OOPs #353
Apr19
Been a while since we’ve seen those two
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All right, looks like everything’s up and working! I’ve been sitting on this site redesign too long, and just needed a couple days to get everything remade. And in a strange bit of good (?) timing, my Wacom tablet died a few days ago, which I assumed was the universe’s way of telling me to get off my ass and update the site already. Thankfully Wacom made a speedy repair and delivery back, so I’ve already sketched up the first few panels of the next OOPs page.
And a special shoutout to Xandispin, who first suggested a site update several months ago, then set up this snazzy new WordPress layout for me to customize (which I then sat on until this past week). Thanks man; it took me long enough to get around to it, but without you the site would still be looking like something from the early 2000’s!
Seriously, I was manually creating pages and re-entering every altered link when there was a new page, using a long-defunct version of Dreamweaver 2001. That gets tiring real quick.
Anyway! There’s some new stuff in the Art & Extras section now as well, which you might not have seen if you don’t frequent Deviantart and such.
…Isher once again forgetting thst her and Kalgkur are each twice the size of Elim and not easy to mesningfully harm with conventional knives…
But wow, yeah, looks like Viracroix is just itching for anyone to try literally anything this time so he can make an example of them for interfering with one of his projects.
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Sure, but also neither of them wants to hurt anybody. They’re pretty ideal for literally guarding the yinglet body while the surrounding guards *ahem* handle anyone stupid enough to make a move.
I’m surprised that Kalgkur isn’t wearing any red. Like, I expected then to put some sort of marking on hkm before they left, but he’s not even marked with a red cloth like last time. It’s pretty normal for him to just be nude like that, but there’s literally no indication that he’s a bodyguard, or a guard or even house employee of any sort. Not only does that make him less of a deterrent, but it means he isn’t able to clearly identify himself as a guard to the citizens or even other guards if they don’t know who he is…
That’s a damn good point. https://www.valsalia.com/comic/out-of-placers/oops-241/
Is this an oversight, comic daddy?
It could be a time-frame issue. Remember he just got to Ivenmoth, had his orientation, was introduced to his new co-workers, and had one go postal on him. This is the morning after. While a simple strip of cloth would take a couple seconds to grab, he’s also the first in his particular role so the tailors might be finalizing a new design. So now you’ve got potential embroidery involved, but at the very least some kind of modification to make his identifying sash. With all the excitement the afternoon before, it’s possible they didn’t even receive the order until that morning as well.
If these three walked into a bar, you know they’d be inventing a new bar joke.
Isher’s showing some tusk in that first panel–she’s using her experience at looking menacing!
Kalgkur’s broken fin hasn’t been sanded or replaced. That makes sense; Nell probably couldn’t finish her idea for it in the short time Kalgkur had to visit her this morning before setting off for the enclave (see #338-341). Gotta do some quality work for that one!
Kas could and probably should ride on Isher’s shoulders. She’d be out of reach of any ground yinglet and she’d have a good viewpoint to spot any trouble.
Not to mention she could actually tank being shanked, unlike Elim, lol
Remove the head and the body will die. 😈
Even aside from not wanting to feel like a child being carried, Kass probably prefers walking to put that yinglet energy to use.
Viracroix is being smart with the guards. He sent two Big Scary-looking Guards to attract all the attention so that other guards can properly assess and neutralize potential threats without being disturbed.