#still mostly focused on the mythical one tho

[cyndrastic]

rewatched Wreck It Ralph and remembered that I’d seen a sugar rush au before so i kinda wanna make one for South Park

i have some design and candy ideas for characters and maybe a plot?? idk if y’all would be interested in it but if you are i have some doodles 👍

also please send asks with suggestions or ideas if you are interested because i thrive off of random people telling me random ideas and things

[whimsy-of-the-stars]

small little update!!!

hiiiiii people!!

i always say I wanna talk more about my projects on here but never do :((( maybe I can change that??? and finally make some wip intros??

recently I started college! It’s been an exciting whirlwind, meeting all these new people and living (somewhat) on my own for the first time!!!! The only problem is that I am having problems with time management, especially when I’m home on the weekends… I’ve been swamped a lot of the time with homework and readings (especially readings lol bc of my 2 lit classes!) However, I’ve tried to stay creative, though it is hard to do!

anyway! in creative news:

I’ve been drawing a lot! I’m thinking of doing my own art challenge in October where I level up my art by learning and practicing some of my weak spots!

I’ve written four poems while on the bus recently. If I get inspired, I may create more! Don’t know if I’ll post them here, though.

off-topic, but I recently started Duolingo Spanish again! just got a 7-day streak :))

been tinkering slowly at a “day in the life” thing for my superhero story’s MC, Nebula, as well as other key moments in the story. Still plotting + kinda just writing the parts I’ve got inspiration for! Though, it might be a graphic novel/webcomic and not a book when it is properly made…

heist story has been buffering. I love it dearly, of course, and I keep drawing the characters, but it’s hard now that most of my earlier (aka really old) world building and plotting needs to be reworked! additionally, I’ve gotta flesh out a lot of the characters too…

I’ve been thinking about a lot of other potential project as well! here are some things that you may or may hear about again in the future!!

scripting + thumbnailing a pilot to a comic about a ghost kid who gets summoned by a newbie witch and tries to do their unfinished business… which is to become a necromancer and resurrect themself!

planning another comic, this one focusing on another set of two kids, this time rivals-to-friends heisting and unraveling the mystery behind a near-mythical map of an ancient civilization, set in a backdrop of a magical port city filled with stone temple ruins

overall attempting to eventually make a comic that is a self-contained short story and not a pilot to a bigger story so I can practice drawing comics without taking on a huge project! clearly I have failed twice.

had an idea for a podcast???? like, a fiction one? like, an audio drama? so that’s cool. I’d probably make a separate blog for it if I did, tho!

there’s a couple ttrpg jams I’m looking at soon, if I’ve got the time… of course

perpetually thinking about making big-ass YouTube video essays, mostly about media I liked as a kid, or that I like now. I guess I should use the recording studio at my university, huh?

possibly making a fursona :D

that’s all for now I guess! I’ve gotta go read more of the Sorrows of Young Werther for my World Lit II class now. byeeeeee!!’

[voidlitmoon]

Sometimes I remember all the AUs I've made that have never seen the light of day outside my friend group (cough mostly Shadow and Pud cough) and just think man, that could have been like the big thing of my account that people ask about

Welp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[yumiakikaze]

Code July Day 8: AU(?)

Disclaimer: I have a lot of AU S1-3 or post-S3 Yumi designs. I use emotes to symbolize each AU Yumi, so here's an overview to the AU Yumis I have.

I might post a new art in the same prompt because a large portion of this are my old artworks. And i had an artblock goddammit

🦋: Mythic - Project Chrysalis (Butterfly Yumi)

🦊: Japanese Fantasy (Kitsune Miko Yumi)

👹: Oni Yumi

🌸: Onna-Musha Yumi (Upgraded/Post-S3)

🐱: Neko Yumi (Basically a virtualization error which Yumi got a DNA fusion with her adopted pet cat)

😈: Onryo Empress Yumi (Epsilon Tarantula's Garage Kids)

💀: X.A.N.A Yumi

🦋 Project Chrysalis, the Colorful Butterfly 🦋

Influenced by the song "Butterfly" by smile.dk and the remix by Kors k feat. Starbitz in Dancerush stardom, this Yumi got a butterfly-themed upgrade with some extra abilities like illusion and summoning butterflies for distraction. The species she's based on is a peacock swallowtail (Papilio blumei)

She's still keeping her seriousness in fighting, but she is easily flustered when someone pets her antenna hair. (Yep, the antennae is actually her hair). The bracelet is an transformation item. Project Chrysalis is a part of Mythic / Mystical Upgrades AU that will be into 4 parts, each part focusing on Ulrich, Yumi, Odd and Aelita.

🦊 Japanese Fantasy, the Extroverted Fox Maiden 🦊

Before you ask, this is the official rebranding of the iroha uta AU bc I really suck at romance. The old color scheme has too much orange, so I made her to be more like a miko (shrine maiden) and Aelita's helper. So, no geisha makeup, she still does wear her red eyeshadow/eyeliner tho!

Fox Yumi has fire controlling abilities, in the form of fireballs! sadly she can't turn into an actual fox. She can also change her eye color into red whenever she has any strong emotions (mostly being agitated)

This new Lyoko outfit is only worn in the new Japanese sector, named Yamato sector!

👹 Oni Yumi, the Spunky Demon and Guardian 👹

I already posted her fixed design in my previous codejuly entry.

She's part of an unnamed AU, but here are some quirks of her. She is loosely based of one of my fav Hololive Vtubers, Nakiri Ayame. Her katana blade is her secondary weapon, and when she draws her blade, she also can manipulate fire with her katana. Aside from it, she can also create flowers... with toxic pollen. Her fans can also spread the pollen in a greater range.

The red flower underneath her eye and on her left shoulder are curse marks btw. Oni!Yumi always emphasize that those aren't tattoos, those are legit, actual curse marks. Her anger is one of her main flaws. She can change her eye color to hazel when she's really enraged, but as for now, I haven't drawn her "hazel eyes" mode. Personality wise, she's spunky, but can be ruthless and unapologetic when she finally snapped.

🌸 Upgraded AU, the Elegant yet Cool Onna-Musha 🌸

P.S. Onna musha is another term of onna bugeisha, which means "woman martial artist". It is also sort of a wordplay, bc in season 1-3 Yumi's Lyoko form is a traditional geisha.

Tbh she has a lot of changes. Her initial upgraded design was more Chinese-looking, not Japanese (bc my dumbass brain thought that using halloweencostumes.com was a good idea for costume design), so I changed it entirely to be a mix of original design and garage kids fused together. Oh, she also wears black fingerless gloves, a breastplate, a Japanese-styled shoulder guard/pad, and bandages on her left arm. No full body design, but i might change her boots a bit.

I prefer using this route for Yumi in my post-S3 AU, and I already hate S4 for making Yumi's Lyoko form look more like a bunnygirl, so... welp. This AU Yumi doesn't have changes personality-wise to the normal Yumi, but probably... I'll change bits of it gradually. Her secondary weapon will be a naginata!

🐱 Neko Yumi, The Cutest Virtualization Bug Ever 🐱

Basically it's season 1-3 Yumi with cat ears and tail because of a "DNA fusion" with her adopted pet cat. I might make a nekomata variety of this, but let's see.

This literally is just a random idea bc I love kemonomimi. The ears, bell and tail color is based of my Twitter friend's pet cat, they named it Yumi too 🐱 (Bc their twitter account is privated, here's the cat)

😈 Onryo Empress, the Seductive yet Destructive Demon-Ghost 😈

AU by EpsilonTarantula (AO3) (FFN)

People been saying she looks like Nezuko or any other Kimetsu no Yaiba character, but this design is more influenced by the geisha in identity V.

According to Epsilon, Onryo Empress Yumi is not awkward at all and is a superb seductress. Which, while great for Ulrich, is not great for everyone else. One look at the Onryo Empress and you understand that this is a true queen of darkness.

💀 X.A.N.A.-Yumi, Simple But Intimidating 💀

X.A.N.A.-Yumi is personally my most favorite design of all these AU Yumis I ever created. She is basically a fusion between oiran, geisha and kunoichi. Sorry for the messy motifs of her kimono whatsoever, those are supposed to be lilies.

