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Alice Grove MCDLT - June 2017
OldGoat:
Just an observation about Pate - he doesn't go in for the trappings of power.
His digs aren't any more imposing than any good size town's city hall (note the cityscape out the window behind his desk), and he certainly doesn't go in for luxurious clothing, just the Amish looking uniform that everyone we've seen in his little city state wears. He's not focused on his title and his underlings just call him "sir" instead of "Your Excellency" or "Your Majesty" or what ever. So far his carriage is the swankiest thing we've seen associated with him.
All in all, Jesper is the most modest megalomaniac I've seen in quite a while.
Method of Madness:
He is the very model of a modest meg'lomaniac.
wlewisiii:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 05 Jun 2017, 08:19 --- Those who have read Joseph Campbell will recognize the hero's journey she's been on.
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Ding Ding Ding We have a winner here.
brasca:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 05 Jun 2017, 08:19 ---
--- Quote from: JimC on 05 Jun 2017, 03:11 ---I'm wondering why Gavia and Ardent are apparently yet to attempt to contact the Praeses or even other inhabitants.
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Ardent's planet-side "vacation" wasn't authorized, nor was Gavia's apparentlly self-assigned sibling recovery mission. Neither one of them was supposed to have gone down to the surface - at least that was the official position - and both would just as soon sneak back into the dorm or whatever unnoticed. They're still kids and haven't worked out how to respond to being used as pawns.
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Ardent wasn't authorized since he got there by asking one of the transport volunteers to hack the console, but Gavia asked the Praeses and if they preside over the space habitat then it might as well be an authorized exception. http://www.alicegrove.com/post/107925637899/exposition-finally
Besides they had other priorities like turning the tables on Pate. I'm not sure if Gavia can multitask communicating to the Praeses and keep an energy dagger pointed at Pate and Ardent was too concerned with saving Alice to probably try communicating if he has a radio imbedded in him.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 04 Jun 2017, 23:20 --->What is less than ideal about it?
Yes, they do seem to be healthy and safe in a sustainable economy.
It's a scarcity economy. Alice might argue that it's ideal. I'm not convinced, and I pity the children of the village who look up at the stars at night and long to go there.
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I don't think the children of the village care about something they don't know much about. It seems like people living in orbit is common knowledge since no one was too shocked by Ardent's presence, but unless it happened off panel there wasn't an endless line of townspeople asking him and Gavia what life is like in space. Not everyone believes the grass is greener on the other side and want to venture over to live there.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: brasca on 06 Jun 2017, 07:27 ---Ardent wasn't authorized since he got there by asking one of the transport volunteers to hack the console, but Gavia asked the Praeses and if they preside over the space habitat then it might as well be an authorized exception. http://www.alicegrove.com/post/107925637899/exposition-finally
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Alice calls bullshit in the last panel and I share her scepticism. And Ardent looks like my dog when I come in and call him out for being on the couch while I'm gone. (He thinks he's sly when he hears the car pull in and gets down before I get in the door, but he leaves a warm spot.)
--- Quote ---. . . Ardent was too concerned with saving Alice to probably try communicating if he has a radio imbedded in him.
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If Jeph has introduced Ardent having an embedded radio, I missed it.
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