Comments (33)

• Nah 5 years ago archived

  Lei doesn't even like being a wizard but she will bring it up because she does like trying to prove Verity wrong about things.

• Phil 5 years ago archived

  "Couldn't find out much about her, looks like a bit of a wet hen to me..."

  
  

  So, Theadora Pryce confirmed as the Big Bad Mastermind behind everything then?

  • DataProwler Netizen 5 years ago archived

    She probably has had far too much education, and I'm saying that because wizardry requires several years of education, she has likely been taught about business from her dad, and art can take up a lot of time. That's an absurd amount on her plate.

    
    

    I genuinely feel sorry for her being overworked if she has to also spend time engaging in the whole cloak-and-daggers scheming if she is the mastermind as well.

    "Dad. Stop trying to rope me into your quasi-legal activities. I'm busy."

    "But Dora, it can be a family bonding experience..."

  • Emily 5 years ago archived

    I'm inclined to the theory that she'll be instrumental in stopping whatever her dad is up to.

    • Ed Rhodes 5 years ago archived

      Oh yes. Unless you're Fu Manchu, the beautiful daughter ALWAYS changes sides on you in the end.

      • DataProwler Netizen 5 years ago archived

        Indeed.

        It is #19 on the Evil Overlord List, after all.

  • BrokenEye 5 years ago archived

    Nah, it's definitely the brothers. The Brothers... [melodramatic pause]... de Montfort!

• Tyler Shelton 5 years ago archived

  Uh oh. Theadora is exuding some slated-to-return-in-later-episodes energy

  [edited for spelling]

  • tlh-in-tlh 5 years ago archived

    Please note the spelling of her name. (Thea for Theadora)

    • Tyler Shelton 5 years ago archived

      Fixed

  • Bobismeisbob 5 years ago archived

    By having a name judging by the rest of the comic so far :)

• Sturzkampf 5 years ago archived

  "She is a wet hen, but she is clean and has good teeth."

  • Garth MindFeather 5 years ago archived

    hen's teeth?

• Jess-a-men 5 years ago archived

  That's rude, Verity. Your cousin is a wizard, t... okay, I see what you mean.

  • Moe Lane 5 years ago archived

    Yeah! And then there's Sidney... err, right, sorry, touchy subject there.

  • Composer 99 5 years ago archived

    To be fair, the alternative to being a wet hen wizard in Verity's eyes is to be either That Man (as per Moe's reply) or awful, as she apparently views [Ben's siblings](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/character-qa-march-2017 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/character-qa-march-2017").

    
    

    Wet hen ends up coming out ahead on that score, I daresay.

• Redscarf 5 years ago archived

  I'm all for Lei and Patience spending some time together. Both of them are clever, like working with their hands, and are clearly fed up with their overbearing boss. That makes for good intelligence gathering. Lei is even fascinated about the ship, which provides an icebreaker.

• Emily 5 years ago archived

  Ooh, very intriguing! I didn't realize the two muscle guys were brothers. Patience and Thea both look like they'll be interesting characters to get to know.

• Void Hamlet 5 years ago archived

  Educational moment: A wet hen is used in the exact same way in my Eastern European language, as it is in this example. Ha!

  • kuku 5 years ago archived

    But it's different in American English, where "madder than a wet hen" means furiously angry.

    • Void Hamlet 5 years ago archived

      By golly!

• Composer 99 5 years ago archived

  Lei and Patience are either going to get along swimmingly, bonding over their common interests in mechanical stuff, or end up the worst of rivals/enemies. Either way, it's gonna be good.

• BCB 5 years ago archived

  "Lack of offtable manners?" Well I guess Vee would be the expert on that.

  • BrokenEye 5 years ago archived

    Tell me about it. That is NOT how you hold a champagne flute.

    • fractalwolf 5 years ago archived

      It makes me think her mind's more on punching than on sipping :)

• LiterallyJustSomeGuy 5 years ago archived

  The two with their backs to us are men, not very interesting. But the other two are LADIES. Smart ladies.

• JWLM 5 years ago archived

  Nice Pratchett shout out there, Kate.

• Bobismeisbob 5 years ago archived

  Looks like Verity has a type.

• Bobismeisbob 5 years ago archived

  When questioned about the phrase, Terry explained: "Perfectly good British slang. A 'wet hen' is bedraggled, sad and useless. Probably not as useless as a big girl's blouse, though, and better off than a lame duck."

  [https://english.stackexchan...](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/105655/what-is-a-person-if-they-are-described-as-a-wet-hen "https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/105655/what-is-a-person-if-they-are-described-as-a-wet-hen")

• Sanjay Merchant 5 years ago archived

  That is an extremely grumpy-looking engineer.

  • Sturzkampf 5 years ago archived

    I suspect her forename may turn out to be not entirely accurate.

• Sorlian 5 years ago archived

  Poor muscle boys don't even rate a tag. I suppose Verity is right about there not being much to write!

• Phlebas 5 years ago archived

  I fear Patience may not suit her name.