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[inthedusksynria]

until-lune respondeu seu post “@until-lune I’m 99% convinced that Micaiah will be...”A couple of things that I want to say. • If we...

@until-lune

Hello! Again i am using this one form of reply bc its easier for format! If you prefer i change for reply format it let me know!. Putting under read more bc this got long, but i had lots of fun doing it!. I am answering all your replies here!

M!Corrin-wise -  I dont think Omega Yato will be his weapon, because the refined version of his OG version (normal M!Corrin in the red pool) already has it. While his art has his normal weapon, his sprite has Omega Yato.

Dawn Yato is definitely a possibility tho! although it would be very odd to give it to him and not make its Twin/Mirror Weapon Dusk Yato to CQ!themed!L!F!Corrin.(but hey its IS)

(something i am so salty off bc i love Dawn and Dusk Yatos ;-; they are so pretty and match so well their promotions... and games... heck!! they both have their route-represent Legendary weapons features incorpored on them and just *clenches fist at the emotional moments*)

Also, A re-colored dragon alt is also a possibility, since L!F!Corn did that.

I dont think skipping the Staff is a certainty because IS has made weird choices before. Leif has an Bow which is a weird choice for him, but, like Corrin, he has a A Rank in bows in his promoted class, and like Corrin he is an “unpopular” Lord. Chrom and Lucina have Bows, when they also had Lances as options by promotion class.

I dont think popularity certainly incentivizes diversity in weapon usage. because we have had a lot of Weird choices from IS of making a popular character have the same weapon across multiple alts. -> 3H lords, Ike, Eirika and Ephraim had all a repeat of their OG weapons and are far more or just as popular as Micaiah; and even weirder L!F!Corrin, who by CYL and Nintendo magazine poll is more popular then M!Corrin,  has the same weapon type than her fallen version (and still lacks a red alt for her emblem AND had an iconic red weapon associated with her promotion of DarkBlood/Nohr Noble (Dusk Yato)). Also fun fact, F!Corrin counterpart to M!Corrin Staff Rank is a Tome Rank. So it would also be possible for her to have had an red tome alt.

conclusion regarding weapons: IS pretty much spins a Wheel and decides what to do. I think its pretty much a case of...whatever the executives woke up on that day wanting.

(that, of course, doesnt make theorizing what weapon they will have  any less fun xD)

Honestly the only reason why I am certain it is Micaiah is irrational/a F2P technique. In  that if it is not her, it will destroy my will to summon and thus allow me to spend less XD. I have seen people doing it and boy does it works wonders when you arent right.

Going by that (my theory it is Micaiah) I find it unlikely to be Colorless (and thus Staff or colorless tome) only because the other spreads are just That Good^tm.

One of the methods that people used to guess which color the new Leg/Mythic will be is to see which color has a busted spread of colors. And it has been right ever since Edelgard

(The reason for so is that IS seems to have realized that by debutting the hero on a so-so spread, it made people wait for their rerun in order to get them, Bramimond being an example in that his spread was awful (L!Grima) and his rerun spread was godsmacking good (Mila)... pun not intended)

The colorless this time is rather...i wouldnt say weak, because Eir usability is REALLy good and Duma has a nice niche of wrecking people plans(cackles in my AR matches). However, they are fairly outdated in comparation with the other color spreads. So, in the event this leg hero is Micaiah (or Elincia, or Byleth) i dont think they would be colorless because of that.

Oh! Regarding the CYL theory, since the legendaries were introduced in the second year of FEH, I dont consider much broken, since i merely think its always /A/ winner instead of the 1st of each year. Since shuffling of legendaries is possible, (those times when IS changed the calendar lineup), should the Byleths win CYL(which is fairly likely). it would be easy to put them on the next GW. And I also think it will be a theory that will be broken absolutely next year, since I doubt Marianne and Gatekeeper would be viable L!Heroes. I agree with you that is a weak pattern that is likely to be broken.

Counterpoint to Wind F!Byleth ->  Blessings not always end up being the element that is most associated with the Character in the main game. Highly Water themed (and midly Fire themed;) Corrin ended up as Wind; Julia, who has Minor blood of fire and was called “Genealogy’s Fire Emblem sword” was Earth; Eliwood, wielding the fire themed Durandal, was Wind. (tbf this is also a counterpoint to Wind Micaiah, since she has more association with Light and maybe Fire(?) than Wind)

Regarding 3H launching with 3H, besides Edelgard, Claude also debuted with no 3H legendary accompanying him. Annete was there, but other than that, no other 3H unit or legendary was on the banner. In fact, the pattern i do see with 3H legendaries is that their first re-run matches with a release of a Mythic in their color spread. (Edelgard -> Hel ; Dimitri -> Seiros).

I want to highlight that i am not saying it wont happen, but that I lean more towards they keeping a space between 3H legendaries release, in order to long term profits, and to not cause burn-out of 3H content. (or at least decrease people complaining about it; They seem to have learned their lesson with the Fates and Tellius spams.)

Finally,I do think that it is possible for Micaiah to be a Staff and for other characters to be released in this month/banner, mostly it is the premises i chose to apply to this theorizing lead me in a contrary direction xD. You show some good points! (I would love a Dawn Yato Corn and a Staff Micaiah ;-;...)

Extra Tangent: I have absolutely no idea what IS(executives) considers the character is associated with Silver Snow like...

For one side, Seteth makes lip service saying the route lord is Rhea; Rhea presents the choice mirror to Edelgard’s in the route split; the ending cutscene focuses on Rhea character development/closure, but, at the same time, she is Sir Not Appearing for 75% of the route and the rest of the time she is benched.

For another side, Byleth was made to be the lord to Edelgard emperor’s and her rival; has several cutscenes showcasing that; is the “lord” of the route in role sense, but, on the other hand, its more associated with Fire (fire emblem).

Honestly at this point i just dont know what FEH is going to do with them. I think IS is going to make one of Byleth Wind as you said and the other Fire, but which one, i have no idea. I could see too an argument for Ground(since i think at the lack of an Light element for Light element character-focused they pick ground sometimes) too, but yeah. 

I cant believe the true plot twist of GW is gonna be Rhea being the wind legendary breaking all of our theories xD (/j, but can you imagine how funny it would be?)

[foulserpent]

oblivions in this weird place where its like simultaneously good and bad for how much it just fucking abandons everything the prev games had set up. and to be real its mostly bad for it but the results are kind of fascinating

tho either way i do think the way it just like. fucking DROPPED all political intrigue and buildup is kind of sad. like i actually think “oops the succession crisis is resolved actually because uriel septim and all of his known sons were fucking murdered in the first 15 minutes of the game” is really really funny and not wholly a bad thing but like. the plot of oblivion is wholly political and yet the actual content somehow manages to abandon literally every political thread previously established in the series.

 like the setup is perfect where you have this dying empire thats been built up ESPECIALLY heavy in morrowind where all the previous political tension is just usurped by a hell invasion so you can have like all this cosmic existential threat shit with a backdrop of the political crisis thats Very Much Supposed To Be Happening. 

the character setup is perfect too bc youve got

your “hero” who is some jackass from the sewers who has absolutely no intrinsic importance or chosen one status

your other hero who finds himself absolutely central to this complex web of political collapse without having ever been aware of this

you are both outsiders  who get to experience this with fresh eyes

and then you have

 the blades, a spy/secret police/fucked up guard militia who at that point still have pretty significant political power and technically are semi-independent

the elder council

the mythic dawn, which could very easily both be an apocalypse cult and just political dissidents

which then youd think might lead to some Intrigue with the blades reverting back to the more basic role of their group irt the dragonborn getting into conflict with the rest of the empires political machine and gettng pulled at from all directions as the empire devours itself to death in the midst of multiple crises and maybe THEYRE squabbling over all this political shit while you, the clowns of kvatch, (martin is one of the clowns) are like kind of focused on trying to keep the world from ending and stuff

[strawberrybouvine]

Beetlejuice Fairy AU Info 🧚‍♂️💫 !

