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Post by madjack on Jun 24, 2020 7:17:36 GMT
Not an ominous chapter title at all. I'm kind of split on this. Part of me wants another 'get lost' flashback chapter with bird shenanigans, but another part wants to see Anja's immediate reaction and that plate she's washing hit the floor.
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Post by wies on Jun 24, 2020 7:31:39 GMT
We going to delve in tick-tock lore and time travel.
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Post by Futurismo on Jun 24, 2020 8:06:41 GMT
I'm thinking that the title suggests that maybe:
1. Kat will start seeing through the eyes of her followers, or
2. Kat being able to perceive more of the unseen world.
Either would have some serious implications... which I'm sure Kat and Annie wouldn't handle with the seriousness that it probably deserves. In their defense, there's a lot of weirdness going on right now that they have to solve; a new problem that isn't immediately pressing is just going to have to be kicked to the bottom of the priority list.
Previously, Kat would probably just focus on how this is useful to the projects she already has going on and Annie would trust Kat when her friend says that it's under control without question. Now that they're taking steps to talk about what's bothering Kat and even approaching Anja about these things, that could change things considerably, so long as Kat remains open to communication.
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Post by arf on Jun 24, 2020 8:23:03 GMT
Looking at the title page, I see a resemblance between the bridge lamps and the memory pearls Coyote's been removing from Ysengrin.
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Post by liminal on Jun 24, 2020 8:23:23 GMT
Now this is the potential book-ender we’ve been looking for.
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Post by Eversist on Jun 24, 2020 8:26:37 GMT
Now this is the potential book-ender we’ve been looking for. I thought the last chapter could be a nice spot to end on... (Tom usually calls out a book ending in the author notes at the bottom, though, right?). |
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Post by madjack on Jun 24, 2020 8:31:58 GMT
Now this is the potential book-ender we’ve been looking for. I thought the last chapter could be a nice spot to end on... (Tom usually calls out a book ending in the author notes at the bottom, though, right?). Just checked and he didn't call out the end of the last book until the treatise was up. |
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Post by rafk on Jun 24, 2020 9:54:08 GMT
I haven't been this excited at a chapter name since Parley and Smitty Are In This One.
It rather scares me to discover that that was chapter 35 and this is now 77.
Anyway, THOUSAND EYES! Time to pay off a reference 66 chapters old!
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Post by wies on Jun 24, 2020 10:37:34 GMT
I'm thinking that the title suggests that maybe: 1. Kat will start seeing through the eyes of her followers, or 2. Kat being able to perceive more of the unseen world. Love those idea's and while those could be additional meanings, the title refers to the nickname Gamma and Zimmy gave to the Tic-Toc. Maybe we are in for another appearance of them? |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Jun 24, 2020 11:32:07 GMT
I am flummoxed by the direct chapter title, the recognizable chapter cover, and the unambiguous chapter thumbnail. Maybe this is all misdirection.
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Post by pyradonis on Jun 24, 2020 12:16:13 GMT
I think this chapter will be about the Tic-toc's ears.
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Post by getawaysubmarine on Jun 24, 2020 12:30:43 GMT
I think this chapter will be about the Tic-toc's ears. Au contraire. It's clearly going to be about the Tic-toc's nose.
In all seriousness, I'm nervously excited to see where this goes. This will be the first chapter that I'll be reading entirely serially, having caught up at the end of 76.
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Post by ctso74 on Jun 24, 2020 13:10:26 GMT
the title refers to the nickname Gamma and Zimmy gave to the Tic-Toc. Maybe we are in for another appearance of them? I hope, but I got the feeling from their last appearance, that it might be a while before we see them again. It may be that we see the origin of the name, and the ominous implications of it. Then again, we could see flashback/time-travel version of Zimmy/Gamma. |
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Post by ctso74 on Jun 24, 2020 13:11:02 GMT
I think this chapter will be about the Tic-toc's ears. Au contraire. It's clearly going to be about the Tic-toc's nose.
