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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 16, 2022 7:03:36 GMT
The snare didn't work... Shucks. |
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Post by Fishy on May 16, 2022 7:07:48 GMT
Well dang, golly gee willikers that rascal weaseled his way out again. That rotten ol' goofball.
I think Jerrek's face is copy pasted in the last two panels, but nothing else about them is. I don't know why but that makes it even funnier to me.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 16, 2022 7:13:14 GMT
I think the best part is that, being an NP(C?), Jerrek doesn't even have to bother faking an authentic-looking reaction. He's got a built-in excuse.
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Post by Gemini Jim on May 16, 2022 7:13:35 GMT
OK, now I'm almost entirely convinced that the real trap was meant to catch the conscience of Jerrek. Annie probably hasn't revealed the entire plan to the others.
Double Agent Jerrek's reaction is hilarious for how obvious it looks (at least, to the audience).
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Post by jda on May 16, 2022 7:45:09 GMT
The snare didn't work... Shucks. I demand this thread's name be changed to "Darn! Shucks!". Not really. |
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Post by yellowb on May 16, 2022 7:57:37 GMT
I had a feeling Loup would get away. OK, now I'm almost entirely convinced that the real trap was meant to catch the conscience of Jerrek. Annie probably hasn't revealed the entire plan to the others. Double Agent Jerrek's reaction is hilarious for how obvious it looks (at least, to the audience). Agree about the hilariousness of Jerrek's reaction 😀 And yeah, I think this makes it clear it wasn't the real snare. Otherwise it would be a just a pretty sad attempt. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on May 16, 2022 8:28:32 GMT
That trap looks downright cruel. It looks absolutely barbaric, what with the double barbs, and those arrows probably using the same tech as what trapped the elf at the bottom of the ravine. Welp... guess not that barbaric after all! HEHEHEHeheheheh ehehe |
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Post by madjack on May 16, 2022 8:45:15 GMT
Dog 1
Kat 0
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Post by Tenjen on May 16, 2022 8:47:42 GMT
goshdarnittoheck
Also if we had a caddyshack groundskeeper vs gopher (or coyote vs roadrunner) situation for the next few pages I wouldnt have minded.
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Post by blahzor on May 16, 2022 10:06:28 GMT
Next page
Jarrek: dagnabbit
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Post by TBeholder on May 16, 2022 11:22:51 GMT
I think the best part is that, being an NP(C?), Jerrek doesn't even have to bother faking an authentic-looking reaction. He's got a built-in excuse. Maybe Loup’s attention is limited, so when the big wolf needs to jump around, Jerrek goes into thesaurus bot mode? |
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Post by pyradonis on May 16, 2022 12:41:02 GMT
Mah boy Jerrek being really shocked here.
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Post by maxptc on May 16, 2022 13:44:37 GMT
Kat should go over the details of how the arrow works with the group, then maybe Jerrek could help refine the plan and figure out why it failed.
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Post by ctso74 on May 16, 2022 14:28:35 GMT
Lana: "Whoa, Jerrek... Take it down a notch. You panic too easily."
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Post by Gemminie on May 16, 2022 17:46:17 GMT
Apparently impaled by multiple green arrows of some kind of energy, Loup grins insanely, then flexes his body, causing every arrow to shatter, KSSH! He then runs away with quite Coyote-like laughter. In their hiding place, Kat muses about how this didn't work, while Jerrek simply says, "Darn!" and "Shucks!"
Peculiarly, Jerrek's expression doesn't change in any way between these two utterances, possibly for comic effect, or possibly because some mental effort is needed elsewhere; it's hard to say.
Kat actually used the word "snare," meaning that ... we have a chapter title, folks! But now that we know that there was a plan to snare Loup, and that plan didn't work, what's the rest of the chapter going to be about? Flashbacks to how this came to pass? Work on another attempt that will work better (or worse)? Or will there be other repercussions? I saw mention of Arbiter Saslamel not being happy about this, but how do we know Kat's using the actual Diego's Arrow here, as opposed to her own technology based on what she's learned from studying it? I notice the Arbiter didn't mention anything about the little pen-sized device Kat made after studying the arrow.
