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lia-snow · 8 years ago

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My 10 Fave Babes of All Time

Tagged by @faecakes. Thanks! (I loved your selection btw~).

I think I did this one a while ago but I took the chance to make this my first drawings of the year :pp to start warming up again ww. These are in no particular order.

1. Horokeu Usui (HoroHoro) / Shaman King.

Horo was probably my first masive 2D crush. I obsessed over him like a psycho lol. I learned every single little thing about him (and I mean trivial stuff like... the exact numbre of frame, page and volume for his first appearance xd), the meaning of his name, the name of his techniques (which were in Ainu). Oh, and also, SEIYUUS! Horo started my obsession with making seiyuu connections x) (I was never really fan of Ueda Yuuji, tho). And I really admired Horo... I felt he was like my soulmate, my perfect husbando. So, based on priority right, he should be like my #1 bae :')

2. Hinata Hideki / Angel Beats! & Kuga Aki / Kamisama Dolls.

I'm putting them together because they're both special characters to me for the same reason: I knew Kimura Ryouhei because of them, and I loved him from the very beginning. Coincidentally, I started watching Angel Beats and Kamisama Dolls at the same time, and the contrast between these two characters, voiced by the same seiyuu, made me fall in love completely. They're both so different. Hinata is a bright, loyal, energetic boy while Aki is this manipulative, rude, meticulous, violent guy (though he's also super calm and indifferent about certain things). Hinata had me loving his voice changes whenever he was put into ridiculous and funny situations while Aki got me melting becasue of his manic laugh. I love Hinata & Aki both as characters, not just because of Kimura, but they're the perfect examples of why KimuRyou is my fav seiyuu <3 <3

3. Kise Ryouta / Kuroko no Basket.

Oh boy..... my love for this man burns like a thousand suns bursting, ISTG. He's too pure too good to pretty too shiny too precious for this world. Ok, I admit... Kimura Ryouhei is partly at fault here lol. Kise actually reminded me a lot of Hinata and I liked him from the start too, but soon I started loving every single little thing about him. He's introduced a little as an arrogant dude but soon enough comes to change after his loss against Seirin (I loved it when he cried sddsffg). He's like the cheerful, carefree member of the group, but he also shows so much determination, strength, and even selfishness. But I really think he's the most admirable of the Generation of Miracles. And he's so pretty I wanna cry everytime I see him, sob.

4. Judal / Magi.

Yes, the Kimura Ryouhei syndrome continues... but I swear it's coincidence(?). Judal caught my eye since I saw him in the opening (that sequence when he's falling, grabs a white rukh and turns it black it's mesmerizing), but when he was finally introduced in the show, I WAS DOOMED FOREVER. Goddamn, I loved his personality. Even if he's a little bit of a psycho, I loved his childish arrogant attitude. He's like my twisted son ♥ Except... not really a son, because... he makes me feel things 6//6 (???). Aahaahgsdjhk yes yes ok, I love his design, really, L O V E I T ♥ ♥. His long braid, those beautiful ringed eyes, the makeup on them, the necklace and bracelets, that crop top, those abs, DAT WAISTLINE aksjdhjkashdkjhgasgasd ⁄(⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Д ⁄ ⁄ ⁄)⁄ He needs his own manga, there's just never enough Judal in my life.

5. Nozaki Umetarou / Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun.

I've said this before, but it me. Nozaki is me, I am Nozaki (except I'm not tall and handsome lol). Looks cold, mostly serious, suuupr dense in some subjects (specially about love and romance), zero experience in love... but somehow still makes love stories! His shoujo manga is terrible haha but he's surprisingly popular as mangaka in spite of that x) I bet if I were to draw a manga it would be as ridiculous as his (or if my comics serve as an example... well, there ww). He has this stoic aspect, but he makes the most idiotic faces when he gets excited too~ I think Nozaki is more socially skilled than me but we're both awkward anymway(?) xD. He's my spirit animal ♥

6. Netherlands & Finland / Hetalia.

Ah, my time in the Hetalia fandom... feels so distant :') Italy was my fav at first but then I started roleplaying Fin (the first chara I ever roleplayed) and my love for him kept growing from there. He was just too adorbs <3 I got to know a lot of super nice people, both on the internet and irl, because of him. Also, back then I listened to lot of metal music, and I always pictured Fin as a secret metalhead xD And then Netherlands... I don't remember exactly how I started liking him, I remember they released the chara design, stuff happened, and then there I was cosplaying the dude. Hahaha ah, even though I loved Fin, I couldn't identify with him cause he's super cute, happy and lovable; but Netherlands was more like me~ Stoic, cold, tsundere. Over time, Netherlands became my favorite over Fin, but they're both special.

