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Post by Yin on Jun 3, 2009 7:00:46 GMT
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Post by Max on Jun 3, 2009 7:02:23 GMT
Mainly because she gets to be in charge
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Post by Casey on Jun 3, 2009 7:25:38 GMT
Parley is so awesome. But I have a feeling things are going to go horribly wrong when she starts calling the shots... I dunno, maybe that's part of what makes her awesome!
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Post by jimbobbowilly on Jun 3, 2009 7:42:09 GMT
Ha, "Danger: Terror". If the only thing to fear is fear itself, you must fear fear IMMENSELY! Also, Parley's got that demonic kind of cuteness going for her.
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Post by mudmaniac on Jun 3, 2009 9:19:22 GMT
Maybe this is part of medium training. SPACE diplomacy. Everything the least bit like diplomacy. In Space!!
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Post by bisected8 on Jun 3, 2009 9:25:58 GMT
They could be alien rabbits, with their teeth a bit further aside. >_> And are those purple tentacles behind them?
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Post by Dentrala on Jun 3, 2009 13:44:46 GMT
May I be the first to notice how much Terror Castle looks like Boxbot?
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Post by bisected8 on Jun 3, 2009 15:09:37 GMT
May I be the first to notice how much Terror Castle looks like Boxbot? I don't think so. I see where you're coming from but I think it's a bit of a stretch. The spires on the top ruin the outline, maybe if the windows were round and had cross hatched bars it would fit better, but the two smaller windows either side don't look like it.
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Post by rylfrazier on Jun 3, 2009 16:21:12 GMT
Very nice opening page, looking forward to this storyline.
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Post by wombat on Jun 3, 2009 18:57:52 GMT
THEY LOOK LIKE FROGS!!!! -loves frogs with a burning passion- I want to go to Ganymede.
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Post by armonis on Jun 3, 2009 19:33:51 GMT
They could be alien rabbits, with their teeth a bit further aside. >_> And are those purple tentacles behind them? They could be. Or maybe they're very large speakers, for blastin' out phat beats, and the treasure is the sound system used in Back to the Future. A slight chance of overload, you say? I'll keep that in mind, Doc.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jun 3, 2009 21:43:53 GMT
Yeah, I'm sure I've seen computer speakers shaped like those hills behind the Jupiter Moon Martians.
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Post by todd on Jun 3, 2009 23:18:18 GMT
Mainly because she gets to be in charge Though I think the only reason why she got to be in charge was because she was the oldest.
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Post by todd on Jun 3, 2009 23:19:04 GMT
May I be the first to notice how much Terror Castle looks like Boxbot? You're far too paranoid.
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Post by clementine on Jun 4, 2009 2:41:03 GMT
May I just state that the Frog Queen looks like a little girl's idea of a princess. Tutu + pointed hat with ribbons + eyelashes. It's kind of adorable.
Smitty seems worried that Parley's in charge X)
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Post by Dentrala on Jun 4, 2009 4:20:23 GMT
I wonder why Smitty didn't get in with the whole, "Hair Transplants in Simulators" fad.
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Post by kastia on Jun 4, 2009 4:40:07 GMT
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Post by jimbobbowilly on Jun 4, 2009 6:58:44 GMT
Both of them look kind of like frogs, so yeah... There's nothing rabbitty about the Quiggles, though.
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Post by Uncle Putte on Jun 4, 2009 11:54:40 GMT
I am so loving Parley's reaction. Nothing not to love in a gal with an appetite for destruction. Which reminds me, considering the fencing scene and other displays of her generally cavalier attitude towards mayhem, she really wouldn't be my first round draft in the diplomat lottery...
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Post by todd on Jun 4, 2009 12:07:10 GMT
Not to mention that she seems far less perceptive than Annie or Smith. When Jones asked them for their observations on Ysengrin and Coyote's embassy, Parley only gave the obvious one - that Ysengrin was in an extremely bad mood - while Smith and Annie gave far more insightful answers. (I'd suspected, alongside Smith, that Coyote might have intended the embassy as really a feint, a way of luring Reynardine into a conversation - but hadn't even thought about the Headmaster's response until Annie brought it up.)
But then, I don't think Parley's really there to be trained as a medium; she seems to be there because her father's hoping that being around the children with etheric abilities will finally turn her into a psychic. (There's a comic book series called "P.S. 238" about an elementary school for children with super-powers. One of the children attending it, Tyler, has no super-powers, but his parents are both super-heroes and think that being around children with super-powers will bring those abilities out in him. Though that's where the similarity ends, because Tyler is depicted as meek, cautious, and timid - practically the reverse from Parley!)
(And I still wonder whether Parley Senior really is a psychic himself - or a clever fraud who made the mistake of believing his own hype.)
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Post by Uncle Putte on Jun 4, 2009 12:29:30 GMT
I suppose Parley could be representing the charismatic aspect of diplomacy. Being a complete spazzy extrovert who isn't above making a fool out of herself (on purpose or not?) does make for a fairly winning personality.