I got bored a few days ago and wrote some stuff down for this au cause I'm invested lol

This is mostly just basic notes for designs and what this au is, most of it is subject to change, but I hope it sounds alright so far !

Miscellaneous Info 

Emily dies, Charles moves himself and Lydia out into the country of some far off place to help get her in a new environment 

Charles may have taken time off of his job or has a different one that would allow the move out of the city 

House is Emily's childhood home, a well sized cottage. Not around much civilization, but not entirely solitary, lots of woods and nature. 

Has a beautiful large garden, upkeep seems to be recent. Charles believes there might be a resident garden. Is there? 

Delia is very much there, and very much the same as the musical, tho she may be more of a wiccan sort. 

Lydia goes on an adventure to find her moms spirit 

Charles legitimately probably freaks out and him and Delia go on an adventure to find Lydia 

Maitlands are there at somepoint, as what idk yet 

Is there an antagonist??? Probably?? (Juno maybe???)

Conflict might be the dangers of dabbling with spirit world/darker things. 

Mainly focusing on found family, healing and Magic

Lots of ghibli vibes 

Lydia Deetz 

Lil older than OG Lydias, about 16 yrs old 

Mom was a nature/healing oriented witch 

Found out about it when Emily died 

Has Emily's spell books and tomes of mythical creature information

Determined to learn how to harness magic, believes she can do so since her mom could 

Leaves home to track down a source to bring Emily back to life at most, or talk to her spirit at least 

Meets Fairy!Beej cause of a mix up of a legend she read 

Meets Maitlands AFTER Beetlejuice 

Beetlejuice 

Dark/Spirit spectrum fairy 

Wears mostly browns, greens and blacks 

Has beetle wings, the carapace being black with a green shine and his wings membranes are light brown with green at the tips 

Wears leaves and flowers, a black flower cloak drapes his shoulders with a green flower petal tie held in place by a wooden beetle. Off white shirt with rolled sleeves, brown and green leaves hangs from his waist in a sort of tunic pattern. Black and white striped leggings with brown boots 

Has big floppy ears !! Used for emoting, left ear has a small chip in the middle 

Might have a tail?? Up for debate 

Very bright golden eyes, very inhuman 

Maybe green skin, up for change 

gets trapped by Lydia cause she believes he can grant wishes 

Wants to help her cause he believes she can help him find a way to get/do something I'm still thinking of lol 

Flirts with maitlands 

Mood ring hair still, not a solid color, black roots with mostly green. 

The Maitlands 

Both are small creatures, with wings, not fairy/pixie tho 

Different elemental properties yet complementary ones 

Barbara's hair is probably longer than in the musical, design has a very tough but warm look/feel 

Adam has a homely design, simple yet natural, makes you admire him in a parental sense

Worry for Lydia when they encounter her 

Meet Lydia mid way?? Maybe earlier, notice her haggard expression and want to help this poor child that's wandering through the enchanted forest 

Very wary around Beej at first. 

Barbara helps Lydia with the navigation and magic learning, Adam helps with the translations and ingredients for spells. Both have a knowledge for Botany and Plant info 

[eeby-the-mcdeeby]

Thought I'd advertise my various blogs, in case anyone's interested lol. I would like to preface this by saying,

W͘͏é̢̡l͝c͢o͜m̕e̸ ̀̕t͟ó̶ ͡͏̶m͏y̢ ̡͞͞E͜mpir̨̨͘é̶́

Anyway shall we begin?

(there's 22 I'm gonna have to put them into categories lol)

Main

@eggface-the-mcnosehair

My main blog, here! Listing this one in case anyone's looking at this in search results instead of from following me already cause they might be ok lol

I post a lot about social issues and memes/shitposts here. Standard kind of "everything goes" blog (except maybe a little bit more consistent due to my other blogs' existence lol)

@shes-seen-things

My "Personal" blog. Intended for like vents and stuff, I post those occasionally but I also rb helpful "life resources" kinda stuff, and identity stuff occasionally. And sometimes aesthetic stuff that gives me certain vibes

Fandom

@i-lov-them-beans

Sanders Sides blog! I love dark, angsty, theory/headcanon-y stuff. In particular I like creativitwins/king angst, Virgil angst, and just finding Virgil pretty in general. I post story/headcanon ideas, fanart (other people's and my own) and shitposty stuff I guess.

@tails-and-sonic-r-fab-ok

My Sonic blog, mostly inactive but I do post occasionally. I'd like to get back into Sonic but it depends on my mental health

@john-thicksoup

Epithet Erased blog, mostly inactive but I do love soup man

@doxifandoms

For any other fandoms I don't have a specific blog for, mainly minecraft and furries atm. I also reblog non-fandom art

Artistic

@an-art-blog-oh-ho

My art blog, I mostly reblog my sanders sides fanart from my @i-lov-them-beans , but there's some original stuff too. I seem to like robotic/ai characters for some reason

@doorways-project-official

Videogame dev project set in a cartoony anthro fantasy world with the main characters Dak the crow and Tirl the kangaroo. Hopefully gonna be v aesthetic, check it out!

@icetech-project

More videogame dev project. This one's also cartoony and anthro, but set in a high tech futuristic world with dragons and other mythical creatures, starring an ice dragon girl!

@deathmoon-project

Not a videogame project, just an idea I had. I may cancel the idea ngl, but the blog is p aesthetic if you wanna check it out.

@well-dang-its-a-writing-blog

My writing blog, kinda dead but I've been wanting to revive it. I intend to post mainly poetry original post-wise, I also reblog writing resources, memes, and inspo posts

@nature-photos-n-stuff

Pretty much dead. Might revive it at some point.

Interests

@fun-not-cringe

Kinda scenecore + other things. I wouldn't say dead, more just sporadic. I'm still trying to get over the effects cringe culture has had on me.

@oops-i-spilled-my-languages

Also not very active but I do post sometimes. I'm very into like, modern English linguists i.e. the linguistics of memes and online speech, but occasionally foreign languages too. I love affixes.

@stressed-depressed-veganess

Vegan activism blog, not much to say really but if you're looking for inclusive vegans go check it out I guess

A-spec

@romance-n-sex-repulsed-aroace

My biggest blog heyyy. :D Designed as a safe space for people who are romance repulsed and/or sex repulsed (but you don't have to be either to follow), I reblog stuff relatable to sex/romance repulsed people, pride/positivity aro/ace stuff, and non-romantic/sexual calming/stimmy stuff

@aspec-is-amazing

My other main aspec blog, this one focuses more on appreciating the whole spectrum at large, and community discussion. Mostly positivity but sometimes I'll post discourse-y stuff about intra-community issues (no aphobe "discourse" tho)

@clean-shitposts

To go with @romance-n-sex-repulsed-aroace , this is a blog for shitposts, memes, etc that are completely non-sexual for all your sex-repulsed shitposty needs

@aro-emo

Mostly dead, but occasional aesthetic reblogs. The intention was that whenever I searched the emo tag, I'd always get loads of relationship/romance-y stuff, so I wanted a blog for non-romantic non-sexual emo stuff.

@doxion-somo-icons

Icon making blog, new so there's not much there but I have a personal focus on Sonic and other cartoony stuff with aspec identities

Other

@mmgoodposts

I'm not bothered whether people follow this one tbh but it's an archive blog for posts I find iconic or otherwise particularly noteworthy and want an easy way to get back to.

@dayoftheweekposts

Another archive blog, this time for those posts that you've gotta reblog on certain days like Radical Saturday or Day 15

Prolly gonna be making more, I already have another one that I was gonna make but I haven't yet. We'll see. But there's definitely going to be mǫ̴͘r̡͘͝��ȩ̸̀͟

[skraelofthenorthwind]

douxie-casperan​:

Douxie waits patiently by resting his chain on his bridged fingers waiting for them to speak again without prodding for an answer carefully watching for any expression changes or any little give aways that might help him out aside from the clearly growing confusion.

The question catches him off guard somewhat though in part for sounding so damn archaic. 

“On the magical front if they have their own communities will have some form of check in even if might have to travel a fair bit, more than a few completely off the radar no idea how they manage if something goes after them, got a few that band together of like minded though that tends to be covens then you get the lone wolves running round too. If you’re lucky and in trouble you find one of them, if not well best to hope you had a good run if can’t shake off the problem. Nobody can be everywhere at once after all and it’s not as easy to move around as it used to be.”

