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I can’t believe Daybreak has been acknowledged again after nearly 70 chapters.
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Fecha posted:I feel like there’s going to be another shoe dropping with the grandparents. Maybe the son they moved back into the city is going to become involved in the spy work or something. I read a lot of people theorizing that he was involved in the project that created Anya and the government wiped his memory Men In Black style when the project was over. It'd fit with his memory from his time in the war being missing. I hope it isn't true though because this chapter was very cute and I like that Anya actually has a teacher that can engage her on her own level. That said, if their son was Daybreak I would not object because more Daybreak is always welcome.
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Fecha posted:I feel like there’s going to be another shoe dropping with the grandparents. Maybe the son they moved back into the city is going to become involved in the spy work or something. Their son is Daybreak.
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I love that Twilight is utterly confounded by Daybreak he has no idea who this man is or ultimately what his goals are despite Daybreak being the kind of guy that seems to loudly announce his presence to the room.
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Electric Phantasm posted:I love that Twilight is utterly confounded by Daybreak he has no idea who this man is or ultimately what his goals are despite Daybreak being the kind of guy that seems to loudly announce his presence to the room. Only an utter fool would believe the obvious lies a skilled operative spouted, and Lloid is no fool. Daybreak is, though. What was that phrase? The best swordsman need not fear the second best but the last of the amateurs, for the former has no idea what the idiot will try to do and said idiot might just get lucky. E:although I think the saying would work better with "a middle of the pack pro" instead of "the second best", the skill gap isn't going to be that big against the second best Omobono fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Dec 24, 2023 |
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Love the grandparents and there's a bunch of amazing Anya scenes in this one. Great chapter.
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Anya confidently explaining to the headmaster that she drew her facial hair on with permanent marker so it wouldn't wash off was extremely choice.
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Have we seen Anya read the old couple's minds?
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ccubed posted:Have we seen Anya read the old couple's minds? Not as a couple but the whole plot with them got kicked off because she read Sigmund's mind assuming he was a spy only to discover he was lost
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ccubed posted:Have we seen Anya read the old couple's minds? We've seen her read Sigmund's mind in their introduction. Tiny catch: he's going senile, and she can't really understand what he's thinking.
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I think I got it. Sigmund was Indiana Jones.
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"No way is that moron gonna beat me. No way!" Damian's doomed.
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Supersonic Shine posted:"No way is that moron gonna beat me. No way!" One of his cronies is gonna get the top spot but Anya's STILL gonna beat Damian's score.
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Flair posted:What if they are Anya's actual grandparents by blood? I wonder if I should infer further and believe Sigmund is involved with the unnamed project that imbued Anya with her mind reading abilities.
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Once you're part of the spy family, you have to have a deadly secret.
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grandpa's deadly secret is that his students slowly turn into him
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Flair posted:I wonder if I should infer further and believe Sigmund is involved with the unnamed project that imbued Anya with her mind reading abilities. This is the implication I'm getting
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Some Numbers posted:This is the implication I'm getting Like it's Anya's turn. Everyone else has gone a little into their backstory now. Plus we had that weird extra chapter 2 chapters ago.
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The twist: Anya doesn't actually have psychic powers, she just has an overactive imagination that makes her think she understands everything. The DOUBLE twist: Anya having an overactive imagination doesn't mean her parents are not a spy and assassin so despite everything she ends up guessing right thanks to a diet of bad television shows and Becky's various ramblings.
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That would suck and be bad
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That's just the premise of Shadow Eminence
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ImpAtom posted:The DOUBLE twist: Anya having an overactive imagination doesn't mean her parents are not a spy and assassin so despite everything she ends up guessing right thanks to a diet of bad television shows and Becky's various ramblings. The Eminence in Grade School e: poo poo, beaten
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What if none of this is real and it was all just a story made up by some manga artist in his 40's instead?
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ImpAtom posted:The twist: Anya doesn't actually have psychic powers, she just has an overactive imagination that makes her think she understands everything. I know you are probably joking but that would not be fun for me fam. I'd rather keep that light supernatural element in since that ties her relations with Bond the future sight dog alongside the actual mystery of Anya's past.
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RareAcumen posted:What if none of this is real and it was all just a story made up by some manga artist in his 40's instead?
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RareAcumen posted:What if none of this is real and it was all just a story made up by some manga artist in his 40's instead? he can also read minds (unrelated)
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ImpAtom posted:The twist: Anya doesn't actually have psychic powers, she just has an overactive imagination that makes her think she understands everything. Bond can’t see the future and is in fact a time travelling dog, Anya is just seeing his memories of his visits to other timelines.
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Bond is in fact a cat wearing a dog disguise
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Mission 93: Anya's results are in, and there are a lot of weird faces for this one.
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One big takeaway: there is some way, either learned or innate, to close off your thoughts to Anya's telepathy. Clearly Demetrius doesn't know about Anya or her telepathy, but her ability isn't infallible
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There's also the possibility that he simply isn't thinking anything. Which is terrifying in it's own way, but he might just not have an internal life for her to pick up on. It's not like she can't read him at all, it's just that he seems to default to emptiness when the world doesn't prod him to action.
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Mulva posted:There's also the possibility that he simply isn't thinking anything. Which is terrifying in it's own way, but he might just not have an internal life for her to pick up on. It's not like she can't read him at all, it's just that he seems to default to emptiness when the world doesn't prod him to action. Donovan has 100% been loving around with his eldest son's brain. The fact that he used to watch him study so intently and now ignores him now he knows his machine-child works and can operate independently seems like conclusive evidence of this.
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Loid being an exasperated dad is always a good time
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It could also be just regular ol' abuse. One of his thoughts is about being unable to understand his dad, and the fact Desmond apparently kept watch of him when studying could mean some experiment related to Anya or that he basically mentally broke his son to this point. We know Desmond is a bit hosed from his short convo with Loid. Which makes Melinda's distancing even sadder/darker, it's very possible she keeps her distance from Damian because she wants him as far as possible from his dad to make sure neither her darker thoughts or Desmond hinself can hurt him.
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Mulva posted:There's also the possibility that he simply isn't thinking anything. Which is terrifying in it's own way, but he might just not have an internal life for her to pick up on. It's not like she can't read him at all, it's just that he seems to default to emptiness when the world doesn't prod him to action. he's clearly thinking things occasionally, when people interact with him, but when he's just minding his own business he is literally No Thoughts Head Empty
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Darth Walrus posted:Donovan has 100% been loving around with his eldest son's brain. The fact that he used to watch him study so intently and now ignores him now he knows his machine-child works and can operate independently seems like conclusive evidence of this. Alternatively, Donovan did gently caress with his son's head but not 100% intentionally. We know Donovan has this philosophy that people cannot understand each other so maybe his proximity was an attempt to understand what was going through his son's head and in the end he concluded/reinforced that it was impossible. But doing so had unfortunate effects on Demetrius because his dad is a freaking weirdo.
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He could also just think in a different way. Take Sakamoto where the mind reader has trouble with the sniper because his thoughts are crayon drawings. Very sweet chapter. Time for grandpa and grandma to spoil her. More interestingly, why is she good at classical language?
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Captain Invictus posted:he's clearly thinking things occasionally, when people interact with him, but when he's just minding his own business he is literally No Thoughts Head Empty Hell,
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Whatever Demetrius' deal turns out to be, one thing's for sure, ![]() She ain't wrong
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I do adore how Endo keeps the Star/Bolt dynamic at such an even pace in a realistic way. Anya getting the language star is wonderful on its own, but the logical conclusion of her fumbling the ball in math is just aces.
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