Apr30
Skärva regrets buying those fridge magnets
on April 30, 2012 at 1:03 amCharacters: Blank, Lord Tiberius Skärva the Fourth
Altermentality:
He hopes Blank won’t notice that embarrassing message. Ugh, children!
(…The cutest part is that Derk clearly had to help her, because there’s no way she could have reached that high on her own!)
Astute readers may notice that Blank’s font suddenly changed. Someone notified us that it was really annoying to read. What I liked about his former font was it had the violent urgency of someone slashing away at the paper, but this one also fits him I think because it’s kinda dorky looking.
wow. awkward.
The next comic:
Skärva: …
Blank: …
for 6 panels
Crowning Moment of Awkward
HAHA! The last three panels are amazing.
Out of curiosity, why is green used to show embarrassment? I remember seeing this color on expressions used only like once before, (that I can recall), when it was used on Skarva.
Queasiness as well, I think. The physics of sharkman and human together would make me want to puke too, if I was one of them.
Didn’t think Blank’s font was THAT hard to read, certainly not enough to warrant a change, but oh well.
Like the new angle Tiberius is going for. He’s trying so hard not to be a jerk.
Aw, well, the Skärvas are still human technically, and he was born SOMEHOW, but we need not think about the details! It’s mostly just that they hate each other SO MUCH. No Foe Yay
I didn’t either, but as it was enough to warrant a complaint from someone, I didn’t mind changing it, especially considering that he’s been in so few comics. Admittedly, I did resist a bit, because a character’s font reflects them and I put thought and love into choosing each one, but I found another that I think works.
Because it’s nausea.
I’m sure they’re both embarrassed too, but the overpowering feeling for both of them right now is OH GODS I’M GONNA BE SICK
Yep, and that was right after Davis gave him the ol’ puppy dog eyes. The overpowering cuteness made him want to barf… and yet he couldn’t resist it.
At first I thought that the hero must have really low standards to get so excited about getting a glass bottle, and to the point even of not being suspicious of Skarva’s sudden change of heart.
But then I thought back to the Legend of Zelda games. xD
You don’t know how long I’ve been wanting to make a bottle-related joke. I convinced Victor to throw this one in there.
SkarvaXBlank OTP
I knew this was coming >_>
I mean if you want a relationship where they’re both throwing up the whole time…
i hate when deviant art does that..
‘edicess clerks’
Well I know what I’m gonna ship after this just to be annoying! XD
“xedwast one” says Captcha. Sounds crazy!
Shh. If Skärva or Blank find out, they will NOT be happy. And you won’t like them when they’re not – ok, you probably would. In fact everybody does like Skärva when he’s not happy.
With their reactions, I think I’m going to like annoying those two XD
Lol Skaerva is best when he’s angry actually.
Blanks say “<3<3" when they get bottles all the time!
I like that Skärva had to stop himself from calling Blank stupid. You're so close, you can't drop the facade now! XD
But it’s SO HARD.
You can do it, Skärvy! We want you to win!
I love the message on the fridge :3
Ahhhhh the bottle. The most scared of all gifts.
Only 4 of them exist in Idenau at a given time. Pretty much.
Then how do they store their liquids? O.o
Copious to excessive amounts of unhammer-spaceable waterskins, perhaps?
I loved every last bit of this one! From the message on the fridge to the bottle joke, which had me laughing. And I’m totally going to ship SkaervaXBlank :3
Captcha says ‘nereedo business’
I just don’t know what to say to you people anymore.
Can’t tell if joking
…partially. I’m usually quite serious about who I choose to ship (this coming from a serious Drapple shipper), so…
Drapple? What the heck? *looks it up* Hah! OH FANDOM
It’s just that… well aside from the whole aspect of them hating each other, which I realize won’t deter anybody (it’s actually kind of exciting, I know), Blank is far too rigidly moral and one-track-minded, and essentially just too dull, to arouse any kind of interest from Skärva’s vicious intelligence and moody passions – the very reason why Veronika won’t date him either.
I have to work hard to resist pairing up my own characters though, partly to leave it open to our fans for at least most of the story – it’s too early for much romance! – partly because me and Victor don’t even know how things are going to end up… while we have the story essentially planned out, the characters grow and change over time and sometimes in surprising ways, seemingly of their own will! And we don’t want to force anyone down a certain path…
Man, arguing logic with shippers is somewhere in the endless list of pointless things to do on the internet. You’ll never win.
Arguing on the internet in general is something I have found to be pointless most of the time. ^_^; But these are my babies, if anything, I just like talking about them!
…But if anyone ships anyone with Lorelei so help me god
Haha, I understand the restraint you’re going through. I have to not ship my characters with other characters (my heroine’s stepmother canNOT have a fling with the heroine’s half-brother, no matter how hot he is…), so I understand. And I don’t think I could see anyone being shipped with Lorelei, honestly.
Though I did draw a really awesome picture (if you’ll excuse my ego) of her for Kelly Nelly’s birthday today. I’m planning a large group-portrait-type fanart for your 1-year anniversary.
:O You’re the best! I’m so excited!
I don’t think any of you awesome people would try to twist sweet innocent Lorelei into anything but the friendship and pseudo-familial love that she feels so strongly, but I have no doubt that were our fandom larger, well… I mean you get people who ship ANYONE with ANYONE in big enough fandoms, we’d have LoreleixFrozio and BlankxVeronika’s bird and DerkxLomurcio’s hat.
Yeah, the larger a fandom is, I’ve noticed, the weirder the ships are.
