September 3rd, 2016
3 Sept 2016 · page 632 of 1306
I'm sure it's nothing.
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Harriet Barber, Heinrich Wolfe, Jack O'Malley, Sidney Malik, Verity Cunningham
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Oh, if Mal knows what to do, everything's fine.
...that's one interpretation, I suppose.... ;-)
[EVERYTHING IS FINE!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7sE0agEVNg "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7sE0agEVNg")
THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!
YOU'RE Lars Gerhard? I TRUSTED YOU!
You know, THAT door.
Oh, that door. Yes, of course. Silly me -- the invisible door. Ri-ight.
Next you're going to tell me that you can see summoned spirits, right?
Oh, Wait.
"Down there?"
"' 'ight where I'm pointin'."
"You're pointing at the floor."
"That's where it is."
".... That's not a good sign, is it?"
I think by "In where?" they mean "Yes, you do."
Mal, in this situation if you see a door that no-one else can see I think you probably do need to go in.
Or run far, far away while you can.
He keeps trying that, no one will let him.
Yeah, I am pretty sure there is one of those rules for people in stories that says that if you encounter a door like this, you do not by any means enter it. (Which they always do, of course, while the entire audience is yelling at them not to.)
No, you don't. You need to send Harry in. Or perhaps deal with her demand to be allowed in first.
I love the way that Verity dismisses knocking out the guards as a minor triviality.
Guards are usually only there to keep the NPCs from getting underfoot. Or to give the PCs an opportunity to try out that new level ability that they just got.
or to catch the PCs with comical speed so they can get into a 'bond villain' moment with the giant laser.
Obviously the competent guards don't stick around to make sure the PCs fall to the deathtrap.
True! Forgot that one. Then there's the oh-hey-there's-an-old-buddy-of-mine-so-now-we-and-the-GM-can-all-dig-ourselves-out-of-this-plot-hole-we're-currently-in guards.
Then there's the I-used-to-be-a-bounty-hunter-but-then-I-took-an-arrow-to-the-knee kind of guard.
The spooky invisible spirit door, where else?
Mal, what you can see always amazes me...
If witch abilities are passed on genetically, then O'Malley better get on with finding a wife. I admit, I'm having trouble picturing anyone who'd fall for him though....
Vee
I don't know about that. She's fire and he's ice. Or maybe he's a gloomy cloud; some kind of water anyway. Now I could see Vee with Wolfe. Their courtship would be like a dance. Or a duel with cuts and thrusts, ripostes and parries.
Honestly, I'd be more inclined to ship O'Malley and Nicola Barber, if only because she's so disgusted by him. It's still a strong emotion he raises in her after all. Don't forget, the opposite of love is not hate but apathy.
I thought of that, but it's too ridiculous, even for me to contemplate seriously.
Be fun if it happened, though.
I suspect that Ms Cunningham is attracted to power and once she has locked on to a target O'Malley isn't going to have any say in the matter. He should have ran while he had the chance.
Though I believe Mal is asexual and Nicola is a lesbian. Would be fun to see them stuck as roommates for a while though, due to necessity of working together or the destruction of their respective workplaces. (Though any place that houses the pair of them probably won't stand for long either).
Mal. Is. Asexual.
Can we please reiterate this until people remember it?
Asexuals are capable of reproduction!
To clarify a bit: Orientation might influence your life choices, but they don't dictate them.
People have been putting up with sex for millennia in order to obtain children. Some asexuals want a relationship or children, some don't; some enjoy sex regardless of wanting it, some want nothing to do with it, some couldn't care either way.
Of course just because you want a relationship or children doesn't mean it'll happen, and sometimes when you don't particularly want either you'll end up with both (as I did). Never know what life's going to throw your way.
I doubt Mal wants a family- he's certainly never shown any indication that he would, and his lifestyle and history seem to be something that would reasonably make him wary if not downright averse to the whole idea, but you never know what's going to happen! He didn't want to go to the anchor, either. Choices and chance!
i would not put mal in charge of another human, he is barely in charge of himself
(that's definitely a him thing rather than an ace thing though, obviously)
I believe Florrie would consider putting Nicola in charge of Mal a valid option.
Romantically? Florrie's quite aware that Nicola isn't into guys :)
He almost certainly had (has?) a mother...
If he gains some control of the anchor or related magic that gives him power, the most potent aphrodisiac. Whatever his personal inclination he might find himself a target for other's amorous intentions - then it comes down to his (anti)social skill at evading wannabe lovers..!
I'm asexual with one kid and another one on the way. At least one more planned.
I know, I know. It's just, I cringe so hard at the constant shipping.
Oops, I must have missed the discussion about this fact, cause I don't remember it being mentioned in the comics proper. Might some be able to point me toward the source?......
I haven't managed to mention it in the comic yet, so I don't blame people for not knowing yet- should be obvious by the end of this chapter though.
