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Post by fwip on Oct 22, 2014 14:16:18 GMT
Wooo badassery! Hopefully Annie won't tire herself out and will be more wary of the Seraphs this time around.
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Post by mangotango on Oct 22, 2014 14:29:49 GMT
What is more, it seems quite implausible that the Court would just let the ship AI go crazy and abduct a whole year of students without somehow being alerted to the situation and trying to intervene... But let's just say that the court already knows about this and isn't doing anything about it? Maybe the court believes that these kids don't need any help from this situation and are letting them solve it themselves? Or maybe this whole mess has been brought about by the court itself (kind of like Residential but to the extreme)? Actually now that I think about it, its pretty uncool to manipulate a student's powers like that... Bud's etheric powers are very powerful; maybe he's been keeping an eye this whole time? (or maybe he's been tagged as well) This can go every single way, honestly. |
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Post by mangotango on Oct 22, 2014 14:32:26 GMT
I'm actually pretty scared of what Zimmy's going through right now. Do you think that destroying a siphon affects her negatively? Hopefully not so much that it's permanent...
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Post by atteSmythe on Oct 22, 2014 14:44:56 GMT
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Post by warrl on Oct 22, 2014 15:43:17 GMT
A saying attributed to Einstein: “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” A statement attributed to probably several million people who are aware of that Einstein quote and drowning in stuff they need to do immediately: "But it isn't working." |
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Post by ctso74 on Oct 22, 2014 15:44:57 GMT
Personally I must say I'm not enjoying this chapter so far.__snip__ All in all it adds in to a chapter which feels really darn underwhelming. Motorboat jumps and robot army interventions aren't that awesome when there's no feeling they're snatching the victory from jaws of defeat. It may be different if you reread the chapter when finished. At three pages a week such a long chapter feels a bit slow. But you have a point; Zimcity feels to "normal", although that can change soon enough. Perhaps if they shut down the siphons, before finding Zimmy, it will flip the Nightmare Fuel Switch. Let's hope. I'm betting, that this will be a two-chapter story, with a twisty reveal separating the two parts. With Zimmy and Lindsey missing, and a Zimmingham of uncertain quality and effect, there is too much up in the air to quickly end it. Unless we get a "deus ex machina", like it was all just a test. |
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Post by eyemyself on Oct 22, 2014 15:55:03 GMT
We do seem to be at a "wait and see stage." I agree with those who've observed that it feels like Rey and the Robots got there too easily. My gut tells me that this means they are probably not the primary solution to the mess. I think we're at the eye of the storm, so to speak, and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Oct 22, 2014 16:30:51 GMT
As a furred creature, you'd think Rey would be more gentle when he waxes someone. Still, Annie took it pretty well -- in fact, I'd say a burning sensation is what she's trying to achieve after all!  The way the lines are drawn, it does appear as though she amplified it and channeled it right back at the robots. The angle of the RIIIIIIP with the flames at her bicep is the same as the angle of her blast, continuing that line but having turned the other direction, with a panel in between as though Annie is either charging up or just savouring the glow for a moment. Such great panel flow and artwork -- love it, Tom! |
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Post by mariposa on Oct 22, 2014 18:25:28 GMT
Ugh, I heart Antimony Carver <3 <3 <3 Excellent treatment of that panel for a n avatar, keef! I very much agree! We do seem to be at a "wait and see stage." I agree with those who've observed that it feels like Rey and the Robots got there too easily. My gut tells me that this means they are probably not the primary solution to the mess. I think we're at the eye of the storm, so to speak, and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Yep yep yep. This is far from over. Things that are still up in the air and will quite likely go horribly wrong: 1. The water filling up the hole. ( OrzBrain) I actually think this is the least likely to be a problem, because Jack is definitely smart enough to understand those physics, and he seems like he knows what he's talking about. Unless he doesn't realize that they're at the bottom of a huge impossible hole, (which is quite possible) or is about to address that on the next page, I trust his decision not to be worried about it. 2. Lindsey has not been accounted for (though my gut is telling me she has just been anxiously treading water outside the hole. She's quite competent, but she wouldn't be the first etherically competent person to be thrown for a loop by Zimmingham.), and 3. neither has Zimmy. ( ctso74, mangotango) Obviously she's super important to what's going on here, plus, whether or not it affects what happens to the other students, I for one am very concerned about the effect being put through all this by the robots will have on her. 4. The Kat/Paz/boat situation. 