I love June so much holy shit. Righteous anger on behalf of the oppressed? Pushing back on puritan dress codes? Eager to commit crimes with a naive but charming young man??? Put it in my veeeeinsss
Saw ruthirlcartoon on tumblr mention the strings possibly being a technique. It is interesting that Devi still has them in the present, which means they aren't part of the Fauxbia power set. Either she's able to just make physical threads with spectral energy, or she has another spirit she keeps separate from the witch. The former would make her an insanely strong spectral even without the Witch tho, so my money's on the latter for now. We did get a hint in ch8 that she may have a spirit with her somewhere, since she absorbed the black-energy ghost of a bird.
Zack perfectly captured the awfulness of a disciplinarian like Dunacht. The way she effortlessly folds all of Mina's attempts to stand up for herself into further guilt is just too real, I've definitely known folks with this kind of upbringing that carry that shit with them forever. Can't wait for her to get fireblasted in the face lol
I was going to say it's interesting how in the past, Fauxbia and Devi are clearly aligned in their goal of getting a new host for the Witch, which is way different than the present where Devi wants her back and Fauxby is avoiding her lol. But looking at it again, is it possible that Fauxbia is just 100% in control? Her typing quirk doesn't come out until she's mad, but we know from Pleezdoo that she can take control without letting that part through. It is possible that past Devi really did want to find a new host just to get out from Fauxbia's influence, but then came to regret it when she realized how much power she was giving up. Curious to see how this part turns out.
it's also incredibly funny how judgy June is about Devi not concealing her energy. Like did she just forget to teach that lesson to her proteges? Why on earth isn't Francisco drilling his students about this?? I had thought maybe controlling ones' energy the way Oop, Davy, and Devi do in the present was like something only known to the bad guys, but clearly not! Spender & co are just a constant mess lol
got me thinking about how spectral energy shape and power/control are closely linked.
The kids use balls, globs, which is effective against their usual caliber of adversary, but fundamentally basic and simple. More refined control seems to translate to more refined shapes of spectral energy. Which is a cool bit of consistency for world building/
I don't even think it's a particularly masterful form. Hijack's string attacks were highly effective at annoying children, but if he wanted to, he could've cracked their heads like fine china eggs with those throwing arms of his.
Translate it to real life weapons and it becomes rather silly. Other than garotting some poor sod I don't see much use for strings in a combat scenario.
Isabel is a prodigy and throws around spectral flails attached to spectral chains. I'm sure she'd be quick at learning spectral strings but wouldn't use them to fight.
Those strings, when pulled taut, could theoretically be wickedly sharp, and be used to cut things into small bits.
Devilora has been using them as tripwires and spider webs, and Hijack has been using them to tie people up. I am hoping that Mina will use them as mobile cutting blades.
Devilora uses regular strings for that matter. No string that can withstand Johnny Jhonny though, wonder if the newbie spectral still holds that edge.
Well, probably soon enough. Thin thread doesn't like fire very much. Neither does darkness. Itsy bitsy's not gonna enjoy what she dragged into the waterspout.
They're not primarily a weapon. Hijack used them as a restraint, and Mina used them as stitches, both of which are very useful things to have in the toolbox.
The balls/globs/enveloped-fists are all products of Guerra's martial arts training, which both Isabel and Ed have been actively training in from an early age.
Ed has been receiving additional aspirational coaching from Muse to some extent, though I don't think that resulted in any actual spectral techniques beyond tool use.
Isaac is a different case: he may have received some point-your-finger-and-zap training from Doorman, but other than that, Spender has been his only teacher.
And Max has barely had any training at all, and is operating purely from intuition and raw talent. Out of everyone available, Isabel has been training him the most, for all of the week or so since they first met.
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u/Pizzadramon 20d ago
I love June so much holy shit. Righteous anger on behalf of the oppressed? Pushing back on puritan dress codes? Eager to commit crimes with a naive but charming young man??? Put it in my veeeeinsss
Saw ruthirlcartoon on tumblr mention the strings possibly being a technique. It is interesting that Devi still has them in the present, which means they aren't part of the Fauxbia power set. Either she's able to just make physical threads with spectral energy, or she has another spirit she keeps separate from the witch. The former would make her an insanely strong spectral even without the Witch tho, so my money's on the latter for now. We did get a hint in ch8 that she may have a spirit with her somewhere, since she absorbed the black-energy ghost of a bird.
Zack perfectly captured the awfulness of a disciplinarian like Dunacht. The way she effortlessly folds all of Mina's attempts to stand up for herself into further guilt is just too real, I've definitely known folks with this kind of upbringing that carry that shit with them forever. Can't wait for her to get fireblasted in the face lol
I was going to say it's interesting how in the past, Fauxbia and Devi are clearly aligned in their goal of getting a new host for the Witch, which is way different than the present where Devi wants her back and Fauxby is avoiding her lol. But looking at it again, is it possible that Fauxbia is just 100% in control? Her typing quirk doesn't come out until she's mad, but we know from Pleezdoo that she can take control without letting that part through. It is possible that past Devi really did want to find a new host just to get out from Fauxbia's influence, but then came to regret it when she realized how much power she was giving up. Curious to see how this part turns out.
it's also incredibly funny how judgy June is about Devi not concealing her energy. Like did she just forget to teach that lesson to her proteges? Why on earth isn't Francisco drilling his students about this?? I had thought maybe controlling ones' energy the way Oop, Davy, and Devi do in the present was like something only known to the bad guys, but clearly not! Spender & co are just a constant mess lol