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Yak of Wrath posted:Some of you may find this desirable. drat I guess that ends my run as the only person on earth with a copy of volume 2.
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Saoshyant posted:Hope no rear end in a top hat tried to hack the site (again). What happened before?
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"This brings me to something I should have talked to you about sooner... ...Coyote is a HUGE dick." Perestroika fucked around with this message at 13:40 on Dec 5, 2012 |
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So many profiles in this chapter! It's very dramatic.
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Hmmm, a lot of fairy tales and stories and stuff are told to teach people a lesson. So maybe Coyote, as a character made from stories, still tries to teach people lessons? Although not very good ones. Of course I don't really know any of his stories so maybe they aren't trying to teach anyone anything at all.
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I still can't load the page. I'm sad. 
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Yonic Symbolism posted:I still can't load the page. I'm sad. 
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Yonic Symbolism posted:I still can't load the page. I'm sad.  "What is this now, Jonesy?"
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Look who's about to not be the next Medium.
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Is this where Jones pulls off her rubber mask to reveal she's been Coyote all along?
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Hamiltonian Bicycle posted:Look who's about to not be the next Medium. Yeah, this is almost definitely going to be it. Congratulations, Parley!
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I almost feel sorry for Annie getting passed over today of all days, but... with any luck, she'll learn that there are consequences to her behaviour. If you disregard authority and break centuries-old treaties because you had a bad afternoon, guess what, you aren't considered trustworthy enough to represent said authority in an official context!!
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Well, at least we can trust Jones to break the bad news to Annie as gently and compassionately as possible.
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Freudian posted:I almost feel sorry for Annie getting passed over today of all days, but... with any luck, she'll learn that there are consequences to her behaviour. If you disregard authority and break centuries-old treaties because you had a bad afternoon, guess what, you aren't considered trustworthy enough to represent said authority in an official context!! Not to mention when you sorta kinda express some pretty strong sentiment against said authority! (But on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if Annie will no doubt remain "useful" to the Court in some capacity, even if she doesn't know she is and assumes (incorrectly) that she can pull off a 'no you shut the gently caress up dad' on the Court...) EDIT: I wonder what this forebodes for Annie's trips to the Forest and Coyote's relationship to the Court? Are non-mediums (excluding those in training to be one and, apparently, Jones) even allowed to travel into the Forest? I'm pretty sure that even Jimmy Jims has never actually entered the forest except for in the last chapter, and there were extenuating circumstances there. And how will Coyote react? I don't think Coyote has necessarily assumed Annie would be the next medium, but there's nothing in his demeanor suggesting otherwise, and thwarting Coyote's assumptions and plans for the next medium would probably be pretty high on the Court's wishlist. ComradeCosmobot fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Dec 5, 2012 |
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I don't think this necessarily means that Annie is being passed up for medium.
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Freudian posted:I almost feel sorry for Annie getting passed over today of all days, but... with any luck, she'll learn that there are consequences to her behaviour. If you disregard authority and break centuries-old treaties because you had a bad afternoon, guess what, you aren't considered trustworthy enough to represent said authority in an official context!! But Jones already recommended the next medium before this all happened. I agree with Fangz that Jones is probably talking about something else here, not to say that I think Annie is a shoe-in for next medium.
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I personally think it'd be a nice curveball if Annie is found unsuitable to be the next medium. Perhaps she has a different, higher calling.
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Parley's been training for the job longer and she's generally more mature than Annie. The only real qualifications Annie has is that her mom was the last medium and she's BFFs with the forest people - and that's a mark against her for a job that requires impartiality.
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Annie's already found out more about the forest, including Ysengrin's condition, than Parley ever will be able to. Parley's never even, it seems, set foot in the forest. My expectation is that Jones is going to tell Annie she's signed up for special medium training, which will be possibly dangerous, and will keep her from her friends.
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Dyllyn posted:I personally think it'd be a nice curveball if Annie is found unsuitable to be the next medium. Perhaps she has a different, higher calling. I'm with you on this. Annie seems suited due to her connection with the Forest but she's such a wild card most of the time. It would suck for Parley if her job as medium ended up being a formality.
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I like that he's trying new angles, but they always look slightly off. He's come so far though, I appreciate the effort to spice it up.
