Gunnerkrigg Court 6: Fire Away

[eee]

Now, now, FlameAnnie, don't hide your feelings; if you want to beat your human counterpart with a stick until she stops being foolish, feel free!

(I wonder. Is it possible human Annie kept the mindless devotion to Tony as her part of the division and now CAN'T change? That her willpower and common sense are part of what she separated from herself? If so, she won't change willingly, and I don't see how this can be fixed unless FlameAnnie / Little Miss Sunshine can force a reintegration...)

[Emperordaniel]

And that's the end of the chapter.

So what I take from this final scene is that Annie's Fire wasn't hanging out in the corner at the beginning because Annie had ordered it to - it was hanging out there because it couldn't stand to be close to Annie in her current state.

[Domochevsky]

That's why the room is that big, hm? To get as much distance as possible. And do plenty of silent yelling.
(The mask with the closed eyes... I see what you did there, Tom.)

[eee]

By which we see that Annie's worst enemy is herself. And not her Fire Elemental side.

[eschmenk]

So what I take from this final scene is that Annie's Fire wasn't hanging out in the corner at the beginning because Annie had ordered it to - it was hanging out there because it couldn't stand to be close to Annie in her current state.

I see how you could get that impression, but I think, "You can come down now!" speaks louder. I didn't read it so much as ordering it as telling it that it was necessary, though. I'm sure that it's very frustrated with the rest of Annie, though. The main part of Annie was just going to ignore the fire elemental, so it may as well go back to the corner. Perhaps it wanted to go back to the corner, which is were Annie was going to send it eventually. Also, YMMV.

[Ellen]

Now, is that last bit just a touch of humor to lighten up an otherwise dark chapter? Or is it a bit of foreshadowing that Annie may lose control of her elemental self and torch things?

[Mith]

Since it is a bonus panel, I suspect humour to be the driving force here.

[Emperordaniel]

Apparently Annie wasn't as great at cutting her own hair as was previously thought.

[wingnutx]

Explosion imminent.

[Ellen]

And how will Coyote react to this course of events. . . ?

Actually, as it's Coyote, I'm not sure react is the right word. It's a little too passive or assume-he-didn't-see-this-coming/have-anything-to-do-with-it for Coyote. I'm not saying he was involved, but. . . .

How will Coyote pretend to react? Or will he not be able to keep a straight face that long without saying "Gotcha!" to Tony--or Annie--or Rey--or somebody. . . .

[eee]

Oh God. This is being told from Coyote's perspective. We may not be able to survive this.

[Emperordaniel]

Oh God. This is being told from Coyote's perspective. We may not be able to survive this.

And I'm perfectly okay with that.

[Morty]

I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong if Coyote involves himself.

[Ellen]

I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong if Coyote involves himself.

Yes, he seems so sweet and charming (RUN!!!).

[Emperordaniel]

The Lords of the Court: The Two Factions

[eee]

Why does Coyote have what appears to be a bottle in his mouth?

"The Lords of the Court". Sounds like he's going to bypass the Headmaster and go right for the mysterious people who actually run things. This could be... interesting...

[Ellen]

So, is Annie going to fail to be able to explain her split personality to Coyote's satisfaction? Or will she drag in her other half, resulting in immediate, fiery retribution all around? Can this get worse? (Likely answer: Sure--much, much worse).

[Qwertystop]

For a moment, I was actually unsure whether this was Coyote's telling of current events or his telling of when he first met Annie. Did he know Surma as fire-head-girl?

Of course, that depends a lot on how much Coyote would lie in his narration.

[BannedInSchool]

Tsk. He only loves her for her fiery, burning, homicidal rage.

[Lethologica]

For a moment, I was actually unsure whether this was Coyote's telling of current events or his telling of when he first met Annie. Did he know Surma as fire-head-girl?

Of course, that depends a lot on how much Coyote would lie in his narration.

Doubtful.
(a) This doesn't sound like any of Coyote's past meetings with Annie.
(b) Coyote has referred to Surma, but never as 'fire-head girl'.
(c) The clothing matches what we've seen of Annie's Forest outfit, but not Surma's.

[Alent]

I like how instead of being drawn as "short hair", Annie's hair is drawn like the electrical diagram for "ground".

It gives a very interesting idea of what's going on there.

[geoduck]

Why does Coyote have what appears to be a bottle in his mouth?

That's his eye.

[Chromascope3D]

Doubtful.
(a) This doesn't sound like any of Coyote's past meetings with Annie.
(b) Coyote has referred to Surma, but never as 'fire-head girl'.
(c) The clothing matches what we've seen of Annie's Forest outfit, but not Surma's.

Also, Coyote doesn't lie

[BannedInSchool]

Also, Coyote doesn't lie

Who told you Minbari don't lie?

[Marcelinari]

The 'Lords of the Court' appear to be represented by the Lead Protector (Sir Eglamore), The Primordial Stone Who Takes The Shape Of A Woman (Jones) and... a seated Bismuth Lump (Headmaster Llanwellyn)? Perhaps some observing lumps, too. I wonder what this implies about Coyote's views on the Court?

[memnarch]

Ohhhhhh dear.

[Emperordaniel]

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So much for Coyote's non-interference pact with the Court...

[Haruspex_Pariah]

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I'm hoping we finally get to see what kind of countermeasure the Court has against Coyote. All he needs to cross the bridge and thus the river is to declare an official visit apparently. And it doesn't seem to weaken him any. I'm not entirely sure why he hasn't been able to just cross over whenever he feels like it, or once he's across go on a rampage.

[Emperordaniel]

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I'm hoping we finally get to see what kind of countermeasure the Court has against Coyote. All he needs to cross the bridge and thus the river is to declare an official visit apparently. And it doesn't seem to weaken him any. I'm not entirely sure why he hasn't been able to just cross over whenever he feels like it, or once he's across go on a rampage.

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Up until this point, the Court had Coyote's promise that he wouldn't interfere in "Court affairs". As Antimony is/was the Forest medium and is an honorary Forest citizen, however, Coyote may view this whole thing as being just as much a Forest affair as a Court affair...

[eee]

Uh-oh. It appears the Court did not think through the consequences of making Coyote angry. Or maybe they did and were hoping for precisely this response.

I wonder which building Coyote broke. Maybe the energy gathering building by the lake. THAT would get the Court's attention.

Coyote's view of Tony is... insightful.