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I'm kind of attached to a pet theory that says she's not Alternate Universe Blake, she's actually Grandma Rose's ghost or vestige or whatever, and she's angling to take back her old life.
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I wonder how chapter 6.11 would be handled in a printed version. We "missed" a Thursday update between 6.10 and 6.12. Would a paper version of Pact have a bunch of blank pages -- a potential "printing error"?
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Grundulum posted:I wonder how chapter 6.11 would be handled in a printed version. We "missed" a Thursday update between 6.10 and 6.12. Would a paper version of Pact have a bunch of blank pages -- a potential "printing error"? I assume it would just go from 6.10 to 6.12 just like the online version. I didn't assume we'd missed a chapter on the Thursday, I assumed he'd messed up the numbering on the Saturday, then read the first couple of lines and figured what happened.
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thespaceinvader posted:I'm kind of attached to a pet theory that says she's not Alternate Universe Blake, she's actually Grandma Rose's ghost or vestige or whatever, and she's angling to take back her old life. There's a line in today's Histories that might make you pretty happy, although it's kind of ambiguous.
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Rose posted:"... and a diabolist doesn’t get the luxury of friends, not unless they’re the kind of monster who can take it in stride when the bad stuff trickles down and starts to fall on those friends.” 
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Re-reading Maggie's history, the bit at the very end. I wonder if all of this has been anticipated and she is in Laird's pocket even now. Hmm. Part of me says no, her eagerness at this opportunity when Blake called her seemed too genuine, but I wouldn't be surprised at all.
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Fellwenner posted:Re-reading Maggie's history, the bit at the very end. I wonder if all of this has been anticipated and she is in Laird's pocket even now. Hmm. Part of me says no, her eagerness at this opportunity when Blake called her seemed too genuine, but I wouldn't be surprised at all. She's siding with a diabolist in a major clash with the Lord of Toronto. As long as she walks away from this, she gets everything she wants without needing to buddy up with the guy who mildly stabbed her in the back by telling Blake about her activities. Heck, if Conquest crushes Blake like a bug, maybe she doesn't get her round two at all. I think she's reliable. Likely to cause a shitload of civilian casualties, but a reliable ally to Blake himself.
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Fellwenner posted:Re-reading Maggie's history, the bit at the very end. I wonder if all of this has been anticipated and she is in Laird's pocket even now. Hmm. Part of me says no, her eagerness at this opportunity when Blake called her seemed too genuine, but I wouldn't be surprised at all. Something's been bothering me though. The last Histories reminded me about an issue with the Thornburn lineage, namely why they feel compelled to continue it. It seems kind of pointlessly cruel to willingly pass down that much bad karma, and yet Rose Sr. made it clear that it was definitely a bad thing that she made an oath hindering that. The Duchamp's have some kind of self-perpetuating oath that does it to them, but Blake didn't have to promise anything like that. Have there been any hints as to what the Thornburn's incentive might be?
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Pavlov posted:Something's been bothering me though. The last Histories reminded me about an issue with the Thornburn lineage, namely why they feel compelled to continue it. It seems kind of pointlessly cruel to willingly pass down that much bad karma, and yet Rose Sr. made it clear that it was definitely a bad thing that she made an oath hindering that. The Duchamp's have some kind of self-perpetuating oath that does it to them, but Blake didn't have to promise anything like that. Have there been any hints as to what the Thornburn's incentive might be? I get the worrying impression from how Laird talks that the Barber's not the only problematic thing related to the house. If it were just the Barber and the books, it would be a nasty but not cataclysmic thing to try to transfer or disarm; there weren't any obvious direct consequences for trashing the Duchamp library, and the Barber could in theory be picked up and moved with the right, well, Pact; also, he's a very new addition to the house. There almost has to be something else about the location. So if I'm on the right track, the house needs stewards for one reason or another, at which point you need either a trustworthy outside player who in the long run will be as vulnerable to temptation as anyone else, or a family that needs some practitioner capabilities to not just be completely outmatched on the spot, and enough numbers to not get snuffed out in a run of horrors. Comedy option: Mirror Rose is immortal (the Barber can sure as heck break certain rules, so why wouldn't the reflection he cuts out be resistant to the usual vestige problems?) and meant to absorb the Thorburn curse forever while temporal management of the house is transferred to family members who are less under its shadow.
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Man, he gave Laird soap and water - an opposite counter to Pauz. Laird is also trained in diabolism and Blake doesn't know it. I suspect this will not end favorably.
