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The part of me that has a freakish urge to systematise everything thought that the end of a So A Date At The Mall could be an opportune moment to list all open plotlines in EGS, with the intention to update this post as the story moves along. I don’t know if my categorisation makes things clearer or not, but that is my goal, at least. All comments and suggestions are welcome, especially if you feel that I have left anything important out, or included something that has already been answered. Consider this a draft. Deliberately omitted are probable running jokes (e.g. the Dunkels’ comically laid-back approach to parenting) and most open-ended processes (e.g. Susan’s personal development). Some more speculative remarks are written in a shade of grey. With that said, here we go: The main nexuses Basically, the reasons that seem to be behind the main story. Pandora’s plot Her goals Is she motivated by more than boredom and her love for Raven? The marks The exact identities of at least two mark-bearers are still unknown. The magical system and its flair for the dramatic Will we ever find out just what the "mind" of magic really is? And who its emissary is on the physical plane, for that matter. The Clog Which mechanism did Pandora use to cause the clog? Also, strange things have been common in Moperville for a long time, but how much of it is caused by the clog? Do the „whales“ have any role or powers, besides devouring magical energy? The Multiverse How easy or hard is it to travel between universes? How many universes are there, anyway, and how are they connected? Only in pairs, or dice? Lord Tedd’s universe Once a major focus of the story, with General Shade Tail being built up as perhaps the „final boss“ of EGS. Although it may have been introduced too early, I’m sure it will eventually turn out to be behind much of the rest of the plot. Oh, and Nioi, too. The Magus-Sirleck-Voltaire-Helena-Demetrius plot cluster Yeah, I don’t know how else to put this, as it’s all so intertwined now. Magus Is his homeworld the griffin parallel universe? Who sent him on his voyage? Why is his method for regaining power so hilariously specific? He clearly had communication with both Pandora and Sirleck during the two years before the start of EGS, but what exactly was talked about? Was it Pandora who suggested the method? Sirleck Does he have motives for financing aberrations in Moperville, beyond ‘helping’ Magus? Is it even established beyond doubt that it was he who organised Spider Vampire & co? Voltaire What was Plan A and did it consist of anything more than Elliot dying? What is the endgame of Plan CM, and how dangerous is it to our main characters? Helena+Demetrius Why were they guarding Elliot? Do they have an agenda beyond aberration killing? The characters, their past and their future Plot-relevant, but probably not directly plot-driving characters, and people and things related to them. Diane/Susan Twins, parallel universe alternates, or something else entirely? Ongoing. Susan's father May become relevant again in connection to Diane and all that... Noah and Raven Who were Noah’s parents, and why did Damien kill them? Is Raven the official caretaker of Noah, and if so, why? What kind of contact does Raven currently have with the immortal/wizard community? Nanase What’s the deal with her being the equivalent of a magical princess in other universes? Did Noriko retire? Or is she still hunting aberrations in Europe? How much exactly does Mrs. Kitsune know? Tedd What kind of forgotten dangerous rarity is he, exactly? Someone independent of magical OS changes? His gauntlet seems to have been inspired by his Lord Tedd-dreams. Does it have functions beyond what is already revealed? There's also the even more mysterious glove, which he seems to need to enchant objects. Where did that come from? Grace How much did she retain from her prophetic dreams? Does it even matter now that Pandora is working on the issue? Sarah Her quest for power, and emotional/sexual self-discovery. Continuing experimentation with Tedd/Grace. What will the reaction of the Main Eight (and trusted associates) be to her mark? Sam Sarah+Sam Sam and the TF gun/watches: It’s almost inevitable. Justin His hidden awakening and its eventual effects Luke Justin+Luke Who is Luke working with/for? The remaining two mark-bearers? Elliot What will the fallout from him being kinda-outed as Cheerleadra be? What kind of spells fit his actual nature, now that he can get them? Ellen Probably the least substantiated claim in this index, but it has always seemed to me that the Dewitchery Diamond transferred more than just the FV5 form from Elliot to Ellen. Greg So what's the deal with him, then? It seems like Dan himself hasn't made his mind up regarding him being awakened or not. Or at least that's what he wants us to think. Catalina OK, we now have the story of how she became a catgirl. When will any of the Main Eight find out, and will her spell ever be plot-relevant? Melissa Realistic as it might be, I find it hard to believe that this will be the final resolution of her and Justin’s relationship. Was there any specific reason for Noah to trust her with his secrets? George Perceptive, and getting suspicious about many things. Will probably have to be keyed in to the whole story at some point. His probable crush on Justin, and associated issues. Arthur J. Arthur Likely to be part of a larger plot. The griffins Will return. Hard to say much more right now. Miscellaneous Things Dan has hinted at, and other stuff that didn't fit in the previous categories. Zombies Will happen. Or at least mutant mind control fungus or the like will. The Uryoms The space stuff has been somewhat in the background since EGS shifted away slightly from a pretty strong sci-fi focus in the beginning. May become important when the Multiverse plot does. Ashley's internet ex-girlfriend Surely not relevant ever again Jeremy and Max Too strange not to come up eventually. Will perhaps be explained among many other things once the circumstances of Noriko’s departure are cleared up. The OT3 May or may not lead to something. If it is a running gag, it is one of my favourites in all of EGS. College Aren’t the Main Eight in their senior year? Time to start thinking about their future… Tertiary characters who we may see more of Matt Cohen He and Susan might not be happening, but I guess he might turn up sometime, even if he's graduated? Maybe going to end up with Charlotte?[/tinfoil] Jerry Is still bound by his vow. Kaoli I think it’s pretty much a given that she and Ellen will eventually meet again. Grace’s siblings and grandfather May be relevant again when the death of Noah’s parents and everything Damien-related that that brings along come up. Bad Tom Too elaborate an introduction, I think, for a character who won’t be seen again. Larry In contrast to Rich, who doesn’t seem especially quickly redeemable, Larry might actually have a future in the EGS main story.

http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2259 Aww, it's great to see Pandora getting along so well with Sarah!

