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Post by Toloc on May 28, 2013 21:10:32 GMT
A few things on my recent lurkings through the archives: It has been mentioned several times by different characters, that "there are no rats here". I may take this to literal, it's quite specific and rats are basically everywhere. Find/build a large enough place, ship some people there and there will be rats. Why not in the court? Further, both times the sentences was directed at Zimmy. As seen in the first link her definition of "spider" differs somewhat from the common one. Could be the same for "rats". On pg.779 in the lower half. I have no idea how I missed that, but Jeanne says "A fine strike, fille" (fille = french for girl), when Parley knocks the stone from her hand. She also seem oddly calm while saying that. |
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Post by tpman on May 31, 2013 1:09:55 GMT
A few things on my recent lurkings through the archives: It has been mentioned several times by different characters, that "there are no rats here". I may take this to literal, it's quite specific and rats are basically everywhere. Find/build a large enough place, ship some people there and there will be rats. Why not in the court? Further, both times the sentences was directed at Zimmy. As seen in the first link her definition of "spider" differs somewhat from the common one. Could be the same for "rats". On pg.779 in the lower half. I have no idea how I missed that, but Jeanne says "A fine strike, fille" (fille = french for girl), when Parley knocks the stone from her hand. She also seem oddly calm while saying that. My guess is that the rats are just ordinary rats, but they are kept at bay by some fantastical, plot-relevant means. I figure if the wole province of Alberta can keep rats out then the Court can too. |
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Post by The Anarch on May 31, 2013 4:13:49 GMT
So have the owls taken up the ecological niche that rats no longer fill?
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Post by snipertom on May 31, 2013 8:30:53 GMT
So have the owls taken up the ecological niche that rats no longer fill? Nope, the pigeons (flying rats) have! A little known fact. Telsa, considered to be an extraordinary visionary of scientific genius, deeply loved a pigeon. When Kat is holding young City Face, she experiences a powerful flash of insight. Coincidence? Probably, but still fun to think about. Wonder if it means Kat finds human hair disgusting and will be screwed over by a businessman guising as an inventor? A pigeon businessman! CITY FACE! |
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Post by TBeholder on May 31, 2013 11:34:26 GMT
A little known fact. Telsa, considered to be an extraordinary visionary of scientific genius, deeply loved a pigeon. When Kat is holding young City Face, she experiences a powerful flash of insight. Coincidence? Probably, but still fun to think about. Gunnerkrigg got a lot of hereditary talents, including Antimony as a descendant of... let's call them "Anselmus and Serpentina" for now. So... Kat comes from a long dynasty of mad scientists too?  So have the owls taken up the ecological niche that rats no longer fill? Nope, the pigeons (flying rats) have! From this, we can infer that whatever factor proved to be more than just selection pressure for rats can be escaped by flying. So it's not because of TicTocs. Maybe... spiders? |
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Post by snipertom on May 31, 2013 13:13:26 GMT
*Headband of +5 straightness worn* *Successful will save; Kat is still attracted to Paz* Just imagine Zimmy wearing a pink headband with a flower! Ahahahahahahaha Also, I noticed this "Kat probably only has action figures she thinks are hot." gunnerkrigg.com/?p=96The question is... was it normal spiders or etheric Zimmingham spiders that caused rats to be replaced by pigeons? |
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Post by Señor Goose on Jun 15, 2013 7:19:10 GMT
So have the owls taken up the ecological niche that rats no longer fill? Nope, the pigeons (flying rats) have! Wonder if it means Kat finds human hair disgusting and will be screwed over by a businessman guising as an inventor? A pigeon businessman! CITY FACE! Diego. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Aug 6, 2014 16:35:52 GMT
I just noticed that it is explicitly stated twice that there are no rats in the court, once after Zimmy gets rained on for the first time, and once in Divine, when Kat says it to Zimmy.
