February 9th, 2021
9 Feb 2021 · page 1047 of 1306
Apologies to every other character who isn't Doris The False Maid because she is now my new favourite to draw.
Sticking to just one update a week on Tuesdays for a little while as I get my head together, shouldn't be too long.
Cast: Doris The False Maid, Lei Feng, Verity Cunningham
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So when do we get the arc about Doris?
Doris doesn't even a character tag. She just photobombs all the characters for the rest of comic's run.
It's a lovely morning in Widdershins, and you are a horrible magician's assistant... TOOT
arc?! she can have a whole dang spinoff
doooooo iiiiiiittttt
In the Doris spin-off Kate's hinted at (well, okay, probably only joking about), Doris is a bounty hunter/private detective/freelance spy who uses her cover as a vaudeville assistant to solve crimes and learn the secrets of Britain's real or potential foes.
Doris is the witch of the sixth anchor.
Don’t know what Verity is getting sniffy about. Pretty sure you can see send-ups of upper class twits in every British music hall.
I think Verity is from the squirarchy, though. Those folks and the aspirational middle classes tended to not go so much to music halls, IIRC.
Poor Lei, going from very amused to very upset :/
And Vee goes from fuming about the act to intent focus as soon as there's a hint of Misdeeds Afoot.
I agree, Doris has the best faces.
I didn't believe everyone last week saying the performer looked like Tim, but going by Lei's reaction it looks like they were right!
I didn’t even realise it was a magic act until he started ripping Doris’ clothes off.
scream THIEVES !!
toot FOX!!
It's very hard to withold laughter just because some higher-up didn't catch it. But go for it, Lei! We all want to know who's hiding under those whiskers!
I got Ben on the quiz. Which is... honestly pretty fair :)
I probably should have guessed that I'd get Benjamin Thackerey.
Did we all get Ben?
The quiz says that he's the third most common result after Sidney and Wolfe.
..am I the only one who got Harry? Living a life on the road, adventuring, exploring, often getting into dangerous positions. Yeah.. the test was accurate.
wish I were that cool
I got Verity. It's... not off base.
i got sid, it's accurate honestly...!
Me too! Also honest!
Yeah, me too
I got wolfe, which was kinda a suprise...
I got Wolf. I am not not NEARLY that chill. But the description is fairly accurate I guess, other than the interpersonal stuff.
I got Wolfe, which is flattering. The "very hard worker" part is only sometimes true though.
I did.
I got Wolfe, too. I did not expect that. Considering I can fall anywhere between Sid and Mal....
I am also very happy about that.
I actually did guess that I'd get Benjamin Thackerey.
Same, although to be fair he is probably the most "normal" of the entire cast, with significantly fewer weird quirks!
I'd hazard a guess that Wolfe is who most people would get if you answered the questions with how you'd WANT to be like, and Ben is the result that most people actually ARE like.
I got Lei.
I expected to get Sydney, but I got Wolfe. I'm not displeased.
Mal, somehow. Admittedly, I didn't think too hard before making some of the decision. I might get someone different on a day I'm more willing to work through and think over the parts.
I got Sid, and, save for the Anxiety part (mostly) I agree with almost everything (including, to a degree the nickname bit)!
It seems like a well build quiz ^^
I was kinda confused when I got Lei instead of Sid, but after reading the description with the result, it seems almost startlingly accurate.
Love the quiz! Very fun and the responses were brilliant. XD I got Jack O'Malley. ♥
I know some folks were thinking that Tim appearing here was a step down... but now I come to think of it, isn't being a stage act on the maiden voyage of a famous, brand-new, innovative ship a feather in the ol' cap?
yes, which he'll need since he's had to rebrand his act and will need to build up recognition of the new stage name.
I thought Lei might have recognized Tim (assuming that's really who this is) on the last page, but it looks like she's just figuring it out now. He evidently kept using her tricks after she got arrested quit the act...
Apparently I'm Lei Feng? I am loving her this chapter.
i imagine tim being like "well i was going to ask for your permission, but when i went to the jailhouse to ask they told me you were missing."
I'm extremely flattered by all the love my quiz is getting! I'm so glad folks are enjoying it. I'm particularly excited by the people saying it's accurate.
Thank you Kate Ashwin for the boost and for making such inspiring characters that allowed me to make the thing in the first place!
I got Wolfe!? I'm nowhere near that well-adjusted!
The quiz sees your full potential......... Time to learn the violin!
Here is your "Wolfe Pack" membership card as well.
