August 25th, 2020
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Cast: Gren, Harriet Barber, Nyree, Sidney Malik
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...Sometimes a thing reminds me of when my partner and I did the long-distance thing for 8 months, and I get all teary eyed.
My husband moved out because he's at high risk of contracting the virus at work (he works at an airport). My sister has heart problems and we have a 3 year old we don't want to have to deal with any long term complications.It's been 15 weeks tomorrow and I am about to start sobbing at this comic.
Hahaha, I may need some sleep.
Ah, I'm so sorry. You're doing the right thing, and I hope it all passes soon so you can get the hug you clearly deserve.
Thank you. We know it's the right thing, no matter how stupid people decide to be (and I worked pet retail, I definitely know how stupid people can be).
But thank you for the kind words and the awesome comic. I'm glad I found it after Darken finished (though admittedly I remember very little of Darken now x_X One day I'll reread it!).
That is really tough, but it sounds like it was an act of love on both of your parts. This won't last forever. Stay strong!
Awww! No declaration of love just... a hug and "Missed you". Perfect for these two.
Be that a tear in Sid's eye?
and mine too
Definitely. So sweet!
Not sure why she's worried, she looks pretty freakin good for somebody who slept in a bush for three months.
And I seriously doubt Sid notices that she looks like she slept in a bush. He may not have even noticed the haircut yet.
Right now, I think that Sid wouldn't notice if her hair were so full of twigs that she looked like a bush.
It's like they say, "a bird in the hand is worth three months in the bush." Or something like that?
Good, good.
Now, kiss.
But Harry’s face is covered with doggy slobber.
Sid won't notice.
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...and he'll take a while to notice his parents standing by in approval, though wondering what kind of daughter-in-law Harry will make.
Sweet and sweet <3
this is SO sweet im gonna cry
I love how Sid is so considerate of Harry's feelings, telling her that he would like to hug her but not wanting to infringe on her space. Editing to add: So different than what Lust assumed when it was trying to entrap her.
AND HE LANDS THE HUG! A PERFECT 10!
THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!
I'd say she's the one who "landed" the hug.
Nah - the Czech judge gave it a 6.5
"But sometimes you can't find what you're feeling 'til all the words run out."
"...you get what you need."
Baby steps can still be impactful, that's for sure.
Awwwwwww
A simple and sweet reunion, and hugs are the best! Perfection!
seeing that hug feels so good! like getting one!
Gren looks like she hasn't been petted properly in months, and is enjoying catching up!
So can Nyree spirit-smell Sid?
(Also huzzah for reunions!)
Yes, that's what she's doing in panel 2.
To Mal, wizards are a different animal altogether – no colour, not any kind of differentiation as far as we can tell (right?) – just shiny and headachy.
To Nyree, this particular wizard is "sweet".
yep, he can make out the vague idea of a wizard's mood but its not specific! works the same with nyree, she can smell "sweet" but not specifically "candyfloss and lilacs" like she'd be able to smell were he not a wizard :)
question is that sids specific scent? or just an example curious fans want to know ^_^
it would be sids, yeah! i think thinking of this kind of stuff for some reason.
Thank you for answering the question that I didn't even know I needed the answer to.
that's a nice analogy
so wizards have auras so powerful that they end up showing as primary component only
like, instead of seeing an entire painting like for normal people, Mal only sees a blinding single color blob for a wizard
and Nyree, instead of getting the smell of a specific thing like for normal people, she get only a strong primary taste from wizards, here, sugar, pure sweet sugar
I thought Nyree was just describing Sid's personality, then I remembered she's literally smelling his aura, and that's great. :-D
Well, he is sweet, and she is kinda sour. But in a good way.
"Sour" is not "bitter." ^_^
I had trouble thinking about that too. Why would Nyree say I see it. She sees nothing.
I think that in this case, "I see it" is shorthand for "I can picture it in my mind's eye/imagination". I've used the phrase with that meaning more than once.
