June 22nd, 2021
22 Jun 2021 · page 1065 of 1306
Wonder if we know who she means. (we do)
Cast: Patience Rattaker, Verity Cunningham
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Harry Barber, naturally (a former Peeler and Verity's original hunter partner).
Not quite - it's Nicola Barber, police captain and Verity's ex-girlfriend.
Yeah, that's what we're supposed to think. 😉
Why not both?
Emily has it right. Verity would never credit Harry for anything, especially since they became rivals in hunting.
Not openly, perhaps... 😉
Hmmm ... was Verity ever Very Good Friends with Nicola?
[Here's the page](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-15th-2017 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-15th-2017") where Vee mentions they used to date :)
Didn’t they get said to have dated once? Or am I misremembering
Yes
I'm even more reminded of the Darken sequence with a spiral staircase...
HERE it is - eleven years and i still remember it vividly.
[https://darkencomic.com/dar...](https://darkencomic.com/darken/july-1st-2010/ "https://darkencomic.com/darken/july-1st-2010/")
Oooo, that takes me back!
Mmmm, I feel a binge-reread coming on...
I need to make time to reread Darken.
I would love to read that... Kate, I see there is a paper book for Darken Vol 1. Is a paper Vol 2 something that might be forthcoming, or is the amount of work and stress that would involve way too much for now?
the latter, i'm afraid!
top tip for any aspiring comic creator- make all of your pages the same size and keep the high resolution scans! yes, even if you have no intention of printing it, you have no idea when you might change your mind :|
Oh, yeah, that would be a problem. It's a pity. I'd pay a premium for a bound Darken 2 book.
Understandable! No worries!
I can't imagine the work that went into the Homestuck paper version.
Okay - i hope Kate doesn't mind, but if you go to [https://darkencomic.com/](https://darkencomic.com/ "https://darkencomic.com/") ...
Thanks! I did know about that, but sometimes when it's a long comic it's nice not to read on screens....
Did anyone else go on an entire binge re-read of Darken? Ah! I see I wasn't alone. A thoroughly enjoyable binge but your style's definitely grown over the years, Kate! The dynamic chase of this page is amazingly done.
Damn, I'd completely forgotten that sequence. Thanks so much!
Yeah, that page really makes full use of the medium. The other page that I can think of that does so is the page from White Noise I linked below. Also, White Noise is an awesome comic that I'd recommend to anyone. It's a modern fantasy comic with excellent world building and lots of queer and trans characters.
[http://www.white-noise-comi...](http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/3-49 "http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/3-49")
Usually when I think about using a smoke bomb to obstruct someone’s sight I don’t consider that happening by throwing it right into their eyeball.
That's why Verity is at the top of her field: She's always finding new, innovative ways to use her gadgets.
Brilliant way to distract them from the fact it's a smoke bomb, really.
Similarly, when you throw your gauntlet in front of someone to challenge that someone to a duel, it's sometimes adequate to miss the floor...
(credit David Eddings)
GASP!
Verity's wearing pirate boots!
I WANT THEMZ
I must respectfully disagree. It’s actually pirates that are wearing Verity’s boots. Ms. Cunningham sets the trends, she does not follow them. ;)
only think more epic would been if smokebomb had blown upon contact
Nice moves Ms Cunningham! Harry Barber will never be able to match that! Especially while wearing high heels and petticoats!
I think Patience is outclassed here.
Also the helmsman is about to be used as a shield, somehow, aren't they.
Well these two seem to be having a blast.
Patience looking for a backup lady to woo in case she needs to kill this one.
Still flirting by the way.
Yeah I was about to say, this isn't exactly fighting
Definitely still flirting
Flirghting
Come on you two~ You know everyone gets mad when people flirt so openly in public like that.
Binge read this in a day. Loving it!
To think she's doing all of this on a boat and in heels, iconic.
In a big dress, too!
This relationship is gonna get awkward if Vee keeps bringing up her ex. x3
The flirting continues.
Come now, Verity, there's Harriet Barber, who's like you, only better in most respects.
Oh, sorry, wrong thing to say? I'll just go nurse my broken nose over here, shall I?
Boinking each other already, how scandalous!
Hmmm... it looks like everyone's sailing off on the Ship (choo choo)... Anyone here who just really irrationally doesn't like Patience and wants Verity to show her what for? (They can flirt while they do it, by all means, but Our Girl had better wipe the floor with her in the end.)
Hiii I unearthed my disqus login so I could share this poll [https://linkto.run/p/EXRTSQFO](https://linkto.run/p/EXRTSQFO "https://linkto.run/p/EXRTSQFO") to decide which month Widdershins Fanworks Month will be this year :)
I've moved it to summer because lots of people who get involved have school/uni in termtime, but since whichever month it is will be less convinient for some people I wanted to make this poll to try make it as fair as possible :)
it closes on 30th June, and I'll post it again on the next page's comments since I'm not sure many people will see this one :)
pinned so it should get seen more!
thank you! :) already got more responses than expected!
From the looks of the last panel this relationship will just be brief fling.
very cunning of you to say, Verity