Don't get me wrong, though. Somebody will be using that arrow again, and somebody (possibly the same person, possibly not) will suffer consequences as a result. That's been so clearly foreshadowed that I don't know what else it could mean, but we don't know who or when. Somebody may even find a way to use it to trap Annie and then frame Kat for it, taking down our two main characters in one stroke, but that part's speculation. Here, I don't think we're seeing Kat using the arrow; I think it's derivative technology.
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Post by rabbit on May 16, 2022 21:02:03 GMT
Snare didn't work, and now the dog-gone god-dog is a gone dog? Clearly time for spankies! |
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Post by saardvark on May 17, 2022 0:50:43 GMT
Snare didn't work, and now the dog-gone god-dog is a gone dog? Clearly time for spankies! dog-gone god-dog is a gone dog try saying that 5 times fast! spankies for the creators of clever tongue twisters? |
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Post by saardvark on May 17, 2022 0:53:06 GMT
goshdarnittoheck Also if we had a caddyshack groundskeeper vs gopher (or coyote vs roadrunner) situation for the next few pages I wouldnt have minded. Yeah, Loup should have run off instead saying "Meep meep!" with his feet in a squashed circular blur beneath him.... (just kidding...) |
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Post by drmemory on May 17, 2022 3:08:39 GMT
Don't get me wrong, though. Somebody will be using that arrow again, and somebody (possibly the same person, possibly not) will suffer consequences as a result. That's been so clearly foreshadowed that I don't know what else it could mean, but we don't know who or when. Somebody may even find a way to use it to trap Annie and then frame Kat for it, taking down our two main characters in one stroke, but that part's speculation. Here, I don't think we're seeing Kat using the arrow; I think it's derivative technology. It pretty much has to be Kat getting in trouble too, as she is the one that signed the contract. She is responsible for making sure the arrow isn't used for anything disruptive, plus whatever all that fine print was. So whoever screws up with the arrow, it will be Kat that is blamed. I sure hope she took that toothsome warning seriously!
Totally expecting to see more of Chekov's arrow and Chekov's contract in the near future. 
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Post by maxptc on May 17, 2022 5:16:02 GMT
Don't get me wrong, though. Somebody will be using that arrow again, and somebody (possibly the same person, possibly not) will suffer consequences as a result. That's been so clearly foreshadowed that I don't know what else it could mean, but we don't know who or when. Somebody may even find a way to use it to trap Annie and then frame Kat for it, taking down our two main characters in one stroke, but that part's speculation. Here, I don't think we're seeing Kat using the arrow; I think it's derivative technology. It pretty much has to be Kat getting in trouble too, as she is the one that signed the contract. She is responsible for making sure the arrow isn't used for anything disruptive, plus whatever all that fine print was. So whoever screws up with the arrow, it will be Kat that is blamed. I sure hope she took that toothsome warning seriously!
Totally expecting to see more of Chekov's arrow and Chekov's contract in the near future. I hope we get more of the Chekovs Golems from the past with unknown knowledge. |
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Post by pyradonis on May 17, 2022 12:36:29 GMT
But now that we know that there was a plan to snare Loup, and that plan didn't work, what's the rest of the chapter going to be about? Flashbacks to how this came to pass? Work on another attempt that will work better (or worse)? An amusing montage of multiple more failed attempts, each also depicting Jerrek cursing at their failure in a totally natural and non-suspicious way? |
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Post by maxptc on May 17, 2022 13:56:06 GMT
But now that we know that there was a plan to snare Loup, and that plan didn't work, what's the rest of the chapter going to be about? Flashbacks to how this came to pass? Work on another attempt that will work better (or worse)? An amusing montage of multiple more failed attempts, each also depicting Jerrek cursing at their failure in a totally natural and non-suspicious way? I got this. Panel one:Kat drops a large box on Loup who's jumps away laughing Jerrek: Bull Panel two:The gang throwing a potato sack over Loup, who isn't in the sack when they look Jerrek:What a D-Bag Panel three:Kat and the gang shooting AK47s at Loup who's prances away laughing Jerrek:Oh Shoot Panel four:Gang drops a nuclear warhead on Loup. He is seen sipping tea in the background. Jerrek:Blast it all Panel five: The gang tells Loup he can't wear make up and puts him in a lonely room. Jerrek:This is to far. |
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Post by liminal on May 17, 2022 19:02:46 GMT
Panel five: The gang tells Loup he can't wear make up and puts him in a lonely room.
