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Post by blazingstar on Mar 24, 2021 7:05:04 GMT
Looks like Parley is also not a fan of that guy. Something tells me Jones' "I do" has a lot more weight to it than she's letting on. |
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Post by blazingstar on Mar 24, 2021 7:11:08 GMT
Some notes:
Damn, how tall has Parley grown?! She's always been naturally tall for her age, but could some of her height be due to magic training/runes?
Annie's fire laser confirmed outright to be twice as strong, it's not just more confidence or concentration. Wonder what that means for the fire elemental spirit itself.
The narrative suspense for "how will Tony react to all this" has begun to build.
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Post by philman on Mar 24, 2021 7:30:30 GMT
Hmm, I thought she might be more nuanced than that, but of course Parley's view of Tony would be entirely through Eglamore's lens, since he is the colleague she knows and trains with the most.
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Post by arf on Mar 24, 2021 7:31:51 GMT
Hmm... could the 'mind cage' be in reference to Tony's mental state?
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Post by Corvo on Mar 24, 2021 7:33:55 GMT
A flashback inside a flashback! Not bad, big nose girl. Not bad.
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Post by madjack on Mar 24, 2021 7:36:29 GMT
Hmm... could the 'mind cage' be in reference to Tony's mental state? Oooh, this is an idea. Also this page is getting me wondering whether the effects of the merge will be physical rather than mental. Given Tony theorised here that it takes energy to fuel the fire, doubling it would probably drain her twice as quick, and maybe have knock-on effects for the things that the fire elemental side of her influences, like lifespan. |
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Post by stclair on Mar 24, 2021 7:40:53 GMT
Hmm... could the 'mind cage' be in reference to Tony's mental state? Oooh, this is an idea. Also this page is getting me wondering whether the effects of the merge will be physical rather than mental. Given Tony theorised here that it takes energy to fuel the fire, doubling it would probably drain her twice as quick, and maybe have knock-on effects for the things that the fire elemental side of her influences, like lifespan. And I'm wondering if this would allow her to have a kid without dying, as only half of the flame would be needed... |
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Post by madjack on Mar 24, 2021 7:45:20 GMT
Oooh, this is an idea. Also this page is getting me wondering whether the effects of the merge will be physical rather than mental. Given Tony theorised here that it takes energy to fuel the fire, doubling it would probably drain her twice as quick, and maybe have knock-on effects for the things that the fire elemental side of her influences, like lifespan. And I'm wondering if this would allow her to have a kid without dying, as only half of the flame would be needed... It's probably more likely that the full double flame would get passed on. Pure guesswork either way. |
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Post by wies on Mar 24, 2021 7:49:40 GMT
Jones' eye also wonky in the 6th panel. Seems deliberate.
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Post by Viridian on Mar 24, 2021 8:23:18 GMT
It seems like Annie now has twice the... firepower  Hmm... could the 'mind cage' be in reference to Tony's mental state? Oooh, that's an interesting idea, I wonder if we might learn more about Tony's Family |
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Post by TBeholder on Mar 24, 2021 8:24:54 GMT
No gunnercookies for me this time. Oh, well. Hmm, I thought she might be more nuanced than that, but of course Parley's view of Tony would be entirely through Eglamore's lens, since he is the colleague she knows and trains with the most. Also, perhaps Kat and/or rumours from the time Annie got a new haircut. Which wouldn't be much better. |
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Post by merry76 on Mar 24, 2021 9:24:41 GMT
Love their faces on panel 3. Well, this happens when you expect a Lasgun and you get a twin linked tank mounted laser cannon.
Dont use that in close quarters annie... please?
