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2011-04-22, 12:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
So basically it's the best option because the other options are even worse? Makes sense I suppose.
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2011-04-22, 01:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Truly, this is the best of all possible plotlines.
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2011-04-22, 02:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
So Quilt is the main character for this arc?
Well, at least his character can't be derailed since he never had a consistent character in the first place.
Still, is it really a good idea to recruit the flesh golem made out of chaos mutants to track down the well intentioned psychic mass murderer who specializes in chaos magic? It doesn't surprise me that Luna thought this would be a good idea though.
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2011-04-22, 04:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Actualy it makes perfectly sense to get Quilt to help, especaly in a situation where you cant use direct divination magic to find Celesto.
Mostly because the better choices are hard to get hold off.thnx to Starwoof for the fine avatar
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2011-04-22, 04:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-04-22, 04:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
I suspect this arc is going to jump around from character to character. My hunch is that this is another "epic" arc like Storm of Souls, War in Hell and (attempted in) March Across Maltak. Probably nearly everyone will end up involved at some point.
Well, at least his character can't be derailed since he never had a consistent character in the first place.
Still, it's going to be amusing to see either how Quilt screws this up, or how he should have screwed it up if the Idiot Balls and Deus Ex Machinas weren't in plentiful supply that day.
Edit:@lord_khaine: Uh, no. The main positive I can think for recruiting Quilt is that he's unlikely to be a loyalist to King Dave - that's far from clear from the rest of the Deegan Scooby Gang. But that doesn't matter much if the only mission is "Find Celesto" - they don't have to tell them exactly why they need to find him.
Out of the rest of the cast, if the goal is to find Celesto without divination then it's hard to think of anyone less qualified than Quilt. The only one close to a worse pick is SmugGreg, but he'd immediately go and ask the help of someone else anyway so that's moot. Everyone else is a better choice.Last edited by Trazoi; 2011-04-22 at 04:38 AM.
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2011-04-22, 04:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Have I missed something here? Is there any good reason why Dom can't get in contact with Celesto via his standard scrying? Has Quilt ever even SEEN celesto before? Why is Luna of all people calling the shots here when she is least qualified to do so? What's Miranda planning to do about this situation? And really. If what Dom's gone through recently counts as a "mental beating" then I...
huh... I don't actually know how to finish that line. It's not as if there's any sort of retaliatory measures one would feel motivated to undertake, or further level of disappointment one could feel. Neither is there any faith left in Mookie one could lose, or remaining hope for improvement that could be dispelled. And there's not even any point in claiming one shall leave... tried that once already and failed miserably.
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2011-04-22, 05:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
It's interesting to note that your tone makes it sound so contemptuous, where Mookie just sounds like a dweeb. It is scientifically fascinatin (if viscerally painful).
Hm. That's going in the notebook for my next endeavor.
Geeze, next you'll say fans appreciate well thought out and consistent storytelling. Who has time for thinking and drawing a comic? Seriously?
So Mookie designs story arcs the same way most PCs design plans and such; "of all the things I'm willing to do, my sources say this one is the least likely to result with me being on fire, with only nominal disembowelment ratings. Lets do it!"
Celesto is 'unscryable' (just like the beast and DJ Callan! Wait...) because of his brush with snuggly. So... Yes. Yes indeed, this makes perfect sense. Get the guy who's not the guy with the power to actually scry the guy who can't be scried because of his contact with angry spaghetti.
Also, your training is nearing completion. Soon, when you are too angry for sorrow, and to depressed for anger, you will achieve the balance of nirvana.Last edited by SiuiS; 2011-04-22 at 05:08 AM.
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2011-04-22, 05:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Well, as GLaDOS has taught us, it's not real science unless the experiment is causing pain to humans. So, good job there.
(One is finding it grating on the same level as LaughingMan's earlier SmugGreg avatar. Siuis is right about it coming across as derisive, whereas from Mookie himself the effect is dulled. Possibly because he genuinely believes it's cool... with that knowledge it inspires pity more than loathing.)Avatar by Azuyomi224
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2011-04-22, 05:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
See, these are all meta-reasons. But the characters, in theory, are unaware of this - Dominic and Luna haven't sat around saying things like "Man, I hope my mom doesn't show up, because that would make the resolution of this conflict too straightforward." There's gotta be some kind of internal logic that makes Luna say "It is better to ask the well-meaning but bumbling, incredibly conspicuous zombie to do this than anybody else whose magic phone number I have."
Also, like Wraith pointed out, this is a great piece of Luna characterization.
Luna: No, you're not going looking for Celesto. It's too dangerous! HEY QUILT ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING.
