History Fridge / TheDragonDoctors

* [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-3-page-16 The "Healing Montage" page in Chapter 3]] where Tanica gave a ''168-year-old lifelong geek'' a run for his money in a game of TabletopGame/{{Go}} isn't just a throwaway gag -- for all that she doesn't believe in herself, Tanica is actually really smart. (I mean, honestly, ''[[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-16-page-09 four college degrees?]]'' And in a lot of practical majors -- chemistry, economics, and engineering majors particularly -- graduating with a low GPA is ''common''.)

* In Chapter 8, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-18 Kili and Goro meet Greg's old friend Terry]], a victim of the valley curse who had taken it very badly. Now, go ahead and read through the entire encounter. Did you notice how [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-23 Greg didn't use any pronouns to refer to Terry?]] Well, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-14-filler-week-2 doctors, including the Dragon Doctors, make a habit of using the physical sex of the body as a guide]], but [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-17-page-04-bw Terry doesn't]] because the GenderBender has actually left him {{Transgender}}. Greg's careful phraseology both {{foreshadow|ing}}s the latter revelation and displays, yet again, that his RidiculouslyAverageGuy facade hides a pretty sharp intellect.

* In Chapter 8, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-18 Kili and Goro meet Greg's old friend Terry]], a victim of the valley curse who had taken it very badly. Now, go ahead and read through the entire encounter. Did you notice how [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-23 Greg didn't use any pronouns to refer to Terry?]] Well, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-14-filler-week-2 doctors, including the Dragon Doctors, make a habit of using the physical sex of the body as a guide]], but [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-17-page-04-bw Terry doesn't]] because the GenderBender has actually left him as a {{transsexual}}. Greg's careful phraseology both {{foreshadow|ing}}s the latter revelation and displays, yet again, that his RidiculouslyAverageGuy facade hides a pretty sharp intellect.

* In Chapter 19, a demon attacks Mori by asking a series of questions and [[LaserGuidedAmnesia stealing her memories of the answers]], [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/the-end-page-08-bw ramping up to this:]] "Last question, Mori. If you're a real person, or even a fantasy worth hanging onto, you can answer this: [[ArmorPiercingQuestion why does Sarin love you?]]" After Xelada gives her the boost she needs to return and fight back, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/the-end-page-13 she does so]] by {{retcon}}ning an entire history for herself to replace the stolen one ... so what does that mean about [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-19-page-15 the story she tells about why Sarin loves her?]] Only this: even if Mori is not a real person, ''she is a fantasy worth hanging onto.''

* If you notice, Jack Coral doesn't show up in Blue's company until [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-9-page-7 Chapter 9]] -- several weeks after the Dragon Doctors end the valley curse and settle in Tinto -- with his own car and no job. In other words, he shows up in town as quickly -- and with as little preparation for his future needs -- as you would expect from someone who [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-17-page-10 knew that Cary stole a harvest stone]], [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-17-page-15 knew that (s)he tormented his mother in the process]], and saw a report of a harvest stone in Agri Valley in the news.

* [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-17-page-18 Cary decided to build and activate the new harvest stone in reaction to Blue catching Frankie.]] By sheer coincidence, this was not long after [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-14-page-04 Mori had the accident with the phoenix egg that restored her female essence.]] Given [[dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-17-page-12 what happened to Mr. C]] (the only person we see with no female essence affected by a harvest stone), it is ''pure luck'' that Mori didn't suffer an sudden and horrible death then and there. (And that doesn't even get into questions like "what if [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-12-page-15 someone like Lem]] were there?")

* [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5418515/ Cary decided to build and activate the new harvest stone in reaction to Blue catching Frankie.]] By sheer coincidence, this was not long after [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-14-page-04 Mori had the accident with the phoenix egg that restored her female essence.]] Given [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5416430/ what happened to Mr. C]] (the only person we see with no female essence affected by a harvest stone), it is ''pure luck'' that Mori didn't suffer an sudden and horrible death then and there. (And that doesn't even get into questions like "what if [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-12-page-15 someone like Lem]] were there?")

