if the official relationship between the forest and the court has gone south. I don't disagree but I suspect Smitface is responsible for Idra being out of the time freeze and happening to be at the exact right spot at the right time. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Sept 20, 2019 9:40:07 GMT
There's only one man present... The Anwyn always had a knack for sensing interest, and ALSO NO DAMN CHILL!! Well... it could be Renard, too, I thought? I thought this sentence could also be about Parley's man, since Idra addressed her before, but it seems Smitty's really not with them... I thought he might be, but that he is even more lost than they are... but they would have mentioned that... What do you mean by "NO DAMN CHILL"? *No native speaker here* Yeah, but Idra would not know who Renard is (in this body), having never seen him. Eglamore, she might have encountered him in the Forest before, knowing he was a guardian with great strength. And the "no damn chill": She could've been a bit less blunt in her statement, see how it makes Courtnie blush. "Your man" might reveal her hidden crush to the other people, or just plain embarrass her in front of her friends. |
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Post by TBeholder on Sept 20, 2019 9:50:17 GMT
Mr. Eglamore is being diplomatic!  It seems odd that the Annies are having such a different reaction, to the point of confusion for forest Annie. One blushing, another confused. It's probably related to their earlier private chat. ;] |
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Post by madjack on Sept 20, 2019 9:53:12 GMT
Ooooh, if Idra stays in the Court for a while I wonder if her shipping detector will immediately ping William and Janet.
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Post by Eily on Sept 20, 2019 10:18:08 GMT
And the "no damn chill": She could've been a bit less blunt in her statement, see how it makes Courtnie blush. "Your man" might reveal her hidden crush to the other people, or just plain embarrass her in front of her friends. I think Annie is blushing because of Eggster's compliment. That would explain why only one is blushing, since only one of them actually did the work. And Sylvannie would be confused because she doesn't have the whole context: the tension between Eggstrabig and Courtnie a few seconds ago; and probably six months of difficult interractions between the two of them. Misters Eggscuses is providing some much needed information over there. He is Eggsplaining that being able to selectively burn things around you is actually useful in a hostile situation. Thanks a lot, Eggsalot, I'm sure no one would have been able to guess that on their own without you  |
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Post by Druplesnubb on Sept 20, 2019 10:47:40 GMT
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Post by Druplesnubb on Sept 20, 2019 10:48:54 GMT
Also, people keep trying to twist this into somehow being that Annie is in love with Eglamore, but it's not. If that was the case then both Annies should be blushing.
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Post by Earin on Sept 20, 2019 11:20:07 GMT
Possibly worth noting: in some regions that speak English (especially Irish), "your man" just basically means "this guy".
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Post by netherdan on Sept 20, 2019 11:21:39 GMT
It's really nice to see this come of the time that Annie spent in the forest. I really love the forest episode, but it always seemed that there was a big disconnect between Annie's time there and her relationships in the Court. So it's really cool to see this result, and that the relationships Annie personally built with some of the forest people are still something that can help them even if the official relationship between the forest and the court has gone south. I don't disagree but I suspect Smitface is responsible for Idra being out of the time freeze and happening to be at the exact right spot at the right time. Specifically her being the one to think the best course of action would be to wake up Parley first instead of the useful fire elemental. Too much coincidence! (Unless she feared that the wisps could let Annie use her fire if needed, then as of discussed above Parley was the safest best option) |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Sept 20, 2019 11:44:39 GMT
Also, people keep trying to twist this nto somehow being that Annie is in love with Eglamore, but it's not. If that was the case the nboth Annie's should be blushing. True, that threw me at first to, the given explanations in the meantime are much better suited to the given situation. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Sept 20, 2019 13:05:12 GMT
Of course she has some sort of feelings for Eglamore, if for no other reason that she is also Eglamore... as is everyone else in the comic except for Zimmy who may forget she's Eglamore and be some other Eglamore for a while. It's only natural.  |
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Post by ohthatone on Sept 20, 2019 13:58:09 GMT
I'm guessing Idra is saying "your man" in the same way Earin pointed out as "that guy". But it's also possible she's mistaking Eggs and Parley as a couple (unless something major happened and i REALLLLLY hope it didn't) for relatively superficial reasons. (I'm sorry, I don't know how to make a fancy link like the ones there usually are in this Threads) when you post you can either "post quick reply" or select "reply". If you click "reply" you'll come to the screen where you can choose font size, color, alignment, etc. select the icon that has the blue circle/earth and a piece of paper and you'll get the create link dialogue box. In the top field, type the text you want to say. In the second field, copy and paste the URL. Then hit Create Link. Hope this helps! |
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Post by Jota on Sept 20, 2019 14:45:38 GMT
Is Egglamore the only man here? If so, it seems pretty plausible that she's talking to the whole team with a plural "your". He's their man, in that he's the man who belongs to their group.
