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She is a beholder. Made of metal.
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This has been quite a chapter. I hope we get to find out some more, and Wandering Eye doesn't just say "I'll tell you about it later."
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Dec 24, 2010 09:26
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Mythology note: the Egyptian goddess Hathor-Tefnut was sometimes known as the "wandering Eye of Ra." HMMMM. However, "Egyptian goddess" is an easy explanation, and Reynardine's "you'll have to ask her, I couldn't explain it" kind of makes that one less likely.
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Dec 24, 2010 09:27
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Coyote is just so thrilled to have guests. I love it.
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Dec 24, 2010 09:33
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Someone should crop the middle two panels here into a single image that we can use for whenever this kind of thing happens. (I don't have an image editor that works at the moment.)
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Dec 24, 2010 09:45
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Dec 24, 2010 09:49
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Dec 24, 2010 09:52
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So THAT's what Coyote having his eye on Annie meant.... Mind is blown. EDIT: well, maybe anyway. But it makes sense.
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Dec 24, 2010 14:02
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Did Coyote's nose just talk?
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Dec 24, 2010 14:02
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Fangz posted:So THAT's what Coyote having his eye on Annie meant....  I like where this is going.
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Dec 24, 2010 14:04
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Oh poo poo, so many saturated plot points all at once is overwhelming me! We're finally going to know what Jones(Eyethingy) is! 
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Dec 24, 2010 14:06
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Dec 24, 2010 14:48
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She could be the eye of Odin, you know. Or one of his seeing-eye ravens.
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Dec 24, 2010 16:57
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Hasn't it been confirmed that Jones is denser than regular people? Why would an eyeball be dense? Somebody with a mythology degree get on this. We'll solve this yet.
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Dec 24, 2010 17:20
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Mirage posted:Mythology note: the Egyptian goddess Hathor-Tefnut was sometimes known as the "wandering Eye of Ra." HMMMM. Tom was once asked if Jones knew ancient Egyptian, and replied that she definitely did. Also, Hathor was the goddess of, among other things, stolen objects. (And, uh... joy and happiness. And cows, although probably not laser cows.) That said, Hathor was one of the most important Egyptian goddesses. If she were Jones, I would expect her to be a figure on the same scale as Coyote. I don't know how it works in the Court's universe, though, so maybe that makes sense too. (Or maybe she is, but in a less obvious way.)
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Dec 24, 2010 17:24
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Come to think of it, have we ever seen what Jones' etherial presence looks like? We've seen plenty of others, and it has often revealed some important information about their true nature.
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Dec 24, 2010 17:33
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I figure Jones is Coyote's ex-girlfriend. She was always checking out other dudes while they were going out, so he calls her "Wandering Eyes."
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Dec 24, 2010 17:53
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:Hasn't it been confirmed that Jones is denser than regular people? Why would an eyeball be dense? Somebody with a mythology degree get on this. We'll solve this yet. In Jewish mythology, golems were controlled by a separate piece of clay carved in the shape of an eye. The golems body could be destroyed, but a Jewish mystic would simply make a new one and place the eye in it. Good as new.
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Dec 24, 2010 19:11
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Yadoppsi posted:In Jewish mythology, golems were controlled by a separate piece of clay carved in the shape of an eye. The golems body could be destroyed, but a Jewish mystic would simply make a new one and place the eye in it. Good as new. I still like this explanation, because there's no other reason for her to be so heavy. But the question I have is: how does this: idonotlikepeas posted:Tom was once asked if Jones knew ancient Egyptian, and replied that she definitely did. enter into it? I don't know much about Jewish mythology; were golems present during the Egyptian enslavement of Jews?
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Dec 24, 2010 20:22
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DontMockMySmock posted:I still like this explanation, because there's no other reason for her to be so heavy. But the question I have is: how does this: Maybe Jones just loves Egyptian.
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Dec 24, 2010 20:26
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What is coyote saying in the second panel when he gets cut-off?
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Dec 24, 2010 20:43
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Brownie posted:What is coyote saying in the second panel when he gets cut-off? "Now to what do we owe this visit?"
