#also Ghost if you’re reading this crap I’m gonna draw more art about this dating sim and you can’t stop me ��

[compaculaaa]

Wanna get the chance to snag the spark of some old bots? Well there is a dating sim for YOU!!! (Click for better quality)

Forgot to post this but this is for @avoidghost ‘s upcoming TFA dating sim! They’re doing a fantastic job so far and I am excited to play it!

You can help support this project through their Patreon, where you’ll get access to exclusive content such as speedpaints, gameplay WIPS and even get to play the scrapped demo!

Remember to support if you want the chance to date these old timers ^_−☆

[steve0discusses]

Yugioh S2 Ep4: How to Go on a Date Without Actually Going on a Date

Ah, summertime! Love is in the air, can’t you feel it?

Well uh...thunderclouds. I guess. It’s ominously pouring rain. It’s as if the show has turned in it’s squeaky swivel chair said to us “look, we’re giving you a date episode...but don’t you be gettin’ any ideas!” and then swiveled right back around to face a blank wall.

I’m sure that they will put in some sort of cute backdrop...eventually.

While mopping the gross purple floor and talking about Joey’s nuts soap opera family.

Y’all did they get reference for this shot? I sure hope so. I sure hope that in some animation studio in Japan, two dudes fumbled together to assemble this particular formation, and then a third dude was like “Perrrrfect, now can you hold that for five minutes for me so I can draw it out?”

(read more under the cut)

So here and now, suddenly inspired by the very romantic tableau of threatening rain and thunder, Yugi sees an opportunity to fill out that bucket list, as it is the end of the world and all. So, he cracks his knuckles, remembers the advice from his Grandfather, wisely decides to forget that advice, and stumbles through the absolute weirdest way to officially ask out the girl you’ve been unofficially dating since you were like 10:

...

Start over.

So...he goes up to Tea...starts asking her out--but then makes it into a blind date with the ghost in his body? Because he’s...concerned about Pharaoh?

OK kid.

It’s just very Muto in that not only does he ask this girl out in the pouring rain, probably hoping for a lightning cue that thankfully never came, but this date can only be done through the medium of a very sad dead guy.

And even Tea wonders “I talk to Pharaoh kind of a lot, what the hell are you going on about?”

But what do you do, girl? Looks like you got stuck on a date trap with a dead dude! At least he has the better butt!

Now, you might say “Rach, he didn’t use the word “date” so this isn’t a date.” but y’all must’ve had a very different high school experience than I, because, unless forced to go to a socially obligatory dance, High Schoolers generally never say “lets go on a date,” they make sneaky date traps.

This is universal, the classic “I REALLY need your help with something I can easily accomplish myself. Meet me at the mall, although we could do this probably right now at school. Don’t bring Joey.”

So, Yugi either has a lot of trust in Pharaoh, or he’s seeing this as a clever way to avoid the actual dating part of dating Tea.

Dude...he’s on to something here. This is an ascended level of friend-zoning. Here I was thinking Yugi was pretty worthless with that puzzle, and then he just BAM unlocks it’s actual, true potential with the ultimate dating dodge. Like, Tea can’t even be mad. He’s on the date even. But also--*not on the date*--gets to enjoy the fun stupid stuff-- *doesn’t have to do any boring stuff*--Goes on a date--*but can’t call it a relationship if it wasn’t hypothetically with yourself* like this actually a pretty great set up and at first I was like wow, what an idiot, and now I’m like 5 paragraphs later and low key jealous I can’t do this Schrödinger's Date nonsense myself.

Anyway, despite how awkward he made it, Yugi is SUPER excited about this date. It’s ALMOST as if he’s going on it himself--which again, he is not. He’s just fretting in a mirror going all “Pharaoh’s gonna freakin love this. I love setting up my friends! Especially when they share the same body as me! Hahaha don’t think about it!”

But apparently Pharaoh was totally sleeping when Yugi was talking to Tea (and probably is whenever Tea shows up, lets be real) because he has no idea that Yugi has done this.

First off--Yugi’s art on the wall.

Ok, glad we all saw it together.

Second off, I love the motif of “kid is going on a date, so he throws everything he owns onto his bed and throws on the other half his closet to make the most ridiculous joke combo” because here it means Pharaoh has to wear the same weird ass outfit.

Y’all I cannot believe this anime is doing this three-way I just cannot. It’s been like a full season building up to it but it still feels VERY sudden.

And, as you know, I have a superpower that makes me immune to shipping, I dunno...maybe it’s because I grew up with the nuts Harry Potter era of ships (freakin Snape/Lily)? Or maybe that I come from the era of Kingdom Hearts-style romance twists (whooo will he eat ice cream with)? I feel like I can’t throw too many rocks at this ship because I know when my house is glass. Especially since I enjoy shows that are bonkers, I’ve seen some weird ass dating stuff that didn’t make me bat an eyelash. I watched Season 2 of Seaquest where at least 2 people accidentally ask out their own Mother. I would double check, but it was so awful Netflix pulled it (or trust me I’d be recapping that show, too)

Personally, I have never wanted to date a ghost but I guarantee other people have thought about it. And, youknow, if it’ll make the 2002-era tweens that were super excited about this ship happy, lets get these kids on a date and get this over with. With the Pharaoh that died at hell knows what age, was reborn so hypothetically you could also argue he’s only like a couple years old, and was mind wiping up until basically a couple weeks ago. Whatever, it’s a new season, he’s a new boy, just, don’t think about it, sit back and enjoy it for what it -- HOLY CRAP

What fake-goth funeral date are you going to here!? Wow. This is...This is a bad choice of clothes! It’s the middle of the day! Other people are in shorts. He is wearing so many chains from his neck, to his bracelets...also he still has that massive bike lock chain on - the one that went through a FIRE.

And does his shoes have freakin studs?

