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Post by judgedeadd on Oct 2, 2009 15:44:35 GMT
I can't help but wonder how the tree kidnaps the kids. Does it grab them and then somehow sneak silently through the park to wherever it keeps them? Can it walk at all?
Anyway, personally I don't believe anyone died or will die... I mean, GC isn't that dark!
Also, I guess the Candle Jack hypothesis is now officially debun
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Post by wanderer on Oct 2, 2009 16:00:33 GMT
Anyway, personally I don't believe anyone died or will die... I mean, GC isn't that dark! Let us hope so, shall we? Bah, this Nightlight John guy is overrated.
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Post by digikitty on Oct 2, 2009 16:25:56 GMT
would I be a bad person if I say that the first thing I thought when I saw that tree was "hey look! Its Treebeard!"
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Post by eldras on Oct 2, 2009 16:59:34 GMT
Would it sound weird if I said this page made me think of Scooby Doo? I totally can see the childs removing the costume of the tree and Saying "The Tree-monster of Sir Young Park was Mr. Eglamore all the time!" Sorry for that.
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Oct 2, 2009 17:06:54 GMT
2. The possibility of the Gunnerkrigg faculty being now accused of either incompetence or some dark purpose (as in, deliberately letting the tree capture some of the children, because it in some way helps the Court continue to function - giving up the lives of a few so that the whole can thrive). Have you read Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"? This idea of yours reminded me of one of its sub-stories -- I won't spoil it further for you if you've not read it, and you already understand which portion of it I mean if you have :-)
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Post by wanderer on Oct 2, 2009 17:08:19 GMT
Would it sound weird if I said this page made me think of Scooby Doo? I totally can see the childs removing the costume of the tree and Saying "The Tree-monster of Sir Young Park was Mr. Eglamore all the time!" Sorry for that. And he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids and their blinker stone! ;D
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Post by Snes on Oct 2, 2009 17:43:24 GMT
Wow, I can't believe I didn't think of this. I mean, after butlers, who is by default the most likely suspect?
Ents.
Man, that tree looks pretty cool. I like how it has a ribcage but nothing inside, like it's a skeleton or something. The glowing eyes are also pretty sweet.
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Post by Per on Oct 2, 2009 17:45:01 GMT
If it's an actual ghost and not "just" some Gillitie shenanigans, maybe it can hop between trees and animate each of them in turn, Reynardine-style.
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Post by Casey on Oct 2, 2009 17:52:19 GMT
If it's an actual ghost and not "just" some Gillitie shenanigans, maybe it can hop between trees and animate each of them in turn, Reynardine-style. I like this explanation because it makes it less improbable that Kat just happened to sit down in front of the tree that was actually a treant. Either this, or someone else suggested that there were many treants... or maybe they're ALL treants. Eglamore never stated whether or not EVERY tree in the park came from decontaminated Forest stock. It's a real shame that Annie didn't have a chance to look around at her surroundings when she retrieved her blinker stone from Jack. Even when they were deeeeeeep inside the Court at Anja's old warehouse, she could see (without much effort, it seemed) the etheric, wildly-colorful glow coming from the Forest. It stands to reason, then, that if many, or all, of the vegetation in Young's Park were etheric (as opposed to just being regular trees), she would have seen color all around her.
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Post by Ulysses on Oct 2, 2009 18:30:14 GMT
Why's everyone so sure Kat's in danger? The tree clearly just wants a hug. ¬_¬" With it's ribs. It's probably been eating them. If it's an actual ghost and not "just" some Gillitie shenanigans, maybe it can hop between trees and animate each of them in turn, Reynardine-style. Yes yes, I like this. Given that it's Bob and Marcia's park (basically) they would be likely to know if the trees themselves were acting up, so why call it a ghost if they know it isn't? Possibly having an evil tree is just Tom trying to throw us off the scent. Thinking about it, the trees here are just normal trees. Gillitie used to take them for a ride every now and again, but apart from that they have no life of their own. If one looks like it's alive it's a fair bet something is controlling it.
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Post by Rasselas on Oct 2, 2009 18:49:26 GMT
I can't help but wonder how the tree kidnaps the kids. Does it grab them and then somehow sneak silently through the park to wherever it keeps them? Can it walk at all? It devours the child and plops them into an underground cave, surrounded with menacing roots.
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Post by Count Casimir on Oct 2, 2009 18:52:58 GMT
If it's an actual ghost and not "just" some Gillitie shenanigans, maybe it can hop between trees and animate each of them in turn, Reynardine-style. Thus killing each tree after it leaves it? Just a thought. Or perhaps Coyote has perfected his body-hoppin' magic and is handing it out willy-nilly now? Sounds like him, except for the "perfected" part.
