Saint James Infirmary 236: It's the Thought.

[Daphne]

Tuesday, October 29th!

[GodWilling]

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[laguna85]

My thinking is that Cherry and Rain are sister and Cherry is tell Rain her time is running out
That Cherry going take control.
So Rain think that Adrian is to soft guy to be head of harem

[jmundt29]

Note attached to sinister clock says what?  This is our best indication yet (and first absolutely undeniable one) that Adrian and the harem might be well and truly on their own in a war between a lot of sinister opposing forces:

The Kuplers, Q, Claudia, ol' Sam, and Cherry and her menacing partner.

Maybe no one is a reliable ally for the SJI crew.  Deconstructionism rears its ugly head.

[Werdna]

A few things spring to mind, most notably (as jmundt already asked), what the hell does that note say?  Also, the iconography of the item itself:  Atlas holds up a clock instead of the planet.  I've never seen that depiction, yet it has pretty strong meaning for Rain.  (And yes, I know Atlas held up the sky, but he frequently has been depicted as the support mechanism for the planet instead.)

More evidence that Rain is, in fact, the same person as in the strips from the 17th Century; enough for me now to feel comfortable in my assumption that that's the case.

Interesting that she should be talking to the portrait of Rochester - is this just her way of thinking things through, or is there something mystical going on there?

Lastly, her assessment of Adrian seems sadly accurate so far; although he did handle Derek pretty well (twice!), he has been pretty passive since then.

[laguna85]

can not hold up time 

[Haight]

So the 'bad guys' know about Rain, too, huh?  Interesting.

And here's hoping Adrian gets more proactive.  More proactive about protecting the girls, more proactive about adding new girls to his harem, more proactive about playing the part of the harem's Master...

[peers]

The pop-up text in this one is rather ominous...

[jmundt29]

I suppose, but Rain's facial controtions (even before she opens the taunting gag gift) are disturbing in their own right.

I'm going to go on record and say that I think Rain underestimates Adrian pretty badly here.

He handled Derek, yes, but he's also handled Yves and has bent his strength and other powers to caring for and buoying all the members of his harem.  He's taking Rain's advice seriously, but he's applying it in his own way--so, while he does demonstrate strength, it's not of the sort that she's used to or would expect.  I think and hope that that will eventually work in his favor in ways she isn't seeing.

I think the gift is from Cherry's handler, but I don't think it's an Atlas clock, I think it might be a Prometheus clock.

By the by, do we know what language Cherry and the driver are speaking?  It might give us a clue as to where the Driver is from.

I think he's more proactive and effective about protection of the girls than outside observers (including Rain) think.

I will only concur in one of three.  I hope that his brand of stewardship is shown to be effective for protection and nurturing and that he decides to allow harem expansion through benevolence, rather than rapaciousness or greed.

[GodWilling]

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[jmundt29]

So, the clock and note are a Kupler statement from Dad or the surviving brother...or maybe the brother who's presumed dead, but has come back like Jason to terrorize everone?

[GodWilling]

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[Werdna]

Just as an initial response, we have already seen such a clock in 151 - although it's very much hidden there...

Wow, good catch.  Well done.

[laguna85]

The note appears to be signed "J", which doesn't help in narrowing down the Kuppler brother.

But then maybe it's for John. Is it a John Wilmot quote?

also may be for Jakob or Johannes
from guest page 14
you are right that doesn't help in narrowing down the kuppler brother and father

[GodWilling]

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