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How old are the characters in Donald's story? Sometime between "Ties" and the flashback when Surma and Anja are talking about boys and other things?

They are probably around 15 or so.

When did Anja and Surma first meet? Or is that a secret for now? (If it is, you don't need to email me the details. I can wait.)

they met when they realised they were put in the wrong house back when they first started to attend Gunnerkrigg

Who is the oldest and the youngest of the adults (Donald, Anja, Dr. Carver, Surma, Eglamore)?

They are all roughly the same age, sine they were in the same year at school. Anja is a little younger than the others though. Eglamore a little older.

I'm so fond of Anja. Any non-spoilery things you can tell us so I can love her more?

She and Donald use sub vocal communication when needed (such as in the recent pages)

Do Donald and Anja suspect that Annie stole the photograph?

They already know

On page 107, how did Anja know there was something wrong with Annie's toy?

Because she can tel when magical stuff is afoot sometimes

Was Anja's placement in Chester also an administrative error?

It was recorded as such yes

What's Anja's maiden name?

It's the surname she had before she got married

Do Eglamore, Anja and Donald keep in contact with Brinnie? Do they know where she is or how she's doing?

No, they haven't seen her in a long time.

Have Donald and Anja seen Annie since she returned from the Forest? If so, did they notice a change in her? Do they have any concerns about Kat hanging around her now that she's been a bit more influenced by the Forest?

Yeah they've seen her. Anja is still their form teacher

I'd never noticed anything unusual about Anja's eyes, except that they were perhaps squintier than most. What kind of metaphor did you intend?

It kinda looks like her eyes are closed all the time.

Is the gunk that builds up in Zimmy's eyes a bi-product of her being a human ether-magnet, or does it have another function? What was your inspiration for that part of her design?'

It is a visual metaphor, like Anja's eyes.

Can Anja make fire with a blinker stone?

yes

Where is Anja originally from?

Various places

How much more powerful is Anja's cpu than the average cpu?

There is no comparison

Does Anja always wear her hair in a bun while teaching?

Usually, yeah

When Kat's full technologica/etheric potential is met, will Anja die in the same way Surma died when Annie reached a certain level of ability?

no

Why did Anja have to give up this robot-building road?

She grew up

Would have mattered what colour of chalk Eglamore used in the latest strip or does he just like fushia?

That's jus the one Anja gave him

Why was Anja upset when Kat told her she wanted to build a robot?

Because she realised Kat was heading down a road she had to leave herself

I like that you used the word friendship with regards to Anja and Donny. Warm, trusting friendship is such an important part of a marriage and hardly anybody pays it any mind compared to the romance/sexuality part.

thanks

Why didn't Surma and Anja stay in touch during Surma's stay in the hospital? Did Kat ever even meet Surma?

No, Kat had never met Surma

what would you say is the strongest friendship in the story?

Zimmy and Gamma's. But Anja and Donny's is probably healthier. Kat and Annie are also good friends

Did Anja intend for Annie to tell Renard about her mother not loving him?

no

Were Donald and James in Chester with Surma and Anja before being switched?

no

In this chapter was Annie in a bad mood even before her conversation with Anja?

She's been in some sort of uneasy mood for a while

Did Surma miss Anja and Donald while she was at Good Hope?

yes

Why doesn't Anja use magic anymore?

she doesn't like to use it

Did Annie only start using the name Renard since hearing Anja's story?

She's used it a few times before

On page 554, is the line behind Anja in panel six the etheric influence of Coyote? Or is it Ysengrin?

It's just the feeling she gets from the "creature"

Did the Court ever consider making a trap for Reynardine like Jack's?

Anja did, essentially

Which country did Anja originate from? For some reason, I thought Romania. Could - and would - you clarify?

Someplace like that

Was the anti-Reynardine symbol something that had to be developed and "made" to counteract his powers or was it always the case that it would work that way?

No, Anja made it

Is Anja aware of what her limits in magic are, though she doesn't like to use it?

yes

Did the scene with Surma (with short, straight hair) and Anja discussing the Diego robots happen before or after the scene with surma (with curly long hair) flying away from Rey?

before

Is Anja's bubble shield actually a program?

no

What is Anja's power called?

Magic

So how do you pronounce Anja's name? I used to say it phonetically but I see a lot of people refer to her as Anya.

It's pronounced like Anya

Is it Anja or Anya?

Anja

Are Kat and Anja building/fixing something for the Court?

