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Hey now, I don't judge. Or even make reasonable inferences, unless I'm beaten over the head with them.  Have we even seen an explicitly feminine
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Renaissance Robot posted:Hey now, I don't judge. Or even make reasonable inferences, unless I'm beaten over the head with them. Eightfold was a girl, weren't they? EDIT: Guytrap is cool and all but I really have to wonder if this little segment HAD to come now in the middle of the Hijack arc and not after. ZeroCount fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Oct 4, 2016 |
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Oct 4, 2016 11:24
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Poison Mushroom posted:Roses are yonic, her advice is sapphic, I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Venus Guytrap is probably female.
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Oct 4, 2016 13:08
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Fecha posted:I hope I'm not the only person who was disappointed the end of your post didn't rhyme
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Oct 4, 2016 13:18
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Poison Mushroom posted:Roses are yonic, her advice is sapphic, I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Venus Guytrap is probably female. Zach's comment on the previous page: quote:Venus is a man(-eating plant) of many words, some of which he even uses correctly. So male.
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Oct 4, 2016 13:19
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Oct 4, 2016 13:19
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also he sounds like tim curry
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Oct 4, 2016 13:20
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You are now imagining Venus Guytrap speaking with the voice of Adam Sandler.
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Oct 4, 2016 13:22
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Poison Mushroom posted:You are now imagining Venus Guytrap speaking with the voice of Adam Sandler. you monster
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Oct 4, 2016 13:36
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MikeJF posted:I mean what were we expecting I don't know, Day is clearly loving owning this situation pretty hard. I'm willing to bet she's probably suppose to be a window into what actually competent agents are like.
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Oct 4, 2016 13:55
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VerdantSquire posted:I don't know, Day is clearly loving owning this situation pretty hard. I'm willing to bet she's probably suppose to be a window into what actually competent agents are like. Actually she wasn't even trying to eavesdrop, she just wanted Venus to read the menu for her and got lucky. (I'm joking but simultaneously would not be surprised at all if this were the case.)
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Oct 4, 2016 15:40
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Wait. Venus doesn't have eyes, how the heck is he reading the menu?
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Begemot posted:Wait. Venus doesn't have eyes, how the heck is he reading the menu? Rose tinted glasses silly.
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Oct 4, 2016 16:26
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Drunk Theory posted:Rose tinted glasses silly. 
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Oct 4, 2016 16:28
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Drunk Theory posted:Rose tinted glasses silly. gently caress
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Oct 4, 2016 17:51
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gas this thread and everyone in it for their crimes
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Drunk Theory posted:Rose tinted glasses silly. 
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I'd been suspecting it for awhile, but it seems quite clear with the introduction of Venus Mantrap, but all of the spirits we've encountered seem almost obsessively existential. Maybe Morrison likes to espouse, but it's been too consistent to not warrant mention. I had thought it really, really weird that Forge was basically keen on lecturing about ethics while attempting to swiftly deal with an obstruction with his plan, but now it seems that all of the spirits seem fixated on the dichotomy of good and evil, on the moral virtues and flaws of mankind, and in general seem to almost exist entirely on a plane of thought and concept. I'm not sure if there's any meaning to this observation, except perhaps to provide insight into what the spirits may ultimately want to accomplish, but it's notable that the people who are possessed by spirits are thusly affected: Spender is fixated on ensuring light triumphs over darkness, Isaac is fixated on using great power responsibly (in contrast to his spirit's more theatrical "Might Makes Right" ideals). Zarei's spirit we haven't really gotten a sense of its moral standing, but I'm sure it has one. Now Mantrap is all about external beauty and internal ugliness (and apparently keen to eavesedrop too, thus demonstrating its own shallow moral codes). It makes me wonder if spirits aren't actually manifestations of human thoughts, with human emotions and memories forming ghosts. This might complete a bit of the cosmology of the setting--spirits are not "higher beings" but, not dissimilar from the Persona from the games of the same title, they are born entirely out of human hearts, or maybe more specifically human minds. Max's spirit seems very bestial, which may be indicated by his aloofness. Max may have a stronger hand in this regard because he is NOT fixated on moral concepts at all--he seems far more keen to try to avoid all this weirdness, but his spirit is a magnet that draws things in. Hosts and their spirits seem to take on the opposite ends of each other's spectrums by default, but with Spender and Lucifer the pair seem more or less in line with each other. BL's entire notion of moral relativity or its lack thereof stands interesting in this. It could just be poor characterization that every character seems keen to discuss their own inner desires and preach on their various moral proclivities, but it could very well be a direct result of sustained contact with spirits. It may also explain why Hijack felt the need to try and justify its actions, an act baffling given that it's willing to steal people's bodies without hesitation.