GLOMP
d'awwww
Harry doesn't stop smiling for almost this whole page. <3
Of course, she's home now that Sid's here ;)
At first I thought Nyree might be describing Sid's feelings as sweet and sour, but after rereading her words and gestures, I think she's describing Sid as sweet and Harry as sour (while implying that they go well together).
I dunno, between two happy Gren panels, Nyree's expression in panel 4, Sid's adorable awkwardness, and the hug, I'm a little distracted, hahaha (so cute!!!)
She's actually smelling Sidney's soul, apparently, he smells sweet.
Sounds about right.
I have but one thing to say about this reunion:
This page makes me so happy!
I love panel four -- we've always seen Harry as presenting an aggressively masculine facade -- and then her response to Sidney walking up after her whole love epiphany? "How do I look?"
Wonderfully out of character.
Like males never worry about how they look?
Of course we do! I was talking about how Kate drew Harry and about how Harry's behavior is so incredibly surprising. Harry is playing hard against type in panel 4. I think that's hilarious.
I wouldn't necessarily characterize it as either "masculine" or a "facade"; I think Harry just isn't self-conscious about her looks in the normal course of things; right now she's super self-conscious in several ways, and that's just the one that fell out of her mouth.
About. Fucking. Time.
This made my day. Thanks!
YESSSSS! Love his shocked face.
... figures I had to read this strip while they are practicing the annually onion-cutting championship downstairs... that's the only explanation... certainly... excuse me, I need to step aside for a bit, cant stop smiling...
Aww, those two... I’ve been waiting for this! 😊
Ah we're finally here. Guess I can die now. turns into shipping ash
tea kettle noises
Seriously, this is just so sweet and perfect. This is everything I could have hoped for and more.
Shoe still held together with vines. Gren's tongue blep and goofy doggie face. And I am dying from Sid and Harry, how cute and sweet and romantic and cute those goofs are. Just, perfect. D'AWWWWWWW
When you're head over heels for someone, you don't even notice they look like they slept in a bush!
This page is just sooo satisfying.
Is Nyree's witch sense a combination of smell and taste since they're so closely linked to one another? There are only 4 doors, right? Or is the only way she can taste is if she smells spiritually, like how Jack can't see color unless it's spiritually?
I don't know what SOUR smells like...
yeah, it's smell/taste combined, it felt sensible to link them cus as you say they're already so close!
I have a sense of taste that is considered within normal human range, but I cannot smell anything at all (and have not been able to at any point in my life). It still sorta boggles my mind that they are closely connected for most people:D
Now you've got me thinking about a witch sense with touch. Would it be mostly temperature-based, like chills or breezes or sunshine? Would it be various texture-against-the-skin feelings, like sandpaper or smooth glass or fabric?
we already got a witch with sight, one with hearing, one with smell/taste, so the last hidden witch is probably the touching one, maybe s/he touched the music box and changed it
I can imagine lots of possibilities with this, especially with synesthesia being a thing, like a thing tasting pointy and such. I'd guess the witch would feel a mix of empathetic emotion, temperatures, and textures. Feeling is a very wide-reaching but taken-for granted sense.
how would she even name those scents if she can't compare the to the real thing?
I'm not sure if Mal is unusual in losing a quality of his senses for non-spirit things? Though I mean he's not full on blind even then, and gets spirit information through shape as well as color. Maybe Nyree's sense of smell/taste is lessened with normal things, but not totally lost?
Gren is everybody's spirit animal today.
Awwww.... <3
I'm not crying.
I love how unselfconsciously happy Harry is on this page.
I'm about as happy as Gren in panel 3!
I would not be surprised if Sidney's mom is making a high pitched squeeing noise right now.
Florrie will be so jealous! XD
My heart, much like the Grinch's, just grew three sizes.
Harry, you look far more beautiful right now than you have any right to, given the past while. I would be jealous of Sid, except that he's far more deserving than I could ever be. :P
Love how the background colours reflect things.
Oooh, good point! That may not be just an artistic conceit this time; at least some of the characters may be able to see it, since they're right on top of the Anchor at the moment!
And Kate's "short person hugging tall person" drawing game is right on! <3
"I see," said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.