Autumn has arrived.
Scarlet has a long, long way to go in mastering the technique of persuading people. There doesn’t seem to be a marketing industry on Lavarel, otherwise Scarlet would have read a book about it by now. 😎
What exactly is her goal, here, anyway? Yes, she’s trying to get people to believe her story, but why? To gather volunteers to go to Milik with her? To attract a wealthy patron to fund an expedition? To give people hope that the world can still be saved? Or does she just want to be taken seriously for its own sake?
I think it’s pretty logical: if more people hear her story, then more chance that someone will believe, and will offer some help. And any help is better then no help.
As for specific things to do, remember that Kirkiok is pretty close to Milik: Tibor and Scarlet run between them in a single day (see pages from “The Machine of Eternal Summer 032” to “A Sky Full of Stars 001”). So the only problem with getting to Milik is that Grondan soldiers will shoot everyone on sight. Kirelia doesn’t have enough soldiers to reconquer this land (see “Machine Girl 004”). Another option is to sneak across the border in the night, and I think Scarlet may end up doing that with some of her new teenage friends.
I’m starting to think it’s some kind of coping mechanism after loosing Julius.
Simply put, she needs something to do, and what better than indulge in that other obsession she has from the Machine.
I also would not be surprised at if she traveled to Milik as an adult only to discover she did in fact imagine everything about her discovery at six.
She’s clearly mixed up a lot of things about the Machine. Scarlet is wrong about everything she’s talking about. 🙂 She’s not just going to get arrested, she’s going to get committed, sectioned. It sounds like she wouldn’t recognize the machine if she saw it again. She should be spending more time looking for a government mission to the area of Millik, to join. A little forged paperwork couldn’t hurt anyone.
I find really incredible how I *never* liked Scarlet in *any* table of the entire comic. She’s just insufferable for me. But I really like the world building idea and the drawing style, so I continue reading imagining she’s just a secondary character with too much lines.
That’s does not change the overall positive feels I have for this story, though. Thank you for publishing it for free.
Hmmm, so Scarlet memory of the machine or whatever she saw is either scrambled or she is deliberately exaggerating (But why?). Also is this a possible clue about portals being a thing on Laravel?
And in direct comparison it looks like the machine in the book is off and the other depiction it is at last on if not active. And guessing from the size of the ‘door’ in front, the ‘screens’ and walkways and passages I’d guess it’s about 20 meters high and maybe 60 or 80 across.
The machine in the children’s book, naturally, would be described using a more poetic and simplified language. Also, gotta admit, it kinda does look like a refinery. Though no idea how a planetary climate control node would look like. Probably depends on the planet.
No one knows anything about the Machine, apart from that book, Scarlet herself knows nothing either, supposedly she saw it. She looked for it in, how many books? Hundreds? Scarlet complained about it, panels 5 and 6: https://www.sandraandwoo.com/scarlet/comic/a-sky-full-of-stars-062/
Surely she is now trying to contact anyone at least interested, with zero results as we can see (or even below zero).
I think we have to wait to know something more about the whole matter until another character enters on the stage.
Announcing yourself being mature is nit a good way to make a good case for yourself. Not that Scarlet is in any way, shape or form making a good case for herself.
I’m going to guess that the main reason why Scarlet is persisting like this is because the relatively few people who hear her will discuss her and her “obsession” and gradually the story will spread, and then there’s a greater possibility of someone hearing the story and believing it, who also has the power to help her. It’s unclear whether or not she’s consciously thinking in that direction, but knowing how smart she’s supposed to be, I think it’s likely.
19 thoughts on “Machine Girl 015”
Oglaf
That’s gönns ne good.
Yes.
Fight!
Hegel-Marx
Autumn has arrived.
Scarlet has a long, long way to go in mastering the technique of persuading people. There doesn’t seem to be a marketing industry on Lavarel, otherwise Scarlet would have read a book about it by now. 😎
FuryoftheStars
Welp, here we go again! 🤣
MegaJar
What exactly is her goal, here, anyway? Yes, she’s trying to get people to believe her story, but why? To gather volunteers to go to Milik with her? To attract a wealthy patron to fund an expedition? To give people hope that the world can still be saved? Or does she just want to be taken seriously for its own sake?