7. Furukawa Nagisa / CLANNAD.

My precious child. The purest girl ever created. A National treasure, istg. She's not the type of female characters that I usually like, but somehow she got me from the start. She's too adorable, sweet, innocent and good. She's just too good!!!!!!! She's always caring for others, always supportive of her friends, and tries her best even though she's phisically weak and lacks confidence. She's so strong and admirable, she makes my heart melt. CLANNAD made me cry rivers and hit me hard when... well, when After Story happened. She's the type of character that I want to protect from all evil. I also LOVED Nakahara Mai's performance as Nagisa, btw. I kept watching her scenes over and over just to listen to the cutest voice akjshd <3 I really love this child ;//;

8. Licht Jekylland Todoroki & Lawless / Servamp.

Well, as you would expect x) It's probably obvious that I love them both so hard. And I want to clear up for the records that it's not just because I love them together, or the homo hints flying all over the place between them. I love them both as separated characters. I really admire Licht. His resolution, his unbreakable spirit, his attitude, the hard worker he is, his strength, his pure innocence about the things he loves, his vision, his badassness, his frankness, his creativity... He's a gem, the type of person I could never be :') ALSO, HE'S HOT AF. Lawless is so beautiful. He deserves the universe. I feel him more in a spirital way. How he lost faith in everything, how meaningless lives seemed to him, the vicious cycle he was in. But the fact he's able to change that (with Licht's help) is truly touching and praiseworthy. He made a deep impression in me. Ah, and of course, his flamboyant personality! He's such a dork ahah xD I love his nerdy side, his energy, even his bragging. And the fact that he can literally go from hotdamn vampire to cute hedgy in no time is amazing xD ♥ Also, his voice.... yeah, you know this by this point, but the fact he's voiced by Kimura Ryouhei makes him even more perfect than he already was (everytime I listen to the Drama CDs, I literally have to go back and listen to his lines again because kjahsdjkg perfection in my ears). So yeah, I love my boys ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

9. Morgiana / Magi.

Ah, Morgiana ♥ ♥ The ultimate example of the type of female character that I like. She's strong, kind, determined, tough, has a strong sense of justce, needs no one to do shit for her, BUT she's not arrogant, aggresive or extravagant herself. She's quite, starightforward and helpful. But she's also soooo adorable and cute!! The way she puffs up her cheeks when she's mad, her smile, the little tears on her eyes when he was encouraged by Hakuryuu, her happy face, the way she dances around wearing that exotic outfit... man she is gorgeous, she's amazing, she's a goddess. And dem kicks, THE KIIICCCKKKS, god she's a BADASS. She seriously became like a prototype of my perfect gurl. No kidding, after her, everytime there's a badass fem chara that I like, I call her "a Morgiana". And I know she's probs being "controlled" by Sinbad in the manga right now, but I cried when she said she has come to love herself because of all the time she's been with Alibaba. I'M SO PROUD OF HER <//333

10. Special mention to: EVERY KIMURA RYOUHEI CHARACTER.

Agh, I just.... it's amazing how without a miss, characters voiced by Kimura always become my favourite. I always love them, for one reason or another. I mean, I have other seiyuus I love too (Kaji Yuki, Nakamura Yuuichi, Ishikawa Kaito, Sugita Tomokazu, Kamiyan....), but I don't always like their characters. But with Kimura, I ALWAYS do. I don't know all of his roles, obviously, but here's some that I absolutely love:

- Special mention 2: Jorah Mormont, Eddard Stark, Jon Snow. Because I love GoT, and these are my favs, but I can't draw real people ww.

I’m tagging @pastenaga, @stars-glow-for-you, @adeslowmoqueen, @rhomilch & @reimeijennoir~ Feel free to do it if you want uvu/ Don’t worry guys, you don’t have to draw the charas to do this www Actually, you don’t have to write anything about them either lol my hand slipped(?)

#Personal note #meme #long post #sorry about that #didn't feel like putting everything under the Read More tag #tl;dr #horohoro #hinata hideki #kuga aki #etc....(?)

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comicteaparty · 7 years ago

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June 15th, 2017 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on June 15th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST. The chat focused on Candour is Going Mad by Phenylketonurics.

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RebelVampire

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Candour is Going Mad by Phenylketonurics~! (https://tapas.io/series/Candour-is-Going-Mad) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~! With that said, let us begin with this first question~!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

DracoPlato

I really enjoyed the scenes with their father, his personality mixed with the personality of his kids was a really nice contrast

plus that got a good laugh out of me

plus i'm a sucker for family scenes

RebelVampire

yes that was still the best meta joke in the comic. cause with all due respect to pheny i do have to look up things in TNSTAJ sometimes. so its kind of refreshing to see that the vocab is pretty advanced. XD

i think overall i enjoyed their family dynamic

i was particularly fond of the line about how the dad will side with avvy if brian doesnt choose oatmeal so brian replied that he "loves hot water and oats"(edited)

DracoPlato

hahah I enjoyed that too XD

maybe i'll call oatmeal that now too

I'm also enjoying learning about the school

and it's atypical set up and treatment of teacher to student ratios

RebelVampire

lol i get distracted by thinking about their poor education and wonder if theyre even learning anything.

DracoPlato

haha i did wonder that too, and thought well that can't be cost effective

oh i liked the scene with brian in the shower too

RebelVampire

LOL i liked that scene but mostly cause i enjoy his interactions with rah the bird

they have a very strange and interesting relationship

i think my favorite scene was with Kamm though where shes inventing a language and playing with little aliens. like this was a moment that just really connected to me as a writer

DracoPlato

LOL I actually thought of you when reading that scene XD

I guess because it was very much like a writer, i did enjoy that too

i'm really interested to learn more about Kamm, she seems like a really interesting character

and their little alien finger puppets

RebelVampire

i like that the scene confused me at first a bit too. cause at first i honestly wondered if wed switch to some girl who was an alien invader in candour. and then i realized imagination is a thing.

