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

[Manga Shoggoth]

Fixed that for you.

Well done.

You can generally assume that any puns in my posts are deliberate. I thought that one was obvious enough not to use the other spelling, while not everyone has heard or the defenestration(s) of Prague

Othar, sadly. But it is certainly enjoyable for a while.

True.

[SZbNAhL]

Ah yes, who can forget that time Prague exiled all idealists in 1438?

Wasn't it 1419? Or am I missing a joke?

[Fyraltari]

Wasn't it 1419? Or am I missing a joke?

Nah, I wasn't aware of the Prague defenastration and assumed it was an autocorrect thing rather than a pun.




Because I'm a fool.

[Rockphed]

Nah, I wasn't aware of the Prague defenastration and assumed it was an autocorrect thing rather than a pun.

The defenestration of Prague is the entire reason "defenestration" is a word. I didn't know that there were two if them.

[theangelJean]

The defenestration of Prague is the entire reason "defenestration" is a word. I didn't know that there were two if them.

Three, according to Wikipedia. 1419, 1483 and 1618 ... so Fyraltari would have been right if he'd typo'ed?

[Rogar Demonblud]

And the Heterodyne has missed her cue.

[geoduck]

And the Heterodyne has missed her cue.

And gosh, there's a gal right there who looks a lot like her!

And there have been other defenestrations over the years..

[theangelJean]

I'm honestly surprised they expected Agatha to turn up to this thing.

I mean, she likes the Jagers and she cares about the town. But didn't the very first strip of this interlude say she was away?

ETA: Yep, it was von Mekkan himself. I guess the news took a while to percolate through to the Red Cathedral....

[DavidSh]

Now I wonder, are we going to see a Prisoner of Zenda -style impersonation here? I'm not sure how much the Professora is supposed to look like Agatha.

[Ailurus]

Now I wonder, are we going to see a Prisoner of Zenda -style impersonation here? I'm not sure how much the Professora is supposed to look like Agatha.

That all depends on who you're asking. Honestly, if the impersonation is just needed to fool the masses from a distance, then I'm pretty sure the Professora will work fine when dressed up appropriately. If this is something where an interface with Der Kestle is needed though, as it was the last time Agatha was in the cathedral, then no amount of costumes or physical similarities will help.

[Traab]

Personally to me professora just crossed the line from curious academic looking for a good scoop on a mysterious bit of culture, to intrusive jerk. "hey there is a private ceremony ove" "OMG! MUST SNEAK IN AND SEE WHAT IT IS!!!!"

[Scarlet Knight]

Personally to me professora just crossed the line from curious academic looking for a good scoop on a mysterious bit of culture, to intrusive jerk. "hey there is a private ceremony ove" "OMG! MUST SNEAK IN AND SEE WHAT IT IS!!!!"

"Well behaved women seldom make history."—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

[Traab]

"Well behaved women seldom make history."—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

"Badly behaved women rarely get invited to more than one party" - Joe Mama Smith

"You know who ELSE made history?" Larry Godwin Law

[Manga Shoggoth]

"Well behaved women seldom make history."—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

"Badly behaved women rarely get invited to more than one party" - Joe Mama Smith

"You know who ELSE made history?" Larry Godwin Law

"I thought Libraries were supposed to be quiet."
"Ho - They also say that about young ladies - "
"But the best ones rarely are!"

[Rogar Demonblud]

That all depends on who you're asking. Honestly, if the impersonation is just needed to fool the masses from a distance, then I'm pretty sure the Professora will work fine when dressed up appropriately. If this is something where an interface with Der Kestle is needed though, as it was the last time Agatha was in the cathedral, then no amount of costumes or physical similarities will help.

Actually, the cathedral is one of the few places in town where Der Kestle isn't present. It's a separate system of some kind. Knowing the Heterodynes, something dreadful.

[locksmith of lo]

That mug is the best thing on that airship.

what does it say? i cannot read it in its entirety.

[Divayth Fyr]

what does it say? i cannot read it in its entirety.

"You don't have to be the king to rule here - wait, yes you do" (well, the very least word is a guess, but it fits ;) )

[Kantaki]

what does it say? i cannot read it in its entirety.

You don't have to be king to rule here...
Wait.
YES YOU DO!

Or something along those lines.

[Radar]

You don't have to be king to rule here...
Wait.
YES YOU DO!

Or something along those lines.

Foglio's love to put details like this into the comics: book titles, mimmoths, alcohol names (like the upside down ale that was obviously held upside down) or those reminders on the stairs from Lucrezia's secret lab (one of my favorites).

[Ellen]

Personally to me professora just crossed the line from curious academic looking for a good scoop on a mysterious bit of culture, to intrusive jerk. "hey there is a private ceremony ove" "OMG! MUST SNEAK IN AND SEE WHAT IT IS!!!!"

On the one hand, I sympathize with overwhelming curiosity and all that. On the other hand, the Professora hasn't seen Midsommar, has she?

[Rogar Demonblud]

I think we all saw that coming.

[PraetorDragoon]

Hyu iz shocked.

[Scarlet Knight]

"OK! She's in costume! Get her outside so the kiddies can see her before the mechanical assassins show up !"
"The what now?"

[Manga Shoggoth]

"OK! She's in costume! Get her outside so the kiddies can see her before the mechanical assassins show up !"
"The what now?"

Ah, the Sins of the Fathers...

[Traab]

Ah, the Sins of the Fathers...

One of the superior side arcs imo.

[Rogar Demonblud]

I could really go for more Ivo in another between books break. He was so enjoyable.

[Manga Shoggoth]

Well, they did tease another Ivo story: The Gurl Who Cried Jager - although there is an outside chance this may be it.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Nah, they say they've been sitting on this one for 15 years. They basically used Ivo about the time he was created (by Cheyenne, IMS).

[theangelJean]

Hmm, there's a resemblance, is there? (Seriously, before this story started I was wondering when that would become relevant.)

So the Professor is descended from Oggie ... but as far as we know, Agatha resembles nobody so much as Lucrezia ... and next would be Euphrosynia, I guess. Not even Zola, who is apparently her cousin, looks all that much like Agatha - but I guess there are good meta-comic reasons for that.

So does that make the Professora a distant relative of the Mongfish?

[Traab]

Hmm, there's a resemblance, is there? (Seriously, before this story started I was wondering when that would become relevant.)

So the Professor is descended from Oggie ... but as far as we know, Agatha resembles nobody so much as Lucrezia ... and next would be Euphrosynia, I guess. Not even Zola, who is apparently her cousin, looks all that much like Agatha - but I guess there are good meta-comic reasons for that.

So does that make the Professora a distant relative of the Mongfish?

She is married to a man who descends from oggie, there is no telling what if any connection to lucrezia the professora might have. Especially considering the time travel shenanigans involved. She could have given birth to a child back before albia was born, then unknowingly dated her own great great great great grandson on another time hop and reinforced the genetic link.