Hard same haha
I also got Wolfe. I'm not well-adjusted either but there's parts of that description that have me going << >> alright, where's the hidden camera? XD Well done!
Same! Wolfe!
I got Wolfe too! I hadn't really thought about how much he likes stability, since he moves around so much, but it does sort of make sense.
Got Jack O'Malley.
Well, shit. I'll be over in the corner grumbling.
Ben. This... tracks.
I wouldn't have thought it, but it's true
Not a lot of people got Lei Feng :( I'll agree that it feels accurate, though!
I was rather surprised to get Harriet Barber... That was truly unexpected! The test is FUN and very well made. Congratulations!
I got Harry, which did surprise me a bit, until I stopped and thought about it.
I got Verity ! Ok, I brag a lot, but always jockingly, and I'm very good at self-depreciating humor (also as a joke).
Plus people generally think I have a good sense of morality, though I am no paladin. Screw unjust laws !
Then again, I am guite blattant so... definitely not a total miss here !
Dominik Voss?! Right, this is not good. But he is quite negative and lacks determination, so perhaps it is correct.
Tag: Tim!
Well, we do kn0w that he has a penchant for fake grey facial hair, so . . . probably!
toot!
Haha, I got Dominik Voss.
"It's MINE!"
Uh-oh. Remembering Lei's stance on the use of her inventions as cheap magic tricks...
Don't mind me, I'm going to inspect the lifeboats.
If I recall correctly, her issue wasn't that her inventions were being used as part of a stage magic act. It's that Tim was getting more excited over her ability to imbue stuff (aka real magic), than he was over her stage magic inventions.
no wonder you like drawing her when you're doing such a fabulous job with her in action moves/poses! definitely stepping it up over the years with the action sequence art. nicely done!
"What? Yours? Don't be silly, this design was made by a serious inventor and magician, not some lame wizard."
I got Jack OMalley in the quiz.
And, Doris the foxgirl FTW.
I got Jack O'Malley, which I would say is close to the mark at present.
I PICK JUDGEMENT THE STAR, THANKS AVDOL.
aaaaaaand Lei Feng. I'm the engineer I know I am.
Well what do you know, Tim DID lose the beard!
...kept the moustache though.
C'mon Lei, you're a bright lass. You should have instantly figured out how a stage performer could have your inventions when you are a former stage prop inventor.
I KNEW it was Tim! Also I got Harry on the quiz which makes me happy. Doris is a gem and I hope we get more of her!
I got O'Malley on the quiz. I can deal with that. I know just where purple hippos like their ears scratched.
So I deliberately avoided an answer on the quiz that I thought was weighted toward Mal (to avoid bias), and I still got him as my result.
Which is awesome because he's my #1 favorite.
trying to avoid an inevitable yet favourable outcome is extremely mal of you :)
I didn't predict that I'd get Mal, but I'm happy I did. :) Even though to be honest I'm probably more like a outward-Wolfe-inward-Mal blend.
Hmm, Sidney. "You're as carefree as someone with intense anxiety can be!" That sounds about right...
Ah well, I enjoy the magician. He's a good.
I am... Verity? :o
Well, it seems like we're going to learn a new magic trick soon. How to hide a body...
If you zoom in on his face, it looks like he’s looking right at Lei in the fourth panel as he’s taking the rope out of the hat.
I feel like ‘secure the English economy’ should be a euphemism for something at least mildly ribald, yet for the life of me I can’t think what.
"vaguely euphemistic" is exactly what i was going for, so good haha
It is now time to remember that Lei’s deadly was pride.
Where did that fox costume come from?
Verity, I should have guessed
@eldritchtree:disqus Once again, the fans suss out the upcoming plot point a week before it's even revealed, haha.
Wonderful quiz, by the way! Been waiting for one of these, honestly. Apparently I'm most like Voss? Have to admit, I did not see that one coming. XD I was on the fence about a few answers so I even took it again and got the same answer! Though some may say it's just a "silly" quiz, it actually did prompt some introspection, so thank you @eldritchtree ! :)
Ooo Dominic Voss. That.... is accurate. Still ouch.
I don't see what's so special about this. It's only a second-level spell.
I took the quiz and got Sidney! This is actually kind of healing; most of my answers touched on things I feel inadequate about, but they added up to Sidney and I love him. ADHD gang forever.
Haha yes, I got my boy Mal! I knew he was my favourite character!
And yes, I also suffer from the same kind of problem-solving issue…