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Post by Interactive System Error on Oct 12, 2015 8:00:41 GMT
That's not what Muut said! And Mort was like" "It was his idea that it was my idea. I think?" Anyway, Muut actually handed it to her, with the story that Mort asked him to. |
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Post by Gotolei on Oct 12, 2015 8:03:18 GMT
That's not what Muut said! And Mort was like" "It was his idea that it was my idea. I think?" Anyway, Muut actually handed it to her, with the story that Mort asked him to. Also I like how a simple visit between friends is turning into.. this. Might not bode well for future visits if this goes south, at least if the court hears about it? |
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Post by arf on Oct 12, 2015 8:04:25 GMT
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Post by arf on Oct 12, 2015 8:12:38 GMT
I think we're about to get our 're-meeting'. Well, if it wasn't Ys then, sooner or later, it probably would have been Jones. (Speaking of which, she's been keeping a very low profile of late. Then again, so's Red. And as for Basil...!) |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 12, 2015 8:16:04 GMT
Let me put it this way. The blinker stone is a lens for thought. Antimony was using it as a tourniquet for her emotion(s). Sudden circulation flow back to a limb like that is what causes arms and legs to "fall asleep." [edit] Yank off the appliance, restore circulation, blood goes rushing into the vessels, and it hurts like hell. People can die from the shock of that... and they have after being pinned in car crashes or under debris and getting suddenly carelessly freed.[/edit] My wild spec is that's going to happen to Antimony's mind. Or if that's too complex, think of it as a mental band-aid being torn off. Also there's the problem of the anger elemental wandering around getting its own memories, possibly. Prepare for sudden reintegration. On the plus side, at least nobody else has seen that thing yet so it isn't in anyone else's stories.
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 12, 2015 8:57:29 GMT
Hmm. Yeah I don't see this going over too well, at least not in the short term. Assuming it will work the way 'Grin seems to expect it to work, the next 20 seconds or so are going to be fun. Or, more likely, !!FUN!! and revealing that he didn't actually break the stone and is actually quite the stage magician. What would this achieve? He probably could overload it with magic enough to flush Annie's imprint out. Straightforward crushing stuff is more in his style, however. I wonder if Andrew's abilities are going to play into how the next few pages will turn out. Also a good point. But there still will be some fun. |
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Post by warrl on Oct 12, 2015 9:09:44 GMT
Sure, fair point Ysengrin. But that was kind of one of only a few remaining keepsakes Annie had of a friend, so like, couldn't you have locked it in a magical tree wolf pocket until she got her mojo back? I'm guessing there's nowhere Ysengrin could put the stone that Annie couldn't fetch it back. As long as it exists (as a single object) AND she thinks it exists. Wolves aren't big on keepsakes and souvenirs. As he sees it, Annie is using the stone to hold herself back, so she needs to be separated from it - and once she learns to deal with that she won't need it any more, so there's no point in returning it to her. |
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Post by freeformline on Oct 12, 2015 9:31:17 GMT
This portrayal of events is demonstratively false. I simply decline to accept that Ysengrin's shiny 'pop' could destroy any form of a rock. Well the trick is that it is a stone, not a rock. Trust me, I'm a geologist! |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 12, 2015 9:39:50 GMT
This portrayal of events is demonstratively false. I simply decline to accept that Ysengrin's shiny 'pop' could destroy any form of a rock. How about his dull ol' grandpop? |
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Oct 12, 2015 10:07:49 GMT
Play time...
puts on sunglasses
...is over.
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Post by lumos on Oct 12, 2015 10:11:26 GMT
Hopefully this gives her just enough push to have to face this issue she has. She needs to look at her relationship with her father, but also look at how she approaches her own powers. She has used this stone like a training wheels (as someone above noted) and, thus, treats her power like something not hers. She needs to embrace it and understand it as herself.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Oct 12, 2015 11:22:22 GMT
I understand why Ysengrin destroyed the blinker stone, but it is like kicking the crutches out from under someone.
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Post by joshua on Oct 12, 2015 12:25:34 GMT
Ysengrin's hand is really nicely drawn.
