More than a few recruits showed up to their assigned regiments with massive hangovers. Nothing like a lil’ “We’re all gonna march to our deaths” to encourage substance experimentation!
Out-of-Placers
A story of inconvenient changes
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NOT ZA MUSCLE LOPINS!!!
I DEMAND ZE MUSCLE LOPINS!!!
Well at least the pretty rat princess is felling better. But I have a feeling she won’t let anyone call her that when she’s not on a clam high.
Silly Kassen, you don’t have a dick anymore!
It’s his metaphorical dick, which is HUGE
Biggest metaphorical dick ever. Source: Wikifur.
Pfft. Yeah, you can totally believe everything we write there. >_>;
Kass has been stuffing his face with clams for over a month straight, but he was so absorbed in it he still thinks its the same night.
Meanwhile Elim was working on his book about a horny lizard.
Who was recently joined by a horny cat.
Don’t encourage him, Kass. He’d do it. For science.
…he really would, wouldn’t he.
And probably write about it afterwards. Let’s not forget this is the guy who bribed a bunch of scavs to demonstrate their sexual practices. *Not that they probably needed that much encouragement…)
Hmmm… armed with this information, you could capture an enclave! Dope up the matriarchs and patriarchs, and have your very own scav army! Start your own breeding program, and build the best yinglets possible to take over all surrounding enclaves.
If you wanted the best for them, leave Vizlet in charge.
…if not. Vizlet disappears …
Good thing Viracroix is (so far) benevolent and not malevolent (like his great-grandfather :b)
I still think Viracroix is trying to get Isher for the best genes too, btw :b
Sneaky sneaky!
Isn’t that Vizlet’s plan more or less?
Yes… except with her as the overlord. Right now she is forced into being a princess though, in a land of kings. I wonder what Vizlet is like when she gets clam-baked? :b
See Valsalia’s pictures of her dreaming about Swarthy Human Pirates. It’s the same sort of Naptime-Aw-Yeah! face as Kass here. Could be…
Should read the little extra one page about an attempt as a scav military unit. So far with that ides, there is an issue with unit effectiveness being measured in negative numbers.
Ah! But they lacked vision, my comrade!
A smart leader would binge the ying leaders on clams, and then pretend the enemy has them all now! Yinglets would quickly become Zerg-yings! With a
kekeke ^w^ Ying rush!
Supported by human war machines and the like!
Or … they are light and birdlike in some matters…
Trebuchet + cloth = yinglet parachutists!
Quick! Get gather the generals! We war a war to plan :3
going by the field note about yinglet soap, they could make terrifying chemical weapons users. can’t get hurt by their own soap and it makes them nice shiny coats. soon every human soldier would learn to fear the yinglet battle cry of “BAZH TIME!”
Seriously, there are a huge amount of ways that yinglets could theoretically be organized or put to use, the only problem is actually implementing something like that without things going horribly wrong!
I would imagine that the matriarchs and patriarchs have both more experience being clam baked and more physiological adaptation. Compare the first time you got really drunk to the 30th time you got really drunk. Lot more self control on time 30.
Yeah, well there is the difference between having a nip of something, and absolutely stuffing the hell outta ya gob until it eeaches critical mass!
Most the ying farming plots have been at such a small scale as to barely feed their enclaves.
And the extrene euphoria from clams/oysters shows two things. Its a rare food to them, and because of their simplelistic minds, they wouldn’t have much hope in not eating the ones they find to start a proper farm.
But if anyone had the potential to change that paradigm and make progress a reality, it would be Vizlet! … too bad she is shackled by protocol and decorum behaviors by the shamans of another enclave.
Btw! I think I know where your name from! A good story!
It’d end horribly for the side commanding the scavs… take a look at
http://www.valsalia.com/art-extras/waterloo-battle-report-re-yinglets/
Ahh, but that is using the worker yings without the proper “controller / leader” yings in charge of them. I’ve seen dumb animals kick in to a higher level of functioning when in coordination with a good leader around. Could work wonders.
Lopin wants to dick Kass. Nothing new there.
Kass no! If you keep pigging out on slimy things you might get…. thicc.
That is a type of attention you really don’t want.
Heheh custom speach bubbles just add toooooooo much extra charm/character/emphasis in the dialog. Kinda wonder if there would be a way of coding something like that for chat bubbles in real life apps and chat systems for games… hmmmm…
Glad you think so! It was actually Morbi from Poppy O’Possum that suggested I try hand-drawing them instead of using Photoshop ellipse tools; I thought they might be clashing with the rest of the style, but Morbi’s affirmation really made it obvious to me.
Nothing in life is bad enough that you should resort to drugs to get through it, Kass. Be a strong person, don’t give in!
It gets extra complicated when those drugs are also the central part of one’s species’ diet!
At first I was sad for their slime meat addiction but now I am jalous.
