Girl Genius XXV: It needs work! BUT THE CONCEPT IS SOUND!

[Fyraltari]

"Jack Tarr" = sailor in the Royal Navy.

"Roit" = "right" i.e. correct or affirmative.

"Strewth" = exclamation for added emphasis, usually in surprise or dismay; origins in "god's truth".

"hit's the cumulation uv a loiflong dream" = "it's the culmination of a life-long dream".

"squire" = "sir" i.e. a man of refinement, or in a position of power.

Thank you, squire.

[SZbNAhL]

I think Jack Tarr is specifically the name of Trelawney's sidekick, which is presumably transferred every time she gets a new one. He was in that side-comic Cheyenne Wright brought out a while back.

[Narkis]

Indeed. Here's the side comic for reference.

Completely unrelated, I came across this page on my Nth reread. What is the College of Mysteries, and just how involved is the Queen with the Cthulhu cultists?

[Dexam]

Squire is actually a landholder title, traditionally someone who owned enough property to qualify to vote before political reforms fixed that problem. They generally are referred to as Sir, as they kind of slot into the old knightly caste spot.

Right-o, guvna!

While Captain Blish may or may not be a titled landholder, in the context of the strip I strongly suspect that Gil is using it as term of pseudo-respect rather than an actual title.

I think Jack Tarr is specifically the name of Trelawney's sidekick, which is presumably transferred every time she gets a new one. He was in that side-comic Cheyenne Wright brought out a while back.

Indeed. Here's the side comic for reference.

Oooh, I was not aware of this. Thanks!

Indeed, it would seem that is why Captain Blish is referring to Gil as "a new Jack Tarr"... which makes me wonder if Trelawney Thorpe goes through so many sidekicks that whomever writes the novels of her adventures doesn't bother to learn their names, so they all earn the 'title' of 'Jack Tarr'?

[Scarlet Knight]

The Baron was right: Gil IS very likeable.

If this was a Rom-Com, Trelawney Thorpe would be falling for him right about now.

[Rogar Demonblud]

I'm not sure she hasn't already. He does have that Sparky charisma, several adorkable moments and we've heard rumors about what his father got up to in Jollie Olde England.

[Ellen]

I really hope all the murder and mayhem hasn't been Albia's idea of how to keep Agatha happy and occupied. That would be a really callous disregard for life.

[keybounce]

So if anyone else is reading Equinox at the same time, it looks like Tarvek has a case of Insight + Hunger, no?

[wingnutx]

I think Jack Tarr is specifically the name of Trelawney's sidekick, which is presumably transferred every time she gets a new one. He was in that side-comic Cheyenne Wright brought out a while back.

"Jack Tar" is an old term for sailors, which the character "Tarr" draws his name from.

[Scarlet Knight]

Perhaps this Jack Tarr?

[Traab]

Yeah I think squire is also like the lowest noble ranking possible. I read a few books where the main character saved the noblemans daughter and in turn was made a squire, given some small plot of land, that sort of thing. It wasnt some huge thing like a town or something, its basically the equivalent of a nice house and the land to support it along with some farmers who work for you now. Still a big deal for a commoner who would likely have as their highest hope a shop with a living area over the top for themselves and their future family once they learned a trade. Its also strange because more often I see squire used as a job title, basically working for a knight to take care of his gear and such. Kind of a higher status servant who gets training in being a knight himself eventually. Im not certain but im fairly sure even then the squire was probably someone at least related to someone important, like the son of a nobleman himself as I doubt they randomly grabbed street urchins to work for a knight as a page boy then eventual squire. I dunno, its all strange to me.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Not really, just adapting an older title to a new reality. The path used to be page=>squire=>knight, with various degrees available to knights (for instance, a knight-banneret is the first rank where you can sport your own flag on the lance). Pages had no real standing, but squires are moving up (they're at the point where a marriage alliance can be considered, which is useful when said teenaged squire knocks up one of the teenaged ladies-in-waiting being fostered by your wife).

Once society moved past the point where metal-clad guys on horses were a realistic force, the whole social structure looked kind of stupid. So they adjusted it to land-ownership (which is what it technically stood for in the first place), with squire at the bottom rank. Technically, you need to be a baronet to be called 'sir' under this system, but peasants don't care about the finer points of etiquette.

[wingnutx]

Bloody peasants.

[Scarlet Knight]

I keep hearing Michael Palin's voice going: " Sorry, Squire..."

[Ellen]

"Come see the violence inherit in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"

No, I don't know what would happen if Sparkworld crashed into Monty Python. Hopefully, that question will never be answered.

Meanwhile, Tarvik reminds us that he always says you shouldn't trust people in his family.

[Vinyadan]

Weird speech bubbles. Not only is one of them swapped, but Agatha's is now all angular.

[wingnutx]

Sparks gonna spark.

[Calemyr]

Forget Double-Break Tarvek, I'm more worried about Troll Agatha. Nothing good follows when she gets trollish. It usually seems to happen when she's touching on Lucrezia's persona.

[Rogar Demonblud]

So Tarvek just did the old war movie trick of shoving a squadmate into the open to draw fire? Sounds kind of pallid for his family's scheming habits.

[Manga Shoggoth]

So Tarvek just did the old war movie trick of shoving a squadmate into the open to draw fire? Sounds kind of pallid for his family's scheming habits.

Be fair. He's probably a little out of practice.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

So Tarvek just did the old war movie trick of shoving a squadmate into the open to draw fire? Sounds kind of pallid for his family's scheming habits.

I understood he's taking a reading/sample from our transdimensional visitor here in order to calibrate the device with the right harmonics to attract the gribblies, using that vaguely tuning-fork-looking device in his hand. But yeah, I can see Tarvek "calibrating" our friend into bait instead.

[geoduck]

Be fair. He's probably a little out of practice.

And he's currently insane.

[Gez]

Don't worry for the vozzler, he will have been completely unharmed.

[Garick]

Huh! Never even realized this thread was here, until I did a websearch for "Gomorrity." I should have figured that folks with enough taste to be OOTS fans would overlap considerably with GG fans.

Nice to see old roommates (Kaja, not Phil) doing so well. These two are the only webcomics I follow, and I was just re-reading some stuff that hasn't made it into books yet. The guesses in a previous thread about what that sin might be are interesting.

[Scarlet Knight]

Forget Double-Break Tarvek, I'm more worried about Troll Agatha. Nothing good follows when she gets trollish. It usually seems to happen when she's touching on Lucrezia's persona.

Lucrezia wasn't a troll....she was a trollop....feminine noun.

[Manga Shoggoth]

And he's currently insane.

That could go either way. Given Tarvek, possibly both.

Don't worry for the vozzler, he will have been completely unharmed.

Does rather depend on how long "this part" actually took.

A thought - The vozzler notes that the creatures are trying to eat each other. Does that mean the two creatures that are fighting, or does it also mean the creatures within the composite that Dr. Vapnoople summoned are trying to eat each other?

[Rogar Demonblud]

Yes/no/maybe/of course/don't be ridiculous.

I have a hunch all of those apply simultaneously. These monsters are the equivalents of 5th dimensional speed chess.

[wingnutx]

How I have missed Krosp.

[Radar]

Lucrezia wasn't a troll....she was a trollop....feminine noun.

I hereby grant you one cookie for the pervect reference. Who am I kidding... have a whole bunch!

[Ellen]

Taking a Heterodyne as an apprentice is probably like deciding to build a summer home on an active volcano the day it explodes.

Only lots more exciting/dangerous/potentially fatal.