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Post by bedinsis on Jul 15, 2020 7:01:28 GMT
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Post by madjack on Jul 15, 2020 7:02:43 GMT
I guess this explains why we haven't seen her before, the means to do so looks to be a one-shot deal, so Anja was saving it for something important.
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Post by jda on Jul 15, 2020 7:03:17 GMT
Summoning? No, that thing is going to create a Terminator-esque sphere of displacement/transportation. That is why Anja asked them to stand up, so all of them would be inside of the sphere to get them where Brinnie is. |
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Post by novia on Jul 15, 2020 7:04:45 GMT
Anja: Ohhh man I hope this isn't awkward! I haven't seen her since the night Tony ditched her at the movies~
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Post by Gemminie on Jul 15, 2020 7:21:30 GMT
Well! I thought maybe that trinket was a way to contact Brinnie, like an Asgardian cell phone, but nope, I guess it's a one-shot Brinnie-summoner -- or a one-shot mass-teleport to Brinnie's place, perhaps. I was suspecting that Anja would talk to Brinnie and arrange for a meeting soon, but I guess it's happening now.
So how does this work? Does Brinnie give Anja another valknut-shaped memento after the meeting?
Assuming that the Eglamore-summoning beacons are also Brinnie's doing, she seems to favor one-use break-to-activate items.
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Post by wies on Jul 15, 2020 7:30:10 GMT
I bet class reunions in the court are a lot more exciting than at most schools.
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Post by arf on Jul 15, 2020 7:35:01 GMT
This looks very like the beacon* Eggers provided Annie with in case of emergency. Similar motif, too. * Eggers indicated they were replaceable. Maybe Valhalla has online ordering these days? |
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Post by novia on Jul 15, 2020 7:35:41 GMT
I guess it's a one-shot Brinnie-summoner -- or a one-shot mass-teleport to Brinnie's place, perhaps. So how does this work? Does Brinnie give Anja another valknut-shaped memento after the meeting? Could be multi-use, we'll have to wait to see. If it works like the beacon, we'll have Brinnie show up at Anja's, and the girls are being asked to stand up out of respect. |
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Post by arf on Jul 15, 2020 7:38:18 GMT
I hope Brinnie's *Zam!* entry doesn't wreck the Donlans' coffee table.
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Post by bedinsis on Jul 15, 2020 7:42:03 GMT
Summoning? No, that thing is going to create a Terminator-esque sphere of displacement/transportation. That is why Anja asked them to stand up, so all of them would be inside of the sphere to get them where Brinnie is. You think so? I recall the symbol of last page and compared it to two other times that symbol has appeared. Presumably this ritual is a version of Eglamore's beacon and meant to summon Brinnie. |
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Post by philman on Jul 15, 2020 7:51:10 GMT
Complicated etheric machinery infused with magic.
Activated by hitting it with a shoe.
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Post by jda on Jul 15, 2020 8:07:25 GMT
Summoning? No, that thing is going to create a Terminator-esque sphere of displacement/transportation. That is why Anja asked them to stand up, so all of them would be inside of the sphere to get them where Brinnie is. You think so? Yeah, I think so, so I have 48 hours to believe that wrong idea |
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Post by migrantworker on Jul 15, 2020 8:16:30 GMT
Maybe Valhalla has online ordering these days? They use Ethernet. I will show myself off now. |
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Post by novia on Jul 15, 2020 8:41:41 GMT
Complicated etheric machinery infused with magic. Activated by hitting it with a shoe. You don't have to use a shoe, but a shoe is fine. |
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Post by shadow3 on Jul 15, 2020 8:53:49 GMT
BRINNIE: "Couldn't you have called first? I hate when people do this while I'm on the toilet."