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Hmm This is not my usual cup of tea for comics. I find I keep feeling like I am not immersed enough.

DracoPlato

Oh I know what you mean Feather, I always felt a bit detached from the story for some reason

like i was watching it but not "part" of it

i thought that too rebel, haha

I think the detached issue comes from not being immersed enough in the character's mindset perhaps, or where it's coming from. I was actually getting really immersed with Brain since we focused pretty well on him in the beginning but it lost me when we found out his boss was a talking bear since it made the story seem less serious and on a level of realism. So that took me out of it, also the PoV shifted away from brain to characters i cared and knew less about

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

This is the type of comic I would have dropped right at the prologue and reading chapter 1 really is hard for me

I think it was the Story style too

DracoPlato

yeah the story style is a bit rough since it's hard to tell where it's going or what i should be looking for or why i should care

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

It's paced a bit too slow with the idea and it's direction is slightly awkward for me

I think this might be one of those it gets better later comics but it can't hook me in the beginning to get to the good part

RebelVampire

haha oh dear. i am on the lone side since as i told draco earlier, i actually prefer candour to pheny's other comic, TNSTAJ.

but

admittedly when it switched away from brian i felt that a bit jarring

cause madon and roan were new. but i think madon is adorable so that kind of made up for it.

SirDelta God King of Mecha

oh right, thats now, whats going on

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I'm just reading it now

Rip

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I did one if those skip to the middle and try reading and still I can't.

DracoPlato

I agree with Feather that it actually lost me after the prologue and i had to stay committed to it

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I like the character designs, I think they are interesting.

DracoPlato

but i enjoyed it after staying committed, but that hump to get into it was a bit hard

Yeah i think the character designs are great

RebelVampire

i believe in you mharz

SirDelta God King of Mecha

i'm suprised pheny isn't here like last time

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

It could be the audience it's geared towards. It seems to be a brooding type of story while I enjoy wacky adventures or lots of humour

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rip

RebelVampire

pheny did drop in and out last time so could be connection problems. or just busy. it happens.

DracoPlato

i feel like it's for people who had a goth phase

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Exactly

DracoPlato

I never had that so it's hard for me to relate to anyone but the father atm

RebelVampire

i wouldnt say the story is brooding, but it is serious. so yeah its definitely not the wacky adventure story

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I like serious stories but it should have the premise for it too

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

that wallpaper pattern is distracting me quite a bit...

DracoPlato

like centipedes

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Okay, That is what the kids these days call "#hash tag edgy" XD

DracoPlato

Loooool

RebelVampire

ah yeah that wallpaper was really hard for me but partly cause of the switch from color to black and white. so i was already having to adjust to the black and white as it was

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

As I say, I don't think I am in the right audience for this comic. I think it's really got potential and I hope people who go through with it get their millage worth

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

my eyes can't get rest

SirDelta God King of Mecha

i couldn't really get though it, it felt like too much of a slog for me, i had the same issue with I.T. but it wasn't as bad

RebelVampire

yes admittedly i think for Candour and TNSTAJ they are slower paced and i know slower paced isnt everyone's cup of tea.

DracoPlato

I enjoyed TNSTAJ more too even though i find it more confusing, but the confusion in that is part of the fun since you're trying to figure out a mystery and there's tons of theories to make from it

plus Pheny's colors are GORGEOUS

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

it would've worked better if the wallpaper patterns are gray

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

So how are these comics picked for these party nights?

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

we submit our stuffs(edited)

DracoPlato

I really like Pheny's BW but it makes the goth tone way too much for me(edited)

SirDelta God King of Mecha

the creator submits them and they go on a waiting list(edited)

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Oh man. Alright then I don't think I will submit anything until much later haha

RebelVampire

the back list is huge

DracoPlato

yeah, hahah

SirDelta God King of Mecha

yeah...

RebelVampire

its scheduled up to november but theres a few on the list i havent added

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yeah

SirDelta God King of Mecha

Damn

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

And yes I don't normally like looking at too much of a dark tone for some comics though it fits for this setting I guess

DracoPlato

it was hard to get a feel for what the tone is of candour tho

like i thought it was going to be serious but then random talking bear(edited)

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Like there are some B&W that are really good because working with what you have

RebelVampire

QUESTION 2. Candour is a rather unique place with its gothic style school and talking animal residents. By consequence, the seemingly normal Fristz’s siblings stick out like the newcomers they are. Why do you think the Fristz siblings are there? Do they truly belong or will their presence stir up something at Candour High? Why do they seem so calm about everything in Candour?

