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Post by cu on Sept 3, 2014 7:41:37 GMT
Could one of those carry Annie through one of those burnout pregnancies that run in the family?
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Post by smurfton on Sept 3, 2014 7:42:37 GMT
Hold on. Didn't this sealing thing happen to a tree-dog (bark?)
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Post by philman on Sept 3, 2014 7:43:46 GMT
Knowing the logic of the robots in this comic I'm just waiting for the robot's anti-Annie measure to be unexpectedly countered by Annie just peeling the sticker off her arm...
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Post by The Anarch on Sept 3, 2014 7:45:40 GMT
Y'know, it's actually awfully kind of the robots to get Annie the patch to help her stop smoking.
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Post by TBeholder on Sept 3, 2014 7:45:57 GMT
I don't know... There are not merely "fire-type abilities", but intrinsic properties of a fire-based creature. As in - suppose Annie shifts to her glorious elemental form?.. It's just another part of herself, no? Conversely, she may just keel over again. Beats tear gas and rubber bullets, I suppose. Of course. Organics tend to fall apart when heated. Also... what you doin' there Winsbury? Yup. He's completely off that tricked out horse. Janet is conspicuously not by his side at the moment. Wonder if we'll see her springing to action. Maybe she left at the first sign of robot mutiny... to get that Battle Flute from her baggage. She's gonna judo flip the crap outta some robots. "And then she took a good swing with this Seraph" "You mean, took a swing at a Seraph?" "She did that, too" Knowing the logic of the robots in this comic I'm just waiting for the robot's anti-Annie measure to be unexpectedly countered by Annie just peeling the sticker off her arm... Yup. Also, it looks like the almighty talisman, ultimately, is a... piece of paper. Or, at best, laminated paper. On glue. |
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Post by eightyfour on Sept 3, 2014 8:02:00 GMT
Helmets alone aren't going to stop Annie and they know that. No, they've got something more up their proverbial sleeves. Told ya!  Note by the way how Annie is only attacking the sailorbots, which are dummy terminals, as Kat has confirmed, thus refraining from harming sentient creatures. They are of course the ones getting handsy with Zimmy and Gamma, but the real immediate threat are the S-models. Let's not forget they have high-powered lasers in their eyes. |
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Post by Angry Robot on Sept 3, 2014 8:20:54 GMT
This reminds me of the "Mr Vampire" films that Channel 4 showed in a kung fu horror comedy season back in the 80s (yeah, I'm old). A Taoist priest immobilises Chinese hopping vampires (no, I'm not joking!) by sticking rune-covered labels on their foreheads. Jiangshi (hopping vampires)Immobilising talismen |
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Post by foresterr on Sept 3, 2014 8:25:09 GMT
Let's not forget they have high-powered lasers in their eyes. Oh come on. Wackiness of current hijinks notwithstanding, I think no Court robot would actually get murderous. Ever. And what else is a laser good for in this situation? EDIT: Oh, right. Laserfence, assuming the cows blabbed ;-) |
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Post by keef on Sept 3, 2014 8:36:49 GMT
Is anyone else reminded of a certain someone's bone lasers? You think the absent father may be involved somehow? Could one of those carry Annie through one of those burnout pregnancies that run in the family? No reason to think Anthony is involved, but he would be very much interested to know the way this works. Annie that is a rookie mistake. Make first that you are safe before helping others. Yeah, Ysengrin will not be happy. |
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Post by Elysium on Sept 3, 2014 9:29:44 GMT
William is not amused.
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Post by zimmyzims on Sept 3, 2014 9:40:39 GMT
I think I figured out the text in that sticker they put on Annie:
"NOT fire elemental"
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Post by dliessmgg on Sept 3, 2014 10:00:56 GMT
Is it time for Jack to spring a heel yet?