At least neck belt is still here.

I’d say he doubles as a stage tech but with those 7 bangles he’s got on, he would make too much noise. He’d sound like a freakin wind chime.

Anyways, Yugi switches places and Pharaoh freaks the Hell out like he’s been pranked. I wish it were a prank, y’all, I wish it were. But this is actually happening on this television show where the only other legit romance we saw was Pegasus macking a ghost.

MAN ghosts gets a lot of action in this show.

Now, this anime gets a lot of flack, but it does do one thing, and that’s make me appreciate something I forget a lot of the time when I see character designs in pictures rather than in motion. And it’s that that character design’s aesthetic includes physics. Sometimes--like very often in Yugioh--the aesthetic is mostly about those physics and what all these separate pieces do when they move.

In Yugioh, the designs are a hot mess. I can’t say they aren’t. But, there is a reason why he has all those moving bangles--it’s because he holds cards a lot and that’s where is camera is. I guarantee, when jacket comes back it’ll be flowing in the wind 100% of the time. Every single one of Yugi’s weird bangs can sway around like a weather vane.

So, while this looks not great from the get go, by the time you’ve watched Yugioh for a while, it all comes back together somehow. That’s the thing--that’s what Yugioh proves, it’s that no matter how freakin weird and abstract your design is, if it has the right physics, you’ll have a good time, and that’s an aesthetic all in itself that can’t be described in photo caps.

BUT

but

but, it’s still hella fun to roast Yugi for it because like--look what he’s wearing.

First stop on their date: a diner of lies that gave us no anime food. Just some nondescript milkshake. Every time we see a diner and I don’t get to see anime food my heart shrivels a little smaller like the Grinch.

Yo I assumed the neck belt was attached to the belt-shirt before--but I guess not. Oh man was belt shirt a turtleneck the whole time??? A belt TURTLENECK?

Tea decides to pull out her idea. The idea that Yugi asked her to give Pharaoh--that she could have just...given...straight to Yugi...but here it is. Here’s the big Tea idea.

Tea suggests “Listen, you don’t know who you’re going to be, but that’s true of everyone” which kind of ignores destiny and prophecies and the end of the world, but she’s gonna be a dancer, OK? And because Pharaoh hasn’t seen very much of the world, and is as impressionable as a newborn lamb, he just soaks it right up.

And so they decide not to go to the Museum because Pharaoh’s not feeling it. Probably also has a sixth sense that the museum is currently staffed by the most boring Millennium Item.

FYI this is exactly what my local Dave & Busters looks like floor to ceiling. It’s a real disappointment. It has only 1 DDR machine and one off brand DDR machine, unlike this place.

Yugioh has more diversity than most Anime I’ve seen, but it’s still a work in progress. Also, it’s hard to spot but keep an eye out for this guy’s fringe moccasins.

...Someone brought their briefcase to the arcade? Wh...why?

This whole episode is a whole lot of why.

WHAT?

Everyone just kinda watched this go down?

Again, I’ve never actually played DDR at an arcade because it’s always taken by two sweaty high schoolers who are sweating like ALL OVER the handlebars, and I’m just like...I could ask them to move or...I could not touch their sweat? So, long story short, if DDR involves elbowing each other in the face, this is news to me, and I have been missing out.

Long story short, she wins. We actually get to see Tea use her one and only useful skill--dance fighting. We’ll probably never see it again. Glad they gave us a very long narcissistic Tea dancing montage while they were there. Wish it was done to ska, but you can’t have everything.

And right when this settles into a romantic sunset I start to worry because we’re getting VERY close to a non-vague situation. The show senses this too and just, out of no where, pulls any distraction to get them away from said sunset.

Y’all how do you even manage to draw a spike mullet with dreads?

And here we all thought we’d get through this episode without cards!

JK, you were absolutely right for thinking that.

In her defense, he did try to elbow jab her in the head.

Anyways, after seeing Tea tear through Johnny Steps, Pharaoh feels like maybe he can handle whatever crazy thing happened to him 5000 years ago. He decides “Lets go recklessly open that Pandora’s box!”

I just noticed his second belt has a fanny pack on the butt for his cards.

Well, that was...still vague somehow. Good. Got me worried there for a second.

Next week, on Yugioh:

Bets on how long it takes for the show to never mention this date again and immediately forget these two were an item, I’m betting at the very beginning of the next episode? Are we going to get the same exposition but for the second time--will I even have anything to recap? In the dark is Yugi just a pair of swinging arms?

[badcowboy69]

You ready for this one Travis!? A7, A17, B9, B12, C1, C5, C6, D1, D2, D5, E1, E8, F5, F10, F11, F12, H1, H8, H9, I1, I6, J1, J5, J6, L1, L2, and L4!

Hooo boy...well, this took a while and it was pretty fun having Travis answer the questions.  He was so flattered that you did that!  He also hopes he did well as he’s never answered this many questions at one time before!  Anyway, long reading ahead! Thanks so much for asking these, we both appreciate it!

A7  Is your OC confident in their reactions to life in general, or do they get embarrassed or easily shamed for it? I.e., if something startles them, do they insist it WAS scary? When they cry, do they feel like they overreacted?    

Ain’t nothing to be ashamed of in how you react to life.  So yeah, I reckon I am confident in those things.  Crying though is another story.  I don’t like to cry in front of people, especially someone I know or love.  Ain’t saying it can’t and won’t happen, but I do all I can to make it not happen.  Does that make sense? Really, though, if I cry when I’m angry about something, you best be taking cover because that means seriously bad things are going to start happening.  

A17  What’s one of your OC’s proudest moments of themselves?

