Same difference. Most differences lists “lynchpin” as an accepted variant of “linchpin”.
(Cambridge defines “a lynchpin” as “a linchpin” – with an “also ‘lynchpin ” in the entry for “linchpin”;
dictionary.com defines it as “a variant of linchpin” – with the “linchpin” entry saying “or lynchpin”.
Merriam Webster calls it a “less common spelling of ‘linchpin'” – followed by the same definition as the “linchpin” entry(which also references “lynchpin” as a less common spelling;
Ah, White Chain admonishes the Sword Arts! Have we seen her jealous before now, or is she further sampling the fruits of her new form? I cannot recall- surely she has had similar notions before.
White Chain has had something roiling inside in these last several pages. Almost seething. Maybe it’s just a the change in her design and she’s acting the same as always? I’m not quite sure, but something has been off with her. Solomon’s power may have taken a tangible effect on her
Yup. And like most angels, White Chain has always been prideful as well. To me, this jealousy seems more on the harmless side to me. She perceived her master-student relationship with Alison to be something special, and is dismayed by the thought of her turning to someone else for tutelage.
Wasn’t the missing Ruling King a master of the Blade whose first act was to slay all the prime Angels? Another new thing for White Chain to learn. Not everyone can be a salami dave.
Can Salami Dave even be Salami Dave, at this point? I’m deathly afraid the next time we see him, he’ll have lost that chiseled body and beautiful beard…
It will take some adjustment but I think White Chain will realize that she has not lost anything with pree Allison, and pree Maya undoubtedly shares many of the criticisms of the Rising King as a fellow teacher
Finally Gog-agog lore time!! That covers all of the demiurges now. Story for each of them has actually covered some topics relevant to living humans now, e.g. idle doomer fatalism from Jadis, obsessive control-freak from Solomon, …
I feel, if there is anything at all about your pal, Gog Agog, is that she was a ravenous flesh-eater that could see how sentients arrived at the carcass of God and saw, for the first time, how lonely she actually was
She plays pretend and wears faces like theirs and wants them to come and play with her… but she is deluded, for she is alone. She, the mass, the horde, is just one being with no actual connection. No friends, no family.
She started out her existence aware of hunger and hunger alone, in solitude. She would be envious of everyone who would be sated through things like love, trust, and happiness.
There is a chance there. A chance for connection, not for domination; a face-to-face meeting, and a deal.
The hour’s approaching, to give it your best
And you’ve got to reach your prime.
That’s when you need to put yourself to the test
And show us a passage of time
We’re going to need a montage (montage)
Ooh it takes a montage (montage)
Show a lot of things happening at once,
Remind everyone of what’s going on (what’s going on)
And with every shot, show a little improvement
To show it all would take to long
That’s called a montage (montage)
Girl we want montage (montage)
In anything if you want to go
From just a beginner to a pro,
You need a montage (montage)
Even rocky had a montage (montage)
Always fade out in a montage, (montage)
If you fade out
It seem like more time has passed in a montage (montage)
Meti was right about her not being the sharpest student, though… took her a good thousand years to finally take those first steps down the path of brine and sauce!
Alright, very long ploy, we’ll just wait for those portals to start opening. Wish I had a good enough memory to guess the k6bd version of “On your left…”
It’s bothered me a while that Maya calls Allison ‘Mouse’—Praman called her mouse. Meanwhile, it’s a rat that she wanted to protect so long ago. Perhaps the differences are negligible and she treats them interchangeably, but Maya was there at Hell 71.
Is it a reminder of how vulnerable she once was, a manner of memento mori? She seems to use it with affection, but then, perhaps it’s affection for the very person who is vulnerable and has not yet chosen the path of suffering. A reminder to keep the heart of a peasant, perhaps?
I never made that connection about Praman Nand also calling her mouse. But I imagine he had different, more predatory reasons for calling her that compared to Maya.