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Post by wanderer on Sept 3, 2014 10:27:03 GMT
Knowing the logic of the robots in this comic I'm just waiting for the robot's anti-Annie measure to be unexpectedly countered by Annie just peeling the sticker off her arm... I was about to ask "Why doesn't Annie just pull the paper off?" |
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Post by eightyfour on Sept 3, 2014 10:35:51 GMT
A Taoist priest immobilises Chinese hopping vampires (no, I'm not joking!) by sticking rune-covered labels on their foreheads. Paper talismans exist in several religions, most prominently they are known as "Ofuda" in Shintoism. They are used for all kinds of blessings like wards against evil. There's actually a whole sub-genre of 80's Asian horror comedies where this kind of thing is a fairly common theme. One of the most well known is probably A Chinese Ghost Story. |
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Post by keef on Sept 3, 2014 10:56:32 GMT
Knowing the logic of the robots in this comic I'm just waiting for the robot's anti-Annie measure to be unexpectedly countered by Annie just peeling the sticker off her arm... I was about to ask "Why doesn't Annie just pull the paper off?" "Something" happened when the seraph stuck the paper on. That effect might last even if she pulls it off. She'll try next page. |
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Post by sidhekin on Sept 3, 2014 11:01:30 GMT
So, the troublesome student is met with a suspension.
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Post by eyemyself on Sept 3, 2014 11:03:22 GMT
I think I figured out the text in that sticker they put on Annie: " NOT fire elemental" Well, that sounds like something the robots would write. |
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Post by todd on Sept 3, 2014 11:12:02 GMT
Maybe the paper can't be removed except by the robots.
Truth to tell, I suspect that Lindsey, rather than the students, will be the one to solve this problem (perhaps by talking to the ship and getting it to realize that she's happily married and that it should respect that - and certainly not endanger the lives of others to pursue her - though I'm afraid that doesn't seem to work that often with stalker-types).
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Post by Reynaerde on Sept 3, 2014 11:29:22 GMT
It's a talisman Post-it note!
It would be pretty pointless if the effects wear of the moment the paper is removed, let's see how that plays out.
Also, wondering what tricks dear Winsbury has up his sleeve, he looks mighty pissed in that last panel.
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Post by alpacalypse on Sept 3, 2014 12:31:14 GMT
I'm actually excited to see how the story plays out without Annie saving the day. We don't see much of the rest of the students so I'd love to see them in action. Even if it is just standing up to the robots and them backing down cause they "can't" hard the students.
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Post by ctso74 on Sept 3, 2014 13:24:30 GMT
"Your fire-type abilities are temporarily suspended."
If the talismans are power specific, then I doubt the Seraphs brought one for Zimmy. But if someone else knows how to make one (Jack), and talismans work on Zimmy, then they could force a stalemate.
Also, Annie's ability to help Zimmy "keep it together" probably isn't a fire ability.
Edit: Come to think of it, Jack did storm off somewhere. Maybe, it was to make just such a talisman.
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Post by mariposa on Sept 3, 2014 13:36:33 GMT
Is this going to be a lesson about Annie developing her diplomatic skills, and how combative instincts are less applicable in the Court?
also: poor Gamma. That dynamic duo needs to be reunited post-haste. Perhaps this is finally the time when Zimmy will control her manipulations, in order to disarm the robots.
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Post by Fishy on Sept 3, 2014 13:43:46 GMT
Maybe I'm just eager to see some fireworks, but I think now would be a wonderful time for subject Zeta to perform an etheric distortion. Preferably below level 6. Also preferably without terrorizing anyone on the ship, harming anyone not a robot, and... Actually she should probably just get back to Gamma.
