Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!

[tyckspoon]

Eh, maybe not?
That said, I wonder how this applies to the Heterodynes? The Castle wasn't willing to let Agatha undergo the Si Vales Valeo, but there the thing it objected to was that Agatha was going to die, not that she was going to be resurrected. The Heterodynes don't seem like the type to care about such things.

The Castle had, for an extended period of time, zero (0) Heterodynes. Then Agatha came to it, and now it has one (1) Heterodyne. It very much does not want to go back to zero Heterodynes, which is what will happen if Agatha gets herself killed before she can sort out her problems and figure out what the relationships with Gil and Tarvek are going to look like. In fact, with Bill and Barry indefinitely MIA, if Agatha dies there may never be another Heterodyne to rule over the Castle. If Agatha were to have children or cloned herself or otherwise provided a guarantee that there could be more Heterodynes in residence, the Castle would probably be a bit more cavalier about Agatha's health and life (just a bit, being The Heterodyne probably engenders a bit of protectiveness) but as it is.. well, they had to shut it down because even being The Heterodyne wasn't enough to over-ride it when it wanted to stop Agatha from killing herself.

[Manga Shoggoth]

Eh, maybe not?
Like, one could argue that, under the original body, Anveka never really "Died", and the clank is just an assistive device like a wheelchair.
(Of course, Anveka DID die, but people don't know that).

That's why I said "Highly Likley" - that is a possible "out" for Anveka before she died, depending where the line gets drawn, whether Europa has/had a bias against having a female in the top slots and whether the person concerned is powerful enough to run roughshod over the rules.

[TeChameleon]

I'm not sure that the 'clank as wheelchair' argument would work anymore- it took me a moment or two to find, but the scenes in the Mechanicsburg hospital show clearly that Clankevka didn't bother with the subterfuge anymore- the pressurized chamber-thing that Anevka's body was riding around in is conspicuously absent.

[theangelJean]

I'm not sure that the 'clank as wheelchair' argument would work anymore- it took me a moment or two to find, but the scenes in the Mechanicsburg hospital show clearly that Clankevka didn't bother with the subterfuge anymore- the pressurized chamber-thing that Anevka's body was riding around in is conspicuously absent.

"Agatha" (Lucrezia) cut off the tubes connecting the clank to the casket way back in Sturmhalten - leading to the reveal that the clank did not in fact need them, and Tarvek turning off "Anevka" and replacing the head with a Lu installation. However nobody else is under the illusion that the Anevka is alive, either - in the hospital she is referred to (to her face) as "the clank that thinks she's Princess Anevka".

[runeghost]

Big reveal from Kaja. The Professors have "a giant corkboard of continuity madness".

[keybounce]

New thread title proposal: How does inheritance work here anyways?

[HandofShadows]

I think "A giant corkboard of continuity madness" would make a great title for the next thread.

[Kantaki]

I think "A giant corkboard of continuity madness" would make a great title for the next thread.

So, Girl Genius XXIX: A Giant Corkboard of Continuity Madness?

Sounds good.
Vote!

[Traab]

So, Girl Genius XXIX: A Giant Corkboard of Continuity Madness?

Sounds good.
Vote!

Agreed. Vote cast

[Zazu Yen]

Yeah I think Kaja just handed us our next thread title, I vote for "A giant corkboard of continuity madness!".

I like to think they read all the boards such as this one, speculating on who the third claimant might be, and had a head slapping moment of "oh man, we'd forgotten about that, we need to think this through!" No one's going to nitpick your continuity to keep you honest like rabid fans :D.

[Radar]

Agreed. Vote cast

And my axe!

I mean... I vote for "A giant corkboard of continuity madness!" too.

[Ailurus]

I am a little annoyed at another filler page today, given that we had a side-story, a recap page and then 8 pages (2 of which were filler) along the main story.

That said, though, I'd much rather have a filler page today to resolve any continuity errors then to have everything fall apart. So, bring on the giant corkboard of continuity madness!

[Manga Shoggoth]

Suggestions and votes noted. I'm, even voting for A giant corkboard of continuity madness.

Shall I put the scores up? It's Friday, I've spent the evening helping my daughter make candles, I'm knocking back the cider!! Of course I'm posting the scores!!!

Spoiler: Today's vote brought to you by Angry Orchard...

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Title	Votes	Proposer and Voters
Girl Genius XXIX: I will smack all of you so hard!	1	Ellen
Girl Genius XXIX: What is this worthless thread?	1	keybounce
Girl Genius XXIX: Thread delayed due to SCIENCE!	1	keybounce
Girl Genius XXIX: Too educational to miss	1	keybounce
Girl Genius XXIX: Who's naming these things?	1	keybounce
Girl Genius XXIX: How does inheritance work here anyways?	1	keybounce
Girl Genius XXIX: It's not just because I'm a Pirate!	1	Manga Shoggoth
Girl Genius XXIX: The Promised Hat Rack	1	Rockphed
Girl Genius XXIX: Shifted Mathematics	1	Rockphed
Girl Genius XXIX: Still Working on the Harmonics	1	Rockphed
Girl Genius XXIX: Teach it some Manners	1	Rockphed
Girl Genius XXIX: Improbably Lucky Klutz	1	Rockphed
Girl Genius XXIX: Yeah! Psychology!	1	Shining Wrath
Girl Genius XXIX: Fight delayed on account of science.	1	Shining Wrath
Girl Genius XXIX: Vibrationally Stable	1	Shining Wrath
Girl Genius XXIX: You will not harsh my thesis!	1	Jimor
Girl Genius XXIX: Friend of Smeerps	1	PraetorDragoon
Girl Genius XXIX: DON'T CARE!	1	locksmith of lo
Girl Genius XXIX: Tch. Whatever. Don't Care.	1	Rockphed
Girl Genius XXIX: Something is definitely going on!	1	Zazu Yen
Girl Genius XXIX: Well, now I kind of want to keep him.	1	Zazu Yen
Girl Genius XXIX: We can rebuild with Science	1	Scarlet Knight
Girl Genius XXIX: We're not savages, you know.	1	Scarlet Knight
Girl Genius XXIX: Does this thread have a wine list? It does not.	2	Manga Shoggoth, Shining Wrath
Girl Genius XXIX: Mysteriously Activated, set loose, or broken	2	Rockphed, Vinyadan
Girl Genius XXIX: Severely Over-Parked!	3	Rogar Demonblud, Agi Hammerthief, The Glyphstone
Girl Genius XXIX: Still In Four Pitiful Dimensions	3	The Glyphstone, Shining Wrath, TeChameleon
Girl Genius XXIX: A giant corkboard of continuity madness	6	HandofShadows, Kantaki, Manga Shoggoth, Traab, Zazu Yen, Radar

