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nine-gear crow posted:What would a parent teacher interview between a Yeerk teacher and a Yeerk parent even look like? "You probably need to be a bit sterner with the child, his Bs have slipped to C+s and his parents wouldn't have allowed that, so people are getting suspicious. If you get him to join the wrestling team, you'd be free to attend the Thursday meetings again and get back in the Visser's good graces. Speaking of, he's laying another trap for the Andalite bandits, you'll really want to be involved in this one. See if you can come to the Sharing Friday night around 9."
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disaster pastor posted:"You probably need to be a bit sterner with the child, his Bs have slipped to C+s and his parents wouldn't have allowed that, so people are getting suspicious. If you get him to join the wrestling team, you'd be free to attend the Thursday meetings again and get back in the Visser's good graces. Speaking of, he's laying another trap for the Andalite bandits, you'll really want to be involved in this one. See if you can come to the Sharing Friday night around 9." "Can we infest this lady just to make my life easier? The humans have a term: helicopter parent, and I have been learning in great detail just what it means. She is currently threatening to sue the school and get me fired because of her daughter's poor grades."
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Book 12: The Reaction-Chapter 13quote:I meant to ask Ax about my little problem. I had promised Cassie I would. But right after school we had the mission. And if I’d brought it up then, everyone would have made me stay home. I mean, Rachel can't even tell her friend the truth about her morphing problem. quote:Anyway, we were all supposed to meet up in the air above the beach. That was the plan. All of us except Ax and Tobias had the perfect morphs for the occasion. But it was one I hadn’t used in a long time. It's kind of painful to read, honestly, even though I'm really liking this book, because Rachel's behavior here is so self destructive.... Chapter 14 quote:We met high above the beach. Four seagulls, looking totally normal among the hundreds of other seagulls. And higher up, floating on the thermals, a red-tailed hawk and a harrier. You remember fanzines? quote:<His favorite color is crimson,> Cassie said. <It’s so cool. He didn’t just say “red.” He said “crimson.”> I've never had this much of a crush on a celebrity, so please, anyone who remembers, tell me, is this sort of thing real? Is this how people react? quote:We flapped a little and found ourselves in a sweet pocket of air. The boat created its own breeze, which sort of carried us along. We barely had to flap our wings. We could just hang in the air over the back end of the boat. We hung there, enjoying the view from ten feet above Jeremy Jason McCole. We listened to the conversation between the actor, the producer, and the two other people.
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Epicurius posted:I've never had this much of a crush on a celebrity, so please, anyone who remembers, tell me, is this sort of thing real? Is this how people react? For horny teenagers in the 90s? Oh yes it's accurate.
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# ? Nov 5, 2020 14:14 |
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Wikipedia didn't exist, so magazines could sell issues by just feeding out little morsels of info, like basic demographics and personal preferences.
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# ? Nov 5, 2020 14:25 |
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Bobulus posted:Wikipedia didn't exist, so magazines could sell issues by just feeding out little morsels of info, like basic demographics and personal preferences. It's enough to sustain at least 20 web sites!
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# ? Nov 5, 2020 16:52 |
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I love that the thing that Marco noticed about Legends of the Fall was Brad Pitt's lips.
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https://twitter.com/ginarizzo1/status/1324395253793722371?s=21 for before the next chapters get posted tonight! spoilers may abound though, who knows what they’ll be talking about
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So, did you all watch the livestream? Some fun stuff there.
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Book 12: The Reaction-Chapter 15quote:The wind carried some of what they said away. The noise of the churning water and the big engines wiped some of it out. But we heard enough, Cassie and I. Too much. I really like that phrase. It's dumb, but it's a normal kind of dumb, and I don't have much normal in life. There's someting very sympathetic about the idea. quote:<Let’s get back with Jake and Marco,> I said. <Man. They are so going to rag on us over this. Jeremy Jason ready to become a voluntary Controller. It’s disgusting.> So she's had another attack and now she's drowning, AND Visser Three knows. Obviously, this book isn't going to kill off Rachel, but this is still a pretty bad situation for her to be in. Chapter 16 quote:I fell down through the water, down toward the invisible ocean floor a mile below me. I tried to focus. To find a way to demorph. But I couldn’t. My mind was slipping away. I didn't even know elephants could swim. quote:I saw a flash of gray, a deadly shape in the water beside me. I heard, like it was from far off, a thought-speak voice saying, <I see her, Prince Jake!> She's losing it. quote:<Ax, I’m in dolphin morph now, but I can’t see Rachel. Where are you two?> Cassie cried. <I should be able to see an elephant and a shark!> Love Cassie's pedantry right now. quote:Then we heard … Ax is so enthusiastic about seeing that fish! Except, not this way.
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Epicurius posted:So, did you all watch the livestream? Some fun stuff there. Is there a VOD link anywhere?
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:I love that the thing that Marco noticed about Legends of the Fall was Brad Pitt's lips. I assumed he meant A River Runs Through It, but yep, weirdly Brad Pitt was in two early 90s historical dramas set in Montana.