As much as he truly adores travelling with the constant need for documents and harder borders suck half the fun out of it. That and even those with the spirit embedded in their soul have to stay put in one place for a while though admittedly this is incredibly unique circumstances that do not involve feeling homesick.

“Everythings pretty fragmented these days and most people could expect to run into would be a changeling but that all caught fire recently so even that’s out too now… The survivors rightly fled hoping the underground would accept them,” he says shrugging while leaning back into his chair causing the front legs to lift just a bit.

“I doubt there’s a single person not at this very table that believes it ever existed or could making the mythical and whatnot closest thing to living ghosts you can get and far more focused on their own problems things are pretty divorced and have been a long time. Still there tho if you know where to look, just very aware of what happens if the wrong person finds out and the older ones carry the scars of being caught.” 

The chair taps to the ground again upon hearing the question and he gestures towards his face in general.

“Mmn, the eyes mostly and,” then to Skrael’s chin.

“That, he’s got the same bit too distinctive not to notice. Seen other facial markings and tattoos sure but never exactly the same. I’ll be perfectly honest I’ve never asked about it just seemed kinda rude to almost? Not everyone is okay with getting these things pointed to.”

“I... am not sure I understand. So the magic users are either alone by choice or a part of a group - that much is clear - but how are the responsibilities divided when it comes to looking after people who does not use magic? How are they protected from magical threats?”

He frowns slightly.

“Would a group of magic users journey from place to place, perhaps, to serve as needed?”

That sounds familiar enough, much like Tak, Maurgh and Skrael did, although each journey alone, moving from one territory to another so that no tribe are completely without guidance or protection.

“Surely, even if people were unaware of magic, those who wield it would not abandon them? By the way you speak, it sounds like those affiliated with magic are... cautious. But who would dare to capture them and give them scars?” He is quiet for a moment, recalling some tribesmen who feared magic and the result of their actions - and he sighs. “Nevermind, I can imagine.”

When the other indicates to his chin, he touches the black line automatically. It has to be a coincidence.

“Where I come from the few of us who uses magic gets a mark that is unique to them alone. It indicates a skill of theirs that they excel at above all else, and that there is none better.” A light shrug. “I suppose the design isn’t so unique that nobody else might have thought of it.” But he looks doubtful as he says it. Somebody with that mark and blue eyes? Where he comes from, he is the only one with that eye color, apart from Maurgh. If the line reminds the stranger of somebody he knows, there might be other indications.

“Are there... other similarities?”

[comicteaparty]

August 10th, 2017 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on August 10th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PDT.  The chat focused on ABDUCTED by Mike Battle.

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RebelVampire

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing ABDUCTED by Mike Battle~! (https://tapas.io/series/abducted) 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?

Novasiri

My favorite, by far, was when Asher utilised his own powers to trick Zelek in their battle by crushing a bolder into dust to blind them.. and then punch him right in the brain case.(edited)

RebelVampire

lol honestly that moment made me cringe a bit. mostly the brain case punched cause my mind was overwhelmed by the amount of brain damage that mustve caused. i shed a tear on the inside of my heart

Novasiri

Hahahahaha. XD

At least Asher hurt his hand in the process, poor fella not being used to combat n' all.

Princess Emma of Potatoes

I really like the recent scenes with Shea

DracoPlato

I liked when he was wearing the cherry hat

Novasiri

XD

RebelVampire

yeah ive really like shea as a character so far cause shes so spunky. albeit i also like that you can kind of see why that one fellow was bitching about her recklessness. and i just appreciate the character wasnt bitching for no reason. like theres legit reasons for why hes complaining

DracoPlato

yeah i've liked shea a lot too

if not just because her colors really balance well with the others visually, lol(edited)

Novasiri

She's a real breath of fresh air between Cairo's snark, and Asher's more timid nature.

FONCreator

Oh shoot were starting today cool!

And yee

Novasiri

Yup!

FONCreator

Shea's a cool character so far

I'm really proud that Mikey's improving on his art

The progress is amazing

Novasiri

Mhmm, looking from the first few pages to now has been a drastic and amazing improvement in both art but also those gorgeous backgrounds.

FONCreator

ye

Novasiri

Tho maybe I'm bias cause I love galaxies, and space... Haaa.(edited)

DracoPlato

yeah his art has improved a ton since the beginning

mathtans

I have to echo Novasiri's scene. Not so much the brain punch, but that he was able to use his 'crush' technique to clever effect. That whole "turning a disadvantage into an advantage" deal.

Princess Emma of Potatoes

The art improvement is sick

DracoPlato

but i don't find the early chapters visually unappealing either

mathtans

I'm impressed he can keep up the colour aspect. o.o

Novasiri

Mhmm.

CairosImporters

Hello everyone! I'm going to try to participate although I'm still at work. I'd love to get some constructive criticism on how to make the story better if you have any

FONCreator

YOOOOO MIKEY

Novasiri

Heya dude!

FONCreator

WELCOME TO DISCORD MAN

DracoPlato

Hiiiiii~!

CairosImporters

HI!!!

DracoPlato

just read it all to current, you have great visual story telling skills~!

super easy to get through

RebelVampire

yeah theres a good balance of dialogue amount too with the visuals

mathtans

Regarding the story, I like how everything's got links... like the stuff with Fin was linked to the bullying, the stuff with Shea is linked to the GameDude... it doesn't feel like filler.

I think skipping forward a few weeks was the right call.

FONCreator

Yeah

Timeskips are a life saver

if done right

in which case you did right by it

Also, so far the story feels very easy to jump into

DracoPlato

yeah it does

mathtans

I admit I'm wondering a little about what happened to the bully. They didn't even try to go back for him.

FONCreator

Yeah here's hoping he comes back somewhere

mathtans

Like, I know he was taken by the mystery guy, but they don't seem too concerned.

He's still a link to Earth.

DracoPlato

i did wonder why they didn't go back to the kidnappers in a secretive way since they obviously knew where earth was and were a link

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

A-Am I late?!

RebelVampire

well yeah would you be concerned if your bully was in trouble? XD like guy tormented asher so i doubt hes high on the list of ppl he ever wants to see again

FONCreator

naaah Queen

RebelVampire

theres never a late in ctp

everyone always arrives on time exactly when they mean to

DracoPlato

also if the kidnappers were in that area and knew where earth was wouldn't other aliens in that area also know

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

awesome, just q1

mathtans

Oh, I'm not saying it was out of character! Just, if they're looking for leads on Earth, the bully and bully aliens are one method.

DracoPlato

it seemed abnormal to me that nobody else in the surrounding area would know if they knew

mathtans

Draco: It's possible they didn't know it was "Earth", just that it was some planet they were paid to go and get the guy from.

DracoPlato

perhaps, or that earth itself has a different name to others

RebelVampire

well where did the kidnappers even take them? they might not have been in the area when asher finally woke up

DracoPlato

i also wondered why there isn't a galaxy map since it seemed like there would be if there's magazines and stuff

FONCreator

Yeah could be named differently

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

So far I liked when Asher had a real battle after had crushed on that planet with the alien plant thing, and had to fight with alien shark (Im so bad at names Im sorry RIP)

DracoPlato

the kidnappers themselves would have known where they beamed him from tho

FONCreator

or Earth is just that obscere of a planet

DracoPlato

so they're definitely a lead

mathtans

I'm bad with names too, Brave! No worries. Last week that generated a new nickname.

RebelVampire

theyre a lead but i personally would not want to go chase that lead. lest wind up kidnapped again.

Princess Emma of Potatoes

I just assumed that Earth was an obscure planet

DracoPlato

but he made fast work of the guards there with no prior experience in fighting or his powers

so why should he be afraid of them

mathtans

Emma: Yeah. We barely even have space flight.

RebelVampire

because he lacks confidence

DracoPlato

but he always pulled through when needed

so him lacking confidence isn't a great excuse

mathtans

I'm not saying the whole story needs to be about returning to Earth either, I like the exploration. Just, seemed like there were some leads they didn't follow/mention.