Nah, its just a thing they are working on

Where is the current flashback in relation to the one discussing the robots with Anja?

After

Was Anja the first person since Diego to discover the robot play he left behind?

She never saw the play

When Surma named Antimony (nick-name Annie), did she do so with Anja's name (also nick-named Annie) in mind? In other words, was she partially naming Antimony after her friend?

kinda

On a scale of one to ten, how wild would you say Anja was, in her younger days?

2?

Did Anja know about Reynardine's love for Surma?

yes

If Annie learns to make a bubble shield thing like Anja, what colour will it be?

Probably red

Since Anja and Donald faced dangerous situations in the Court as kids, do they ever get especially worried about Kat when she and Annie go out on their own?

Sometimes

Why did Anja take Annie's blinker stone to reply to the Woods if she had hers? Was it to show Annie what it could do?

yup

Did the Court staff already know that the Tic-Tocs were robotic before Ysengrin threw the dead one on the ground during the meeting? Were they able to take notice of that fact before he crushed that one to bits?

Anja had her suspicions that they were robots, but was never able to see one up close.

Why is Anya ashamed of using magic when for most of her life she had a best friend who used it unapolagetically? Is there etheric discrimination even among the court staff?

Anja just feels weird about it. It's not really rational

Anja seems to have both Annie's and Kat's strengths, what with her scientific aptitude and etheric abilities. Is there anything to offset this?

She doesn't like using her magic so much. It makes her feel guilty and a little ashamed.

I remember Anja talking about how the blinker stone was as lens for thought — did Surma not need it?

Not really

Are all blinker stones like the ones Annie and Anja have, or are there different ones? (i.e. colour, shape, quality...)

They can be different

DId Surma, Anja, or anyone else besides Annie and Kat know about Jeanne?

currently only Annie, Kat and the robots know about Jeanne

Can Anja see Annie's cut she got from Jeanne?

She didn't notice it, but then neither did Renard

is the binding system jack used on reynardine the same one that anja created?

It's a modified version of it

With Jack's alterations to the etheric program Anja made, can it now be used to separate Renard from a living host without killing off the body?

Unknown but unlikely

Did Anja have someone to teach her about blinker stones when she first got hers?

yup

Is Annie aware of the events of Ties? It is a story that Kat's mother told her?

Anja talks about her time at Gunnerkrigg sometimes, about as much as any other parent might. She doesn't divilge all details, though

Has Coyote harmed anyone from the Court since Anja et al. were kids?

not directly no

Does Anja's hair curl for any particular reason? Her hair seems awfully tame for its loopiness. Is it just a design thing, or does it have something to do with her powers, or some such?

It's just a design thing

Is the magic annie is learning, with her blinker stone and such, related to the magic we see Anja use in "Ties"?

no

Jones seems to have been on friendly terms with Eglamore and not hostile ones with Donald and Anja (compared to Surma) since at least the time in Ties, but is conspicuously absent from Kat's life. Remains to be seen???

It would appear so!

It seems Anthony and Eglamore were only around each other because they were both friends with Donald, but how did the guys become friends with girls from one of the weirdo houses?

It kinda started when Donny and Anja first saw eachother

How powerful is Anja magicwise?

Not hugely powerful, but competent.

The other characters seemed to have accepted Surma's death more or less easily when we first see them, even though we later learn how close they all really were. Who would you say was most affected by Surma's death, aside from Annie?

Anja

Would Anja be willing to teach Zimmy how to use a blinker stone? Would Zimmy be capable of using it?

Anja would be against it, and Zimmy wouldn't be interested.

Are there any romantically linked couples in your comic besides Donald/Anja, Janet/Winsbury, and Margo/John? If so, who?

maybe

Why did you remove the "Hmm..." that Anja thinks on Page 19 for the printed version?

It was not needed

How do blinker stones work? I mean could Anja use Annie's stone? How and why the stone is Annie's? Because she used it first or something? Also will we see more cool magic trinkets?

yeah

Also, does Jack have any more devices reverse-engineered from Anja's tech up his sleeves? (I'm guessing that "remains to be seen")

nobody has asked him

Is Jack's binding array powered by Anja's etheric computer, or is it independent of her system?

it's powered independently, but using her system

In the first panel of page 19 there is a thought bubble saying "hmm..." . Is Anja just wondering how to deal with Winsbury or is she thinking about how much Annie resembles her father in behaviour?

The latter

Will we ever see Anja's computer?

Are you the same guy?