I don't know why that would be significant, but it was apparently worth the panel space to mention it twice.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Aug 6, 2014 22:53:15 GMT
I just noticed that it is explicitly stated twice that there are no rats in the court, once after Zimmy gets rained on for the first time, and once in Divine, when Kat says it to Zimmy. I don't know why that would be significant, but it was apparently worth the panel space to mention it twice. Haven't seen any dogs or cats either. And Paz was so disappointed when she realized the cows in Young's Park were robotic. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=602The only mice seen to date were for experimentation. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=752But there are birds and spiders, plenty of spiders. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=746 www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=198And we saw a spider catch a fly, so flies too. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=332I assume that most animals were purged from the Court along with the trees and anything else that the forest people might control. I suppose the Court couldn't keep the birds completely out or completely exterminate the insects. |
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Post by keef on Aug 7, 2014 22:55:59 GMT
I just noticed that it is explicitly stated twice that there are no rats in the court, once after Zimmy gets rained on for the first time, and once in Divine, when Kat says it to Zimmy. I don't know why that would be significant, but it was apparently worth the panel space to mention it twice. Can't believe I missed that.. I always thought Gamma's remark was important, but completely missed Kat repeating it. Well that's what this thread is for.  |
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Post by increment on Aug 8, 2014 12:59:01 GMT
I just noticed that it is explicitly stated twice that there are no rats in the court, once after Zimmy gets rained on for the first time, and once in Divine, when Kat says it to Zimmy. I don't know why that would be significant, but it was apparently worth the panel space to mention it twice. I remember wondering about that. It's a wonderfully ominous, if vaguely defined, detail that I hope to see refined later on. |
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Post by TBeholder on Aug 12, 2014 13:58:40 GMT
I just noticed that it is explicitly stated twice that there are no rats in the court, once after Zimmy gets rained on for the first time, and once in Divine, when Kat says it to Zimmy. I don't know why that would be significant, but it was apparently worth the panel space to mention it twice. Can't believe I missed that.. I always thought Gamma's remark was important, but completely missed Kat repeating it. Well that's what this thread is for. Speaking of which, now we got a chapter on a ship. |
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Post by KartoffelnMcNugget on Jan 18, 2015 15:30:28 GMT
this is a female: this is a male: Kinda ninja'd by Jim North, by the way Those are huge mice (compared to the hand that is holding them)! that's because they are rats  (i couldn't find a good photo with mice ), but the same rule applies to all the small rodents (mice, rats, hamsters...) |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Jan 18, 2015 15:55:16 GMT
Those are huge mice (compared to the hand that is holding them)! that's because they are rats (i couldn't find a good photo with mice ), but the same rule applies to all the small rodents (mice, rats, hamsters...) Bummer, I was hoping they were Mice Of Unusual Size - European. |
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Post by The Anarch on Jan 18, 2015 16:08:03 GMT
I used to have a male mouse as a pet, and I can vouch for the fact that even though they're smaller overall than rats, proportionately everything in that photo is exactly the same.
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Post by pyradonis on Jul 1, 2017 13:08:47 GMT
Shadow 2 startles a spider (complete with a tiny speech bubble containing only an exclamation mark) when communicating for the first time with Annie. What makes this more interesting is the fact, that spiders seem to be the only regular (not test subject) animals we have ever seen or heard of in the Court (although there must be something the spiders eat). It occasionally popped up in dialogue as well. There are no rats in the Court, only plenty of spiders. |
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Post by pyradonis on Jul 3, 2017 23:23:43 GMT
You're right fish, I forgot about all of these.
Still the thing with the rats gives off some strange vibe.
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Post by bedinsis on May 17, 2019 23:23:03 GMT
I went on an archive binge for this thread. I made the following discovery: Shadow 2 startles a spider (complete with a tiny speech bubble containing only an exclamation mark) when communicating for the first time with Annie. What makes this more interesting is the fact, that spiders seem to be the only regular (not test subject) animals we have ever seen or heard of in the Court (although there must be something the spiders eat). It occasionally popped up in dialogue as well. There are no rats in the Court, only plenty of spiders. , it appears you discovered something twice. Which happens to the best of us, don't get me wrong. |
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Post by pyradonis on May 18, 2019 14:59:59 GMT
I went on an archive binge for this thread. I made the following discovery: Shadow 2 startles a spider (complete with a tiny speech bubble containing only an exclamation mark) when communicating for the first time with Annie. What makes this more interesting is the fact, that spiders seem to be the only regular (not test subject) animals we have ever seen or heard of in the Court (although there must be something the spiders eat). It occasionally popped up in dialogue as well. There are no rats in the Court, only plenty of spiders. , it appears you discovered something twice. Which happens to the best of us, don't get me wrong. D'oh...Actually, when I made the second post, I was not sure if I had posted this discovery before. I thought I had looked through my own posts to make sure. Apparently you are better at finding my own posts than I am! |
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Post by jda on May 18, 2019 20:46:04 GMT
I went on an archive binge for this thread. I made the following discovery: Shadow 2 startles a spider (complete with a tiny speech bubble containing only an exclamation mark) when communicating for the first time with Annie. What makes this more interesting is the fact, that spiders seem to be the only regular (not test subject) animals we have ever seen or heard of in the Court (although there must be something the spiders eat). It occasionally popped up in dialogue as well. There are no rats in the Court, only plenty of spiders. , it appears you discovered something twice. Which happens to the best of us, don't get me wrong. Double discoveries are the best kind of discoveries! |
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(i couldn't find a good photo with mice ), but the same rule applies to all the small rodents (mice, rats, hamsters...)
