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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 41: Discussion

« on: September 04, 2014, 04:44:50 am »

It could be that Suspiria really did do it... but not in a conscious manner. I suspect it is the result of what has been done to her. The whole fact that her parents are dead could be an illusion, and the council admitting to murdering them a result of some unconsciously triggered magic. Or a third party could have been influencing all of them, Suspiria and the Council both.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 38: Discussion

« on: August 16, 2013, 04:04:21 pm »

I really hope you didn't just re-enter Mary to have her killed off like that... but it sure does look that way 

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 37: Discussion

« on: July 15, 2013, 03:11:52 pm »

I am guessing the Thin Man is working either towards talking her into becoming a test subject (without resistance) or maybe he is trying to talk her into becoming an ally (there have been signs that he is specifically interested in her). This whole exposition is just a step towards him making her an offer she cannot refuse.

I do find the answer on this last page narrowminded though... If the question is "Who created the qualia?" and there is neither an answer nor a rumination period, couldn't that mean that the question is incorrect? If they were not created, there would be no answer to that question. Or nobody created them, which in the form of a painting would still show nothing. I do expect the answer to become clearer with the next few pages though, but just saying that with the exposition we have seen so far Maytag's conclusion is definitely not the only option, and isn't even the most likely option either.

I also kinda hope that he's wrong. Not so much because I do not like the qualia concept or magic as technology... but because I hate all-knowing NPCs that have it all figured out and are being smug about it... like the Thin Man is doing now.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 33: Discussion

« on: July 02, 2012, 06:48:13 am »

This might trigger a bit of a guilt trip I guess. Wonder how Maytag's going to respond to this... or how she is going to explain the details of this particular conversation to Bern, because it's starting to look like that might become inevitable as well...

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 33: Discussion

« on: May 24, 2012, 02:57:26 pm »

FMA: Brotherhood, or the FMA manga (same story) are very good... I can really recommend them

I'm curious what will happen to Suspiria, but we're first back with May for now... and it looks like Regina is about to start asking some questions, that's what I think.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 31: Discussion

« on: May 04, 2012, 04:59:20 am »

I kinda felt this response coming from the moment Bern mentioned the Split Rose. Of course, this was hinted at earlier by another character, but that was not within earshot of Bern.

It makes one wonder though... if the style is so ineffective, then how was Bern able to dominate several rather powerful fighters with it? From what we have seen so far, the Split Rose is a very effective fighting style, so what her father is saying right now contradicts our story so far in a way.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Blog Post Discussion

« on: May 02, 2012, 05:23:31 am »

I think your pacing is quite good really. You always leave me anticipating the next page.

I have another question, and I do not mean this in a bad way. You missed a page and say you're going to make up for it. No problem, you have a life as well. Some time back you missed 4 pages you said you were going to catch up on, and you caught up on 2 of them. While I love the prospect of potential 'extra pages' coming up (even if they are catch-up pages) I can understand if you do not see them happening anymore.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 31: Discussion

« on: May 02, 2012, 03:18:35 am »

She didn't seem to have any when she asked Crest to keep her company that night. It must be something else.

She didn't have the scar on her forehead before either though, despite the fact that she insists otherwise now. We do not know when the scar actually appeared, but I am guessing it is rather recent and not an actual direct result of whatever was done with her. Keep in mind that overnight she also went from saying she never had a scar there to saying it has always been there.

I had gotten the impression her excuse there was that whilst Crest might not have any problem with the bathhouse with the three of them, she has a problem with Crest being there.

Well, her jealousy IS infamous. When Maytag was "modeling" for Kin, and Suspira asked about a threesome, Kin reminded her that she got so jealous that the other partner left screaming, shaved bald and magically painted blue.

It's not so much Crest being there, as Crest being present in front of other nude women that is causing Suspira problems.

While there is something to be said for her jealousy, there is also something to be said for her rashness. Keep in mind that she did come with the idea for the threesome herself and probably would have gone through with it if not for Maytag's rejection and/or Kin's intervention. She also didn't mind Kin drawing Maytag nude, this too was her own idea. Her jealousy seems not to be a thing that inhibits her outgoingness... rather it tends to lead to disastrous conflicts afterwards.

Though she has been undergoing some big changes lately. She has been rather timid after Kin's death, compared to her outgoing personality when we first met her. This is of course understandable.

Yet I have a feeling her rejection to go to the bathhouse is not unrelated to her condition.

For now though we're following Bern. Less mystery in this part of the story, but I wonder what this conversation will bring. It seems her father is not quite the lowlife he seemed to be at first now that he is sober. Maybe he made some bad judgements in the past. He could have returned to the knights with the news about the swords being reproducible and the associated cost. He may not have had the swords, but at least it's a result. And the knights would probably have been able to find investors or even invest in it themselves. But pride is a tricky vice and I do have to agree that it is not very hard to grow bitter with the knights...

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 31: Discussion

« on: April 19, 2012, 12:18:01 pm »

First time poster, long time reader... decided to make an account because this is really interesting and for a change I want to contemplate on the situation in the open for a bit.

It doesn't feel like Suspiria is lying about her scar at the moment... and that worries me. If her only purpose were to downplay any significance she would just be dismissive about it (it's just a scar, probably just didn't notice when I got it). The last thing she would do is pretend right in front of Crest as if she always had it while last time we saw her she told him she never had a scar.

And she doesn't want to go to the bathhouse. I don't think it is out of shyness to be honest (I think her reaction would have been different then), nor out of time constraint or anything. She says she cannot bring Crest to a bathhouse, but when Maytag calls her out on that (I'm sure he wouldn't mind) she has no counter-argument, not even a little, and dismisses the topic entirely.

I think there are more scars...

Problem I am having right now is that my two theories don't go together. If some mental effect is downplaying the importance of the scars in her mind, possibly by altering her memories, then she would have no real reason for hiding another scar from Crest. Unless there are already so many that it is somewhat of a vanity thing that is.

One thing is for sure though... while there is something to be said about not wanting to worry others, I don't think it is natural for Suspiria to downplay this strange scar this much even in front of Crest and Maytag.