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glitchwraith posted:The theory isn't without it's holes. It also wouldn't explain the Wandering Eye name Coyote called her. (Though I am thinking it might just be Coyote's nickname for her, like Fire Head Girl for Annie.) However, if correct, Jone's explanation of her origin could also give insight into Annie's, especially if it takes into account Coyote's explanation of Etheric beings. Wandering Eye is a nickname she got because she likes to ogle dudes. Lots of dudes.
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Jones is literally the eye of some extradimensional elder god creature. If you turn your head in a direction that doesn't exist you'll see the eyestalk going off into the sky.
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Sep 24, 2012 17:34
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Sep 24, 2012 17:58
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glitchwraith posted:The theory isn't without it's holes. It also wouldn't explain the Wandering Eye name Coyote called her. (Though I am thinking it might just be Coyote's nickname for her, like Fire Head Girl for Annie.)
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Sep 24, 2012 18:10
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Jones is also a bedsheet, the guys in the FX department are really good at what they do here.
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Sep 24, 2012 18:31
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You guys are going to be so disappointed when this conversation goes: "What are you?" "Responsible for your training. It seems I'll be working overtime." "But Coyote and Ysengrim and--" "You'll have plenty of time to write me a report about it during your two million detentions."Years Three through Six: No Fun Allowed.
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I always wondered if she had something to do with Muut and the other guides. The first time Antimony meets Coyote, she brings up Muut and Coyote replies "Nice guy! Hell of a poker face!". The very next panel shows Jones (the other major character with a "hell of a poker face") flashing a significant look. For some reason I also can't help but see a bit of a resemblance to Anthony (especially the eyes), another notable character with a flat affect. Hell if I can put it all together though. I doubt we'll see a complete answer this chapter, either. Maybe another flashback to Anthony, Donny, Surma, Anja, and Eglamore, showing exactly how they knew her back then.
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Sep 24, 2012 19:07
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minimalist posted:Maybe another flashback to Anthony, Donny, Surma, Anja, and Eglamore, showing exactly how they knew her back then. "Me too!" *everyone but Anthony high-fives*
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Sep 24, 2012 19:38
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FronzelNeekburm posted:Years Three through Six: No Fun Allowed. But what about Mort Fun Time? Not even that?
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Tardigrade posted:But what about Mort Fun Time? Not even that? That's our fun ration. We used it all up allocating all those avatars. Now comes the cold dark winter of Seriouskrigg.
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Sep 24, 2012 20:23
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FactsAreUseless posted:"Boy, I sure hope nobody figures out we're all robots!" Every Gunnerkrigg character is Boxbot trapped in a time loop. Every time he gets sent back in time he disguises himself and plays the role of a different character.
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Sep 24, 2012 21:00
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Dogbutt posted:Jones is actually Boxbot from the future coming back to protect herself It makes so much sense! Boxbot is so terrible at being a robot because he's not a robot at all!
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Sep 24, 2012 21:14
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Could "Wandering Eye" be a reference to Odin? I'm not exactly up on my Norse mythology, but doesn't he have a wandering eye (or possibly an awful lot of ravens, I can't remember which). Either that or it's a reference to Coyote's turning memories in the ether into stars in the sky; she's a wandering star, a memory given form.
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Murderion posted:Could "Wandering Eye" be a reference to Odin? I'm not exactly up on my Norse mythology, but doesn't he have a wandering eye (or possibly an awful lot of ravens, I can't remember which). He sacrificed one eye to drink from Mime's well of wisdom, and he has two ravens called Hugin and Munin, translating loosely to thought and memory (Hugin is actually more like "vaguely formulated mental concept", and "Munin" is closer to "thought which is brought up again", at least with how those words mutated later). Neither has a lot to do with a wandering eye, I'm afraid.
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Sep 25, 2012 00:27
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I'm going to maintain my theory that Jones is the only character who ISN'T a robot.
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Sep 25, 2012 02:26
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Fister Roboto posted:I'm going to maintain my theory that Jones is the only character who ISN'T a robot. Cut to Tom Siddell sitting in front of his computer, shaking in rage as he deletes all of the future strips he's prepared, hastily rewriting the entire plot.