SirDelta God King of Mecha

well, i don't have anything for this one

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Joke answer: Because everyone is on drugs. [Don't do drugs] And I seriously think that also really bugs me is that particulary

DracoPlato

Are they calm? XD Roan wasn't that calm, lol

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I think my brain is being dumb at this point(edited)

DracoPlato

Madon was surprised but she likes the macabre so she was enjoying it(edited)

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

probably becos I just woke up

but... I can't pick up the story. LOOL

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I don't like the idea going there. Like is everyone suffering 8th grade syndrome, or is this talking about a mental disorder because a lot of comics I read usually use seeing things you don't normally see as a symbol of a disorder

DracoPlato

it's okay Mharz, haha

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I don't understand why is he talking to that weird bird

DracoPlato

i don't think it got that far into the story

RebelVampire

roan was calm considering. i mean idk about you but i dont just calmly look at a talking animal and go "oh wow thats weird." and then focus on a different topic

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Same Mharz, I could not get into it, I tried jumping around to get myself more into it but I cant

DracoPlato

well damon would

Krazydog

Not to barge in but from what i can gather, i dont think i would read much into the comic of this topic

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

oh phen changed to toning in chapter 2

DracoPlato

not reading it is also a valid opinion on it

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I mean not chapter 2

DracoPlato

since there's reasons for that too

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

but the second half of chapter 1

RebelVampire

yes thats valid. not reading and or finishing it still means theres reasons behind it.

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Yeah this is a drop for me. I will like to hear what other people think who have read more of it

I think the designs are interesting though, I saw one of I think the teacher

DracoPlato

yeah i think the designs are the strongest aspect

I really like Madon's design particularly

although her character itself is so so to me at this point

i'm not particularly drawn to either her or roan

so i wish we'd stuck to brian

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

loving the car tho

DracoPlato

he's also older and i like that

yeah that car was great

i think the art is all around solid

RebelVampire

i like the whole visual style of the designs. like i think something about it captures gothic style so well.

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

too lazy to draw car myself

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

That car is slick, Seems drivable

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

no I don't really have any qualms on the art. Phen's art is really good.

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I just can't do the story. But yes I think it is an audience thing.

I am not the audience for this

Deity Cali of Speed and Dis Pear

it made me think of a pancake

the car

RebelVampire

thats fair. as a person who liked it i can see the many things people would not like about it

Deity Cali of Speed and Dis Pear

Carcake

RebelVampire

so something i want to point out is the description for candour says "Hyper imaginative kids in a hyper rural town where the residents are absurd but the fiction is quite real. "

i think they wouldve eaten it for breakfast then, cali O_O

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

he got hugged by a giant bear

DracoPlato

it lost me at the talking bear(edited)

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

what is going on

DracoPlato

i can't get over that XD

like wtf why a bear

it's so out of place

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I almost thought it's a hamster

RebelVampire

LOL

so ive thinking

DracoPlato

omg XD

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I'll try to finish it up to chapter 3

there's so much dialogue that I'm super slow

should've read it yesterday

DracoPlato

yeah there is a lot of dialogue

the french was kinda hard too

since there was a lot of it

and it's not something my brain is going to attach to since it doesn't understand French

RebelVampire

since the description describes the kids as hyper imaginative, what if the animals just arent real in a sense. cause brian even said rah was supposed to just be a figment of his imagination, so what if the bear and corbin are real people but not actually animals. what if the kids just imagine them as animals cause thats how theyre processing the world out of boredom.

DracoPlato

oh that'd make sense

but as a reader i don't know if that's enjoyable

even if it's logical

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Hmm.

DracoPlato

like i feel like that's putting too much work on me as a reader

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

wait they do?

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I think there is a problem I have with that train of thought

DracoPlato

to assume that

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

As what people called "hyper imaginative child" I never saw people as animals. I usually imagined them as an imaginary friend

when you start seeing people as things they are not

As I pointed out before usually other comics use it as a symbol as a mental disorder or something is wrong with the MC

Like in stories and books too

People appear as like monsters

But reality is the same

I don't know

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I mean I can imagine them as animals but I don't think it'll manifest physically

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Maybe I think I am going to deep into this

And like there is an actual talking bear.

DracoPlato

Oh you know what the issue is, usually when this is done and it's an imagination you're seeing from one PoV but here we switch to an omnipresent PoV

so it'd mean everyone was all seeing these things and the same way

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

yeah that's the thing

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Yeah! Good point!

DracoPlato

that's why it doesn't really work

like if it was just Brian, it worked then(edited)

that's why i was more invested when it was just brian

but when we switched and the same things are still there then it's outside of brian that these things are happening so you have to assume that's how the world is(edited)

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I can't tell if this is fantasy or a comintary about reality

commentary

Phone plz

RebelVampire

i can say with confidence reality

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

candour is a place right?

RebelVampire

pheny plays with reality vs not reality all the time

DracoPlato

yeah they do

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Ah I see.

RebelVampire

yes candour is the town they live in

DracoPlato

but i think it's their omnipresent PoV that makes it too confusing for the reader

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

admittedly I haven't read TNSTAJ

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

That makes more sense because I don't know much about the author

DracoPlato

if they picked one PoV it'd be more solid(edited)

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

really need to work on my laziness(edited)

DracoPlato

because reality can be distorted but it won't be distorted exactly the same for everyone since then it really is just the reality

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

wait what?

the bear is seeing something different

RebelVampire

i dont think the onipresent PoV is bad as of yet but i do think a more limited PoV would be better. because it would be more understandable if my idea is correct. like dont necessarily have to stay with brian, but should focus in on one character

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

that means it's a legit bear

if it can shift perspectives like that

DracoPlato

yeah that's what i think too rebel

RebelVampire

but see thats a huge part of reality debate too tho. is about whether something is real just because most ppl agree on its appearance. cause theres always going to be one person who sees something as different

DracoPlato

but if they're all seeing a talking bear then that is reality vs. it being that one person seeing it different

RebelVampire

its their reality but doesnt mean objectively how that thing is

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

so everyone is seeing different

???