Hmmm...I reckon it’d certainly gotta be me taking my motorcycle and trekking across the country to the Commonwealth in search of cats.  Lots of unexplored territory to be sure.  I ventured into the unknown if you think about it.  Had my pip-boy update terrain maps and stuff like that if I found a computer somewheres.  I mostly avoided any towns and stayed as far from people as I could.  It wasn’t until I got to the DC area where I tried to mingle with folks.  They seemed right pleasant and all.  Found Boston, found the cats, and found one hell of a guy too.  So a’yup, taking a huge risk like that’s  gotta be my proudest moment.

B9  What kind of humor does your OC like the most? Slapstick, ironic, funny sounds, scare pranks, xD sO rAnDoM…

I love sarcastic wit and snappy comebacks the best.  But still, anything that makes me laugh I like.  I also like making people laugh.  Scare pranks are wrong, though.  Jokes are meant to be funny, not showing how much of a dick you are.

B12  Your OC orders something to eat and gets their order done in a pretty wrong way, something they can’t just pick off or whatnot to correct, or something major is missing. What do they do?  

Well, when having a complaint you should always start with a positive before the negative that way the person you’re talking to don’t get defensive.  I’d tell the waiter that this is fantastic and looks or tastes great (if I already took a bite).  Then I’d go on to say, however, I really was wanting this or that.  Whatever the issue is wasn’t done on purpose or to piss you off so why treat it like that?  

C1  Does your OC have a moral code? If not, how do they base their actions? If so, where does it come from, and how seriously do they take it?

I always had a thing about a true man keeping his word (that goes for the ladies too really).  I won’t say or promise anything I don’t mean or don’t intend to do.  Hell, I’m even the kind of person where if I promised I’d do something and me and that person had a falling out I’d still try and keep my promise to them regardless.  Trust me, I take that pretty seriously.  You can’t keep your word then you probably can’t be trusted none either.

C5   Do your OC’s morals and rules of common decency go out the window when it comes to those they don’t like, or when it’s inconvenient? Aka, are their morals situational?

Hmm...reckon it does depend on the situation.  I mean, I don’t like unarmed people getting hurt, but if I see some weaponless Fiend out in the desert trying to rape a woman or choke a kid, mark my word they will get a bullet up their ass. Sometimes one’s gotta forget what’s considered morals and do what’s right.

C6,   What do they do when they see someone asking for money or food? If they ignore them, why? If they help, how so?

I’ve been told I’m a phil...umm...philly antro pissed or something like that.  I got more caps than I really need and already do a bunch of donations to the Bitter Springs Refugee Camp and to Fort Mormon.  Ain’t too many people in Freeside or in New Vegas begging for money or food these days, but out in the Mojave it’s something that unfortunately happens from time to time.  I do what I can to help them, but not to the point where they become a leech.  I ain’t nobody’s father.

D1,  How religious is your OC? What do they practice, if anything? If they don’t associate with any religion, what do they think of religion in general?

Ain’t religious.  I reckon you can say I’m spiritual of sorts, but I don’t follow anything set.  I mean, it’s pretty nice thinking someone or something out there is watching over me.  But I’m not sure what to make of it.  Religion, well, no.  It’s all an organized cult if you think about it.  No thanks.

D2,  Do they believe in an afterlife?

I am torn on this one.  I’d like to think there’s something in the great beyond.  I know I was pretty much dead after getting shot, but I don’t remember much of that let alone what came afterwards.

D5,  Do they believe in ghosts? If not, why? If so, do they think they’re magical/tie into their religion, or are they scientifically plausible?

I’ve seen a lot of unexplained shit out in the Mojave and sometimes I’ve even been helped by a mysterious stranger of sorts from time to time.  Ain’t sure if they were a ghost or not, but I have a feeling we ain’t exactly alone.  

E1,  Would you say that your OC is intelligent? In what ways? Would your OC agree?

I think I’m pretty dang smart.  Now, I know I ain’t no genius or anything and I surely don’t have the smarts a lot of other people have, but, I think I still am rather intelligent.  In battles I plot things out instead of rushing head-first into them.  I can learn things rather quickly and know a lot about a lot.  Lots of my smarts got me out of situations that could have gone very badly otherwise.  I know I still got lots to learn, or relearn rather, but then again who doesn’t?

E8,  What’s one of your OC’s biggest regrets?  

Hate to even answer this, but probably getting involved with a certain NCR First Recon Sniper is my biggest regret.  Now don’t go telling me crap about that ‘loved and loss’ shit...trust me...I would have much rather to not know what that loss felt like or even that love.  I used to wonder if he only got involved with me ‘cause he didn’t think he’d live much longer or something and wanted to feel affection one last time.  

F5, How handy are they? Can they fix appliances, cars, cabinets, et cetera?

Ain’t much I can’t fix, really.  Robots, appliances, guns... Hell, I fixed up a motorcycle by using the energy cores from Mister Handy robots in order to make it run.  If that don’t say handy then I don’t know what would.  Currently I’m studying the old Giddyup Buttercup toys.  What’s a cowboy without a horse?  Gonna make me a full sized one using the old toy as a model as well as pre-war books to help me understand how those critters functioned.

F10,  Do they engage in any of the arts? How good do you intend them to be? Would they agree they are?

Is playing a guitar arts?  Probably not.  Ummm...I do draw once in awhile, but ain’t nothing too fancy or spectacular.  Not sure if writing is considered an art, but I do that dang good.  Painting, not so much.  I tried and it’s horrible.  Acting...well, I suppose I can be good at that.  I was told I can bullshit my way out of anything.

F11,  What are some of their favorite things to do for recreation? How did they get into it? What part of it do they like the most?

You sure you want me to be answering something like this?  Sex!   Ok ok I’ll be serious!  I like to fish in the non-radiated waters of Lake Mead. Got into it because I like to eat hah!  I like to camp and I do like to explore.  Got into that because it was a part of my life as a courier and from what I can scantly recall, when I was a cowboy at a brahmin run.  Riding my motorcycle is a big thing for me.  Once I got one of those working it opened up a whole new world.  

