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Post by zbeeblebrox on Jan 21, 2017 0:42:27 GMT
"Wow, she really messed you guys up. Thanks for taking care of her though, this one's on the house." |
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Post by saardvark on Jan 21, 2017 1:56:59 GMT
Hands Annie a ribbon with "Honorary Psychopomp" written on it in crayon. Immediately leave ... with the "n" in Honorary and the "c" in Psychopomp written backwards... |
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Post by OGRuddawg on Jan 21, 2017 2:06:23 GMT
Is anyone gonna mention that the psychopomps' eyes are glowing in the same colors as Andrew's reality manipulation threads? I really hope this means they're the rescue squad.
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Post by kralex on Jan 21, 2017 4:37:40 GMT
Don't take this the wrong way... but I kinda hope he dies. It would seem too easy if they all got away scot-free after fighting what was supposed to be sort of the final boss of the Gunnerverse. For the sake of dramatic credibility there needs to be a price for stepping out of their place like this.
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Post by donna on Jan 21, 2017 12:23:42 GMT
The questions is, whether they're there to see who collects him, or whether they'll let him slide due to "services rendered". Both seem unlikely, but the former more so. Unless Smitty is Native American, which was never implied in any way, why would Muut have a claim to him? What if Smitty used to be an animal? |
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Post by donna on Jan 21, 2017 12:27:02 GMT
Why do I get the sinking feeling that Annie may have majorly screwed up here? Not getting the final record, letting Jeanne heal her cut but not thinking about Smitty, hastily shooing them into the ether without getting any answers... Annie's missed a lot of critical pins here. You're not the only one with that feeling. Not only did Annie fail to get a final record by rushing them away, the very act of rushing them off has sped up Smitty's bleeding. And it's not just Annie. Despite completing their mission, this whole thing feels like one big screw up. Their tactics, questionable at best. Their strategy, inherently flawed. I'm having trouble finding the good parts of their plan, to be honest. If I was Dr. Disaster conducting this as a simulation, they'd get a D from me. Poor preparation, poor improvisation, took unnecessary risks in an already high-risk environment, sustained unacceptably high casualties against a single opponent. They only wouldn't flunk because they technically got the ghost into the aether. I think this is too harsh. ROTD welcomed their interference and Jeanne has killed many pschopomps. I give them an A. |
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Post by snowflake on Jan 21, 2017 12:42:24 GMT
What if Smitty used to be an animal? Then why would he be in Queslett? www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=268Also, seems like animals get their own dedicated guides. See: Ketrak. |
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Post by mordekai on Jan 21, 2017 12:44:31 GMT
Psychopomps: Congratulations! You have passed your test! You are a full-fledged Psychopomp now!  Annie: I already told you I don't want to become...  Pscychopomps: Now, grab that guy and take him to the ether. Annie:...  Annie: Kat, would you mind to do whatever you did to manifest in the Ether when you released the elf?  Kat: ?  Kat: Okay.  Psychopomps: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! * they fall on their knees* WE ARE SORRY! WE ARE SORRY, OH MIGHTY ONE! PLEASE SPARE OUR WORTHLESS LIVES! WE WILL DO WHATEVER YOU SAY!!!  Kat: What the...? |
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Post by saardvark on Jan 21, 2017 15:14:52 GMT
Both seem unlikely, but the former more so. Unless Smitty is Native American, which was never implied in any way, why would Muut have a claim to him? What if Smitty used to be an animal? he would definitely be a rockhopper penguin...  |
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Post by saardvark on Jan 21, 2017 15:30:07 GMT
It's strange to me that Annie and Kat don't seem that concerned about Andrew? Maybe it's because I would either be in shock or panicking and they prepared themselves for the eventuality, but as I was reading I was thinking "well if she has time to put her hair clip back in place and smile, then the situation is probably fine". Maybe there was a deal made with the psychopomps beforehand? "Ok as soon as Jeanne is gone you help us deal with the consequences/heal anyone who's dying". yes, others have mentioned this. The priorities are very odd - Annie sends off Jeanne and GG (even though Jeanne is now peaceful and there would seem to be no need to hurry them off), Kat goes to check on Robot instead of help with Smitts. They *must* know something we don't yet... otherwise their behavior is just too callous and unfeeling. |
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 21, 2017 17:38:18 GMT
It could just be compartmentalization. There isn't anything that Annie or Kat can do right now for Smitty. However, it's notable that the whole group was more freaked out when Parley sliced up Robot and Shadow. Let's not forget that Robot is also laying in pieces around here somewhere.
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Post by keef on Jan 21, 2017 23:50:38 GMT
It could just be compartmentalization. There isn't anything that Annie or Kat can do right now for Smitty. However, it's notable that the whole group was more freaked out when Parley sliced up Robot and Shadow. Let's not forget that Robot is also laying in pieces around here somewhere. So happy to see Kat picking up Robot's head, with his eyes still glowing green. |
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Post by goldenknots on Jan 22, 2017 3:05:18 GMT
Annie was focused on Jeanne and her beau, Kat was sorting out the bits of Robot, so they might or might not realize that Smitty is wounded severely. Red and her friend are paying a lot more attention because they were in harms way along with him during the fight.