@_@

RebelVampire

not necessarily seeing different

DracoPlato

maybe only the teens are seeing things that way

but again i think atm it's falling too much on the reader to decide what the world is like in story

vs. the story telling me

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

but the bear sees them as alien creature thing

RebelVampire

theyre just all agreeing on the reality of what theyre seeing in a way.

its a really hard concept to explain

DracoPlato

i guess there's no evidence that they're all seeing things the same way either

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Hmm.

DracoPlato

since we were shown mr. bear saw them different

RebelVampire

that is true cause it is omnipresent. i mean madon and roan didnt comment the guy was a bear

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Also is it slice of life? I mean there hasn't been any action things right?

DracoPlato

i was wondering if it's going to be horror at one point

RebelVampire

id assume psychological drama

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I can't nail down the genre

DracoPlato

yeah i couldn't either

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Ah makes sense

I feel so bad, I am totally the wrong person to be reading this

Deity Cali of Speed and Dis Pear

pheny likes them psychological stuffs

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Every author has their genre I guess

DracoPlato

oh yeah, and everyone has their own tastes in stories so whether it appeals to someone or not is entirely subjective anyway and doesn't make it good or bad

RebelVampire

you shouldnt feel bad tho. honestly this is part of the point of CTP. to have ppl try comics they wouldnt normally try and if they dont like them to still talk about why. cause its not like not liking something makes you disappear from the cosmos and it gives the creator a good perspective from a different PoV(edited)

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

it's too much for my brain... sorry I can't really pick it up

DracoPlato

i'd still enjoy people saying why they don't like my stories, since it may make me evaluate different routes later for it

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Understandable. It is also helpful for me

I know I am a comedy action dumb things person who does a lot of weird things. So when people are like "I don't like reading humour comics" it allows me to try to incorporate serious moments

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

O_O

sealing people at desks??

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

though I suck at serious moments

SirDelta God King of Mecha

normally i like pychological stuff

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I like psychological stuffs but I really having difficulty with this

RebelVampire

haha maybe that is the difference cause i am one of those ppl. im very particular with comedy so 90% of the time i wont like it. but serious stuff i all about

SirDelta God King of Mecha

i've gotten though the prolouge and a few pages of chapter one so i don't know much(edited)

DracoPlato

yeah, and to call this psychological is almost an assumption

since not knowing pheny i probably would think it was something else

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

like the candle mask

nice design

DracoPlato

yeah that design was cool

SirDelta God King of Mecha

shit thats cool

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Same, not knowing the author makes the hard to understand

DracoPlato

like rebel knows pheny and has read their other works so i think there may be a bias there in knowing it's probably psychological off the bat

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. A few of the characters in the story have “pets” that essentially haunt them. While at first people assumed they were figments of their imagination, unrelated characters have suddenly become able to see them. Are the “pets” real? Are they a group hallucination? What role do these pets play and why do they haunt the characters?

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Also Rebel, at least I know you are not part of the audience I am trying to appeal to XD I normally only write comedy/action

DracoPlato

it's okay, i'm more of a comedic audience

RebelVampire

idk tho. i think the comic still hints at psychological stuff cause they all start seeing the pets and the minute ppl start seeing things that arent supposed to be real, youre probably heading in the psychological direction

DracoPlato

see that just seemed like fantasy to me

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

God if Willis comes alive I would ride him into the sunset. He is a headless horse man. I would love for my imaginary friends to exist

DracoPlato

like a magical girl esque thing

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rebel reads anything

SirDelta God King of Mecha

i wasn't sure about it being a figment of imagination

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Also yah for Draco liking comedy :D

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

cus she does reviews too

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Oh that makes sense

SirDelta God King of Mecha

i though its was just a spooky bird

RebelVampire

yes it is true i do read anything. but to be fair doesnt mean i like everything. theres even comics ive given good reviews that personal taste wise i was like "i never wnat to read this again."

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Well ahead of time, the point is always to have fun reading comics so I am willing to give everything a try

DracoPlato

oh 3. birds reminded me of magical girls and i thought they'd need to help with some doomsday magic issue

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

well that's okay

Dichrome

Whn all the rah birds started showing up at the end I got really confused

DracoPlato

i was interested in why they were there but then it went on hiatus

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

at least you give objectiive reviews

RebelVampire

OMG Draco. this is clearly the true candour

its just madoka

Dichrome

And they are all callerd Rah?

DracoPlato

Hey maybe?

I'm all for magical boy Brian

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I would be so down for magical stuff

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I'm on chapter 3 already

DracoPlato

you're almost there Mharz~!

RebelVampire

even if i assume im off my rocker and that the psychological assumptions are wrong and the comic is what it is, id still like the comic. but im speaking highly from personal taste wise cause it hits the right amount of weird where i can still suspend disbelief and accept things are what they are.

DracoPlato

oh no i think you're right it's psychological

just if i knew nothing about pheny coming into it i'm not sure that's what i'd think reading it

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I like weird, but I guess of course everyone had different tastes for weird

DracoPlato

I love weird!