F12, Would they enjoy a theme park?

Ahhh yes!  Riley’s told me all about those and dang I would have loved to go on some of those rides!  In the town of Primm there’s a broken down roller coaster thingy that has been sorta repaired.  Now the trouble is finding out how to make it work and get the cars for it.  Yeah, I know that ain’t a theme park, but I’ll take what I can get.

H1, What is your OC’s orientation, romantic and/or sexual? Has it ever been a source of stress for them? Have they always been pretty sure of their orientation?

Lots of questions in one in this thing, didja notice that?  Lordy...anyhoo, I’m a confirmed bachelor (which means gay).  Ain’t never been a source of stress for me.  Women, now that’s a source of stress.  Lordy, you tell some of them you’re gay and they look at you like you’re crazy or they say stupid shit like they can make you forget all about that and turn.  As for being pretty sure of my orientation, as far back as I’m able to remember, my answer is yes and it’s still a very solid yes right now.  I am romantic and I am sexual, but to only one person.  

H8, What’s your OC’s idea of a perfect date?

Oh, now you’re wanting to see the mush side of me, huh?  Reckon it would be to get all dressed up in something snazzy.  Make the first stop somewheres nice to eat.  Have some wine maybe while we chat about stuff.  Afterwards take a small stroll arm in arm to a lake or a nice place facing west.  I’ll build a campfire and we can watch the sunset when it happens.  Just the two of us enjoying the outside and peace in each other’s company is the best really.  Good food followed by good company all sound perfect to me.

H9, What are some things that your OC finds to be an instant turn-off in potential partners?

Man, I don’t like hateful people or people stuck on themselves.  I also really dislike loud-mouth drunks or people who can’t take no for an answer.  I reckon, too, anyone that’s mean to critters can be part of the list.  

I1, What are their favorite kinds of flavors– Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, creamy, et cetera?

HOT!  I love hot and spicy foods.  People say I probably burned my tastebuds to hell from eating hot stuff so much, but that ain’t true.  I also have a sweet tooth and do like fruity flavors as well.

I6, Could they eat the same thing they enjoy over and over and not get bored of it quickly?

Oh heck yeah!  I can probably eat jalapenos all the time and most certainly a nice brahmin rib-eye steak!  I like to drink beer and not get bored of it, but is that considered a food?

J1, Where does your OC stand most politically? What would they align with most?

For me as long as the cause is just and has the interests of the people and critters I’ll support them.

J5, Are they or would they protest for a cause they’re passionate about?

Yeah, I would protest something as long as the meanings behind it are just. Sometimes people bitch about something just to bitch and it makes things worse.  I can’t stand that.  Stand up for what you believe in, but make sure it’s really what you want and will change things for the better.

J6, How do they react to people whose political viewpoints are very opposite of theirs?

As long as they don’t shove it in my face I really don’t pay them much mind.  We’re all allowed to have different likes and viewpoints.  However, like in the case of Caesar’s Legion...no.  That’s bad!  You’re bad!  End of story!

And now for the section directed at me, Travis’ mun!

L1, How have your characters changed since you created them?

Travis has been part of me ever since I was a little cowgirl.  He went from me being a cowboy riding a palomino stallion to becoming a created video game character taking over New Vegas in Fallout New Vegas.  He then went on to age six years so he could be involved in the life of a certain sole survivor (and simply be involved in the Fallout 4 world).  Travis is also alive and well in the world of Sims 4.  Not too much has changed with him, but with him becoming more “alive” in the Fallout world it’s been amazing and fun developing him.  

L2  What do you consider the biggest themes in your character, if any?

He’s always a country boy in western garb.  Even in his Sims life he can be found sporting a cowboy hat and boots, playing a guitar, loving country music, and just being a sweet good ole boy.

L4!  Would you hang out with your OC if you could?

Even though he is pretty much me for the most part, yes, I would most certainly hang out with him.  He’s a fun, and loving great guy who is very playful and kind.

[comicteaparty]

November 30th, 2017 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on November 30th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST.  The chat focused on Heirs of the Veil by Seaquential Arts.

Featured Comment:

Chat:

RebelVampire

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Heirs of the Veil by Seaquential Arts~! (https://tapas.io/series/Heirs-of-the-Veil) 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?

Superjustin of Time and Space

Hi CTP

RebelVampire

hey super~!

Tenor

Hey Super~

Superjustin of Time and Space

Rebel!!

Tenor!!

Phin

Hello! Just gonna listen in here (hi I'm one of the ppl working on this haha).

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

Tenor

HI NICE TO MEETCHA.

Superjustin of Time and Space

Hi Phin!

snuffysam

welcome!

Feather, Duke of Hot Leaf Juice

The opening was my favourite scene

I loved how it was explaining the lore and the whooshiness of it

Brillenpinguin

Hi Im the othe rperson working on it we stayed up all day to catch ya guys

Feather, Duke of Hot Leaf Juice

Also I will be in and out of here sorry since I'm busy qwq

Superjustin of Time and Space

lmao

Tenor

Question 1: The entire scene dealing with the Sylph was fabulous. I loved the panels showing how the veil worked with the humans not seeing what the crap swept by. :D And just the effects and chaos.

GAIZ NO LOL

Well it's lovely work, y'all should be proud :D

snuffysam

I liked the most recent couple chapters, because Ernst was in them

Brillenpinguin

TY tenor ^^

Phin

(hhh thank yooou)

Superjustin of Time and Space

YEa, be very proud~

RebelVampire

@phin @Brillenpinguin thank you both for coming~!

