Gunnerkrigg Court: would you still "oh, robot" me if i was a worm

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cant cook creole bream: Aug 15, 2011; I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

8-Bit Scholar posted:

This makes some sense, I think.

I do not believe the Psychopomps ever cared that much about Jeanne. She was dangerous, unwilling to be escorted away, a troublesome ghost that would just have to be left alone for now. But Muut has always been invested in training Annie in the arts of escorting the dead to their rest, and she herself has an aptitude for it. This has been a goal for a long time for both of them, but Annie's taken on other interests and Muut hasn't.

Nah. Over the years Jeanne killed several psychpomps. If they had completely given up on her, it would have happened quite recently.

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# ? May 12, 2024 23:53

Uthor: Jul 9, 2006; Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.

CrashCat posted:

Going to be a weird comic now when he abandons the entire plot up to this point to go on Annie's Psychopomp Adventures

It was all an introduction so far. Now the real story begins. It'll make sense when you read it all at once 12 years from now.

# ? Feb 1, 2017 18:16

Babysitter Super Sleuth: Apr 26, 2012; my posts are as bad the Current Releases review of Gone Girl

I can't wait to see coyote slap the poo poo out of these psychopomps for trying to scout his talent out from under him

# ? Feb 1, 2017 21:49

a patagonian cavy: Jan 12, 2009; UUA CVG 230000 KZID /RM TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE BENGALS DYNASTY

Paramemetic posted:

In the next chapter Annie joins the IWW and spirits start to pile up as she starts talking direct action

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Happy Underpants: Jul 23, 2007

We have nothing to lose but our chains! (but not the prop chains that we need to keep the RoTD spooky)

# ? Feb 2, 2017 00:54

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

8-Bit Scholar posted:

Muut's been pushing her towards this, and now that she's demonstrated she's got the skill to accomplish a task as difficult as this one, he's closing the trap.

I don't want to devalue what Annie did or anything, but Kat is the one who made this whole thing possible. If it weren't for her Annie would still be stuck in that maze and Parly/Smitty/Red/Blue would be dead.

Annie may be a powerful spirit but Kat is an actual Goddess. If anyone should be a psychopomp it's her, and the fact that Muut hasn't realized that makes me think he isn't very good at his jobs.

# ? Feb 2, 2017 00:59

Doctor Tog: Oct 10, 2008

Paramemetic posted:

But aren't ROTD competing departments with psychopomps? So the pomp crew wouldn't be recruiting her to work for ROTD, that'd be dadpire's job, yeah?

The ROTD is an organization separate from that of the psychopomps, yes. However, in the Chapters where Annie et al are in the ROTD they check her "credentials" and see her listed as an Afterlife Guide and the Forest Medium, rather than as a psychopomp. Then she runs in to Ankou when Mort decides he would like to return to the Ether where, Ankou asks if she has decided to work for "Us." Muut has similar dialogue about Annie working for them back when Kat first met him.

In mythology, a psychopomp is an Afterlife Guide. Way way back in Chapter 9 when Annie is explaining to Mort how she knew Muut, Mort seems surprised that Annie could "see the guides like that", it miiiight be that Psychopomp is just a pompous (heh) name for Afterlife Guide in the GKC universe but based on how Annie uses the word psychopomp I think they're slightly different things.

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Happy Underpants: Jul 23, 2007

One of Annie's first afterlife escapades was moderating a dispute between two psychopomps and saving stuck ghost. With Annie resolving the Jeane situation do you think the psychopomps are grooming her for a special cases type of job? She can do things they can't and because she's alive she doesn't have to worry about the no meddling rule.

Happy Underpants fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Feb 2, 2017

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Combed Thunderclap: Jan 4, 2011

Happy Underpants posted:

One of Annie's first afterlife escapades was moderating a dispute between two psychopomps and saving stuck ghost. With Annie resolving the Jeane situation do you think the psychopomps are grooming her for a special cases type of job? She can do things they can't and because she's alive she doesn't have to worry about the no meddling rule.

Yeah, Annie hasn't necessarily become a psychopomp at all, she's probably more like a special agent of the psychopomps now.

From their perspective it'd be perfect: she's a walking, talking loophole who can guide people into the Ether and fireball poo poo at the same time, and she's also besties with a powerful warrior, a weird and insanely powerful luck machine, and a robot goddess while also having lots of Court and Forest connections she can work. The psychopomps have their own powers but they don't have any of that.

# ? Feb 2, 2017 02:23

Mazerunner: Apr 22, 2010; Good Hunter, what... what is this post?

Combed Thunderclap posted:

Yeah, Annie hasn't necessarily become a psychopomp at all, she's probably more like a special agent of the psychopomps now.