5. Gamma hasn't appeared for several pages, which makes me concerned... though there have been a lot of other things happening to show, given her importance, even a short absence bothers me. She's much more deserving of a panel (in terms of relevance) then Janet and Willie, so...where is she? 6. The Seraphs have yet to arrive. I'm a little surprised none of y'all have really mentioned this already... I think they're the biggest thing to look our for at the moment. Between their sudden unexpected arrival at the dance, their demonstrated ability to be much more competent, proactive, and even cruel than all the other robots, the surprising discovery of their possession and understanding of etheric technology, and the fact that THEY STILL HAVEN'T SHOWN UP YET, I'm guessing we're in for an exciting reveal when they finally do, regarding their appearance and abilities in this world. Suspense has been building up around them for a while now, and it's got to be leading to something big! (p.s. I'm also among those students who school is currently keeping quite busy.) |
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Post by i on Oct 22, 2014 18:27:18 GMT
Meanwhile the main villain is being surprisingly friendly and affectionate to the girls. A friendly and oblivious villain... abduct a whole year of students The ship. Is. NOT. Evil. And no abductions have happened. There have never been any antagonists or villains in Gunnerkrigg Court, and there never will be. |
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Post by sidhekin on Oct 22, 2014 18:56:53 GMT
5. Gamma hasn't appeared for several pages, which makes me concerned... though there have been a lot of other things happening to show, given her importance, even a short absence bothers me. She's much more deserving of a panel (in terms of relevance) then Janet and Willie, so...where is she? Gamma was last seen in panel 1 of gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1419 (note the haircut). That page had someone commenting on how bad it would be if the boat landed on Gamma. Since no one in-comic has mentioned it yet, I think we can assume no one was hit by the falling boat. As for why she has been absent since, well, she's no action hero/foot soldier (unlike S13, Annie, Janet and Willie) and no leader/manager/tactician (unlike Renard, Annie, RoboKing, and Jack), nor does she speak English, so she could not have a flirt with Renard (like Jenny). She has had nothing to do but watch, largely uncomprehending, and I don't think that is more deserving of a panel than demonstrating the morale boost Annie's rekindling has been to fighters like Janet and Willie. Prediction: She may be up for a panel or two, now that Annie and/or Jack should have time for her, or she may be tagging along, largely uncomprehending, until she's up for getting to Zimmy. |
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Post by fish on Oct 22, 2014 19:20:46 GMT
Personally I must say I'm not enjoying this chapter so far. They're in Zimmingham, the capital of creepiness, the town of terror, the Fun City. There's a crazy robot involved and fleshy horrors. It should be scary. It should be exciting. It's not though. So far the characters have been surprisingly nonchalant about the situation (note Jack and his Wicca girlfriend being all smiles as they find themselves in Zimmy's realm), and there's no real sense of threat or tension or limited time. No faceless Nobodies skulking about, and the faceless robots aren't much of a substitute, even in spidery form. Meanwhile the main villain is being surprisingly friendly and affectionate to the girls. All in all it adds in to a chapter which feels really darn underwhelming. Motorboat jumps and robot army interventions aren't that awesome when there's no feeling they're snatching the victory from jaws of defeat. I have to agree in part. As of yet the chapter is not as terrifying as page 1406 promised it to be. There's just so much going on with the focus devided between different groups of characters and a lot of explanation and exposition. The story doesn't really have time to dwell on the possible nightmares Zimmy's mind has to offer. Zimmy's continued absence does make me worry, though. But I do still enjoy the chapter. It focuses on the kids' problem solving skills, which is always great. And it moves along the organic-robot-body plot, I wonder in which direction. By the way, we are on page 41 already. How long was the longest chapter up till now? 42 pages? I guess this is going to be a two-parter? Or the longest chapter of Gunnerkrigg Court. |
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Post by espional on Oct 22, 2014 20:22:15 GMT
(Making up for my relative silence since I joined, forgive me for length and using an all-inclusive "we".)
I agree with the assessment something seems awry. The pacing is off, somehow; the robot's seemingly-instant arrival stands out to me. In the time since the ship and it's passengers entered Zimmingham, the drone transported the blinker stone to Renard, he made contact with the robots, and traveled an unknown distance across the water to encounter the rift before entering it. The travel time especially seems like it should imply that a long time has passed in Zimmingham, at least if we assume that Zimmingham time is faster (which would be my guess). So how did they get there so fast? If we assume that the ship is in a very small artificial "pseudocean" of some kind (as some speculated by others previously), it makes the lack of a Court rescue even more suspect.
