August 11th, 2023
11 Aug 2023 · page 1178 of 1306
Sometimes you need your friend who doesn't ask too many questions.
Cast: Gren, Harriet Barber, Henry Barber, Isabelle Holt, Jack O'Malley, Sidney Malik
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Harry, this is the time when you need to accept emotional support from your boyfriend, not from Mal.
well the problem is Sid will suggest something sensible like maybe we talk about our feelings and find a solution that helps everyone and Mal will say something even more sensible like lets smoke a bunch and get the hell out of here.
That's the long term solution. The short term solution is tobacco in the company of someone who will not have a conversation about feelings if he can avoid it.
Yeah. Feelings and the long-term resolution of Harry's familial problems are important, but right now they've got to get the Crown back. If any of the former can get resolved in the meantime, awesome. If not... well, the other thing has priority.
I suspect that Elaine has been invited to the rehearsal for the sole purpose of derailing Harry’s investigation. So far, the Evil Plan is working.
And I’m still hoping that the story will end with a reconciliation between Harry and her Mum. But given Kate’s dislike of authority, I’m expecting Britain to end up as a People’s Democratic Republic.
Some relationships aren't worth saving. Other relationships should be aggressively rejected.
It's pretty clear that Elaine's relationship with her two oldest daughters falls into the second bucket.
I'm not sure. Lot's of private, pre-boyfriend family business, mixed-up with the "present boyfriend to family" issue - the latter of which Sid is very sensibly not making a fuss about.
A third party, to which she may open her feelings - or not. Whose expectations are not high. And, whatever embarrassing things she may reveal to him, or offending things she may let slip, she is not planning on living with him afterward, so no big issue.
Yes, at some point, regroup with Sid and counterattack.
But right now, a friendly, but not-too-close ear may be better.
IRL and in fiction, lots of relationship were put in jeopardy or broken because a hurt person lashed out at the person in front of him/her, instead of at the real culprit. Making some space between you and your partner is sometimes the wise thing to do. Just the time to breath and cool off.
It's amazing how rough this feels. Really appreciate them all though, all trying their best.
Awww, even Gren's worried for her.
Don't have much experience with dogs, do you? It would be abnormal if Gren wasn't.
Unsurprisingly, Mal is a lot more chill about this meeting with Harry than he was about their first meeting on the train.
Also, is it just me or have they still not replaced the ceiling over the anchor? The framework looks the same as the old one, but it looks like there is no glass in it.
Anybody else wondering what Gren is looking at?
Not until you said anything! She doesn't like wizards and I just assumed there were a fair few in attendance.
Being the well-trained magic-sniffing dog she is, I think she's glancing at the Anchor as they pass.
Oh, perfect! Harry and Mal can have a quiet smoke together and ignore their responsibilities for a few minutes.
OK, so assuming we're all correct that Baron and Mrs. Barber are involved in the crime somehow, when the dust settles, who is going to be the new Baron Barber? Henry will clearly refuse the job, so someone else will have to step up for it. Baroness Harriet, perhaps? Baron Sidney Malik via marriage, maybe?
Henry has already refused the job so it couldn't go back to his line. It would likely go to one of Bertram's sons--if he has any.
That's a good point. I'm just wondering how the favor and disfavor of Queen Victoria herself might play a part. If the crime ends up as serious as it looks, she's likely to have grounds to devest Bertram's line of its titles and declare her choice of replacement.
"Oh good, someone who isn't gonna think about marriages and kids."
Mal: 'Arry, 'ow ya feel 'bout 'untin some Thackerys?
Wow Kate! You skipped a lot of interesting family history...
Henry, in Find the Lady, was the third son of the then baron. As such he is the Honourable Henry Barber, that's automatic. Henry's children do not inherit any titles, not even the Honourable, except in special circumstances.
We would expect the Baronry to go to Henry's oldest brother and to descend the male line, if the line failed then it would go to the second son and his children and so on.
So: to have a title to renounce that would mean anything to Frederick and Elaine both of Henry's older brothers must have died without sons, Henry must have renounced the title to a younger brother who has since died and his son, Bert, has now inherited the title.
Fred as Henry's son, must have been born after his renunciation of the title or it would have gone to him...
Hmmm, in our timeline it has only been possible to renounce an hereditary peerage since 1963 - but we know that Widdershins timeline is different.
But for young Baron Bert to be attempting to restore the branch of the family tree to higher position implies that a higher title has been lost, 'though losing one title whilst retaining another is actually quite difficult.
Cheerio,
The Honourable Henry Barber was raised to the peerage after he foiled the Undercooked Broccoli plot during the War, an Evil Plan by French agents to undermine British moral fibre. He was subsequently stripped of his title by an unprecedented Royal decree following the Great Imploding Rhinoceros Disaster. To be fair, that wasn’t all Henry’s fault, but he took the blame so he could rid himself of a title he did not want.
To be fair, the French considered _over_cooked broccoli more of a threat, not coming from a cultural tradition of boiling everything to mush.
I know. It’s sad that the poor French have never got the hang of proper cooking.
Excited for these two to have a cumulative 12-syllable conversation that perfectly conveys everything they're feeling
The potential Bonding Moment that everyone's excited to see.
Excited by the potential at least.
ooh they can commiserate together XD
✨smokin buddies✨
Harry: Dude I'm having the worst day ever, mind if I sit here and ignore the universe?
Mal: Oh yeah sure join me in the Grouch bubble, we'll scare everyone away with Tobacco smoke and introversion.
I think Mal already knows Harry is having a bad day. He can see her with the Sight.
Hey, just curious. Is there going to be a new comic this week (08/18)?
Kate is unwell, so no update until next Friday.
Sorry to hear that. Hope she gets well soon!