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Post by Tom Siddell on May 17, 2007 7:00:59 GMT
The dorms change each year, yeah. The first year hasn't ended yet. It will be obvious when it does.
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Post by yeochild on May 17, 2007 7:22:43 GMT
As you've guessed, aoeniac, I won't be giving away anything but I can say that Annie's name wasn't chosen just because it sounds nice. As for Carver acting like "antidote"... I don't quite see the connection. Well, in my defense: they are both all about helping people out of problems, but usually aren't as useful if everything's fine; both are heavily involved in medicine (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=72); both can be a poison themselves, if nothing's wrong in the first place and/or if the situation is mis-diagnosed (trying to help Sivo in chapter three, Robot in chapter seven and Kat/Aly just recently). And, of course, both of them begin with "anti". Sorry about that . . . I'm surprisingly good at seeing connections which aren't there. Just want you to know that my idea wasn't COMPLETELY baseless. However, the one that's prompting me to ask you this next question is . . . Do Doctor Disaster's fingernails grow quicker than those of most of the teachers? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on May 17, 2007 21:48:05 GMT
Don't apologise. Your reasoning isn't too far off a theme which hasn't been picked up on too much yet.
Dr. Disaster's finger nails grow at a normal rate. He cuts them regularly.
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Post by yeochild on Jun 8, 2007 6:50:29 GMT
Tom . . . your latest comic . . . is that REALLY how Aly agreed to become a bird, or is he just trying to make a joke/testing Kat's gullibility/hiding something else?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 8, 2007 7:36:45 GMT
Nope that's how it went down. He is a kid who made a big decision without really thinking about it.
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Post by todd on Jun 8, 2007 10:33:59 GMT
It just goes to show that when your parents ask you if you're interested in doing something, you'd better listen to exactly what they're asking you before saying "'kay". Otherwise, you might wind up sprouting feathers everywhere.
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Post by yeochild on Jun 9, 2007 20:44:53 GMT
Tom, when Annie fell into the Annan Waters . . . on which shore did she wash up? The Gillitie side or the Court side? I'm pretty sure it's the former, but I'd like that to be concrete so I can start building improbable speculations around it.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 9, 2007 22:18:36 GMT
The side of the forest.
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Post by todd on Jun 9, 2007 22:36:20 GMT
So that means that Ghost Girl with a Sword's on the Court side of the river? |
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Post by Aspen d'Grey on Jun 10, 2007 4:26:01 GMT
todd- so it would appear.
Tom, that's really, really, really creepy that Aly did that. Is this a permanent thing? And did his parents -try- and trick him?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 12, 2007 7:00:57 GMT
What's creepy again?
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Post by yeochild on Jun 14, 2007 7:24:22 GMT
Tom, is it just the bodies that change, or do Aly and his parents now have birdy brains too?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 14, 2007 11:47:27 GMT
They have bird brains. Their change was complete and all that implies.
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Post by lordotaku on Jun 15, 2007 14:08:08 GMT
The lose of human reasoning. If the theory that the parents are fanatical bird enthusiasts is true, I can see their desire, but the thought of willingly giving up a good portion of your sapience is a bit disturbing, regardless. If Aly showed a genuine desire for the transformation, instead of the “ok, I’m becoming a bird. Guess I can’t ever see my dear friend. Or play video games. Oh well,” response, it wouldn’t seem so eerie. He seems so casual accepting it, even though he doesn’t seem to enjoy the loss of friends, or the transformation itself. It’s odd and haunting. They have bird brains. Their change was complete and all that implies. Huh. Will any background on this odd lifestyle choice be brought up? I just have a hard time wrapping my brain around someone casually sacrificing most of their intellect. At least not without some more reasoning. (Ironic, that.) Sorry to talk so much, but you’ve pulled on my heart strings with this last arc. Bad Tom! ;D |
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Post by laserpig on Jun 15, 2007 14:35:25 GMT
I just realized (or, remembered, more like) that my cousin's name is Tom Seidel.
Which is similar to Tom Sidell.
Tom, are you my cousin in a very, very poor disguise?
