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Niavmai posted:i don't really care if it makes sense or not, i'm mad that people know more about the comic than i do because they read an interview, or completely unrelated text. things that haven't been revealed or explained in any way in the actual text of the comic. just poor form. disappointing. Yeah I agree with this. I've always been under the impression the headmaster was the leader of the court - or if not, a very high-level member within it. Him seeming bored during all his interactions with the forest made him come off like someone who had such grandoise plans that all this "Dealing with the forest" stuff was beneath him. Jones even points out that he sees the inhabitants of the forest, Coyote and Ys included, as just annoying animals. Him not being an important member of the court seems like a pretty huge revelation to just tuck away in an interview somewhere outside the comic.
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Tbf the headmaster might still be "an important member of the court" even though he's not the top dog.
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plus that strip was before the characters began to suspect the court was more than the school
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it's called gunnerkrigg court because its a vehicle to put humanity's potential on trial to defend their worthiness to exist as a species. coyote returns to act as judge taking the form of john de lancie
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Yeah I always got the sense that the school was just this kinda neglected sideshow considering how massive the Court is compared to it, and how the kids are endlessly shepherded into these weird "dorms" that feel barely retrofitted from other purposes. And also just the general carelessness and indolence of the faculty towards the kids. That said, like... why educate them at all? What does that have to do with their efforts to "become God"? It does seem (based on the parents' generation) like it's a bit of a mentorship pipeline for their more secretive operations, and they're also curious about the weirdos in... Chespin? Cheslitt? The weirdo house. I hadn't seen that Word of Tom question but I was running on the vibe that the headmaster was maybe in some secret council, but not necessarily the boss leader. On a similar note, "secret, even from me" kinda surprised me on this page. I always took Jimmy Jims to be like a... "the muscle / head of security" type? Hilariously in the school context he kinda fit the role of gym teacher. I wouldn't think him to be in on any Court deep state secrets. edit: quote:Who has been longer at the Court, the headmaster or Jones? If he's talking ratios, that was a very cheeky response from Tom. Fecha fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Jun 14, 2021 |
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Fecha posted:It does seem (based on the parents' generation) like it's a bit of a mentorship pipeline for their more secretive operations, and they're also curious about the weirdos in... Chespin? Cheslitt? The weirdo house. yeah, it's talent scouting/mentorship, plus leverage as seen with annie. also the kids from the forest have some pretty unique talents like being able to learn without effort.
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I figured the "school" was mostly a research institute, like plenty of colleges are, and like research colleges education is mostly a side thing that helps them make connections and develop in house potential. But I also figured figured the "headmaster" was the head of the research institution, not the school principal or equivalent thereof. Something more like a college Dean, who really does not actually cate about the underclassmen.
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Fecha posted:Yeah I always got the sense that the school was just this kinda neglected sideshow considering how massive the Court is compared to it, and how the kids are endlessly shepherded into these weird "dorms" that feel barely retrofitted from other purposes. And also just the general carelessness and indolence of the faculty towards the kids. That said, like... why educate them at all? What does that have to do with their efforts to "become God"? It does seem (based on the parents' generation) like it's a bit of a mentorship pipeline for their more secretive operations, and they're also curious about the weirdos in... Chespin? Cheslitt? The weirdo house. I hadn't seen that Word of Tom question but I was running on the vibe that the headmaster was maybe in some secret council, but not necessarily the boss leader. I dunno. I always got the feeling that the court protector was at the very least near the top of the food chain regarding court security. Given that the court appears extranational and regularly deals with things that the mundane world would freak out about and consider existential threats, I doubt court security is your average university rent-a-cop.
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The school seems very heavily implied to just be your regular old secondary eduction thing and being in charge of that doesn't mean a great deal. Whatever further education there is hasn't gotten much mention.
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The school appears to serve as a combination of collecting people who aren't old enough to hire, and giving staff with children a reason to stick around. Outside of Doctor Disaster's lessons, I don't think they're being taught anything more than standard british secondary education unless they're in extracirriculars like Annie was. Not counting Foley house, anyway, which is just its own thing.
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Warmachine posted:I dunno. I always got the feeling that the court protector was at the very least near the top of the food chain regarding court security. Given that the court appears extranational and regularly deals with things that the mundane world would freak out about and consider existential threats, I doubt court security is your average university rent-a-cop.
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The one or two remaining dragonslayers are lunkheads who are still fiddling around with that fiddly chanel magic-schmagic, but hey at least they're able to trim the shrubbery that occasionally makes it into the Court. Who needs them, we're going to become Gods!
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I'm half expecting the tiny buddha-man to cut in front of Annie and say, "Loup... greetings and salutations. As a duly designated representative of the Court, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension." "Oh right, that's all sorted then. Thanks very much, sir."
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CodfishCartographer posted:What are those court folks doing in the first panel, anyways?
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I'm very interested to see how Loup will behave here. He's so far been unpleasant and mischievous-while-barely-concealing-murderousness, but somehow this latest page makes me feel like he could have changed somehow? Probably not, but we'll see.
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Hempuli posted:I'm very interested to see how Loup will behave here. He's so far been unpleasant and mischievous-while-barely-concealing-murderousness, but somehow this latest page makes me feel like he could have changed somehow? Probably not, but we'll see. Welp! That didn't take long.
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Splicer posted:I'm with Loup here Even a broken clock is right twice a day 
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Scholtz posted:Really? I'm getting more "this thread after Chapter 79" vibes  Looks like things are getting right into it with Loup!
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Splicer posted:I'm with Loup here 
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YaketySass posted:weird he didn't notice right away, guess she threw him for a loup how dare you
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We're gonna have two half-Annies.
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Loup: "You dare reverse what I have done!?!" Annie: "Ha, joke's on you! I haven't been allowed even a shred of agency since I left the Forest!"
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jng2058 posted:Loup: "You dare reverse what I have done!?!"
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