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Post by bedinsis on Apr 1, 2024 7:01:47 GMT
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Post by blahzor on Apr 1, 2024 7:04:39 GMT
Robot gonna be a showrunner one day
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 1, 2024 7:06:17 GMT
...and the metaphor behind the barnacles is revealed.
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Post by jda on Apr 1, 2024 7:20:00 GMT
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Post by bicarbonat on Apr 1, 2024 7:29:45 GMT
............................................................what............................................................ I'm standing in the middle of the metaphorical room, waiting for him to see sense or get some slapped into him Sir, did you snort Paradise Lost with a rolled-up page of the Old Testament? |
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Post by Per on Apr 1, 2024 10:45:23 GMT
"Dad, it's just a distortion."
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Post by Igniz on Apr 1, 2024 11:21:26 GMT
"Just performing my function." Now, wait a second, Mr. Roboto. Is your function (and by extension, that of the other Seraphs) to start a nother cult around a so-called "angel"?  |
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Post by ctso74 on Apr 1, 2024 13:16:55 GMT
Annie: "... You mean consequences? That's called consequences."
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Post by morrahadesigns on Apr 1, 2024 13:17:24 GMT
"Just performing my function." Now, wait a second, Mr. Roboto. Is your function (and by extension, that of the other Seraphs) to start a nother cult around a so-called "angel"? Very good question. The purpose of the seraphs always seemed to be as some form of campus security. But given Diego's obsession and the way EVERY. SINGLE. ROBOT. (Except maybe for boxbot) remembers and feels guilt over Jeanne. It's entirely possible that Robot came into being with a higher level of fanaticism than others. He was found as a box of spare parts, and his cpu is different from the others. Features that have yet to be fully explained or explored. Maybe he was programmed to "serve" the next angel of Gunner's Kragg? |
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Post by Gemminie on Apr 1, 2024 15:34:11 GMT
Robot is going on, and the visuals of Annie, Shadow, the mystery NP, and the seraphs are gone, as are the feather framing designs. We seem to be entirely focused on Robot's internal symbol system now. We see Robot's body but with horns on his head and barnacles on his back as he explains that the manipulations and betrayals, which are worth it to him in comparison to the ascension of his fellow robots, would be something he could easily carry, as a robot. There's a second vision of a dark horned figure, seated on some sort of rocky promontory and facing away, possibly representing Shadow, who does have "horns" on top of his head.
Except that then there are his feelings for Shadow. He knew Shadow wouldn't approve ... so he kept it from Shadow, because the longer he did so, the more time he could spend with his beloved. And here we have another image of Robot as a far more wretched horned figure, red and veined, with larger horns, back bent almost double with the weight of the barnacles on his back, which have sprouted ciliated tentacles; he tries to reach toward the Shadow figure.
So Robot was able to bear the guilt easily except when he looked at Shadow. He suspected Shadow would disapprove, try to stop him, or even leave him if he knew the truth, so Robot kept most of what he was doing from Shadow, and this behavior was "rewarded" when it worked. Shadow gave Robot the benefit of the doubt, and he just didn't say anything. But this feeling festered within him. And apparently it's affected the form he took in this distortion, making it all obvious.
Will Shadow leave Robot? Will this be the end of one of the longest-established relationships in this story? Or will they find a way to reconcile? Robot has done some pretty serious things, but in the end, has anyone actually been harmed by them? He did manage to bring about the ascension of the New People, which seems like a good goal. Maybe he can come clean with everyone, including Kat, and they can all work things out? But then, there are lots of events going on; will he have a chance to do this?
So with the breaking of the Kat-Paz relationship and now the Shadow-Robot relationship, the longest-standing relationship remaining unbroken is the one between Annie and Kat themselves (unless you count minor characters such as Winsbury and Janet, John and Margo, etc.). This relationship's been strained before, but is this trend of splitting up seemingly-stable relationships going to continue? I'm not sure. The cracks in the Kat-Paz relationship were showing for a long time, as were the ones in the Shadow-Robot relationship. But Annie and Kat aren't romantically involved; their relationship is just a friendship, and although they've had their problems, they've always managed to adjust. And they've kept everything in the open, too; no secret betrayals or anything. So I don't know.
