December 22nd, 2015
22 Dec 2015 · page 550 of 1306
Hmm.
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Cast: Mr Avaritia, Mr Luxuria, Ms Acedia, Ms Invidia, Ms Ira, Ms Superbia, The Butler
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A silhouette with a hat? Neither of our protagonists had hats and I doubt they'd stop for a fashion accessory with this level of urgency at play. Could be a new character but it's a but 11th-hour for that by this point. Didn't get the impression Victor was the rescuing type. Hrmmm...
Shadowy hat? Hmm. Where in the world is Henry Barber the Fourth?
In the shackles, I think.
I agree that it is Henry in the shackles, which raises the possibility that Superbia's comment was not understood. (Izzy speaks French, but I'm not sure Henry does.) On the other hand, it seems unlikely that having the key to the shackles in his hand will be bad for Henry.
My best guess at this point is that the shadow across the way is Izzy.
On an unrelated note, Ms. Ashwin I hope you are able to take some time off to enjoy the holiday, and I look forward to the conclusion of this story after the holiday is over.
Even if Henry doesn't understand French (which would be odd, given his upbringing), he should at least understand "Bonne chance".
...Well, yes, but I was making an apparently too-obscure reference. :)
Maybe he got some lessons from Carmen Sandiego?
Same hatted, shadowy figure from [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-15th-2015 "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-15th-2015"). Presumably, whomever flew the boat home from the lighthouse got back in plenty of time to change into proper skulking attire.
Additionally, if said pilot was able to command the power of the pendant, changing attire could take... no time.
Except. if that is the shadowy figure we suspect it is, she doesn't have the pendant (assuming you have to wear it for its effects to be permanent, of course).
They wouldn't stop for a fashion accessory, no, but they might for a disguise (such the classic highly conspicuous but suitably identity-concealing trenchcoat-and-fedora ensemble) to conceal the fact that there were two Izzies. That, or it's the Fourth Doctor.
Have a jelly baby.
Oooh did she tell her that in french ?
Ah, trying to pander to and inflame the base emotions that make up the Sins. Of course that's going to backfire when it comes to Envy.
Unless of course Mr. Luxuria is counting on that out of Ms. Invidia, but I don't think he is, if only because it feels too late in the story for that particular beat. I could of course be wrong.
And I'm sure the joke has already been made, though I can't remember it if so, but seeing all those names lined up in the tags makes me think of parodying a certain board game. "Ms. Superbia in the Conservatory with my own magnificent physique! Who needs weapons when you are as perfect as I?"
Ms Acedia in the Lounge with the chaise longue?
Sounds like too much work. Zzzz.
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lol, "if you reckon" really seems to fit her vocabulary. ;p
Considering the prevalence of sacrifices in the comic, I wouldn't be surprised if that wine is poisoned. Mr. Luxuria isn't holding one currently, but even if he were, he has survived a beheading in the past.
Probably not poison. The butler also appears in the "prior" story and so is likely to survive this one. Of course, that butler could have been his son, or something that big could just survive a normal dose of poison. But the assumption is that it was the same man, who didn't get backstabbed this time.
And while Lust wouldn't be adverse to having it all, that is more Glutton. Lust might have reservations about losing valuable minions, even if he thinks he can replace them easily enough.
Having it all is more Avarice, I'd say. Speaking of gluttony...
Lux: "Join me, and I shall give you whatever it is you most desire!"
Butler: points to stack of empty plates
Lux: "Ah. Waiter!"
The Gluttony story involved people being scooped out of multiple time points to a bubble outside the normal space-time continuum, so I have no idea if that story line occurs before or after this one from the butler's perspective. I can see an argument for after, but I wouldn't be confident enough in it to make any bets either way.
I wouldn't bet on that, one way or the other.
But it looks as if Invidia has plans (Panel Three)
Perhaps it's more that accepting the drinks is akin to signing the contract, as per O'Malley and Fairbanks? It's a rule of dealing with fae, so no reason why it might not apply here too.
Or a way to mark the targets of the summoning, if Lust's trying to get everyone into physical bodies.
Not necessarily poison, but maybe a sleeping potion. If he wants them alive, but unable to interfere.
Not sure... I count seven glasses in the previous comic. Of course, one might be either for a victory drink or for a sarcastic 'here, the vic gets one too' bit.
Now i'm going to wonder f the shadowy figure in the background of this comic is the same shadowy figure.
I spy with my little eye ... a sneaky grin.
Oh-ho! Dissension in the ranks!
Anyone notice something rather peculiar about "Izzy's" scarf in panel 4?
I'd forgotten the bit about how the amulet could shift its shape to incorporate itself into accessories other than the default necklace.
Anyone who is not entirely surprised but completely delighted, clap your hands! :D
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Really really want a whole comic about Superbia and her girlfriend.