Head Surgeon Merrs, while an extremely capable surgeon, is not the most skilled conversationalist.
Most people just let it slide, given his prestige and position.
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Out-of-Placers
A story of inconvenient changes
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YAY!!! I was worried!
Val you are ridiculous *crys happy tears*
I wanted to say something but Kass beat me to it.
So I’ll just dance like Snooy at suppertime.
Elim Lives!
Well…. Infection DOES exist…. And most patients during a medieval/semi medieval time period died AFTER a successful surgery, not during it. Infection and internal bleeding could still catch up to Elim and kill him.
…Snoopy.
Stupid happy-fueled haste to post.
Kass’ response will deeply injure Merr’s professional pride. This operation will forever be a black mark on his record, at least in his own eyes. If only he’d been a better surgeon. If only patients weren’t so stupid as to hilariously injure themselves before they arrived in his care. In the end, he knows he shall have to endeavour to resort to… preventative medicine.
And thus, the Masked Mediciner was born, sneaking through the city at night, applying unguents and a deft knife against the sores and wounds of sleeping drunkards and festooning threatening notes on the windowsills of those with unhealthy and unhygienic proclivities.
Thought he would make it but was braced for if he wouldn’t. Glad to see he did though 😀
Thank whatever god they have there that Elm survived.
And I wonder who will take over as Kassie’s bodyguard till he recovers.
My bet is that she’s right there in the first panel.
Judging by the FG07 in Val Salia they mostly believe in Eye of the Terrible Cosmic Horror That Watches and Waits Unsleeeping For the Right Moment to Devour Us All.
So hes being saved for later?
Woot! He lives! Isher probably gets a bigger part! And the tone doesn’t have to change! Weird, White kid, Happy Dance!
yay!!!! QAQ sal you cannot jerk us around like that. <3 but that was a super dramatic page and seeing Kass again really hit home the severity of the situation.
I went numb inside for two seconds there.
At my age it’s not good to have mini strokes. MAYBE i should stop reading this for a while.
Glad Elims alive.
Now don’t do that to me again.
People were right! Elim is transforming. Not into a scav tho, he’s become a ‘recovery ward patient’.
Ha!
I like the idea you don’t just become a medical ward patient, you transform into one! To damn funny.
Elim surviving is the best birthday present I could’ve asked for.
Happy birthday
The doctor is too hard on himself. While Elim has major plot armor, a weapon all the way thru you has got to have all sorts of ways of being fatal, and a result of “he’s still breathing” would be a major success. Of course a stab wound can be a “simple” matter of patching the holes, but there is so much vital stuff that that nasty sword could hit, and knowing already the patient will walk is amazing.
But now we won’t know what the complication in the operation was… unless…
Considering the situation and Kass, I think the doc got off easy for that news delivery. Geeez.
Great job on making us worry there for a moment. So for a while, anytime we see Elim it will be in his recovery room lounging about enjoying hospital food?
Who is going to takeup the job of Kass’ bodyguard now while Elim is in recovery?
Doc 10/10 for medical skills (considering the condition, Elim was very unlikely to survive). 10/10 for being a perfectionist and wanting to get it completely right the first time. 0/10 for bedside/professional manner. Next time Doc, send your assistant out to give the news.
GOD DAMNIT VAL YOU TROLLISH SKANK
You had me going for a second there. Kass echoes the sentiments of many an Oopser today.
The proper term is “OOPsie.”
I EXPECTED PERFECT PERFORMANCE!!! SHAME ON YOU, HEAD SURGEON!!!
OH THANK FUCKING GOD. My heart jumped into my throat for a second there.
What does he believe that he’s some sort of mechanic working on sophisticated machines? Seriously these genius doctors with their clinical dispatchment give me the creeps
I think you are looking for the word ‘detachment’
I blame autocorrect. The fact that I’m not super great speller gives it plenty to work with as well.
Yaaaay! He survived!
Fek you! You twisted my arm!… Yay though…
ELIM’S ALIIIIIIVE!
(Best read in the voice of Brian Blessed)
That man has seen a lot but surely yhinglet hankie is a new one
Snotty yingrag to the face is Kas’ ultimate
Quality surgeon humour right fucking there. Love that guy.
… Bravo Val, bravo. It’s been a long time since a work of fiction has had me feeling that much for a character, let alone the mood swing around to the flying snotrag flung spot-on to the doctor’s face.
The use of the full screen panel of Kassen’s human and Yinglet personas fully reeling in the horror is a nice touch, as well as a nice use of the medium of web browsers. You’re left feeling the same sort of horror as Kassen and empathy for their situation…
And then like Kassen, you’re left with a desire to throw something handy at the doctor’s face.
9th panel would make a dope phone background if it was long enough so the ears would fit properly on the screen.
Kass, be nice, he just saved your bff’s life. Go apolegize and / or give hugs.
Well, it’s already been made quite clear in his introduction that he didn’t get the job for his charming bedside manner :P.
Anyway, something different:
I’ve been editing the OOPs TvTropes page recently (including adding a character page), and it could really use some more editing love, so here’s a link:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/OutOfPlacers
If he weren’t so tall there would be such a smekking.
Yeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaaa! This has to be one of your best. The buildup from the previous strip, the tension of the first few panels, the Doctor’s delivery, and Kass’s first and last response. Writing like yours will elevate this strip to win an Ursa Minor award.
“And that’s when I clocked him, your Honor…”
Head surgeon is a bit of a troll, I see xD
Think he and Ran are Cousins? It’d make sense..
Maybe they grew up together? 😀
Possibly lived under a bridge together and made snarky comments at travelers until they gave them money to leave them alone. But yeah, some backstory might be in order for them.
Okay you got me for a second.
Now, is he Human or is he Yinglet?