It’s been my interpretation was that Maya calls Allison “Mouse” because she wants to constantly reaffirm and remind herself of her decision to ‘protect the rat’, but she thinks it would be unfairly rude to call Allison “Rat” when Allison wasn’t around to appreciate the original context.
wasn’t Praman talking with some mysterious some one back in hell 7 ? was that completely dropped ? could it be Maya ? though she was there herself … who’s was Praman’s liege ? Moton ? I always wondered if he had a key of kings on his head
Oh, worm?
worm.
warm, warm
Is White Chain seriously *jealous*?
Seems like it. She’s only been human for less than 4 years
Linchpin! Not Lynchpin!
Either is correct.
Given the Queen of Worms’ temperament, I feel “lynch” might be entirely appropriate here…
perhaps “wormworm” might be even more appropriate
The wormworm of the plan
Pinworm of the plan
Same difference. Most differences lists “lynchpin” as an accepted variant of “linchpin”.
(Cambridge defines “a lynchpin” as “a linchpin” – with an “also ‘lynchpin ” in the entry for “linchpin”;
dictionary.com defines it as “a variant of linchpin” – with the “linchpin” entry saying “or lynchpin”.
Merriam Webster calls it a “less common spelling of ‘linchpin'” – followed by the same definition as the “linchpin” entry(which also references “lynchpin” as a less common spelling;
“Most differences” should obviously say “most dictionaries”. For crying out loud…
Wormb
oh my god why does this wormd feel so wromg
oh no it
it’s spreading
Nothing to wormry about.
Nothing to wormy!? It is worming its way through-oh god that’s correct English even
Good nutrition is quite important for a productive day!
At the very least, you don’t want to go into the Final Boss on an empty stomach.
Ah, White Chain admonishes the Sword Arts! Have we seen her jealous before now, or is she further sampling the fruits of her new form? I cannot recall- surely she has had similar notions before.
What about no-blade or maybe-blade styles?
White Chain has had something roiling inside in these last several pages. Almost seething. Maybe it’s just a the change in her design and she’s acting the same as always? I’m not quite sure, but something has been off with her. Solomon’s power may have taken a tangible effect on her
It’s almost disgustingly human
To quote DBZA: “Your literal humanity disgusts me, anyway.”
White Chain has always had anger issues. She’s just more expressive about it these days
Wasn’t Solomon associated thematically with the Deadly Sin of Pride?
Yup. And like most angels, White Chain has always been prideful as well. To me, this jealousy seems more on the harmless side to me. She perceived her master-student relationship with Alison to be something special, and is dismayed by the thought of her turning to someone else for tutelage.
For Chain it was trans pride.
Nothing wrong with that.
No, they mean the haughty condescension with which pre-human White Chain regularly treated Allison and others. Nothing to do with what you’re saying.
One supposes it is entirely apt for things to *woosh* over a watermill.
She’s never really had an expressive face before, so this change is more noticeable.
Wasn’t the missing Ruling King a master of the Blade whose first act was to slay all the prime Angels? Another new thing for White Chain to learn. Not everyone can be a salami dave.
Can Salami Dave even be Salami Dave, at this point? I’m deathly afraid the next time we see him, he’ll have lost that chiseled body and beautiful beard…
…Castrami Dave?
Doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it?
Pastrami Dave
Umami Dave!
I wonder how manageable Princess’s hair is, or if it manages itself, it does seem to do a fair amount of flowing on its own…
Princess has devil-pattern baldness, actually. That ‘hair’ is just a statement piece, done in porcelain. Helps keep the neck muscles engaged.
I can’t wait to be AGog at Gog A Gog’s antics.
White Chain still sees herself as Alison’s master and is jelly.
White Chain being jealous that Allison has a new teacher is pretty endearing.
Poor White Chain… she thought what they had was special, methinks.
It will take some adjustment but I think White Chain will realize that she has not lost anything with pree Allison, and pree Maya undoubtedly shares many of the criticisms of the Rising King as a fellow teacher
Ooh! I’d love to see them bond over their shared gripes with Alison.
Christ, I love this comic!
Oh wow! Chapter featuring our best friend and pal, Gog-Agog, incoming! Feeling worm already!
