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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

If you thought E-Merl was out of tricks, he's just warming up.

Chapter 26 – Page 14

on October 7, 2013
Chapter: Chapter 26
└ Tags: Blair, E-Merl, Frigg, Hestia, Rachel, Scipio, Tamara
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  1. OamuTheMonk
    OamuTheMonk
    October 7, 2013, 12:07 am | # | Reply

    Good page. Paced well. Multiple perspectives, both physical and emotional. I’m liking Scipio’s tough love routine.

    • CM
      CM
      October 7, 2013, 2:18 am | # | Reply

      Indeed. Still waters run deep.

  2. JSStryker
    JSStryker
    October 7, 2013, 12:13 am | # | Reply

    C’mon E-Merl light their fire, set field on fire!

    • Worst
      Worst
      October 7, 2013, 3:15 am | # | Reply

      Try to set the night on fire! Their love become a funeral pyre!

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      April 1, 2016, 4:07 am | # | Reply

      He just wants to make his own contribution to their heated argument.

  3. Tehbeefer
    Tehbeefer
    October 7, 2013, 12:28 am | # | Reply

    I choose to take the alt-text literally. Those shorts and all, y’know.

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      April 1, 2016, 4:08 am | # | Reply

      They’re comfy and easy to wear!

  4. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    October 7, 2013, 12:44 am | # | Reply

    Who the heck is Scarlett?

    • Tsapki
      Tsapki
      October 7, 2013, 1:17 am | # | Reply

      I think Mother Scarlett who lead the BloodShot Eye. One sec… yes, that was her, Mother Scarlett.

  5. HURRDURP
    HURRDURP
    October 7, 2013, 12:59 am | # | Reply

    The problem with people asking questions really only flares up..

    When it’s Nun-dere bidness.

  6. biggmac
    biggmac
    October 7, 2013, 1:24 am | # | Reply

    Frigg is to the Guild like…
    Dan Blocker (Hoss) was to “Bonanza”
    Polly Holliday (Flo, “kiss my grits”) was to “Alice”
    Barbara Feldon (99) was to “Get Smart”
    i.e., even though they weren’t the headliner stars of their series, the shows could not survive their loss….

    My little way of saying – Frigg better be all right!

    • Frigg_Fanboi
      Frigg_Fanboi
      October 7, 2013, 7:32 am | # | Reply

      Alan Tudyk (Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne) was to Firefly
      Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson) was to The Avengers

      Wait… that’s not setting a good precedent, never mind.

      • Warbossnick
        Warbossnick
        October 7, 2013, 1:10 pm | # | Reply

        Coulson isn’t dead he got his own Shit going on now

        • Denita TwoDragons
          Denita TwoDragons
          October 7, 2013, 1:33 pm | # | Reply

          Was about to bring that up but you beat me to it. :-) Looks like it’s gonna be good, too, especially with Joss at the helm.

          • Washbourn
            Washbourn
            October 7, 2013, 2:36 pm | # | Reply

            Spoiler alert!!!!!!

            They actually hint pretty heavily that there is something hinky about his miraculous resurrection. And he doesn’t know about it. My guess is either a clone or a test subject for reanimation superpowers.

            • The_Rippy_One
              The_Rippy_One
              October 7, 2013, 5:12 pm | # | Reply

              I think it’s the first option. Tahiti isn’t that magical…

            • Denita TwoDragons
              Denita TwoDragons
              October 7, 2013, 5:42 pm | # | Reply

              Oh it’s quite simple, really. They just injected him with Benedict Cumberbatch’s blood. Oh wait…

            • RahDream
              RahDream
              October 8, 2013, 8:39 pm | # | Reply

              He’s an LMD baby! Straight outa SHIELD’s classic playbook. That’s my prediction

  7. maggPi
    maggPi
    October 7, 2013, 1:56 am | # | Reply

    S’funny… I’m a little unnerved by the fact that we cannot see Frigg’s face in the last panel. AND (as someone pointed out recently), things must be quite serious if Scipio is doing so much talking.
    …
    I do like his character development. We’ve been getting sneak peeks for a long time, now. It’s really nice to finally see such an intelligent, layered reveal.

  8. Mordecai
    Mordecai
    October 7, 2013, 3:09 am | # | Reply

    HOURS of discussion before I murdered her, that’s quite enough time for a reasonable judgement!

    • Dan Irving
      Dan Irving
      October 7, 2013, 8:06 am | # | Reply

      To a child, hours seem like eternity.

