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Post by madjack on Jan 4, 2021 8:02:28 GMT
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Post by justhalf on Jan 4, 2021 8:08:16 GMT
Oh no. Plot intensifies.
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Post by migrantworker on Jan 4, 2021 8:42:15 GMT
Luckily, a way out without Gamma has already been suggested. Easy peasy right? |
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Post by wies on Jan 4, 2021 9:03:08 GMT
Annies remain pretty nonplussed. I love her annoyed look in the first panel. It is not a look of panic or surprise, but more of recognization: "Ah, right, such things happen in this place."
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Post by pyradonis on Jan 4, 2021 11:08:54 GMT
Behold Annie elegantly circumnavigating having to explain why there is a talking teddy toy.
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Post by fia on Jan 4, 2021 14:10:12 GMT
I hope Gamma is safe, wherever she is  |
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Post by ctso74 on Jan 4, 2021 15:31:28 GMT
Renard is acting too calm... he must be Tony! Seriously though, they may do well to repeatedly mumble their own names to themselves. Just in case.
No Gamma is no good.
I've always nursed the theory, that Zimmy is an imaginary-friend/etheric split-personality of Gamma's. Story-wise, that doesn't seem to be true, but it's always in the back of my head.
So now I'm wondering, what happens when a self-aware reality-warping figment can't find their person?
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Post by jda on Jan 4, 2021 15:38:10 GMT
Renard is acting too calm... he must be Tony! Seriously though, they may do well to repeatedly mumble their own names to themselves. Just in case. No Gamma is no good. I've always nursed the theory, that Zimmy is an imaginary-friend/etheric split-personality of Gamma's. Story-wise, that doesn't seem to be true, but it's always in the back of my head. So now I'm wondering, what happens when a self-aware reality-warping figment can't find their person? Zimmy's always in the back of your head?!? Watch out,buddy! XD Seriously, in this universe said figment would have their own personality, and own life |
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Post by jda on Jan 4, 2021 15:39:38 GMT
Renard: *umm how can I tell them I AM the demon Renard, without them freaking out?*
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Post by storyteller on Jan 4, 2021 16:42:29 GMT
Renard: *umm how can I tell them I AM the demon Renard, without them freaking out?* Claim to be a familiar with two forms? Including a larger wolf form? But really what interests me with this page is whether Annie and Annie didn't notice Gamma wasn't there or thought the two had been split during the chase. (Which I honestly think Zimmy and Gamma would be trying to avoid at all costs because chased by individuals that seemed to have meant to cause Zimmy harm to "stop" her, otherwise why keep chasing after chased her off, probably leads excellently to episode.) Even if it's the second - Gamma has a range limit as does Zimmy's episodes. If Gamma is outside the range limit... Fun times. |
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Post by shadow3 on Jan 4, 2021 17:22:50 GMT
Uh oh.
What if the Court took Gamma to experiment with Zimmy's abilities and analyze Gamma's ability? Gathering data for their secret Omega project might be high priority in the face of looming disaster.
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Post by pyradonis on Jan 4, 2021 20:28:55 GMT
Renard: *umm how can I tell them I AM the demon Renard, without them freaking out?* Forest folk don't see Renard as a demon. But these kids are probably too young to remember Renard living in Gillitie. He might actually not want them to know it is him if he cannot turn into a more impressive form.
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Post by mturtle7 on Jan 4, 2021 20:36:09 GMT
Oh...oh right. Of course, Annie would just assume that Gamma's nearby. It's funny how easily you forget that the audience has information (like here and here) that the characters themselves don't...she probably figures that Gamma was right behind Zimmy when she came out of that alleyway, and they just happened to be a little separated by the elf kids. After all, she's literally never not seen them practically joined at the hip except in illusions and that one time they were physically dragged to opposite sides of the room. Man, I can't wait to see her reaction when she realizes they're not even CLOSE to each other now... |
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Post by Gemminie on Jan 4, 2021 22:36:00 GMT
OK, well, so much for the theory that the treens (or at least these ones) separated Zimmy from Gamma. It looks as if they didn't even see Zimmy until Gamma had already been separated from her, however that happened. That means more support for the theory that Zimmy was "sneakin' around" because she was either searching for Gamma or, if she knew where she was, trying to get to her.