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Post by csj on Sept 20, 2019 15:07:25 GMT
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Post by bedinsis on Sept 20, 2019 15:36:59 GMT
I like how this page reinforced the two main ways Annie is an asset: Her etheric attraction, and therefore her ability to gain connections with "strange" folks, without which she would never be in the position that Idra would've recognized her. and her fire abilities. Then again the circumstances by which she ended up with the Anwyn and therefore gained a connection with Idra(her connection to Coyote led her to flee to the forest) are also the ones that led Coyote to give away his strength which let to the current situation, so I dunno. I also note that Idra recognized Annie not from the official introduction of Annie as the forest's medium together with Andrew's introduction as the court's medium. I suspect that's a bit of subtle characterization: she's the sort of person that hangs on the outskirts of society, hence why she wouldn't get caught in Loup's cessation of activity in the forest, and hence why she would not care about some official Forest business. Ooooh, if Idra stays in the Court for a while I wonder if her shipping detector will immediately ping William and Janet. Her what now? |
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Post by ctso74 on Sept 20, 2019 16:02:20 GMT
Loup thinks that the water and bone have subtracted some of Coyote's power. I wonder if it was the ability to control certain Anwyn. Maybe, Coyote picked that exact bone and that exact bit of water for a reason, and one of their absences kept Loup from freezing Idra.
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Post by wooftydoo on Sept 20, 2019 17:50:35 GMT
Yeah, she was pretty annoyed with being useless and with Eglamore, so that makes sense. Him being nice was unexpected to her. Maybe she is embarrassed by her behavior earlier as well? |
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Post by warrl on Sept 20, 2019 18:24:24 GMT
(I'm sorry, I don't know how to make a fancy link like the ones there usually are in this Threads) when you post you can either "post quick reply" or select "reply". If you click "reply" you'll come to the screen where you can choose font size, color, alignment, etc. select the icon that has the blue circle/earth and a piece of paper and you'll get the create link dialogue box. In the top field, type the text you want to say. In the second field, copy and paste the URL. Then hit Create Link. Hope this helps! Or you can free-type it in like this: {url=http://website.wherever.com}this is the label{/url} - except use square brackets, not curly ones. this is the label (note: this "link" is not intended to work) |
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Post by DonDueed on Sept 20, 2019 19:57:05 GMT
Isn't anybody going to see to Idra's injuries?
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Post by mturtle7 on Sept 20, 2019 21:54:01 GMT
Ooooh, if Idra stays in the Court for a while I wonder if her shipping detector will immediately ping William and Janet. Her what now? I don't get it either, there's nothing about an Anwyn shipping detector that I know of, not even in the side comic. I mean, They talk about relationships in the side comic, but that's pretty obviously just because they're teenagers at a party. theonethatgotaway, what did you mean about the Anwyn having a knack for this? Was there a Formspring comment about this or something?
Speaking of shipping, I'm kind of surprised by how much confuddlement there is on this thread over those last two panels in particular. To clarify, I'll offer my natural interpretation of them: Idra states that she was planning to free the biggest, toughest, guy in their group first (which she specifies to everyone as "your man over there", "your" being a general indicator for the group). She's implying that she was just trying to get to him when Parley suddenly got in her way and punched her in the face, that interaction being the start of what eventually allowed Parley to free herself. Eglamore calmly comments that it's actually lucky that Annie woke up before him, since her powers were more useful for that particular strategic situation (fighting wisps while her own teammates were trapped in very flammable stuff). This is a perfectly logical observation to make, but it's kind of awkward in context, since Court Annie was just accusing him of not respecting her powers enough, with the added bonus that her powers had just seemingly failed while they were in that illusion. Thus, Court Annie (who knows the context) gets embarrassed and Forest Annie (who wasn't there, and doesn't know the whole context) is confused over why she's embarrassed. Also they're standing behind Eglamore, so he's giving out his logical observation while being oblivious to Annies' reaction.
I didn't expect to have to analyze those two panels in quite so much detail, but I guess sometimes these things happen!
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Post by pyradonis on Sept 20, 2019 23:57:55 GMT
Also, people keep trying to twist this into somehow being that Annie is in love with Eglamore, but it's not. If that was the case then both Annies should be blushing. Well, it is theoretically possible that Courtney would have a crush on James, but Frannie has a crush on someone else - she is Courtney from six months ago, a teenager's crushes can change in that amount of time. But I am also convinced Courtney is only blushing because suddenly she is useful.
And the "no damn chill": She could've been a bit less blunt in her statement, see how it makes Courtnie blush. "Your man" might reveal her hidden crush to the other people, or just plain embarrass her in front of her friends. I think Annie is blushing because of Eggster's compliment. That would explain why only one is blushing, since only one of them actually did the work. And Sylvannie would be confused because she doesn't have the whole context: the tension between Eggstrabig and Courtnie a few seconds ago; and probably six months of difficult interractions between the two of them. Misters Eggscuses is providing some much needed information over there. He is Eggsplaining that being able to selectively burn things around you is actually useful in a hostile situation. Thanks a lot, Eggsalot, I'm sure no one would have been able to guess that on their own without you I like your eggnames.
I thought it was just that she was trying to wake up the strongest fighter and maybe mistook Parley and Eglamore for a couple? Mistook? Why do you think Smitty is not here? |
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Post by madjack on Sept 21, 2019 0:53:41 GMT
Ooooh, if Idra stays in the Court for a while I wonder if her shipping detector will immediately ping William and Janet. Her what now? Rereading AiTF earlier, the Anwyn kids are as much a bunch of gossipy hens as Cvet is, with a nose for relationship intrigue. I was just wondering if Idra would pick up on what they're trying to hide if she stuck around, it probably definitely could have been phrased better. |
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