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2017-06-05, 06:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-06-07, 08:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
I kind of hope Kat had the prescience to set up defensive systems in her lab, just in case. These two don't seem hostile, even though they know WAY too much for comfort; but still, they are the Court.
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2017-06-07, 10:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Huh. Maybe they really were trying to bait a response out of Kat. If they are such a secret group, there's no way for Kat to verify what their name actually is.
Though since A&J already know about Shadow, there's also no real point to it.
Jones never guaranteed that Shadow would remain hidden, just that their odds were better if he attended classes at Foley. Wonder if she knows about the Shadow Men.Awesome OOTS-style Fallout New Vegas avatar by Ceika. Or it was, before Photobucket started charging money.
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2017-06-07, 10:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
While Jones may not know the names of the members, I suspect she is at least aware such an organization exists.
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2017-06-07, 11:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Jones was giving them instructions, so yes, she knows about them, assuming anyone with the insignia is a member.
I'm wondering what makes them be a secret organization. So far, I haven't seen them behaving any differently than a non-secret security force would behave.
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2017-06-07, 02:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Well, Jones said that if anyone asks about Shadow, they should be referred to her. Hopefully Annie shared that information with Kat....
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2017-06-07, 03:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
I had missed that they had the badges in that scene as well.
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2017-06-07, 09:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Even though Jones does seem to have the authority to give instructions to the Shadow Men, she doesn't seem powerful enough to overrule them in a direct conflict. It could be that as the Court's consultant, they simply deferred to her expertise during the station incident. She lied about Annie being instructed to get close to Jack, and aided them in hiding Shadow from the rest of the Court (for her own curiosity it seemed).
She openly admits that some secrets are kept from even her: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=723
It seems to me that she didn't know how close the Shadow Men were to discovering Shadow, and even if she did she wouldn't be able to tell them to stop their snooping.
Nevertheless, she does seem like the logical person to turn to if the Shadow Men have ill intentions for Shadow.
EDIT: Friday's comic because I am an impatient person with no patience
SpoilerSo the pair are aware of their river adventure, but haven't shared it with the other Shadow Men. I wonder why? Potential intrigue incoming. They may be working their own agenda, or trying to shake down Kat for something.
If they were Jones' people, it seems unlikely they would approach Kat like this.Last edited by Haruspex_Pariah; 2017-06-09 at 02:12 AM. Reason: I post too hastily it seems
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2017-06-09, 02:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
So they know some stuff...
What she didn't say is that she knows what they were doing off campus. And we still have no idea what their motives are.
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2017-06-09, 03:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Maybe they intend to pressure Kat to cooperate in some way. Perhaps to let them study Shadow? To share the information that Kat has figured out about robots?
I checked, but there didn't seem to be any indication of where the kids were before Parley blipped them into the gorge. Maybe they met outside at the bridge (technically outside the Court) and blipped from there and that's all that Juliette and Arthur know. That alone would probably make Juliette and Arthur assume that they were up to something that Kat would want to keep hushed up.
ADDED: Just spotted this:
I doubt they are Jone's people. She doesn't seem to be the type to want to have a secret Court organization reporting to her. Still, Juliette seems to be acting rather independently of her chain of command, so I don't think we can conclude if Jones is a boss from Juliette's behavior. Anyway, I wouldn't conclude that Jones wouldn't have the authority to get the Shadow Men in trouble if she chose to. Jones was advising the Headmaster, so apparently she has a fair amount of influence at the Court. I think it's likely that Juliette would think it's best to obey her if Jones becomes involved.Last edited by eschmenk; 2017-06-09 at 05:48 PM.
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2017-06-12, 02:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Goddamnit. This woman clearly paid no attention to the PSA.
Last edited by Giggling Ghast; 2017-06-12 at 02:17 AM.
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2017-06-12, 02:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Fascinating. I mean we knew they were buddies, but I didn't think they were heading in that direction.
Gunnerkrigg fan art is going to go nuts over this. Heh, nuts.Awesome OOTS-style Fallout New Vegas avatar by Ceika. Or it was, before Photobucket started charging money.
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2017-06-12, 03:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Didn't the last time this s**t went down, it was super-bad? Yeah, the lovesick ship that wanted to be a whale.
A father taken by time, a brother dead by my own hand.
With this work behold my grief, in Stone and shifting sand.
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2017-06-12, 04:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-06-12, 05:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Just as long as the request isn't to make Arthur "fully functional".
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2017-06-12, 06:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-06-12, 07:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Don't you mean THIS PSA?
May you get EXACTLY what you wish for.
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2017-06-12, 07:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Didn't expect THAT. Everybody who can blush or assume an embarrassed posture, is.
I wonder what Robot's religion is going to make of this. He and Arthur should talk first; becoming organic and experiencing physical sensation is a WORLD of difference.
Extortion or not, Kat, you should go along. Once Arthur is organic, these two will be in your pocket (and probably close friends) because they'll have no choice. Don't know how they're going to explain it to the other Shadow Men, though ("Yeah, I woke up one day and BOOM! Suddenly, I was muscle and blood, skin and bones. Must have been something I ate.")
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2017-06-12, 08:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Last edited by eschmenk; 2017-06-12 at 08:38 AM.
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2017-06-12, 11:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
I wonder what Jones will think about this?
The end of what Son? The story? There is no end. There's just the point where the storytellers stop talking.
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2017-06-12, 07:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
The Giant
There are no mistakes, because there are no rules. NONE. No, not even that one.
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2017-06-14, 02:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Whenever Robot says something is wonderful, that makes me think it's not.
A father taken by time, a brother dead by my own hand.
With this work behold my grief, in Stone and shifting sand.
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2017-06-14, 08:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Well, they've made a friend of Kat now.
(Perhaps bottled tea she had there for her use. She heated it up and served it because that's what you do in situations like this. I think.)
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2017-06-14, 09:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Well Kat and Robot seem on board at least. Kat is just bursting with enthusiasm.
I must say Arthur and Juliette do a pretty good job of keeping this hush hush from the rest of the court, assuming nobody else knows. Though I guess being part of the Shadow Men makes that easier.Awesome OOTS-style Fallout New Vegas avatar by Ceika. Or it was, before Photobucket started charging money.
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2017-06-14, 03:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Kat's face in Panel 5 is pure Betty Rubble cartoon. Brilliant style switch mid-comic.
The Giant
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2017-06-16, 02:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Spoiler: ComicOoh, backstory.
I find it hilarious that Arthur and friends apparently had a thing where they gave love letters to people. That's some kind of fad, coming from robots.
Although, with all the odd behaviours exhibited by robots in this series maybe it's not so unexpected.
So...it seems that Arthur received progressively upgraded bodies over time. I wonder if that's the norm for all robots, and if so why.
Those childhood flashbacks are adorable.Awesome OOTS-style Fallout New Vegas avatar by Ceika. Or it was, before Photobucket started charging money.
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2017-06-16, 08:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-06-16, 07:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
May you get EXACTLY what you wish for.
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2017-06-16, 08:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Awesome OOTS-style Fallout New Vegas avatar by Ceika. Or it was, before Photobucket started charging money.
General nerd person. Mostly computer games and manga.
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2017-06-17, 11:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gunnerkrigg Court 7: Psychopomp and Circumstance
Yes, I think that fits with the laser cows not taking care of Young's monument and not liking Eglamore, also. IIRC, Diego didn't like Young, so he programmed his robots to not like him.