Homesuck: Vriska Rising - Page 857

BitVyper · 10-26-2011, 08:57 PM

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Doc Scratch also played the entire cast like a fiddle into causing the current mess. I don't think his word is trustworthy.

It is also quite possible that Scratch doesn't actually know that much about English. All we know is that English "employed" Scratch.

He's never directly lied, however; just made legitimately true information available that served to perpetuate a grander misconception. It's possible that he doesn't know much about Lord English, but I don't think that he would be as descriptive as he has been if he didn't know at least those things. In contrast, when he was telling us about the dead timeline where Vriska fought Jack, he was very clear that everything he said was mere supposition.

Loyal · 10-26-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Or maybe you just want to torture poor John because you despise his superb characterization and you want to see him suffer

Maybe I missed or forgot something (entirely probable and even likely), but I thought John's entire characterization was "Happy-go-lucky goodguy who doesn't afraid of anything."

Bard The 5th LW · 10-26-2011, 09:05 PM

I imagine all of this happening to him in the span of one 24 hours has sorta numbed him to quite a bit.

Locke cole · 10-26-2011, 09:18 PM

So, guys, you been following the follow-up info on Hussie's tumblr? Some pretty informative stuff going down.

Weirdly, the bit of info that sticks with me the most is the name of John's new hammer: The Pop-o-Matic Vrillyhoo Hammer.

Bard The 5th LW · 10-26-2011, 09:53 PM

I know how this video really doesn't have any relation, but I still can't get over the title and content.

John clearly watched it for instructions beforehand.

Locke cole · 10-26-2011, 09:57 PM

Alright, Ocelot.

You wanted Jack as The Tower?

You got it.

I considered using this variant, but I went with the former, because it was so much more badass and sinister-looking. Anyone who knows anything about Bec Noir will know that anything he does fits the card, to be honest.

Arcanum · 10-26-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hussie's Tumblr

Here is my projected date for the first page of Act 6.

11/11/11

So no Homestuck until then, but really what's another two weeks of waiting after all the waiting we've been through. Plus I'm cool with re-watching [S]Cascade for two weeks.

Although he also said

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Originally Posted by The Huss

I WILL however plan to post a short intermission between now and then. I will let you know when this date approaches.

So we won't have to go the two weeks cold turkey.

BitVyper · 10-26-2011, 10:39 PM

Oh good, time for the Squiddle chapter.

Arcanum · 10-26-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BitVyper

Oh good, time for the Squiddle chapter.

Yessssssssss

BitVyper · 10-27-2011, 02:58 PM

I was just noticing something; in the "final conversation" (the first that we see) between Doc Scratch and Vriska, he says:

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I'll say one last thing.
Though the magnitude of the ensuing destruction resulting directly from your actions will be neither possible or necessary for you to fathom, there nevertheless ought to be a silver lining.
The only question is whether you will live long enough to see it.
I'm not a gambling man.
But if I was, I wouldn't bet on it.
Goodbye.

Why wasn't he sure whether Vriska would die before this point or not? He certainly seemed certain when he narrated the scene of her death. There's been no suggestion of anything to impede his omniscience in this area. Usually the black spots in his knowledge are noted pretty pointedly. He could be being deliberately vague, but the only other time he's talked about "not being a gambling man" has been when he actually did not know the outcome of a situation.

Not sure what, if anything, to make of it. It just seems a bit strange.

Edit: You know, Lord English's interaction with Aradiancestor paralleling WV's interaction with John could also suggest that he is someone making use of SBURB's tech to interact with universes in the same way Exiles interact with players. This also works when you consider that Lord English enters a universe after the apocalypse, just like Exiles arrive on the planet after ITS apocalypse. Of course, we've already got narrative word that Lord English can travel through time, but that sort of interaction may still enter into it.

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10-26-2011, 09:05 PM	#8563
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	I imagine all of this happening to him in the span of one 24 hours has sorta numbed him to quite a bit.

10-26-2011, 09:53 PM	#8565
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	I know how this video really doesn't have any relation, but I still can't get over the title and content. John clearly watched it for instructions beforehand.