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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 22, 2019 7:03:04 GMT
Fairness doesn't really have anything to do with this. |
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Post by tiberius on May 22, 2019 7:06:03 GMT
used to negate several contracts? Am I the only one wondering, how that was possible since it was built for one shot and then never seen again until certain students of the court recovered it?
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 22, 2019 7:08:56 GMT
I guess it's possible to say that Jeanne and Mr. Green exchanged hearts figuratively and therefore etherically; when the arrow killed/trapped Mr. Green it sure did corrupt that arrangement in an ultra non-kosher way. [edit] Or in other words, Diego used the arrow to steal hearts that had been willingly given and received... [/edit]
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Post by dramastix on May 22, 2019 7:11:54 GMT
Going to assume that refers to the contracts Jeanne and Green Guy would have had with their psychopomps, as well as possibly any contracts held by the psychopomps she killed while under the arrow's influence. But oh my, this is a twist! And reminds me of my apprehensiveness at Annie's trust in the last panel of this page. |
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Post by crater on May 22, 2019 7:15:05 GMT
ey ya cheeky bloke ya got a licence for that ether-contract negater super crescent arrow?
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Post by madjack on May 22, 2019 7:16:52 GMT
So it's Null Pointer then?
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Post by csj on May 22, 2019 7:19:15 GMT
"Stop! You've violated etheric law! Pay the gods a fine or serve your sentence
Your souless goods are now forfeit"muahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
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Post by Futurismo on May 22, 2019 7:23:54 GMT
used to negate several contracts? Am I the only one wondering, how that was possible since it was built for one shot and then never seen again until certain students of the court recovered it? Well, on this page, it was said to have torn through the ROTD and caused trouble in other sectors. So presumably, a few contracts got seriously screwed over just from the Arrow's initial launch; maybe those contracts can be thought of as having been similarly corrupted by the Arrow performing some normally illegal operations on that local sector of memory. |
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Post by philman on May 22, 2019 7:24:00 GMT
Going to assume that refers to the contracts Jeanne and Green Guy would have had with their psychopomps, as well as possibly any contracts held by the psychopomps she killed while under the arrow's influence. But oh my, this is a twist! And reminds me of my apprehensiveness at Annie's trust in the last panel of this page. Plus the ROTD said that it tore through their place and caused a load of damage too, I would guess it caused all sorts of contract problems. EDIT: used to negate several contracts? Am I the only one wondering, how that was possible since it was built for one shot and then never seen again until certain students of the court recovered it? Well, on this page, it was said to have torn through the ROTD and caused trouble in other sectors. So presumably, a few contracts got seriously screwed over just from the Arrow's initial launch; maybe those contracts can be thought of as having been similarly corrupted by the Arrow performing some normally illegal operations on that local sector of memory. Great minds post alike, eh! |
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Post by manabi on May 22, 2019 7:24:03 GMT
Going to assume that refers to the contracts Jeanne and Green Guy would have had with their psychopomps, as well as possibly any contracts held by the psychopomps she killed while under the arrow's influence. But oh my, this is a twist! And reminds me of my apprehensiveness at Annie's trust in the last panel of this page. Don't forget that Jeanne's trapped ghost killed at least a couple of psychopomps, so that could also be contracts the arrow was responsible for negating. In that case, everyone that particular psychopomp was supposed to escort after death had their contract with the pyschopomp negated when Jeanne killed them. |
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Post by MarineMonarch on May 22, 2019 7:25:50 GMT
He says it so matter-of-factly
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Post by Dvandaemon on May 22, 2019 7:43:36 GMT
I wonder, if she does end up in jail, if she'll see Diego in there as well. Since it was his arrow in the first place.
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Post by dramastix on May 22, 2019 7:45:45 GMT
He is referring to putting Kat in jail, right? It's a little unclear from the way the conversation is arranged.
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Post by arf on May 22, 2019 7:58:06 GMT
Now would be a good time for Jones to put in an appearance.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 22, 2019 8:07:20 GMT
Presumably the Antimonies will argue for Kat not being jailed which will cause an impromptu hearing to occur regarding Kat's fate. I'd call it a trial but the arbiter will be interpreting the rules and interests of the bureaucracy instead of upholding laws or notions of justice.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on May 22, 2019 10:27:27 GMT
Annie(s): Don't worry Kat, we will bake you a cake that will not have Coyote's tooth in it.
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Post by jda on May 22, 2019 10:59:36 GMT
I totally didn't expect Annie's gang & Robot Cult having to literally fight a wall!
So that's the third shoe from the Jeanne' situation falling...
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Post by pyradonis on May 22, 2019 11:42:23 GMT
I quite enjoy how helpful and competent both the Arbiter and Clippy seem to be so far. None of this "we are the authorities and you are going to jail for this" schtick, they'll probably just help Kat hash out a proper, foolproof contract (whatever the intended effect actually is) and that will be that. Although perhaps there are some administrative fees or a minor fine of an unknown nature to be paid, we'll see. Uh oh... I am afraid you will have to be awarded anti-cookies...  |
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Post by netherdan on May 22, 2019 11:58:35 GMT
Should have called for a lawyer before speaking too much.