@tenor i also enjoyed the chase where the humans couldnt see. i thought visually it really expressed that the humans couldnt see without even needing to say anything

@snuffysam what about ernst do you like? just asking out of curiosity since ernst hasnt had that much screentime

snuffysam

he's just so cute and caring

RebelVampire

i do think that ernst has some really great facial expressions. i especially like the one he has in the very first panel where he appears.

snuffysam

that too. his design is really good in general

Tenor

Fretful baby <3

Brillenpinguin

awh this makes me happy u//u

RebelVampire

for me i think my favorite scene is the opening when victoria arrives in the town. those buildings shots are to die for. in general i really like the detail and care taken with the backgrounds

Tenor

The backgrounds are amazging, also fun. Like spirit-blade baby sneaking through the walls in Ernst's apartment. :D

Superjustin of Time and Space

yeah they're cool~

Brillenpinguin

spirit-blade baby......im dying

Tenor

I'M SORRY HER NAME ESCAPES ME

xD

I'm juggling a lot on this end OTL

Phin

Noo it's all good. It's a cute description haha

Brillenpinguin

XD

her name is Eleven tho

Tenor

Ty~!

RebelVampire

i think we all at least understood who spirit-blade baby was tho at least XD

esktasy

eleven is a cutie

RebelVampire

i do enjoy that detail of her passing into the wall

welcome esktasy!

Brillenpinguin

Hi!

esktasy

hello!

snuffysam

a lot of characters in this comic are cuties i think

esktasy

yes, the character design is great

Tenor

Yess~

esktasy

as one of the guest artists during the chapter break, vicki was my fave to draw

RebelVampire

i think all around the art is top notch in this comic. super polished, nice shading and highlighting.

Phin

I'm thinking of a cool thing to say, except for you're all lovely, thanks

fhrfughh

RebelVampire

np~!

another scene that i enjoyed was the spell cast on icarus cause at that point of reading the comic i wasnt quite expecting it. so it kind of felt more magical

Phin

(it was a scene I really enjoyed working on when it came up)

Superjustin of Time and Space

Hi esktasy~

RebelVampire

and as a cat lover it also assayed my worries cause the moment before that i was like "why is that cat just walking there itll run away omg the poor kitty itll be lost in the city forever. D:"

Brillenpinguin

trust me, sometimes icarus is the more rational party between him and vicky - and that should be telling consdiering hes a cat

RebelVampire

thats good to know although i kind of got that impression. icarus very calm and mature seeming. minus when he decided it was a good idea to disturb spirits. XD

snuffysam

at the end of the day, he is still a cat

RebelVampire

thats why hes still amazing

QUESTION 2. Victoria has come to Port Arbores due to a letter she received from her mother. Now, she is intent on meeting Amaranth Sinclaire, the most powerful person in the town. Why is Victoria so determined to meet this person? Who exactly are they and what do they have to do with Victoria’s mother? Will meeting this person help Victoria find her mother or is something else going on?

snuffysam

It could just be as simple as "go to Port Arbores and find Amaranth Sinclaire" being in the letter

RebelVampire

in what sense do you mean?

snuffysam

she came to Port Arobores due to the letter. my thinking is that she came because of the specific instructions in said letter.

though i don't think vicky is the type to just follow instructions blindly...

RebelVampire

ah yeah the letter does definitely mention sinclaire.

i know some of the blurry text in that letter mentioned someone named owen being killed and that there is some cursed blade and something about vicky's duty because shes the firstborn

snuffysam

the question is, what is that duty?

esktasy

i think it could also be about vicky just getting to know the magical world better, since she seems to be missing some basics

RebelVampire

yeah to be fair there is a question of how much vicky knows/how skilled she is. i mean she didnt know a ghost from a spirit and didnt think to assume it was a spirit when she couldnt banish the sylph

esktasy

ooooh right

RebelVampire

ok i did some more squinty squint reading. i think the top part says that her mom went to retrieve an artifact that was entrusted to the family centuries ago.

Tenor

2: Well, determination being the drastic nature of the letter itself. "Who" Other than the most powerful being but considered mom seems to be missing due to following up on an ancient artifact of (their?) family's that was stolen. If anythng I'm more curious how important Vicky's mother is to not only know Sinclaire - but know them enough to send her kid with a 'letter' and expect any sort of resolvement other than a laugh and hand wave to dismiss. Not sure how it'll help but I am curious where it could go. :D

RebelVampire

watch as vicky is shows up, sinclaire is like "who are you? well heres a welcome to town gift basket."

Phin

Rebel you're a real good squinty reader XD

omg

esktasy

i am very interested about vicky's mother. vicky seems to have spent her childhood with her (she talks a bit about it), but... wondering why vicky has to that thing on her own (with icky of course)

RebelVampire

thank you i think XD i have much determination.

well it could be that the mom went to go deal with artifact stuff, never told vicky anything, messed up, and is like surprise vicky family duty whoops

i am curious how long vicky was with her mom though

and i do wonder why vicky didnt want to talk about her mom that much later with cort and eleven cause she fizzled out telling that story

snuffysam

i do wonder how good their relationship is. vicky's line "what were you thinking, mom", and the fact that despite being the firstborn, she isn't exactly prepared for what she needs to do.

Tenor

She might have left without explaining why other than "business", as she seems to have gotten the letter for not having checked in. A good chance she set it up that way so should nothing happen, her daughter wouldn't have to be at home fretting constantly.

snuffysam

that's true...

RebelVampire

yes that could be. maybe it was sinclaire who sent the letter. was like whoops one witch down i guess well move onto the next.

snuffysam

i think vicky would recognize her mom's handwriting though?

RebelVampire

sent as in just mailed it. the mom def wrote the letter

snuffysam

ah ok

RebelVampire

like the mom was supposed to check in with sinclaire, said here sinclaire if i dont come back. and sinclaire was like

Tenor

Yeah usually when you set letters up like this, unless magic, it's a third party who holds onto it until x date of no contact as per the agreement.