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nine-gear crow posted:Is there a VOD link anywhere? https://www.facebook.com/barnesandnoble/videos/2688779761387521
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Epicurius posted:I didn't even know elephants could swim. They can swim quite well, in fact! They have to, in order to cross rivers on their migratory routes.
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I'd like to commend Visser Three on his instincts. He sees something that doesn't make sense and shouldn't even be possible, and doesn't waste time. Just goes straight on the attack. He gets chumped repeatedly, but he's a good warrior.
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I wonder how many off screen times there are when he charges out of the room and morphs into some terrifying hell beast to kill an ordinary flock of seagull or a stray dog or something.
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# ? Nov 6, 2020 14:18 |
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"average person eats 3 spiders a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Visser Three, who eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
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Book 12: The Reaction-Chapter 17quote:I drifted up to the surface, showing just my nostrils and my eyes above water. I breathed out and refilled my lungs with fresh air. I have bad news for Rachel about human nature. quote:Enjoy the show while you can, I sneered silently. It may not end the way you expect. Visser Three gets so excited about his morphs. It's fun to see. quote:I looked at Visser Three. One of the spears stored on his back rolled neatly into a flap. Then he began to swell again, ready to fire another spear. She popped him! It's very Loony-Tunes. quote:I relaxed a little then, although relaxing just made me notice the pain in my tail. A dolphin came nosing up to me. So they took care of the immediate threat, but now Visser Three knows they're on to him. This is going to no doubt have consequences going forwar. Chapter 18 quote:<Allergy,> Ax said. <You acquired some animal you’re allergic to. It happens sometimes.> So this raises the question, what do Andalites do? They don't sneeze? We know they have nostril slits. What happens if they get dust in them? quote:<Hah!> Tobias said. He opened his wings and swooped out across the grass, just a few feet above the ground. He flared suddenly, raked his talons forward, and for a few seconds disappeared from sight. Also, they burp? Where do they burp from? The nostrils? Well, this inattention to Andalite physiology has ruined the series for me. Thread over! quote:Even Jake smiled. “How does Rachel do it? This process?” he asked Ax. I have a feeling "annoyance at Marco" is a pretty common emotion for the group. quote:I was halfway feathered by the time I was able to reverse the morph. It took that long to calm down. So, lets talk for a second about Jake here, because Jake is changing. In the past, Jake has been really gung ho. He's been very, "We have to fight the Yeerks and drat the consequences." Even if he's had doubts or second thoughts, he's felt he couldn't share them, because as the leader, he's seen it as his responsibility to present that face to the team. And those were some of the mistakes he made last book that got the Animorphs captured and him killed. He seems to have learned from that, because now he's willing to say, "Hold on. Maybe we shouldn't do this. Maybe, with Rachel, it's just too dangerous. Maybe we just have to take the loss.". So, Jake's changing. Another thing that's changing...and I don't know if this is the first book that does this, but, this seems to be the first book where they refer to what they're doing as a "mission". In the past, stuff was a lot more casual....it was just "Hey, the Yeerks are doing something, we should stop them", but it wasn't categorized like that. This is explicitly a mission. They're coming to seem themselves almost as an organized resistance force. Epicurius fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Nov 8, 2020 |
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Ok. The next 5-6 chapters are going to be something, so strap in. Book 12: The Reaction-Chapter 19 quote:Okay, yes, I had screwed up. But I was determined to fix the problem. Same. quote:But if I had tried to trick Ax, he would have asked the one question neither Jake nor Cassie thought to ask: What did you do with the extra crocodile? Uh oh. quote:After school I took a taxi again to my dad’s hotel. I had the taxi pass by my house. Work crews were already there, ripping out the shattered remains of our kitchen and my bedroom. They had one of those super-sized Dumpsters out front, full of plasterboard and two-by-fours. Near as I can tell, Bart Jacobs is pretty much an stand in for Jack Hanna. quote:“Well. If there are no more wild animals,” my dad interrupted, “we have to keep moving.” He started off again and we fell into step behind him. He swept us in his wake toward the makeup room. As annoyed and angry that Cassie was that Rachel lied to her, note that she still had the self possession to come up with a way to get Tai out of the room. quote:“I didn’t see Kevin Costner out there,” Tai said suspiciously when she returned. So, this is just setting up quite a situation. Chapter 20 quote:“Hey,” Jeremy Jason said, giving me his famous squinty, skeptical look. “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” When you get lectured by Marco, you know you've screwed up. quote:Cassie was biting her lip thoughtfully. “It’s too late for Rachel just to cancel. But we need a backup, just in case. No matter what happens, we can’t have people seeing Rachel morph.” So, who trashed the green room? I want to hear that story, because this show is basically Regis and Kathy Lee, and I really can't see them having a band like Nice is Neat on the show. quote:Clipboard woman planted Cassie and me on two tall stools. We were in a dark corner, up against a cinder block wall covered in wires and cables and switches. So, to summarize what's happened so far, Marco is a llama, Cassie is ready to morph into Rachel, Rachel is about to vomit up a crocodile, and the show is on!
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So in short,
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# ? Nov 8, 2020 03:09 |
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I have no idea why this is the first of the books I forgot but wow this is pretty wild?? I'm loving this disaster. It's like the first full comedic relief episode?