Will we ever see Anja's computer?

Are you the same guy?

Will we ever see Anja's computer?

Are you the same guy?

Did Surma and her friends use to sneak out for adventurous stuff in their younger days? Would Donny and Anja join them, and if so, were they more reluctant than others?

Sure.

Does Brinnie age humanly? That is, if she were to appear in the current time would she appear to be about the same age as Anja?

Yes and no!

What does Anja think of the Headmaster?

He's alright.

How did Anja know that Reynardine's bind was still in tact after Annie fell from the bridge? Couldn't he have faked being under Annie's control?

He could have faked it, yeah. But he could also have tried to escape.

Is Anja aware of the telekinetic uses of the blinker stone? Can she make use of them herself?

She is aware of them yeah.

Can you get TV signals at the Court? Say, at Donny and Anja's house?

Sure.

Will we get to see much more of Anja and Donald in flashbacks or will they mostly focus on the Surma/Anthony/James triangle?

I think you will get to see more about Anja and Donald during parts where I focus on Surma/Anthony/Eglamore.

Why does Anja prefer not to use her etheric abilities?

Just old hangups she developed as she grew up.

Does Anja still have those psychic powers we saw in Ties? Will we see her use them again?

She can still do that kind of thing, but she prefers not to.

Is Anja disappointed that Kat doesn't have etheric talents?

Not at all.

How old are Surma and Anja on page 439 (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=439)?

Late teens.

How did Eglamore, Donnie, and Anthony become friends with Anja and Surma?

Mainly cos Donny had a crush on Anja.

Does Anja know that Kat was able to make Diego's robots move?

She was only able to make S1 move, but yeah, she knows about it.

What's the general student perception of Anja and Donald as teachers? Would either be described as being particularly lenient or strict, difficult or easy, dull or interesting?

They think Anja is pretty nice. Donald tends to only teach the older years though, so they haven't come across him yet.

Is Anja aware that her photo is missing?

Yep.

Does Anja plan on giving Kat access to the system used to trap Reynardine or is she not concerned about it at this point?

The subject of computers is to be further explored.

In Ch. 21, did Anja want to talk about the system away from Reynardine so he wouldn't know how it worked or because it would be awkward to discuss how he was imprisoned while he's right there?

It would have been pretty awkward to talk about how they worked to trap him while he was right there.

In a previous question you answered, you said that James didn't like Anthony. What do Anya and Donald think of him?

Anthony was always Donny's friend more than the others. Anja didn't mind him thugh.

Do the forest transfer students really have no breaks throughout the year? Does that affect what year they are counted as or do they go up one when the other students start their next year?

The kids in Chester and Foley have vastly different schedules to the kids in Queslett and Thornhill. That's also why Brinnie couldn't have lunch with Surma and Anja anymore.

Had Surma already left the court when Anja and Donald left, or did she leave after they did?

Yes, she had.

When did Anja and Donald start dating?

Not long after Chapter 22.

Would you like to do a comic of Surma/Anja/the Parent's time in the court, or will anything of interest there be included in the main comic?

While it would be interesting from a character point of view, I don't think it would be unique enough to stand as its own comic. I enjoyed the chapter I drew with them as children, and we will definitely be learning more about them, but I won't be focusing on them too much.

I think Anja is pretty, will she be showing up in lots of future chapters?

I hope so.

Would Anja fare any better than Eglamore against Jones?

Nope.

Do Anja and Donald have many friends within the Court (besides Eglamore), or do they mostly keep to themselves?

They are friends with a few other people in the Court, yeah.

What necessitates a change of house for a student (like Anja and Surma) - temperament, ability, both/neither?

In their case, it took the Court to realise they had made a mistake.

I'm an American reader, so I tend to picture all the characters speaking like Americans. It's kind of jarring to realize they actually speak with British accents. Are there any characters, other than Anja and Gamma, who don't speak in a British accent?

Paz is Spanish. Coyote speaks with a strange accent too, and Ysengrin just sounds angry. Jones doesn't have an accent, Donny sounds Scottish (so does Kat, but not so much). There are quite a few accents.

Having accepted the visual cue that Reynardine's imprisonment was painful, I was wondering how involved the Donlans were with its design. How troubled or complicit were they with the impalement of a sentient creature to the floor of a windowless cell?

Anja designed the entrapment program with Donny, but Eglamore took care of the physical stuff. Sivo was Eglamore's friend and Renard had essentially killed him as soon as he took his body.