MathTans the Pun Prince

I exist now. o.o

Tenor

:gasp:

...

Phin

Hello Math C:

snuffysam

but if sinclair's supposed to be the one vicky talks to, why doesn't he just go to her?

MathTans the Pun Prince

I also liked the bit with the running past the civilians (bus stop or whatnot?). I didn't necessarily pick up that they couldn't see what was going on, thought it was more a matter of "that old chestnut, why's the girl so freaked out", but the expressions were fun, particularly that last one was like "waitasec".

RebelVampire

welcome math~!

snuffysam

hey math

Tenor

Most powerful person in the city probably has extremely important social roles.

RebelVampire

sinclaire is a powerful potential vampire who has many town vampire things to do(edited)

esktasy

oh, good point on the dead hand's switch (punnnnn)

Tenor

Besides, there's no proof he knew what was in that letter, if it was him.

snuffysam

true true

Tenor

Other than "Deliver to x upon y conditions"

MathTans the Pun Prince

As to why she's come to the city, obviously the mother slipped into a coma but left this cryptic letter saying 'if I ever fall into a coma you need to go and contact these people'. Possibly because Sinclaire is the one who can wake her with a kiss. nods sagely

Tenor

And, well, that's what hired people are for LOL

Or a quick mailbox drop lol

LOL Math omg

Whole story turns into Vicky not liking her maybe new-undead stepdad /shot.

Phin

Math omg

oeihuihithitioht

Brillenpinguin

SHHHH MATH you spoil the plot twiiiist

XD

MathTans the Pun Prince

Possibly mom watched too much "Buffy" as a child.

RebelVampire

it must have been the show vicky and her watched together

all the time

everyday

esktasy

vicky isn't allowed to judge, she already had vampire relations

:J

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, that was an interesting twist. There's layers to this world. I wonder if people who are less savvy hang out with vampires without realizing.

Tenor

Yeah but it's different when it's MOM dating someone new~ eeew /shot

I'm just gunna casually ship Mom + Sinclaire now. No other evidence but this theory.

RebelVampire

i do wonder how much the magical world and humans intermingle. like obviously things like sylphs cant be seen. but are ppl like vicky just talking to humans and going "hello human i am also a normal human and not a witch"

Phin

huruighurihtt

Brillenpinguin

rezfoabv

Im crying

Tenor

:3

Rebel: FFFF-

How to social just got even more complicated.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Gotta get a bus ticket somehow.

Tenor

"Crap am I talking to a Vampire? I can't remember the proper ettiquette- crap how old are they do I bow?? Shake their hand?? Fist bump???"

RebelVampire

omg yes

vicky fist bumping sinclaire

i support this

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Why are you biting me on the neck?" "I thought you were someone else. Nevermind."

Tenor

-CHOKE-

klsajdhLSAKDH

snuffysam

vampire goes in for the high-five when you go in for the fist bump

Phin

I am laughing my butt off help

Superjustin of Time and Space

oh this is still going?

snuffysam

it hasn't even been one hour justin

Tenor

Omg, imagine a Vampire from the bow-era, who has learned ALL the greetings over time from multiple nations

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

Tenor

and just that slow attempt at each social greeting until they find the right one

MathTans the Pun Prince

I wonder how long lived people are in general.

Like, can magic prolong life? It looks like someone's essence can at least be captured in an object.

Tenor

No idea but I'm assuming the Vampires of this world are undead ageless anti-glitter blood suckers

Phin

(we have a vampire character appear later who refuses to upgrade from an SNES)

Tenor

(My hero)

esktasy

oh no

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. The world of the comic is heavily invested into magic, from familiars to sylphs to rune magic. Are there any particular aspects of it that caught your eye, whether visually or written wise? What about it caught your eye? Alternatively, what aspects would you like to learn more about in regards to how the world’s magic works? Lastly, are there any theories you have related to the magic (i.e. how the glamour spell hides the supernatural aspects of the whole town, why Icarus disturbed a sylph, etc.)?

Superjustin of Time and Space

ooh snaop

RebelVampire

guess its a good time for that question

Superjustin of Time and Space

never upgrade, keep your old consoles

MathTans the Pun Prince

"As far as I'm concerned, civilization peaked with the invention of sliced bread."

Tenor

Betty White is older than sliced bread. Things have been going uphill since her birth /shot

esktasy

now i wonder if you can cheat at games with magic

snuffysam

we haven't seen magic used for much yet. so just seeing other utilities in general would be nice

esktasy

"i am a technowitch and the best at mariokart"

RebelVampire

all i can picture is old man vampires. being like "i remember in my time. we didnt have none of these cellular devices. when we wanted to talk we just telegraphed with morse code"

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, there's lots of magic flavours. That makes it interesting. It's nice that someone doesn't know the difference between slyphs and things, since I don't either.

Tenor

3: Visually I do like that the effects do seem to have affects based on what they are doing. With the Wisp acting as the "visual guide" we saw the affect in the eyes in particular which I did enjoy. Then slap on the Sylph's elements just barely being visible because air critter. Then Eleven is floating around (which I'm curious how many can actually see her reviewing some of these panels lol)

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

snes is pretty good tho

snuffysam

that's a good question. can Ernst see her?

MathTans the Pun Prince

I feel like the results of it can't always be controlled. Hence why there was concern over what Vicky was trying to unleash in helping out, why the cat distrubed the sylph to get Vicky "Where she wanted to go" (ie- to a powerful guy, even though she was just thinking hotel), and how the touching of an object (in the start) can have binding effects.

Phin

(it's not much of a spoiler, Ernst can see her)

MathTans the Pun Prince

What about Icarus? ^.^

Interesting name, by the way. I was thinking of the flying too close to the sun thing.

