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Post by bedinsis on Jan 6, 2023 8:01:53 GMT
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Post by gpvos on Jan 6, 2023 9:04:18 GMT
Well, that is indeed a huge Chekhov's gun this chapter, that Kat will actually trigger something bad by locating and using the Omega device.
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Post by madjack on Jan 6, 2023 9:11:12 GMT
Perhaps Kat's next character arc will be learning that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
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Post by blahzor on Jan 6, 2023 9:42:28 GMT
That time when Kat accidentally reconfigures Zimmy
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Post by AluK on Jan 6, 2023 11:20:23 GMT
WildSpec:
Omega Device is actually something Kat will create / has created / is at some point.
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Post by csj on Jan 6, 2023 11:31:40 GMT
Well, that is indeed a huge Chekhov's gun this chapter, that Kat will actually trigger something bad by locating and using the Omega device. herself |
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Post by guntherkrieg on Jan 6, 2023 13:12:40 GMT
Jesus christ, can we have a page where things are actually explained, instead of "I know about thing!" or "Oh no, vague but terrible consequences!"
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Post by virtue1992 on Jan 6, 2023 13:52:29 GMT
Of course! We should have known, Omega isn't a device but must be a person! Just like Gamma and Zeta aka Zimmy
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Post by Druplesnubb on Jan 6, 2023 14:26:22 GMT
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Post by Runningflame on Jan 6, 2023 15:15:20 GMT
"Kat was just telling me she was going to try and use it to -" ... find Zimmy, yes? Which is now unnecessary, since Annie found Zimmy first. But Kat doesn't know that yet. I sense some tragically bad timing coming up...
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Post by mglvna on Jan 6, 2023 15:29:12 GMT
Really like the way the black ends of Gamma's hair flow directly into Zimmy's, which melds directly with the black void background and these weird black roots. Looks really cool and forms the weird goth inverse of Annie's endless ether-hair.
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Post by TBeholder on Jan 6, 2023 15:58:32 GMT
Yet another danger of living in a convoluted cluster of cabals, circles, cliques, clubs, companies, coteries and conspiracies: constant risk of being caught in crossfire of their plots… or sometimes their blunders. |
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Post by ctso74 on Jan 6, 2023 16:31:46 GMT
Zimmy seems to have a personal connection to the Omega Device. Even calls it Omega, like a name. That's rather curious.
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Post by stef1987 on Jan 6, 2023 17:03:14 GMT
Maybe Kat is actually the omega device
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Post by Bo No Bo on Jan 6, 2023 17:29:51 GMT
"Kat was just telling me she was going to try and use it to -" ... find Zimmy, yes? Which is now unnecessary, since Annie found Zimmy first. But Kat doesn't know that yet. I sense some tragically bad timing coming up... Yea, taking bets that Zim-Zam's about to get yanked away by the Court (BONUS: they only found her because Annie was able to bring them right to her unintentionally) before Zimmy can spill the beans, and Kat will activate the Omega Device (her untapped power?) to find Zimmy, thus becoming a self-fulfilling prophesy |
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Post by gpvos on Jan 6, 2023 18:14:21 GMT
Next page: Zimmy is sucked into a vortex that somehow looks like Kat's mecha-bird-angel form.
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Post by gpvos on Jan 6, 2023 18:15:49 GMT
Maybe Kat is actually the omega device This has been a long-running theory. It's looking increasingly likely. |
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Post by davidm on Jan 6, 2023 20:47:23 GMT
Maybe Kat is actually the omega device This has been a long-running theory. It's looking increasingly likely. I have a terrible feeling Boxbot is the omega device. Is it really Kat, or is it a fembot that looks like Kat that was built by Boxbot? ... "You underestimate the power of the Box bot. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny." - Darth Robot "Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen" - Box Bot. Star Ocean VI - Return of the Jeanne |
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Post by drmemory on Jan 7, 2023 1:12:38 GMT
Well let's not forget, Zimmy has always been afraid of Kat. Gamma told Renard that Kat was headed down a dark path and may not have been diverted from it entirely. And, in fact, we've been seeing some warning signs lately, in what Kat has said and done.
In short, I'm not sure Zimmy's fears are unfounded.
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Jan 7, 2023 6:43:23 GMT
Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Zimmy just jumped to the conclusion that Kat is the Omega Device. I think this stems from either an assumption or revelation on her part that it's not in fact a Device at all, but a Being. However, it would be weird if it was Kat since Omega predates her.