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Post by speedwell on Jul 15, 2020 9:42:21 GMT
BRINNIE: "Couldn't you have called first? I hate when people do this while I'm on the toilet." No, no, the summoning beacon (of whichever form) is a practical demonstration of time travel. Otherwise the recipient of the summons could not have time to get ready before appearing, put on his dragonslayer armour, grab her spear and magic helmet, you know what I mean.  |
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Post by philman on Jul 15, 2020 10:06:08 GMT
BRINNIE: "Couldn't you have called first? I hate when people do this while I'm on the toilet." No, no, the summoning beacon (of whichever form) is a practical demonstration of time travel. Otherwise the recipient of the summons could not have time to get ready before appearing, put on his dragonslayer armour, grab her spear and magic helmet, you know what I mean. Good point actually, I wondered how Eglamore had time to get into full gear before, but a brief pause in time would explain it |
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Post by csj on Jul 15, 2020 10:32:30 GMT
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Post by getawaysubmarine on Jul 15, 2020 11:51:03 GMT
While Anja was being literal about how long it had been since she'd last seen Brinnie, I can't help but read it as Tom lampshading that 40 chapters have passed since Brinnie was so much as mentioned. |
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Post by Per on Jul 15, 2020 11:57:00 GMT
That was my first thought as well. What was he trying to summon? |
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Post by netherdan on Jul 15, 2020 12:10:50 GMT
Incoming armor clad valkyrie about to be pissed that there's no fight going on
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Post by saardvark on Jul 15, 2020 13:03:45 GMT
That was my first thought as well. What was he trying to summon? ghost of Lenin, maybe.... |
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Post by novia on Jul 15, 2020 14:26:54 GMT
People in the Gunnerverse don't use the toilet [citation needed] and the beacon imposes a transformation sequence on the subject, changing their outfit, like the magic wand in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
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Post by Eily on Jul 15, 2020 15:57:37 GMT
Courtnie: *realizes that Anja just sacrificed her only way to contact an old friend of hers*
Sylvannie: *waiting for the other shoe to drop*
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Post by ctso74 on Jul 15, 2020 16:05:34 GMT
Brinnie: "Oh, hey!... Why does it smell like cheese in here?"
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Post by Sky Schemer on Jul 15, 2020 21:21:43 GMT
...and that's the story of the dented coffee table.
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Post by netherdan on Jul 15, 2020 21:38:03 GMT
People in the Gunnerverse don't use the toilet [citation needed] and the beacon imposes a transformation sequence on the subject, changing their outfit, like the magic wand in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Someone need to draw a magical girl transformation sequence for Eglamore |
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Post by kelantar on Jul 16, 2020 16:01:02 GMT
No, no, the summoning beacon (of whichever form) is a practical demonstration of time travel. Otherwise the recipient of the summons could not have time to get ready before appearing, put on his dragonslayer armour, grab her spear and magic helmet, you know what I mean. Good point actually, I wondered how Eglamore had time to get into full gear before, but a brief pause in time would explain it Eggers was already in full regalia, though. He puts on the getup every time he takes Annie into the forest. |
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Post by blazingstar on Jul 16, 2020 19:10:22 GMT
I hope Brinnie's *Zam!* entry doesn't wreck the Donlans' coffee table. ...and that's the story of the dented coffee table. My first thought, too, was that the girls should have helped Anja move the coffee table and the amulet should be snapped on the FLOOR. You know, in case Brinnie materializes on top of the table. They could at least move the Tik Toc and give Brinnie some space. Unless she will enter a little further away, in a chair or on the floor maybe? And she won't hit the table at all. |
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Post by netherdan on Jul 16, 2020 23:02:25 GMT
I hope Brinnie's *Zam!* entry doesn't wreck the Donlans' coffee table. ...and that's the story of the dented coffee table. My first thought, too, was that the girls should have helped Anja move the coffee table and the amulet should be snapped on the FLOOR. You know, in case Brinnie materializes on top of the table. They could at least move the Tik Toc and give Brinnie some space. Unless she will enter a little further away, in a chair or on the floor maybe? And she won't hit the table at all. Nah. The girls deserve the full view of the badass valkyrie. And if she does the magical girl transformation sequence on site that's a bonus! Edit: I'm assuming she'll materialize above the table, hence the "full view", and not in the same space as the table, wrecking it in the process... |
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