Eerie Cuties 07-07-14 I shall compensate you

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Re: Eerie Cuties 07-07-14 I shall compensate you

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I could be mistaken, but I think Commentary is going on the assumption that Blair is a "ghost" that was "possessing" the doll, and now Ace.
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Schmorgluck wrote:1) I completely and utterly fail to see how Layla's mannerism and body language have any relevance in this.
What he means is, there's a noticeable (albeit subtle) shift in Layla's expression and mannerism when she switches to her Lamia persona. Yet, the same doesn't seem to be the case with Ace and Blair. The only way we can tell who's in control is by the font used for Blair. Commentary is simply wondering why.

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That's not true though. When Blair is in control, he uses vastly different expressions than Ace ever did, as clearly shown here, here (last panel) and here.
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@CFT: Not really seeing it in the third link, but the first two does show a pretty clear difference in expression and behavior when Blair takes over. So it does apply to both of them. I'm not sure how I missed that.

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A weird association just popped into my head.

I know 'Quintessa' probably refers to 'quintessential', but I caught myself thinking "Quintessa" =/= 'Quintesson'. Talk about being two-faced -- and even fie-faced!

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The change is hard to see because it's so blatant. It seems more of a joke at Ace's expense than anything else. In contrast, Laylessa/Quayla/whatever is (are?) different from each other, but not extravagantly.

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Gotoh wrote:@CFT: Not really seeing it in the third link, but the first two does show a pretty clear difference in expression and behavior when Blair takes over. So it does apply to both of them. I'm not sure how I missed that.
While Blair is in control from the beginning of that page, he's making an expression uncharacteristic of Ace (in my opinion) only in the last panel. Which, combined with all the other examples, just means that whenever Blair is in control and flirts around you can tell just by visual cues (even if we didn't have his signature font), but it's harder to point the difference otherwise (when shirt-chasing is not involved).
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Error of Logic wrote:A weird association just popped into my head.

I know 'Quintessa' probably refers to 'quintessential', but I caught myself thinking "Quintessa" =/= 'Quintesson'. Talk about being two-faced -- and even fie-faced!
I thought it was a mix of Queen + Contessa = Quintessa.

By the way, that girl Blairce is hitting on is cute. If she goes for it, and if she doesn't have a horrible character, I would give her a chance.

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Tako, she's one of the Sycophants that was fawning over Tia earlier.
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Well, that only shows that she has a weak spot for cute little girls, nothing else. If the were kissing the ass of some queen bee like Mel of Faith, I would hold that against her, but Tia probably deceived her with her superficial cuteness.

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vampire hunter D wrote:Tako, she's one of the Sycophants that was fawning over Tia earlier.
Group also in #191, #292, #424-425. And she first appeared being pranked by ebil-mirror-Nina in #87. (The other two appeared fawning over the Coven a few strips earlier).

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I am assuming Blair is a ghost of a deceased person.
As for the expressions? No, I like how there is a subtle change with Layla. With Ace and Blair the change is shown through exaggerated actions and context of words but nothing else. That and Im not seeing Ace resisting but just accepting it.
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Commentary wrote:That and Im not seeing Ace resisting but just accepting it.
Yes he has. From the looks of things, Blair can simply take over whenever he wants - like how he pulled a stake out of nowhere without Ace knowing where he got it from.

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No, no, Brooke, I do not think we should change the subject, it's a really good subject to be on! :YMDAYDREAM:
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