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Post by the bandit on Mar 5, 2010 16:06:20 GMT
Jack for next dragon slayer.
*single bouuuund*
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Post by legion on Mar 5, 2010 16:17:20 GMT
Dun dun duuuuun!
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Post by xanbcoo on Mar 5, 2010 17:31:25 GMT
I also thought of Eglamore when I read about Spring Heeled Jack.
I'm gonna speculate that the chapter is about (or will at least begin with) Eglamore teaching Annie how to fight, passing on the knowledge of his jumping ability.
The spider and allusion to "Spring Heeled Jack" is either misdirection, or it means Jack will also be featured in a substory.
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Post by Mishmash on Mar 5, 2010 19:19:37 GMT
I have never heard of Spring Heeled Jack! When I saw the spider I thought of Zimmy and then thought "but why would Zimmy be jumping high?"
I am silly.
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Post by the bandit on Mar 5, 2010 20:58:13 GMT
The spider and allusion to "Spring Heeled Jack" is either misdirection, or it means Jack will also be featured in a substory. Tom does not surprise his readers by providing strong inferences for incorrect conclusions. He's much more respectful of the reader than that. |
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Post by katybee on Mar 5, 2010 21:08:40 GMT
*incoherent with glee* This is going to be so awesome. So, so awesome. I agree. This is totally wicked!!!! |
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Post by Mr Pitchfork on Mar 5, 2010 21:26:27 GMT
Woohoo! We finally get to learn something about Jack and his face-spiders!
I am excited! Are you excited!
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Post by zingbat on Mar 5, 2010 22:42:10 GMT
Woohoo! We finally get to learn something about Jack and his face-spiders! I am excited! Are you excited! I am excited!  |
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Post by gaia on Mar 5, 2010 23:14:05 GMT
I have never heard of Spring Heeled Jack! When I saw the spider I thought of Zimmy and then thought "but why would Zimmy be jumping high?" Maybe she sees a mouse and takes a flying leap into Gamma's arms. Dammit why isn't it Monday yet I hate weekends. GC made me hate weekends. ETA: Hey, Jack's stylish arachnid accessory is tentatively identified as the Money Spider from City Face's comments, right? Are any of the loads of species of spider that could refer to any good at jumping? My Spiderman knowledge tells me at least some spiders can jump distances sometimes. |
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Post by blue on Mar 6, 2010 3:02:11 GMT
WARNING: The best chapter is approaching at full throttle. According to the data, it is identified as Spring Heeled. NO REFUGE
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Mar 6, 2010 4:38:44 GMT
I thought of Jack first, but I think the bandit's idea is the coolest so far and combines most aspects of the previous theories.
P.S. -- For future reference, #614 shows only one spider one etheric-Jack's face.
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Post by Seth Thresher on Mar 6, 2010 6:56:37 GMT
This chapter cover honestly terrifies me.
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Post by legion on Mar 6, 2010 14:54:34 GMT
Now what I wonder is, will the Jack-thing be:
—Mainly a side-story, not really connected to the main storyline, like chapters such as Red Returns or Residential?
—Or serve as a revelator/focal element for something in the main storyline, without being directly part of it (such as a science fair chapter, where Zimmy reveals toy-Reynardine).
—Or actually end up completly integrated into the main storyline?
I can't wait to know.
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Post by Ulysses on Mar 6, 2010 17:34:34 GMT
Now what I wonder is, will the Jack-thing be: —Mainly a side-story, not really connected to the main storyline, like chapters such as Red Returns or Residential? —Or serve as a revelator/focal element for something in the main storyline, without being directly part of it (such as a science fair chapter, where Zimmy reveals toy-Reynardine). —Or actually end up completly integrated into the main storyline? I don't think there are any 'side-stories', under your definition. Given that we're not entirely sure the 'main' storyline is at the moment, I'd say that every chapter so far has come under your middle section, a revelator chapter. Of the ones you mention, Red Returns revealed that Ysengrin planted the 'dead' Tic Toc himself, and Residential explained more about the workings of the Court i.e. that they have a process for removing etheric links to the Forest from its plants/creatures. Also that Bob is married to a tree. |
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Post by evilanagram on Mar 6, 2010 18:49:37 GMT
My guess: - Jack starts causing trouble via shenanigans
- Annie confronts Zimmy about Jack's head-spider
- Annie squishes the spider in Jack's head
- Jack and Kat start smooching
- Someone dies horribly
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Post by gaia on Mar 6, 2010 18:50:05 GMT
GC has a main storyline?
- Court vs. Forest: Coyote/Ys/Rey, Jeanne, Aly, Red. Maybe the robots factor in here too?
