Feb18
Altermentality:
The play I was in is over. I feel the loss very sharply… but I don’t mind so much. It’s only a reminder of how deeply I loved the people and the process. I hope you all get to experience such a bond with a group of wonderful people working towards a common goal some day. It’s fantastic.
LOL man I can’t get enough of angry Skaerva. That second panel is now one of my favorite faces of his. I can’t stop laughing. And I like the mannerisms of the Second in this page; leaning over the chair is a nice touch.
Woot, numbers 2-4! The Third does not look happy though; he’s the one who embraced this curse better, so he probably got rid of the book himself for a reason.
Gonna be scary epic when we get Ponytail #1 involved . . .
I was a minor character in a play once, and I’ve been involved in backstage art and stage design for two others. Plays are a LOT of fun, and yeah you get to meet some amazing people. I always like to see various interpretations of characters by different people, plus I’m a backstage sort of person and all kinds of crazy things go on behind the curtain. Fun times. Yeah, a little sad when it is all over, but at least you still have memories and friends.
Thanks! I am quite fond of the Second, if you hadn’t noticed
He’s not doing it in this page because he’s too distracted, but he touches and rubs and scratches at his snout a lot… that wasn’t always what his face looked like, and it will never be 100% natural to him…
Yeah, I’ve been involved in a lot of plays and they’ve been hit or miss; I’m always glad I did them in the end, but the amount of relief I feel when they’re over varies, you know? Depends on how well I fit into the specific group. But this time, I’ve never worked with a group of people I held so dear. I miss them fiercely already. So much love in that cast.
Wait, hold on…are you implying that the Second was alive and at least a child when the curse happened? …suddenly, the Second makes a whole lot more sense! How had I not caught on to this previously!?
Yeah, I know that’s been at least implied in the comments before, some people guessed at it… but there’s really no way to tell from the comic itself. It really does explain a lot about his character; of course, there’s even more to the story…
Cue dramatic music.
Awww, Skarva listen to your daughter.
Captcha:Lhowle canton
It’s such a cute line, isn’t it? I was amazed Victor put it in of his own free will, it’s the type of thing I’d usually have to beg him to include
DUN DUN DUNNNN!
Hmmm… They sent it away to keep it from the clutches of the First, perhaps? What might he do with access to the realm of the gods?
I’m glad to read that the play was so positive an experience for you! ^_^
(I don’t really have much more to add, I fear. ^^; )
“Listen to your daughter, son.”
Oh…that was so bad. >_> Who thought up that one?
I just realized: Skarva 2 only has one pair of eyebrows, unlike his son and grandson. Odd. Unless one pair is just so big they cover the other pair…XD
Well, yes, have you not figured out the eyebrow scheme? The Third doesn’t have two PAIRS of eyebrows
Barty why you gotta be such a hater lately? D:
Hater? I laughed at the joke! That doesn’t mean it’s not bad, however…XD
Also, Skarva’s face in the second panel SO reminds me of Calvin from C&H.
…but I just spent the last forever looking for the specific panel, with no luck.
Lol that daughter line had cracking up. Skaerva’s face put me on the floor however. I found it amusing Number Two misinterpreted their relationship that erroneously.
I kind of find Skaerva and her to be sort of like a . . . um, how to put this . . . uh, shoot, how WOULD you describe their relationship; it’s rather unique, isn’t it?
He knows the curse is still in place, so it’s physically impossible for Lorelei to be of Skärva blood (unless it really does only affect males, which no one can say for sure)… but he just forgets very important things sometimes…
It’s like a… you know… yeah I have no idea. But I’m glad we’ve succeeded at making their relationship complex enough to avoid easy summation.
Also, the second seems to have misplaced our Skærva on the genealogical tree.
[Grandpa: Listen to your daughter, son.]
Which could imply he forgot the gender of his grandchild as well. Or that Skærva has a sister?
@Kgy (since it won’t let me reply directly): he just gets very confused. I think in this moment he forgot about his son, thinks the Fourth IS his son and that the girl with him must be his granddaughter.
I guess scruffy hair skips a generation. Also I’m glad your play was so enriching <3
Oh, and dangit captcha, it starts with mission but then nothing else interesting. How often is that gonna come up!
