Gunnerkrigg Court

I don't think there ever was a symbol on the doll, that came when he was in his wolf-form.

I don't think this is control by telepathy, simply by emotional abuse.

Actually, with regard to the Wild West reference, I was wracking my brains for any quasi-realistic scenario in which a teenager would be protecting a young child from her own parents. And the last time I could see a grown person literally shooting a young child was the Wild West... maybe?

Not that Reynardine is a young child, obviously, but I was hoping to get across how I feel about Annie being able to just hand him over like that, like he's still just a toy and not a living, sentient being. And how the leashing effect puts him just as much at the mercy of the owner as a small child would be at the mercy of whoever's got a gun pointed at them.

...also, kinda interesting that in the latest page she's reacting in some ways comparable to when she ferried Mort across. Pushing back all her emotions to do what needed to be done, before breaking down and crying in Kat's arms. And if she's not even willing to let her hair down that much right now, either she's stronger, or the pressure is greater, or the danger of meltdown is far worse than it would've been with Mort.

edited 20th Apr '15 2:00:18 AM by Kilyle

Only the curious have, if they live, a tale worth telling at all.

Those vague triangles worry me, especially combined with her suddenly-stoic face.

Stylistic representation of her pushing her emotions down? Or a representation off someone else pushing her emotions down?

I have a message from another time...

so this is what it looks like from the outside when annie puts her mask on.

Almost literally.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.

-squishes Annie to her heart-

ophelia, you're breaking my heart

Note that the doll doesn't have the symbol.

For example: http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1206

Thank Cthulhu that somebody's finally put a leash on the Apocalypse Maiden.

edited 20th Apr '15 5:34:38 AM by hcobb

"Show us the Galaxy Warp."

I thought Tom just doesn't draw the antimony symbol sometimes because it would clutter the design too much, but supposedly it's still there, even when Tom doesn't draw it.

Ah man. I was really hoping that she had done a switch. And this page is really frightening, like wow.

Also, Apocalypse Maiden? Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? I don't think her powers are so dangerous that she needs to be brainwashed.

edited 20th Apr '15 6:52:27 AM by DatLonerGirl

Writer, or something. And... a button? 🖲️

It can't be the bone things because there were five of them. Plus this page was really powerful and having her be controlled cheapens it.

...I'm not sure that the original bone spikes were ever about controlling Annie. I think it might've been more about trying to control her powers. What her dad did sent her to the hospital, and the only person who could help her was Zimmy. so it's probably something working on an etheric level. so...some sort of etheric science? enforced nerfing to human?

idk. my theory is that Anthony was working on a way to make it possible for both Surma and Antimony to survive, and he might've been the reason Surma lasted so long.

which. doesn't excuse his emotional distancing and how he's behaving now. he's treating her like an eight-year-old and refusing to interact with the person she actually is. but that's a conversation we've already had.

ophelia, you're breaking my heart

I agree; it was pretty clear that Anthony was attempting to suppress her fire elemental side, but either didn't know or care that doing so was making Annie comatose. I suspect that this is still one of his plans, only he's taking a different route, severing her from contact with things that encourage her to explore/develop that side of her rather than trying to actively deny it.

Annie has not passed her control of Renard onto her father yet. If she had she wouldn't be able to command his silence. The doll lacking a symbol is not significant.

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!

Did anyone else see this panel early on where the original background was a grid window?

1504

Gunnerkrigg goes high-tech!

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Now she's just going along with this?

Two panels ago Annie was talking about how hard she was working to not break down. I imagine Kat doesn't want to make that yet more difficult.

>Tony notices the radio.
>Later we see Annie dropping it into the lake

@Dat Loner Girl: It would be a mistake to take anything hcobb says seriously.

edited 22nd Apr '15 5:41:18 AM by tricksterson

Trump delenda est

That connection is a great idea, Kat. But, I can't help thinking that a crowbar would be more useful to lever Annie from her current headspace.

Let's not go too far now.

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What time is this set in?

Writer, or something. And... a button? 🖲️

Yes.

modern...ish with a heaping bowl of Anachronism Stew.

edited 22nd Apr '15 7:38:46 AM by tricksterson

Trump delenda est

It just occurred to me we have never seem a cellphone in the story, have we?