    • Masterofbones
      Masterofbones
      October 7, 2013, 11:24 am | # | Reply

      Perfect face to go along with your text

  9. Bruceski
    Bruceski
    October 7, 2013, 4:57 am | # | Reply

    E-Merl didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the world’s been turning…

  10. Nathanyel
    Nathanyel
    October 7, 2013, 5:51 am | # | Reply

    100 badass points to E-Merl for cracking jokes during a hostage situation with him as the hostage.

    • moirla
      moirla
      October 7, 2013, 7:48 am | # | Reply

      bonus points for doing the above with a broken arm.

      • Chris
        Chris
        October 7, 2013, 1:50 pm | # | Reply

        Well… he didn’t brake the leg.

        • Tsapki
          Tsapki
          October 7, 2013, 9:25 pm | # | Reply

          You guys are missing the point! E-merl prepunned us all! It’s the end of days!

  11. Atomsk42
    Atomsk42
    October 7, 2013, 8:08 am | # | Reply

    And now a Magician versus a Monk and two Clerics! Place your bets!

    • seggs
      seggs
      October 7, 2013, 8:59 am | # | Reply

      Odd grps 2 da left…

    • BIGg
      BIGg
      October 7, 2013, 5:08 pm | # | Reply

      theres a million to one chance of him wining so hes pretty much guaranteed an amazing victory

  12. ahdok
    ahdok
    October 7, 2013, 8:12 am | # | Reply

    Come on Scip, you need to get her proper angry.

  13. lanibgoode
    lanibgoode
    October 7, 2013, 9:08 am | # | Reply

    Ok, I feel like a total idiot now. Everyone’s making jokes about E-Merl and fire and I was completely baffled until I finally scrolled back up and WOW, how did I miss the palmful of fire?? I blame the 3 hours of sleep -.-

    • PlaintextMan
      PlaintextMan
      October 7, 2013, 3:15 pm | # | Reply

      I too often focus too hard on the text without taking time to take in the art, but I’ve stumbled across a way “around” this problem. I often have trouble with GA pages loading completely over my connection so I right click and view the image alone so it can load without the rest of the page interfering, and my browser then usually shrinks the page to fit in one screen height before I click to zoom in and read. Anyway, the unexpected upside of this is that I get a moment to just stare at the whole and take in the art before jumping in and reading. I didn’t expect it, but there really are some aspects of comic page-harmony (especially colors) that are better seen from farther away. I guess that’s why (quality) printed comics tend to be “just better” than the same ones viewed on a screen.

      • PlaintextMan
        PlaintextMan
        October 7, 2013, 3:18 pm | # | Reply

        Gah! I wrote that in a somewhat stupid sounding manner. (heck even this right here — whyyy?) I blame the five hours of sleep ;)

  14. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    October 7, 2013, 9:51 am | # | Reply

    Oh I see Merl is going through that QTE where he needs to left-click really fast in order to use the igni sign flamy thingie to burn through the ropes. There’s even a blind magic user present though not nearly as hot.

    Those freaky sun flowers reflect Rachel’s mood well I’d say.

  15. Joe
    Joe
    October 7, 2013, 10:17 am | # | Reply

    How long before E-merl performs a full party wipe on the nuns with a magic ambush? probably never, he’s not that kind of guy

    • Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
      Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
      October 7, 2013, 2:43 pm | # | Reply

      Not that kind of guy ? Wanna bet he is ? To put it like John put it : “When you’re pushed, killing is as easy as breathing.” And there, if E-Merl hasn’t been pushed, I don’t know what will.

  16. Anonymous
    Anonymous
    October 7, 2013, 11:06 am | # | Reply

    It took me a few moments to correctly take in the second panel. So spiritsbane was used on Rosita too, and Tamara knows…

    ‘at war against monsters’ they say, yet seemingly blind to the monstrousness of their own actions. Or maybe just hypocritical. In any case, strange. What the heck do they think they’re fighting /for/? What do they claim the difference is between themselves and their enemies?

    • MDude
      MDude
      October 7, 2013, 11:31 am | # | Reply

      Well if all you want is unity, I guess it makes sense to have something in common with your opponent so as to help reconcile with them. Tendency to backstab each other doesn’t seem like the best trait to take on, though.

    • Jean-Luc
      Jean-Luc
      October 7, 2013, 11:49 am | # | Reply

      They’re fighting fire with fire I guess. Send a maniac to kill a maniac.