In addition, the large number of people in the unstable environment with no obvious ill effects seems strange. In The Power Station, there were only four people in Zimmy's mind, two of whom have extensive experience with the area already (Gamma/Zimmy) and one who's exhibited some special traits already (Annie) which reduces the likelihood any of them would've been affected. Basically, only one person was there who was vulnerable, and they were afflicted with a whitelegs infestation. What're the odds that in this case, with many more people present, that nobody's been attacked? Even if we assume Jack's case was an exception rather than the norm, it seems unusual that no other students in the entire ship were similarly vulnerable.
Someone already brought up the Nobodies as well, and their lack of presence is also worthy of note. They seem a staple of Zimmingham, and their absence is questionable unless we make some great assumptions about how they work (if their are fewer Nobodies when there are more "real" people, it could be understandable, but I'm not sure I buy that without more evidence).
Finally, there seems to be other odd inconsistencies. How did everyone meet up so quickly? Jack, Annie and Jenny, adjacent in reality, were adjacent in Zimmingham. Seems reasonable; Annie and Zimmy were similarly situated in The Power Station. But other times people close in reality were separated in Zimmingham; Spring Heeled Pt. 2, and even Chapter 19, where Jack was shuffled off somewhere else. So why is everyone so close now? If it took a long time to meet up, what happened in between the groups forming, and why has nobody seen anything strange? Gamma's sudden return, appearing in a location inconsistent with where we saw her earlier, is odd as well. She appears in only two pages before vanishing despite how much knowledge she ought to have about Zimmingham. She hasn't chimed in once since her rescue.
The ease of defeating the ship crew zombie bots and how quickly everyone has suddenly appeared, teamed up and formulated a plan ties off all these oddities. It might be presumptuous of me to say, but I'm not sure I buy that this is as easy as it seems. Something's fishy here, and I can't help but feel that there's something missing here that isn't quite right. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say it's possible that the things we're seeing here are not actually happening in the most literal sense. It might be that this is another "Residential" in the making, hence Zimmy's absence from Zimmingham, but it would require some kind of elaborate system for creating this situation, along with knowledge of the students that, while plausible, seems intrusive (Kat's research for one, along with outing Zimmy/Gamma's situation and, of course, Kat's abilities with technology which even she doesn't seem aware of yet).
I therefore propose some kind of layered effect; the "Inception"-style "Zimmingham-within-Zimmingham and possibly so on. These events may only seem to be happening easily and safely, because that's what this layer presumes; a scary but ultimately non-threatening and quickly-resolvable scenario. It's possible anything seeming to occur from outside intervention (Renard, the robot rescue) is only part of the illusion, and any success will either be false or lead to another aspect of the world, this one far less hospitable.
I'm getting into some pretty conspiracy-level stuff here, so I apologize. It's entirely likely that that's not actually how things will turn out, but I still can't help but shake the feeling that this chapter isn't going to continue as smoothly as it seems to be going. I predict some kind of twist, even if it's not as elaborate as the one I've described. |
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Post by mangotango on Oct 22, 2014 20:24:00 GMT
By the way, we are on page 41 already. How long was the longest chapter up till now? 42 pages? I guess this is going to be a two-parter? Or the longest chapter of Gunnerkrigg Court. Tom did say in his stream a while ago that he was going to make this chapter a very long one, and I dont think it's going to be a two parter...? The title doesn't say "part 1" like the spring heeled two parter did. I'm honestly expecting this to be the longest chapter. |
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Post by Daedalus on Oct 22, 2014 20:25:08 GMT
Personally I must say I'm not enjoying this chapter so far. They're in Zimmingham, the capital of creepiness, the town of terror, the Fun City. No no no, Fun City's more of an outlying suburb. Zimmingham's the real deal. By the way, we are on page 41 already. How long was the longest chapter up till now? 42 pages? I guess this is going to be a two-parter? Or the longest chapter of Gunnerkrigg Court. By my count, we need at least 15 more pages to tie everything up - possibly significantly more. I would be inclined to guess that it'll be another two-part chapter, except that we just did that recently... espional - writing response to your post...will edit in when I finish... |
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Post by The Anarch on Oct 22, 2014 20:31:00 GMT
The ship. Is. NOT. Evil. And no abductions have happened. God let's not have this argument again... If only it were that argument again. Sadly it is the exact same argument continued by the same person very transparently using a new account, probably in an attempt to get past the blocks of those who intimated previously that they were going to put him on ignore. |
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Post by keef on Oct 22, 2014 20:41:32 GMT