[runeghost]

Count me in for "a giant corkboard of continuity madness" as well, please.

[TeChameleon]

Yeah, it's tough to argue with A Giant Corkboard of Continuity Madness being the best title.

One more vote for that.

[The Glyphstone]

Let's jump on this runaway bandwagon before it leaves the station, and lock in a Corkboard of Continuity Madness.

[Manga Shoggoth]

Let's jump on this runaway bandwagon before it leaves the station, and lock in a Corkboard of Continuity Madness.

It's going to be a difficult one to beat, for sure. But there's still two pages to go, and anything could happen in the next two pages.

[Rockphed]

Alas, my many (not very) well thought out title suggestions again fall by the wayside. What is a modestly mad scientist to do?

In unrelated thoughts, what do mimmoths eat? Real elephants and mammoths eat leaves and grass (with the occasional fruit), but mimmoths are too small to properly ferment their food. I suppose they could have digestive tracts similar to rabbits and guinea pigs, where they send the food multiple times down their whole digestive tracts.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Seeing as how they were created by Mad SCIENCE!, they could survive on dust motes in the air for all we know.

[Agi Hammerthief]

Let's jump on this runaway bandwagon before it leaves the station, and lock in a Corkboard of Continuity Madness.

get’s a vote from me too.

[geoduck]

Alas, my many (not very) well thought out title suggestions again fall by the wayside. What is a modestly mad scientist to do?

In unrelated thoughts, what do mimmoths eat? Real elephants and mammoths eat leaves and grass (with the occasional fruit), but mimmoths are too small to properly ferment their food. I suppose they could have digestive tracts similar to rabbits and guinea pigs, where they send the food multiple times down their whole digestive tracts.

According one of the novels, a mimmoth will bore through a concrete wall to get at a peanut.

[Rogar Demonblud]

They really are rodents.

[TeChameleon]

Random silly headcanon time: Jagermonsters are followers of Odin. Specifically, the Marvel comics version, for reasons I hope are obvious.

[Fyraltari]

Someone should make a graph of who's pining for whom.

[locksmith of lo]

yes, "a Corkboard of Continuity Madness" is pretty good and that gets my final vote.

[PraetorDragoon]

My votes go for "Still in Four Pitiful Dimensions" and "Corkboard of Madness"

Someone should make a graph of who's pining for whom.

Modelling graphs in 5 dimensions is annoying.

[Shining Wrath]

Ah, feline modesty. "She'd be lost without me".
Now, why doesn't Tarvek want the Muse filled in on the nature of the party?
Also, very superficial. Zeetha is a lot more than a fight instructor and romantic partner to Higgs.
Higgs is lot more than "dangerous".
Et cetera.

[Scarlet Knight]

...
Now, why doesn't Tarvek want the Muse filled in on the nature of the party?

Because she's Clankrezia in a wig?

[Traab]

Ah, feline modesty. "She'd be lost without me".
Now, why doesn't Tarvek want the Muse filled in on the nature of the party?
Also, very superficial. Zeetha is a lot more than a fight instructor and romantic partner to Higgs.
Higgs is lot more than "dangerous".
Et cetera.

Remember, he is a cat. Despite his human level intellect, he still thinks like a cat so his descriptors are going to be skewed. As for tarvek, he is probably annoyed that he is getting called out for intentionally pretending not to recognize the interest he is being shown. He is VERY good at playing ignorant and hiding things. He does not want to get mixed up in any english romance when he is still after agatha and trying to be the storm king. But he cant reject her because obviously thats not a wise thing to do to the daughter of an immortal queen. So he is likely pretending not to notice and hoping she never gets up the nerve to be direct about it.

[Calemyr]

Orotine is a wild card, and not one Tarvek trusts. Given his superior knowledge on muses and their history, I wouldn't dismiss it as simple paranoia.

Now, this could be because Orotine's behavior during or after the fall of the Storm King makes Tarvek question her allegiance. A Muse of Geometry could reasonably be expected to jump ship to a preferable circumstance once her original purpose cannot be furthered, and she can certainly be expected to make this conclusion and pick a new angle far sooner than her sisters would. Ergo, Tarvek could easily expect her to be a traitor and manipulator. It's almost explicitly her stated nature.

Alternatively, Tarvek is outright stated himself to be expecting divide and conquer tactics here in England. He was amused at the dance at just how many women have been directed like arrows at Gil, but none at him - right before Orotine showed up. Tarvek knows himself quite well, he knows the muses are something of a weakness for him. Putting Orotine in front of him right now seems less like kismet and more like conspiracy, so he is triple-guessing everything the muse has to say in order to figure out just what her game is and - with luck - the game of her compatriots/superiors/whatever.