Yeah, I can see how Mal would probably make a terrible parent.
It was implied in character questions (or at least that Mal has no intention of ever marrying):
[http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/character-questions-2-2/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/character-questions-2-2/")
Don't care.
Well most of us didn't know until we read our way down this thread so please cut us a break and/or point to your source so we may understand where you are coming from.
Further while I agree that Shipping is way overused, especially to the point that I feel some writers are catering to it to some degree, I feel that Mal, and by extension most aces, have many relationships. Not all relationships are sexual, even intimate ones. Sadly shipping is an incredibly limited concept of relationships especially since romance isn't the only goal of a relationship between two people.
It's not genetic, or he'd be related to Izzy in some way.
Heh. I just had this good news/bad news conversation (not specific to Widdershins) pop up in my head:
"Well, now that magic's come back to the world... the bad news is that you can only wield supernatural power if you happen to be descended from one specific bloodline."
"What's the good news?"
"The bloodline is Genghis Khan's."
The other "beat 'em back with sticks" options would include Charlemagne, Mohammed and Giocangga of the Qing. :P
Which door?
This door .
What door?
That door.
Not sure if that sounds more like Dr. Suess or Abbot & Costello.
Which door?
Witch door.
I like it!
What door is on first?
The one Mal can see.
Where are the Deadlies?
They're the umpires.
(Kinda like this...)
"Which door do I use?"
"Use Witch door."
"That's what I'm asking."
"That's what I'm telling you"
"Which door?"
"Exactly..."
(and on from there...)
See, this guy gets it.
Much better done than I.
Like "The Labyrinth".
His "Spot Hidden" skills are maxed
no, he just has 'permanency' with the 'see invisiblity' spell
Casts true seeing as an at-will ability. What DM was crazy enough to house-rule that in?
He wishes it was at will.
It is constant. He can't turn it off, no matter how much he has ever wanted to.
Yeah, he took it as a disadvantage "to balance his character." The DM let him get away with it; the rest of the party is still wondering why.
Because it gives spirits a +20 on perception checks to notice him. It is easier for them to see him too.
So there is no way of just stealthing through a spirit problem. You ARE going to have that encounter.
Maybe it's both 'true seeing' and 'arcane sight'.
The title of this being August 3rd, 2016 meant that my horror at having overcome the archives for a cliffhanger was muddled further with confusion. Also I'm caught up (again).
Kate, are you so tired you lost track of what month it is?
just let me cling onto summer for a little while long okay
You know, the security may be knocked out, but the place is also kind of abandoned-looking. In Nepal, there were people just hanging out by the anchor, and here there's an empty information kiosk and NO PEOPLE. I begin to suspect that Widdershins's Anchor is a poorly maintained one.
I'd guess that having a witch might fix that, except that the witch is Mal and he might just turn the anchor into his personal hermit cave.
I can totally see Mal trying to keep the anchor as his own personal hermit cave, not that that's likely to work in the middle of even a small city...
"No, you can't visit the Widdershins Anchor."
"Why not?"
"Mal doesn't like people."
"That's okay. Nobody went there before Mal showed up anyway. Unless they rode a prideful peacock...."
Or possibly Wolfe saying, "Mal, Leibschein (German spelling argh?), the wizards are here."
"Send 'em away."
"We cannot, my friend, you promised last year that you would let them in this time."
"........Send 'em away anyway."
Leibschein (pronounced Lie-b-shine) means body certificate. Do you mean Liebchen (little love/sweetheart)?
German spelling is actually very straight forward and much more regular than English.
ei=eye
ie=ee
Oh gracious.
Thank you.
I should have guessed I was off when cursory googling didn't come up with what I wanted.
...Wait, they STILL haven't fixed the skylight? Sheesh.
How long ago did it get broken? I mean I know it's been years for us, but I wasn't sure how long Widdershins time.
Three or four months.
The City Council and the Mayor's office have probably been bickering over which budget it should come out of...
The town's gone nuts right about now, and the last time we saw the Anchor it was closed for a holiday: the Princess was processing through town. I think that normally the Anchor's a bit of a tourist spot, but you may be right that lacking a witch has let it get a little run-down.
Mal: seeing witchy things, but so not a witch! xD
What Gate?
suspiciously cute umbrella with a deep shadow goes here xD
"I have no gate key."
"Fezzik, rip his arms off."
"Oh, you mean this gate key."
Do I go into the door?
What door?
The door with the power.
What power?
The power of voodoo.
Who do?
You do.
Do what?
...want me to go into the door?
Yep. That's it.
They still haven't fixed the observation window...? 0_ò
Looks like Mal is about to really come into his own at the beacon. I wonder whether it'll agree with him... :D
Sounds more like They need to go through the door.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room! This place exists - "
"Right. Bugger this. 'M out."
I wonder if the other side of the door is off the map...