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Mar 24, 2021 9:56:47 GMT
Annie's fire laser confirmed outright to be twice as strong, it's not just more confidence or concentration. Wonder what that means for the fire elemental spirit itself. Annie may not be suppressing her fire elemental half now that she's reconciled her conflicting emotions. She may seem more powerful when she is actually just free to be as powerful as she can be. |
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Post by youwiththeface on Mar 24, 2021 10:26:36 GMT
Hmm, I thought she might be more nuanced than that, but of course Parley's view of Tony would be entirely through Eglamore's lens, since he is the colleague she knows and trains with the most. Yeah, this young woman certainly can't make up her own mind about how she feels about how her close friend's dad treats said friend. She must think that because her male teacher does. Seriously, dude? Also, teenagers aren't big on nuance (I say from my own experience in lacking it) especially regarding something that's hurting someone they really care about. |
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Post by Igniz on Mar 24, 2021 11:04:23 GMT
Yeah, this young woman certainly can't make up her own mind about how she feels about how her close friend's dad treats said friend. She must think that because her male teacher does. Seriously, dude? I'll quote Parley herself on this one: "The way Eglamore talks about him[...]I don't know the guy really." There's your answer. |
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Post by saardvark on Mar 24, 2021 11:05:53 GMT
Some notes: Damn, how tall has Parley grown?! She's always been naturally tall for her age, but could some of her height be due to magic training/runes? Annie's fire laser confirmed outright to be twice as strong, it's not just more confidence or concentration. Wonder what that means for the fire elemental spirit itself. The narrative suspense for "how will Tony react to all this" has begun to build. Jones is fairly short, so the contrast is large.... Tony, hiding under his desk, quivering.... |
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Post by silicondream on Mar 24, 2021 11:37:58 GMT
Oooh, this is an idea. Also this page is getting me wondering whether the effects of the merge will be physical rather than mental. Given Tony theorised here that it takes energy to fuel the fire, doubling it would probably drain her twice as quick, and maybe have knock-on effects for the things that the fire elemental side of her influences, like lifespan. And I'm wondering if this would allow her to have a kid without dying, as only half of the flame would be needed... Or, more villainously, would draining only half her flame let Tony bring Surma back without killing Annie? |
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Post by ohthatone on Mar 24, 2021 11:56:35 GMT
And I'm wondering if this would allow her to have a kid without dying, as only half of the flame would be needed... Or, more villainously, would draining only half her flame let Tony bring Surma back without killing Annie? I have a feeling tony doesnt want to go down that road anymore. I think Tony's slow warm up to annie is also a slow letting go of surma. Though now that time travel is a thing I wouldn't fault him for at least asking "hey kat ol' buddy ol' pal, do me a favor? |
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Post by Gemminie on Mar 24, 2021 12:19:57 GMT
What I expected: We move on to Jones talking to someone else about Annie since her recombination, focusing on her mental state.
What we got: Jones continues listening to Parley and Cvet, and the conversation moves from the doubling of Annie's firepower to their speculation about Tony's reaction to Annie's merger.
So hard to predict. Anyway, Annie's fire is twice as strong. What that means in terms of her inner or ethereal state is still up in the air, but it is basically what one might expect from two Annies becoming one. What is Annie testing it on in panel 2? It looks like there are some flying rocks, but they could also be chunks of wood; did they perhaps go to one of Loup's giant trees in the area near the Forest? And why did they go there?
I have to say that I approve of the color choices in Annie's outfit in that flashback. I just like how those shades of purple and red work together.
It's Cvet who brings up Tony's reaction, but in the form of a statement-question, meaning she starts by making a statement, then asking for confirmation at the end. But Parley can't confirm this. From what Parley says here, it sounds as if she hasn't seen Tony or even heard anybody talk about Tony's reaction since Annie rejoined. It doesn't seem that Parley would ordinarily come in contact with Tony, since their jobs, areas of interest, and social circles don't really seem to intersect.
Interesting little aside there, where Parley asks Jones if she knows Tony. "I do." Typical Jones, answering the question without volunteering any other information.
Then there's that final panel. Parley is saying that she doesn't have a lot of firsthand interaction with Tony and that her opinion is mostly based on what Eglamore and others (such as Annie herself, I'm supposing) say about him. Of course, James is not a Tony fan. But here's the bit that I want to know more about: "hearing how he treats Annie pisses me off." First of all, hearing from whom? Annie? Someone else? Who else? Then, how he treats Annie? What does that mean? And is this recently, as in since Annie became one person again, or is this generally, since she's known Annie, and especially since Tony returned to the Court? How recent is Parley's information?
So on the next page, will we go on to Jones interviewing someone else, return to the present time, or stay with Parley and Cvet? Or something else?
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Post by machiavelli33 on Mar 24, 2021 13:15:55 GMT
Oh god Eglamore is poisoning the well re: Tony. We’ve seen enough of Tony to know that of course Tony would notice and also that of course he *cares*.