* In Chapter 2, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-2-page-13 when Goro releases Smith from the anesthetic, he wakes up instantly]] -- probably because [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-13-page-07 the powers of the temple guardian crystals bonded to him]] include becoming TheSleepless. In Chapter 13, after her fight with Goro, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-13-page-23 Smith wakes up slowly in the hospital after his eyes are repaired.]] [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-13-page-25 Because the guardian crystals aren't attached to him any more.]]

* It's been mentioned that Goro did surgery on a dragon, but it hit me that very well could have been the first (or among the first) patients that the team did. The Dragon Doctors are called The Dragon Doctors because they literally were doctors for at least one dragon.

* Another note on Tanica/Elka: for the longest time, I assumed that Elka assumed the name "Tanica" because the Trsanti wanted her to separate her new identity from her previous one. However, as is noted under MeaningfulRename, the Trsanti ''don't'' require any change of name -- Lulu was Lulu to her mom and to her boss. Given what we know about Elka, she has a ''lot'' of reasons to change her name when she becomes a Trsanti, not the least of which is she saw "Elka" as a failure, so changing her name to "Tanica" gave her a chance to ''not'' be a failure. This doesn't just make her comment on murderers being failures more meaningful; this ''underlines'' the way in which her changing the name back represents a ThatManIsDead attitude towards her career in the Trsanti.

* In Chapter 8, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-18 Kili and Goro meet Greg's old friend Terry]], a victim of the valley curse who had taken it very badly. Now, go ahead and read through the entire encounter. Did you notice how [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-23 Greg didn't use any pronouns to refer to Terry?]] Well, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-14-filler-week-2 doctors, including the Dragon Doctors, make a habit of using the physical sex of the body as a guide]], but [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5413477/ Terry doesn't]] because the GenderBender has actually left him as a {{transsexual}}. Greg's careful phraseology both {{foreshadow|ing}}s the latter revelation and displays, yet again, that his RidiculouslyAverageGuy facade hides a pretty sharp intellect.

* [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5418515/ Cary decided to build and activate the new harvest stone in reaction to Blue catching Frankie.]] By sheer coincidence, this was not long after [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5344796/ Mori had the accident with the phoenix egg that restored her female essence.]] Given [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5416430/ what happened to Mr. C]] (the only person we see with no female essence affected by a harvest stone), it is ''pure luck'' that Mori didn't suffer an sudden and horrible death then and there. (And that doesn't even get into questions like "what if [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-12-page-15 someone like Lem]] were there?")

* [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-3-page-16 The "Healing Montage" page in Chapter 3]] where Tanica gave a ''168-year-old lifelong geek'' a run for his money in a game of TabletopGame/{{Go}} isn't just a throwaway gag -- for all that she doesn't believe in herself, Tanica is actually really smart. (I mean, honestly, ''[[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5392225/ four college degrees?]]'' And in a lot of practical majors -- chemistry, economics, and engineering majors particularly -- graduating with a low GPA is ''common''.)

* In Chapter 8, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-18 Kili and Goro meet Greg's old friend Terry]], a victim of the valley curse who had taken it very badly. Now, go ahead and read through the entire encounter. Did you notice how [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-23 Greg didn't use any pronouns to refer to Terry?]] Well, [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5356182/ doctors, including the Dragon Doctors, make a habit of using the physical sex of the body as a guide]], but [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5413477/ Terry doesn't]] because the GenderBender has actually left him as a {{transsexual}}. Greg's careful phraseology both {{foreshadow|ing}}s the latter revelation and displays, yet again, that his RidiculouslyAverageGuy facade hides a pretty sharp intellect.

