To say that the Forn have a complex history is an understatement… there are a number of them living on Earth as refugees from religious conflicts in their home realm. This aspect of Jenna’s backstory, the death of her own sisters,Ā has always been something I’ve been meaning to bring into the narrative and I figured this was the best point!
Maya is able to project the illusion out to about ninety meters/yards… it would be a bit fuzzy around the edges at that distance but then most things are fairly hard to discern from that far away. And of course most people don’t pay all that much attention to things in the distance. Of course cameras would be a different matter. And Brelvis, being a transmute like Morgana and the other “Freaks”, isn’t affected by Maya’s mojo… this was actually established in chapter 4 where future Brelvis (aka Mongrel) was immune to future evil Maya’s (aka Miasma) mojo. As to why it wouldn’t effect Brelvis, but would effect Gifford, Fatima and Jenna’s perception of themselves is a mystery for some other time!
Full head shavings, eh? Sounds suspiciously like a certain issue Jenna has with her cousin. A certain issue Gifford was unhappy with just a few ten pages ago. Plot point!
I thought the mystery as to why it wouldn’t effect Brelvis’s perception of himself is because he has two separate minds that have been forced into one while the others have not so they are still effected by it.
Also, the cult having shaved heads gives more explanation as to why Jenna does not care for her cousin. He must be a constant reminder.
But it also raises questions. Does Bif’s shaven head indicate that he’s a J’ta cultist? If not, does he know whether Jenna associates shaven heads with the death of her sisters? Or is he just a jerk? I have to say, I’m liking how the Jenna/Bif/Gifford subplot is being teased out.
I also like the way Brelvis is checking out the girl in the red bikini in panel 1. Smooth move, Brelvis!
Expect some answers to those questions very soon…! Oh, and BTW, that was Joe checking out the girl in a bikini, not Brelvis… easy enough mistake to make since there doesn’t appear to be much difference to them with Brelvis in a human form.
Yep, that’s absolutely the reason why the transmutes aren’t effected by her mojo. I suppose I was thinking, in relation to the non-humans why a human (in this case Maya) might be able to effect their perception… and as I say, that’s a different matter altogether.
Bondi Beach?
Yes, well picked. I decided not to name the location specifically but that’s the intended backdrop of the setting. For those who don’t know Bondi (pronounced Bon-dye… or Bon-die) is one of Sydney’s more famous and popular beaches. Also, it’s not that far from where the cemetary in the previous scene featuring the cadets was set.
yes it does put some perspective on the whole biff issue. and i would imagine that the reason as to why maya could effect alien species would have to do with similar sensory processing sections of the brain. vostok was fairly invisible to future maya when he was poking around, though that might just be psychic skill. so is gifford doing what me and joe are doing? (checking out the girl in the red bikini). though he doesn’t seem to see the girl with the purple towel in panel two. is this a topless beach by any chance?
Yes, Bondi (as does all Sydney beaches, I think) allows topless bathing, sunning, etc. Gifford might be or might not be all that interested in “gigantic four fingered ungreen humes”… who can say?
I was assuming Brelvis’s perception of the others didn’t change because he uses scent as much as sight to identify others, and everyone smells the same despite the illusion.
Maya’s mojo would ultimately be able to effect all sense perceptions although she’s probably nowhere near that level yet. That would be it in part, although it’s a larger issue involving all transmutes.
I forgot the green guys name (he even has his own mini-comic and I STILL forgot his name!) but the last panel has “dun, dun, Dunn” written all over it
That would be Gifford… don’t forget, the Cast Page is your friend!
Hmm.. Sure it is sweet she wants to view her as her sister.. but somehow it is abit creepy. Joyce seems also to be confused about this. which is understandable.
Gifford looks worried and abit upset. perhaps he feels Forn did take it too far?
More likely he’s realizing that he didn’t know the whole situation when he criticised Jenna’s reaction to Bif’s haircut back here, and reflecting that a closed mouth gathers no foot.
Stupid link, I meant here: http://magellanverse.com/?p=2046
“Joyce”?… I’m guessing you mean “Kaycee”? š
Whoops. sorry is one of my weakness. i suck to remember the names or mess them up somehow.