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Post by legion on Jan 22, 2014 14:35:27 GMT
Wait this guy is flat.
The death departement office drone is flat.
The Beetlejuice hommage juste came back with a vengeance.
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Post by Deepbluediver on Jan 22, 2014 14:45:22 GMT
I'm wondering if what we're seeing isn't from Kat's perspective, and Anny is getting a different image, since she's more in tune with the ether. Kind of like an illusion that only some people are susceptible to. Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. I'm pretty sure that boy she met in the hospital (the one with the burns) is another, and I don't know how many of the other people who she talked to on the night of their death count. |
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Post by csj on Jan 22, 2014 14:48:54 GMT
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Post by legion on Jan 22, 2014 15:26:14 GMT
Your link is empty.
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Post by darlos9d on Jan 22, 2014 15:43:54 GMT
I figure he was going for this. |
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Post by helicopter on Jan 22, 2014 16:03:55 GMT
Makes me wonder if Kat's symbol is brandy new... The blue circle around her symbol denotes "unread." |
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 22, 2014 17:14:57 GMT
The robot secret police bestowed that symbol upon her, and it looks like it was lasting. So, that's evidence that robots can affect the metaphysical, if not specifically evidence that they affect the ether.
Edit: You could also swap "access" for "affect" above, and end up with a slightly different, but still consistent, theory
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Post by zimmyhoo on Jan 22, 2014 17:29:26 GMT
The robot secret police bestowed that symbol upon her, and it looks like it was lasting. So, that's evidence that robots can affect the metaphysical, if not specifically evidence that they affect the ether. Edit: You could also swap "access" for "affect" above, and end up with a slightly different, but still consistent, theory Yep, this is important. I'm still not sure whether this whole ROTD is real, though the fact that some kind of creds are needed seems to bestow it some... credibility. yeeeeah that sucked |
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Post by legion on Jan 22, 2014 17:40:56 GMT
I'm still not sure whether this whole ROTD is real, though the fact that some kind of creds are needed seems to bestow it some... credibility. yeeeeah that sucked Especially since "creds" is short for credentials, which comes the same root as credibility: Latin "credere", to believe, to trust  |
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Post by aaroncampbell on Jan 22, 2014 18:11:10 GMT
I'm still not sure whether this whole ROTD is real, though the fact that some kind of creds are needed seems to bestow it some... credibility. yeeeeah that sucked Especially since "creds" is short for credentials, which comes the same root as credibility: Latin "credere", to believe, to trust Speaking of linguistics, I was wondering about the use of the verb recognize in the last frame today, "I don't recognize this junk!" Is he saying that Kat's symbol is unfamiliar to him? Or is he saying that he does not accept its validity/authority as a credential? Both are valid uses of the verb and would work equally well in this situation, although the results of one use over the other could be quite different. My guess: He is saying the former and implying the latter, with reservation that he needs to submit it to some sort of validation process before it can be considered "registered" or somesuch. Now that would be a fun week or so worth of pages to read! Between-the-lines exposition for us, and hair-raising (it goes up!) introduction to many new and inexplicable things for Kat.  But there's simply no way for us to know what he meant by his reaction to Kat's symbol from what we see here, and judging from Kat's, Mort's and Annie's reactions I think they're equally at a loss. I guess we'll have to wait until Friday to find out. |
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 22, 2014 18:11:59 GMT
I like the ambiguity. I'm looking forward to a chance to tell someone I don't recognize their junk.
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Post by thedoctor on Jan 22, 2014 18:25:19 GMT
Especially since "creds" is short for credentials, which comes the same root as credibility: Latin "credere", to believe, to trust Speaking of linguistics, I was wondering about the use of the verb recognize in the last frame today, "I don't recognize this junk!" Is he saying that Kat's symbol is unfamiliar to him? Or is he saying that he does not accept its validity/authority as a credential? Both are valid uses of the verb and would work equally well in this situation, although the results of one use over the other could be quite different. My guess: He is saying the former and implying the latter, with reservation that he needs to submit it to some sort of validation process before it can be considered "registered" or somesuch. Now that would be a fun week or so worth of pages to read! Between-the-lines exposition for us, and hair-raising (it goes up!) introduction to many new and inexplicable things for Kat. But there's simply no way for us to know what he meant by his reaction to Kat's symbol from what we see here, and judging from Kat's, Mort's and Annie's reactions I think they're equally at a loss. I guess we'll have to wait until Friday to find out. I'm going with both meanings of recognize and hoping that he's going to ask Kat to fill out a pile of paperwork to officially become a "god" (or psychopomp?). THAT would be hilarious! Also, I love the way he says that to Mort; as if Mort has TRIED this before, and gotten shot down. Apparently he comes through here pretty regularly. |
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Post by aaroncampbell on Jan 22, 2014 18:25:39 GMT
I like the ambiguity. I'm looking forward to a chance to tell someone I don't recognize their junk. You, sir, just made me spit my coffee out laughing. |
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Post by thedoctor on Jan 22, 2014 18:34:48 GMT
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Post by Angry Individual on Jan 22, 2014 19:18:17 GMT
I now demand that the waiting room they're in is playing amazing Halloween songs like the Scary Spooky Skeletons and the like.
