False Positive: A Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Webcomic Anthology

Discussion (8) ¬

1. 
   Matthew G.

   2012/07/04, 5:36 PM | # | Reply

   Okay, so NOT a force field. Arcane magic field!

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     darius404

     2012/07/04, 6:24 PM | # | Reply

     Yeah, you can see the “runes” on the previous page as well if you look closely.

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       the other ghost girl

       2012/07/04, 8:58 PM | # | Reply

       if it’s aliens then it could be that the rune are a warning… something along the lines of “please stop touching the glass and back away or you will be shocked” or something
2. 
   Baal

   2012/07/05, 12:11 AM | # | Reply

   Dammit, so it’s really a magical barrier. Still the question, who’s the good and who’s the bad one here…
3. 
   Lleyn

   2012/07/05, 1:43 AM | # | Reply

   Not being a native speaker, I had to look up “pissant”, and thought I’d share what I found without further comment *g* Here is:

   “The original pissant is any of a certain group of large ant species, commonly called wood ants, that make mounded nests in British and European forests. The name pissant arises from the urine-like odor produced by their nesting material—needles and straw from pine trees—and the formic acid that constitutes their venom.”

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     darius404

     2012/07/05, 7:31 AM | # | Reply

     It can also be used as an insult. Here’s what I found on Wiktionary:

     Noun

     pissant (plural pissants) (In some senses pejorative, mildly vulgar.)

     An ant.
     An insignificant person.
     A person who adheres strictly to a rule or policy despite current circumstances.

     Their super is a real pissant about break times.

     A person seemingly incapable of focusing on anything but the trivial, especially in the sense of trivial or irrelevant criticism.

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       Lleyn

       2012/07/06, 3:42 AM | # | Reply

       darius, I got the insult part, but I just thought the linguistic origin of it hilarious. It never occurred to me that there was an actual “ant” in “pissant” – not to mention the first part of the word 😉
4. 
   Anakha

   2012/09/10, 10:19 AM | # | Reply

   Intersting.
   I, not being a native speaker either, first thought it simply a combination of “pisser” and “ant”.
   SO someone insignificant that pisses one off/ a small annoyance.
   Does point towards “the captured is something powerful” again.