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2018-07-19, 04:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
Writers have no sense of scale! But we readers dont either.
On the one hand, 700 ly is hardly a cosmic distance. It's basically the unfriendly neighborhood, looking at a galactic scale.
On the other hand, we dont know how far advanced all the aliens are, if they are all at the same level or rather centuries of research apart in their achievements, how many there are and how fast they can travel. So 700 ly could also be a big deal.
On the last hand, unless the Stargate center doesn't sponsor a trip with the prometheus, 700 ly is mindboggingly far away.
Spoiler(and of course there is a Stargate on grrlverse earth - come on, they have an alien police council, civil vampires, veggie superheroes, were rabbits, ancient artifacts and a Harem with a billionaire. There is no way that there is not a Stargate somewhere!)participate in fan translations of OotS to your native language:
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2018-07-19, 06:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
I mean, im hardly saying it would be a day trip to go get sydney, but even so, the way she is basically shrugging and going "Welp, that sucks. Who's up for an after battle orgy?" Is kinda annoying. Im guessing despite being made of a dozen random things, "navy seal" isnt one of them.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2018-07-19, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
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2018-07-19, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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She literally runs on sex energy, so its maybe not so surprising she always has it on the brain. having said that, Dabbler is clearly not just brushing it off to go talk about sex like Traab seems to be implying. She's making a point about the power of the blast and then devolving into stream-of-consciousness ramblings about who got saved. Not obviously grief stricken, but not nearly that tasteless either.
“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-19, 09:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-07-20, 01:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
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2018-07-20, 05:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
She is already talking about sydney in the past tense and the only reason she was even shouting in the first panel is because maxima is shouting at her. She is displaying absolutely no concern over sydney at all. On a side note not connected to dabblers sociopathy, it sure is convenient the explosion totally obliterated the mountain in such a way the portal room is clear for them to stand in.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2018-07-20, 08:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-20, 10:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-07-22, 11:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
I think people are shockingly swift to condom Dabbler on a almost non-existant foundation.
She is keeping calm in a stressfuld situation, and dont let her emotions rule her.
And suddenly she is lacking empathy? or a sociopath?thnx to Starwoof for the fine avatar
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2018-07-22, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Its not suddenly. You also have to take into consideration all the sexual assault and sexual harassment.
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2018-07-22, 05:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Its not that she is keeping calm, its that she has already dismissed sydney as dead and gone. Its been 5 seconds and she has already gone "Welp, thats that. Time to find another quirky girl to fill out the roster." And honestly, her sexual behavior doesnt bother me at all really. The only one it seems to bother is maxima and there it seems more about the teasing and messing with her than any serious deviancy. Its like how some cousins of mine, good ol boys from redneck usa, liked to mess with my mom by telling all sorts of sexist jokes and comments just to get her riled up. They didnt actually mean them, they just found her reactions amusing as heck. (She figured it out fairly quick and started firing back her own weak men jokes)
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2018-07-22, 05:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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She hasn't though? I mean, Sydney might already be gone in her mind, but that's not an unreasonable stance to take given that she's trapped however many thousands of lightyears away on a hostile world with no supplies an enemy actively taking pot shots at her capable of overwhelming her defenses.
But she's not acting like Sydney was a disposable member of the team, or that she can just be replaced.“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-22, 07:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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It is unreasonable when she hasnt even tried anything to change the scenario. Max is all about finding the artifact, recreating the portal somehow, etc. Basically trying to come up with plans to fix this. Dabbler is like, "Nah, its over and done with. Ah well" I mean, I know that despite this comic turning 25 next year sydney and dabbler havent exactly had a long time to become best friends, but it still seems incredibly cold to just move on without a hint of regret instantly.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2018-07-22, 07:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by Keltest; 2018-07-22 at 07:59 PM.
“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-22, 08:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
For her to consider any options beyond f### it.
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2018-07-22, 08:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-22, 08:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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That wasn't the option she considered. What she determined was 'It's not worth trying to rescue Sydney, even though I have two of the most powerful supers in the country here to move the rocks so we can get the portal cutter."
Incidentally, the same rocks they need to move to dig out Achilles.
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2018-07-22, 09:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-22, 11:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
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2018-07-23, 04:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
It is unreasonable when she hasnt even tried anything to change the scenario. Max is all about finding the artifact, recreating the portal somehow, etc. Basically trying to come up with plans to fix this. Dabbler is like, "Nah, its over and done with. Ah well" I mean, I know that despite this comic turning 25 next year sydney and dabbler havent exactly had a long time to become best friends, but it still seems incredibly cold to just move on without a hint of regret instantly.
Dabblers body language is subdued. She isnt in victory mode.
