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Post by arf on Dec 12, 2022 8:18:22 GMT
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Post by Timberwere on Dec 12, 2022 8:35:18 GMT
Annie's resigned look in panel 5 does not bode well.
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Post by basser on Dec 12, 2022 8:41:24 GMT
Kat's implying she's going to try to tap into whatever network Omega is on, or possibly create a direct connection to Omega itself, and try to gain user access to it through that link.
I'd guess she doesn't know how long it will take because she's got to figure out how the system communicates, if it's actually networked, if she needs to reconfigure her computer, etc. She has a robot army though and most of the tech involved is literal magic so presumably it won't be too much hassle.
Would be morbidly hilarious if she ends up hacking into Zimmy's brain though.
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Post by Igniz on Dec 12, 2022 10:55:54 GMT
Update needed: Annie's shoulder strap went uncolored in panel 4.  |
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Post by blahzor on Dec 12, 2022 11:06:24 GMT
Kat's implying she's going to try to tap into whatever network Omega is on, or possibly create a direct connection to Omega itself, and try to gain user access to it through that link. I'd guess she doesn't know how long it will take because she's got to figure out how the system communicates, if it's actually networked, if she needs to reconfigure her computer, etc. She has a robot army though and most of the tech involved is literal magic so presumably it won't be too much hassle. Would be morbidly hilarious if she ends up hacking into Zimmy's brain though. In Soviet Gunnerkrigg computer hooks into you (the omega device is also you) |
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Post by gpvos on Dec 12, 2022 12:09:21 GMT
Is this the chapter where Loup turns good and Kat turns evil?
Also, panel 4 is the eternal conversation between team leads and developers.
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Post by Rasselas on Dec 12, 2022 12:21:38 GMT
Is it going to be JacK?
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Post by netherdan on Dec 12, 2022 13:24:42 GMT
Also, panel 4 is the eternal conversation between team leads and developers. And panel 2 is something you should never tell a client: that it might be possible to be done (the client will understand that you agreed to do it and it will be available next version) |
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Post by Dvandaemon on Dec 12, 2022 13:44:22 GMT
Are we going to see how Jack is doing?
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Post by ctso74 on Dec 12, 2022 14:13:48 GMT
Also, panel 4 is the eternal conversation between team leads and developers. And panel 2 is something you should never tell a client: that it might be possible to be done (the client will understand that you agreed to do it and it will be available next version) And never say the word "hack", even though that's 50% of what you do. It does seem like Jack is a likely candidate. I can't tell if that's merely a cheek curve, or a slight blush of embarrassment, in panel 6. |
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Post by fia on Dec 12, 2022 14:44:41 GMT
This is not plot-related but: if someone has some spare time, this chapter so far is full of complete gems for avatar pics ! This page in particular for Kat. In case anyone needs a refresh --
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Post by Per on Dec 12, 2022 15:16:08 GMT
Also, panel 4 is the eternal conversation between team leads and developers. And panel 2 is something you should never tell a client: that it might be possible to be done (the client will understand that you agreed to do it and it will be available next version)  If Annie says it with her solemn face on it can't not be true |
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Post by scottjm on Dec 12, 2022 16:42:02 GMT
Also, panel 4 is the eternal conversation between team leads and developers. And panel 2 is something you should never tell a client: that it might be possible to be done (the client will understand that you agreed to do it and it will be available next version) Someone needs to tell that to sales, they are the ones making promises without checking to make sure it is feasible to do in the time they promised... |
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Post by Gemminie on Dec 12, 2022 18:17:43 GMT
I seem to have skipped Friday's update, so I'll just talk about both Friday's and Monday's installments.
Thinking that the Court is going to go after Zimmy to sate its Ether addiction and wishing to warn her, Annie and Kat decide they're going to try to find Zimmy. But they immediately run into the problem that nobody knows where she is. She does just seem to show up whenever circumstances dictate, although I'd been getting the impression that Annie substituted for Gamma on a fairly regular basis so Gamma could sleep. Kat, though, thinks that she might be able to find out something about the Omega Device and how it works, and use that to find Zimmy. Such a devilish grin on Kat's face.
Kat had been considering "reworking" her computer. Perhaps she's going to optimize it into a hacking platform, because she is thinking about hacking into the Omega Device, with another devilish grin. However, she doesn't know how long it'll take. Meanwhile, Annie's got an idea for someone else who might know where Zimmy is, but from her expression this is someone she doesn't relish talking to.
Who, though? My first thought is Jack Hyland, who, being obsessed with Zimmy, certainly keeps track of where she is. But we haven't seen him since chapter 49; does Annie know where he is? If she still remembers him, he hasn't gone to the new planet (considering his apparent Etheric affinities, he may not have been invited), but where's he living now? Maybe this answer is easy – perhaps all the Court residents live in the same general neighborhood now, with the exception of the Chester and Foley students.
Kat sounds like she's thinking of either hacking into the Omega Device and using it, or finding out how it works and making an Omega Device of her own with some Kat-style modifications. Uh-oh.
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Post by maxptc on Dec 12, 2022 18:56:08 GMT
I thought you might Annie, after all you've "found" her before. Were the other times they were looking for Zimmy just them wandering aimlessly until Zimmy found them or somthing?