Tenor

(That shower meme but with a wall instead of a shower curtain with Eleven and Ernst /shot)

RebelVampire

oh thats good. so ernst isnt going to one day be like "cort why is there this floating person in the house? also did you eat today?"

thats a good theory math about icarus

Phin

(Tenor, this is actually a frequently made joke amoung us XD)

Tenor

(EEEEY 8D)

Phin

Also Icarus can see her too, but doesn't care that much.

Brillenpinguin

bc cat

RebelVampire

well yeah. its just a floating person. its not like its floating catnip or something cool

Tenor

Reviewing the panels though I'm curious if the mistake of "bothering the sylph" was less because of the magic and more Icarus accidentally knocked the nest out of the tree.

Have you messed with a bird's nest? Those bastards get murderous.

>.>

esktasy

well, cat

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or a cactus.

Tenor

That cactus will make a comeback, you'll see.

MathTans the Pun Prince

(I almost typed cat cuss.)

Tenor

LOL

Phin

iodhguihu

Superjustin of Time and Space

LUL

Brillenpinguin

vmfgn

Phin

Revenge of the Cactus

esktasy

all the dead cacti from the guest pages...(edited)

Phin

(people really liked Icarus knocking down stuff)

Brillenpinguin

i rememebr the days when the cacti all had names....

Tenor

(Well it is a cat LOL)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tenor - My theory is that Icarus knocked the sylph because the spell made him do something that would get the attention of the person Vicky needed to meet, or send her to him, as it did.

Tenor

Oooh. I just imagined it kinda like taking the path of least resistance, which so happens to be up the wall, crossing this tree- fK NEST GRAVITY FK

RebelVampire

it could be vicky just isnt that skilled for the spell. cause she did exclaim "It actually worked!"

MathTans the Pun Prince

I assume nothing is coincidence!

Tenor

True~

RebelVampire

which means she didnt expect it to work

MathTans the Pun Prince

It didn't get her to a hotel

Tenor

Coulda been a 'strongest in x radius'

RebelVampire

maybe the sylph was an innkeeper for the spirit motel but was on its lunch break and then icarus was a jerk who disturbed them

Phin

sgweuigzeug

Tenor

"I get 1 smoke break every 15 years"

"and you come in MY HOME-"

MathTans the Pun Prince

"I'll just get this sylph outta the nest and then you can sleep here."

Tenor

LOL

Phin

perfect

esktasy

cat thoughts: hotel => food => bird's nest => sylph oh no oh no

Brillenpinguin

okay thats canon now (jk jk im crying this is a great idea)

Tenor

(There are places named the Bird Hotel; and people make bird houses called hotels for birds)

(Sound logic)

(:D)

("Look Vicky, a home and food already here~")

MathTans the Pun Prince

Spirit motel became canon?

Phin

it is canon in my heart

Brillenpinguin

^^^

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hee. So, back to the idea of learning more about magic, I'm curious about how the two different classes differ. And how much power is needed to do stuff, like cloak a cat from cloak a city, because it seems like that'd be an effect that would contantly need to renew itself, versus a one-and-done kind of thing.

Is it timed, and they recast before it runs out? Is there some pool of energy?

Tenor

I'd set bets on charged artifacts. Easier to maintain without needing a consistent living energy source.

RebelVampire

part of me wonders if sinclaire is so powerful because theyre the one who is keeping the glamour up for the town

Tenor

Especially depending how powerful that cloak is, and how large. A small rural city of 100k population isn't going to need as big a radius as, say, NYC or San Fran. >_>

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or maybe because he's the only one not contributing to the glamour.

RebelVampire

sinclaire too good for glamours. wants to revel in first gen vampireness

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Darn magicians. Get off my lawn."

esktasy

i wonder how the vampire thing works in this canon

Tenor

No fairies with a blood fetish version plz

/shot

esktasy

like... how much blood does sinclaire need? can they go out in the light? any fun allergies?

Phin

Fairies w blood fetish XD

esktasy

omg

Phin

there will be actual fairies haha...

Brillenpinguin

yeah we have have fairies too

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Garlic pizza? Dude, seriously?"

esktasy

fairies!!! small and sparkly or bizarre true fae?(edited)

Tenor

Omg that reminds me of a fun historical fact that old mirrors didn't show vampire reflections because they were made of silver - which was a pure metal, thus wouldn't work for an 'undead'. But modern mirrors are aluminum, which means reflections should work for Vampires and just- hhhhhHHHH the fun chaos of that.

Sinclaire clinging to a new aluminum-mirror: DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I WAITED FOR THIS?!

Brillenpinguin

uuuuhhh kinda a mix of both?

esktasy

good. i live for fae bullshit.

Tenor

Ooou Yay :D

Brillenpinguin

but defs more fae than tinkerbell

MathTans the Pun Prince

"That's a two way mirror. They're filming."

Tenor

FFF-

Brillenpinguin

mental iamg eof sinclaire going

Tenor

Also YAY real Fae I'm a fan. :D Curious if any pop up.

Brillenpinguin

"TECHONOLGY."

Tenor

LOL

Yes plz :D

MathTans the Pun Prince

Beware the fae sylphs.

Phin

(Esk, I actually sold a design to Annie. I can show it to you later if you want)

Baby that is Amaranth tho

Brillenpinguin

......

Phin

"TECHNOLOGY"

Brillenpinguin

shhhhh

esktasy

oh, that fae!

Phin

yeah!

esktasy

they were really pretty

i really need to do the thing with the cyclops i got

Phin

(<3)

MathTans the Pun Prince

So, do we want to talk about Eleven magic? Is that a thing?

RebelVampire

im curious by the rune magic cort was using cause that seemed standout from all the other magic presented that far, at least in origin

esktasy

headcanon: fae are the only ones who read the "read before" things of software

oh yes, there seem to be a lot of differences in magic

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh, right, runes too. I feel like that's the ancient magic.

