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[grumble grumble] kill you so hard even the gods won't recognize you, you friendzoning whoooooooooooore
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Fecha posted:Thank god we didn't see him a few years ago. I was going to ask what you meant and then I remembered the sparkles. Brrrrr... I'll find solace on the fact Dadcula probably had too much self-respect for trying to look like a late 00's "vampire".
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Apr 16, 2014 17:32
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Tollymain posted:Diego what the hell did you do According to him? Nothing.
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Apr 16, 2014 17:52
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Diego must have had an ability like Kat's, only as it pertains to the nether. He knew how to create machines that were powered by the nether and he created a device that was capable of cutting a soul off from it. I'm sure this somehow ties into how the new robots don't have any nether presence and Kat is somehow the universe reacting to that.
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Apr 17, 2014 00:41
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You mean the "ability" of being intelligent enough to invent things based on observed phenomena?
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Apr 17, 2014 00:43
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If this is the effect of that arrow on the ROTD as a whole, what happened to the guy that got shot with it? Did his etheric form just get... obliterated?
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JT Jag posted:If this is the effect of that arrow on the ROTD as a whole, what happened to the guy that got shot with it? Did his etheric form just get... obliterated? It was probably used to power whatever etheric mechanism is doing the work, and still is.
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neogeo0823 posted:It was probably used to power whatever etheric mechanism is doing the work, and still is. That's what I figured as well. Whatever it is that the wonkey arrow thing is doing, it's doing it because it's powered by that elf's soul. The lengths that the founders of the Court went to in order to protect their interests are pretty frightening, honestly. And the hosed up thing is we don't even really know why they did what they did yet. Hopefully this chapter will shed a little light on that.
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We already know what they want. You will soon have your God, and you will make it with your own hands.
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Apr 17, 2014 02:48
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SynthOrange posted:We already know what they want. That's something Coyote said, right? I'm not entirely sure that that's the full story here...
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SynthOrange posted:We already know what they want. Deus ex Machina? I suppose so, but Sir Young's monologue that was shown off here seems to imply that his motivation, at least, was to establish the Court as a society that would stand the test of time. I've been wondering what pressured them to make the decision to sacrifice Jeanne and her finance though. What could have been happening that they would have felt the need to kill both of them in that way? What did they really gain by forever binding Jeanne's soul to the Annan River, besides a wrathful and unwilling guardian for their civilization? Edit: vvv 'Course I did, silly! We've never been given any serious indication as to how aggressive the forest folk were toward the Court Founders, after all. Maybe ol' Ysengrin just wanted to come over and hang out so everyone could have pizza and go "woo!" about the pizza together, but those Court fellas didn't want that to happen! Doctor_Blueninja fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Apr 17, 2014 |
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^^^ did you see those fuckin monsters? They were some fuckin scary monsters, and they were in like an army or somethin? Under the command of "general ysengrin", mr. "I hate humans"?Onean posted:That's something Coyote said, right? I'm not entirely sure that that's the full story here... Well we know that they are like suckin all the ether out of some big lake and shootin it off deep into the Court for unknown reasons. Soooo like what else would they be doing with ether if not trying to be god 
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SHISHKABOB posted:Well we know that they are like suckin all the ether out of some big lake and shootin it off deep into the Court for unknown reasons. Soooo like what else would they be doing with ether if not trying to be god Oh, I'm sure that's part of it, but I'm not so sure that's all of it.
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Apr 17, 2014 03:26
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Other sneaky Court behavior is like the boss guy (wow I forget what he's called) deciding to not choose Annie to be the Court medium based on the mysterious opinions of whoever was in on that decision. Though I'm pretty sure he got totally foiled by Coyote in that situation.
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Apr 17, 2014 03:31
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SHISHKABOB posted:Other sneaky Court behavior is like the boss guy (wow I forget what he's called) deciding to not choose Annie to be the Court medium based on the mysterious opinions of whoever was in on that decision. Though I'm pretty sure he got totally foiled by Coyote in that situation. In spite of Annie's qualification, Smitty really was the better candidate. His particular talent is well-suited to the position and he is far better at dealing with the bureaucracy that comes with the position than Annie ever would have been.
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Doctor_Blueninja posted:I've been wondering what pressured them to make the decision to sacrifice Jeanne and her finance though. What could have been happening that they would have felt the need to kill both of them in that way? What did they really gain by forever binding Jeanne's soul to the Annan River, besides a wrathful and unwilling guardian for their civilization?
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It is so satisfying that every side plot advances the main plot, and it is never forced.
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GabrielAisling posted:In spite of Annie's qualification, Smitty really was the better candidate. His particular talent is well-suited to the position and he is far better at dealing with the bureaucracy that comes with the position than Annie ever would have been. I feel like if Smitty were a better choice then why would Jones have suggested Annie over him?
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SynthOrange posted:We already know what they want. U... UNATCO? No, Savage.
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SHISHKABOB posted:I feel like if Smitty were a better choice then why would Jones have suggested Annie over him? In fact, isn't that her job? Regardless, Smitty has proven himself to deserve the position.
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Apr 17, 2014 04:23
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Tupperwarez posted:Within six months. Electronic old men! Ruling the Court. Why is that video so damned quotable!? 
