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Dmitri-9 posted:Thats part of the problem. Jack has been nothing but critical of Annie and Annie is emotionally distant and suspicious of him. Now Jack is like Walter Raleigh's more chivalrous cousin and Annie is flirting with him because he is the last unpaired male of the species in the room. That is like bad fanfic writing e.g. Matt crashing into Chang'e making her drop all of her cliches on the floor. Jack flirted with Annie even while he was possessed by the spider-thing during the date-gone-wrong, and made a pass at her right before summer vacation. Annie is now much more receptive to him to show that she's loosened up after spending a summer with Coyote & Co. It's not bad fanfic writing; you just need to be a little bit better at reading.
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Yeah, I don't know what Gunnerkrigg you've been reading, but calling it bad fanfic writing is ridiculously unfair. Matt bumped into Chang'e for the same reason John and Margo just happened to find the haunted mandolin: Because Gunnerkrigg is a place where weird poo poo happens all the time. Would you call Annie and Kat just happening to find the Minotaur himself bad fanfiction or are you just annoyed because this chapter has more interpersonal development than action? EDIT: Oh no, the site 
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Aug 26, 2011 07:59
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Kat almost looked disappointed. Probably just because she's not so great at helping people out. Probably. She kinda made the situation more awkward.
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Aug 26, 2011 09:08
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Is the site down for anyone else? I've been trying to get to it for an hour with no luck.
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Roflex posted:Is the site down for anyone else? I've been trying to get to it for an hour with no luck.
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Aug 26, 2011 09:13
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Kat's Fonzie pose is awesome.
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Aug 26, 2011 09:33
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Check it now, just popped back up for me with the new strip.
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dumb brunette posted:Yeah, I don't know what Gunnerkrigg you've been reading, but calling it bad fanfic writing is ridiculously unfair. Matt bumped into Chang'e for the same reason John and Margo just happened to find the haunted mandolin: Because Gunnerkrigg is a place where weird poo poo happens all the time. Crashing into each other and falling in love is a lame plot device used by animes and sitcoms. I don't mind him meeting Chang'e thats what gunnerkrigg is about.
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Dmitri-9 posted:Crashing into each other and falling in love is a lame plot device used by animes and sitcoms. I don't mind him meeting Chang'e thats what gunnerkrigg is about. You've never developed a crush on someone? They aren't in love, Matt is just infatuated with this girl he met.
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Dmitri-9 posted:Crashing into each other and falling in love is a lame plot device used by animes and sitcoms. I don't mind him meeting Chang'e thats what gunnerkrigg is about. It's also a lame plot device used by life.
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Oh, hey, there was an update! ...Annie, you minx. Where'd you get off to?
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Sneaksie Taffer posted:You've never developed a crush on someone? They aren't in love, Matt is just infatuated with this girl he met. Haha yeah that is definitely middle school romance logic. "She bumped into me and I did something for her and she stole my coat. Maybe she liiiiiiiiiikes me." And Paz's reaction too: "Oh no the boy I like is expressing interest in another girl, everything is ruined my life is a sham  "
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DocFrance posted:And Paz's reaction too: "Oh no the boy I like is expressing interest in another girl, everything is ruined my life is a sham "Also there's this other girl who doesn't wear skirts who said I was pretty oh CRIPES how do I deal with this" Meanwhile Donlan's all trying to figure out how to connect an oscillating framistat with a turboencabulator interlock my kind o people that Donlan
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Phy posted:"Also there's this other girl who doesn't wear skirts who said I was pretty oh CRIPES how do I deal with this" "Let's date, but no one can ever know because...um...a reason. Even though two of our friends are openly dating, and no one cares."
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Aug 27, 2011 05:52
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Sneaksie Taffer posted:"Let's date, but no one can ever know because...um...a reason. Even though two of our friends are openly dating, and no one cares." Because when they started dating two years ago, they publicly pretended to hate each other so their friends wouldn't think they'd caught The Cooties Ew Girls/Boys Ew. Now their "hatred" is such a part of their public personas that they'd probably think it humiliating to openly admit they've been hot'n'heavy for years. A bit childish really, but they're still a bit children. Meanwhile, I'd lay down money that their friends already all know and are just humoring them because it's adorable.
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Mirage posted:Because when they started dating two years ago, they publicly pretended to hate each other so their friends wouldn't think they'd caught The Cooties Ew Girls/Boys Ew. Now their "hatred" is such a part of their public personas that they'd probably think it humiliating to openly admit they've been hot'n'heavy for years. A bit childish really, but they're still a bit children. Yes. We were posting examples of middle school relationship logic.
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Aug 27, 2011 06:33
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In middle school, you are the center of the universe.
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Yeah, if you can't admit you were at least a LITTLE self-absorbed at that age then you probably still are.
