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Post by saardvark on Apr 24, 2017 4:08:44 GMT
Those three panels give the initial impression that Annie is looking worriedly at Parley and Smitty. Looking more closely at the last panel, however, I realise they're on Annie's left, and that she's looking to her right over the bridge. Indeed, Smitty and Parley look away from the river and away from each other, as if they were avoiding thinking about what transpired down there. Meanwhile, Annie looks down (both downwards and depressed) and away from the couple. Actually, both Smitty (to the R of Parley) and Parley away from each other.... which means Parley looks towards the river (where Jeanne was), Smitty looks towards either Annie or the river, and Annie looks to her R, again to the river. All focused on the river, tho Smitty a bit ambiguous. |
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Post by Per on Apr 24, 2017 11:16:42 GMT
This chapter is about Annie's thoughts of her future. Here all of them are reminded of Annie's resulting obligation, Parley and Smitty being awkward because neither of them paid such a price. "Annie needs to straighten up" was last chapter and for all we know such a thread may never again be picked up in a prominent way.
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Post by spritznar on Apr 24, 2017 15:17:10 GMT
This chapter is about Annie's thoughts of her future. Here all of them are reminded of Annie's resulting obligation, Parley and Smitty being awkward because neither of them paid such a price. "Annie needs to straighten up" was last chapter and for all we know such a thread may never again be picked up in a prominent way. "a thread may never again be picked up"?? are you reading the same comic as me? Indeed, Smitty and Parley look away from the river and away from each other, as if they were avoiding thinking about what transpired down there. Meanwhile, Annie looks down (both downwards and depressed) and away from the couple. Actually, both Smitty (to the R of Parley) and Parley away from each other.... which means Parley looks towards the river (where Jeanne was), Smitty looks towards either Annie or the river, and Annie looks to her R, again to the river. All focused on the river, tho Smitty a bit ambiguous. i dunno, it looks like parley and smitty are looking up to me. i think they're just all pointedly looking away from each other. although the annie down/depressed is a good point, the other two just look awkward |
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Post by saardvark on Apr 24, 2017 16:30:45 GMT
Actually, both Smitty (to the R of Parley) and Parley away from each other.... which means Parley looks towards the river (where Jeanne was), Smitty looks towards either Annie or the river, and Annie looks to her R, again to the river. All focused on the river, tho Smitty a bit ambiguous. i dunno, it looks like parley and smitty are looking up to me. i think they're just all pointedly looking away from each other. although the annie down/depressed is a good point, the other two just look awkward yup, you're right, of course! Not sure why I wrote that now... Hmm, Annie isn't even (necessarily) looking to where Jeanne was "based" ... I had the impression she "lived" on the right side of the bridge (if you're forest-bound); that's the side Annie fell from, at least. I suppose that doesn't have to be where their battle Royale took place. |
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Post by csj on Apr 24, 2017 17:55:32 GMT
As the hip kids are saying these days...
tfw no gf
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Post by OGRuddawg on Apr 25, 2017 20:37:27 GMT
I'm thinking Annie's been mulling over some perceived sense of acting as an authoritarian around her friends, and doesn't know how to approach the subject. Let's not forget that just below that bridge, Smitty got stabbed. What's more, Parley and Smitty may think they're responsible for Annie having given up her autonomy to work for the psychopomps. This isn't any kind of judgment on where guilt actually lies, but the underlying anxieties of the characters and how they see themselves/others. Annie's self-esteem (realistically) shouldn't be able to survive the constant whirlwind of emotional trauma and neglect from the people in her life who should be role models. The words that come to mind for me are trepidation and uncertainty. They don't know what the fallout for taking out Jeanne is yet, and even during the mission there was lot of risk and some pretty serious consequences already. Annie's future is uncertain, the dynamic of Annie's circle of friends and "allies" (the two fairy jerks aren't allies anymore in my opinion) has shifted, and the large-scale consequences have yet to come to fruition. I'm not surprised they don't know what to say or really think. Also, they were just given some unsettling and somewhat gross gifts from Coyote. That never helps put your mind at ease. |
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Post by puntosmx on Apr 26, 2017 1:50:30 GMT
This chapter is about Annie's thoughts of her future. Here all of them are reminded of Annie's resulting obligation, Parley and Smitty being awkward because neither of them paid such a price. "Annie needs to straighten up" was last chapter and for all we know such a thread may never again be picked up in a prominent way. "a thread may never again be picked up"?? are you reading the same comic as me? What? Do you mean we might see an undead amphibian hold onto a hair clip for 50 chapters? Unheard of! [/s] |
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