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Post by agasa on Oct 12, 2015 13:01:53 GMT
I had an happening much like Mort's debacle with the blinker stone recently, involving a red rose and a broken friendship. Mort has awakened my sad feels. Thanks, Mr. Just a Ghost. You won't be forgotten. |
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Post by Sky Schemer on Oct 12, 2015 13:36:01 GMT
Well, so much for Jack burrowing it... A *pop* is not a *crack* however, he might have put it into a pocket dimension or hidden it somewhere in his tree-body-abomination-thing... *pop* is not a good sound if you are a stone in the GC universe. |
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Post by Daedalus on Oct 12, 2015 13:44:18 GMT
I had an happening much like Mort's debacle with the blinker stone recently, involving a red rose and a broken friendship. Mort has awakened my sad feels. Thanks, Mr. Just a Ghost. You won't be forgotten. Were you Mort or Annie in this falling-out? I hope it resolved itself  or does in the future. |
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Post by Trillium on Oct 12, 2015 15:47:58 GMT
Tree and plant roots are strong enough to break stones. They do it all the time, usually slower. Now Ysengrin has broken Annie's Blinker stone, poor stone. We will see if the Fire Elemental comes flying to reunite with Annie. Ysengrin may have to deal with a very angry Annie.
As for the stone, back in Ch 21, Blinking, Anja explained that the stone was a lens to help the mind focus and some people develop their psychic abilities to the point that they don't need the stone. Whether Annie puts her stone back together or gets a new one she'll probably evolve to the point where she doesn't need it. She may need a stone to deal with Jeanne. Remember Jeanne?
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Post by goldenknots on Oct 12, 2015 16:06:13 GMT
Tree and plant roots are strong enough to break stones. They do it all the time, usually slower. Now Ysengrin has broken Annie's Blinker stone, poor stone. We will see if the Fire Elemental comes flying to reunite with Annie. Ysengrin may have to deal with a very angry Annie. As for the stone, back in Ch 21, Blinking, Anja explained that the stone was a lens to help the mind focus and some people develop their psychic abilities to the point that they don't need the stone. Whether Annie puts her stone back together or gets a new one she'll probably evolve to the point where she doesn't need it. She may need a stone to deal with Jeanne. Remember Jeanne? The blinker stone was actually a weakness in her encounter with Jeanne, so its absence will not be a problem when they meet again. |
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Post by Grabix on Oct 12, 2015 16:15:42 GMT
So... her fire is her life-force, but it's also her anger? So her anger is her life? Wow... i'm scared... sounds almost like: Made Of Evil (tv trope) |
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Post by l33tninja on Oct 12, 2015 16:20:12 GMT
I understand why Ysengrin destroyed the blinker stone, but it is like kicking the crutches out from under someone. I don't think Ysengrin is much of a therapist. He's more of a tough love guy. |
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Post by freeman on Oct 12, 2015 16:27:43 GMT
Well, I've been wrong every single times I've tried to guess the next page, but... Panel 1: Ysengrin: "Please focus your anger to the one who deserves it." Panel 2: The fire-elemental takes off. Panel 3: Annie: "Wtf." Panel 4 + the next two pages: Annie combines with her fire-emental with visuals similar to the sword fight between Jones and Eglamore except this time it wont *suck. (*Tom said himself so!)  forecast2.png (131.97 KB) |
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Post by kelantar on Oct 12, 2015 16:58:55 GMT
This portrayal of events is demonstratively false. I simply decline to accept that Ysengrin's shiny 'pop' could destroy any form of a rock. Why not? He turned a robotic bird into dust back in Chapter 14. I understand why Ysengrin destroyed the blinker stone, but it is like kicking the crutches out from under someone. Maybe. But in that case it's kicking the crutches out from underneath someone whose legs healed months ago. |
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Post by ctso74 on Oct 12, 2015 17:03:33 GMT
I love this Rashomon-like storytelling. It is a different story when seen from different characters' perspectives. I find this amazing and I am riveted to the screen. If the world ended tomorrow, not seeing the resolution of Gunnerkrigg Court would be among my biggest regrets. Oh dear. An apocalypse was scheduled for tomorrow at 2:30. Now, it will have to be rescheduled. Way to go, Rasselas. I really want to trust Ysengrin, but this might get pretty tricky. As far as we know, he's thinking if she's truly strong she'll survive. And if she's not... *shrug* |
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Post by l33tninja on Oct 12, 2015 18:25:51 GMT
I just had a thought (maybe this is a theory others have had, but let me have my moment, people, come on!). Perhaps Ysengrin, who refers to the blinker stone as a "toy", can see in Annie that she can do all the things the blinker stone can do without it. Maybe it's a little bit of the magic feather syndrome. I don't doubt that Ysengrin has seen some real etheric power in his day, and maybe Annie just needs to realize a little bit more of her abilities.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 12, 2015 18:29:36 GMT