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I didn't care much for this book as a kid, but the climax is pretty good.
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FlocksOfMice posted:I have no idea why this is the first of the books I forgot but wow this is pretty wild?? I'm loving this disaster. It's like the first full comedic relief episode? This book is pretty much no consequence pure slapstick, especially the end.
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# ? Nov 8, 2020 04:12 |
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Llama Marco rules
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Llama Marco rules
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OctaviusBeaver posted:
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Llama Marco rules
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You know, it just occurred to me, with Cassie acquiring Rachel: why has no one acquired Ax yet? Ax's two big contributions to this team are computer skills and acting as a decoy. They really should have a means of doing both at once.
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Bobulus posted:You know, it just occurred to me, with Cassie acquiring Rachel: why has no one acquired Ax yet? Ax's two big contributions to this team are computer skills and acting as a decoy. They really should have a means of doing both at once. That and cutting arms off.
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Bobulus posted:You know, it just occurred to me, with Cassie acquiring Rachel: why has no one acquired Ax yet? Ax's two big contributions to this team are computer skills and acting as a decoy. They really should have a means of doing both at once. That's a good point, especially if they want to keep up the ruse of being "Andalite bandits." Also: OctaviusBeaver posted:Llama Marco rules
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pastor of muppets posted:That's a good point, especially if they want to keep up the ruse of being "Andalite bandits." It is interesting that visser three never notices that he only ever sees one specific Andalite. I wonder how much of that is his Yeerk hubris/never thinking about it. But I have to think it would be especially noticeable if all six of them were seen at once, looking like six clones of the same Andalite. Still wouldn't reveal their identities but it would be a huge clue. I can't imagine it wouldn't be helpful to at least have an Andalite and maybe one non-Animorph (adult) human on deck for espionage. I just re-read the next book about a month ago, but I can't remember, do they all acquire one of the freed hork bajir, or is it only Rachel and Tobias?
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:But I have to think it would be especially noticeable if all six of them were seen at once, looking like six clones of the same Andalite. Still wouldn't reveal their identities but it would be a huge clue. QuickbreathFinisher posted:I can't imagine it wouldn't be helpful to at least have an Andalite and maybe one non-Animorph (adult) human on deck for espionage. I just re-read the next book about a month ago, but I can't remember, do they all acquire one of the freed hork bajir, or is it only Rachel and Tobias?
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Bobulus posted:You know, it just occurred to me, with Cassie acquiring Rachel: why has no one acquired Ax yet? Ax's two big contributions to this team are computer skills and acting as a decoy. They really should have a means of doing both at once. They don't tend to plan ahead that far and also are generally averse to acquiring sapient beings without a very good reason. I'm sure they would if the mission calls for it but so far they've been pretty hesitant to just get morphs on contingency.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:It is interesting that visser three never notices that he only ever sees one specific Andalite. It’s mentioned later that the Yeerks think Ax is akin to a flag or mascot or something, a deliberate point of Andalite pride to keep one member of the fighting warband in Andalite form.
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Book 12: The Reaction-Chapter 21quote:“Oh, no,” Cassie wailed. Oh no. quote:Cassie dragged me off and now, a little too late, I was beginning to be Rachel again. But that wasn’t the end of my problems. Because even as my human mind rose to the surface again, I felt my weight increase. I felt unbelievably heavy. And I felt the back of my outfit stretch and strain. It tugged Oh, no. Chapter 22 quote:“Rachel!” Cassie gasped. So, to summarize the past two chapters, Marco found fame as a llama, Rachel bit Marco and a Controlller. She then gave birth to a crocodile in a bathroom, and now Rachel, as a grizzly bear, and Cassie, as a squirrel, have to fight an angry crocodile in a restroom in a tv studio.
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# ? Nov 9, 2020 04:03 |
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Epicurius posted:
Even the comedy books have genuinely impressive body horror.
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Epicurius posted:So, to summarize the past two chapters, Marco found fame as a llama, Rachel bit Marco and a Controlller. She then gave birth to a crocodile in a bathroom, and now Rachel, as a grizzly bear, and Cassie, as a squirrel, have to fight an angry crocodile in a restroom in a tv studio.
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# ? Nov 9, 2020 04:49 |
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Even the comedy books have genuinely impressive body horror. [/quote] It's got some legit funny moments but it's honestly still pretty far from a comedy book, given it starts with a child nearly getting eaten by crocodiles, features Rachel panicking that she may have accidentally killed her sisters after collapsing the house as an elephant, and in this chapter alone desperately pleading with Cassie to run because the croc will straight-up kill her. ...man this series is dark
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# ? Nov 9, 2020 05:08 |
I love that Cassie panic morphs a squirrel. Its such a great touch.
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Remember about the team discussing the morality of morphing sentient being, if it makes them too much like the Yeerks, and the difference between shapechanging and brain-hijacking? The fact that getting rid of a morph means you crap out a whole rear end crocodile kina puts it in a new context, no? (also, a bit late, but about getting angry at the actor selling his own species - have you considered he's being lied to? For all he knows, Visser 3 is the good guy)
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