In all seriousness, I'm nervously excited to see where this goes. This will be the first chapter that I'll be reading entirely serially, having caught up at the end of 76.
Welcome! |
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Post by netherdan on Jun 24, 2020 14:27:51 GMT
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Post by shadow3 on Jun 24, 2020 15:26:32 GMT
If I had to guess, this chapter might have something to do with the Shadow People in Gillitie Wood.
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Post by fia on Jun 24, 2020 15:49:56 GMT
I'm so excited. I think I've been waiting 10 years for this chapter! If there's enough to say on the forums maybe I'll finally make Gunner.  |
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Post by atteSmythe on Jun 24, 2020 16:17:56 GMT
Finally! An entire chapter dedicated to the quartz alternator. I can’t wait!
What do you think the chapter icon could be referencing?
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Post by migrantworker on Jun 24, 2020 16:52:38 GMT
It's the first time that Annie - or Kat, for that matter - uses their own initiative to involve Court members in their pursuits, correct? This may have important consequences. For the longest time me, and many others, were wondering why the Court seems to be almost ignoring the supernatural goings-on among the hundreds of teenagers supposedly placed in its care, and has even on occasion allowed them to openly defy its own authority. But really, why would they put any effort into controlling them when they can just allow the kids to get into trouble that only the Court can help them get out of, and wait for them to ask for that help? The Court knows that eventually, they will have to. (And once they are in a position of need, their loyalty can be much more easily enforced.) This may be The Road on which Annies and Kat have started: to become more tangled with the Court, eventually leading to them taking active part in its more shady dealings. To lose their innocence so to speak, or to grow up into fully recognised members of the organisation, with all the tradeoffs and compromises that it involves. This new chapter may show be the beginning of that process of assimilation. |
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Post by iconocat on Jun 24, 2020 17:38:20 GMT
Finally! An entire chapter dedicated to the quartz alternator. I can’t wait! What do you think the chapter icon could be referencing? The lights on the former bridge, where the Tictoc sat before saving Annie. |
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Post by Eversist on Jun 24, 2020 21:04:26 GMT
Finally! An entire chapter dedicated to the quartz alternator. I can’t wait! What do you think the chapter icon could be referencing? The lights on the former bridge, where the Tictoc sat before saving Annie. I believe they're referring to the thumbnail crop that sits with the chapter title in the chapter list, not the cover page. And they're also making a joke. Edit:  |
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Post by DonDueed on Jun 24, 2020 22:22:57 GMT
The lights on the former bridge, where the Tictoc sat before saving Annie. I believe they're referring to the thumbnail crop that sits with the chapter title in the chapter list, not the cover page. And they're also making a joke. Edit: Well clearly that's Eglamore. But what's that myserious brown and tan background?
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Post by atteSmythe on Jun 25, 2020 2:08:43 GMT
And they're also making a joke. Oh no, they’re on to me! |
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Post by Gotolei on Jun 25, 2020 3:33:07 GMT
I believe they're referring to the thumbnail crop that sits with the chapter title in the chapter list, not the cover page. And they're also making a joke. Edit: Well clearly that's Eglamore. But what's that myserious brown and tan background? No joke until I noticed that the darker brown had the background noise texture I was thinking it matched the color of one of Egger's shirts |
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Post by pyradonis on Jun 25, 2020 13:45:19 GMT
I believe they're referring to the thumbnail crop that sits with the chapter title in the chapter list, not the cover page. And they're also making a joke. Edit: Well clearly that's Eglamore. But what's that myserious brown and tan background?
Whew! I was worried there for a moment no one would spot him!
If I had to guess, this chapter might have something to do with the Shadow People in Gillitie Wood. Phh, you only say that because you're one of them.
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Post by iconocat on Jun 26, 2020 14:34:08 GMT
And they're also making a joke. Oh no, they’re on to me! I have been tricked! Woe is me. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jun 26, 2020 15:21:19 GMT
I suspect that Anja, not immediately recognizing the Toc in this context, briefly thought that Kat had brought home a real bird.
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