August 24th, 2021
24 Aug 2021 · page 1077 of 1306
Cast: Lei Feng, Tim Chiang, Verity Cunningham
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heh.
>Fight fight fight
kiss kiss kiss...
No, Tim, I think it's time for Lei to make herself heard.
Verity's been pushing her buttons all over the place, and I think she deserves the reaction she's about to get.
When Verity left her card in the bank vault, I said it would be like two cats in a sack.
V knows exactly what buttons she is pushing here.
Is she trying to manipulate Lei into doing something specific? Or just to admit some things to herself?
I think Lei is perfectly aware of the stuff V is bringing up. But this whole thing, signing on with V, was supposed to be a way of distancing herself from that and not repeating that pattern.
I don't think he's gonna get a sip of that second glass, either
I would say it's rather because of her history that Lei is more sensitive about such things. Of course, she also seems to have one of those pesky "conscience" things people keep talking about.
i see verity is still a dick. good to know there are always constants in life.
I think that might be the first time we've heard Lei address her as Verity instead of Boss.
The last panel is really effective - we can't hear the words of the inevitable explosion, but it's clear just how loud it is.
...and how expletive fill that verbal explosion is!
Our team's gonna accidentally break off the flow of Certainty, aren't they?
Or possibly divert it
If there's a chance that the conclusion of all this involves V channelling the collected Certainty of the entire ship, then I am Here For It.
From a safe distance, of course.
In other words, you're Here for It, but not There for It.
I agree.
If what you're watching has a blast radius, it is appropriate to watch from a safe distance. 😉
And, y'know. It's V.
Harry and Nicola Barber are over back in England having the most peaceful week of their lives and they have no idea why
"Should we investigate?"
"Hell, no."
Eliza: "Did someone say investigate?"
Gren appears and quietly drags Eliza out of frame.
For Verity, 'Ethics' is a county thouth of Thuffolk.
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Im thinking something is influencing V. I mean we know that some of the magic can have effects on different people, and V has so much CERTAINTY that she is the one with all the right answers.....
Even Tim thinks that Lei doesn't deserve that level of shade thrown at her!
Well she's goading her on purpose, but I can't see why...
Unless whatever the engine process is is leaving or leaking (or amplifying?) ambient certainty - it really would be like pouring gasoline on Verity's character, but it feels like both V and Lei have been much more adamant Just now, after the engine started-up.
Maybe Verity doesn't need that level of Certainty suffusing the air around the ship?
😇
Oooh! I will check it out! Does it have the one (A Promise is a Promise) About the little girl, Allashua, and the Quallopiluit?
No, but I kicked in anyway!
the last panel is the natural result of telling someone to "just calm down"
Oh! I wonder –
The engine is a big secret, driven by certainty, and Pryce's daughter Thea seem most timid. I had wondered if he'd lucked-into (or otherwise engineered) her being a witch that could manipulate the missing Anchor and either wasn't happy with her role, or had been raised to be mallable by her father. But…
But, now I'm wondering if a spirit of Certainty, circle-cast from her, is being actively trapped and seperated from her/otherwise abused as a part of the engine, leaving her with none?
Hmm…
Why do I feel like Verity has a higher body count than Lei now?
Meanwhile, an iceberg that had been drifting in closer to say hi to this foreign ship decided to change course for calmer waters after hearing that racket