SadBeaver
I think it’s pretty logical: if more people hear her story, then more chance that someone will believe, and will offer some help. And any help is better then no help.
As for specific things to do, remember that Kirkiok is pretty close to Milik: Tibor and Scarlet run between them in a single day (see pages from “The Machine of Eternal Summer 032” to “A Sky Full of Stars 001”). So the only problem with getting to Milik is that Grondan soldiers will shoot everyone on sight. Kirelia doesn’t have enough soldiers to reconquer this land (see “Machine Girl 004”). Another option is to sneak across the border in the night, and I think Scarlet may end up doing that with some of her new teenage friends.
Hegel-Marx
Everything you mentioned, I guess!
Zarylo
I’m starting to think it’s some kind of coping mechanism after loosing Julius.
Simply put, she needs something to do, and what better than indulge in that other obsession she has from the Machine.
I also would not be surprised at if she traveled to Milik as an adult only to discover she did in fact imagine everything about her discovery at six.
BlackDragonSlayer
For some reason, I sense that she and Tibor may soon be driven from the town…
Vicious Sand
She’s clearly mixed up a lot of things about the Machine. Scarlet is wrong about everything she’s talking about. 🙂 She’s not just going to get arrested, she’s going to get committed, sectioned. It sounds like she wouldn’t recognize the machine if she saw it again. She should be spending more time looking for a government mission to the area of Millik, to join. A little forged paperwork couldn’t hurt anyone.
Belinde
I find really incredible how I *never* liked Scarlet in *any* table of the entire comic. She’s just insufferable for me. But I really like the world building idea and the drawing style, so I continue reading imagining she’s just a secondary character with too much lines.
That’s does not change the overall positive feels I have for this story, though. Thank you for publishing it for free.
Poyntre
Now we know why this chapter has the name “Machine Girl”.
Calde
“How to make friends and influence people” as written by Scarlet Carolus
'phoon
Hmmm, so Scarlet memory of the machine or whatever she saw is either scrambled or she is deliberately exaggerating (But why?). Also is this a possible clue about portals being a thing on Laravel?
As a reminder the picture in the book is on:
https://www.sandraandwoo.com/scarlet/comic/the-machine-of-eternal-summer-002/
and Scarlet seeing it in their basement or wherever:
https://www.sandraandwoo.com/scarlet/comic/the-machine-of-eternal-summer-024/
And in direct comparison it looks like the machine in the book is off and the other depiction it is at last on if not active. And guessing from the size of the ‘door’ in front, the ‘screens’ and walkways and passages I’d guess it’s about 20 meters high and maybe 60 or 80 across.
HKMaly
Everything looks bigger when you are small child.
Tadrix
The machine in the children’s book, naturally, would be described using a more poetic and simplified language. Also, gotta admit, it kinda does look like a refinery. Though no idea how a planetary climate control node would look like. Probably depends on the planet.
'phoon
I believe the book was illustrated. And it kind of looks like a pumping station to me.
Poyntre
No one knows anything about the Machine, apart from that book, Scarlet herself knows nothing either, supposedly she saw it. She looked for it in, how many books? Hundreds? Scarlet complained about it, panels 5 and 6:
https://www.sandraandwoo.com/scarlet/comic/a-sky-full-of-stars-062/
Surely she is now trying to contact anyone at least interested, with zero results as we can see (or even below zero).
I think we have to wait to know something more about the whole matter until another character enters on the stage.
Crystalgate
Announcing yourself being mature is nit a good way to make a good case for yourself. Not that Scarlet is in any way, shape or form making a good case for herself.
Melkior
I’m going to guess that the main reason why Scarlet is persisting like this is because the relatively few people who hear her will discuss her and her “obsession” and gradually the story will spread, and then there’s a greater possibility of someone hearing the story and believing it, who also has the power to help her. It’s unclear whether or not she’s consciously thinking in that direction, but knowing how smart she’s supposed to be, I think it’s likely.
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