I don't like being confused XD

and i don't like being asked to fill in the blanks

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I have lots of weird stuff in everything I do but yes I agree I don't like being confused or do like "It's all up to your own interpation"

DracoPlato

yeah, but some people love it's your interpretation things

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I read to forget reality, Don't tell me to think

DracoPlato

just i'm not one of them

i got my own stories to write, don't ask me to write yours

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Feather is a dumb and likes to not think when possible

DracoPlato

figuratively that is

same feather, same

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Specially when I think too much

That's why I think I am reading too into this

RebelVampire

the way you word that feather makes me sad as now im like i read to forget reality to. and i do so by reading about reality and giving myself an existential crisis XD

DracoPlato

i usually read things based on characters

if i like a character i'll continue reading

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Hahaha XD sorry Rebel

DracoPlato

i like Brian

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

But it's true I don't like reading slice of life or anything in reality to be honest

like of this can happen in real life I don't want to read about it

DracoPlato

buuut i don't know if i like him enough to continue reading it

RebelVampire

ya know i think this is a huge part of candour thats going to be splitting. cause its not as character driven as most comics. its way more about themes and stuff imo.

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

read to the latest

O_O

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I don't like things getting too real for me

DracoPlato

yeah that's true rebel, that's a good point

it's story based so far

but you can't tell what the story is

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

True.

DracoPlato

so there's not much to hang on to atm

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

But I can handle a story if the characters are good

DracoPlato

same

good characters will do a lot to keep me reading

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I can't handle a character being bad with a good story

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

okay

uhhh hmmm from what I read it's kids with weird imagination just going on their own lives

RebelVampire

waits on bated breath for mharz

DracoPlato

so in a story you're either invested in the characters or the story or both

but this didn't catch me really on any that strongly

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I assume everything they imagine will be real for everyone?

DracoPlato

i dunno

RebelVampire

its possible. its hard to say cause a lot of the things were seeing arent necessarily being addressed

what if im the crazy one

what if as the omnipresent story reader i see the bear but the characters in story dont see the bear

DracoPlato

right, this is one of the things we took issue with

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

cus the bird thingies starting to appear so I get the sense that's the direction they're going?

DracoPlato

but the bird always appeared to him alone

so we don't know if nobody saw them before

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yus

RebelVampire

although didnt avvy seem to imply theyve seen the bird before

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I wish to flip a table

RebelVampire

so its more ppl outside their family suddenly seeing them

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

sadyly I'm not invested in the characters

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I forgot how to flip table

DracoPlato

yeah, she'd seen the bird

RebelVampire

or at least roan is seeing them

DracoPlato

but i don't think brian knew

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

/flip table

Darn

RebelVampire

tableflip

slash is right tho

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

/tableflip

DracoPlato

avvy may have never seen the bird around others either for all we know

RebelVampire

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Fhrcjodssjfjdoxd

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

//tableflip

DracoPlato

the assumption is others couldn't see them

but it's an assumption

RebelVampire

you have been denied the table flips

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

/table flip

Cries

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

honestly it's hard for someone who has a simple brain like me

SirDelta God King of Mecha

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Flops over Why

DracoPlato

yeah that was our issue is it's asking readers to work too hard

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I just wanted to make a joke and it doesn't let me

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rip

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

/tableflip

Why what am I doing wronf

RebelVampire

i really wish the comic hadnt gone on hiatus cause where it leaves off with the pets is really...troublesome as far as understand whats going on.

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

┬─┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ)

DracoPlato

i think it'll be better when it's further along tho and there's more story to grab onto

yeah

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

too many flipped tables

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

This is how I feel about the comic

like I try to understand but I cant

I want to flip table but I cant

I fail either way

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I can read through stuffs but it's more of whether I can invest on the characters or the emotional feels that will make me continue reading it

DracoPlato

^^^^

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Agreed

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

and also I probably just suck at picking the story up

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Also agreed. Like if I saw this comic and something else I would not pick this comic up in general

DracoPlato

i'd look at it for the visuals

but wouldn't stick with it

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

If the prologue is the only thing for both comics

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

the style isn't my cup of tea tbh

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

at the same time I am super picky because not enough time to read everything

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I am extremely picky

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Also agreed Mharz, I find the Gothic dark stuff not my cup of tea

DracoPlato

the style reminds me a bit of Jhonen Vasquez

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

has no idea who it is

DracoPlato

who did Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

RebelVampire

i really depend on the story. like for me candour has strong enough themes and supernatural elements that i can dig and get through with...not as strong characters. so i dont demand it be character driven

DracoPlato

mixed with manga

i feel like i could like the characters more if there's more story

so maybe if more is added to it my feelings will change

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

it is. but I tend to read more if I like the characters

Dichrome

The start was interesting, thought it'd be about kids who could see figments of their imagination

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I should've read yesterday with a more leveled mind

not after I just woke up

I was busy drawing pages okay

Dichrome

But its like something's affecting ther whole town...

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I think I couldn't even get behind the premise. Hit too close to my reality which means I auto nope qwq

DracoPlato

I couldn't relate to it since I was never a goth I think

and i'm way out of that age bracket now

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I am more for the imagination thing. I was never goth either

DracoPlato

i'd have liked it more reading it as a teen though

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

DracoPlato

so maybe that's more the demographic

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I would hate it as a teen so as I said I was not the right audience and that's okay. I think my friend would love this comic

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yus

DracoPlato

yeah i know lots of people who would love this

RebelVampire

to be honest, i think part of the story's flaw as it were is its kind of expecting a certain...reader expectation for rural towns. cause if you read a lot of novels set in rural towns, at least in fantasy and horror and drama genres, they treat it like rural towns like these sleeping grounds for supernatural stuff to be normal. and i think for comics that expectation doesnt work because thats not something i see a lot in comics.