(other resources to follow - the king has an interest in capturing Celesto too, he's probably got folks looking for him too, use second sight to intercept their intel)Who makes fabulous avatars? MEMNARCH makes fabulous avatars!
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2011-04-22, 06:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-04-22, 06:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Ah, there we go - I knew there was another reason as to why Mookie'd bring Quilt back. I'll make that a bet of Pony Demotivators and/or Strip Slays that we WILL get a call-back to that before the end of the week. Any takers?
To Mookie's credit, this isn't something new and is consistent with what we already know. Luna is, and always has been, a sociopath.~ CAUTION: May Contain Weasels ~
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2011-04-22, 06:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-04-22, 06:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
All Mookie would need to do to make Luna seem like less of an uncaring jerk is include one line: "I know this is really dangerous but I need your help." At least have her show some token concern for someone who isn't Dominic.
Luna coming across as a stupid self (or in this Dominic) centered jerkass wouldn't be so infuriating if Mookie didn't want us to see her as all things good and pure. At this point I'm not even sure we really are supposed to like her.
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And yes, this strip made me hate Luna even more, which I did not think was possible. At this point, the only female character in comics I hate more is Bomb Queen. And at least Bomb Queen seems to be purposely written to be hateworthy.Last edited by M84; 2011-04-22 at 06:37 AM.
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2011-04-22, 07:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Milov is away in the Winter Archipelago. He's pretty important there. Also his scry magic only works on the full moon. And he has anger problems.
Rillian is a very impersonal, observant figure. Basically, don't ask him to do anything unless the world's at stake. Which it is. Uh, what was I trying to say again? He can't be contacted?
Miranda? I got nothing.
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2011-04-22, 08:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Ok, I think I can invent a reason why Quilt is the best non-Dom choice for this. It won't even require making things up, except for maybe some magic stuff.
Quilt, as we all know, is largely made up of bits of The Chosen, thus tying him to Storm of Souls and Chaos Magic in general. Celesto is champion of Chaos, thus tying him to Chaos Magic. Quilt is the best choice because the link between them via the Storm of Souls and Chaos Magic may allow him to wiggle his way past Snuggly's anti-scry stuff when scying.
...Yeah, Ok. That was total BS.
Option 2:
Quilt's second-sight, scrying, and magic all descend from the chaos magic that blah-blah-blah I already explained it. It's Chaos Magic. It doesn't have to play by the rules.
Both of these ideas are pretty lame, but even they'd be better than what Mookie will come up with, because they actually involve remembering what's happened in the strip in the past.
...Also, I'll take the bet that we're not going to see a revival of that terrible joke. Because that would involve Mookie remembering his own archives. 2 Pony De-Motivators.Last edited by Deme; 2011-04-22 at 08:52 AM.
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2011-04-22, 09:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-04-22, 10:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
I'm calling it right now - Quilt will scry up some female's skirt, but - since he's so familiar with her private parts by now - instantly notice that it's not Pam he's looking at. He will then describe what he sees and get to some detail that prompts Luna to cut him off, shocked, after she realizes that he's in the middle of describing her naughty bits. Hilarity! (This will also be a call-back to that one time where he walked in on her shaking her ass in front of Dominic. Double hilarity!)
After she's calmed down, something like the following exchange will happen:
Luna: "Well, at least you're scrying up the pants of someone related to your task now."
Quilt: "Thanks! I've been practicing!"
COMEDY!
(The random bolding may, of course, be completely different.)Last edited by Johnny Blade; 2011-04-22 at 10:28 AM.
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2011-04-22, 10:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
No. And you know this.thnx to Starwoof for the fine avatar
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2011-04-22, 11:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
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2011-04-22, 11:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Wait just a goddamned second. I see what Mookie's doing here. If I recall accurately, Celesto is still in the wild edge... this is just another excuse to have a few weeks of Quilt meeting Bort, and then engaging with whatever random miscellania Mookie dreams up the preceeding day, isn't it?
Please correct me. I want to be wrong about this.Last edited by Darkmyst; 2011-04-22 at 12:02 PM.
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2011-04-22, 12:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Actually, Bort and Classic Quilt would probably be pretty interesting to see.
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Hark! An avatar drawn by Kate Beaton!
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2011-04-22, 12:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
In order for them to fight crime, there'd actually have to be some antagonists worth a damn still in existance.
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
Their aim in each episode would be to find and arrest this week's jock/businessman/businessjock before Celesto explodes him.
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2011-04-22, 12:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXXV: DJ Callan Turns the Tables
If my text is blue, I'm being sarcastic.But you already knew that, right?
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