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8-Bit Scholar posted:I'd been suspecting it for awhile, but it seems quite clear with the introduction of Venus Mantrap, but all of the spirits we've encountered seem almost obsessively existential. Maybe Morrison likes to espouse, but it's been too consistent to not warrant mention. I had thought it really, really weird that Forge was basically keen on lecturing about ethics while attempting to swiftly deal with an obstruction with his plan, but now it seems that all of the spirits seem fixated on the dichotomy of good and evil, on the moral virtues and flaws of mankind, and in general seem to almost exist entirely on a plane of thought and concept. Not having glands will do that. (I wonder if he reads Pratchett?) e/ PS good post. It's sorta sticky to untangle the uh, what do I mean? Like, merely aesthetic/thematic choices from correlations which have a deeper meaning inside of the story. Since Zach's combination of influences (most notably anime/manga, and some specific ones in particular that need no mention) also do this thing where a huge amount of background details have multiple layers of thematic appropriateness, only some of which are ever explained directly by in-world mechanics, but then you also have a lot of things that could be meaningful but in fact are entirely there for rule of cool and don't quite gel with any other reading of the work unless you start doing serious mental gymnastics. Figuring out which is which is not something I'm sure can ever be done definitively even after the work is over, but that should just make it more fun to reread. 
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Oct 7, 2016 05:23
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Ugh classic lazy webcomic artist excuses. As if you can't draw an update to your gay anime romance while evacuating a hurricane.  Seriously I had no idea Zack lived in that area.
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Oct 7, 2016 16:19
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Yeah he's based out of Savannah
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8-Bit Scholar posted:I'd been suspecting it for awhile, but it seems quite clear with the introduction of Venus Mantrap, but all of the spirits we've encountered seem almost obsessively existential. Maybe Morrison likes to espouse, but it's been too consistent to not warrant mention. I had thought it really, really weird that Forge was basically keen on lecturing about ethics while attempting to swiftly deal with an obstruction with his plan, but now it seems that all of the spirits seem fixated on the dichotomy of good and evil, on the moral virtues and flaws of mankind, and in general seem to almost exist entirely on a plane of thought and concept. 
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TL;DR Maybe spirits are like reverse-Personas. Which would almost make sense, honestly.
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Update. Zarei is still a huge dork. Also, bugs. Edit: Just realized that Zarei having a bug thing going on and Day having a flower theme is definitely meaningful. Possibly not in a good way for Zarei, given Day's insect-eating-plant-inspired spirit.
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I'm not quite getting the fly thing. Why is she trying to communicate with it...? Also, is there a recognised name for the little plus-sign dazzle marks that appear around Day when she's being charming?
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Tree Bucket posted:I'm not quite getting the fly thing. Why is she trying to communicate with it...? Because she's a cool and normal adult. Don't you ask bugs to come back instead of flying away?
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Tree Bucket posted:Also, is there a recognised name for the little plus-sign dazzle marks that appear around Day when she's being charming? Anime.
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Oct 11, 2016 09:45
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They're just really lazy shoujo sparkles. 
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Tree Bucket posted:
Each of those is a kawa (plural: kawaii)
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Oct 11, 2016 16:54
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Oh god the pun.
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Oct 11, 2016 17:26
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I really don't get the fly thing but that's okay because I get to imagine the server at that restaurant makes that "wurst sandwich" joke every time someone orders it and that brightens my day.
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don't worry the fly thing will be explained within the next 6 hours of comic time, so sometime next summer.
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Dias posted:Anime. I can't believe I've been tricked into consuming anime-!
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Dolash posted:I really don't get the fly thing but that's okay because I get to imagine the server at that restaurant makes that "wurst sandwich" joke every time someone orders it and that brightens my day.
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that's so penny
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I'm very confused all of a sudden.
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Oct 14, 2016 02:32
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Simsmagic posted:I'm very confused all of a sudden. All life is precious
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Alt Text: first on-screen character death, historians take note
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