FONCreator

Yeah for all we know, the Solar System is an obscure of mythic system

It's like that old rusty gas station in comparison to other planets

you know it when you see it but it's a dime a dozen and in the middle of no where

mathtans

Draco: Part of the reason he got to them was because they didn't know he was an esper. Now that they know, they might be ready for him.

DracoPlato

perhaps but they could also plan better for an attack if they went back

to me it just seemed strange they completely dropped the idea of the kidnappers as a lead is all

mathtans

Not disagreeing. I like arguing both sides somehow.

DracoPlato

especially with as large as the universe is it seems a poor choice to not pursue that

on their part

RebelVampire

well do they even know where the kidnappers are? like finding a bunch of random kidnappers sounds equally as hard as finding earth

FONCreator

Could be a lot of black markets as well

mathtans

Is it the universe or the galaxy? I don't remember, but that's kind of important.

DracoPlato

i think cairo can navigate well enough he would have some idea, based on the business he's in(edited)

FONCreator

yeah

RebelVampire

but even just the galaxy is ginormous.

there are 100 billion star systems

DracoPlato

how does he find his clients then by that argument, lol

mathtans

True. Just, in terms of mapping.

Message boards.

RebelVampire

well this is the whole point. cairo needs coordinates, names, or other map like features to navigate. so if he knows where planets are, of course he can find clients.

but its not like the kidnappers are on a map mathtans

"Siri, please direct me to kidnappers."

DracoPlato

he would have probably known the area they were in tho, and if he knew the anatomy of the guard he would probably know their species and planet they're from

since he knew where the guard was hit was his reproductive organs

which shows knowledge of that species

FONCreator

I wonder how Cairo would react to seeing a minature version of his species on earth?

mathtans

They could be a rogue faction. But there is that. Maybe he sent a message, but it takes time to get a response across light years?

Cairo might like the Sphinx.

FONCreator

XD His ego would probably be out of this world if he finds out humans worshipped cat headed gods at one point

RebelVampire

but this is making an assumption that the kidnappers are anywhere near their home planet, or that their home planet would randomly know where some criminals were. and even if cairo knows "the area" space is unbelievably huge.

mathtans

I wonder if Cairo's name is a shoutout to Egypt.

FONCreator

Would be cool if it is

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

What if kidnappers have one base close of earth, and where was Asher was to send them probably to another planet to be sold or experimentation

FONCreator

And hey Mharz

mathtans

(Not in universe, obv.)

FONCreator

And that would be interesting

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

i didn't get to read through

mathtans

You read some!

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

rip

FONCreator

IF Earth is that obscure, makes sense to have the base in the solar system

DracoPlato

it took my 30 minutes mharz, you can do it

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

wow

30 minutes

RebelVampire

QUESTION 2. Despite being stranded in space, Asher has a friend in Cairo. However, besides him being an intergalactic smuggler, we know little about Cairo. What do you think happened in Cairo’s life to turn him to a life of crime? How does one even become wanted in twenty thousand star systems? Additionally, will he and Asher stay together or will Cairo’s loyalty eventually run out?

FONCreator

It ain't long

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

W-What if Mike is thinking in the 51 area and such

mathtans

I'm a slow reader, it took me longer than that. -. .-

FONCreator

Hmmmm

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

dat question

I would dare to say Cairo had a rough life, most criminals had difficult lives with not much to eat or money, so they try to look for the best choice in front of them

FONCreator

well, I think that depending on the situation, Ash and Cairos might end up continuing their travels, or, Cairos decides to visit often

mathtans

It might be interesting if Asher and Cairo have a falling-out, but not just yet, I think. I wonder what Cairo's life span is, a little.

DracoPlato

i think their friendship will be tested but i don't think they'll be forever fallen out

FONCreator

And yeah, maybe Cairos' species could be scavengers

mathtans

Maybe his parents were also in the business.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I'm a very slow reader

FONCreator

isfinemhar

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

becos I try to understand everything

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

am I the only one who thinks like "Cairo is a good friend of Asher, he'll take care of him" and there's a small part saying "Cairo needs Asher's sper powers to survive"

DracoPlato

cairo is a cat tho, so of course he's in a shady business

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

mathtans

Me too, Mharz. ^^

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

hey cat's gotta do anything they can to survive

FONCreator

ye

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

stray cats that is

mathtans

Brave: Good point. Esper powers are handy when running from the law.

FONCreator

Yeah, and they ain't common, but not too rare

There are other espers

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Tho that smol theory falls considering Asher has not much control on it yet

FONCreator

need protection from them

mathtans

I thought that was a great explanation of esper too!

FONCreator

true true

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

PHENY

FONCreator

OH YO PHEN

Phenylketonurics

OH question of the best green cat in comics, man!! I have always wondered why Cairo ended up as a rouge smuggler~ It's almost like it's in his blood~

YO YO!!!

mathtans

Actually, when I first started reading, I thought Asher's esper powers were due to him being Abducted years ago, and they did experiments on him, giving him the power. Then he didn't expect the abduction and the power was common, so I was all, oh. But THEN the mystery guy seemed to want Asher, so I dunno no more.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

There's a phrase that Cairo said while talking with Asher, saying that he doesn't have many friends anyway, so I would like to think Cairo is at least, with ASHER, honest

FONCreator

Yeah

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

but still something bothers me, somewhere

RebelVampire

honestly from the start ive felt like cairo is just using asher. so i definitely think theres going to have to be a small falling out at some point. but i dont think its anything hardcore forever cause i mean, cairo is sticking with him despite everything.

DracoPlato

i wondered if his mother has something to do with it cause of one of the covers where what is presumably her has the esper eyes

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I need more proofs to trust Cairo LOL

FONCreator

OH

That could be true

And fun if its true

Phenylketonurics

(trying to catch up on everyone's thoughts on Abducted so far... Cairo's character seems directly influenced as something from his society he's not welcome in....or that he doesn't feel comfortable with)

mathtans

I've felt like Cairo was using him at first, but that maybe he's legit getting close to him since he helped get the ship back and everything.

FONCreator

I think Mike even said Cairo died his fur

so maybe

he's like a rebel on his homeworld

Phenylketonurics

YES THAT'S RIGHT!

mathtans

That was Q&A though, maybe not canon.

FONCreator

true XD

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

There's a possibility that Cairo WAS using Asher, but later gets so along with him and gets some bro affection, but Asher won't listen at first

so break up for a bit, for development

mathtans

Shea might make them confront that aspect of the relationship.

Phenylketonurics

I agree, it really feels like Asher was kind of someone he was gonna profit from and then ended up MAJORLY pitying... and then just started liking him, haha^^

FONCreator

Ye

Like Yandu and Quil

Phenylketonurics

Shea could definitely put some questioning to their friendship, whoa

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Shea could get on Asher's side since he protected her videogame, and that's important for her

good move Asher

top 10 best way to get a waifu

mathtans

I wonder if they'll end up as a bigger crew later on.

Phenylketonurics

I was gonna say!! It seems like Cairo would like Shea since she's a fellow rebel but... EH, they could end up butting heads a lot

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

asher does have a pretty useful powers so it's possible

mathtans

Yeah, Shea's a bit "in the moment" whereas Cairo strategizes first.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

This comic makes me remember old tv series about space, so I tend to think they could get a big group of space friends XD

FONCreator

Oh yee

Phenylketonurics

GROUP OF SPACE FRIENDS YES PLEASE

RebelVampire

yeah i think eventually cairo and shea would bump heads. cause she has not listening issues

FONCreator

Shea could be a space friend

Phenylketonurics

That's right, that's right~! She's her own just as Cairo is his own -- they both have issues with authority figures, ohoh

*Shea's aaa

mathtans

She's Shea. ^.^

Phenylketonurics

Heh, it worked even with the typo I guess!

BUT YEAH, Cairo's the lead due to his strategising ability, he's GOOD at that (which made me skeptical at first!)

mathtans

Anyone else wondering about Mystery Guy who sicced the kidnappers on Asher? I'm wondering about that. Maybe he gets another crack at Asher and the misfits all have to go and save him, repayment for all he's done for them.