The door squeaks
There's a dead god a-speakin' 'bout my doomAnd I set by myself
Like a God-Wolf on a shelf
By myself
In a lonely room...
I ain't gonna dream 'bout his gifts no more
I ain't gonna leave them alone
Go in disguise
Get myself a prize
Get me a canine to call my own! |
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Post by saardvark on May 17, 2022 20:56:53 GMT
I was kinda hoping that when Loup got stabbed by the green arrows, Jerrek would cry out "ouch!", but that would have made life too easy for Team Good....
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Post by drmemory on May 18, 2022 3:43:07 GMT
It pretty much has to be Kat getting in trouble too, as she is the one that signed the contract. She is responsible for making sure the arrow isn't used for anything disruptive, plus whatever all that fine print was. So whoever screws up with the arrow, it will be Kat that is blamed. I sure hope she took that toothsome warning seriously!
Totally expecting to see more of Chekov's arrow and Chekov's contract in the near future.  I hope we get more of the Chekovs Golems from the past with unknown knowledge. Possibly, but I don't feel like there as many dangling plot threads attached to them. Unless they are used to convey information about other stuff, of course, like what the deal with the Artilleryman was. But that also feels sorta peripheral, relative to the contract stuff, which really felt like a clear setup for future events, rather than just being interesting.
I'm saying I felt like the golem plot already paid off. First we met one, and learned about robot death while furthering Kat's skill and reputation. At that time she promised to leave them dead. Later, Kat re-activated all of them except the one that she already felt bad about because she needed workers. Not her finest moment IMHO. I assume they are still beavering away in her NP factory.
Anyway, I felt like those events formed a complete arc. Unlike the contract/translator threat thing, which is clearly unresolved. I'm still hoping to learn how Kat is linked to the NP also.
Of course, I could be wrong - maybe there is still another golem plot thread coming wherein that first golem wakes up and sees what Kat has done! Not sure how that could happen though, given that only Kat knows how to reactivate them.
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Post by maxptc on May 18, 2022 3:48:34 GMT
I hope we get more of the Chekovs Golems from the past with unknown knowledge. Possibly, but I don't feel like there as many dangling plot threads attached to them. Unless they are used to convey information about other stuff, of course, like what the deal with the Artilleryman was. But that also feels sorta peripheral, relative to the contract stuff, which really felt like a clear setup for future events, rather than just being interesting. I'm saying I felt like the golem plot already paid off. First we met one, and learned about robot death while furthering Kat's skill and reputation. At that time she promised to leave them dead. Later, Kat re-activated all of them except the one that she already felt bad about because she needed workers. Not her finest moment IMHO. I assume they are still beavering away in her NP factory. Anyway, I felt like those events formed a complete arc. Unlike the contract/translator threat thing, which is clearly unresolved. I'm still hoping to learn how Kat is linked to the NP also.
Of course, I could be wrong - maybe there is still another golem plot thread coming wherein that first golem wakes up and sees what Kat has done! Not sure how that could happen though, given that only Kat knows how to reactivate them.
I dunno, them being reactivated was barely touched on. I dunno about an entire Goelm plot, I more think Kat having links to the past like that walking around screams future plot potential. |
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Post by pyradonis on May 18, 2022 21:02:41 GMT
At that time she promised to leave them dead. Later, Kat re-activated all of them except the one that she already felt bad about because she needed workers. Not her finest moment IMHO. Heh, indeed. Not only breaking her promise, but also "I want to set these poor robots free, so I'm gonna resurrect their ancestors and have them tirelessly work for me."
