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Hypocrisy posted:Hey whaddya know, Grandpa cares about Isabel. You sure about that? Giving her a tool in the first place was not a compliment in Grandpa's eyes, and giving her one to replace the one she lost follows along the lines of "you're still not good enough to fight on your own, it seems." I'm curious if Zarei's going to confront Isabel on the next page now that she's out of Francisco's sight or if she'll bring it up later.
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What a cool, loving grandpa.
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Dolash posted:You sure about that? Giving her a tool in the first place was not a compliment in Grandpa's eyes, and giving her one to replace the one she lost follows along the lines of "you're still not good enough to fight on your own, it seems." This sheds a whole new light on my Grandma's habit of giving me money every time she saw me. "Worthless boy, get a job so I can stop shaming you with these handouts!"
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I dunno, I got the impression that she was "supposed" to say no to the offer in his eyes. His "hmph" kinda gave off a dismissive, "you're still weak" vibe.
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Plus she isn't Kirby. Ergo that's clearly the Chicken Hat of ghost-weapons.
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We're going to get a heart wrenching look at how not all spirits get along with their Spectral, and Isabel is going to learn that what she had with Eightfold was a special bond that she might never have again.
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neogeo0823 fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Jan 16, 2015 |
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neogeo0823 posted:
Remember that in Alt Text Canon Spender's car can talk.
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I love how the deception and distrust filter down to every aspect of Spectral life, like just getting treatment for a bite.
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Man, Francisco's such a dick. "Alright doctor, you did what I want, now get the gently caress out. Ignore that I tried to pressure you into giving up your thing."
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Cavatica posted:I dunno, I got the impression that she was "supposed" to say no to the offer in his eyes. His "hmph" kinda gave off a dismissive, "you're still weak" vibe. But, for better or worse, she's still too intimidated by him to stand up to him in any more than the 'harmless preteen rebellion' ways.
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Ague Proof posted:There's a theory that he's a ghost. What with "will you lose your social life too?" and because you never see his feet. ![]()
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Splicer posted:
He has legs under his robe.
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Poison Mushroom posted:This is the impression that I got, too. If she'd turned it down, she'd have both done what he was hoping she'd do (but expecting she wouldn't), and have gotten an opening to shout him down about what he insinuated about Eightfold. Nah, I think she was just caught off-guard this time because she was expecting to be caught.
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Poison Mushroom posted:This is the impression that I got, too. If she'd turned it down, she'd have both done what he was hoping she'd do (but expecting she wouldn't), and have gotten an opening to shout him down about what he insinuated about Eightfold. My impression is that Francisco does not respond to being thanked well. At least from Isabel.
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I started reading again. Oh, man.quote:You owe my unexpected visit to THIS ill twist! *does another front flip off the roof*
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You can see the shape of his knees under his robe, but you still can't see his feet?
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Hypocrisy posted:My impression is that Francisco does not respond to being thanked well. At least from Isabel. I dunno, it sounded a lot like a test on a re-read
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How do ghosts perform spectral attacks? Spectrals generate spectral energy so it's no big deal for tools to feed off them or use it to shoot at people or what have you, but ghosts are made of spectral energy and don't regenerate without the help of a spectral or possibly without eating other ghosts/spirits. Surely shooting spec-shots and the like would drain them?
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thespaceinvader posted:You can see the shape of his knees under his robe, but you still can't see his feet? You can't, but ghosts are missing their whole lower bodies, not just feet.
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Dolash posted:How do ghosts perform spectral attacks? Spectrals generate spectral energy so it's no big deal for tools to feed off them or use it to shoot at people or what have you, but ghosts are made of spectral energy and don't regenerate without the help of a spectral or possibly without eating other ghosts/spirits. Surely shooting spec-shots and the like would drain them? Ghosts regenerate their own energy, just really really slowly. It's much faster to feed off a spectral, but it's not 100% necessary.
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neogeo0823 posted:Ghosts regenerate their own energy, just really really slowly. It's much faster to feed off a spectral, but it's not 100% necessary. Isabel says as much that Spender's explanation isn't the whole story. It's possible Francisco discovered a third way that isn't exactly orthodox, or they're keeping it a secret.
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I would say that Max should introduce PJ to Francisco's class, but Francisco would obviously tear him apart.
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Does the apparent disrespect for spirits exhibited by Francisco and the Consortium extend to ghosts? You'd think literally being able to interact with the dead would be a big deal, perhaps bigger than anything else the Spectrals do, but the school was just chock full of ghosts and attempts to keep them from getting soul-sucked to oblivion were pretty haphazard.
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Tenebrais posted:You can't, but ghosts are missing their whole lower bodies, not just feet. Constantly manifesting spirit force knees in his pants to keep up appearances. Grandpa's ghost doesn't care about poo poo like feet, but he really missed those knees
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Hypocrisy posted:My impression is that Francisco does not respond to being thanked well. At least from Isabel. Problem is, his general attiude makes it hard to assume any altruism on his part
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Did I miss something? What is the glowy thing in isabel's pocket? The doc is wiggin out and Francisco might have seen it too.
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WAMPA_STOMPA posted:Did I miss something? What is the glowy thing in isabel's pocket? The doc is wiggin out and Francisco might have seen it too. Healing goo salve
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WAMPA_STOMPA posted:Did I miss something? What is the glowy thing in isabel's pocket? The doc is wiggin out and Francisco might have seen it too. It was another vial of green healing goo like Zarie was using on the ghost student. Izabel stole one in the page before this one, and was trying to get it into her pocket this page.
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How do you heal dead people? Green colour! ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BnOUOkcr9c
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WAMPA_STOMPA posted:Did I miss something? What is the glowy thing in isabel's pocket? The doc is wiggin out and Francisco might have seen it too. She got hurt in the fight against the respawners and is trying to hide it though it beats me why. You can never be too careful with spirit bites so Isabel stole the salve but Dr. Zarei is good at noticing things people are tying to hide
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...Did Isabel take the right bottle? Upon closer inspection, it looks like she took a round bottle, while the one the doctor used earlier was squarish. Maybe I'm imagining things. ![]()
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kurona_bright posted:...Did Isabel take the right bottle? Upon closer inspection, it looks like she took a round bottle, while the one the doctor used earlier was squarish. Maybe I'm imagining things. Hah! The new page that came out only a couple hours after your post confirms exactly that. Also, middle school kids aren't great at first aid.
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Oh dear, that wound seems ecto-infected. I hope she isn't a were-dogcat now.
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Haha Ed in the background there is great. ![]() That kid is high on life
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"The beauty of the comics medium is that you'll never know if Ed is running through the field or doing the slowest most ridiculous Tai Chi" Sorry, it's Ed so the correct choice is obvious.
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and once again the comic returns to its central theme: Rick Spender Ruins Everything
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A big flaming stink posted:and once again the comic returns to its central theme: Rick Spender puts children in serious danger a lot and is kind of an rear end in a top hat
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e: nevermind, I was being dumb.
paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 13:23 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 15:27 |
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it's the part where spender has helped foster an environment that leads to children under his care getting bitten by meganasty spirits and not seeking appropriate medical care for what could be a hideous injury
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