Some personality traits skipped a generation too. I love the Skärva family dynamics so much, and I’m always so happy when we get to explore them a bit more.
I love how Skarva just accepts that she’s being called his daughter. Though now that makes me curious about if Skarva had any love life or if he’s been too into the badguy business to date. Also makes me wonder about the wives of the past Skarva’s… I bet the second’s was probably a cute librarian.
While it’s not exactly proof, I wouldn’t say he quite “just accepts” it, judging by his expression…
It’s probably not the first time he’s gotten that, what with her trailing him everywhere.
As for the Lady Skärvas, you’ll find out eventually. As for Skärva IV’s love life… I guess we’ll leave that up to your fanon for now
Women don’t exactly fling themselves at him, though…
They don’t? Have you been READING the comments?
I like how you said “for now”; that indicates you have something planned later.
Oh, the Third is here! Now it’s a party!
The Second is now officially my favorite ghost.
Oooh, I sense important stuff coming…
“Listen to your daughter, son.” just made it for me. XD And if Skaerva’s have this much rage just with his grandpa, I can hardly wait until Cyril comes into the picture…
…But I prefer to stand here regally.
He thinks he’s soooo important!
…But he really was, actually
Lorelei is totally Skärva’s daughter. He adopted her. Skärva 2 isn’t THAT crazy.
(I really want to see Lorelei become the fifth Skärva and have five eyebrows and fling magic around like nobody’s business, is that so wrong.)
…Somehow, I don’t feel as though adoption counts in regards to the curse…:P
If the curse did work that way, wouldn’t he just adopt every one as part of his master evil plan in order for the curse to spread and he not be all that different anymore? Also if that happened would blank have to destroy the curse himself? I know this all hypothetical, but surprisingly fun to think of Skarva giving other people his curse, ESPECIALLY blank….
Hahaha, that would be ridiculous. “Blank, I AM YOUR FATHER. Now. Welcome home, son.” Although I bet that even if the curse worked through adoption, it wouldn’t extend to Blank because he’s too beloved by the gods – he always gets off easy on some BS like that. And I don’t think Skärva could physically force himself to bring Blank into his family…
Well, she wouldn’t be the Fifth, unless they changed her name… maybe she could get away with a Tiberia…
You would inflict FIVE EYEBROWS upon someone? That is wrong, yes. XD
But they would be epic eyebrows. Epic MAGIC eyebrows.
Lol Skaerva’s got his work cut out for him then if he wishes to avoid a cruel, heavily eyebrow adorned fate for any future children.
Skärva convention! Also, his face in the second panel.
Personally at the moment I think Lorelei and Skärva’s relationship is more like…crazy uncle she was sent to live with who kind of likes her but has no idea what to do because he’s never had kids. Er…if that makes sense. I had an uncle like that.
Also, I can’t help but wonder what the First and Second looked like pre-curse….
If ghost can wear cloths then why do some of them wear rags likes skaerva grampa? And why do some go with out any? like Ecta…. which just happens to be a girl… what are you trying to say??????
It’s something to do with strength of will, (or personality, or something like that), combined with how long they’ve been done. The Second, at the very least, has been dead for a bit longer than the Third. Presumably, they’ll both just turn into blobs at some point.
“[…]how long they’ve been done.”
And by done, I mean dead. lol
Barty is right. A new ghost retains the visual appearance it had upon death (even down to the clothes it died in…) for a while, but over time loses color and detail and becomes more transparent. The more powerful a person’s spirit was, both in terms of magical aptitude and influence it had on other people, the longer this process takes, but an old enough ghost will stabilize into a streamlined fluid blob like Ecta or any of the more “generic” ghosts in Castle Skärva, male or female. The Second is wearing the clothes he died in, he just stopped taking care of himself as he got older…
Those are the clothes he died in? Judging by the clothes’ condition, looks like it was not a peaceful death…did his arms get cut off?
Or actually, I guess it could just be interpreted that his clothes are simply fading away…and that’s a much less gruesome interpretation, so I think we should go with that!
Poor Second seems to have gone screwier than a spitball towards the end there. Personal appearance probably went downhill just as fast. Actually, I bet he’d probably have forgotten to eat and sleep on occasion; too wrapped up in his tomes. He probably even slept in that outfit too.
that has GOT to be awkward.
It’s a Skärva-family reunion!