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Mazerunner posted:Merry Christmas, me! Merry Christmas you and me, both! Mazerunner posted:Hmmm, a lot of fairy tales and stories and stuff are told to teach people a lesson. So maybe Coyote, as a character made from stories, still tries to teach people lessons? Although not very good ones. From Wikipedia's links: Franchot Ballinger posted:Also well equipped, the Athapascan Coyote carries his penis flung over his shoulder (Erdoes 71). Even though such a phallus is not explicitly characteristic of all male tricksters, the image has become synecdochic for all tricksters' licentiousness. Males in many cultures keep telling themselves that size is everything, the bigger the better. However, in one Crow trickster story, it's the little things that count--at least temporarily, and we get a wonderfully comic image of the lengths to which Old-Man Coyote will go to have sex with a pretty girl. During a dance, a young woman tells the men to expose their penises because she wants to marry the man with the smallest. Old Man Coyote exchanges penises with mouse. The girl chooses him, of course, but his triumph lasts only until the on-lookers see mouse trying to walk through the encampment dragging Old Man Coyote's huge penis (Lowie, Myths 43). Jarold Ramsey posted:In his mixed nature as Trickster/Transformer, Coyote is not a "culture hero." He is, as we say, "all too human" in his foibles. In his comic and mythic modes, as in the well known Nez Perce "Orpheus" story, "Coyote and the Shadow People," he projects the fullest, most compelling image of human nature to be found in the traditional Native story-repertories. There are plenty more Coyote stories here. I'm seeing a lot about sexual trickery and how Coyote (the trickster) is often the one who's tricked. There are also cautionary tales like "don't fall asleep with hot pitch on your face," and "don't desert your children, or you'll be called on your shenanigans," or "don't lie or someone will set you on fire." Which of these stories feed into Gunnerkrigg's interpretation of Coyote is up for critics more awake than I to determine.
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DNA Cowboys posted:There are also cautionary tales like "don't fall asleep with hot pitch on your face," and "don't desert your children, or you'll be called on your shenanigans," or "don't lie or someone will set you on fire." Well everyone could learn from these! Pretty interesting thanks, I'll def check them out when I have time. Although I'd like to change my answer, I guess. I originally thought Jones was going to tell Annie something about Coyote's nature (so Coyote as teacher), but on second thought she's probably talking about the position of Medium (that is, whether Annie would be in a position to receive further lessons).
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TenKindsOfCrazy posted:Annie seems suited due to her connection with the Forest but she's such a wild card most of the time. Her mom was the last medium and a fire elemental to boot, so "being a wild card" might not be a thing that disqualifies her. Worst case, they just keep not having a medium for a while longer until Annie starts toeing the line Court-wise.
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It might be better in the long run if Annie gets passed over for Court medium. Being the Court medium would presumably tie up her time working closely with the Court. Having Parley & Smitty be the mediums instead would give her and Kat more time and wiggle room to investigate the Jeanne incident. Does anyone else feel like the 'crew' has been finally gathered together, and they're about to take the first step toward cracking the Court's secrets? Maybe I've played too many videogames / watch too much TV, but that's what it feels like.
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Tupperwarez posted:It might be better in the long run if Annie gets passed over for Court medium. Being the Court medium would presumably tie up her time working closely with the Court. Having Parley & Smitty be the mediums instead would give her and Kat more time and wiggle room to investigate the Jeanne incident. First they have to pose as a team (because poo poo just got real)
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RickoniX posted:First they have to pose as a team (because poo poo just got real) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvqJ1mTkEuY Please recreate this scene in GC Tom tia
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The TG Mythological Storytime Thread also has a few good Coyote stories, for people who are interested.
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PleasingFungus posted:The TG Mythological Storytime Thread also has a few good Coyote stories, for people who are interested. Oh man, this thread's just awesome in general.
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I really, really wish that I had taken my time reading this! I blasted through it in one go I should have savoured the goodness 
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Don't worry, Gunnerkrigg Court is often even better rereading it! Tom has a lot of foreshadowing and generally subtle things that aren't quite foreshadowing mixed in for you to spot.
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I'd bet that Annie isn't the medium, not because of any forest shenanigans but because Jones knows she's been cheating. Getting into life threatening situations is really just a day in the life if a medium, but cheating is very serious and not something to be rewarded.  Seriously though, Annie's school issues is something that's going to bite her eventually, and I swear I remember Jones noticing her cheating when she was pulled out of double physics.
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endolithic posted:I'd bet that Annie isn't the medium, not because of any forest shenanigans but because Jones knows she's been cheating. Getting into life threatening situations is really just a day in the life if a medium, but cheating is very serious and not something to be rewarded. Also relevant to this theory is that Jones gave Annie the mask in Zimmy's vision a couple chapters ago, and then that mask was used to cover up the cheating. There's some sort of connection there.
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Annie: secretly crying out in the pain of having her hand crushed by an immortal rock person, but is too British to say anything.
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Mort sure is agreeable :3 I really hope she says something about Jeanne, even though Parley told her not to. Though that WOULD be a good excuse to bring up some more Parley.
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"Both Annie and Jones know that Jones is only mimicking behaviour to convey trust and understanding." I love the text below the comics.
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"Both Annie and Jones know that Jones is only mimicking behaviour to convey trust and understanding." Yes Tom, we know. 
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God, Annies face in the first panel. She seems overly shocked for just being called "unruly" by Jones.
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"Things will be changing for you shortly." Maybe Annie is getting that medium position after all.Roger Explosion posted:"Both Annie and Jones know that Jones is only mimicking behaviour to convey trust and understanding." I refuse to believe either Jones or you, Tom! This must be genuine trust and understanding.
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