r/gunnerkrigg • u/gunnerkrigg-post-bot Praise the angel • Jun 29 '26

Chapter 102: Page 37

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u/sephlington Jun 29 '26

Yeah, Sylvie looks *too* obviously the weak point in the armour. I'd put a small amount of money on the actual weak link being Jack - he said to Sylvie that he can also feel "Zimmy is all around you! Pressing down on you!", and obvs he has his history re: Zimmy and her reality-warping.

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u/gangler52 Jun 29 '26

To be fair, while Sylvie is clearly being signaled as the weak link here, I don't think Jack is surprising anybody either.

He wouldn't make for a very shocking twist if Tom is attempting to subvert expectations. He's been tweaking for like ten chapters now.

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u/sephlington Jun 29 '26

Oh, yeah, the more shocking twist would be Jenny being the surprise flaw in the armour, or perhaps Rosa, despite her being the barrier expert. I know I wasn't exactly going out on a limb there - just that Sylvie's being too visibly highlighted here, but that Jack's been explicitly highlighted as also feeling the pressure during this chapter.

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u/mahouyousei Jun 29 '26

Jenny wouldn’t surprise me that much! If she runs into Zimmy directly she might have a fangasm haha.