I dunno, them being reactivated was barely touched on. I dunno about an entire Goelm plot, I more think Kat having links to the past like that walking around screams future plot potential. That's true. They were there at the time of Diego and Jeanne and that Steadman person! But somehow everybody is too concerned with other things to get the idea of asking them a few questions. |
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Post by drmemory on May 19, 2022 0:47:28 GMT
At that time she promised to leave them dead. Later, Kat re-activated all of them except the one that she already felt bad about because she needed workers. Not her finest moment IMHO. Heh, indeed. Not only breaking her promise, but also "I want to set these poor robots free, so I'm gonna resurrect their ancestors and have them tirelessly work for me.
I dunno, them being reactivated was barely touched on. I dunno about an entire Goelm plot, I more think Kat having links to the past like that walking around screams future plot potential. That's true. They were there at the time of Diego and Jeanne and that Steadman person! But somehow everybody is too concerned with other things to get the idea of asking them a few questions. With the possible exception of Robot! He's always lurking about. I've seen no sign that Kat is even aware of his secret life as a cult leader and wouldn't be surprised at all if he learned a lot from the golem robots. Like, they'd have no reason to not talk to him, AND he almost had to be the source of the what this one was talking about here. I mean, she says it is Arthur and the Seraphs that talk about Kat (as the angel), but Arthur got involved to begin with due to Robot's cult meetings, and the Seraphs acknowledged her as the angel, again due to an incident involving S13.
He has his robotic fingers in a lot of pies. I assume this is no exception. He probably knows more of what the golem robots know than anyone else.
Also, as for waking up the dead robot, she probably won't do it for the same reasons she excluded him from her labor force, but the others are probably wondering why he's standing there, statuesque, instead of helping. Adding that to the Robot factor, perhaps there is an unresolved plot there after all. What if the dead golem were put into a new NP body? S13 may not know how to wake him up but I bet he knows how to do that!
BTW I feel terrible calling him dead golem but I couldn't find anyplace where his name was given. 
Anyway, S13 was there for the whole thing - the resurrection and the de-resurrection - and he certainly is aware that the golems have a lot of information about the origins of the court and such. I can't believe he wouldn't use that resource.
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Post by blahzor on May 19, 2022 1:55:27 GMT
Don't get me wrong, though. Somebody will be using that arrow again, and somebody (possibly the same person, possibly not) will suffer consequences as a result. That's been so clearly foreshadowed that I don't know what else it could mean, but we don't know who or when. Somebody may even find a way to use it to trap Annie and then frame Kat for it, taking down our two main characters in one stroke, but that part's speculation. Here, I don't think we're seeing Kat using the arrow; I think it's derivative technology. It pretty much has to be Kat getting in trouble too, as she is the one that signed the contract. She is responsible for making sure the arrow isn't used for anything disruptive, plus whatever all that fine print was. So whoever screws up with the arrow, it will be Kat that is blamed. I sure hope she took that toothsome warning seriously!
Totally expecting to see more of Chekov's arrow and Chekov's contract in the near future. Or the arrow is stolen but someone would need to know where the computer is and that limits it to Kat, Paz maybe and Robot I don't think Annie would know because she wouldn't think she'd need to |
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Post by drmemory on May 20, 2022 2:24:19 GMT
It pretty much has to be Kat getting in trouble too, as she is the one that signed the contract. She is responsible for making sure the arrow isn't used for anything disruptive, plus whatever all that fine print was. So whoever screws up with the arrow, it will be Kat that is blamed. I sure hope she took that toothsome warning seriously!
Totally expecting to see more of Chekov's arrow and Chekov's contract in the near future. Or the arrow is stolen but someone would need to know where the computer is and that limits it to Kat, Paz maybe and Robot I don't think Annie would know because she wouldn't think she'd need to Ya totally agree. Annie isn't too interested in details about tech! Paz though... I still wonder whether she has animal spies watching Kat when she can't be there. Like Robot, she may know a lot more than we give her credit for. Still, her motivations seem limited to "protect Kat" and "possible jealousy", so I don't know why she would do anything with info about the arrow and such...
Robot would know for sure. It seems obvious (now that I've started thinking about it) that he's quite the information sponge, and Kat considers him part of her inner circle anyway so she wouldn't hide this kind of thing from him regardless. She wouldn't hide such things from Paz either, but Paz isn't really part of the Scooby gang - she's just dating Velma. |
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