One question I have has been: Since Zimmy was searching for Gamma in the previous chapter, has she found her and then been separated from her again since then, or has she been separated from Gamma this whole time? That is, have they been separated for mere minutes, or for at least one day? In chapter 49, after the Model S robots separated her from Gamma, Zimmy caused a distortion within seconds (though, granted, they had some Ether syphons running). How long has it been since the previous chapter? It's been at least long enough for both Annies to change clothes and go wandering around the Court. (Where were the Annies and Renard going when Zimmy ran into them, anyway?) That suggests that it's at least the next day, if not multiple days later. Zimmy's been holding on since then, which is an impressive stretch for her. Unless, of course, they were reunited sometime between the chapters and then separated again.
In panel 5 Renard's expression looks pensive as opposed to evasive, as if he's trying to figure out why he's being seen like that. Up to then on this page, Renard's been looking fairly angry at or displeased by the situation – it's as if what 05 said has given Renard pause for thought. Well, unlike the rest of them, Renard is an ethereal being possessing a plush toy. Whereas the rest of them all have living bodies in physical reality to go back to, Renard is just a blob of Ether with an identity – the portion of him that's currently stuck in Zimmingham is all there is of him. This is probably why he's so worried about the possible effects. But here, maybe he's thinking that his current form is a result of the place making him think a certain way, and that perhaps he might be able to change form if he can only figure out the new rules.
It's a good thing that Renard's never been drawn into Zimmingham before becoming the Annies' familiar – it would have pulled him out of the plush wolf toy, breaking Annie's control over him (although that's assuming that it would even have been possible for him to be drawn into Zimmingham in that way). Chapter 49 doesn't count in this case, as he went there physically, wolf toy body and all.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jan 5, 2021 2:06:12 GMT
(shrug) Since we don't know what happened and how many elf kids were involved in the pursuit it's hard to say. It may have been the case that some elf kids found Zimmy searching for Gamma, it may also have been that one or more elf kids encountered Zimmy and Gamma and split them up, and then later as Zimmy ran around more elf kids joined in the demon chase without knowing how it started.
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Post by Vuk(Wolf) on Jan 5, 2021 15:38:37 GMT
Let us not forget page 2385 happened. Zimmy could have been Gammaless for a while now.
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Post by pyradonis on Jan 6, 2021 11:59:23 GMT
(shrug) Since we don't know what happened and how many elf kids were involved in the pursuit it's hard to say. It may have been the case that some elf kids found Zimmy searching for Gamma, it may also have been that one or more elf kids encountered Zimmy and Gamma and split them up, and then later as Zimmy ran around more elf kids joined in the demon chase without knowing how it started. "What girl? Oh, you mean that other demon. Don't worry, we drowned it in the river!" |
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Post by Druplesnubb on Jan 6, 2021 12:08:44 GMT
I think the Court may have kidnapped Gamma for some reason.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jan 6, 2021 13:37:56 GMT
(shrug) Since we don't know what happened and how many elf kids were involved in the pursuit it's hard to say. It may have been the case that some elf kids found Zimmy searching for Gamma, it may also have been that one or more elf kids encountered Zimmy and Gamma and split them up, and then later as Zimmy ran around more elf kids joined in the demon chase without knowing how it started. "What girl? Oh, you mean that other demon. Don't worry, we drowned it in the river!" Hrm... You know, we are getting closer to the end of the story. Something like that would make for an interesting twist, could play into the whole "Loup" and Omega arc conclusions as well... Probably unlikely, though. |
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