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Post by bisected8 on Jun 4, 2009 12:32:13 GMT
But then, I don't think Parley's really there to be trained as a medium; she seems to be there because her father's hoping that being around the children with etheric abilities will finally turn her into a psychic. (There's a comic book series called "P.S. 238" about an elementary school for children with super-powers. One of the children attending it, Tyler, has no super-powers, but his parents are both super-heroes and think that being around children with super-powers will bring those abilities out in him. Though that's where the similarity ends, because Tyler is depicted as meek, cautious, and timid - practically the reverse from Parley!) (And I still wonder whether Parley Senior really is a psychic himself - or a clever fraud who made the mistake of believing his own hype.) He apparently got everything about his child but the gender correct (weight, height, etc). On the one hand gender is the only thing on one's birth certificate that can be actually checked before birth (fun fact: predictions for when a baby will be born only have a 5% success rate), since stuff like weight will change as time goes on and won't be predictable (and besides, it's hardly practical to weight the fetus). On the other hand, if he was predicting using equally mundane but more theoretical methods (such as taking into account stuff like genetics, environment, etc and making a very educated guess. Since intelligent robots exist in the GKverse it's not impossible he or a computer could make a good guess with enough data) but sex (I'll be pedantic and note that sex is biological and gender is cultural) is the only thing that would be truly random, since there's a 50/50 chance of inheriting the Y chromosome and the result is (apart from some rare cases) male or female, environmental factors be damned. If he is just good at noticing things it could be as useful as being psychic of course, hence why Jones said that Parley showed potential. Alternative theory: Parley Sr. really could see into the future. He saw that his child would be called "George" and assumed that he would have a son, causing a self fulfilling prophecy where Parley was named George because everyone found the mistake funny. I suppose Parley could be representing the charismatic aspect of diplomacy. Being a complete spazzy extrovert who isn't above making a fool out of herself (on purpose or not?) does make for a fairly winning personality. Or maybe it's an act. Pretending to be less intelligent (or more eccentric) than you really are would be a fair tactic in negotiations after all. She has the right name for it at least.
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Post by Dentrala on Jun 4, 2009 14:00:57 GMT
Ooooor Parley likes blowing stuff up. And arguing.
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Post by Dominic on Jun 4, 2009 14:04:44 GMT
Ooooor Parley likes blowing stuff up. And arguing. Occam's razor scores and wins the game.
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Post by jimbobbowilly on Jun 4, 2009 14:14:22 GMT
Ooooor Parley likes blowing stuff up. And arguing. Occam's razor scores and wins the game. Which kind of game are we talking about here? Certainly not the one that I just lost.Probably association football.
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Post by Casey on Jun 4, 2009 14:48:29 GMT
Ugh, great, thanks Jim, I just lost the game too. Since I can foresee the cascade effect this will have, let's just leave it at you and I representing everyone else who could potentially post that they just lost as well, and get back to discussing the comic Parley is both awesome, and flawed. Parley is awesome in part -because- she is flawed. If parley were perfect she wouldn't be half as interesting as a character or a person. I've lost count of the number of people who've said they wished they knew someone like Parley in the real world. By the same token Smitty is a perfect foil for Parley as well. I'm really looking forward to the inevitable hijinks that shall inevitably ensue from these two being let loose inside the haptic simulator!
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Post by rylfrazier on Jun 4, 2009 17:20:23 GMT
I don't think we've seen that much of Parley yet - I think she's brash and pushy, but she also seems pretty intelligent. This sequence should give us some additional insights.
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Post by the bandit on Jun 4, 2009 17:22:33 GMT
(And I still wonder whether Parley Senior really is a psychic himself - or a clever fraud who made the mistake of believing his own hype.) Parley, Sr., completed a scientific test in a lab (the Eugene Gould Psychic Challenge) and, given the fictional nature of this work, I'd lean towards believing he wasn't just a fraud. I like bisected's theory on how he could be truly psychic and mistakenly predict the birth of his son; particularly since it would mean that Parley will indeed become psychic. Whereas Parley's personality is not ideal for delicate diplomatic proceedings, certainly if and when her abilities manifest then the ability to glimpse the future would be a great boon to any diplomat. For that reason the Court is training her despite her current lack of ability.
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Post by warrl on Jun 4, 2009 20:40:01 GMT
Whereas Parley's personality is not ideal for delicate diplomatic proceedings That would very much depend on whom the other party is. Plus there's always the tactic of sending a loud, demanding, obnoxious person as the official head of the negotiating team. With the expectation and intention that one of the "underlings" will "go behind his back" to conduct the real negotiations. (Sometimes the loud person is explicitly in on it, sometimes he merely suspects the strategy is in play, and sometimes he's clueless.)
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Post by the bandit on Jun 4, 2009 21:11:41 GMT
I meant "delicate" as a qualifier more than a natural descriptor.
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