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Alice Grove MCDT - February 2015

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jwhouk:
Comic.

* This is bothering Gavia more than anything.
* I'm not putting much into the constellation splatter in the background, as any indication we're not on Earth.
* There must not be a whole lot of room in the cabin if Ardent has to sleep on the floor next to Alice.
* This may or may not confirm that Alice is a "real human" and not an AI.

BenRG:
I just love the sibling interaction between Ardent and Gavia. They're basically typical teens with Clarke-tech superpowers.

Jeph managed to make Gavia look really forlorn in panel 3. Poor kid is marooned far from home. Fortunately for her, she's got a brother to blame for it! I'm still thinking that they were tricked into this situation.

Regarding the sleeping arrangements, I think that Alice is hoping that Ardent and Gavia are only short-term guests, so she hasn't acquired extra furniture. We'll see if that changes with time. Also, Alice knows Ardent has sneaked out. I think that she probably trusts the kids more than she says; she just wants them to get to the point where they volunteer to do things her way to get what they want.

Wildroses:
Alice may also be wondering if the terrible twosome really are as trapped as they claim and this isn't some elaborate plot against her town, so she wants to watch them while they believe they are unobserved. I bet she's hiding in the bushes listening to them talk.

I also think Gavia being mad at Ardent for their current situation is justified. Gavia wouldn't be down there if Ardent hadn't have gone, something everyone agrees is not allowed.

And as I was writing that I began to wonder...how did she know Ardent had gone to the forbidden world and who decided she should fetch him? Was it all her idea, or did someone else ask her to? Or was she manipulated into thinking it was her idea as part of a larger scheme?

BenRG:

--- Quote from: Wildroses on 20 Feb 2015, 06:00 ---And as I was writing that I began to wonder...how did she know Ardent had gone to the forbidden world and who decided she should fetch him? Was it all her idea, or did someone else ask her to? Or was she manipulated into thinking it was her idea as part of a larger scheme?
--- End quote ---

To me, I think it's pretty clear that Gavia was manipulated into going after Ardent.

I can see Cupressaceae saying something to Gavia like this: "Alas, my dear, your brother has done something rather foolish! He has gone into one of the Preserves against the law! I could have him retrieved quite easily but that would mean an official report being placed on his record! It could ruin him and anyone who is associated with him! Ah, if only someone could quickly pop into the Preserve and fetch Ardent back before anyone else finds out! Oh well, there's no possibility of that, I suppose! I will now take an over-exaggeratedly long time to make my official report whilst leaving behind a transporter programmed for his location and with all the security locks disabled for some reason. Don't do anything rash, my dear! Everything is under control!"

Gavia, either out of love for Ardent or a desire not to be tarred by his brush, took the bait and Cupressaceae then quietly shut down his/her/its signal receiver channel for the Vicissitude kids, thus ensuring that he/she/it doesn't get any recall requests for them.

Aziraphale:

--- Quote from: Pilchard123 on 13 Feb 2015, 13:58 ---What about n! ?

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I read this as "ni," and immediately wondered if Gavia and Ardent were looking for a shrubbery.

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