      • PlaintextMan
        PlaintextMan
        October 7, 2013, 4:11 pm | # | Reply

        Speaking of which, I’m hoping for (though not quite expecting) an epic fire fight between E-merl and Hestia soon.

    • PlaintextMan
      PlaintextMan
      October 7, 2013, 4:14 pm | # | Reply

      I guess this kinda seals the meaning of the chapter’s title; these gals are indeed heartless. I hope, though, that they will eventually meet other good-natured ones like Rachel (or even like Frigg, but much rather Rachel).

      • PlaintextMan
        PlaintextMan
        October 7, 2013, 4:20 pm | # | Reply

        Heartless but not irrational: apparently they see the need for an iron fist to stand up against “monsters like Scarlett and her friends in the heads of houses”. Dictator vs dictator is rarely good for the people whichever way it plays out.

        • Tsapki
          Tsapki
          October 7, 2013, 9:23 pm | # | Reply

          My guess is that they are sort of a spot between the Adventurer’s Guild and the World Rebellion. The World Rebellion looks at the corruption and lies that Gastonia has brought to the land and wants every human wiped off the world. The Adventurer’s Guild is trying to change Gastonia into something more popular from the inside, knowing that it is mostly the people in power who are causing most of the problems, willingly or not. The Sisters are mix some of column A and B, mainly they know the Heads of Houses are a problem and they want to wipe them from the face of the world.

  17. Denita TwoDragons
    Denita TwoDragons
    October 7, 2013, 1:35 pm | # | Reply

    Man, they don’t know a thing about taking hostages. You don’t leave the hostage’s arms free when you tie them up, hon. They have this squirrelly tendency to, you know, free themselves.

    • Denita TwoDragons
      Denita TwoDragons
      October 7, 2013, 1:38 pm | # | Reply

      (They “they” in question being the nuns. Not the webcomic artists who are brilliant and awesome and genius-level in their thinking and most likely have a cunning reason for why E-Merl had his arms free and oh yeah forgot also humble…)

  18. Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
    Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
    October 7, 2013, 2:41 pm | # | Reply

    Loving all others equally … what a complete load of bollocks.

    • Tsapki
      Tsapki
      October 7, 2013, 9:24 pm | # | Reply

      Christianity is unfortunately loaded with impossible standards like that. Seriously, try loving your neighbor as you love yourself for a week.

      • Averant
        Averant
        October 7, 2013, 9:42 pm | # | Reply

        I would love to, but he doesn’t seem to appreciate me breaking into his house at night to snuggle up with him… :(

        • Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
          Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
          October 10, 2013, 8:45 am | # | Reply

          XDDD

      • maggPi
        maggPi
        October 7, 2013, 10:05 pm | # | Reply

        As a Christian, I practice what is preached. And yes, I tried the “love your neighbour” thing as Tsapki and Averant described, but it got me arrested. I forgot that it’s not masturbation if you try it on someone else…

        …

        Too far?

        • MichaelHaneline
          MichaelHaneline
          October 8, 2013, 12:01 am | # | Reply

          beat me to the joke

  19. PlaintextMan
    PlaintextMan
    October 7, 2013, 3:32 pm | # | Reply

    Aaand in breaking news: E-merl is embarking on the process of orcheo-augmentation, colloquially known as “growing a pair”.

  20. Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
    Ba ba ba ba banana ... (minions' singing)
    October 7, 2013, 5:49 pm | # | Reply

    Maybe E-Merl created an illusion to make Blair believe she has binded him well.

    • PlaintextMan
      PlaintextMan
      October 8, 2013, 5:25 pm | # | Reply

      That was a very practical illusion: groaning and pretending to be trying hard to not look beaten hard by joking about his disarming wit (yay, WIFOM!). It’s kinda sweetly ironic because that wit “disarmed” her ability to see the need for tying him up as well, while his dis-armed state made him seem convincingly incapacitated.

  21. Syhkane
    Syhkane
    October 9, 2013, 11:06 pm | # | Reply

    They didn’t tie his arm down.

  22. Toms sale
    Toms sale
    March 27, 2014, 3:13 am | # | Reply

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  23. dragon8writers
    dragon8writers
    August 18, 2015, 6:19 am | # | Reply

    Hmmm. I don’t think it matters whether she loves him or not, per se – just. That she commits to a belief and keeps it. :/

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