I could be totally wrong.

esktasy

like... vicky telling cort that he needs practice? isn't cort the magic cop? what's up with that?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Cacti Cort, Magic Cop.

Phin

(the urge to spoil OTL :x)

feihoghuirghihgutiu

RebelVampire

maybe vicky's mom knows rune magic so she recognized that he was using wunjo wrong?

Brillenpinguin

relatable

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh, that's a thought. Or Vicky's mom was doing some sort of new age offshoot?

Tenor

TeamCactiRepresent /shot

RebelVampire

or maybe vicky was just trying to seem super cool and was like "haha yeah gotta work on my magic like me im so skilled and not a new witch at all O_O;;;;"

Phin

euighurhthoijio

Brillenpinguin

awwhhhjganerugiaeui

MathTans the Pun Prince

"I was a witch in my past life." "Were you." "A vampire witch." "That's... not a thing." "That you know of."

RebelVampire

ah man debunked my own theory. vicky said "ive never seen a human with this kind of rune magic."

but then that begs the question how do you know wunjo didnt work vicky O_O

esktasy

maybe vampire ex???

or... other ex?

RebelVampire

i wonder if well ever meet vampire ex

Brillenpinguin

totally a spoiler ehre vicky is ramona flowers but a witch it canon you guys

MathTans the Pun Prince

I read "ex" wrong. >.<

Brillenpinguin

as what?

Phin

Who...has to fight the 7 evil exes then??

MathTans the Pun Prince

There is no "s" in ex.

RebelVampire

math no XD

and sinclaire obviously has to fight the exes

Brillenpinguin

icarus obvisouyl

LOL

RebelVampire

icarus and sinclaire team up

QUESTION 4. The story opens with a strange tale that is heavily implied to be related to Cortez and Eleven, the ghost blade. Is there a hidden meaning in this tale that relates to the plot at large? Does the tale have something to do with Sinclaire or why Cortez is the Strayer of Port Arbores? What other questions or theories do you have in regards to Cortez?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Icarus levels up. Becomes floofier.

I wonder if Cortez is a descendant of the original.

Tenor

4. Could be they're really the 'most powerful' but the difference is they must retain a neutral stance due to said power?

(hubs home brb)

RebelVampire

assuming cortez isnt the original

MathTans the Pun Prince

Could be. But with the no aging, is he also a vampire?

Wait, no, he's human.

RebelVampire

he could be cursed tho

cursed to walk the endless ages

but then again the story doesnt really tell us when

maybe it happened yesterday

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hopefully he gets free pizza out of the deal.

esktasy

well, eleven isn't a sword but a glaive (?)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tenor - With great power comes great need to govern those with lesser power.

RebelVampire

glaives also have blades tho.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Glaives are fun. I like the character design for Eleven, by the way. Not some young, busty djinn or the like.

Also, sense of humour.

RebelVampire

yeah eleven has an enjoyable personality. i like that eleven and vicky just gossip together naturally while cort is like what is my life

my running theory about the opening, going off the assumption it is cort and eleven, is that they found blade, eleven touched it and died/got absorbed into the blade (hence why ghost blade), and cort was like "omg this is my fault i will work for all eternity to free you"

or something like that

MathTans the Pun Prince

I like that theory.

Phin

(it's a good theory)

MathTans the Pun Prince

A good question is where did the blade itself come from. Clumsy vampire?

Phin

"Ooops just dropped this really important powerful weapon. Oh nevermind."

Superjustin of Time and Space

lul

esktasy

soul traps lying around in the forest just happens sometimes

RebelVampire

LOL. maybe no one knows O_O its a mystery lost to time

i bet it was icarus

icarus did it

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kitty knocked it out of space-time into our world.

Related, could there be other artifacts out there? Is she called "Eleven" because there are ten other artifacts?

RebelVampire

ah man i never even considered that

MathTans the Pun Prince

And if so, are they all active now, or did they come in sequence through history?

RebelVampire

that letter from vicky's mom talks about a cursed blade. what if its another ghost blade and vicky's mom has become the new victim and thats why she hasnt returned

Tenor

(Delayed but GLaive has many uses depending on French or other European so as a sword could still be accurate /shot but yes it is clearly a glaive :D)

(Also back just REEE at work drama)

RebelVampire

wb~!

Tenor

Ty~

MathTans the Pun Prince

Comes back to my Vicky's mom is in a coma theory. Can still ship it.

"Kiss the polearm."

Tenor

But yeah guilt servitude, I can't imagine Eleven likes that and probably has to try to grab Cort by the face and shake him sometimes lol

RebelVampire

at least cort isnt so servitudal that he doesnt have a life. since hes got ernst and all that jazz.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Now picturing Ernst as a jazz musician.

Phin

fufhurihgru pfft

MathTans the Pun Prince

With a portable keyboard.

RebelVampire

portable so he can show up wherever cort is and bring lunch. then play a nice lunchtime jam

Superjustin of Time and Space

late but welcome back~

Phin

that would be actually adorable

MathTans the Pun Prince

Peanut butter and jam.

RebelVampire

yes i also support ernst showing up making that pun

Phin

Oh my god

MathTans the Pun Prince

Don't spread it with the glaive.

RebelVampire

i think thatd be a bit too difficult XD spreading it with the glaive

MathTans the Pun Prince

"You've runed it."

Phin

just slices through the bread Ooops

Superjustin of Time and Space

gg

MathTans the Pun Prince

Well, hopefully the vampires don't have their own artifacts. Could make things awkward.

esktasy

(this chat was really nice, but i'll go to bed now! have fun you all!)

Superjustin of Time and Space

Night!

Phin

Good Night, Esk C:

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 Seaquential Arts, as well, for volunteering Heirs of the Veil for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support Seaquential Arts’s efforts. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about CTP, please feel free to PM me, or e-mail me at rebelvampire@startfaire.com.

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