* Cary decided to build and activate the new harvest stone in reaction to Blue catching Frankie. By sheer coincidence, this was not long after Mori had the accident with the phoenix egg that restored her female essence. Given what happened to Mr. C (the only person we see with no female essence affected by a harvest stone), it is ''pure luck'' that Mori didn't suffer an sudden and horrible death then and there.

* In Chapter 8, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-18 Kili and Goro meet Greg's old friend Terry]], a victim of the valley curse who had taken it very badly. Now, go ahead and read through the entire encounter. Did you notice how [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-8-page-23 Greg didn't use any pronouns to refer to Terry?]] Well, [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5356182/ doctors, including the Dragon Doctors, make a habit of using the physical sex of the body as a guide]], but [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5413477/ Terry doesn't]] because the GenderBender has actually left him as a {{transsexual}}. Greg's careful phraseology both {{foreshadows}} the latter revelation and displays, yet again, that his RidiculouslyAverageGuy facade hides a pretty sharp intellect.

* [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-3-page-16 The "Healing Montage" page in Chapter 3]] where Tanica gave a ''168-year-old lifelong geek'' a run for his money in a game of TabletopGame/{{Go}} isn't just a throwaway gag -- for all that she doesn't believe in herself, Tanica is actually really smart. (I mean, honestly, ''[[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5392225/ four college degrees?]]'' And in a lot of practical majors -- chemistry, economics, and engineering majors particularly -- graduating with a low GPA is ''common''.)

* Early in Chapter 6, [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-6-page-6 Tanica mentions that the only reasons the team of Trsanti assassins were visible was that Kili detected their approach en masse,]] and at the end of Chapter 9, [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5218445/ she says that she -- a single, low-level Trsanti, with only fourteen missions under her belt -- could have killed all the Dragon Doctors if she had been sent to do the job alone.]] ''She's probably right.'' (And for extra credit, ask this: how much have the Dragon Doctors improved their security precautions since Smith's first operation?)

* Early in Chapter 6, [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5122018/ Tanica mentions that the only reasons the team of Trsanti assassins were visible was that Kili detected their approach en masse,]] and at the end of Chapter 9, [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5218445/ she says that she -- a single, low-level Trsanti, with only fourteen missions under her belt -- could have killed all the Dragon Doctors if she had been sent to do the job alone.]] ''She's probably right.'' (And for extra credit, ask this: how much have the Dragon Doctors improved their security precautions since Smith's first operation?)

* When [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5089994/ Kili summons the Capricious Spirit of Love]], the reason the spirit {{troll}}s the heck out of her instead of directly answering her question is that [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5090195/ Kili needed to realize that she, like her friends, can seek out love for herself, and shouldn't just wait for some random bolt from the blue to strike.]]
* [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5095010/ The "Healing Montage" page in Chapter 3]] where Tanica gave a ''168-year-old lifelong geek'' a run for his money in a game of TabletopGame/{{Go}} isn't just a throwaway gag -- for all that she doesn't believe in herself, Tanica is actually really smart. (I mean, honestly, ''[[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5392225/ four college degrees?]]'' And in a lot of practical majors -- chemistry, economics, and engineering majors particularly -- graduating with a low GPA is ''common''.)

* [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5095010/ The "Healing Montage" page in Chapter 3]] where Tanica gave a ''168-year-old lifelong geek'' a run for his money in a game of TabletopGame/{{Go}} isn't just a throwaway gag -- for all that she doesn't believe in herself, Tanica is actually really smart. (I mean, honestly, ''[[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/5392225/ four college degrees?]]'' And in a lot of practical majors -- chemistry, economics, and engineering majors particularly -- graduating with a low GPA is ''common''.)

* Cary decided to build and activate the new harvest stone in reaction to Blue catching Frankie. By sheer coincidence, this was not long after Mori had the accident with the phoenix egg that restored her female essence. ''What would have happened if it was before?'' What would have happened if Mori -- with no female essence -- lost his male essence as well?
** Given what happens to Mr. C, most likely, a swift and horrible death.