Exile
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Poor Lopin…just want to scoop him up and hug him
We all do.
Yes, he is looking decidedly less fancy than would normally be healthy for him, poor fella.
So, so harsh is Vislet to Humani eyes. Especially seeing the likelyhood to Vislet and Lopin being what we would call family. But zhis is what it means to be a Yinglet, and have your connection to brother and sister severed in a violent public creche for raising the young.
It is a question zhough for Vislet to disrespect Lopin in what amounts to Kass’s own territory. Lopin may be a grovelling human chasing, easily scared, and physically average male, but he is Kass’s only follower. And one that Vislet forced on her. Vislet owes Kass an apology at the very least, as Lopin may be a outcast from her enclave, but is not an outcast anymore.
Ze poor poor Matriarch Vizlet… havings to crush Lopin’s hopes like zhat…
But she is only keepings up ze ‘yous been exiled’ act to protectings him from bad like baddie Brakka and most especiallies Patriarch Narklet and his Nark… letts? *blink blinks*
Ands I’m uncertain if Lopin has zhe presence of mind to keeps za secret ifs Ze Matriarch Vizlet an Patriarch Beizel explained why she hads to ‘exile’ him an acts zhat way.
Anywhos… I should sneaks Lopins a ‘sorry it hurtz but feels betters soon’ clam. Wait… Where’s my clammies? O_O Darns you infwations! *runs off ta dig more clams so zhat he has somes to give to Lopin*
Is true dat as upset as de Lopin is, de Matriarch’s ears were at de same angle of emotional expression, AKA very unhappy. Vislet knows why she did dat, but knowledge of why one has to suffer does not always make zhings better. In fact sometimes it makes it worse on someone with a good heart to force someone to be unhappy. Hope Elim says somezhing and a few oysters are brought in, and Kass finds Lopin at peace asleep on the foot of Elim’s bed having been accepted by someone.
Zhis page zhough it says somezhing about Lopin being deceitful. He claimed Kass as his Matriarch, but never believed it in his heart. That Vislet remains the one he seeks to please means zhat he was not honest to himzhelf or to Kass when he made his statement of loyalty to her.
Right now, I wish I were a yinglet and could have some oysters…
I don’t zhink Lopin is lyings… just zhat his heart seeks to makes amends to ors reconciliationz wizh what a Yinglet would perceives to be ze most ‘mozherly’ figure he has probablies evers known. I still zhink he has every intensions of serving his Matriarch Kass to ze bestest of his abilities… to ze extent zhat Kass will lets him.
And’s I’m workings on it… *clams diggings INTENSIFIES*
Ouch, now that’s hurtful 🙁
But Vizlet has to do this, at least in front of other Yinglets. The whole exile thing already isn’t working since the exiled Yinglets can just run into the city, she has to keep at least SOME incentive for her Yinglets to avoid exile.
That said, maybe it’d have gone differently without any witnesses. Vizlet’s only exiled Lopin to save his life and have him tell what he knows without him getting silenced by Narklet. You can clearly see she doesn’t want to be punishing him like that, but that’s what she has to do.
Panel #3 REALLY shows off just how bendy Lopin’s neck is.
And Dorelga’s too, I suppose.
They are made of yinglet.
And are therefore ridiculous.
Well technically not an exile per say she’s technically Kaz’s slave. or hand servant or something. Not sure if exile is the exact thing.
Although She’s likely wanting to meet that guy in private if anything to get some info from him and an update. If anything considering she tried her best to keep him alive their is likely a reason for it.
… Lopin is a _he._
It’s entirely nit-picking, but I really think Elim needs a bit more… eye, in that third panel.
Zhe humani form is hard to draw, even if you are a bipedal ape and handicapped wizh only two hands. Elim is supposed to be looking away, but is zho hard to draw in 2D. Humani eyes point forwards, zho de eyes are not visible from dat angle, which is awkward to draw and why faces/heads are usually shown in profile, or face on, as dey are so, so easier to draw and look like we know what de hell we are doing.
Perhaps it is a clever metaphor for how humans are blind to his troubles in the yinglet world. Or a lost layer.
ooo that hurts though I suppose that’s the price you have to pay to not get poked to death.
wow do those final expressions tell a story