FONCreator

I have a feeling he's gonna be back

may be the big bad

Phenylketonurics

.... hm, very vaguely... aa, I can't quite remember him.

mathtans

Maybe he's linked to the amusement park company?

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

maybe a sub boss

mathtans

He has the bully. Bully could be powered up into sub boss too.

RebelVampire

i doubt hes linked to the amusement park company. since the villain of that arc is clearly the dessert looking ceo bro

mathtans

Just, maybe he has stock in the company. ^.^

Not a direct link.

RebelVampire

well then that is possible.

gotta invest in them cool cherry hats

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I think Cairo is nice

I mean he could've just left Asher to be eaten by plant

sorry was reading on the spot

FONCreator

isfine

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I totally think the bully can be back powered up, and will be besides a physical battle, and emotional one for Asher getting the worst part

Phenylketonurics

Yes yes, he really is like... ultimately a good guy. IT EVEN SEEMED like he was just gonna bail on Asher but he didn't! Cairo's morally chaotic but... he's still got morals~

mathtans

It's true. Can't all be self-servingness, he did fine without Asher too. (Well... not that fine... he got caught by kidnappers...)

Maybe the bully joins forces with Fin!

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

RebelVampire

i wonder how cairo got kidnapped by the kidnappers

considering he was pretty good at evading the police

mathtans

Taking a cat nap?

RebelVampire

was he taking a cat nap and woke up and was like "well this is my life now"

Phenylketonurics

CAT NAP JOKES OOOHOO

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

awwwwww.... he's friends with kitty

FONCreator

caaaat

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

well kinda

FONCreator

XD

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

that's the part I was talking about XD

mathtans

Maybe someone sold Cairo out last time. That's why he feels he has no friends.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

What if he was sold when he was a baby cause parents were poor

mathtans

"Just deliver this to these people." "Oka-- yoink HEY"

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

and Cairo did is best to survive

RebelVampire

oh maybe thats how cairo got kidnapped. someone hired him to smuggle something to them and they just kept cairo

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

sharky's mad LOL

nah Cairo delivered hot sauce in the wrong address

Phenylketonurics

Nooo, wait, yeah, Cairo's the product of his own game, that would be so mad!!

mathtans

I feel bad for Sharky! I hope they can make amends.

Dude needs to relax more.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

he so sensitive

XD

RebelVampire

i want asher and fin to bond

become best bros

FONCreator

Broshark eys

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

FONCreator

*yes

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

he has the potential

yis

mathtans

Maybe they meet on Galaxy Tinder.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

damn

Princess Emma of Potatoes

Pfffft

FONCreator

xDD

RebelVampire

granted they probably cant become best bros. i dont forsee fin leaving the police and i imagine asher is now also a wanted fugitive

mathtans

I could see Finn leaving the police. They're all such jerks to him. He needs a job he can enjoy. Like short order cook or something.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I get the feeling tho Cairo doesn't want Asher to return home

mathtans

It doesn't matter if he has hot sauce on him then. He's prepping foods.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I mean he can get coordinates like this.

RebelVampire

idk if that was him getting coordinates so much as it seemed like it was like a gatekeeping checkpoint sort of deal

FONCreator

Yeah

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

hmmm

it did said "requested destination"

and the next page he said change of plans

RebelVampire

the checkpoint could be covering several locations tho

cause its space

mathtans

He might not know where the place is. Just what it's called. No one knows what Earth is called.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

good point

we'll never know I guess

mathtans

To sum up, Suspicious Cairo is Suspicious, but maybe he's had a bad past and he probably cares for Asher at least a little. Just maybe not enough to change his routines.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

maybe there's no coordinates about Earth cause they think Planet Earth is shit

FONCreator

He even said that they had to have the coordinates before entering a jump gate

RebelVampire

what would make me laugh is if cairo didnt have a bad past. just became a smuggler cause why not. being a fugitive is fun?

mathtans

"The test I took on career day said smuggler."

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

>Inb4 Cairo is super rich

FONCreator

XD

RebelVampire

well cairo gotta be getting paid well for smuggling

and he clearly aint investing it into his ship

mathtans

Point. Wonder what fuel costs.

FONCreator

What kind of fuel even?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

awww little Asher's falling in love

XD

mathtans

Those cubes that Asher blew up in the first Arc.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I wonder if we'll ever get some scenes of Cairo licking himself like any cat does

totally relevant

FONCreator

xDD

I bet he does

RebelVampire

well thanks for that imagery brave

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

RIP

h-he could just lick his paws

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

copyright-friendly gameboy

FONCreator

XDD

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Good thing Asher is not allergic to cats

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the end of Chapter 2, we learn of Dr. Niel and how he’s behind Asher’s abduction. Who is Dr. Niel and why would he specifically target Asher? What was this experiment that succeeded? Speaking of which, what sort of tests do you think Travis the bully will be subjected to?

mathtans

I wonder, Game Dude existence implies that someone's visited Earth in the last 20 years, right? (30 years?)

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Maybe the experiment is about giving to erhh.... let's call everyone as creatures, esper powers in an artificial way. Like there are ones natural born with that ability, but too uncommon

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I don't think I can take this ice cream seriously

mathtans

Right, Mystery Guy is Dr. Niel. I still think he somehow got Asher the esper powers. Like, there are some races (Finn's) which aren't supposed to have 'em. And we don't know where humans rank there.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

so artificially they could get an army

FONCreator

Dr. Niel probably wants to study espers, maybe mass produce them

mathtans

I'm on wavelength with Brave again.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

yis

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

Asher's mom seems to have it too

it might be inherited

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

there are too many species, more than one might be in belic conflict with eachother(edited)

RebelVampire

well assuming were following our timeline, the gameboy advanced game dude pro wouldve come out in 2001

mathtans

Alternate theory: Asher's wife used to be married to Dr. Niel, and she ran away to Earth and remarried. He's ticked off, and wants the kid back. Maybe there's even secrets in his head.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

true, what if humans can be espers but need some kind of trigger, so Dr Niel is investigating about it in order to later massproduce more

mathtans

RebelV: Thanks, I'm bad for history.

FONCreator

*Asher's mom

And yeah

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

oooh good one math

FONCreator

That seems to be his game

mathtans

FONCreator: Derp. Yes, thanks.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

that could be true

then Asher's dad could be in danger at some point?

FONCreator

true true

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

unless he's not really his dad

mathtans

Could be!

FONCreator

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

thats even better

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Dr Niel got cucked

RIP

FONCreator

That could be possible

his mom may not even be human

RebelVampire

i wonder if dr. niel is an alien or if hes human

FONCreator

thats also a good question

mathtans

Maybe Asher's mom fled there with Asher when he was a tiny baby. Married, and so his Dad grew up considering Asher his son.

FONCreator

Yeh

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I have two theories, a species that look similar to human except few difference besides technology or, a species that can change their shape

FONCreator

Yeah I mean

there's some humanoid species

Maybe there's other more so humanoid species

Shea's one of them

mathtans

It's true that not a lot of the other species we've seen have looked very human.

Why would Dr. Niel bother to look human if he wasn't human?

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Reading about UFO and similar stuff there are species that look exactly like humans, that's why I said it, besides the gray ones and such

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

would love to see Asher's mom, if she's still alive that is

mathtans

There's gotta be more intimidating species.

RebelVampire

im really curious about the fact no one seems to care about asher's humanness. in the sense that no one is really like "hey this dude is weird what species is he"

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I wonder what happened to her

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

they just thought he's alien in general

FONCreator

Maybe because there's a species that's very similar to humans

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

yis

mathtans

RebelV: That's a good point. Maybe they figure he's Cario's pet or something.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

mathtans

I suppose narratively it's also so that they can't use it as a key to Earth. Like, if someone says "ooh, I haven't seen a species like you since I was in sector ZZ-PluralZ-Alpha, it's a bit of a giveaway.

RebelVampire

im sure thats some of the reason

FONCreator

yeah

RebelVampire

but it still implies theres other more humanoid species OR that ppl have seen humans every once in a while.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I caught up!

FONCreator

noicee

RebelVampire

granted if ppl assumed he was cairo's pet thatd be hilarious

congrats mharz

to be fair tho

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yay!