- Zimmy Arc: Jack and the Facespiders come under this one.
- The Mediuming - George and Smitty's tumultuous love affair, and I guess Annie learns some stuff and some robot woman bounces swords off her face.
- So Where The Hell Is Annie's Dad, What A Deadbeat: 'Ties'? Nah, that was mostly Court vs. Forest. Otherwise nothing, the damn deadbeat. But it'll probably be relevant in the distant future.
I guess some of them tie together, like the Mediuming with Court vs. Forest, and I guess Annie's Dad will tie in with C vs. F as well if he ever shows up. I think Ysengrin ate him. So by that logic Court vs. Forest is the main story, but that discounts all the Zimmy stuff, which is all very good and nondiscountable.
Personally I figure the main story is Annie and Kat growing up, so as long as they appear in this chapter at some point it's all good.
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Post by Scheherazade on Mar 6, 2010 23:36:04 GMT
Another English legend I knew nothing about  Since I didn't know the legend at all, my first interpretation of the title was "Spring (the season, symbolizing growth, life, etc.) Heeled (stopped - this may not be a correct definition, but my immediate connection was of when dog owners tell their pet to 'heel' - stop.)" Along that vein, having cobwebs (generally symbolizing age and disuse, to me at least) in your etheric brain is probably not a sign of significant growth and/or health... |
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Mar 7, 2010 20:55:29 GMT
... I'd list the arcs somewhat differently, mostly based on the different communities/societies we see. A rough draft:
The Forest (Coyote, Ysengrin, shadow creatures)
Chapter 1: The Shadow and the Robot
Chapter 14: The Fangs Of Summertime
Chapter 20: Coyote Stories
Chapter 26: The Old Dog's Tricks
The Court (mainly the immediately older generation, and their relationships)
Chapter 3: Reynardine
Chapter 6: A Handful Of Dirt
Chapter 7: Of New And Old
Chapter 14: The Fangs Of Summertime
Chapter 17: The Medium Beginning
Chapter 22: Ties
The Guides (ghosts and the guides)
Chapter 4: Not Very Scary
Chapter 8: Broken Glass And Other Things
Chapter 9: Questions and Answers
Chapter 16: A Ghost Story
Chapter 21: Blinking
The Robots
Chapter 1: The Shadow and the Robot
Chapter 12: Mainly Involves Robots
Chapter 18: S1
Chapter 25: Sky Watcher and the Angel
The Zimmy
Chapter 5: Two Strange Girls
Chapter 11:Dobranoc, Gamma
Chapter 19: Power Station
... this isn't really a very clean division. I've left out some chapters, and listed some twice -- because of course several chapters are major components of more than one arcs.
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Mar 7, 2010 21:03:56 GMT
Ooh, one more. I figured out the arc I was missing.
The Students - mainly about Annie learning to interact with other students in new ways.
Chapter 2: Schoolyard Myths
Chapter 10: Doctor Disaster Versus The Creepy Space Aliens From Outer Space
Chapter 13: A Week For Kat
Chapter 23: Terror Castle Of The Jupiter Moon Martians
Chapter 24: Residential
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Post by chiparoo on Mar 7, 2010 22:27:11 GMT
That is an interesting breakdown, Aris.
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Post by swordfish on Mar 8, 2010 1:51:03 GMT
The twist will be that it's actually Gamma as the Spring Heeled Jack character. Then we'll find out that Jack is Zimmy's long lost twin brother and that Birminghell was just a hologram.
This chapter will be cowritten by Em Night Shyamalan.
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Post by jackshandy on Mar 11, 2010 11:41:15 GMT
I signed into this forum to deliver this simple message:
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK.
I frigging love Jack.
I may be biased, seeing as he has my name, but still. Look at that guy, free-running away from the prefects, hot on his tail. Stopping only to charm the ladies with an enigmatic note and a mysterious wink. She turns to him, startled, aroused- but he's already away, over the rooftops, over the streets, his razor-sharp smile cutting through the foggy night like the stitched-up lips of old Loki himself. Where is he from? Where is he bound? Ask the moon, my friend. Ask the stars and the clouds. You'll find no answer better than the one writ large upon the very face of the night sky itself.
He is so great.
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Post by Fen on Mar 11, 2010 14:26:57 GMT
That... was awesome. Ask the moon, my friend. Ask the stars and the clouds. You'll find no answer better than the one writ large upon the very face of the night sky itself. Gasp! Of course! It's all so clear now! Jack's from Giant Fingerprint Land! |
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Post by the bandit on Mar 11, 2010 15:53:55 GMT
I signed into this forum to deliver this simple message: You are so very welcome here. |
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