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I'm hoping it's part of some kind of sneaky plan, because drat it, they finally have Laird in custody and I want him to stay there for at least some time.
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It really sounded like to me that Laird was making some kind of circle or symbol around himself with the objects he asked for. He asked for all of them before the Tallowman and Pauz came into play. He might be stopped by that. But, I bet he gets free at some point. If I remember right he never actually eats or drinks anything during the chapter. He may not have established his guest right and have to abide by fair play rules.
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God dammit, Wildbow. This is what we're left with for the weekend. 
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Cheer up. We know we're getting an update on Tuesday. No worrying about bonus updates on that day. When Blake and Conquest agreed on the contest, did they swear not to use their own powers? This snowstorm, if it's really Conquest's, seems like it ought to count against that restriction.
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Grundulum posted:When Blake and Conquest agreed on the contest, did they swear not to use their own powers? This snowstorm, if it's really Conquest's, seems like it ought to count against that restriction. Serms like its part of conquests intrinsic power that reflects his status upon the city. It's mentioned a few times like when Fell berates Blake for holding the contest in Toronto.
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Blake and Evan's happy place. Just two bros, a motorcycle, and the fresh air.  I wonder what Laird's been up to in the last 2 days and 23 hours, though...
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TheRagamuffin posted:I wonder what Laird's been up to in the last 2 days and 23 hours, though... 
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Either I was really tired when I first read today's Pact, or Wildbow edited the ending of this chapter.
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TheRagamuffin posted:Either I was really tired when I first read today's Pact, or Wildbow edited the ending of this chapter. I didn't notice anything. What did you think happened?
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TheRagamuffin posted:Either I was really tired when I first read today's Pact, or Wildbow edited the ending of this chapter. What do you think changed? I didn't notice anything on a reread. Edit: wow, I left that window open a while.
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Pavlov posted:I didn't notice anything. What did you think happened? I didn't see the last line before. Going crazy I guess. 
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GreyjoyBastard posted:
Which is pretty sad because I loved Fell. He was probably the most defined "practicioner" character and a great example of how badass one can be.
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Did I miss something? Where are the updates? I'm so sad
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He's in the habit of trying to include a hook for the next chapter, without realizing it's really unnecessary at this point.
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Fellwenner posted:He's in the habit of trying to include a hook for the next chapter, without realizing it's really unnecessary at this point. Unnecessary for continuing readers, good bait for new readers I guess.
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Consider the other option - the snippets all end with a disaster only for them to suddenly pull out a solution at the beginning of the next - either way could become a bit irritating, and I think it's just a sad truth that mid-chapter cutoffs are almost always going to be a bit unsatisfying, heh. These books are written in a serial format that requires multiple posts a week and ends up producing a lot of unnecessary chaff and weird plotting at times, so it'll be really interesting to see what will happen to Worm and this if they're apparently getting the full editor treatment - if you went full out and edited it, instead of merely just correcting typos/grammar/inconsistiencies, it's possible you could end up with an even better book. I haven't actually gotten around to reading Worm yet but if an edited version came out i'd definitely buy it and read that instead. Wolpertinger fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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I'm getting pretty burned out on the serialization of Pact. The need to have every single chapter end in a cliffhanger combined with the duration of this Conquest arc makes the experience really uneven and weirdly paced. It's like if someone novelized the movie Aliens and just went on and on with Ripley running away from one Xenomorph only to open a door and find another, twenty times in succession. Worm had downtime and dialogue, and even the S9 arc, which was probably the longest aside from the end, had changes of venue and pace. From the comments I think Wildbow knows he needs to wrap this up, so hopefully it happens in the next couple chapters. Given how the pace of this thread has dropped to nothing I'm guessing I'm not the only one losing patience.
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I wonder if Blake dies and is replaced by Rose, if Rose can declare Conquest unable to win the contest, along the same lines as what Conquest did to Joseph Attwell.
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Velius posted:I'm getting pretty burned out on the serialization of Pact. The need to have every single chapter end in a cliffhanger combined with the duration of this Conquest arc makes the experience really uneven and weirdly paced. It's like if someone novelized the movie Aliens and just went on and on with Ripley running away from one Xenomorph only to open a door and find another, twenty times in succession. Worm had downtime and dialogue, and even the S9 arc, which was probably the longest aside from the end, had changes of venue and pace. From the comments I think Wildbow knows he needs to wrap this up, so hopefully it happens in the next couple chapters. I started only reading it after I've finished a book, so I get at least a couple chapters built up. It's better that way but worse for discussion.
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