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GabrielAisling posted:In spite of Annie's qualification, Smitty really was the better candidate. His particular talent is well-suited to the position and he is far better at dealing with the bureaucracy that comes with the position than Annie ever would have been. Well, in addition to being well qualified for the position. From the Court's perspective, Smitty is not already predisposed to favor the other side. If you consider the position to be akin to a diplomat, you don't choose someone who is likely to defect, or represent the opposing side with such loyalty as to be detrimental to your side. Let's face it, Annie isn't exactly a good candidate for the position, as she has next to no loyalty to the Court and is incredibly disobedient. Matlock Birthmark fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Apr 17, 2014 |
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GabrielAisling posted:In spite of Annie's qualification, Smitty really was the better candidate. His particular talent is well-suited to the position and he is far better at dealing with the bureaucracy that comes with the position than Annie ever would have been.
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Apr 17, 2014 07:41
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Through scheming, ill-tempered pettiness, and a general inclination to poo poo in the cereal of anyone who disagrees with you. I personally am still convinced that Coyote didn't have "make fire head girl my medium" as a key step in his plan when he waltzed into the Court that day; he planned to welcome Annie as the Court's medium to the forest and everyone would go for hush puppies ("This time I promise they actually will. Hahaha!"). When the headmaster chose Smitty instead he realizes, look at this, stuffy old Llanwellyn has a problem with fire head girl! So obviously the correct response is to undermine him in flamboyant fashion, because it would be really, really funny, and when you're a trickster god even the most entrenched of long cons is flexible enough to be rearranged around humiliating your foes.
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SynthOrange posted:We already know what they want. Is it right to indulge on an ecstasy of creating a god that sees what I see, that looks exactly like me, rather than what I wanted to be? For that viper that grew inside my head, for having betrayed you so well, can you forgive me? They promised me a miracle when all my crimes will be just one, but now it's gone.
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Dr. Buttass posted:Through scheming, ill-tempered pettiness, and a general inclination to poo poo in the cereal of anyone who disagrees with you.
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Dr. Buttass posted:Through scheming, ill-tempered pettiness, and a general inclination to poo poo in the cereal of anyone who disagrees with you. And I'm not sure that the headmaster, and maybe even Jones, didn't mean for exactly this to happen. The Court has way more control over Annie than they would have had over any other forest medium.
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Diego is weird, isn't he? He not only creates a race of very intelligent magical golems, but also creates a doohickey capable of tearing the realm of the dead a new ecto-hole for the sole purpose of creating an eternal, undying guardian. It's a bit too pat, is what I'm feeling. How does he know so much about the ROTD? Does it have anything to do with his creation of super writing that can program his golems? Does Kat's ability to read it mean she has a similar connection to the ROTD? I mean, whatever the reasons, Kat does immediately see past the rotd's tricks to the snotty teenagers and paunchy dads beneath them. Maybe if she explores a bit she'll find green boy's soul chilling in a room with a safety pin connecting him to the wall. Edit: thought I'd check back on when Kat figured out the robots, got sucked in. Anja Donlan's hair curlies are a really nice piece of character design, aren't they? M.c.P fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Apr 18, 2014 |
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There's nothing saying Diego had the faintest idea what his arrow would do to the RotD, or even that it existed. That said, given that it worked, he obviously knew a thing or two about souls. At this point I'd say there are more mysteries surrounding him than Jeanne.
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Tenebrais posted:There's nothing saying Diego had the faintest idea what his arrow would do to the RotD, or even that it existed. People were using fire for centuries before they figured out how molecules work.
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I think it's just another case of the Court/humans getting what they want without considering the repercussions. I think he didn't care enough to worry about the effect on anyone else.
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"Lots of people have died trying to mess around with Jeanne. Oh, you're going to try, awesome! GOod luck!"
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SHISHKABOB posted:"Lots of people have died trying to mess around with Jeanne. Oh, you're going to try, awesome! GOod luck!"
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Presumably step one is going to be finding a way to disable Diego's Arrow. Of course, as that's the only thing holding Jeanne to the waters there'd be nothing to stop her going on a vengeful rampage through the Court.
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Wyld Karde posted:Presumably step one is going to be finding a way to disable Diego's Arrow. Of course, as that's the only thing holding Jeanne to the waters there'd be nothing to stop her going on a vengeful rampage through the Court. Yeah, which presumably is what Annie is there for. To take jeanne into the ether before she can do that. Possibly by floating the idea of a reunion with her elf lover? But yeah the reveal last chapter than jeanne has killed hundreds of creatures and will go on killing anyone she can get her hands on has made removing her both more important and more dangerous. I mean you can't just let the butchery of anyone who happens to come near the river continue, but at least she's contained down there right now.
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Wyld Karde posted:Presumably step one is going to be finding a way to disable Diego's Arrow. Of course, as that's the only thing holding Jeanne to the waters there'd be nothing to stop her going on a vengeful rampage through the Court. Also Diego's Arrow is within range of Jeanne's death rampage. I imagine that their plan is less to disable it and more to just remove it, but getting to it is the problem.
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I wonder if Diego will be seen again spiritworld wise? Dude is such a petty Dick I imagine that his spirit is going to be a bit changed from his physical form.
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