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Oh, hey, it's Jane!

I'm off on the promised Southern Tour! These are the details of my stops so far:

San Antonio, TX: The Smokehouse (3306 Roland Rd, San Antonio, TX 78210) at 5pm on Friday, Oct 6th.

Austin, TX: Yo So Cool (1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd #1290, Austin, TX 78723) at 8:30pm on Friday, Oct 6th

College Station, TX: Fuego Tortilla Grill (108 Poplar St, College Station, TX 77840) at 9am on Saturday, Oct 7th

Houston, TX: Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue (1703 Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007) at noon (12pm) on Saturday, Oct 7th.

Baton Rouge, LA: Sonny's BBQ (12475 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70815) at 7pm on Saturday, Oct 7th (unless the incoming hurricane makes it impossible; I'll edit (and send out an email to those on the survey) if this meet up has to be cancelled due to the hurricane)

Tallahassee, FL: Kool Beanz (921 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303) at 6pm on Monday, Oct 9th. (also subject to the incoming hurricane)

Ft Lauderdale, FL: Moe's Southwest Grill (2400 W Commercial Blvd, Tamarac, FL 33309) at noon (12pm) on Saturday, Oct 14th.

Orlando, FL: Yogurtown Cafe (1499 E Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34744) at 7pm on Saturday, Oct 14th (date and time change)

Jackonsville, FL: Cheesecake Factory (10260 Midtown Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32246) at 12pm (noon) on Saturday, Oct 21st.

Raleigh, NC (Mon, Oct 23 in the evening)

Charlotte, NC (Tues, Oct 24 in the evening)

Atlanta, GA (Wed, Oct 25 in the evening)

Nashville, TN (Thurs, Oct 26 in the evening)

Little Rock, AR (Fri, Oct 27 in the evening)

Dallas, TX (Sat, Oct 28 around noon)

Oklahoma City, OK (Sat, Oct 28 in the evening)

Albuquerque, NM (Mon, Oct 30 in the evening)

I'm re-opening an old survey regarding this trip. If you're near these cities (or would like to add one that is enroute), please fill this out below and I'll include you in a reminder email that I'll send a day or so before the scheduled meet up. Thanks!
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For those wondering, the nursery rhyme in this one is probably:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wise_Old_Owl

I’m curious as to whether Jane noticed Kat arriving before she said that, and who that code is meant for….

considering that rhyme talks about how wise the owl was to be quiet and listen. I’m going to say Jane did notice kat and also that Sandra hasn’t yet, so was trying to hint at Kat not to say anything yet.

Thanks for the link! I shall try to finish the poem:

A wise odd cat lived in a play
And took our speech and breath away
The more she did, the less were hurt
A hero born, the people stirred.

That directly changes the situation from the Old Owl version.

Given the mention about Erbana right before and THIS part of the poem being said, it sounds like Jane isn’t telling Kat to be silent. Instead she’s hinting that Kat needs to get more involved: that her work with Erbana is impressing people and that doing more of that will get more of what she wants (protecting others and being a hero).

Although I don’t think ‘play’ is a direct reference to anything, we, the readers, could also read into it in that pretty much everything going on is just an act and that pretty much no one is being honest here in their intentions, including Jane’s seemingly thirst to murderhobo everyone. Everyone is playing a role and may know everyone else is acting up, but Kat just stole the show.

It’s true that Jane isn’t known for rhyming in a flattering manner. 🙂
So, yeah, my poem is most likely not what she thought up.

It certainly looks like Jane saw Kat, and is warning her to be silent and not reveal her presence, and listen to Sandra’s plan. Or maybe she’s warning Sandra that Kat’s here, and to be quiet before spilling anything else about their secret plan.

So does Jane stop speaking in riddles when alone with Sandra.

No. She just doesn’t say the second line.

😀

I get the idea that yes, she does not normally speak in riddles/rhyme to Sandra. Sandra seemed rather taken aback by the rapid change in speech/subject.

sooo I’m assuming Kat has already paid her debts back, right? right?
YES THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT WORRIES ME

I did not know about the nursery rhyme while reading the comic. But here are my thoughts.

1. Sandra and Mary are discussing what they can do to improve their situation. Mary wants to bring in a new outsider, because she can do Herbana, and may be able to control the Virus.

2. Mary is telling Kat that she is in a play. That means there is a director, a stage, existing actors, and a script. In other words, Mary is telling Kat to follow her part, and not try to improvise something new on her own.

Looks like Sandra has a plan against Kat. Or maybe against Tenka. Or maybe both! Either way Kat will be in on it soon…

Could be a code/hint to Kat to not reveal herself yet and stay quiet and listen to whats going on.

I’m curious as to what Sandra means/is going for with the “But if she can do the Erbana” line.

Well, we’ve been told before that’s very rare and hard to do a 100% Erbana run (you cant let anyone die within a certain radius of you). Some folks do just enough to get the bottomless bag special but that it. Also no one has actually done it since before the Ending.
So my guess is that if Kat DOES do the complete Erbana run, then Sandra will find it suspicious. Like maybe think Kat’s secretly in league with TENKa or something. I’m certain at least 1 person will call it hax.

doing the erbana route is rare and can raise interest in the group especailly with most of the group doing a destroy everything approach

“A wise, odd Kat lived in a play.” Hmm! Methinks Jane knows some things!

I find it odd that nobody seems to notice that Jane is telling SANDRA to shut up because Kat’s there.

Including Sandra, apparently.

Well, that was my question. Is Jane hinting to Sandra, or Kat? I think it’s more interesting if she’s hinting to Kat, actually. Jane seems to want to recruit Kat (Outsider Erbana) to the plan she’s cooking up with Sandra, which we can presume is against TENka. Sandra doesn’t trust Kat. If Jane is trying to hint to Kat to keep quiet for a moment, so she can overhear the conversation between Sandra and Jane, that’s very interesting indeed. Sandra seems to have missed the hint, whether or not it was directed at her. (Unfortunately, I doubt Kat will pick up on it, either, unless she does what I did– “hey, that sounds familiar, I think I’ll Google similar phrases and see what turns up.”)

I wonder if Sandra is high enough up in the leadership of her City to be able to smuggle in a cyborg, if she did find out about Kat and got past the initial shock? Just imagining Sandra going ahead and importing/transferring Mina & family and Danni, to try to get Kat on board…. How desperate is she for a skilled programmer? And if Kat had Sandra’s City to provide cover, could she help Brandon’s City?

And if Sandra is that powerful, why is Jane still an Outsider? My best guess is that she and her family are buried under the rubble somehow, like Mina’s family. (I admit I still think it’s the same family, though I’m not sure if Jane is being played by Mina’s mom or dad.)

still think Jane is kat’s presumed dead mother

Not A Villain Webcomic

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‘Not A Villain’ Webcomic – Page 613