RebelVampire

there could also be an implication that there are so many species in the galaxy seeing a new one isnt surprising

just a normal tuesday

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yeah

mathtans

There's that.

FONCreator

ye

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I mean they see people look different from them all the time

mathtans

Except what's a Tuesday? I liked that bit where Asher was trying to figure out how long he'd actually been gone and was all, whelp, not sure.

RebelVampire

didnt he also say hes like in his 70s according to space time? XD

FONCreator

xDD

Ash is old as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

RebelVampire

what if cairo is younger than asher. physically of course not mentally

FONCreator

might grow like a cat

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

hard to say

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

How does age in cats works

similar to dogs?

FONCreator

same as dogs ye

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

oh

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

15-20 years

mathtans

Maybe Asher's an elder God inside a kid body. That's why Neils wants him.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

their life span that is

RebelVampire

actually its a bit diff from dogs cause cats live longer lifespans on average. so theres a bit of discrepancy. but its close enough

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

ooh the he's the most powerful almighty being trope?(edited)

mathtans

Or he's just really old.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I see never had a cat so Idk

FONCreator

xDD

I do

*i have two rn

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Cairo is very old He'll die soon Prepare to feels(edited)

my mind is a mess sorry XD(edited)

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

suddenly turns to drama

mathtans

Ok, silly theory is silly. I wonder how old Shea is relative to Asher though.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

huh

FONCreator

good question

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

She's probably closer to Asher in age

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I feel like Shea is inspired from the Avatar movie

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

maybe a bit younger since she's so impulsive

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

she might be older tho just slow to mature

mathtans

Like Cairo. ^.^

FONCreator

yeah

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

everyone are older except Asher

Asher is surrounded by old people

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yeah

RebelVampire

really? shea reminded me more of a mix between the asari from mass effect and the one tentacle head species in star wars whose names i cant think of

mathtans

Asher needs a small pet to care for, to teach him the ways of old people.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

aliens normally has longer life span than flimsy humans

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

or shorter, anything could go

RebelVampire

normally tho XD doesnt have to be

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

maybe even a species who have life close to eternal

RebelVampire

i hope its cairo. that way cairo can live forever

and that would explain how someone becomes wanted in 20,000 systems XD

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I want Asher to have an alien pet to take care of and hug during nights

FONCreator

yee

Phenylketonurics

Cairo~! Cats have nine lives on earth, how long is his alien cat life??

FONCreator

like an alien worm

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

an alien baby that cries

Cairo lives for 900 years

lololol

mathtans

That's what makes Finn like Asher, the way Asher cares for the smol alien baby.

FONCreator

ye

Phenylketonurics

Ahaha~!! AND AN ALIEN PET FOR ASHER Ohohooo, Finn would totally warm up to Asher if he saw him taking care of an earth goldfish, hahah^^

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Asher is pretty much a nice boy, he could take care of one

I just want to see Asher doing cute things

FONCreator

He a brave boi

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

at least for a whiel

brave boi

mathtans

He can stand up to people now. And crush rocks.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

he can't talk to others yet, needs more confidence

mathtans

Actually, if he had a small plant to care for, he could practice his esper powers without crushing it.

FONCreator

ye

RebelVampire

asher can get a good career of rock crushing.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

legit rock crushing

can produce gravel if he wants

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Hero name: Rock Crusher

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

who needs machines if you can crush them yourselves

RebelVampire

"Do you need rocks crushed? Gravel mixed? Come on down to Asher's Rock Crushing Emporium!"

Phenylketonurics

Asphalt Asher

FONCreator

Ash is the Brain and Brawn for Cairo

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

no machines just magical telekinetic powers

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Asher is cute, CUTE

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

FONCreator

yeee

mathtans

Chocolate crush.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

at least he can fight even if he's a cry baby

okay not exactly cry baby

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

he needs to learn to fight people verbally

FONCreator

ishipit

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

wait what, which ship

mathtans

"Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?"

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

better than characters who only talks but has no bite

eh

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I need to know

mathtans

Ship Asher with Rock Crushing.

FONCreator

ash and hikari

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

omg 2 ships in a short time

Asher x Rocks, and Hikari

Wonders if we'll see Cairo's planet at some point

FONCreator

caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatsssssssssssssssss

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOOOL

RebelVampire

caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatsssssssssssssss

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

If I don't see Egypcian reference I'll be dissapointed, okno

FONCreator

Planet Felina

xDD

mathtans

I wonder how they'd perform "Cats" the musical. Magical Mister Cairo.

FONCreator

Appease the vacuum gods

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

THE PUNS ARE HURTING ME OMG

RebelVampire

math no

dont you dare get that song stuck in my head

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Imagine the hairballs tho

RebelVampire

welp its too late. this is my life now with songs in my head

QUESTION 4. Asher has one goal in this story: get back home to Earth. However, with so few people unaware of where Earth is, that’s going to be very difficult. Do you think Asher will succeed or will he be stuck in space forever? Even if he does succeed, do you think he’ll be able/willing to stay on Earth? What do you think his homecoming would be like, especially considering his newfound powers?

FONCreator

Mangojerry and a Rumpleteaser

I think he may succeed, but might be hard to stay there

may like staying in space

but if he stays on earth

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Same, he might get there, but it won't be peaceful yet, unless he comes back to earth by the end of the comic

FONCreator

FON meets Abducted winks

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

if it happens during the middle of the comic, something terrible could have happened

mathtans

See, that's the tricky thing about this comic. Since it started on Earth, there's the feeling you have to get back to Earth eventually. At least to see his Dad. I don't think he'll be able to stay there though, like it'd be too dull.

Phenylketonurics

He could succeed, it'll be very hard to readjust himself, though. And he may prefer to stay in touch with the friends he makes from other parts of the universe but... yeah, I think he'd choose to live on earth.

RebelVampire

i really hope he doesnt decide to stay on earth. space so much cooler

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

also, technically travelling, planet's time passes different than in the space

Phenylketonurics

As for homecoming, wwwoooooww, I can't even imagine that.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Asher could have been lost for years by now(edited)

FONCreator

He may get home and its years in the future

dad could be old or dead

Phenylketonurics

I wonder if it'll be publicised at all or if, to make it easier on him, Cairo would downplay it lots?

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

People could think he's dead

mathtans

Space very cool. No air in space. Freezing, in fact.

Phenylketonurics

GOHS YOU GUYS saying his family could be dead -- how long has he been away from earth so far???

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

His dad could have gone insane looking for him

FONCreator

shrugs

Phenylketonurics

I just assumed it was like... a few weeks.

mathtans

There's relativity too though. You move away from Earth fast, then return, and hardly any time has passed for you but more time has passed on Earth. (I think that's how it works?)

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

oh their perception

can't say the same on earth

RebelVampire

i think one of the Q&As said hes been gone like 6 months

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

"Abducted people" has said they felt it like for only minutes, but i fact happened way long ago

rip

Phenylketonurics

They travel through wormholes, right? I wonder if time travel is in the equation? Maybe they'll jsut transport him back the day he was ABDUCTED~!

RebelVampire

part of me wonders tho if asher returns to earth, maybe hell be caught by a government for science cause esper powers.(edited)

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

i throw myself to the theory his dad went insane looking for him, I think he's a good dad who wouldn't rest until find his baby

RebelVampire

cant even spell things

Phenylketonurics

Nice and easy way to transition from being thrown through space and mixed up with so much craziness. And that would make his success in coming home kind of more self-satisfying than anything else.

mathtans

Brave: Maybe he thinks the bully ran away with him. Or maybe there were TV cameras on that street?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

poor dad

napples

mathtans

(Hi napples...)