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Aug 29, 2011 01:54
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It's also fun to try to hide it, even if nobody cares. More exciting that way.
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Aug 29, 2011 08:06
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Oh good, generic teen romance spotted. Interest shooting through the floor. Jack is the least interesting male in anything since Sailor Moon. 
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Aug 29, 2011 08:57
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Understatement of the Year nominee spotted.
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ChibiSoma posted:Oh good, generic teen romance spotted. Interest shooting through the floor. I kind of agree, I'd like to see more of Jack's personality now that he's stopped being crazy. He doesn't seem to have much about him. I'm almost liking generic teenager time, but right now I'd rather be on the next chapter with Parley and Smith.
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Aug 29, 2011 13:17
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Kat and Carver are so interesting because they complement one another with their different personalities but this combination seems a bit too introverted.
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ChibiSoma posted:Oh good, generic teen romance spotted. Interest shooting through the floor. Hey man, you missed a few words out of your post. Here, I'll post the comments you Tweeted at me: Chibisoma posted:Well, Gunnerkrigg Court's decided to sink ships and hook Annie up with Jack, it seems. Interest completely hit rock bottom. Thanks, Tom! And here's part of the stuff you said on my forum: Chibisoma posted:Really. I'm going to start magically liking Jack and the fact that Tom's ensured we won't get anything resembling a Kat/Annie end? Thanks for your interest!
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There's not a single interesting (or redeeming) thing about him and yet it's looking increasingly like Annie's going to end up with him.
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...why would anyone think Kat and Annie were going to hook up at all in the first place?
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Well then. Somebody's a little invested in their girl lovin'. For the record, I'm digging this chapter, and I have no objections to Jack. I'm interested to see how he develops now that he's free of the spiders, and I fail to see how giving Annie an emotional connection to someone other than Kat is a bad thing. (Unless, of course, you've just GOTTA see  KAT+ANNIE=TRULUV 4EVA )
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This chapter drags a bit on, but that's only because I want to see what happens when Jack uses the blinker stone.
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Y'know, as far as I can see, they're just talking. I think I'll wait for some obvious flirting on both sides before flipping my poo poo.
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ChibiSoma posted:words Wow. As a gay man, I think I can safely say you're kind of crazy.
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kidcoelacanth posted:Wow uh ok Yeah that's some pretty hilarious rage over my yuri ships I'm liking the chapter so far, it's pretty cute.
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Fuego Fish posted:Y'know, as far as I can see, they're just talking. I think I'll wait for some obvious flirting on both sides before flipping my poo poo. Well, they did scootch a little closer together in the last panel of the latest strip. This, clearly, means Jack and Annie will get married and Kat will be the bride of honor and just sob through the whole reception because she never told Annie how she feels...
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:...why would anyone think Kat and Annie were going to hook up at all in the first place? I can definitely see where the perception comes from, but I can not imagine reading GC if I thought its only redeeming feature was my perceived sexuality of the two (underaged) female leads. Honestly, that is pretty damned shallow. And creepy. Remember kids, if you don't depict your lead characters as being homosexual you are obviously anti-gay and a horrible person 
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There is not one. single. hint. that Annie and Kat will get together. They are just really close best friends. How anyone could see anything other than that is beyond me. And I like the thing with Jack. Chibisoma you crazy.
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Ah, Chibisoma reminds me of the fun of hearing someone agree with you in a lot of ways, but phrasing it in a way that makes you want to flip your opinion just to spite them. Seriously, what comic did he just read? For one, even if Jack/Annie does happen, it hasn't actually happened yet. For two, considering Gunnerkrigg's previously shown romances and their complications, I'd honestly be surprised if this had absolutely no complications that either flesh out Jack more, or drive a wedge between him and Annie and break them up. For three, I don't know, neither Annie nor Kat have expressed any implication they aren't straight before, but Kat kind of encountered someone that assumed she was gay. I took that as Chekhov's Gun laid on the table! But maybe instead it was some kind of bizarro anti-gay rhetoric meant to ruin my morning instead! God forbid we be patient and see how things actually pan out before deciding whether this is the end of the comic or whatever. And God forbid we react to an outcome we don't like without being whiny assholes about it. Does it still make me a goon if I get angry over someone else getting angry over webcomics?
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Oneiros posted:I can definitely see where the perception comes from... It's not a very good perception, it's just the idea that two characters can't be close emotionally unless they're attracted to each other. (Which is probably why Chibisoma also thought Zimmy and Gamma were the weird kids designated to be gay, even though Zimmy and Gamma aren't lesbians either.)
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No, but you see, my ships,
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pumpinglemma posted:Wow. As a gay man, I think I can safely say you're kind of crazy. A 'more than just kind of crazy' vote here from the lesbian corner. Man I had no idea I needed to get all offended by this comic. OR that standing on a balcony and talking is going out! Man I have led so many people on.
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