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Post by Intelligence on Jan 22, 2014 19:29:35 GMT
Is there any reason he should have seen someone's "junk" before?  |
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 22, 2014 19:32:05 GMT
Hah, fantastic - I'd completely forgotten that page |
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Post by thedoctor on Jan 22, 2014 19:50:19 GMT
Hah, fantastic - I'd completely forgotten that page As soon as I saw the remark about "don't recognize their junk," I immediately remembered it. I have a very strong memory of that page; I was kind of shocked that Rich was able to pull off an. entire. PAGE. of "junk" jokes. |
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Post by louisxiv on Jan 22, 2014 22:03:30 GMT
I now demand that the waiting room they're in is playing amazing Halloween songs like the Scary Spooky Skeletons and the like. Perhaps an elevator muzak version of Monster Mash? |
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Post by sapientcoffee on Jan 22, 2014 22:22:50 GMT
Hah, fantastic - I'd completely forgotten that page As soon as I saw the remark about "don't recognize their junk," I immediately remembered it. I have a very strong memory of that page; I was kind of shocked that Rich was able to pull off an. entire. PAGE. of "junk" jokes. Lemme tell you about a physics class I took where we learned the importance of units... |
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Post by Señor Goose on Jan 22, 2014 23:11:46 GMT
I now demand that the waiting room they're in is playing amazing Halloween songs like the Scary Spooky Skeletons and the like. Perhaps an elevator muzak version of Monster Mash? |
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Post by fwip on Jan 23, 2014 1:06:05 GMT
I feel bad for Kat, she only gets one symbol above her head. You know, this is an interesting point. What would Jane Everywoman get if she showed up? Nothing (doesn't seem right. Jones would get nothing)? A blank icon? A timer clock? ;-) I'll bet that Jones wouldn't count as a guest, any more than if Mort were carrying a rock. To me, him being able to call up their credentials like that eliminates the chance that this is one of Mort's illusions. I don't know if that issue had already been closed. Also, I am getting a Grim Fandango vibe as well. Also, when we look at the decorations, we have to keep in mind that probably people who were actually dying saw something quite different. This is the back door, the ghosts may have chosen the decor to be humorous or to blend in or for some other purpose entirely. |
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Post by csj on Jan 23, 2014 1:09:11 GMT
I HATE html code
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Post by thedoctor on Jan 23, 2014 15:44:18 GMT
As soon as I saw the remark about "don't recognize their junk," I immediately remembered it. I have a very strong memory of that page; I was kind of shocked that Rich was able to pull off an. entire. PAGE. of "junk" jokes. Lemme tell you about a physics class I took where we learned the importance of units... Do tell... |
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Post by aaroncampbell on Jan 23, 2014 22:20:28 GMT
All this talk of junk reminded me of this page. Good times! But always, it's interesting to see the different perception Mr. RoTD Secretary Skull here has of Kat vs. the one Zimmy had. Intuitively they seem related somehow, but clearly his is much more abstract whereas hers are much more visceral. (And then there are these perceptions of Kat, but that is on another axis entirely.) |
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Post by spritznar on Jan 24, 2014 5:30:40 GMT
I'm wondering if what we're seeing isn't from Kat's perspective, and Anny is getting a different image, since she's more in tune with the ether. Kind of like an illusion that only some people are susceptible to. ^this. i wondered if maybe the appearance had to do with what one subconsciously expected, and maybe we were seeing kat's view |
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Post by TBeholder on Jan 24, 2014 10:42:54 GMT
Afterlife guide? She guided her mom but that was only once. I'm pretty sure that boy she met in the hospital (the one with the burns) is another, and I don't know how many of the other people who she talked to on the night of their death count. She helped him to get to those two. Though maybe still counts as "the first half of the job". The robot secret police bestowed that symbol upon her, and it looks like it was lasting. So, that's evidence that robots can affect the metaphysical, if not specifically evidence that they affect the ether. They almost certainly used a pre-existing mark. It's possible that they just happened to be correct in its application to the existing situation. Thus, a direct casual link is not demonstrated. Nnno, no. They're still going. |
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 24, 2014 16:33:14 GMT
The robot secret police bestowed that symbol upon her, and it looks like it was lasting. So, that's evidence that robots can affect the metaphysical, if not specifically evidence that they affect the ether. They almost certainly used a pre-existing mark. It's possible that they just happened to be correct in its application to the existing situation. Thus, a direct casual link is not demonstrated. Sure, I agree - it's not proof, but it is evidence. Edit: By which, I don't mean to just be contrary. It's entirely possible that they know of this symbol, and, simply through observing Kat's works, they know it applies. I'm reading (and by my own admission, quite possibly reading too much) into the use of the word "bestow". Edit2: Another possibility is that they gave Kat the (old or new) symbol, and that she took it to heart and, of her own ability, incorporated it into her spirit. |
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