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Post by blahzor on Jan 7, 2023 9:47:25 GMT
WildSpec: Omega Device is actually something Kat will create / has created / is at some point. Kat finds out the Court has been using a TI-83 and taps into it and supercharges it to a Omega Device then plays drug wars on it |
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Post by Druplesnubb on Jan 7, 2023 11:17:20 GMT
Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Zimmy just jumped to the conclusion that Kat is the Omega Device. I think this stems from either an assumption or revelation on her part that it's not in fact a Device at all, but a Being. However, it would be weird if it was Kat since Omega predates her. Don't forget about Kat's time travel shenanigans. |
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Post by pyradonis on Jan 7, 2023 16:00:42 GMT
Perhaps Kat's next character arc will be learning that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Well, that would be about friggin' time. |
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Post by drmemory on Jan 7, 2023 18:09:59 GMT
Kat means well, she just gets obsessed, and distracted by shiny science objects. So what will happen when she hacks into the court's computers? I could easily see her getting convinced to do something for sketchy reasons - either because she is told it will benefit the robots or because she just doesn't see a problem. Typical mad scientist stuff!
Another possibility is that she could get sucked into Omega, or taken over by same. Kat isn't a computer, at least not exactly, but she certainly seems to have an affinity for them. She can also be sort of easily swayed.
I see bad actions and regret in Kat's immediate future. Let's hope nobody gets hurt too much.
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Post by Per on Jan 7, 2023 18:52:28 GMT
Perhaps Kat's next character arc will be learning that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Well, that would be about friggin' time. "... And that's why I made this machine that'll follow us around and say 'Uh, I don't think that's such a good idea' at every juncture." |
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Post by mturtle7 on Jan 8, 2023 4:13:06 GMT
Jesus christ, can we have a page where things are actually explained, instead of "I know about thing!" or "Oh no, vague but terrible consequences!" I hate to admit it, but I've been feeling like that a lot lately too. That's why this scene with Aata last August was such a breath of fresh air for me. It was the first time in a long time that I felt like questions the characters were asking actually got answered on-screen, rather than just speculated on or vaguely hinted at. And it's been a long time since... I know that long-running mysteries are one of the best parts of this comic, but ever since the Annies got re-fused, a lot of the mysteries have felt a lot more...frustrating, I guess, than usual. To me, at least.
"Kat was just telling me she was going to try and use it to -" ... find Zimmy, yes? Which is now unnecessary, since Annie found Zimmy first. But Kat doesn't know that yet. I sense some tragically bad timing coming up... Kat brought it up to Annie as a way to find Zimmy, but she also mentioned she was interested in hacking it to do "other things," as well. She might very well be waiting for Annie to finish her search attempt before using Omega for that specific purpose. But then again, maybe not. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jan 8, 2023 5:35:54 GMT
[opinie] It's easy to forget but the comic is mostly about and from the perspective of Antimony and Antimony is not very outgoing with other humans. That makes exposition easier to naturally insert into the comic and makes the socialization that happens more dramatic... but because Antimony is somewhat socially disconnected she, and by extension the readers, have missed out on some trope things that a coming-of-age and mystery-exploring comic might otherwise contain and what we have seen has been more limited than what otherwise might have been. There are good reasons for this, both intrinsic to Antimony and to the social context, but we can also speculate that a more extraverted (with humans) protagonist would have given us a somewhat different perspective on the Court; we might have seen about the same mysteries explored but maybe not in the same order, there could have been more side-trips (some which would have been more interesting and enjoyable than others) but I'm inclined to think that a wider circle of friends, contacts, and other personal connections would have made the main plot progress faster when it progressed... and I think the last two chapters have showcased this. That does rest on the assumption that there wouldn't be a trade-off with Antimony's interactions with not-humans which were critical for the progress she made, of course. The price of that may have been a main character with a much more favorable view of the Court at first. [/opine]
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Post by todd on Jan 8, 2023 13:53:37 GMT
I wonder whether a more "sociable towards humans" Antimony would have gotten less involved in the secret goings-on at the Court that drove the story. Nearly all the other children seem to pay little attention to them (Kat is the main exception, and that was because of her ties with Annie); in the power station chapter, for example, while the kids sneaked out at night to watch the Court's experiments, most of them seemed more interested in their romantic stirrings towards each other than in the weirdness itself). Annie's background might have resulted in her being more interested in launching a serious investigation of the Court. Without it, she'd have probably regarded it as just a boarding school with some unusual features, without asking why.
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Post by drmemory on Jan 9, 2023 5:38:08 GMT
That whole "other things" thing is pretty ominous. Doesn't Kat still have the arrow, and her mini-arrow that let her enter the ether? Maybe we're about to see her join in the current conversation.  Far from the worst thing that could happen but sure to freak out Zimmy if it does! |
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Post by blahzor on Jan 9, 2023 9:19:00 GMT
I wonder whether a more "sociable towards humans" Antimony would have gotten less involved in the secret goings-on at the Court that drove the story. Nearly all the other children seem to pay little attention to them (Kat is the main exception, and that was because of her ties with Annie); in the power station chapter, for example, while the kids sneaked out at night to watch the Court's experiments, most of them seemed more interested in their romantic stirrings towards each other than in the weirdness itself). Annie's background might have resulted in her being more interested in launching a serious investigation of the Court. Without it, she'd have probably regarded it as just a boarding school with some unusual features, without asking why. We would have had to change the fact that Annie attracts weird things around her or it would be unbelievable that she wouldn't get involved in some way due to sheer volume |
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