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Post by drmemory on Dec 12, 2022 19:24:34 GMT
Shouldn't someone be wiggling their fingers at this point? You know, the international hand symbol for hacking? Reference |
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Post by bedinsis on Dec 12, 2022 21:04:38 GMT
I had to read this comment page to realize that it probably is Jack Annie is talking about. Which I believe; it makes sense, for the reasons Gemminie laid out. I am curious about Annie's expression in the last panel. Is she apprehensive at the idea of contacting Jack? Compare that to the expression of the first panel of this page where she smiled when bringing up the idea of making contact with Smitty. I mean, she did try to avoid him when we saw him last time. |
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Post by ophidiophile on Dec 12, 2022 21:34:07 GMT
Rework your computer? Not a task to be entered into lightly, as I would imagine reworking Kat's computer requires a lot more voodoo than the usual computer. Also, I suspect the "external system" might be her mom's computer.
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Post by pyradonis on Dec 13, 2022 0:13:35 GMT
My first thought was Jack as well, also because I'd like to see him again, but why would Annie say "I might know someone" about Jack? Kat knows Jack as well.
I'd been getting the impression that Annie substituted for Gamma on a fairly regular basis so Gamma could sleep. What gave you that impression? 🤔
Shouldn't someone be wiggling their fingers at this point? You know, the international hand symbol for hacking? ReferenceWhew, I was afraid I was the only one who remembered this. Indeed, it's time to do some hacking! |
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Post by Runningflame on Dec 13, 2022 1:16:27 GMT
Shouldn't someone be wiggling their fingers at this point? You know, the international hand symbol for hacking? ReferenceI was just getting ready to post this.  |
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Post by drmemory on Dec 13, 2022 8:16:47 GMT
How to find Zimmy? I can think of a couple options. As several have suggested, Jack is probably stalking her somehow. Monitoring, whatever. But there are other possibilities. Since we now know she and Gamma spend a lot of time in the unseen world, maybe Renard could find them there? That doesn't match Annie's reaction of course. Also, Renard is right there, so she wouldn't have to go find him. The court's food tracking system might work. Again, doesn't match the reaction, unless she's thinking of asking some school official for help finding her. That could explain her expression. For some reason, I feel like Jones might know where Zimmy hangs out. The Wandering Eye probably has a good idea of where everyone hangs out. I'd think Annie would be happy enough to talk to Jones though, so probably not her. The elves living in the court are a real possibility. I believe they moved in near to where Zimmy and Gamma and the other Chester students live. This is another option that could lead to that Annie expression - last time Annie talked to an elf they weren't all that happy with her, so going to them for help probably isn't her first choice.
I don't think Robot and the NP would know, but the Seraphs might! They probably monitor subjects Zeta and Gamma, and Annie wouldn't be all that pleased about having to ask them for anything. Ick.
Anyway, I'm not at all disagreeing that Jack is an option here, just suggesting there are a couple of others. |
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Post by TBeholder on Dec 13, 2022 9:00:52 GMT
(That 'haha' seems to have a silent 'mua' prefix) I’m a little behind on mad scientist psychophysiology, but isn’t “mua” prefix added as an exclamation of achievement or satisfaction with having an advantageous position? |
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Post by netherdan on Dec 13, 2022 12:16:02 GMT
And panel 2 is something you should never tell a client: that it might be possible to be done (the client will understand that you agreed to do it and it will be available next version) If Annie says it with her solemn face on it can't not be true Kat is definitely the one who'd crunch until it's done at the cost of her own health instead of arguing that she can't do it in due time |
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Post by guntherkrieg on Dec 13, 2022 15:20:35 GMT
Should we jack... do some... jacking?
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Post by guntherkrieg on Dec 13, 2022 15:21:09 GMT
If Annie says it with her solemn face on it can't not be true Kat is definitely the one who'd crunch until it's done at the cost of her own health instead of arguing that she can't do it in due time The Emerald Mine ethic. |
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Post by Gemminie on Dec 14, 2022 16:55:18 GMT
I'd been getting the impression that Annie substituted for Gamma on a fairly regular basis so Gamma could sleep. What gave you that impression? 🤔
Nothing concrete; it was just a thought that since Gamma is still alive, she must need to sleep sometime, so there must have been moments when Zimmy got Annie to sub for Gamma off-camera so Gamma could get some rest. Surely we haven't seen every single time Annie has encountered Zimmy and Gamma. This might have changed since Loup lobbed the entire Forest at the Court, however. |
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Post by pyradonis on Dec 14, 2022 20:32:22 GMT
What gave you that impression? 🤔
Nothing concrete; it was just a thought that since Gamma is still alive, she must need to sleep sometime, so there must have been moments when Zimmy got Annie to sub for Gamma off-camera so Gamma could get some rest. Surely we haven't seen every single time Annie has encountered Zimmy and Gamma. This might have changed since Loup lobbed the entire Forest at the Court, however. Gamma also needed to sleep before the two of them ever met Annie... But the first two chapters featuring them more or less established that they go to the library for Gamma to sleep. Presumably she also gets to sleep when it rains. |
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Post by TBeholder on Dec 24, 2022 15:05:30 GMT
Another thought: maybe by now Omega system consists mostly of invaders it subsumed. Seeing how a little subterfuge is frowned upon in the Court only when not done competently.
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Post by guntherkrieg on Jan 9, 2023 16:17:57 GMT
Would be morbidly hilarious if she ends up hacking into Zimmy's brain though. Counting down to this being the case. |
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