One advantage for Kass of being a yinglet over a hooman: there’s at least one food your body craves that’s good for you!
Twist I’d love to see that’s biologically possible and ruins it as usual for Kass: binging on mollusc meat triggers estrus. Derived from lesser yinglet breeding season being brought on by the annual arrival of the migratory tree octopus/flying clam/whatever.
Yup, it’s like if eating chicken was not only healthy for you, but also gave you a feeling like you just took an ecstasy pill, with no negative effects!
Though to be fair, chicken is not the most healthy food for humans. It’s definitely one of the best meat and very nutricious (and delicious), but eating too much meat can lead to serious problems.
The best foods for humans are fish and vegetables. Heck, human can pretty much live off seafood and nothing else for some time without ill effects. Which, following your reasoning, explains why good seafood is considered the best delicacy in high cuisine. Seriously, it can REALLY get addictive (I usually don’t eat much, but I can gorge down on seafood like there is no tomorrow).
Wait … clams? Did the kitchen run out of oysters?
You do realize you need to draw muscle lopins now right?
Better use with Yinglist is hit and run tactics. Best to equip with crossbows and balls full of poison powder. Scene of there size they could operate traps and triggers in area were only kids could fit. Think intelligent traps.
Also don’t they have night vision. That alone can fuck up enemy supply lines. Night raids, assassins, supply thief, saboteurs, poisoning, fires, enemy movement being watched. In a straight up fight a Yinglet is laughable at best. But the amount of harassment these buggers can put out could force the enemy to re plan there entire military champion.
There like Kobolds but not evil set in a very low magic world.
PS- I love low magic setting fantasy worlds. It means its harder to be a hack while writing a story.
“intelligent” yes. Possess a modicum of restraints or common sense… No
Instructions to trap Yinglet. If they are not in are uniform pull trigger then run.
Basically, yeah! They just aren’t built for protracted combat, but rather annoying the hell out of anyone unlucky enough to earn their ire until it just isn’t worth it anymore.
Kass made a lot of progress in this page! It made me laugh and laugh (at work). I’m so delighted he’s successfully bonding with Lopin and coming to grips with things… even if he feels less content in the morning.
Kind of funny how Elim doesn’t say anything and apparently doesn’t have to.
Lopin is now Rank Two!
I really like your use of the tilde symbol to indicate drawn out, playful speech. I can just hear how Lopin’s “Okaaaay~” sounds. 🙂
I feel like Kassen’s use of “Suck my dick” indicates that he still identifies as male, which is sufficient evidence for us to keep using male pronouns for him. Maybe not for too much longer, though?
That is right, tilde is for playful~~~
Elim, you’re going to have to hold Kass’s ears out of the way when he has that massive clam hangover in the morning.
Huh… So, is she going to wake up in an hour? I’m just wondering what Yinglet night life is like now, considering over all they need a lot less sleep.
“Prettyboy”? Be careful with your loss of inhibitions there, Princess Kass.
https://imgur.com/gallery/prMgn little bit of farming culture the yinglets should adopt. fish and shellfish, more food in smaller space. plus done right they can get pearls that the hyoomins want. which gets them more coin to buy goods they cant produce themselfs.
There are a great many things they *should* adopt into their culture!
They’re getting there
Slowly
But Kass, you dont have a dick to be sucked anymore!
ahehe
Also don’t they have night vision. That alone can fuck up enemy supply lines. Night raids, assassins, supply thief, saboteurs, poisoning, fires, enemy movement being watched. In a straight up fight a Yinglet is laughable at best. But the amount of harassment these buggers can put out could force the enemy to re plan there entire military champion.
Its good to see a new page while on vacation
As someone who has ADHD, I can confirm that it’s incredibly difficult to get anything productive done in the absence of stimulants. That said, even if it would help them greatly advance their culture I’m pretty sure that Yinglet+Adderall=Yinglet’s heart exploding… Maybe just a tiny shot of espresso instead? If they could focus at all they might actually be a productive race in Val Salian society.
Why does she have such a small bed? Wouldn’t the human sized beds be standard in the teeth? Why is this bothering me? What if she wanted to sleep with some one else? GAH. I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS TOO MUCH!
On a side note, I just read through the entire comic for the first time…twice. I love it! Keep up the great work!
Hey im new here but i absolutly love this comic and hope that you continue to further the story. I wonder what yinglet music sounds like. Hopefully it’s not something that would make your ears bleed.
I demand a yinglet quartet.
Sure thing. Just assign them to Chipmunk 1, Chipmunk 2, Soprano 1, and Soprano 2.
You know with all the empty shells yinglets produce and the large calcite formations that makeup Val Salian, I’m surprised that concrete isn’t in use with the yinglets. It looks like the humans are using it in their buildings, but that might be something more like mudbricks.
I always read Kass writing “Suck My Dick” like snapcube fandub eggman voice and it fits.
Well…. at least its healthy… i guess that is a good thing.