May 11th, 2021
11 May 2021 · page 1059 of 1306
The mortifying ordeal of receiving compliments
Cast: Lei Feng, Pemberton Pryce, Thea Pryce, Tim Chiang
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Daaaaad, stop putting me into the limelight! let me be forgotten, so I can do sketches of everyone acting the way they would if I was not there...
I was once sketching a guy playing cards. I'm SO glad I was basically done before he noticed, because all of a sudden he started being super smiley and animated and terrible to draw.
On a scale of Lei to Thea how well do you take people complimenting your work?
Having your parents praise you to other people’s faces really is mortifying, though.
So, we found the wizard behind how the ship functions?
Thea is clearly the Evil Genius behind it all. You can tell she is just waiting for the opportunity to start chewing the furniture.
that would be particularly evil in the presence of this fine furniture!
Lei looks like she wasn't expecting Tim to publicly compliment her, given the complicated footing they're on right now. But Tim is nothing if not a showman, and he knows what kind of act they need to put on for this encounter.
Wasn't their whole problem that he kinda took her for granted? I seem to remember him once saying something to the effect of "anyone can do that" (making machines).
And now he definitely knows that's not true. Whatever his other feelings about her, he's clearly struggling because he couldn't really replace her.
Hooray for character growth!
Also it nicely deflects the conversation over to the one who wanted to be there. Tim could be a boss at espionage I bet.
So, no less than four engineering geniuses on board, eh? Am I counting that right?
three! lei, vee and patience. thea's a wizard, thus a different kind of genius.
Isn't Lei also a wizard? Almost?
And hence a wet hen, remember?
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Basically in the presence of all this expertise and ego, the ship is doomed.
Given the ship's name I think we have a good idea where it's headed anyway!
No, I don't think so. If she had been, she wouldn't have been quite so stuck during Curtain Call
To be fair, in a world where there's magic, it would make sense to make jailcells and similar structures impervious to (most) magic... :P
And so Mr. Pryce continues the age-long tradition of parents embarrassing their children by praising them excessively in front of others.
You know, after seeing Tim do the show as himself and his nerves over this meet-and-greet, I have to wonder how much of his attitude stems from insecurity with himself? His self-aggrandizement which alienated Lei in the first place, his anger over the destruction of his stage persona's career.. I have to wonder if this guy isn't very comfortable in his own skin, even if he is an incredible showman.
I wonder how many incredible showmen ARE comfortable in their own skins.
A doting father who springs his goons out of prison.
Looks like we've got ourselves a Hank Scorpio here.
Good on Tim for giving Lei credit...even when she pushes him into an unwanted meet and greet.
Sounds like Thea is working with the engineers the same way Lei and Sid worked together on that little mechanical bird....
Ah, a girl after my own heart.
Oh geez. Something that at its core is magically based, and with the name "Good Intentions"? This seems to bring to mind to a certain incident involving Pride...
I wonder who named this ship? They are clearly not superstitious enough to be a sailor. Bet she was hard to man.
The phrase you are thinking of wasn’t coined until after the ship’s maiden voyage. Very soon after, in fact.
isnt lei suppost to be in jail? for trying to murder some one ?
Uh, that's a bad sign.
I know the feeling good luck thea