WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

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Mk_C wrote:
Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:54 pm
GeoModder wrote:
Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:54 pm
Now I wonder if Alex is linked to the dream of one of the ladies touching him, or Fireblade has fallen asleep at her station.
How many of the ladies on Highland-7 can have dreams of a murdered world in ruins?
For all we know, this is a Loroi's dream image of a Dreiman relic she once saw. Not Fireblade's memory of a damaged space elevator on Seren.
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GeoModder wrote:
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For all we know, this is a Loroi's dream image of a Dreiman relic she once saw. Not Fireblade's memory of a damaged space elevator on Seren.
Nah.

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Are we going to get a moment like at the end of Planet of the apes

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I love the sceneries:
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Just for clarity: the last image is from Second Six (a fantasy setting), and not this setting.

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Still beautiful.
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Is there any plans to show a WIP for #187?

To see whether Beryl is slightly mind-link'd and is linking him to possibly Fireblade and is seeing her dreams somehow ??

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kclcmdr wrote:
Sun Sep 06, 2020 1:18 am
Is there any plans to show a WIP for #187?
The only interesting panels from page 187 are too spoilerific to post in WIP, but I can post something mundane if it will help.

Barring some kind of unforeseen disaster, the page should be up on Monday.

August was just one of those months where I was spectacularly unproductive. But one of the upsides going forward is that I have three mostly-finished pages in the buffer.

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First thing he does is huff paint thinners. Stay classy, Alex.

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First thing he does is huff paint thinners. Stay classy, Alex.
Well, I suspect he is smelling something like burning flesh. And yes, it could either be a memory of one of the Loroi/Seren (Maybe Fireblade) or some vision of earth.

The circumstances would point to Fireblade.

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More likely he's wiping blood from his mouth.

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The smell of burnt/rotten flesh is something you never forget. He might not be trying to prevent himself from smelling but from throwing up. I think this is his subconscious reflecting on his choice. This is what will happen if the Loroi lose.

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The smell of burnt self is particularly hardwired to 'very bad, avoid at all costs'. Rag? could be filter attempt, could be blood clean up. I'm guessing this is not a pure dream - influence from Fireblade/other Loroi because plot. Realize I'm biased in this, very few of my dreams make much sense 5 minutes after waking and most are out of memory in 20 minutes. The ones I remember, I remember for decades. Obligatory XKCD.

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Arioch wrote:
Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:46 am
But one of the upsides going forward is that I have three mostly-finished pages in the buffer.
You mean that on Patreon or there is another buffer?
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Arioch wrote:
Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:46 am
Barring some kind of unforeseen disaster, the page should be up on Monday.
I guess there was some unforeseen disaster ;)

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He never said which Monday.
He might have meant the third Monday in the September of the year following the finalisation of the first quarter of this century.
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Arent wrote:
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Arioch wrote:
Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:46 am
Barring some kind of unforeseen disaster, the page should be up on Monday.
I guess there was some unforeseen disaster ;)
That would of put it on my b-day. I was really looking forward to it too.

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California is on fire right now, that sounds like a reasonable disaster.

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Good point. And even if the flames aren’t nearby, the smoke goes a long long way.

And messes with your lungs etc. at the same time as there’s a pandemic on. Which also makes the logistics of controlling the fires harder.

The really disturbing thing is that there might be a trend for the fire seasons to be get longer and worse.

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Internet and power disruptions have increased in places in California due to the fires.

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