But she is in a insanely dangerous profession. And a recruit that just died a few weeks ago did not make it. That is sad. But not something to be broken down by. You skip in on the flowers and show up for the funeral. Thats what i would be expecting from Dabbler.
Yes, she didn't explicitly reject the idea of moving rocks to get the portal key at all. I'm completely wrong.
She isnt rejecting the idea of moving the rocks there, she is stating that its impossible to reopen the portal.
"So!? Cast a spell and find it, i can dig.." is the bit where its suggested the rocks could be moved.thnx to Starwoof for the fine avatar
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2018-07-23, 05:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grrl Power IV: Constantly Expanded Universe
So, what is Harems new information? I mean, with her power and telling "there's so many of me", it's probably obvious: There are more than five Harems now.
Is it the number six or the number ten? Or even higher numbers?
And is it because of her off-world experience then coming back with an additional copy? I don't see how her info would then be relevant to Maxima and Dabbler trying to rescue Sydney.
Or, just a random idea: is it because they landed in an alternate reality? I mean, Dave could easily ditch Sydney and have us adventure with the alternate reality Sydney, until original reality Sydney is back around...?participate in fan translations of OotS to your native language:
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2018-07-23, 05:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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My guess is, time travel. Stable loop, into the future. Since she's returned, at that point there would have been a "her" in the set of five on Earth, plus one on the Alari homeworld.
And I'm going to make a longshot guess, but I think it likely that the destruction of Sciona's homeworld, is/will be the result of her and her species' actions on Earth. And Sydney is targeted because the ones responsible are mad at either Sydney as the Orb holder in particular, or the Orb makers in general.Bearer of the Psionic Flame
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2018-07-23, 06:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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I cant see any explanation for this other than time travel.
Else there could not be a situation where there were suddenly more of Harem than the default 5.
Though that does put a reasonable gap on how far ahead or back they could have traveled. Since it kinda need to be within Harems lifespan.
I doubt that the Alari action of a handful of ghosts on a insignificant little planet is what causes the extermination of their empire though.
That earth is that important is just unlikely.thnx to Starwoof for the fine avatar
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2018-07-23, 07:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Note the position of Dabbler's ears in panel 6? It's a "what the heck are you talking about?" Nice touch.
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2018-07-23, 08:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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There are some other explanations. Parallel reality for a start. I'd say "parallel reality" would be Dabbler's idea of "making it more complicated", while "time travel" would be "making it a lot easier".
And it's not that Earth is important at all, it's more that it's a force multiplier for a handful of ghosts with potential possession abilities. A large population of 'powered' individuals and a smorgasbord of parahuman/paranatural entities lends itself well to creating mischief. Add in the fact that the entity responsible for the destruction is also apparently targeting Sydney specifically, and you could see how there could be a connection.
My idea would be that they ended up creating something they shouldn't have, like that bloodmagic murder-golem that escaped Syd and the warehouse recon team. Something that absolutely hates Sciona and the Alari for creating it, and also has no warm feelings for Earth heroes who fought it in the past, going far beyond its original purpose and ending up as something capable of mass destruction.Bearer of the Psionic Flame
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2018-07-23, 09:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Nope. Remember the comic before that newest one? Maxima does a soundoff of all personal, which according to Peggy is all still around, one of them with burns, one of them buried under an avalanche.
Peggy would have started the comm briefing with "Maxima, you were gone for ten years" and...
... aaand hold on, it just clicked - the future is not where they are now, but where/when they were on the Alari homeworld. Harem is back to normal (now, but not then), so it was "just" her sixth copy that overwhelmed her. (Or possibly, she was overwhelmed because her abilities have grown and there were dozens Harems on Earth, in that future.) Which still begs the question how she synchronizes all her copies across lightyears. If that synchronization happened instantaneous, she would be the perfect intergalactical ambassador, especially if her teleport also happens instantaneous.
And the batteried souls that were unleashed through a portal into a past Earth (btw, where are they, at the exploded mountain side), are the reason that the galactic UN declared war on the Alari?
And the information that Harem had more copies, WAS relevant, because while on the Alari homeworld, she was receiving glimpses of what went on in the future.
Okay, thanks for pointing that out, everyone. Cool.
So, what will happen to Sydney after her shouting "FUUU..."?
Okay, my guess is rather cheesy, but she will be picked up on the surface, and brought in to the commanding officer of the monstrous super-spaceship. Who will be a human of the distant future, telling her that she is out of place and time, and sending her home with just the pressing of a button...
After Sydney gave them her autograph and did some selfies, because she was the most famous super hero in history.participate in fan translations of OotS to your native language:
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2018-07-23, 09:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-07-23, 09:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-07-23, 09:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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