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2018-10-01, 09:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
This is why I love the Foglios: Bang may be a cold blooded murderess, and a sexual deviant, but she appreciates the comfort of fluffy pink slippers.
"We are the people our parents warned us about!" - J.Buffett
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2018-10-01, 10:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
Huh? Are we talking about being attracted to a 15 foot tall, green, spikey monster, or is there some other justification for this label?
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2018-10-02, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I wonder. Could the guy lie? I mean, obviously he COULD, but would there be any point to it? He has the facts, he could make up a plausible story and direct Bang's fury towards almost anyone. But unless he's a minion of the Other and wants to cause trouble, I'd be surprised if he did.
But this IS Girl Genius, after all. Expect the unexpected.
That's not enough?
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2018-10-02, 07:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
There's also Bang's comments when Gil strapped her to an operating table, where she calls him pathetic for chaining someone to a table ONLY for medical purposes.
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2018-10-02, 09:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2012
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- Colorado
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
To be fair, I think Bang loved Vole for his mind. His bloodthirsty, set-off-a-civil-war-so-blood-fills-the-streets mind. Making him bigger and more dangerous only made her love him the more. Except he doesn't want to fight any longer; I don't think she knows that.
BTW, Higgs is here, so Vole ought to be nearby. I wonder where? He doesn't blend in very easily. If I were trying to hide Vole, I might try the plain sight variety and let him pretend to be a museum exhibit until the museum closed. He's got practice in standing still ....This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
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I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2018-10-02, 09:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Pacific NW
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
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2018-10-02, 10:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
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2018-10-02, 02:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I believe Higgs said something along the lines of "Just because a general doesn't want to fight doesn't mean they can't". I think it's possible that Vole's fighting skills are on a par with those of Higgs - he's now centuries old and huge and spikey. He hasn't had much practice since becoming huge, but presumably he was a proficient fighter back in his old body (yes, I remember Gil taking him down fast and hard).
Higgs alone would be dangerous to Bang. Higgs + Vole can probably tell just about any one single person to sit down and behave - well, who knows what Albia could do if provoked, but aside from her Immense Majesty ....This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2018-10-02, 03:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I wouldn't rank Vol's fighting skills that low. Gil, when he is serious, is a killing machine. I don't think Vol is going to fight though. I think he's just going to talk.
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2018-10-02, 08:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-10-02, 09:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
Suddenly, it occurs to me to wonder what 'the Devil's Prize' is. We've been assuming it's major money or some special treasure; but Bang couldn't have been crazy / furious enough to promise to marry whoever could tell her who destroyed her base, making HER the Devil's Prize? Could she?
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2018-10-02, 11:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
Maybe. But for her, it'd just be an extended weekend fling in Vegas, ending with someone in a shallow grave in the desert as she goes on her merry way.
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2018-10-02, 11:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
But, you need a reward people will WANT, not run away screaming from (nothing against Bang, but survival instincts will do that to people).
Also, while I'd always supposed Bang would have scary underwear, my mind hadn't made the leap to skulls and bones. Seems kind of obvious now. Guess I'm just hopelessly naive.Last edited by Ellen; 2018-10-02 at 11:38 PM.
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2018-10-02, 11:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-10-03, 12:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Ashland, Kentucky
Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I need an adult!
Ponies not only make ME want to be a better person than I was before they entered my life, they make me want to HELP OTHERS be better people too.
And that is a GOOD thing by any definition.
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2018-10-03, 01:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-10-03, 03:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2017
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2018-10-03, 06:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
Bang's sleepwear is superb! And she's SO HAPPY at the prospect of fighting Zeetha, especially now! But the scar across her throat. It's hard to be certain, but I don't see it.
I wonder if she's met Albia yet.
Red Rum 752?
When the small head is thinking, men do dumb things.
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2018-10-03, 06:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Manchester, UK
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2018-10-03, 06:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
Doubt very much any marriage is involved, but the prize could be a little off-panel bow-chicka-wowow. Seems in-character for Bang.
Undoubtedly 152 with a stylized '1.' 151-proof rum (ex) is a typical (at least typical in the U.S.) "extra-strong" form of hard liquor. Having something be 152 would be like Spinaltap's volume which goes up to 11.
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2018-10-03, 06:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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2018-10-03, 08:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2010
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
And considering the awe she is held in by pirates everywhere, being able to go, "Yep, i tapped that and lived" would likely make you envied and HATED by everyone in the field. Thus the devils prize. Its one heck of a reward, but brag about it too much and get sent straight to hell. Assuming its not more, "If you tell anyone it happened I will kill you." Which would also make sense.
"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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2018-10-03, 10:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I doubt very much that the Devil's Prize as advertised is a chance to bang Bang. First, that cuts out roughly 45% of the population that doesn't want to have sexual congress with a woman, which is inefficient. Secondly, there's plenty of people who do like boinking women who wouldn't consider it to be sufficient reward to risk being killed painfully if you're wrong. Speaking as someone who does in fact like women that way, I can't really think of anyone that I'd risk death to have once.
However, I think Bang may be excited enough by the news to throw in a little hanky-panky in addition to the presumably monetary "big score" the pirate came for.
I just hope she actually pays the guy rather than getting him drunk, pumping him for information, and then killing him so he can't spread the news.
And "This is going to be the best fight EVER!" suggests she does intend to call Zeetha out and fight her toe-to-toe rather than murdering her via treachery. Which might be smart, because if Zeetha agrees that means Higgs and Agatha won't kill Bang after. A duel is a duel, after all.
EDIT: The Shining. Find the reference yourself.Last edited by Shining Wrath; 2018-10-03 at 10:19 AM.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2018-10-03, 10:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I think that would be out of character for Bang, not to mention counter-productive. The way the prize was set up was to prevent false reports, so that only people who are REALLY sure will even present a suspect. Killing even the successful person means that nobody will ever give her information again. I'm betting this guy goes on his way with all the booty he can carry, along with a stern warning that if he blabs to anyone else she will find out about it and the results will be unpleasant. Bang's reputation sees to the rest.
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2018-10-03, 11:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2018-10-03, 11:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
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2018-10-03, 11:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
I do agree that I think it's unlikely she'll kill him for helping her. That doesn't really seem her style to me. But your argument here presupposes that anyone outside of Bang and this guy will ever know that this guy gave her accurate information. The two guys outside made it clear to this guy that he was taking his life into his own hands with what he was doing. I don't think they'd be at all surprised if he wound up dead. And if Bang subsequently fights and kills Zeetha, no one else would necessarily think it was associated with the information this guy provided. Bang kills people all the time. So Zeetha's death wouldn't stand out, and the guy never told anyone else exactly what he was going to tell Bang.
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2018-10-03, 11:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
So, I did a bit of re-reading. Albia requested the college of mysteries cook something up to hook Agatha's attention. What is the over/under on them being responsible for the murder and subsequent investigation?
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2018-10-03, 11:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
Last edited by datalaughing; 2018-10-03 at 12:00 PM.
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2018-10-03, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXIV: Ask Vit a Bit More Terror
And I took "something to occupy her attention" as something technical and mysterious - probably Albia wanted Agatha working on Tobber's equations, and the Boilergast has ruined her plan.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)