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Post by yazzydream on Oct 2, 2009 18:57:40 GMT
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Post by wynne on Oct 2, 2009 19:45:18 GMT
OH SNAP!!!!! Did not see that coming!(though didn't someone else?) Since the trees come from the Gillitie Woods, maybe that's why they bear such animosity to Sir Young's memorial plaque rock thingie. I personally think that Ysengrin just pulled a fast one on the Court, knowing that they'd be too scientifically curious to destroy the seeds. Given that 6 kids from separate groups disappeared in one night, I think it's safe to assume that multiple trees, if not the whole forest, are childnappers, and that the trees are actually eating the kids, despite their lack of a digestive system. Also, it's a good guess that Janet got taken first because of the arrow. Maybe the trees are kidnapping the kids so they can ransom them for some Shadow Men or other creatures from the woods? Maybe? That tree makes me think of A) Pan's Labyrinth (some weird cross between the tree with the toad underneath it, the toad itself, Pan himself, and the baby-eating monster, otherwise known as El Babycabra) B) that Brother's Grimm movie (the kid-eating horse and the moving trees, anyone?) and C) the Wizard of Oz. Think of, as in, brings to mind some terrifying amalgam of all the scariest and moving-tree related parts from all three. Hey, xanbcoo, I hear Kat is up for Best Actress at the Oscars this year.
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Post by Mishmash on Oct 2, 2009 19:56:57 GMT
I know I should be scared of the tree monster or worried about what will happen to Kat or something but honestly I am just amused at Kat's self-satisfied little "hehe" as she thinks about how clever she is getting Mr Eglamore to kidnap her!
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Post by Mezzaphor on Oct 2, 2009 20:07:18 GMT
Tree-man's face reminds me of the green guy from the last panel of this page.
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Post by Casey on Oct 2, 2009 20:28:14 GMT
Tree-man's face reminds me of the green guy from the last panel of this page. Wow, it does... good memory you have there. That seems as likely as any other answer... maybe he's a spirit creature that can inhabit and animate trees, and he's mad because 'those meddling kids' keep sticking arrows in his friends and lighting fires. Maybe the laser cows were put there to prevent harm to the trees so as not to rile him up. Maybe he was caught on the wrong side of the Annan Divide, too... lots of juicy possibilities come up just by a single picture!
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Post by Jiminiminy on Oct 2, 2009 20:32:24 GMT
This brings an interesting question to mind.
What is more dangerous here, a tree-ent-thing or a ghost?
Personally I think the tree would be at least a little more corporeal than a ghost, giving it the edge in that it can pretty much break you in half without effort.
Or maybe a ghost of the tree-ent-thing.
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Post by Casey on Oct 2, 2009 20:54:42 GMT
All you really need to do though, is get Kat to trick the tree-creature into saying Candle Jack's name, and that would sol
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Post by judgedeadd on Oct 2, 2009 20:59:50 GMT
Maybe there is both the living tree and the ghost.
You'll see, the ghost will suddenly appear from behind some bushes, and they're going to argue over who gets to abduct Kat, while Kat herself sneaks away.
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Post by Goatmon on Oct 2, 2009 21:06:38 GMT
WHAT
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Post by bisected8 on Oct 2, 2009 21:10:42 GMT
Maybe there is both the living tree and the ghost. You'll see, the ghost will suddenly appear from behind some bushes, and they're going to argue over who gets to abduct Kat, while Kat herself sneaks away. Will this be before or after Gandalf Eglamore returns and keeps them arguing until dawn?
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Post by rageboy on Oct 2, 2009 22:13:58 GMT
The first thing I thought of when I saw the tree was this
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Post by todd on Oct 2, 2009 22:36:11 GMT
In which scenario I doubt Kat will die like this, but Janet & Paz may already have been killed. I wonder how the headmaster would react to his daughter's death. Not to mention there's Paz's parents to deal with (they're probably not faculty members but living in Spain), and the parents of the four other children who disappeared. I think that the Court could be in for a lot of trouble if those six are actually dead - at the least, Marcia could get sacked for negligence. There might even be uneasy discussions about whether Gunnerkrigg is such a safe place to be schooling children (though unless Tom's planning on ending the webcomic earlier than we expected, I doubt that the school will be closed down).
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Post by candlejack on Oct 2, 2009 23:00:54 GMT
I am looking for an anti-climatic ending what with the we are not going to like this part. So far the adults have been huge jerks for this whole thing. I can't help but wonder how the tree kidnaps the kids. Does it grab them and then somehow sneak silently through the park to wherever it keeps them? Can it walk at all? Anyway, personally I don't believe anyone died or will die... I mean, GC isn't that dark! Also, I guess the Candle Jack hypothesis is now officially debun *hits send after stuffing Judge into a sack* Tell ya what I'll drop you off at the place the kids are, goodness knows *MY* holding pens are getting full...
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Post by Ulysses on Oct 2, 2009 23:08:11 GMT
Now Kat, you just know that's going to end badly.
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Oct 2, 2009 23:15:22 GMT
Now that's just awesome.
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Post by Casey on Oct 2, 2009 23:52:17 GMT
Props go to poster "Jai" from the on-page comments, who left this comment on the page:
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Post by zylaa on Oct 2, 2009 23:59:12 GMT
0_0 Is anyone else seriously creeped out by the tree? Because I find it terrifying.
Also, what if this is the trees' response to Janet's archery earlier? The teachers probably *think* they're all decontaminated, but maybe one of them getting hurt brought them all back to awakeness again? I dunno.
I'm leaning towards the "all trees are coming to life" theory instead of the tree-hopping spirit theory.
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Post by blue on Oct 3, 2009 0:13:41 GMT
Looks like Kat's only hope is for some kind of lumberJack to rescue her.
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