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Post by Deepbluediver on Sept 3, 2014 14:10:34 GMT
You'd think that someone who spent 100 years being trained by the bravest warriors of the tree people would have better reflexes.  Where did the seraphs get so in tune with the ether that they could create something like that? Unless there's a how to guide on the etheric-interwebs The court has long been involved with etheric research- we've seen evidence of it when Katja used that magic-tech computer program thingy to neutralize Reynardine. If the information is stored in a database somewhere, I wouldn't imagine it was too difficult for the robots to access and replicate, at least to a minor degree. What I'm really wondering is if there isn't some reason that Annie can't just pull that sticker off. The robots could be using something super-glue or something, I guess, or it could be that the reaction knocks her powers offline for a time, sticker or not. Or I guess we could be headed for a moment where Annie just pulls it off and all the robots go "Hey you're not allowed to do that! Why did we think she wouldn't do that?" Could one of those carry Annie through one of those burnout pregnancies that run in the family? I got the impression that it wasn't so much the pregnancy itself as what happened afterwards. The power will be drained from mother to child over the course of it's lifespan, and a sticker would just suppress ones ability to use the ether, not cut it off at the source. That's pure speculation though. |
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Post by darlos9d on Sept 3, 2014 14:23:57 GMT
You kid, but that was a pretty piss-poor display of spacial awareness. I'm actually a little mad right now. I hate it when a powerful character gets taken down so easily that its almost questionable. |
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Post by fish on Sept 3, 2014 14:25:40 GMT
A Taoist priest immobilises Chinese hopping vampires (no, I'm not joking!) by sticking rune-covered labels on their foreheads. Paper talismans exist in several religions, most prominently they are known as "Ofuda" in Shintoism. They are used for all kinds of blessings like wards against evil. There's actually a whole sub-genre of 80's Asian horror comedies where this kind of thing is a fairly common theme. One of the most well known is probably A Chinese Ghost Story. Why go back to the 80's when you can have younger pop culture references? The talismans have always been my favorite part of Sailor Mars' powers:  |
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Post by aaroncampbell on Sept 3, 2014 14:29:03 GMT
Yay, just realized (should have caught this on Monday) that Annie's "throwing" lefty!
Having looked back through the strip, it looks like she's ambidextrous. Primarily right-handed for writing (though an instance of left-handed when Zimmy was in her subconscious) and tool use a mix of right and left. Not quite sure which is naturally dominant; she may have been taught righty just to be socially convenient for tools and whatnot. Interesting!
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Post by Deepbluediver on Sept 3, 2014 14:45:15 GMT
You kid, but that was a pretty piss-poor display of spacial awareness. I'm actually a little mad right now. I hate it when a powerful character gets taken down so easily that its almost questionable. Maybe tossing fire around takes more concentration than we thought? Particularly if she doesn't want to accidentally give Gamma a who lot of interesting/painful facial scars. Another thing to consider- these are supposed to be guardian robots, of a sort, I think. Look at how they snuck up on and disabled Robot, afterall. More evidence is when the older model dueled the beast-machine in Jeanne's tomb. Yes it was a show but it was still pretty acrobatic and athletic. It's possible that they are faster/sneakier/stronger than we've really seen them to be so far. But yes, I agree with you about powerful characters being taken out of action for arbitrary reasons- I think of that as the Superman Paradox (once you make someone look awesome and incredibly powerful, how do you keep them from solving every problem in an instant?) Could there have been any other alternatives? A robot made entirely out of asbestos perhaps?  |
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Post by wynne on Sept 3, 2014 14:53:36 GMT
Also... what you doin' there Winsbury? Coming to the rescue perhaps? Janet is conspicuously not by his side at the moment. Wonder if we'll see her springing to action. You can't use a sticker to stop sick archery skills! Edit: But for real, I'm super excited to see if we'll learn what some of the other students' powers are. And if they'll all come to the defense of Zimmy and Gamma, which would hopefully be a turning point in their relations with other students. |
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Post by sleepcircle on Sept 3, 2014 15:08:40 GMT
You kid, but that was a pretty piss-poor display of spacial awareness. I'm actually a little mad right now. I hate it when a powerful character gets taken down so easily that its almost questionable. it's not any more questionable than the NO-EYE program the court used to bind renardine; exact same principles, different execution. Annie was taken off guard because when she turned around to face her assailant, it was holding a tiny slip of paper and saying "excuse me" to her. These are not the generally accepted parameters of an assault. momentary confusion isn't really a surprise i think--though it's probably not a mistake she'd make again. what i am more interested in is how the court will react to what is basically mutiny when this is all over, and what the robots' internal justification for this action is. |
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