Comments (24)

• Sturzkampf 5 years ago archived

  Tim still hasn’t offered Lei a drink.

  • Hi 5 years ago archived

    Technically he didn't offer Verity a drink so much as she offered his drink to herself

• pingo1387 5 years ago archived

  Love Lei standing up for Tim (and herself, in a way)

  • Athaic 5 years ago archived

    (and herself, in a way)

    More than a little. She is standing against her boss.

    (finally)

• ShadeTail 5 years ago archived

  What did Tim not quite finish saying in panel 4?

  • Moe Lane 5 years ago archived

    "...keep me out of all this 'adventuring stuff'."

  • Me-me 5 years ago archived

    "-'dispose' of me," As implied by the next panel.

  • Archangel 5 years ago archived

    "stick up for me." would be my guess.

• Desu 5 years ago archived

  Getting the man of tricks & illusions to continue tricking their target with the illusion of support... hope this sleight of hand doesn't slightly get out of hand

  • Garth MindFeather 5 years ago archived

    nicely said

• Garth MindFeather 5 years ago archived

  Of course.

• Emily 5 years ago archived

  Tim looks like he wasn't expecting Lei to come to his defense like that. I think his expression in panel 4 might be saying something like, "I still find you a little scary, and I'd really rather you didn't challenge your even scarier boss on my account."

  • Archangel 5 years ago archived

    I think Lei is rapidly running out of Fs to give, especially when it comes to her family. I find it very endearing TBH.

• rcalmy 5 years ago archived

  Oh, Tim. You sweet summer child.

• D. Schwartz 5 years ago archived

  Phrasing?

• Emanate Hieromech 5 years ago archived

  I know this is a small and subtle thing, but I love the way you fade the background into a neutral color sometimes, it really helps the dialog and character expressions stand out. :-}

  
  

  (It might be a lazy artist thing too, it can be both. :-P )

• someonenamedgem 5 years ago archived

  I love the thought that Lei is the ex-supervillain here, whereas Verity is just like that

• BCB 5 years ago archived

  Of course: and you can totally believe V as she has never ever lied.

• Aster 5 years ago archived

  I love this interaction. The way Tim reacts to Lei showing genuine compassion and care for him feels very real. You can almost see how his perception of her is snapping back into place as the person he cares about and not the terrorist in the anchor

  • Loeden 5 years ago archived

    Beautifully said! Ah Lei, you fell into redemption on your own when you weren't looking.

• Fairportfan 5 years ago archived

  Of course, "at our disposal" does not {necessarily} mean "we can throw it away" - from Merriam-Webster: Definition of disposal

  1: the power or authority to make use of as one chooses : the power or authority to dispose of something

  2: the act or process of disposing: such as

  . a: orderly placement or distribution, such as

  . the disposal of troops along the ridge

  • Archangel 5 years ago archived

    Beat me to it.

• Dora 5 years ago archived

  I absolutely love how their behaviours shift continuously - they are just like real people with conflicting feelings! Lei looks at Tim to do their bidding then regrets it and turns "against" V, Tim objects to helping, then objects to Lei objecting, then kinda sides with/"excuses" V to Lei... And inbetween we can see Tim realising Lei cares, caring back and trying to prevent her from getting into trouble. And oh, ofc the magician does "object too much" to the adventure...

  
  

  Really excellent writing!

• Sorlian 5 years ago archived

  Verity NEVER disposes useful tools while she can still use them, so obviously!

  Though I wonder if she finds it slightly charming when people get all uppity like that over people...