Girl Genius discussion OPEN SPOILERS

[Róisín]

Just saw today’s page. I wonder who persuaded the ‘ghost’ that he is dead? And whether Humongulus is about to have an existential crisis?

[thorny]

I'm not sure whether the 'ghost' is so convinced, or whether he just keeps using that as a handy excuse.

-- and it looks like it was a bad idea to eat all the coffee beans at once. I'd have spaced them out, myself. Caffeine addiction's a lot easier to get out of if you taper off gradually.

[wavewright62]

You...you... are asking a GG character to behave in a non-slapstick manner?

[thorny]

Good point.

[wavewright62]

I only just noticed that the giant cat is named 'Kliban'.  Well-played, Foglios.  B. Kliban, gone way too soon.

[thorny]

I wouldn't have expected a fight between dragons to be a wrestling match at ground level.

Worked out well that way for Franz, of course; but what would have happened if his opponent (whose name I don't feel like trying to spell right now) had started off by taking to the air? Seems like an obvious move.

[Róisín]

One also wonders just how much high-tech help Franz might have. I know in previous episodes he has used that flying-harness thing. Just what is that badge of office thing that Agatha put on him before he left?

[thorny]

Didn't Agatha make him the flying-harness thing? Or am I remembering that wrong?

Can't seem to find it now.

[Róisín]

I think she did.

[JoB]

Didn't Agatha make him the flying-harness thing?

No, that was Barry.

[thorny]

Ah. Thanks, JoB. He would have had it during that incident, then. But I expect he'd be massively embarrassed to have Hydrargyros find out that he needs it. So still very convenient for him that Hydrargyros didn't start by taking to the air -- unless maybe he did, and then dropped on Franz when Franz just stood there and maybe laughed at him, and Franz was strong enough to wind up on top even from that start?

[Róisín]

JoB, thank you for the info! I sit corrected!

[JoB]

Ah. Thanks, JoB. He would have had it during that incident, then. But I expect he'd be massively embarrassed to have Hydrargyros find out that he needs it. So still very convenient for him that Hydrargyros didn't start by taking to the air -- unless maybe he did, and then dropped on Franz when Franz just stood there and maybe laughed at him, and Franz was strong enough to wind up on top even from that start?

I'm afraid that the dragonology of Girl Genius needs a good deal more detail (thrown at me) - is this actually Hydrargyros? But either way, he still claims to speak in the name of all "true dragons" when he says that they duel at arm's reach, and not with their main distance weapon.

[thorny]

Thanks again. I had entirely forgotten that sequence.

[Jitter]

Is the professor a Jäger? And does she stick her finger into thw ”ghost”s nose??