I understand why Ysengrin destroyed the blinker stone, but it is like kicking the crutches out from under someone. He's a wolf. There is no place for crippled wolves in wolf society. [edit] I wasn't sure what would happen if the blinker stone were to be destroyed with Antimony separated... until Ysengrin told me by destroying it. He doesn't believe it will kill her and he doesn't care if this is going to sting because as an adult (wolf) he has decided that she should stop living as a weak person. And to Ys, perchance if he is proven wrong and it does kill her (the comic would be over so that's not likely) but she would have died of something else anyway sooner rather than later, as it proves she wasn't just acting weak but she was weak. [/edit] |
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Post by elebenty on Oct 12, 2015 20:06:21 GMT
Let me put it this way. The blinker stone is a lens for thought. Antimony was using it as a tourniquet for her emotion(s). Sudden circulation flow back to a limb like that is what causes arms and legs to "fall asleep." Well close enough for government work. Falling asleep is the lack of circulation (thanks, tourniquet.) The sudden flow back is the hellish "Pins & Needles" afterwards. [edit] Yank off the appliance, restore circulation, blood goes rushing into the vessels, and it hurts like hell. People can die from the shock of that... and they have after being pinned in car crashes or under debris and getting suddenly carelessly freed.[/edit] My wild spec is that's going to happen to Antimony's mind. Or if that's too complex, think of it as a mental band-aid being torn off. Agreed, it won't be a perfect elastic return, there's bound to be some brittle deformation. This portrayal of events is demonstratively false. I simply decline to accept that Ysengrin's shiny 'pop' could destroy any form of a rock. Well the trick is that it is a stone, not a rock. Trust me, I'm a geologist! There are a lot of us cruising webcomic comments/threads. I'd have to argue with you on that "stone is not a rock" Venn diagram you made, though. While it's true not all rocks are minerals, the purest of gemstones are made of a single mineral... and a rock can be made of a single mineral. </geek> |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 12, 2015 20:16:42 GMT
Let me put it this way. The blinker stone is a lens for thought. Antimony was using it as a tourniquet for her emotion(s). Sudden circulation flow back to a limb like that is what causes arms and legs to "fall asleep." Well close enough for government work. Falling asleep is the lack of circulation (thanks, tourniquet.) The sudden flow back is the hellish "Pins & Needles" afterwards. Sorry about that folks, I'm a get-up-and-move-around-before-that-happens sort of guy (even on long flights) and always have been so I don't think I've ever experienced that at full blast and I don't quite get it. I've seen it happen to others though and it's quite hilarious. |
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Post by nero on Oct 12, 2015 20:47:01 GMT
It seemed that her fire was bound or locked inside the blinker stone. Not sure if its only visible in the ether and only the ex-bunny will see it. Its good that Smitty is here, he can also help
Annie work through her feelings. Or this could be a really bad time for Parley to be missing.
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Post by Sky Schemer on Oct 12, 2015 22:07:36 GMT
Yet more parallels between Tony and Ysengrin. They seem to have similar screw-you parenting styles. Ysengrin can, I guess, play the "I'm a wolf" card here. Which is marginally better than "I'm just a lousy dad".
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Post by matoyak on Oct 12, 2015 22:41:18 GMT
I love Annie's expression in panel 5 Very Prequel for some reason. Very Prequel? Is this a Star Wars Prequel trilogy reference? Like, how the actors have no emotion on display and don't give two shits, or did I miss the ref? This portrayal of events is demonstratively false. I simply decline to accept that Ysengrin's shiny 'pop' could destroy any form of a rock. I dunno, certain forms of pop* are known to be able dissolve quite a few rocks  *coke/soda/carbonated beverage, whichever form you're familiar with. ETA: Of course the post that gets quoted is the one where I didn't catch the spelling error. *annoyed sigh* What's this about an Estimated Time of Arrival on a spelling error? Hmm. Yeah I don't see this going over too well, at least not in the short term. Assuming it will work the way 'Grin seems to expect it to work, the next 20 seconds or so are going to be fun. Or, more likely, !!FUN!! I wonder if Andrew's abilities are going to play into how the next few pages will turn out. Also a good point. But there still will be some fun. For Dorfy* values of fun, f'sure. *Dwarf Fortress EDIT: Also, I'm going to redeem one "Happy to for once be right" token on my "this has a similar feel to the 'You are weak' segment of the story" statement from update before last's thread. |
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