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RandallODim posted:And Avatar-sized! "He dances in light and shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the Salamancer. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.”
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Cat Mattress posted:I can't spare money for avatars at the moment, but this puppy needs a good home: Indeed.
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Possible text? [S] Casey: Reunite with your loving undead minions.
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Guys, they're obviously Underlings. And I don't think they're trembling with FRIENDSHIP.
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Lizard Wizard posted:Guys, they're obviously Underlings. And I don't think they're trembling with FRIENDSHIP. One of them is clearly a turtle, and one or two has a head shaped like a
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Well, that was certainly informative. I have to say, although she said she would never be the Handmaid, Aradia's smile in the last panel is certainly a cliff hanger worthy moment. ...especially if we have a week of naming crocodiles and Rose and Kanaya having Lifetime Movie moments before we return to this plot.
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Vriska vs. Hussie. Vriska is winning. edit: Bonebone. YES. uranium grass fucked around with this message at 07:35 on Apr 4, 2013 |
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WAR FOOT posted:Vriska Sekret continues to be The Best Thing. Who?
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So that's... that's the Sburb logo. But it's white, like Act 7. When Caliborn comes near it, it will activate.... I don't know where this is going, but I'm gonna say that they're going to trap Caliborn in the epilogue.
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Grrl Anachronism posted:Vriska vs. Hussie. Vriska is winning. Throwing a tantrum worthy of Karkat Vantas is many things, but I wouldn't call it winning.
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This is literally the best single update in all of Homestuck.
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At this point there are multiple things the Sburb symbol can represent. I'm going with "the cursor from the reader interaction flashes."
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If anyone had any doubts that Vriska was the best character, here you go.
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YggiDee posted:Throwing a tantrum worthy of Karkat Vantas is many things, but I wouldn't call it winning. The tantrum may not have been great, but scaling her echeladder to Destroyer of Macguffins was. So Math posted:At this point there are multiple things the Sburb symbol can represent. I'm going with "the cursor from the reader interaction flashes." So the power to defeat Lord English was in our hearts all along and we are truly the protagonist?
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Bongo Bill posted:So that's... that's the Sburb logo. But it's white, like Act 7. When Caliborn comes near it, it will activate.... If that's the case, and Caliborn has used it before...has he trapped someone else in the epilogue? 
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Bongo Bill posted:So that's... that's the Sburb logo. But it's white, like Act 7. When Caliborn comes near it, it will activate.... Also White like Doc Scratch (and for that matter, Beq and GCAT). Maybe this is where Doc Scratch came from? Maybe this is the power of planetary guardians, in the form of a the Sburb logo?
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ddddddffdfddddfddf posted:This is literally the best single update in all of Homestuck. Oh, it's certainly up there, that's for sure. In fact I'd rank "Vriska calling out Hussie for his bullshit cliffhangers" in the top ten, easily.
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Who's going to kill Lord English? We are.
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And if...if it is the cursor...what exactly did Caliborn do with it? I'm getting very concerned.
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I am wondering if this being a cursor is a way to win by breaking out of the game. Within the context of the "game", Lord English can't be beat. As far as the story goes, it is a closed system. And as far back as I think the first act, maybe the first few dozen pages, there is reference to the characters not being able to interact with game concepts. "This is just a gaming abstraction" http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002099 So maybe this game cursor, intangible to the characters, is a way to "break out" of the game. Further pointing towards an EarthBound/Never-Ending Story ending to the story. It is a way to reach out to the audience...
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I just... I couldn't decide on one design...        ... girl can DANCE! Akett posted:So whatever that thing is it has to do with time because it's Aradia that's moving it. I wonder if using it starts and/or ends the story or something. DaveKap fucked around with this message at 07:54 on Apr 4, 2013 |
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So whatever that thing is it has to do with time because it's Aradia that's moving it. I wonder if using it starts and/or ends the story or something.
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Akett posted:So whatever that thing is it has to do with time because it's Aradia that's moving it. I wonder if using it starts and/or ends the story or something. I think she's just going to levitate it with her telekinesis. She hasn't used that in a while though, so no shame in forgetting about it.
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This is such a great update. That freakout, that Aradia smile, that Sburb logo! I assume we'll be using this treasure to click on Lord English and press the Delete key on our keyboards.
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Ah, I understand. It's the cursor from Caliborn's session. He never had a server player so there's never been anyone to use it. Presumably the key is to do server player bullshit against him somehow?
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Is it, though? The kids' sessions had four players each, and their cursors were subdivided into four pieces. The trolls' sessions had twelve players each, and their cursors were subdivided into twelve pieces. This cursor has four pieces, while Caliborn's session had one/two players (depending if Skaia decided Calliope counts or not).
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Zorak posted:Ah, I understand. It's the cursor from Caliborn's session. He never had a server player so there's never been anyone to use it. Presumably the key is to do server player bullshit against him somehow? It's us. We are Caliborn's server player.
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Moddington posted:Is it, though? The kids' sessions had four players each, and their cursors were subdivided into four pieces. The trolls' sessions had twelve players each, and their cursors were subdivided into twelve pieces. This cursor has four pieces, while Caliborn's session had one/two players (depending if Skaia decided Calliope counts or not). I don't know if that's necessarily something that persists, or if he wanted to keep the 4-piece sburb logo for recognizability's sake. Or maybe the twist is that there's another cherub pair out there somewhere?
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Ursine Asylum posted:I don't know if that's necessarily something that persists, or if he wanted to keep the 4-piece sburb logo for recognizability's sake. Beta Caliborn/Calliope?
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Ursine Asylum posted:I don't know if that's necessarily something that persists, or if he wanted to keep the 4-piece sburb logo for recognizability's sake. Considering Vriska just got done intruding into the narration and then cursing out the narrator, I'd say the shape of the treasure has far more to do with what it means to us rather than what it means to the characters. Crazy Gnostic theory: Yaldabaoth gave Caliborn all of existence as he perceived it, so it takes the shape of the logo of the webcomic as a subtle nod to the utter limitedness of the perceived material reality. IE it's a loving webcomic, there's stuff outside of it. A big flaming stink fucked around with this message at 10:25 on Apr 4, 2013 |
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quote:Oh yes! You kick your adventure off to a phenomenal start with liveliest jig you have ever attempted!
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Dorroile posted:Huh, i expected them to do something stupid like label the price as what you pledged. Now i regret not springing for a better tier. 's cool, brah. PM me your home address and I'll send you the sticker sheets so you can start building your shipping grid. Free of charge! I'll even throw in the tavros/rufioh patch, even if it means my OTP has to have a LDR.
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Color Printer posted:And if...if it is the cursor...what exactly did Caliborn do with it? He moved John's cake; his first and only act of kindness
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Some talk about the gaming abstractions came up a few weeks ago, and I mentioned then that Hussie specifically called out the cursor appearing in-world and moving the cake, etc. (though not counting when people were using the Sburb interface) was something he very quickly phased out. The way he talked about it didn't make it sound at all like he had any interest in bringing that back, so whatever this is, I don't think it's going to be that overt.
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