But Parley has no reason to know this of course, and her only other consistent source of info on Tony is eggs, who rabidly distrusts Tony - which means she is starting to, too. It’s not like Annie or Kat so much talking about him.
Dammit Jim.
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Post by blahzor on Mar 24, 2021 13:24:43 GMT
Looks like Parley is also not a fan of that guy. Something tells me Jones' "I do" has a lot more weight to it than she's letting on. Jimmy Jims is nothing but upmost unbias person ever named James that lives in his house |
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Post by ctso74 on Mar 24, 2021 13:53:43 GMT
Is Cvet not a gossip? I'd imagine she's up on the latest rumors.
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Post by mglvna on Mar 24, 2021 15:02:34 GMT
Parley was also around when Annie first got taken out of class and got a haircut, and was perfectly willing to help Kat break into Tony's house, so I feel it's not strictly necessary for her poor opinion of Tony to come entirely from Eglamore. Kat ended up discovering she got along with Tony, but Parley didn't build any similar relationship or have ongoing contact with him. It makes perfect sense she still thinks of him as "That guy that abandoned Annie for three years and then showed up out of nowhere to take her out of school/take renard away/force her to get rid of her makeup/etc." She has no reason not to. |
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Post by Fishy on Mar 24, 2021 15:28:59 GMT
Alright alright I've had just about enough of this. Little miss Carver, things are going far too well for you. Happy? Powerful? Cared about? MENTALLY WELL? I'd better see at least one red flag by the end of the week or by golly you'll have some explaining to do.
This page does sorta remind me how few times other characters have interacted with Tony. We typically never see him unless it's through Annie. While his interactions with her have improved, it's kind of nice to get a reminder that what the reader sees is not what other characters do. No "Well he's been getting better lately" from Parley. I don't think she's ever even been on the same page as him.
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Post by alevice on Mar 24, 2021 15:29:53 GMT
Jones' eye also wonky in the 6th panel. Seems deliberate. Attachments:
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Post by lurkerbot on Mar 24, 2021 15:45:45 GMT
No "Well he's been getting better lately" from Parley. I don't think she's ever even been on the same page as him. Actually, they've interacted at least once, as shown starting here. |
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Post by alevice on Mar 24, 2021 15:54:20 GMT
Also it seems that Jones wasnt looking for Annie, but for Anthony since the beginning.
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Post by wies on Mar 24, 2021 16:10:32 GMT
Jones' eye also wonky in the 6th panel. Seems deliberate. Miss Wandering Eye. |
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Post by Gemminie on Mar 24, 2021 16:48:59 GMT
No "Well he's been getting better lately" from Parley. I don't think she's ever even been on the same page as him. Actually, they've interacted at least once, as shown starting here. And they barely interacted even then. |
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Post by ffkonoko on Mar 24, 2021 18:21:17 GMT
Hmm, I thought she might be more nuanced than that, but of course Parley's view of Tony would be entirely through Eglamore's lens, since he is the colleague she knows and trains with the most. Yeah, this young woman certainly can't make up her own mind about how she feels about how her close friend's dad treats said friend. She must think that because her male teacher does. Seriously, dude? Also, teenagers aren't big on nuance (I say from my own experience in lacking it) especially regarding something that's hurting someone they really care about. Calm down. She literally opens with the context, "the way Eglamore talks about him". She absolutely can and has made up her own mind, but she has done so based primarily on the testimony of someone who is, to put it mildly, intensely biased. She says she has done so herself. So that's not really arguable. So, sorry, but yes, her view is entirely through Eglamores lens. This does not denigrate her ability to form opinions and that the biased source is male is irrelevant. Is she also likely mad at the idea of someone hurting her friend? Sure. The idea. But even Annies classmates got to see more than Parley did. She is working off of indirect information. And perhaps you'll at least grant that Tony definitely WOULD notice that he has only one daughter again now? That his previous differing reaction to them, and to them being split, is a strong sign that he'd in fact care very much. So that what Parley says in that last panel, is inaccurate and based on indirect information? It's also not the first time. As noted, when Annie first got taken out of class and got herself a haircut, her first guess was that Tony made her do it, with the group also figuring Renard must be going through cruel experiments and Kat giving him the go ahead to murder Annies Dad if needed. |
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