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 22, 2017 3:34:56 GMT
It could just be compartmentalization. There isn't anything that Annie or Kat can do right now for Smitty. However, it's notable that the whole group was more freaked out when Parley sliced up Robot and Shadow. Let's not forget that Robot is also laying in pieces around here somewhere. So happy to see Kat picking up Robot's head, with his eyes still glowing green. I honest to god missed that somehow, and had to go check the comic again after you posted. :/ Edit: But yeah, it looks like everyone is taking care of what they can: Kat runs away from the boat as soon as it lands, apparently to take care of Robot. Parley is giving Smitty the best care she's able to, while Annie takes care of Jeanne and Mr. Greengenes. Parley can't just bip Smitty away until Annie's work is done; until Jeanne is safely in the ether, Parley can't be 100% sure that all the others are safe (and that she won't be detained by the Court as soon as she returns). Everyone should be able to huddle up on Andrew and George now, and we can get out of this gorge. |
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Post by jda on Jan 22, 2017 3:36:07 GMT
How long would you say has been on real time since the start of the fight? In minutos.
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Post by atteSmythe on Jan 22, 2017 3:41:09 GMT
How long would you say has been on real time since the start of the fight? In minutos. IMO, absolutely no more than 5 minutes from the moment that Jeanne turned hostile. Fighting is hard. |
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Post by Runningflame on Jan 22, 2017 6:20:51 GMT
Both seem unlikely, but the former more so. Unless Smitty is Native American, which was never implied in any way, why would Muut have a claim to him? What if Smitty used to be an animal? |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Jan 22, 2017 16:52:42 GMT
How long would you say has been on real time since the start of the fight? In minutos. IMO, absolutely no more than 5 minutes from the moment that Jeanne turned hostile. Fighting is hard. Your five minute guess seems good to me because... All the etheric stuff and reality warping could be happening outside the normal flow of time, but the inflatable boat puttering to the middle of the river and back again would take a finite amount of real time. Five minute seems reasonable because the boat was already in the middle of the river when the fighting started and I think about five minutes is a reasonable amount of time for them to putter back to shore. The etheric stuff happening outside normal time could explain Annie's apparent lack of urgency. The pushing Jeanne and GG into the ether and the conversation she is about to have with the Psychopomps could occur between the tic and toc of a clock even if it is presented over many pages. |
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Post by warrl on Jan 22, 2017 19:05:40 GMT
Being from Cardiff doesn't necessarily mean Smitty isn't Native American.
However, the odds are against it.
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Post by saardvark on Jan 22, 2017 20:13:13 GMT
Andrew's still conscious, So I'm hopeful (this could change rapidly, of course) Not a good situation but, on the plus side, Robot appears to be 'in the green'. Unless... have all the psychopomps turned up to haggle over Robot (who no longer *quite* qualifies as an electrical appliance)? yes... this is a new jurisdiction (organic appliances), so there is probably no clear designated pomp... they will have to argue for who is more suitable. Naughty Dhoo will start nipping behinds again.... or maybe Robot gets to choose? |
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Post by dawolf on Jan 22, 2017 21:22:05 GMT
I'm missing something. Where does Smitty say he's from Cardiff? The weird eyed guy says that, not Smitty. |
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Post by Runningflame on Jan 22, 2017 22:11:29 GMT
I'm missing something. Where does Smitty say he's from Cardiff? The weird eyed guy says that, not Smitty. What, you mean you don't remember this page?  (I was just joking  ) |
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Post by hp on Jan 23, 2017 0:41:05 GMT
I've been rereading the comic this weekend and noticed this: "If I'd known about any of this, my mother would have a final record... So I have to do it right next time... With Jeanne." Since Annie has explicitly declared that as a personal goal, I guess there might be some plot-relevant reason for that record to end up not happening (or not being shown) when she finally takes Jeanne to the ether. |
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Post by turion on Jan 23, 2017 21:27:13 GMT
Maybe Tom forgot about the final record. He's writing this webcomic on his own, remember, and when you have this many characters and plot threads to take care of, it's easy to let one slip your memory. That's not something you'd forget, I think. Maybe we're just not introduced to the proper way of taking final records yet, could be an etheric deal, which we don't get to see in 'normal' world. Tom giving sassy comments all the time makes me feel like it can't quite be the end yet. Let's look close. Panel 1: Dagger is vanishing, huge amount of blood. Panel 3: Maybe a trick of the eye, but isn't the amount of blood smaller? Panel 4: No blood on Smitty visible at all. (Or is it just his sweater covering it?) Also, a detail in panel 4: Red's (helping?) hand is beginning to extend. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Jan 24, 2017 10:51:19 GMT
That's not something you'd forget, I think. Maybe we're just not introduced to the proper way of taking final records yet, could be an etheric deal, which we don't get to see in 'normal' world. CAN, not necessarily DO in every situation. Keep in mind, there they were already in the ROTD, the librarian guy was right next to them and everything. Out in the field, it might be different. |
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