The guy does come across as a blowhard. I wonder whether he is even a spark at all.

I don't think it's the same Dreen busting up his giant robot as the one he seems to have landed on.

The one that does the breaking still has its hat on.

So thats what the Bloodstone Paladins look like. Why are the Knights of Jove sworn to the Heterodyne again?

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Stuart: The only problem is, I'm losing track of which universe I'm in.
You kinda look like Jesus. With a lightsaber.- Peregrin Toker

Isn't that the sole metric of being a spark?

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Suffering from the diminishing marginal utility of wealth.

Wonderful, we really need more minor characters running around at this point. Now is Tweedle really the clueless patsy he seems at first glance, or is all that happens a part of HIS master plan?

They were involved in the plot behind Pinky's attempt to take over the town. IE, they came expecting Zola, and the plans haven't changed all that much yet.

It all goes back to the Story (myth/legend) of the Storm King and the Heterodyne Princess. We've not found out exactly what happened in the story, but the Opera based on it says they were in love, their marriage would unite Europe under one House, and someone stole the Heterodyne away before the marriage. Since the Muse of Protection was in The Castle, it seems some of it is true.

Right now, the Aristocrats are angry at a "mere Baron" keeping them in their place, holding their families hostage, stopping them from killing each other, and not giving them their Fair Due. They *want* a KING (who they can try up in rules, intrigues, and other diversions while the Aristocrats go about their merry way). Play off the peasant's love for legendary heros and True Love(tm), and Europe falls back into the Good Old Days of Aristocratic Feudal Rule.

Of course, the problem is Wulfenbach is NOT dead, and the Heterodyne Girl is being quite troublesome by not falling into her role. Tarvek, the Chosen Storm King, was captured at Sturmhaven and presumed dead. Thus, the Knights of Jove have been forced to move openly for the first time in generations.

Now, the REAL QUESTION is what side is the Abbess on?!

PS: Tweedle was mentioned in passing by Tarvek several months (years?) ago as one of the worst choices to take his place as StormKing.

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Don't quite understand what religion the Abbess is under, but I assume that the Lady Heterodyne has the final authority, and I hope she will decide.

Gil was mentioned with "your highness" as a title while the Baron was MIA. Wonder if he's the storm king.

I find it a bit odd that Tarvek has still forgotten to mention that the Baron has been wasped.

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Suffering from the diminishing marginal utility of wealth.

anyone else noticed the new graphic included in the random roster on the site (that you click on to go to the comic proper?)

it shows agatha hetrodying it up on a big organ looking thing...

I wonder if we're going to see the castle's awakening fuge...

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"Aid, trade, green technology and peace." - Hans Rosling.
"Market forces are a good servant but a poor master." - Zaune

Well...they are kind of really busy.

There never seems to have been a time when Tarvek might have been in a position to whisper the secret to which ever of the pair we would confide in.

Which brings up another point. Who, exactly, can he tell?

Gill? His arch rival?

Or

Agatha? Who he knows actually HAS a version of The Other lodged in her head and only kept at bay via the repaired locket.

This isn't to say he hasn't already started to do something sneaky. Where did all the loosed weasels and the baby weasels get to, any way?

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"And low, I have cometh, the destroyer of threads."

Well, except that he's already explained the matter to Gil because he was there while Phil was boring people to death telling Gil the Baron's story. He's the one who got the symbolism. It's still not clear whether or not he overheard Zola being shocked that Lucrezia managed the trick, but at this point, it no longer matters. He still hasn't mentioned it to Agatha though.

Maddoctor, that's a scene from Strumhaven, where she activated the circus caravans to fight the Baron.


Agatha fully expects Tweedle to be trouble. Hopefully he can be of some distraction while she powers up the Castle

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agentfisherSDnet: You're as brilliant as you are beautiful.
Librium Arcana, Where Gamers Play!
"We're cooler than an iced frappicino -- On the Planet Hoth!"

oh, nuts. i like my mad scientist organ fuges...

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"Aid, trade, green technology and peace." - Hans Rosling.
"Market forces are a good servant but a poor master." - Zaune

Go reread the Sturmhaven arc, where she commanded a small army of robots, previously a circus caravan, with her organ music.

Does one get the impression that the Knights of Jove, etc. think Agatha is Zola?

Maybe they didn't expect the real Heterodyne to arrive.

I also think that the conspiracy poisoned Tarvek with Resplendent Immolation when he was arrested at the hospital.

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Suffering from the diminishing marginal utility of wealth.

Called it.

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"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed,or numbered. I am a free man. My life is my own" Number 6
The Prisoner

When in doubt... Harness LIGHTNING!

"Kids these days... Don't even recognize their Heterodyne..."

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agentfisherSDnet: You're as brilliant as you are beautiful.
Librium Arcana, Where Gamers Play!
"We're cooler than an iced frappicino -- On the Planet Hoth!"

"Me and my big mouth..."
Continuous mantra of Lady Heterodyne's NOT chief minion...

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The Greeks are somewhat undependable allies when it comes to keeping promises. I am sure the fleet of 300 galleys they promised will turn out to be 3 guys in an oversized cooking pot. (Thanas, revealing the plans for German world domination)

I do archery skeet. With a Trebuchet.

Piracy would be the safer choice for all of them now.

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"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed,or numbered. I am a free man. My life is my own" Number 6
The Prisoner

I fear to see what she creates by the time she reaches the tower.

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agentfisherSDnet: You're as brilliant as you are beautiful.
Librium Arcana, Where Gamers Play!
"We're cooler than an iced frappicino -- On the Planet Hoth!"

I am also wondering where all of her little, self replicating clanks have gotten to.

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"And low, I have cometh, the destroyer of threads."

oh. oh dear. how did we forget about them. Oh. Dear. Gods. what have they been BUILDING??!!?!

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agentfisherSDnet: You're as brilliant as you are beautiful.
Librium Arcana, Where Gamers Play!
"We're cooler than an iced frappicino -- On the Planet Hoth!"

worse there's two tribes of them, how bad is the arms race up to now....

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