Q&A #4 is the thirteenth storyline group in the main story section of EGS. It opened on EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-10-26 ("Q&A With A Side of SCIENCE!") and ended on EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-26 for a total of 10 comics. Lisa, Amanda and Chika answer questions form the viewers while testing a slow-acting shrink soda.
Summary[]
When Amanda announced the beginning of the Q&A session she also said that she was going to test a new shrink soda that was intended to shrink clothes with their wearer.[1]
The first question was about the relationship between Mrs. Kitsune and Mr. Verres. It was confirmed that Mrs. Kitsune is the sister of Tedd's mother. Also, when Mrs. Kitsune was called to talk about her sister, she claimed she did not have one in a tone that implied that she had disowned her sister, but Amanda took it literally.[2]
The second question was what time of year the comic takes place in. While it was originally going to take place in the fall, the time was later changed to the spring. For an exact date they used the timeline in this wiki. Short of a finding a flaw, the timeline is considered canon. At this time Chika noticed that Amanda's clothes were looser.[3]
The next question page started with Chika and Amanda talking about the shrink soda, which shrank Amanda's clothes too little. Amanda and Lisa walked away to get more shrink soda for Chika to analyze. Chika had difficulties choosing a question and unintentionally answered three short questions involving random universe facts when she rejected them: the agents use wands because only true wizards can use other people's spells; the hair colors in El Goonish Shive are natural; and Elliot's inner demons would have made him more powerful while also making him berserk but were retconned out of continuity.[4]
The next question was about transformation rays. If hit by the same type of beam a second time consecutively, it won't change a person further. Chika opened a case of shrink soda and it sprayed on Lisa, who admitted that she had shaken it in order to make it spray on Chika.[5]
The next page dealt with size change questions. The first part told the reader that eating food while small will not keep you full when you grow back. The second part told the reader that a person who grows is protected by a forcefield to keep them from getting crushed. Amanda also told the reader that the shrink soda can effect people transdermally, which was shown by Lisa shrinking. Amanda mentioned that Chika would shrink too, but not as fast since she got less soda on her.[6]
The next page, after Amanda had finished shrinking, answered questions that had arose from some of the answers given. It started off by explaining that people who get hit with a grow beam then eat a lot of food, will give a loud burp when they shrink back, this is done to keep transformation fun. The second part informed the reader that Ellen is not in V5 form but has a default form based on it, and can therefore be transformed by the V5 beam. Chika revealed that she had a wristwatch that redistributed 'shrink energy' to make her shrink less while making her clothes shrink at the same rate she did.[7]
The next question was why Raven's barriers did not block the restroom Nanase was in. The answer was that Raven's barrier automatically blocked all doors and any other barriers had to be specifically inserted, and that particular bathroom had no door. Dan showed up to complain about bathroom doors that can be dirty since some don't wash their hands.[8]
In the next page (by this point everyone had finished shrinking) Amanda answered a bunch of questions that dealt with upcoming events. She revealed that Greg and/or the Dojo would appear again, the child left behind would be revealed, and Lord Tedd would not be coming back soon but Noah would. Lisa asked Chika to demonstrate her shrink redistribution watch and Chika shrank Lisa while making herself larger.[9]
The final question was about Dr. Germahn and he answered that he was still around and, thanks to HD cameras in the labs, he did not have to be present to know what was going on. Amanda then announced that the next storylines will bring the silly stuff back.[10]
References[]
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-10-26 ("Q&A With A Side of SCIENCE!")
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-01-28 ("Cousin Family Tree")
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-02 ("Time Keeps On Shrinking")
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-04 ("Trying Too Hard To Realize The Camera's Stll Running")
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-09
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-11
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-16
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-19
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-23
- ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-26