What if the seraphs stuck a ward on Zimmy, and she is now for the first time in her life sleeping. No nobody's, no whitelegs, just an empty silent Zimmingham. atteSmythe and mariposa Thanks for the compliments on the new avatar, somehow it was completely obvious |
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Post by Gotolei on Oct 22, 2014 21:02:32 GMT
I've tl;dr'd a lot of this thread so not sure if this has been brought up, but what state are they in? Is this typical zimmyville, where their physical bodies are just blanked out and everything's happening in a heartbeat or are the ship/sailorbots/seraphs actually distorted, and they're inside of the result? About the seraphs.. kinda wonder what other 'tricks' they have. The price tags are effectively defeated as long as Rey's around, and hard hats probably aren't going to block giant fireball of +10 incineration. God let's not have this argument again... If only it were that argument again. Sadly it is the exact same argument continued by the same person very transparently using a new account, probably in an attempt to get past the blocks of those who intimated previously that they were going to put him on ignore. Nah the new account is because his original one got banned. 0/10 not even trying to hide |
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Post by Daedalus on Oct 22, 2014 21:05:17 GMT
espional - my responses to your megapost: (Making up for my relative silence since I joined, forgive me for length and using an all-inclusive "we".) Methinks this kind of post makes up for it  also, I love your avatar haha - you've seen the relevant theory, I assume?  I agree with the assessment something seems awry. The pacing is off, somehow; the robot's seemingly-instant arrival stands out to me. In the time since the ship and it's passengers entered Zimmingham, the drone transported the blinker stone to Renard, he made contact with the robots, and traveled an unknown distance across the water to encounter the rift before entering it. The travel time especially seems like it should imply that a long time has passed in Zimmingham, at least if we assume that Zimmingham time is faster (which would be my guess). So how did they get there so fast? If we assume that the ship is in a very small artificial "pseudocean" of some kind (as some speculated by others previously), it makes the lack of a Court rescue even more suspect. We can assume that Zimminham's time runs faster (because whole chapters have happened inside Zimmingham in an instant outside). However, you're right that that would seemingly present contradictions here - for that matter, (unless there's a massive time gap we're missing) the time metric seems to be bend the other direction: time is running slower inside Zimmingham. To be fair, however, Word of Tom says "there aren't really any steadfast rules to it at all". In addition, the large number of people in the unstable environment with no obvious ill effects seems strange. In The Power Station, there were only four people in Zimmy's mind, two of whom have extensive experience with the area already (Gamma/Zimmy) and one who's exhibited some special traits already (Annie) which reduces the likelihood any of them would've been affected. Basically, only one person was there who was vulnerable, and they were afflicted with a whitelegs infestation. What're the odds that in this case, with many more people present, that nobody's been attacked? Even if we assume Jack's case was an exception rather than the norm, it seems unusual that no other students in the entire ship were similarly vulnerable. Totally agreed. You bring up good points - in fact, nothing threatening or dangerous has been seen originating from Zimmingham so far! (The robots don't count; they were brought in from the outside.) Someone already brought up the Nobodies as well, and their lack of presence is also worthy of note. They seem a staple of Zimmingham, and their absence is questionable unless we make some great assumptions about how they work (if their are fewer Nobodies when there are more "real" people, it could be understandable, but I'm not sure I buy that without more evidence). Reasonable theory (shrug) You point out a LOT of inconsistencies in the current depiction of Zimmingham versus the times we've seen it in the past. I like the Zimmingham-inception theory, but I propose my suggestion: So, as I said above, we have seen none of the hallmarks of Zimmingham: surreal geometries, dangerous etheric creatures, distortion of what is 'real', or Nobodies. So, something is either different or terribly wrong (or there's just no consistency in the rules there, I suppose). This is likely the result of the etheric syphons, whose function we still do not understand. My guesses are below: - The etheric syphons stabilize reality inside Zimmingham. The robots did this to make the Ship's transformation permanent, but it also makes Zimmingham less dangerous/chaotic while they're functioning. It may dispel the Nobodies and spiders and other creatures, and prevent confusing effects such as illusions from happening. Thus, when they destroy the syphons, all hell breaks loose.
- We're not in Zimmy's head. Instead, this reality is being imagined by someone else - perhaps one of the Seraphs. To clarify, the power to distort reality is still coming from Zimmy, but being collected by the etheric syphons and being channeled through somebody else's mind. This would explain the lack of Nobodies, since they are the representations of Zimmy's memories. If someone less unbalanced is controlling the place, it could explain why it's safer.