From their perspective it'd be perfect: she's a walking, talking loophole who can guide people into the Ether and fireball poo poo at the same time, and she's also besties with a powerful warrior, a weird and insanely powerful luck machine, and a robot goddess while also having lots of Court and Forest connections she can work. The psychopomps have their own powers but they don't have any of that.

maybe the dang psychos would have more friends if they weren't such pompous rule-lawyering jerks :colbert:

# ? Feb 2, 2017 02:29

Mimesweeper: Mar 11, 2009; Smellrose

Mazerunner posted:

maybe the dang psychos would have more friends if they weren't such pompous rule-lawyering jerks

Look there's not much else to do when you're (mostly) immortal, okay? Can you imagine how bored they are? Have a little sympathy

# ? Feb 2, 2017 04:00

George Rouncewell: Jul 20, 2007; You think that's illegal? Heh, watch this.

"You belong to us" means "you are one of us" but with bad grammar?

# ? Feb 2, 2017 04:38

Chard: Aug 24, 2010

the comic, is bad

# ? Feb 2, 2017 04:42

Fecha: Nov 4, 2006; Did I... did I miss anything important?

Chard posted:

the comic, is bad

Elaborate

# ? Feb 2, 2017 05:15

ConfusedUs: Feb 24, 2004; Bees?
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Is there a meaningful difference between "afterlife guide" and "psychopomp?"

Because they're synonyms in my mind.

# ? Feb 2, 2017 06:59

CrashCat: Jan 10, 2003; another shit post

TV dog Wishbone of PBS posted:

"You belong to us" means "you are one of us" but with bad grammar?

Friday's panel: "gooble gobble"

# ? Feb 2, 2017 07:02

Axiem: Oct 19, 2005; I want to leave my mind blank, but I'm terrified of what will happen if I do

"We need you to take Jones into the ether."

# ? Feb 2, 2017 07:11

SHISHKABOB: Nov 30, 2012; Fun Shoe

TV dog Wishbone of PBS posted:

"You belong to us" means "you are one of us" but with bad grammar?

"bad grammar"?

# ? Feb 2, 2017 09:00

Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

ConfusedUs posted:

Is there a meaningful difference between "afterlife guide" and "psychopomp?"

Because they're synonyms in my mind.

I don't think so. Having several names for the same thing allows to avoid making your sentences too repetitive, and that's IMO the entire reason why both "afterlife guide" and "psychopomp" are used.

# ? Feb 2, 2017 15:32

Splicer: Oct 16, 2006; from hell's heart I cast at thee
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Cat Mattress posted:

I don't think so. Having several names for the same thing allows to avoid making your sentences too repetitive, and that's IMO the entire reason why both "afterlife guide" and "psychopomp" are used.

Surma/Antimony have a unique position in that, barring accident, they're never going to be collected by a psychopomp. This probably gives them an assumption of impartiality as far as the psychopomps are concerned. Annie stepping into Surma's external consultant/adjudicator role is probably way more valuable to them than just another competitor.

# ? Feb 2, 2017 16:07

Lunar Suite: Jun 5, 2011; If you love a flower which happens to be on a star, it is sweet at night to gaze at the sky. All the stars are a riot of flowers.

Muut has been watching a lot of the Little Mermaid recently and got confused.

# ? Feb 2, 2017 16:45

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Bip the hell outta there.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 09:04

maswastaken: Nov 12, 2011

All done. Now it's time for the main feature: Blue Gets A Name.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 09:09

Mazerunner: Apr 22, 2010; Good Hunter, what... what is this post?

maswastaken posted:

All done. Now it's time for the main feature: Blue Gets A Name.

Red 2: Electric Bluegaloo

# ? Feb 3, 2017 09:23

Stormgale: Feb 27, 2010

This chapter Kind of fell flat, for me at least. The combination of everyone with any power continuing to be ambivalent/a dick would be fine enough on it's own but the entire setup for this felt more like a contrivance of events rather than something either set off by the Psychopoms in some masterstroke of a plan or really anything but kind of a forced series of events so plot thing happens.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 09:34

Beepity Boop: Nov 21, 2012; yay

Oh goodie they helped Jeanne move on and got out of there without anything bad happening whatsoever! :buddy:

# ? Feb 3, 2017 12:48

CrashCat: Jan 10, 2003; another shit post

Oh, so now they can teleport out. :doh:

# ? Feb 3, 2017 13:53

Worthleast: Nov 25, 2012; Possibly the only speedboat jumps I've planned

maswastaken posted:

All done. Now it's time for the main feature: Blue Gets A Name.

I hope Blue gets her own version of the best page in the comic.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 14:21

Bilirubin: Feb 16, 2014; The sanctioned action is to CHUG

They are never going to get their deposit back on the raft.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 14:42

Zeeman: May 8, 2007; Say WHAT?! You KNOW that post is wack, homie!

Bilirubin posted:

They are never going to get their deposit back on the raft.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 15:01

J.A.B.C.: Jul 2, 2007; There's no need to rush to be an adult.

Zeeman posted:

I think the best punchline for this comic would be Frank returning the thing, completely fine. He's covered in blood, there's an island on fire right off the coast, and in he strolls.

"I'd like my deposit back."

As for the comic, there is a LOT of stuff to unpack coming up. Jeanne's departure has probably changed a lot of the dynamics between the Court and the Forest, and Coyote probably isn't going to like his Fire-Hair girl being stolen by the Psychopomps.

# ? Feb 3, 2017 16:04