After all, Drapple is shipping Draco Malfoy with a stupid green apple he was eating in the third Harry Potter film. /:
What does “ship” mean? When Mags said it, I thought it was a typo of some sort, but here it is again…
“Relationshipping”, or just “shipping”, is slang for pairing up characters.
Oh Barty, how innocent you are!
Basically they want Blank and Skärva to get it on. But that would really be jumping the shark, wouldn’t it? AAAAH HAHAHAHAHA
*dies laughing*
I’m glad somebody finally appreciated that comment.
Those devious eyebrows of your, “Mr. Skarva”…
So many eyebrows…
Pearl of Wisdom: People will most likely except your ideas if you say Benjamin Franklin said it.
Fun fact: Ben Franklin said that himself •…•
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★▼★-{Eurika!!!
I figured it out! but I ain’t no spoilah yo. niiiccccccce • •
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What did you figure out? I guess you won’t tell me because you ain’t no spoilah yo…
ya i liked the old font, i didnt think it was hard to read. i thought it showed his noble hero-ness. oh well.
Yeah, it does seem a little weird looking at Blank’s speech bubbles and seeing something else. Of all the main characters though, he’s probably the only one whose “voice” I could bear to change. I like my little Blank and he’s pitiable and vulnerable in his own ways, but I must admit I’m the least attached to him, probably because he’s intended to be the most bland and archetypal and satirical, and his humor and the way we understand him as a character comes from that, less from him having his own personality.
<(~.~<) (>~.~)>
That is all.
Wait… WHERE DID THE MIDDLE ONE GO!? Noooo! They squished him! D:
Kirby?!
It’s possible, depending on how you used the brackets, that it was interpreted as being some kind of html code.
ROFL!!!
Hilarious! last three panels had me in hysterics!
oh, and roveros inter mix.
Hehehe, I’m glad.
im kinda late for this one.
like the other guy said: “AWWWWKWARD”
Yeah, I was wondering when you would show up.
ik im slipping a little with the “sounds”
but my friend, im stepping mah game up ^^
Let me think for a moment of all the ways this could possibly go wrong. Hmmm…
Well, for easy possibilities…
Blank drinks half the potion, trips, and Skarva or somebody (anybody really) else drinks the other half. Suddenly backfired.
Skarva explains his devious plan and Blank decides to go for it. At the last moment the glass breaks due to some response from the Princess, who doubtless knows about this thanks to her little friend. Blank blames Skarva for it and attempts to kill him now that his love is no longer available and genuinely hates him, which is something Blank has never actually attempted before (just ‘defeat’)
Blank distrusts Skarva or finds the idea repugnant (the latter part is doubtful, as Blank is a satirical of the standard videogame hero, which, even though they rescue people, they only really do it for the free items).
The vial was mixed incorrectly or shenanigans happen and the princess falls for Skarva instead, permanent-like.
The princess was destined to fall for Skarva inevitably, or already fell for Skarva, and this removes one of the few pleasant portions of Skarva’s destiny, and Blank continues being a hero ANYWAY, thus resulting in this entire plan being a misfire.
The princess actually has multiple personality/form disorder (due to a curse) and is holding it back by her whole ‘meh’ outlook, thus restraining herself from becoming various monsters. When her emotions are pushed out, her form changes as well as her attitude almost unpredictably and dangerously.
Oh my, such detail. I love it!
Somehow I don’t think Skärva would view a scenario where Veronika ended up falling for him as a misfire. Remember that he’s tried love potions on her before, but they’ve never worked. He views this as being a result of the whole gods-hating-him complex which prevents him from using sacred items (like the Orb of the Gods) as well. The gods would never allow their beloved princess to fall in love with the accursed blight on humanity that is a Skärva. That’s why this time, he’s not wasting the most powerful love potion he’s ever brewed on himself.
BUT if the princess suddenly revealed her adoration for Lord Quadrobrow McSkinnylegs (…wtf) and his luxuriant hair, you can bet that he would take that easy route to eventually marrying her and ruling Idenau and bullying Blank into letting Veronika have what makes her happy.
The idea of Veronika secretly being an insane monster is amazing. But no, I promise you she’s actually just very apathetic
That’s not to say she was always that way, or has no valid reason for creating such a personality for herself…
Hm, well, there goes one suspected plot development down the drain. Though, I have to say, I like it better that you’re avoiding that route.
What I do find odd is that you imply the gods see Skärva as a blight upon humanity? Really, fictional gods of Idenau? He’s a pathetic nuisance, at worst. Surely there are worse people in this world ruling/threatening it much more subtle ways.
Well, no one ever said the gods themselves are just or fair. In fact that’s a very big part of our overall story. These are the same gods, remember, that relegated an entire line of descendants to misfortune and physical deformity because of the actions of one man. Few, even his descendants, would deny that Tiberius the First deserved “blight upon humanity” status, but his offspring are the ones who have suffered the most for it. Not to mention they’ve barred certain humans from entering the afterlife (all the humans who served the First, including Ecta).
Those were all different possibilities. And yes, I figured that, but it’s funner to list plot twists I see potentially occurring. Having the royal families princess be secretly cursed into becoming a monster or simply having MPD is an amusing concept to me that occurred at the very end.
Thank you for your approval and response.
Pffft, silly! It’s me and Victor who are always looking for our audience’s approval. Thank YOU for taking the time to comment, and thinking about our characters in depth!
Oh gosh, so wrong, sooooo wroooooong….cannot unthink…. XD
LOVE their expressions about the idea too, freakn’ hilarious.
Again, best part is the bottle joke. Soo true; playing Zelda, you get so ravenous over every little glass container you can get you heroic hands on. And I just love how Blank exemplifies that wonderfully here. He almost looked like he was ready to be friendly.