- Dangerous things are lying in wait. Any second, bad things could start to happen, and Nobodies could start to appear. However, this honestly seems like sloppy storytelling and I trust Tom to do more with this than a simple jump-scare.
- Radical doubt as to who's real. I still think it's possible that Gamma's a nobody, and that Annie has not dispelled her because she doesn't believe that 'Gamma' is fake (like what happened with Kat on their first visit). For that matter, the only beings we know are real are Rey and the new robots who showed up, though we can guess that Annie's real. Anyone else is suspect.
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 22, 2014 21:57:56 GMT
We're not in Zimmy's head. Instead, this reality is being imagined by someone else - perhaps one of the Seraphs. To clarify, the power to distort reality is still coming from Zimmy, but being collected by the etheric syphons and being channeled through somebody else's mind. This would explain the lack of Nobodies, since they are the representations of Zimmy's memories. If someone less unbalanced is controlling the place, it could explain why it's safer. This ascribes absurd amount of competence to Seraphs and whoever made syphons, if it's not the same. From what they have said, it's very simple: magic-users like Annie (or maybe any etherically non-"grey" folk, just not so much) in vicinity create environment where Zimmy can keep from "breaking out" easier. Syphons did the opposite - created the environment where she is less able to hold off the "distortion", limit it or stop once it started (how they planned to stop it once the ship is done is an interesting question, but they were overconfident). On top of this, most magic-users strong enough to be dangerous were ticketed, which may weaken passive effect of their presence, not that it matters much when they aren't very close. |
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Post by Gotolei on Oct 22, 2014 22:05:16 GMT
We're not in Zimmy's head. Instead, this reality is being imagined by someone else - perhaps one of the Seraphs. To clarify, the power to distort reality is still coming from Zimmy, but being collected by the etheric syphons and being channeled through somebody else's mind. This would explain the lack of Nobodies, since they are the representations of Zimmy's memories. If someone less unbalanced is controlling the place, it could explain why it's safer. This ascribes absurd amount of competence to Seraphs and whoever made syphons, if it's not the same. From what they have said, it's very simple: magic-users like Annie (or maybe any etherically non-"grey" folk, just not so much) in vicinity create environment where Zimmy can keep from "breaking out" easier. Syphons did the opposite - created the environment where she is less able to hold off the "distortion", limit it or stop once it started (how they planned to stop it once the ship is done is an interesting question, but they were overconfident). On top of this, most magic-users strong enough to be dangerous were ticketed, which may weaken passive effect of their presence, not that it matters much when they aren't very close. Curiously enough they don't seem to have ticketed Gamma, the person known for usually providing a stabilizing environment (more or less) to Zimmy. Maybe the tags don't work that way or something. |
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Post by todd on Oct 22, 2014 22:28:58 GMT
It's also possible that the Nobodies haven't shown up because Tom felt that there wasn't anything new you could do with them after "Power Station".
(And are the Nobodies really a threat? Zimmy's scared of them, but she's also scared of Kat for being the center of a robot religion that Kat's barely aware of. The Nobodies were easily disposed of by Annie and Gamma without actually menacing anyone - beyond looking creepy. Perhaps they simply represent some bad memories from Zimmy's time in Birmingham, before she and Gamma came to the Court - passers-by who looked down on her as just some strange-looking and anti-social homeless kid on the street, maybe?)
I certainly think that we need to wait and see how the story goes before judging it. Reynardine's rescue party may be just the start of how they get out of this situation, not the U.S. Cavalry arriving to solve everything.
