Jean AKA Jeannie AKA Jeanie is a film, book, and magazine reviewer for a national magazine. Most of Jean’s work is done through email, which means he doesn't have to go into the office.
On a trip to find a gift for his girlfriend, Jean found an empty Genie Bottle. Upon picking up this bottle, Jean became the bottle’s new genie-powered occupant. Not only was Jean turned into a genie, but the bottle turned him into what he believed a genie of the bottle should look like. Which, due to his fascination with a classic 60s TV show, turned him into a busty blonde woman.
“No one will doubt it, ’cause I won’t deny it.”
Says the “exchange student” the administration doesn’t know about and only a handful of students met (and probably don’t remember), who disappears after the prom and is never seen again?
Hm. here’s a thought: Jeanie’s greenish nausea doesn’t arise from contemplating sex with Jean, or anything like that. It’s a sign that the timeline is still unsettled. She’s timesick.
At least, it seems she’s partially fixed things–her reaction is not as strong now as the first time.
How far off will Natalie be when Jeanie finds her?
(Gods, Jeanie could have a real problem on her hands if, everytime she meddles, things never quite go back…There could even be a kind of hysteresis. Ever used Silly Putty to pick up ink from newspaper comic, then stretched the blob to make weird faces? Imagine trying to unstretch the blob to its original size and shape, to recover the original image.)
I think it’s very likely that no matter what Jeanie does to fix thigs something will be different. Since we’re probably not going to get to keep adult-Natalie with her more confident personality (bummer), my money’s on a relationship between Neil and Zoey that wasn’t there before (and Natalie was the cause). Here’s my reasoning:
Neil was originally smitten by Zoey, as evidenced with his fumbling with dialogue (page 628) and visibly frustrated with Jean’s interference when Jean announced he’d found him a date.
Neil was disappointed when Zoey sent him a text announcing that Danny was asking her to the prom.
Again, Neil seemed smitten when he bumped into Zoey at the punch bowl and didn’t resist being led off by her to find ice for his eye.
For good or ill, Natalie is responsible for Neil and Zoey being alone together at the prom, something that Jeanie’s time travel escapade altered from whatever was to originally happen… not to mention Danny’s disappointment at Zoey’s disappearance (assuming he even noticed after staring across a chess board at Natalie’s chest all evening… yes, such a traumatic experience).
I don’t expect that they will ever restore the timeline exactly to how it was initially, but they will eventually end up with something that is “good enough” that Jeanie and Neil decide not to continue trying to alter it.
So, you speculate that the girl that called Jean a dweeb and a loser is going to dump her jock prom date and climb into the sack with him? Interesting.
Then again, it does depend on how the experience turned out. We know that his girlfriends created a website on what a cad he was, but he did seem to attract girlfriends.
His ability to attract a lot of girls who then turn against him suggests that he is less “unpleasant jerkass” and more “cheating bastard” who has no desire for monogamy or commitment.
I just had a thought regarding this conversation from page 675:
jmucchielloShe seems like she’s working a deadend job. She use to be a rocket scientist. Maybe she misses that.
Robertwas it really that bad? She’s been stuck as the wrong gender *and* the wrong age for almost a decade. That’s pretty bad.
MakairaI was thinking, if Neil joins Jeanie on enough of these time travel hijinks, he could end up having mentally lived 200+ years despite being in a 30-year old body.
RobertHuh, that’s an interesting idea. Jeanie could potentially use her magic to repeatedly reset Neil’s age, making him effectively immortal as long as Jeanie’s magic holds out. And even more interesting, Neil could also use that as an opportunity to try out different lives. Live as “base Neil” until he’s old, then have Jeanie poof him back to his 20s as “new Neil”. Then later, Neil might actually *want* to try being Natalie for a lifetime or two. Fun times!
Now, this should close any discussion regarding Jeanie out living Neil. A Genie won’t outlive her master because her magic can keep him forever young… at least until it runs out.
She can keep him youthful, and perhaps heal most diseases and injuries, but it is unlikely that she can make him unkillable without spending a great deal of effort to make him magically proof against bullets, blades, blunt impacts, fire, acid, poison, etc. without resorting to making him non-fleshy or inhuman as a way of increasing his durability. So he can have an “indefinite” lifespan, but no guarantees.
And did anybody back then *believe* him?
“No one will doubt it, ’cause I won’t deny it.”
Says the “exchange student” the administration doesn’t know about and only a handful of students met (and probably don’t remember), who disappears after the prom and is never seen again?
What job is lower than radio DJ?
>What job is lower than radio DJ?