Dichrome

Is... Phenyl goth? xD

DracoPlato

oh you may be right Rebel

I grew up in a rural time

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

ah true

DracoPlato

but it wasn't like that, so i probably never get that feel from rural towns, lol

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

no it seems to be a trope

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I see

DracoPlato

we had more deer hunters than supernatural

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

at this point at least

I mean I hear supernatural lores on provinces

DracoPlato

there were a TON of ghost stories on the east coast tho

cause of the civil war

RebelVampire

this is a very specific trope in novels. like the more rural, the more supernatural bullshit happens. but its rarely treated as weird.

hmm

the more i think about it

the more i think candour reminds me of novels

vs. comics

DracoPlato

oh that could be

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I did read a book here where a guy took a vacation on a province only to find out that the residents are in a cult(edited)

that kind of stuff

DracoPlato

oh yeah that is a super common trope, rebel is right

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yus

DracoPlato

beautiful creatures was one i thought of first

RebelVampire

i thought of most stephen king novels XD

like children of the corn

DracoPlato

and shamalan

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Man i feel really old after thinking about how many things I wouldn't read as a teen because my mind was too old

DracoPlato

Lolol

i actually like things for kids best

cause they're pretty mellow

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

my physical body can't not match my mental age

RebelVampire

QUESTION 4. The beginning of the comic features Brian trying to leave his past of “future-seeing nonsense” due to almost getting hurt. What do you think happened to Brian and how does it affect the larger story? Do you think Brian can actually see into the future or is something else going on?

DracoPlato

i wondered if the students were being experimented on(edited)

and he was part of that

maybe not even as a student

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Hmmm

DracoPlato

but if nothing is real either and they're all just vivid imaginators there's really no point to wondering either

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Draco no, You literally made me think about all the metaphors

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I mean he got the thing about mandor(?) wrong unless they are lying

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

"sealed to seats" Is strapped down to a table

the teacher is a scientist

DracoPlato

will if it's fiction maybe they're just picturing their teachers torturing them

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

the bird is a coping mech

abbbbbdjcdolskxl

DracoPlato

when really the teachers are just giving them lessons

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

/tableflip

DracoPlato

but yeah that'd be way more interesting if they were actually being experimented on XD

i was hoping it'd turn into horror

but the genre was never stated that i saw

RebelVampire

maybe what happened to brian is he had a dream about a serial killer and saw the guy and went after him cause haha fun imagination. but then the guy really was a serial killer(edited)

DracoPlato

maybe brian is the serial killer

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rip

DracoPlato

maybe it's the talking bear

Dichrome

I can never catch the references orz

DracoPlato

#DracoLetTheBearGo

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

maybe what brian sees will be the endgame

Dichrome

There's so much in the writing...

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

and it'll slowly unravel in the future

DracoPlato

it's sad my mind drifted when reading it to wondering what brian's long terms plans were now that he's graduated HS

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

too early to judge

but I doubt I'll get back to it.

draco

DracoPlato

this is why rebel does reviews, she's a far better reader than i am

are you in college brian, is working in this store your end game, maybe you could be a fortune teller

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

rip

draco

DracoPlato

what's your yearly income going to be brian

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

noooo

jeezus draco

RebelVampire

haha i dont think that makes you a bad reader. i mean i said i did get distracted wondering if the kids were getting a good education with their school setup

DracoPlato

all real thoughts i had while reading

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yeah

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

I am the most worstest reader

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

but LOL those are pretty irrelevant

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

that sentences explains why

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I and the super duper worsest. I can't pick up the story

Rip

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Same Mharz I get flashbacks to when people thought I had mental problems because I had imaginary frienxs

Which is why I think I am accidently projecting too much on this comic and why I can't pick it up

reality sucks

DracoPlato

Dichrome

Whoa

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

it's okay...

I do tend to talk to myself. OwO

Dichrome

Theree there

RebelVampire

i had that happen too in my youth. some of my family thought i was crazy cause i had imaginary friends. jokes on them i dont like that part of my family anyway

DracoPlato

Looool

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I still do LOOL I just don't show it when there's people or at least I try

DracoPlato

I couldn't even make imaginary friends i was so friendless

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rip

DracoPlato

but i talked to myself a lot

RebelVampire

so since theres only 20 mins left, i wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on what avvy meant by when she told kamm that the invasion was coming.

DracoPlato

I thought aliens were coming

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yeah

DracoPlato

but now i'm thinking it was the birds

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

that was weird

DracoPlato

but she seemed surprised by the birds

so why would you be surprised if you knew they were coming

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I initially thought they're plotting an invasion

DracoPlato

Same

RebelVampire

my current thought is maybe she knew roan and madon were coming

cause theyre the only invaders ive noticed

DracoPlato

oh that could be

and teachers could have said new students tomorrow

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

yus

that's probably true

DracoPlato

who knows

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

especially when the bear saw them as aliens

DracoPlato

could just be her period coming too

RebelVampire

oh wait maybe that was kamm saying the invasion is coming

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Lool

RebelVampire

not that im looking at the page again

DracoPlato

invasion in mah pants- shot

aka shark week

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

tho what did brian saw that madon(?) is a prisoner??