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Post by UbiquitousDragon on Jun 15, 2007 18:50:10 GMT
Fairy tales are odd and haunting. 'The Snow Queen' still terrifies me to this day, and I'm sure if I really 'The Little Matchstick Girl' again I'd still cry. I know GC isn't strictly a fairy tale but I've always had that impression from it, in the story telling, in the imagery. And with Annie I always expect a bittersweet ending (but that doesn't mean I want one  ). |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jun 15, 2007 23:58:38 GMT
Were Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw aware of Aly's video game-induced attention deficit disorder? Did they intentionally time the question, "Hey Aly. You want to be a bird?" to trick him into agreeing to something they knew he would otherwise never agree to?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 16, 2007 0:38:09 GMT
Were Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw aware of Aly's video game-induced attention deficit disorder? Did they intentionally time the question, "Hey Aly. You want to be a bird?" to trick him into agreeing to something they knew he would otherwise never agree to? No, but his answer either way wouldn't have stopped them. |
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Post by todd on Jun 16, 2007 10:56:11 GMT
I noticed that there were a couple of features about Alistair that seemed parallel to Annie. Both have long first names starting with an A that get shortened to more informal versions for everyday use, and both have two run-ins with Winsbury in which Winsbury loses, the first in home room and the second in gym class. (Of course, there are some strong differences as well, such as that both of Alistair's parents are still alive, and that he's far more familiar with pop culture than Annie is.)
Were these similarities deliberate, or am I just reading too much into things?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 17, 2007 18:04:32 GMT
There are certain parallels that run throughout the comic.
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Post by starkruzr on Jun 17, 2007 18:16:45 GMT
Were Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw aware of Aly's video game-induced attention deficit disorder? Did they intentionally time the question, "Hey Aly. You want to be a bird?" to trick him into agreeing to something they knew he would otherwise never agree to? No, but his answer either way wouldn't have stopped them. Does this mean that his answer either way wouldn't have stopped them from turning HIM into a bird? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 17, 2007 20:56:03 GMT
Pretty much yes.
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Post by Count Casimir on Jun 18, 2007 5:57:21 GMT
That's cold.
Is Aly REALLY gone forever (out of the comic at least)?
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Post by starkruzr on Jun 18, 2007 6:00:39 GMT
Can we take it for granted that he more or less wanted to be transformed? And if not, how do we reconcile this incredible crime against a person, which could be construed as worse than murder, with the fact that everyone was more or less blase about it and didn't even ask about ways to stop it or actually try to stop it? |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jun 18, 2007 6:05:45 GMT
I don't have any music by Kate Rusby and I want to remedy that situation. Which album do you recommend I get first?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 18, 2007 6:26:32 GMT
Can we take it for granted that he more or less wanted to be transformed? And if not, how do we reconcile this incredible crime against a person, which could be construed as worse than murder, with the fact that everyone was more or less blase about it and didn't even ask about ways to stop it or actually try to stop it? You can probably start reconciling by not taking things so literally. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 18, 2007 6:28:38 GMT
I don't have any music by Kate Rusby and I want to remedy that situation. Which album do you recommend I get first? Honestly, try and get as many of her albums as you can because I can't think of one song I dislike from any of them. Otherwise, you could maybe start with "Ten" as it is a collection of her most popular songs. |
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Post by todd on Jun 19, 2007 16:19:09 GMT
When in the course of the week did Aly find out that he was turning into a bird and that he and his family were going to be moving to Gillitie Wood?
I'm assuming that he discovered the full story during the week, because on Tuesday, he told Kat (looking genuinely puzzled) that he honestly didn't know where he'd be going when the week was up, but he clearly knew by Friday morning (when he gave her his initial good-bye) where they were moving, in light of his remark about how his new home wouldn't have telephone or Internet communications (which definitely fitted Gillitie Wood).
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jun 19, 2007 16:57:22 GMT
Aly knew before he arrived that he and his parents were going to Gillitie. Kat asked if he was going to a new school and he replied that he had no idea because who knows if birds go to bird school.
Why was he there for a week? Two reasons:
1) So he could spend his last week as a human with kids his age. The faculty were aware of the situation.
2) The chapter would have been much shorter if he was not there.
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Post by yeochild on Jun 19, 2007 19:04:31 GMT
Tom . . . will the next chapter REALLY involve trucks and guitars, or does my joke-detector need maintenance?
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