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Post by Yin on Sept 14, 2009 6:55:45 GMT
Hmm.Less afraid of taking care of kids than we thought.
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Post by Snes on Sept 14, 2009 6:59:22 GMT
Marcie is the scary camp councilor we all remember from childhood.
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Post by kastia on Sept 14, 2009 7:04:56 GMT
Ghost? Perhaps she is talking about out old friend Mort? Or maybe a new ghost entirely!
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Post by edzepp on Sept 14, 2009 7:07:07 GMT
"My" tree? kastia: Mort seems more like an "indoor" ghost. What would a park ghost look like I wonder.
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Post by kastia on Sept 14, 2009 7:10:42 GMT
Hmmm, yeah, Mort was a stretch.
Perhaps the vengeful spirit of Sir Young is a more accurate assumption.
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Post by eightyfour on Sept 14, 2009 7:16:44 GMT
Hmmkay, Marcia is not an ex-fearie, but some sort of ex-forest-nymph. "My tree", indeed.
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Post by starburst98 on Sept 14, 2009 7:17:01 GMT
no, it is the ghost of dog-wood.
also, Winsbury is so totally gonna sneak out and help her.
also, bet it's HER tree because she is an ex-dryad.
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Post by Count Casimir on Sept 14, 2009 7:27:33 GMT
Oh dear, Janet, that'll teach you to be more environmentally conscious.
I'll assume that no one's betting against the idea that the ghost is much more benign than Marcia implies here.
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Post by judgedeadd on Sept 14, 2009 7:44:47 GMT
Maybe it's the ghost of Nevihta the Orjak?
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Post by penguinfactory on Sept 14, 2009 8:39:25 GMT
Are we absolutely sure Jeanne can't come out of the ravine she's in? Could she be the ghost?
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Post by enelya on Sept 14, 2009 8:56:59 GMT
Although on friday i was convinced this was a real emergency, today I'm not so sure. The whole "but what about... you know..." thing seems a little contrived.
Wouldn't put it past Eglamore to play a little joke on the kids.
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Post by Mishmash on Sept 14, 2009 10:02:23 GMT
I kind of thought as soon as I read this that there might not be a ghost, it could be some sort of joke (or test?)
You never know of course, with this comic, but letting the kids overhear that and then sending them away to their tents unsupervised seems to be just asking for them to go out exploring.
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Post by digikitty on Sept 14, 2009 10:24:16 GMT
I feel bad for Janet. and I am curious as to who/what the ghost would be
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Post by garlicgreens on Sept 14, 2009 15:08:42 GMT
Maybe Jack got spooked by Annie using the blinker stone and thought she was a ghost. Or he knew it was Annie and just wanted to cause trouble by starting a ghost story based around her sneaking up on him all ethericly.
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Post by Mylian on Sept 14, 2009 16:40:15 GMT
Yep, I got the "It's a trick on the kids" vibe while reading this page too.
Plus, before this page I considered the "Marcia is an ex-fairy" to be completely baseless speculation. Now? She's totally an ex-dryad.
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Post by TBeholder on Sept 14, 2009 16:49:28 GMT
Less afraid of taking care of kids than we thought. Quickly found a pretext, didn't she? Or maybe a new ghost entirely! Jack? Plus, before this page I considered the "Marcia is an ex-fairy" to be completely baseless speculation. Now? She's totally an ex-dryad. Why i think "ex-sergeant" instead? ;D
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Post by judgedeadd on Sept 14, 2009 16:50:23 GMT
Maybe Jack got spooked by Annie using the blinker stone and thought she was a ghost. Or he knew it was Annie and just wanted to cause trouble by starting a ghost story based around her sneaking up on him all ethericly. Uh, no. "The ghost" seems to be something that Bob and Marcia were aware of for quite some time.
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Post by TBeholder on Sept 14, 2009 17:27:36 GMT
Uh, no. "The ghost" seems to be something that Bob and Marcia were aware of for quite some time. "Uh, you know..."? Probably. My blind shot is that "emergency" happened near the Annan Waters and it's Jeanne. Also, Jiminiminy earned a cookie! I've seen that look on a teacher before. Nothing good follows.