DracoPlato

yeah and that she was 9

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

but she's already 14??

DracoPlato

but looks 9

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

that got me confused a lot

@_@

DracoPlato

so maybe is 9 but lied

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

chances are they are lying

DracoPlato

she could have skipped grades

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

buut it doesn't seem that she's a prisoner

RebelVampire

honestly would not be surprised if he just dreamed and then forcibly gave the role to madon. cause its not like we saw his dream. maybe this story is about how brian is refusing to grow up and leave behind the youthful imaginings of teen life. and thats what the beginning with the laptop was about. he wanted to delete the logs and move on but since he didnt finished hes still stuck being a teen

#rebelplzstopgettingsodeepwiththis

DracoPlato

there is literally nothing this story could do that would surprise me at the moment

which is one of the reasons i can't really get into it that much

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

that might work

I can't think that complex

RebelVampire

to be fair to brian tho, i have a lot of dejavu dreams. so i can see how someone would start to interpret that as having future seeing powers.

DracoPlato

yeah that'd be a neat interpretation of it

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

deja vu is normal I think

that won't make you a fortune teller

when I get dejavu it's only a wee bit fragment

like hmmm I feel that I've done this before

RebelVampire

dejavu is normal. my dejavu is more my brain will decide i remember dreaming about this exact moment happening

but

when youre younger and dont understand dejavu that well its easy to become enraptured with the idea your some future seeing seer

and i say this from personal embarrassing experience XD

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

True

DracoPlato

i think this begs the question how fantasy is the story

if the genre was stated somewhere it would have said ALOT about the story that would have helped i think

RebelVampire

its drama

if you look at the tags

DracoPlato

oh okay

wow

that is not what i would have guessed

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I don't think it was fantasy

but I diidn't think it was drama either

more of a supernatural thriller???

RebelVampire

i wouldve guessed that. i just dont think weve gotten to the drama parts as much. i feel were very much still in exposition territory

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yeah

DracoPlato

it's almost more comedic than drama tho

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

really?

I wasn't laughing LOOL

RebelVampire

its not like drama is devoid of comedy tho

what

you didnt laugh at their dad(edited)

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

me and my sense of humor

RebelVampire

who has hot water and oats

DracoPlato

love that line

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

oh I didn't noticed

DracoPlato

love the dad

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rip

DracoPlato

really loved it until the talking bear

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I'm sooo dumb

DracoPlato

like yeah i'm digging this, brian is pretty okay, cute hair, going to work, such a good boy

BAM

giant talking bear

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

I thought it was a hamster for a sec

DracoPlato

one big hamster

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yus

RebelVampire

at least the bear is cuddly

DracoPlato

but why

whhhhhhhhhhy

is this care bears

RebelVampire

maybe youre just questioning it too much. just accept that as their reality

that their gas station store owner is a bear

whats the big deal O_O

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

uhhh

it's big

DracoPlato

and i was, was like okay....well there's a uh bear

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

and it might squish me?

DracoPlato

but then the school and the talking birds

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

then I'll turn into mush

DracoPlato

and the teacher like nope can't use my name, but i have a horn and dressed like a priest

what are my expectations meant to be for this world

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

LMAO

DracoPlato

WHY IS THE DEVIL TEACHING YOU AND ONLY YOU

gawd Roan

RebelVampire

admittedly im really fascinated by this teacher who is like graduate and you can know my name

DracoPlato

teacher's pet on the first day

RebelVampire

does that have something to do with the horrible brian stuff

DracoPlato

i was fascinated by the teacher cause he was kinda hot

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

probably???

Idk

DracoPlato

who knows

he may just have a horn fetish and likes to play dress up

there may be a bondage room in his classroom

he may literally be the devil

RebelVampire

Teacher: It's been a whole year and you've successfully graduated. Now you can know my names. It's John.

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

draco!

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Rip

DracoPlato

what am i supposed to cling to in this story

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

all that hardwork for john

I'm envious it has an average of 30 likes in every update

RebelVampire

i think thats part of the story tho. not to cling to anything. this is assassin's creed again of nothing is true, everything is permitted

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

LOOL

DracoPlato

yeah I think this story is great and will appeal to a lot of people

like feather i'm not it's target audience is all

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

Yus

RebelVampire

one is the lonliest number :"D

Queen Mharz of Buffers and Wings

it's not my cup of tea either

:' D

DracoPlato

well at least now we know Mharz, now we know

RebelVampire

Unfortunately, the scheduled Comic Tea Party is now complete~! Thank you everyone so much for joining this week’s chat~! That being said, if you would like to continue discussing the comic, we encourage you to do so~! We want to give a big thank you to Phenylketonurics, as well, for volunteering Candour is Going Mad for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support Phenylketonurics’s efforts. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about CTP, please feel free to PM me, or e-mail me at [email protected].

With that said, next week’s Comic Tea Party will focus on The Angel with Black Wings by Mharz. Please use this week to read as much of the comic as you would like. Hope to see you next Thursday (June 22nd) from 5PM to 7PM PST~! Until then~! Comic: https://tapas.io/series/tabw

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