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Post by wombat on Apr 1, 2024 18:22:15 GMT
Kinda want Black Haired New Person Girl to just look at this and go, "Hm. Gross!"
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Post by silicondream on Apr 1, 2024 18:38:26 GMT
............................................................what............................................................ I'm standing in the middle of the metaphorical room, waiting for him to see sense or get some slapped into him Sir, did you snort Paradise Lost with a rolled-up page of the Old Testament? In fairness, he’s trapped in Zimmyngham, a place notorious for making people crazy. His body has been warped into his worst nightmare, he’s surrounded by the taunting shades of those he’s wronged, and who even knows what he’s feeling. These are not circumstances conducive to seeing sense. I mean, I’m sure Robot’s depressed and self-loathing and somewhat deluded about Kat in the real world too. But it’s not terribly surprising that he’d see himself as a devil when he’s currently stuck in a personalized hell. |
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Post by zink on Apr 1, 2024 19:09:08 GMT
Wait, Robot is "The Dung Eater" and was trying to cultivate the Seedbed Curse? I did not see that one coming.
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Post by csj on Apr 2, 2024 2:54:21 GMT
ok that is quite enough melodrama thankyou
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Post by crater on Apr 2, 2024 6:29:53 GMT
If you are in the business of giving people an ocean, then you must accept you will collect barnacles. But barnacles aren't always a burden. They can be armor.
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Post by csj on Apr 2, 2024 7:01:38 GMT
So with the breaking of the Kat-Paz relationship and now the Shadow-Robot relationship, the longest-standing relationship remaining unbroken is the one between Annie and Kat themselves want to know your location |
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Post by guntherkrieg on Apr 2, 2024 9:41:48 GMT
Robot is so extra.
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Post by pyradonis on Apr 2, 2024 13:53:05 GMT
Ahem.
Also, the chapter is called "Devil's Due", so having Robot Devil turn up wouldn't be totally surprising either. |
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Post by OGRuddawg on Apr 2, 2024 15:23:11 GMT
Ahem.
Also, the chapter is called "Devil's Due", so having Robot Devil turn up wouldn't be totally surprising either. I have a feeling Robot Devil won't be challenging any fiddlers down in Georgia Zimmingham any time soon... |
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Post by Hatredman on Apr 2, 2024 22:10:08 GMT
Boy-Robot and Boy-Shadow with hot naked bods, muscles, buttcrack and all.
My Gawd, I'm gonna faint!
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Post by bicarbonat on Apr 3, 2024 8:37:27 GMT
I'm standing in the middle of the metaphorical room, waiting for him to see sense or get some slapped into him Sir, did you snort Paradise Lost with a rolled-up page of the Old Testament? In fairness, he’s trapped in Zimmyngham, a place notorious for making people crazy. His body has been warped into his worst nightmare, he’s surrounded by the taunting shades of those he’s wronged, and who even knows what he’s feeling. These are not circumstances conducive to seeing sense. I mean, I’m sure Robot’s depressed and self-loathing and somewhat deluded about Kat in the real world too. But it’s not terribly surprising that he’d see himself as a devil when he’s currently stuck in a personalized hell. I mean, the zealotry and obsession with meaning through self-styled abnegation followed him into the distortion. Perhaps the slap could've occurred earlier. |
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Post by guntherkrieg on Apr 3, 2024 9:29:47 GMT
Hell is barnacle people.
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Post by pyradonis on Apr 3, 2024 16:14:45 GMT
Boy-Robot and Boy-Shadow with hot naked bods, muscles, buttcrack and all. My Gawd, I'm gonna faint! Gotta say, I find the barnacles kind of a turn off. |
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Post by silicondream on Apr 3, 2024 23:43:43 GMT
Boy-Robot and Boy-Shadow with hot naked bods, muscles, buttcrack and all. My Gawd, I'm gonna faint! Gotta say, I find the barnacles kind of a turn off. They have treatments for those now, you know. A little cryotherapy and he'll be good as new in a year. |
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