Comments on: Page 389

By: Lora

Lora — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:33:43 +0000

Happy birthday, JED.

Damn it, Wolf! Now I went archive binging. *sigh* That was not supposed to happen… I have a train to catch tomorrow(day), y’know.

By: Wolf

Wolf — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:41:05 +0000

And for the record, after the pause http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2007/03/10/page-100/ continues the conversation in my mind, in that they have not had ANY music since the night before.

By: Wolf

Wolf — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:26:49 +0000

@NP, sadly, I will now point you to http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/zona/2006/12/22/page-89/
The poor girl is DEFINATELY being enchanted, the only question is whether or not being in love is part of the enchantment. If you continue to follow the pages through that description, I honestly think that YES she is in love with him, not for the enchantments, but for him.

By: Sleepinin

Sleepinin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:43:17 +0000

Where the heck is Zona herself when you need her. . .

I mean, her kicking down the door and going all “WTF” on this bunch’d be nice. >.<

By: NP

NP — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:58:34 +0000

Sorry Wolf.
I was pointing out page 68-69 as evidence that Zona wasn’t glamoured. It doesn’t rule it out, but the absolute line she drew about their relationship, past, present, and future kind of seems to rule out a love enchantment.

I’m rather a fan of the high priestess myself.

By: da Amron'ed One

da Amron'ed One — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:06:11 +0000

as interesting as this plot point is, I cant help but think its a Red Herring. first off, as Tula is an accomplished priestess, and if Zona was acting out of character by her own sister, It leads one to conclude that she might have already investigated said idea and unless mentel uses some divination-proof magic i dont see Tula missing it, likewise, i have to wonder if this isnt another test to see how trustworthy Mentel is. would he sacrifice all that he has if there is a chance its all a lie? furthermore, the High Priestess seems more gung-ho on the whole “this man is trouble and should be dealt with accordingly” then the others, thus making HER judgement suspect as well. there is a difference between ‘i think you’re a threat’ and ‘you’ve enslaved one of ours’ which is what the high priestess seems to be standing to firmly.
now, to the priestess’ defense, we have seen mentl use his powers offensively, but, again, we have to smash her argument aside in that the only people he’s enchanted (even temporarily) were willing members (groupies, the queen, the half-urrt girl) which might mean that despite zona’s preference for big burly warrior men, there was something in mentl that she found attractive which would make her cooperating with the spell rather then enthralling her like he’s basically being accused of.

By: Raoul

Raoul — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:10:44 +0000

Happy Birthday, JED!

And you guys are probably right about the love spell—but that’s how I would do it. Just for the record, I do think the priestess is simply doing her job. Somebody has to be Miss Bedonebyasyoudid. So to speak. And I truly admire Ipola for trying to make this easier for Mentl. How many moms would do that for the guy who may have corrupted their daughters?

By: ICWT

ICWT — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:07:47 +0000

If we have a hypothesis going here, Karna, we need to test it. Pick a mood or emotion that is NOT remotely normal for Zona. Have Michael try to sing it into her without telling her what the expected emotion is, best would be in another language. Supervised by Tula and Karna. Not that I expect that kind of rationality.

@Jean - have a great trip hon, I haven’t been to a WC since 2001.

By: Khrys

Khrys — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:53:32 +0000

Ipola’s face in that last panel is so beautiful. Her eyes are positively glowing with maternal warmth and love, both of the physical and emotional sense toward Mentl.

By: Silentsteel

Silentsteel — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:17:29 +0000

Hmm. I would wager Mentl is still in shock over the sheer realization that it could be possible . . .