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Post by garlicgreens on Sept 14, 2009 18:08:48 GMT
Maybe Jack got spooked by Annie using the blinker stone and thought she was a ghost. Or he knew it was Annie and just wanted to cause trouble by starting a ghost story based around her sneaking up on him all ethericly. Uh, no. "The ghost" seems to be something that Bob and Marcia were aware of for quite some time. I don't think a ghost would be anything to be concerned about if Bob and Marcia had been aware for it for some time. Ghosts seem pretty par for the course in the Court, they must have some way of dealing with irritating ones. (edit- except Jeanne!) Unless it is the ghost of that ant Annie killed, in which case everyone is doomed.
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Post by Ulysses on Sept 14, 2009 18:32:48 GMT
Oh Thomas, you are a master of misdirection. Making us think that Marcia would be bad with kids was a stroke of genius!
While it's entirely possible that Marcia's an ex-dryad, I think it's more likely that she and Bob simply consider the trees they've planted in the park to be theirs to some extent. Their whole life is based around the care and nurture of these plants, it's probably become more than just a job to them. The trees are like their children. It's not like they have any children of their own (that we know of). Pets and plants can easily become surrogates in childless partnerships.
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Post by Azeltir on Sept 14, 2009 18:39:21 GMT
My vote's on Jeanne as well. And Marcia! Scary. Yeesh, won't even listen to explanations.
Ben
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Post by Amethyst on Sept 14, 2009 19:27:13 GMT
Speaking of Jeanne, has anyone considered that JONES might be Jeanne? They look sort of similar. Perhaps some sort of body-snatching demon stole Jeanne's body, leaving Jeanne's soul "dead" and unable to move on, while Jeanne's body is now in the timeless control of the demon, Jones. That, or Jones is Muut since she was shown directly after Coyote mentioned his Poker face.
On topic: Ghost. Paz. Ghost Paz. You do the math.
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Post by Casey on Sept 14, 2009 19:35:06 GMT
Speaking of Jeanne, has anyone considered that JONES might be Jeanne? These days wild speculation is so rampanrt that we've all but forgotten that a Wild Speculation thread exists, but still... there's this.
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Post by cantabile on Sept 14, 2009 21:50:40 GMT
Marcia plays the part of the bushy-tailed babysitter so well. The easiest way to keep things under control so Mom and Dad don't come back to a total disaster? Make the little buggers go to bed at 6. And there's also the supposed ghost.
While there's nothing that disproves Jeanne being able to roam freely on the Court's side, I don't think it's her.
I wonder if the whole ghost thing is a bit of posthumous revenge via Diego's robots. I seem to recall that the cows REALLY didn't like Eglamore, so chances are that they resent having to maintain a park dedicated to Sir Young even more.
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Post by Jiminiminy on Sept 14, 2009 22:15:31 GMT
Methinks that Tom had a poor experience involving camp counselors. Or maybe people named Marcia. Or maybe a camp counselor named Marcia. Anyhow, I believe that I did say that bad things would happen following the face she pulled.
As far as ghosts go, I don't think it's anyone we've seen before.
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Post by zingbat on Sept 15, 2009 1:59:45 GMT
Hmmm, yeah, Mort was a stretch. Perhaps the vengeful spirit of Sir Young is a more accurate assumption. If it's Young's ghost, maybe *that's* why the robocows don't clean around his monument--not because they don't like him, but because his ghost comes out and menaces them! Maybe ghosts can't be hurt with lasers! Maybe this belongs in the wild speculation thread!
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Post by judgedeadd on Sept 15, 2009 4:35:58 GMT
Maybe ghosts can't be hurt with lasers! A problem that cannot be solved by lasers? BLASPHEMY! EDIT: Someone proposed that the whole trip to the park is, in fact, an 'educational experience' to dissuade the students from going to Gillitie Wood by pointing out its drawbacks. We've already got "freezing cold" and "sleeping on hard rock" covered, now it's time for "scary ghosts" and "cranky forest creatures" (Marcia).
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Sept 15, 2009 7:26:06 GMT
Bob: Marcia, I love you... Marcia: I love you too but what does that have to do with having ch- Bob: So I say this from the bottom of my heart. Marcia: you're going to make a terrible mother. That's why we can't have kids.
And that's why they can't have kids.
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Post by jon77 on Sept 15, 2009 7:28:56 GMT
While it's entirely possible that Marcia's an ex-dryad, I think it's more likely that she and Bob simply consider the trees they've planted in the park to be theirs to some extent. I think this is 100% correct. The ex-dryad speculation seems to me to be completely unfounded.
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Sept 15, 2009 12:07:34 GMT
I semi-expect Winsbury to kick the lady on the shin next strip. Or throw her some mud. Or if he's more subtle than that, wait until night and put spiders in her bed or something.
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