Sep16
Awwwwwwwww!
on September 16, 2011 at 12:01 amAbscondWithAPie:
Derk is quoting Beaker in that first panel.
Altermentality:
Bittersweetness is better than all-out sadness. We promise comics will be funny again soon but after all, this is a story and life isn’t all rainbows and butterflies, not even for My Little Ponies, man.
the title says it all.
Yep.
i understand stories have sad parts, for instance, on some anime show, Luffys brother, and allied captain died (note his brother was freaking cool and didnt happen till ep. 400) but why so early did u guys have a sad part?? (also derk saying “meep made me chuckle a little
Well, the sooner the better I suppose (although obviously not right off the bat), the better to signal that there WILL be bittersweet parts to this story in the future; rather than have it be purely funny and silly for a very long time and then out of the blue WHAM that was intense. Don’t worry, this won’t last very long though.
Lol some anime show, I’m not THAT ignorant dear, Victor watches One Piece. (…I am pretty ignorant about anime though to be honest)
ahem (i said that because sometimes people dont watch the show)
and now i know victor watches it now
and see u monday, XD
He’s not as far along though, he says you spoiled something for him.
Bad Randy. (I’m just calling you something different with every post)
sorry abscond for the spoiler (i hope it doesnt ruin the series for u(if it makes u feel any better, it was spoiled for me too but i still watch it because its an awesome series
another thing, what did he do to derk?
(please tell me u didnt make Blank rape him)
Oh dear, Random, what is wrong with you! :O Blank is a good kid, he may solve things with violence but he would never do THAT. Derk is simply frightened of him, after seeing him make quick work of his beloved boss, that’s all.
…..I mean REALLY, Rando.
ska’red derks say ‘meep’ all the time
Hehe, Derk going all like ‘meep’ made me laugh… and….
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oh my gooosh… d’awwwww that’s so heartwarming
you do realize I simply outright ADORE bittersweet, heartwarming stuff anywhere, right? I’m so glad this comic has some emotional parts as well because, yeah. It’s awesome so far, keep it up!
I know you do, and I do too. :3 That’s why this comic has to be sweet as well as funny. However, I’m not going to wallow around in it – at least in the actual comic. XD Gotta move on from here pretty quickly…
This is my favorite page now! Drama done well does right by a comic. Well done!
Tropers! Does anyone else think this “Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other!” applies here?
Yay! I’m so glad to hear it.
Hmmm. Perhaps, although I took a look at that trope and it seems to really suggest a romantic relationship, I suppose not necessarily, but that’s more of the idea. Also, Skärva and Lori have known each other for like… a day, so this isn’t a long-secret affection showing itself so much as the moment when they truly bond.
Although that page did lead me to this one which seems perfect for Derk and Lorelei.
Huh, most of the ALTRDLEO instances I’ve seen deal with familial love. And if that’s the way you see Skarva and Lor, I can wait all the less to read more!
Oh, well of course, they are developing this weird little family. :3 But even supposing the trope covers familial love, it still seems less of an “Aww look they really do love each other,” supposing they’ve secretly really cared about each other all along deep down, and more of an “Aww look, this is where they start to really love each other.”
But of course, the decision is up to you and anyone else who cares, because the tropes page is something that me and Victor enjoy following, but we’re never going to mess with ourselves. It’s been fun seeing what observers might pick up in the comic, because a lot of the things on there, I didn’t even know were tropes (we’re definitely not as in-the-know as you. :P).
“I used to wonder what friendship could be,
until Lorelei shared its magic with me.”
Sorry, I just had to! XD
Also, methinks Derk needs a hug.
Oh man, I nearly burst out laughing in class, imagining the end of this comic seguing into Skärva and Derk floating down in a hot air balloon and the My Little Pony theme starting up. And then them meeting up with Lorelei on the ground. I thought Derk was a good analogy for Spike because he’s always doing all the crap and not getting any respect.
That reminds me I really need to make ponies for Derk and Lorelei…
Yeah. Poor guy, he’s a little distraught. I don’t know if Skärva would have hired him if he knew how he reacts to blood. Especially Skärva’s blood. Awwwww
this was adorable,and im a cold hearted[some would say heartless] jerk who cares about nothing,somewhere between chaotic evil and true neutral type 6 to you tropers,I do as I please and care for no one,but this made me go all “Awwwwwwwww”
I hope it didn’t melt you too much. We like having you around.
My response to these last two pages:
*ahem*
Aaaaaawww…
Lovely work. ^_^
I am really glad to read in the comments on these two pages (and the previous in particular, I think) your mentions of the themes of the comic – while I was already very much enjoying this, those themes only increase my interest! I’m very interested to see what you make of the idea of our villain’s response to his “place” in their setting, and the repetition of defeats. (To my annoyance, I may be phrasing that poorly – I don’t seem to be at my best tonight, I fear :/ )
On another note, one advantage of my recent broken contact with the ‘net (along with getting to read these past two pages shortly after each other, which I suspect strengthens them), is that I -finally- got around to finishing that fire example that I mentioned. It’s a little rough, and I’m not sure that it’s quite in your style, but here it is:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7853/firen.png
Thank you! Yeah, I could pull off fire like that.
Hey, are you still traveling? What are you doing exactly?
My pleasure! ^_^
And, well, I’m travelling. Around Europe. ^_^
I saved up part of my salary for a time, then quit to come out here and travel; once the money runs low (as seems close to happening), I’m hoping to get work in England (I thankfully have a British passport due to my dad being British).
Thankfully WiFi seems to be fairly easy to come by (I seem to generally be able to find a decent hostel that offers it), and although not all connections are wonderful (this current one seems to have a tendency to disappear every so often, for example) I think that I’ve had fairly little trouble, I’m glad to say.
Wow! Well, in the midst of all your adventures, I’m glad you’re taking the time to read our comic. Do you have Skype or something? I’d love to talk with you more but this doesn’t really seem the appropriate place to do it.
Heheh, there’s usually plenty of time, I find – and this comic is thus far well worth it anyway, I feel. ^_^
I do, but I’m afraid that I’m not often online on Skype (which has little to do with my travels, I fear); how would email work for you? If you have access to the email address that I use when posting these comments, then feel free to contact me via it; if not, then let me know and I can post it here (with slight obfuscation to keep the spambots at bay, of course).
dont worry miss,I have an icecube tray or tw,ill be fine,but be more careful next time,Im course,dont matter to much to me,but all this slushy stuff its snowdrifting away from the comedy,granted that thats not a bad thing at all,yeah,had to work in an ice pun Ideneu why.
I *love* this! And I know I say that about all of your pages, but really, this one is so sad/sweet, I just love it.
Thank you!
these pages always make me want to cry =( So cute and so sad.