Updated Catalina. Anything else I've missed that has happened during the past few months?

I'm guessing Raven will be the wizard designated to take the barrier down? We don't know for certain about any others, I think (although Noriko is implied to be one), and it's the logical choice when Pandora is plotting. Unless the barrier has a slight explosive risk even with a lower reservoir level.

This is more of a case of differing terminologies. I don't call NPs story comics, canon though some may be.

Wow, Susan! We haven't seen her in a speaking role in a story comic since, what, February 2014?

I have to admit that I didn't even think of the wiki option. It certainly would make the revision history easier to see/manage. Feel free to modify my post and upload it there, if you can think of a good way to do so. I think I'll continue with the updates here for now. Sure, I was just assuming that anyone happening upon this topic is currently actively reading new EGS strips and probably only consulting the index to refresh his/her memory regarding older subplots. I'm not really providing any noteworthy analysis or even speculation on new comics. I mostly changed the first three subsections under The main nexuses due to the previous month's updates, and also the text under Grace regarding her dreams. Also added Greg, as I'd forgotten about him, added some new text and a link regarding Tedd's nature, and moved Susan's father from Miscellaneous to Susan/Diane.

Made some small changes in light of recent developments. As before, suggestions and corrections are welcome.

Yup, this makes me happy as well, Maybe it's just nice to see Sarah again. Susan next! (Pandora in cheerful mode when talking of a serious topic is also pretty hilarious)

So far, the entire arc has been a partial redemption of Pandora. I'd say she has anti-villain status by now. Actually, outside that stuff with Magus and the end of Sister II, we haven't seen her do anything too "evil". Except for some of her more violent outbursts, she doesn't even seem as crazy as you'd expect her to be: this conversation has been downright reasonable at times.

Oh yeah! My bet is on Catalina's mark coming up some way or another in this arc, too. I mean, the title can certainly have multiple meanings, and the commentary is a little teasing already... What does the title for part 1, Legacy, stand for? Noriko?

I doubt the storyline will have more than one cover, that hasn't been the case since Painted Black.

Interesting ending for a Q&A. Then again, there's a precedent for the final question being a joke one, last time it was about Amanda's date with Raven. Anyway, Sister III's coming! Or if it's something else, a lot of people will be surprised. I wonder whether the cover at least will be in colour? The previous two were.

The Goo looks better than ever.

Sorry about seemingly abandoning this forum and thread, I've had some difficulties with dragging myself out of a depressive episode. Thank you very much! It means a lot to me if I'm not the only one who thinks this is useful. Great idea! I don't think there's much more to add, you and your collaborators have done a pretty much complete job. I started adding some more links. If you feel that any specific others are needed, just say so and I will try to do it, I've probably got too much free time anyway. I decided to try a shade of grey, that's pretty much the equivalent of a tag. Anyone, please let me know if it seems good, and if something else should be made grey. The line between mindless speculation and a substantiated guess is surprisingly hazy... Also added a little on Tedd's glove and gauntlet.

I was using Mind, in singular, to keep things simple. Nonetheless, I clarified the text a little. Another interesting question is whether the emissary-wizard is an actual person, and not just a form that magic takes when it wants to contact and appear comprehensible to mortals (and Immortals, I guess).

Thanks, added that. Made a small edit to that effect. Granted, her self-discovery is pretty open-ended, but you're right, it's a pretty important story element right now. Do you have any suggestions? Should more speculative claims be kept to the the speculation thread, or should I create a small sub-category for that at the end? Or just use some kind of label?

Happy Dalek Grace

Being a little on the fence regarding Ashley myself, I really understand Nanase here. She's certainly endearing and almost certainly a good person, but yeah, a little too nice. It's hard to relate to characters whose only flaw is a slight shyness in some situations. But I'm sure we'll learn more about her soon. In fact, it seems like Ashley, Diane, and maybe some others are well on their way to having the same status as the Main Eight in the story. One of these seems very likely. Nanase's comment probably isn't there for nothing. Although it really would be one helluva twist if Ashley did turn out to be evil in some way.

So, who wants to bet on the sphere being involved in some way? Or would that be too obvious, considering the end of the last Block story?

I absolutely love Diane's face in the fantasy panel. Now that I think of it, both Diane and Susan almost always manage to make me laugh due to their facial expressions alone.

Can Immortals harm each other in some way? I'm just wondering what it would look like if Pandora found out about Voltaire and unleashed her full rage upon him. She can be pretty scary (in her chaos form, scarier than anyone else in EGS except for maybe Vlad, IMO), but Voltaire is immortal too, and we don't know his age or power. All this assuming Voltaire really is working against Pandora, of course, and not together with her in some convoluted plot. But I think today's final smirk disproves that.

Oh me, oh my. That is probably the the most furious-looking chibi figure Dan has drawn.

Pushing them over isn't going to cut it this time, is it?

Whew, first exam's done. Back to the internet for a while! I imagine VWM is a sound and not a strange acronym, although i was a little confused by it being in a box.