Congress. *rimshot*
@cd how much do i have to donate to ensure Neil screws up the time line?
I think that would require Natalie’s first born.
So the donation and the screw up end up being the same thing.
Unfortunately, Donations don’t affect the plot.I already have the plot well worked out.
Did the text change or is it just me?
Yes, the text in panel 2 was changed a few days after this page was released.
Thanks for changing it, the new narrative works well.
Well this was attempt number one to fix the timeline.
Any bets on how many attempts it will take?
solve a problem with Heinlen’s “All you Zombies.” Was Jean and his older sister adopted by their parents?
Hm. here’s a thought: Jeanie’s greenish nausea doesn’t arise from contemplating sex with Jean, or anything like that. It’s a sign that the timeline is still unsettled. She’s timesick.
I think that’s a more likely scenario than morning sickness or Master withdrawal.
At least, it seems she’s partially fixed things–her reaction is not as strong now as the first time.
How far off will Natalie be when Jeanie finds her?
(Gods, Jeanie could have a real problem on her hands if, everytime she meddles, things never quite go back…There could even be a kind of hysteresis. Ever used Silly Putty to pick up ink from newspaper comic, then stretched the blob to make weird faces? Imagine trying to unstretch the blob to its original size and shape, to recover the original image.)
I think it’s very likely that no matter what Jeanie does to fix thigs something will be different. Since we’re probably not going to get to keep adult-Natalie with her more confident personality (bummer), my money’s on a relationship between Neil and Zoey that wasn’t there before (and Natalie was the cause). Here’s my reasoning:
Neil was originally smitten by Zoey, as evidenced with his fumbling with dialogue (page 628) and visibly frustrated with Jean’s interference when Jean announced he’d found him a date.
Neil was disappointed when Zoey sent him a text announcing that Danny was asking her to the prom.
Again, Neil seemed smitten when he bumped into Zoey at the punch bowl and didn’t resist being led off by her to find ice for his eye.
For good or ill, Natalie is responsible for Neil and Zoey being alone together at the prom, something that Jeanie’s time travel escapade altered from whatever was to originally happen… not to mention Danny’s disappointment at Zoey’s disappearance (assuming he even noticed after staring across a chess board at Natalie’s chest all evening… yes, such a traumatic experience).
I don’t expect that they will ever restore the timeline exactly to how it was initially, but they will eventually end up with something that is “good enough” that Jeanie and Neil decide not to continue trying to alter it.
@ijuinkun: Yes, “close enough” will likely have to do. Things probably get more and more muddled the more you dink with the timeline.
Jeanie never actually said he lost his virginity with the blonde exchange student (675). There is still hope for Rita to do it.
So, you speculate that the girl that called Jean a dweeb and a loser is going to dump her jock prom date and climb into the sack with him? Interesting.
If Rita gets wasted she won’t know who she is in bed with. Panel the next morning Jean with a smile on his face and Rita with a look of horror.
Then again, it does depend on how the experience turned out. We know that his girlfriends created a website on what a cad he was, but he did seem to attract girlfriends.
His ability to attract a lot of girls who then turn against him suggests that he is less “unpleasant jerkass” and more “cheating bastard” who has no desire for monogamy or commitment.
I just had a thought regarding this conversation from page 675:
jmucchielloShe seems like she’s working a deadend job. She use to be a rocket scientist. Maybe she misses that.
Robertwas it really that bad? She’s been stuck as the wrong gender *and* the wrong age for almost a decade. That’s pretty bad.
MakairaI was thinking, if Neil joins Jeanie on enough of these time travel hijinks, he could end up having mentally lived 200+ years despite being in a 30-year old body.
RobertHuh, that’s an interesting idea. Jeanie could potentially use her magic to repeatedly reset Neil’s age, making him effectively immortal as long as Jeanie’s magic holds out. And even more interesting, Neil could also use that as an opportunity to try out different lives. Live as “base Neil” until he’s old, then have Jeanie poof him back to his 20s as “new Neil”. Then later, Neil might actually *want* to try being Natalie for a lifetime or two. Fun times!
Now, this should close any discussion regarding Jeanie out living Neil. A Genie won’t outlive her master because her magic can keep him forever young… at least until it runs out.
She can keep him youthful, and perhaps heal most diseases and injuries, but it is unlikely that she can make him unkillable without spending a great deal of effort to make him magically proof against bullets, blades, blunt impacts, fire, acid, poison, etc. without resorting to making him non-fleshy or inhuman as a way of increasing his durability. So he can have an “indefinite” lifespan, but no guarantees.
True… but I didn’t imply invulnerability, just youth.
Let’s see how this messes up.