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Sep 25, 2012 03:15
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If Tom had to replan Gunnerkrigg with every new hypothesis posted on a forum somewhere, he'd be writing Peanuts by now.
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Phy posted:If Tom had to replan Gunnerkrigg with every new hypothesis posted on a forum somewhere, he'd be writing Peanuts by now. He doesn't need to, GC always takes us in a completely unexpected direction or, at most, the expected direction but in the most unexpected way
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Sep 25, 2012 03:32
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Cyphoderus posted:He doesn't need to, GC always takes us in a completely unexpected direction or, at most, the expected direction but in the most unexpected way How do you think it got to be that way in the first place?
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Sep 25, 2012 03:49
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Hasn't Tom lied his rear end off on various social media before now, to avoid spoilers?
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Sep 25, 2012 20:09
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Slime posted:Wandering Eye is a nickname she got because she likes to ogle dudes. Lots of dudes. My favorite explanation.
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Sep 25, 2012 20:21
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thespaceinvader posted:Hasn't Tom lied his rear end off on various social media before now, to avoid spoilers? From what I remember, Tom's MO re: avoiding spoilers is telling half-truths, answering questions extremely literally, or just saying "we shall see".
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Sep 26, 2012 00:55
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Does this mean Jones comes from a future mythology?
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Sep 26, 2012 01:19
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The best one was when someone asked if Annie's mother's condition could be passed down to her, and Tom's reply was something like "Not that Anthony could tell".
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Sep 26, 2012 01:22
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I'm thinking Jones could be something like Reynardine, a being that can take control of other peoples' bodies or objects with eyes. It'd kind of make Coyote's statement about Jones being a stolen name make sense.
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A student posted:Does this mean Jones comes from a future mythology? I'm liking the golem explanation more and more. Remember that, for golems, their name is of particular significance: If it is taken from them, they cease to exist. EDIT: Of course, golems can't speak so... ComradeCosmobot fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Sep 26, 2012 |
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Sep 26, 2012 04:20
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Depends on where you get your legends from. Rabbi Loeb's golem was more than capable of speech.
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Being described as a liar always seemed a little unfair to me. I don't like to give away what happens in the future of the story, but I don't remember ever outright lying. Then again, even stuff I assumed people would realise was a joke are considered lies. At the end of Chapter 13 I said the next chapter was going to be about monster trucks and electric guitars (because chpt 13 ended in a very sappy fashion), and even though I've long since deleted that comment, it's still brought up as "proof" that I'm a liar and that anything I say can't be trusted on my forum.
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People are big weirdos and everything you say is on the internet forever! I really hope medium stuff means we get to see Parley and Smitty and also that we'll keep seeing them if Annie is picked!!
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FutureSushi posted:Smitty and also that we'll keep seeing them if Annie is picked!! Smitty for medium.
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Sep 26, 2012 08:12
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Congratulations, George!
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Tea-san posted:Being described as a liar always seemed a little unfair to me. I don't like to give away what happens in the future of the story, but I don't remember ever outright lying. Tea-san's no liar. Therein lies the danger.
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Tea-san posted:At the end of Chapter 13 I said the next chapter was going to be about monster trucks and electric guitars (because chpt 13 ended in a very sappy fashion), and even though I've long since deleted that comment, it's still brought up as "proof" that I'm a liar and that anything I say can't be trusted on my forum. You can't toy with the emotions of people that love monster trucks and electric guitars [all of humanity], w..they have sensitive hearts.
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Sep 26, 2012 08:45
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Guess we're just gonna have to Mort with it a bit longer!
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Gotta be Parley or Antimony's name would have just come up.
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Yeah, the way mentioning a name is avoided makes me think Parley as well. But then again the whole Ysengrin situation hadn't yet happened at that time, so Annie being named is still a possibility. Also, am I the only one who thinks that that nifty scarf Jones is wearing seems a bit uncharacteristic for her? I can't help but suspect something is up with that.
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Watch guys. It's going to be Paz.
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Perestroika posted:Yeah, the way mentioning a name is avoided makes me think Parley as well. But then again the whole Ysengrin situation hadn't yet happened at that time, so Annie being named is still a possibility. Parley convinced her to wear it. Jones realized that anyone who could convince her to wear a scarf obviously had the diplomatic chops to be Medium.
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