You can count on Gog-Agog to make you feel all worm inside, yesiree!
The Queen, the Clown, the Writhing Mass.
Coming to a You near you soon!
I hope the Pursuers will join in the final battle. Maybe it will be thinned out to 108 people to match the 108 stars by that time too.
Oh boi
Damn, Gold Mask Princess has one Hell of a booty. What power will Ebon hold…..?
Finally Gog-agog lore time!! That covers all of the demiurges now. Story for each of them has actually covered some topics relevant to living humans now, e.g. idle doomer fatalism from Jadis, obsessive control-freak from Solomon, …
What is Gog’s side of relateable story?
Gremlin
Abaddon has said that he might not end up doing anything with Gog Agog’s backstory.
Oh I hope they reconsider that.
I feel, if there is anything at all about your pal, Gog Agog, is that she was a ravenous flesh-eater that could see how sentients arrived at the carcass of God and saw, for the first time, how lonely she actually was
She plays pretend and wears faces like theirs and wants them to come and play with her… but she is deluded, for she is alone. She, the mass, the horde, is just one being with no actual connection. No friends, no family.
She started out her existence aware of hunger and hunger alone, in solitude. She would be envious of everyone who would be sated through things like love, trust, and happiness.
There is a chance there. A chance for connection, not for domination; a face-to-face meeting, and a deal.
Raging self doubt and need of validation
I’m guessing Nyave is on board as well, but because politics she sent these two to help Allison?
The hour’s approaching, to give it your best
And you’ve got to reach your prime.
That’s when you need to put yourself to the test
And show us a passage of time
We’re going to need a montage (montage)
Ooh it takes a montage (montage)
Show a lot of things happening at once,
Remind everyone of what’s going on (what’s going on)
And with every shot, show a little improvement
To show it all would take to long
That’s called a montage (montage)
Girl we want montage (montage)
In anything if you want to go
From just a beginner to a pro,
You need a montage (montage)
Even rocky had a montage (montage)
Always fade out in a montage, (montage)
If you fade out
It seem like more time has passed in a montage (montage)
Glad to see the daughter of the noodle vendor has finally achieved her destiny.
Meti was right about her not being the sharpest student, though… took her a good thousand years to finally take those first steps down the path of brine and sauce!
Gog-Agog, I am a-gog and so are you! Now it’s going to get interesting.
Allison (a student, still not very powerful): enters the building and absolutely no one is able to stop her.
Maya (a master, extremely powerful): enters the building and no one notices until she chooses to make her presence known.
Vvas is observant.
Allison gave herself the easy job. Just turn over a damp rock and shout “Hey Gog!”
That’s not the hard part. Gog is the most abundent demiurge by sheer mass, the difficulty is convincing them.
Maya will make lunch… and definitely not do anything involving Incubus. Absolutely, positively. For realz.
Alright, very long ploy, we’ll just wait for those portals to start opening. Wish I had a good enough memory to guess the k6bd version of “On your left…”
“Ho there! Coming or going?”
It’s bothered me a while that Maya calls Allison ‘Mouse’—Praman called her mouse. Meanwhile, it’s a rat that she wanted to protect so long ago. Perhaps the differences are negligible and she treats them interchangeably, but Maya was there at Hell 71.
Is it a reminder of how vulnerable she once was, a manner of memento mori? She seems to use it with affection, but then, perhaps it’s affection for the very person who is vulnerable and has not yet chosen the path of suffering. A reminder to keep the heart of a peasant, perhaps?
I never made that connection about Praman Nand also calling her mouse. But I imagine he had different, more predatory reasons for calling her that compared to Maya.
It’s been my interpretation was that Maya calls Allison “Mouse” because she wants to constantly reaffirm and remind herself of her decision to ‘protect the rat’, but she thinks it would be unfairly rude to call Allison “Rat” when Allison wasn’t around to appreciate the original context.
wasn’t Praman talking with some mysterious some one back in hell 7 ? was that completely dropped ? could it be Maya ? though she was there herself … who’s was Praman’s liege ? Moton ? I always wondered if he had a key of kings on his head