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Post by keef on Oct 22, 2014 22:35:08 GMT
By the way, we are on page 41 already. How long was the longest chapter up till now? 42 pages? I guess this is going to be a two-parter? Or the longest chapter of Gunnerkrigg Court. Tom did say in his stream a while ago that he was going to make this chapter a very long one, and I dont think it's going to be a two parter...? The title doesn't say "part 1" like the spring heeled two parter did. I'm honestly expecting this to be the longest chapter. First chapter of Spring Heeled didn't say part 1, and on the other hand you might call ROTD / See Ya a two parter. But I agree that it is probably going to be a long chapter. I think it's a turning point, the whole build-up seems to lead to a disaster. And of course: Welcome to the forum mangotango |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Oct 23, 2014 0:00:18 GMT
Jenny's expression in the last panel is very ambiguous. Maybe Rey will smell Jenny's scent on the tag he ripped off of Annie, and quietly mention it to Annie after they're safe. That's beyond grasping at straws. I know the horse is dead, but its my only horse! |
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Post by descoladavirus on Oct 23, 2014 0:00:36 GMT
...okay, seriously, where is everyone these days? Discussion threads keep getting shorter and slower... I'll answer that with another quote if that's ok with you. True, but we usually excel at making the unremarkable a topic of debate (eg Zimmy/Jenny debate) haha The whole fan thing about Jenny disgusted me. I don't expect everyone to set aside their personal desires for the story of GK, I don't expect them to keep themselves from investing their wants when introduced to a new character... I do expect them to treat Tom's storytelling and characters with the respect brilliant creations of a brilliant mind deserve. As a furred creature, you'd think Rey would be more gentle when he waxes someone. Still, Annie took it pretty well -- in fact, I'd say a burning sensation is what she's trying to achieve after all! The way the lines are drawn, it does appear as though she amplified it and channeled it right back at the robots. The angle of the RIIIIIIP with the flames at her bicep is the same as the angle of her blast, continuing that line but having turned the other direction, with a panel in between as though Annie is either charging up or just savouring the glow for a moment. Such great panel flow and artwork -- love it, Tom! Imagine being unable to breathe. The first thing you would do when you can is take a nice deep breath and savor the influx of oxygen into your lungs. |
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Post by fwip on Oct 23, 2014 0:30:30 GMT
- Radical doubt as to who's real. I still think it's possible that Gamma's a nobody, and that Annie has not dispelled her because she doesn't believe that 'Gamma' is fake (like what happened with Kat on their first visit). For that matter, the only beings we know are real are Rey and the new robots who showed up, though we can guess that Annie's real. Anyone else is suspect.
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 23, 2014 1:10:22 GMT
Curiously enough they don't seem to have ticketed Gamma, the person known for usually providing a stabilizing environment (more or less) to Zimmy. Maybe the tags don't work that way or something. To this end, they physically dragged her away. And probably planned to simply drag her back to Zimmy when they are finished. Like a control rod. As to the using abilities as such... what those are - telepathy? This puts her on the same list as Paz. |
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Post by Daedalus on Oct 23, 2014 1:49:39 GMT
- Radical doubt as to who's real. I still think it's possible that Gamma's a nobody, and that Annie has not dispelled her because she doesn't believe that 'Gamma' is fake (like what happened with Kat on their first visit). For that matter, the only beings we know are real are Rey and the new robots who showed up, though we can guess that Annie's real. Anyone else is suspect.
I believe that Rey is a good judge of somebody-ness. It may be that a character who mostly exists in the ether is blinder than a normal human...we do not know. Ooh! I thought of possibility 5: - Zimmingham residents are drawn to one's etheric presence. Jack was infested because he has some etheric abilities that we still have not seen. Nobody's been visible yet, because the tags muted them, but now that Annie's taken her tag off...all hell is about to break loose.
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Post by csj on Oct 23, 2014 8:01:34 GMT
The siphons seemingly drain off the excess power generated by Zimmy's mind, instead using it to fuel self-warping via Kat. Presumably, this is accomplished with the etheric energy that would otherwise manifest within Zimmingham (eg; 'nobodies') and half explains why these phenomena are not present right now.
That said, those generally take a while to appear anyway. A possible explanation is that enough energy is left un-siphoned to sustain the unreality within a defined area, but not enough to lead to anything particularly grimdark. Problem with destroying the siphons in this scenario is if it leads everyone to end up in her mind instead of jumping back into reality straight away.
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Post by sebastian on Oct 23, 2014 10:12:41 GMT
...okay, seriously, where is everyone these days? Discussion threads keep getting shorter and slower... I don't comment unless I really have something interesting to say; I'm not going to comment just for the sake of throwing my voice out there. And right now we're kinda at a point in the story where things are just sort of continuing. There's no big revelations or moral/philosophical debates to be had in the action sequences, usually. You can't even bring up the "so did Annie just commit murder?" thing because the ship robots are more like autonomous limbs rather than being separately sentient. All that being said, it occurred to me that the "bad guy" in this story, the ship, is basically a Godzilla-sized version of Pinocchio with Kat playing the part of Jiminy Cricket. More like the Blue Fairy. Paz could be Jiminy Cricket. Let's just hope it goes better then in the original story for her. |
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