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Dad coudl think Asher was kidnapped by people, so yes

he could have taken a travel, looking for him

since police couldn't do anything and gave up

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

punches everyone he found suspicious

mathtans

Maybe Dr. Neils abducts the dad. So he's not dead or insane, just trapped offworld too.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

then Asher returns, and doesn't find his dad at home and gets sad

Phenylketonurics

POOR DAD NOOOO

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

thinking his dad forgot about him

but dad is looking for him in the other side of the world

and Asher returns to space with Cairo

the adventure continues

breaths in

Phenylketonurics

;o; BRAVE THAT IS SO HEARTWARMING/BREAKING

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

kill me

xD

FONCreator

yeeeeeeees

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

hmmm I wonder if that star wars scene in the first pages is foreshadowing?

mathtans

Or maybe Dad knew his wife was an alien all along. When Asher goes missing, he's like, "damn aliens come at last", and he finishes building his rocketship and goes into space after him.

FONCreator

ohyeee

He punches aliens in the face tooo

mathtans

Dad puuuuunch!

RebelVampire

what if his dad really does know about aliens and space tho

mathtans

That's why he taught those self defense techniques. To take out aliens with mobile genitals.

RebelVampire

is like some super cool space ranger

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

he's a boxing champ he can do it

mathtans

Or Dr Niels comes for him, and Dad punches the Doc out and takes his spaceship.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Daddy appears in a super latex outfit: I CAME HERE FOR MY SON Asher: Dad omg I'm glad to see you and sickened at the same time

FONCreator

yee

mathtans

Hee!

FONCreator

Boxing dad in boxer briefs

RebelVampire

omg dr niel is like "Im here to kidnap you like i kidnapped your son and wait...why are you trying to punch me!?"

mathtans

Thing is, I don't feel like Asher has to necessarily get back to Earth then... but the Dad is a loose end otherwise.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

dr niel confessed he's Asher's dad

mathtans

Time travelled from the future.

FONCreator

oh noooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Dr Niel is still cucked lol

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

like I said that star wars playing while Asher was sleeping in the first pages might be foreshadowing of that

FONCreator

truetrue

mathtans

Mharz: OH! I forgot about that. Yes, the "I am your father" thing. (Is Dr. Niels his father??)

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

they did pick that specific scene between darth vader and luke

RebelVampire

its a possibility. thatd be some cool forshadowing

mathtans

Maybe Asher loses his hand.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Asher, I'm your father

FONCreator

Yeah Mike did

so maybe he did that on purpose

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

so then Asher will lose an arm?

can we make jokes about being unarmed?

RebelVampire

but to be fair, that is literally the most iconic star wars scene. so it couldve been picked just for the iconicness

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

I'msorry

mathtans

He's 'armless.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

robot arms... he can punch stornter now

ture

true

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

asher learns falcon punch

mathtans

Or for the "standing up to a bad guy" thing.

In space.

FONCreator

He makes a psychic arm

make it canon Mike

mathtans

I wonder how espers is ranked? Like, on the weight of stuff you can move? On the finesse? Are there tournaments? Seems like it's prevalent enough that there might be tournaments. Maybe Dr. Niels lures Asher out that way, like Robin Hood.

RebelVampire

do they even rank them tho?

FONCreator

There could be a cult too

mathtans

Dunno.

I theorize, not all theories have to be coherent.

Phenylketonurics

Math's theory is a very good theory

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

it will be fun if one of our theories are true

RebelVampire

well i cant say i wouldnt like to see an esper tournament

cairo can enter him

be like earn us some cash bro

mathtans

I can see it.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

omg

FONCreator

yee

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

yes

mathtans

Be like, "Make a name for youself, people will want to track down Earth for you." "But they might invade." "Details..."

FONCreator

xDD

RebelVampire

cairo makes him an elaborate intro speech where earth is like every other word

mathtans

"Earth makes the best calamari" "Don't tell the squid people that."

CairosImporters

Just finishing up at work. I'm excited to read throu all this

TheVoidchildProject

Late to the Tea Party! I loved Abducted and just wanted to quickly wake up and chime in (4 am over here O_o)!

mathtans

I wonder if there's any aliens out there who don't have bodies? Like, they're just energy or something.

TheVoidchildProject

Cairos!!

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

Asher ended up enjoying life in space

mathtans

Void: Oooh, good for you, so early!

FONCreator

well the owner of the theme park kinda has no body

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

and doesn't want to return enymore

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

Asher makes his own alien family, screw Earth

and dad

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

with shea

LOL

mathtans

Kinda. But could still be hit. I'm thinking, how do you hit energy beings.

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

yis

TheVoidchildProject

I was just going to commend all your awesome characters! Not just Asher and Cairo, you know how much I love poor Fin!

FONCreator

The possibilities of "hairstyles" with her species' tendrils

like dreads

TheVoidchildProject

Nothing like creating a muscle shark man who's also a bullying victim! Why didn't I think of that!

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

lol

mathtans

Finnnnnnnn! I say again, guy needs a new job with better coworkers.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

adorable sharky is adorable

RebelVampire

he also needs a new shirt. that would also help

mathtans

It is a clever reversal.

TheVoidchildProject

I'm guessing he could probably put them down, but that's bullying for you! Brawn can't help you there necessarily. And that's why Fin is a great character!

I'm holding out hope that he'll join@the crew once he gets over his beef with Asher...

FONCreator

or at least be a source of intel

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

finn's just naturally a nice guy... and very sensitive

such precious sharky

Phenylketonurics

Finn definitely needs a new shirt, his pride is shattered without clean clothes~

mathtans

He's not that nice. Talking about locking people up for spilling hot sauce.

FONCreator

Shark's gotta work on his social cue

*cues

mathtans

Another reason he needs a new job, where he can't order stuff like that.

RebelVampire

idk if id call fin a naturally nice guy. nice guys dont beat up ppl who accidentally spill hot sauce on their shirts XD

Phenylketonurics

I WAS GONNA SAY. I'm not keen on him because of how short his temper is! But yeah, it could just be because he's had a tough time so far~

TheVoidchildProject

I'm also very curious what the building is towards with Asher's mum. I'm with ppl that it's probably esper stuff but I didn't necessarily think she was alien and sich.

mathtans

Fin can join the production of "Cats" on Cairo's home planet.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

makes shark cats

TheVoidchildProject

Naw, but that short temper is because of the bullying (I'm guessing). He continues to pick on others since he's being picked on.

mathtans

Though it would also work if his coworkers finally respected him, though I'm not sure that'd happen.

Fin stars in the next Sharknado!

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOOOL

RebelVampire

maybe thats how fin and asher become friends. they fake a fight so fin looks like a badass who beat an esper

TheVoidchildProject

Plus, im@a sucker for a "villain" who shares similar traits as the protagonist.

FONCreator

yeeeee

mathtans

RebelV: Ooooh, I like that.

Phenylketonurics

VC, yes, that's what I was guessing, too. He just needs someone to help him curb that quick temper. Build that ego up, make him feel like a superstar. X]

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

that would be cool twist

then Fin has to capture Asher

but he helps him get out

TheVoidchildProject

For sure Phen. It's a character with room to grow. Just like the main cast. That attention to character design is admirable!

mathtans

Maybe Fin meets the powered-up-bully (from what Doc Niels was doing), and learns how Asher really was bullied all the time.

TheVoidchildProject

makes for all allround more interesting character gallery. ^_^

mathtans

Yeah, good cast.

Phenylketonurics

IT IS, so many cool characters to learn from~! It was really impressive to see Asher's growth alongside Finn's -- I consider Finn an adult and yet Asher was schooling him on empathy, haha^^

RebelVampire

maybe powered up bully bullies fin. thus they have a common bully.

mathtans

Ooh, that's possible too.

TheVoidchildProject

Phew, well I gotta go back to sleep. Glad I at least got to chime in on this one. I might set some alarms for these in the future too! Hooray for Abducted and good night all. ^_^

FONCreator

nice talking to ya

mathtans

Sleep well!

RebelVampire

night~!

Queen Brave Hikari of Memes

night

Phenylketonurics

Have a good night, VC~!! Get lots good z's~

FONCreator

this was fun ^^

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yay!

was able to catch up to it

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 Mike Battle, as well, for volunteering ABDUCTED for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support Mike Battle’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.

With that said, next week’s Comic Tea Party will focus on Centralia 2050 by Michelle. Please use this week to read as much of the comic as you would like. Hope to see you next Thursday (August 17th) from 5PM to 7PM PDT~! Until then~! @Michelle Comic: http://centralia2050.com/