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Dec 24, 2010 20:47
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:"Now to what do we owe this visit?" Right, okay that's what I thought but wasn't sure.
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Dec 24, 2010 20:59
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DontMockMySmock posted:I still like this explanation, because there's no other reason for her to be so heavy. But the question I have is: how does this: Maybe she learned the language as she watched them abuse Jewish slaves? 
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Dec 24, 2010 22:08
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Elftor posted:I figure Jones is Coyote's ex-girlfriend. She was always checking out other dudes while they were going out, so he calls her "Wandering Eyes." This is really the only explanation.
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Dec 24, 2010 22:12
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DontMockMySmock posted:I still like this explanation, because there's no other reason for her to be so heavy. But the question I have is: how does this: Maybe Jones just knows every language.
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Dec 24, 2010 22:13
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I don't think Jones is a golem, unless golems can age. She was around when Surma et al were kids and Eglamore talks like she's a kid, too. I thought she might be possessed or something based on Coyote mentioning her stealing names. Maybe extra souls makes a body heavier?
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Dec 24, 2010 23:02
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I'm not having any luck and I can't look right now, but have we seen both of Coyote's eyes in every encounter? If it's not that, it's probably the crow/raven we saw in the brief vision of Jeanne. I will stick to this.
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Dec 25, 2010 01:34
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I'm reasonably sure Jones is one of Odin's ravens. She's heavy because she's literally thought (or memory) made flesh. Thought/memory of a god.
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Dec 25, 2010 01:40
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Hot Lead Allergy posted:I'm not having any luck and I can't look right now, but have we seen both of Coyote's eyes in every encounter? We at least saw both of them when he was juggling them for Annie (he "caught" one and then the other in each side of his face) and that was after Jones had already been introduced.
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Dec 25, 2010 01:40
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I always wondered if the Tic-tocs might be connected to Huginn and Muninn (since they've been referred to as the "thousand eyes", are said to be of divine origin, etc.).
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Dec 25, 2010 02:05
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dumb brunette posted:We at least saw both of them when he was juggling them for Annie (he "caught" one and then the other in each side of his face) and that was after Jones had already been introduced. Coyote's bodyparts regrow immediately when removed (see his tooth), so it would not be inconsistent. I guess we'll have to wait for Monday to see more, but I like this a lot, because it makes sense a lot of sense with the earlier 'cover art', and Jones' interest in Jeanne. EDIT: The thing that counts against Jones being Hathor is that Hathor was also the goddess of motherhood, and in myths is the mother of Ra, whereas the Word of Tom on whether Jones has any children is an emphatic 'no'. And her favourite thing is 'discovery', which doesn't belong in Hathor's portifolio. Fangz fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Dec 25, 2010 |
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Dec 25, 2010 02:32
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Fangz posted:Coyote's bodyparts regrow immediately when removed (see his tooth), so it would not be inconsistent. I guess we'll have to wait for Monday to see more, but I like this a lot, because it makes sense a lot of sense with the earlier 'cover art', and Jones' interest in Jeanne.
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Dec 25, 2010 03:14
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:Coyote replaced his tooth with a rock. I'm sure it just morphed into a tooth.
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Dec 25, 2010 03:16
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If Jones were Coyote's eye, she would not be a neutral party to the Forest and the Court. I'm not gonna defend the Odin's thought/memory idea, since it's possible she's just a golem. :V
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Dec 25, 2010 03:18
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Dodgeball posted:I'm sure it just morphed into a tooth. Yes. It did.
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Dec 25, 2010 03:47
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Coyote is a spirit of the land, of natural ordenance. It makes sense than anything, a rock, would immediately turn into a tooth.
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Dec 25, 2010 03:48
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Because it has bearing on the discussion:Formspring posted:From chapter 26, if coyote pulled out that same tooth again, would it still be a rock, or something else?
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Dec 25, 2010 03:52
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idonotlikepeas posted:Because it has bearing on the discussion: So then the sword was always a sword?
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No the sword is always a tooth. The tooth is always a rock. Its not complicated. 
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