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Post by todd on May 22, 2019 12:40:04 GMT
Wouldn't simply confiscating the arrow be a more reasonable response than putting Kat in jail?
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Post by ohthatone on May 22, 2019 13:33:23 GMT
should we start a GoFundMe for Kat's bail?
hopefully it will be the RotD version of jail that Kat perceives as a cardboard box she can just walk right out of. Saslamel, the interpreter, and the Annies marvel as Kat breaks through an impenetrable cell that no one could conceivably escape from.
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Post by ctso74 on May 22, 2019 13:39:20 GMT
"I'm afraid we're going to have to put you in jail, miss!... Ghost Jail!!"
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Post by phantaskippy on May 22, 2019 13:42:05 GMT
Just gonna say, I don't care who you are or what your job is, I would never want to be the entity that tries to put Kat in jail.
We will fight to the last person/spirit/mythical creature/sentient robot for our Angel.
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Post by madjack on May 22, 2019 13:47:01 GMT
Wouldn't simply confiscating the arrow be a more reasonable response than putting Kat in jail? On the same page linked earlier, RoTD guy implies they can't interact with the physical too well, maybe that makes this option a non-starter. should we start a GoFundMe for Kat's bail? hopefully it will be the RotD version of jail that Kat perceives as a cardboard box she can just walk right out of. Saslamel, the interpreter, and the Annies marvel as Kat breaks through an impenetrable cell that no one could conceivably escape from. The last few pages of the chapter end up being the Annies getting the whole gang together again to come up with a plan to break Kat out, building up hype for the next chapter. In Chapter 72: The Break-in: In true GC fashion, it's a one page chapter showing that Paz has simply decided to get herself arrested too and spend the time with Kat. |
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Post by Eily on May 22, 2019 13:53:25 GMT
Next chapter will be ten pages of the gang coming up with plans each crazier than the previous to get Kat out of prison, until Kat who was with them all along asks them what they are talking about.
- How did you get over that impenetrable wall?
- What wall? All I saw was some red tape that read "do not cross"
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Post by pyradonis on May 22, 2019 14:35:38 GMT
Wouldn't simply confiscating the arrow be a more reasonable response than putting Kat in jail? I think they see the arrow as a dangerous, destructive, soul-trapping, psycho-rage-ghost-of-hate-creating, ether-tearing weapon. Standard procedure might be to put anyone attempting to use it into pre-trial custody. At the trial they can then attempt to prove they did not know of the arrow's potential (bad news: Kat DID know about it). |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on May 22, 2019 15:39:39 GMT
Wouldn't simply confiscating the arrow be a more reasonable response than putting Kat in jail? I think they see the arrow as a dangerous, destructive, soul-trapping, psycho-rage-ghost-of-hate-creating, ether-tearing weapon. Standard procedure might be to put anyone attempting to use it into pre-trial custody. At the trial they can then attempt to prove they did not know of the arrow's potential (bad news: Kat DID know about it). Arbiter Saslamel was saying "Standard Decontamination Procedure" this whole time. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 22, 2019 17:36:02 GMT
Wouldn't simply confiscating the arrow be a more reasonable response than putting Kat in jail? The good thing about this being about bureaucracy rather than justice is that there should be a lot more latitude about what can be done as long as the bureaucracy gets what it wants. Should have called for a lawyer before speaking too much. Well, in their defense they didn't realize that they were the potential target of an investigation. The fact that the crimes committed with the arrow happened a long time before Antimony and Kat were born is actually a lot less relevant in a universe where time travel and duplication is a thing. The "translator" sure seems to be making a lot of declarative sentences without consulting the arbitrator now. It's almost like he's not just a translator. I did think it was odd when he ducked Kat's question about who he was in #2150 (first two panels) with a smile but thought he might just be a foil. By The Way: The threat of jail is just a threat to get specific information and compliance, it doesn't necessarily mean that someone's getting imprisoned. It just means that the casual smiles-on-faces part of the investigation is over. |
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Post by bedinsis on May 22, 2019 20:42:08 GMT
Put in jail?
Uhh... for some reason that sounds REALLY weird to me. When dealing with higher powers in myth and legend and they are punishing you normally they put you or someone/something you care about away for eternity. A jail has the implicit notion that one will eventually be let out. And it's a human institution, run for the benefit of humanity at large; why would any higher beings create something like that?
And this isn't like the realm of the dead where if one accepts the notion that the world is haunted it makes sense that newly born again ghosts would go through some administrative authority. Neither is it like how Annie could spends summers in Coyote's realm of the forest; that's no stranger than Heracles being able to visit Hades' realm of Hades.
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Post by Gemini Jim on May 22, 2019 21:56:14 GMT
Jail is where you go after being arrested; PRISON is where you go after being convicted.
Time for some Gunnerkrigg Court drama, with plenty of *OBJECTION!*
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