Character Q&A, March 2017
24 Jul 2018 · page 815 of 1306
Edit: Moved this back into the archives in a place that doesn't interrupt the story or give any spoilers, they were originally published in March, 2017!
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You took the words right out of my mouth.
woof ;)
"Thank you, Masked Man."
Oo, my question made the first Q&A page!
Poor Ben. It somehow doesn't surprise me that he's a younger sibling - he's always felt a little younger than Mal or Wolfe to me - and having brilliant older siblings (not to mention Verity) explains a lot about how defensive he is about his third-class degree.
And how easily he fell under Envy's spell.
Good point!
Yes, I KNEW it! Ben and I are so similar that I was correctly able to discern that the difference between us was due to difference in family background... I had guessed he was either an only child or the youngest sibling. The youngest sibling whose older siblings are more successful than he is makes the most sense of all. And this makes me really grateful to be the oldest of several siblings rather than the youngest. As the oldest, not only did I have the advantage of learning at a young age the skills of Bossing Others Around With Confidence and Having Patience and Dealing With Crazy People, now, when they've all grown up to be taller, better-looking, more talented, and more successful than me, I can still claim with satisfaction that the reason they turned out so well was all due to my good influence and them looking up to me as an example. ; )
Funny, I got the feeling that they were, worse yet, YOUNGER!
Character-Ask Days are great!
Makes us look forward to Kate's Days Off. Almost.
Ben. Ben Ben Ben I want to give you all of the hugs but I won't because you'd hate it but Beeeeeen <3
This is what a genuine compliment is like! Strange and uncomfortable!
Reminds me somewhat of MegaMind.... "He's not used to Positive Reinforcement!"
So, Ben, when do we get to meet these "awful" twins of yours? My guess is they will show up about the same time you have to deal with Pride... Good luck!
At least one of them is bound to live in Widdershins, so I'm betting we meet one of them sooner rather than later. Hopefully when Mr Thackerey rescues them.
...You know, I didn't realize how much I wanted this until I read this comment.
Let me guess Blake and Byrony are actually decent folks who don't make a big deal about who they are but Ben's insecurities, and Veritiy's "I'm me"-ness, makes them just the worst.
Or I'm wrong.
Seems entirely plausible to me! Ben describes them as "well-adjusted", after all.
Blake, Bryony and Benjamin... I'm spotting a theme. <_< Let me guess, had Ben been born a bonnie wee lassie: Branwen? ;P
Yes, one of their parents definitely liked B names! I feel a little sorry for Bryony - "Bryony Thackerey" is a bit of a tongue-twister...
That's ok. I know a set of five siblings that all have z names
I didn't even know there were five z names.
Zeke, Ezra Zaeda, Zieva, Zach
That's only four, Ezra is cheating ;P
And thanks to Verity, we know which parent is to blame...http://[www.widdershinscomic.com/wd...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-19th-2016/ "www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-19th-2016/")
I was just thinking I should go back to that page and check what Ben's mother's name was! Nice work.
My older two are Joshua and Jessica. After 12 years of Jeshua and Jossica, when The next one came along, We named him Benjamin
Ah, but Mr Thackerey, have your siblings helped Save The World yet? I think not.
It says a lot about Ben that he doesn't seem to think his accomplishments this far are equal to his siblings. On the bad side, it definitely supports the idea that was put forth earlier that Ben has trouble recognizing his own virtue unless he can put a definite name or title to it. On the other side, it also appears that Ben came into this fight because it was the Right Thing To Do without realizing he'll probably be thought of as a hero when this is all over, and that is part of why I love the character.
Of course, it probably also says something about him that one of the ways in which he describes his siblings is "well-adjusted".
Obviously not. Even knowing about how, where, why, and from whom Blake and Byrony Thackerey are saving the world on any given week well above Ben's pay grade.
As a general rule of thumb, I just assume that anyone described as having a "government job" with no further specification is a secret agent. It keeps life exciting.
When I heard 'Government Job' I thought of civil servants running a department creating endless white papers and strategy documents. It will be interesting to see where the truth lies.
There is a part of me that thinks Sturzkampf is right, considering we've seen Ben show some of those traits and it makes sense to me that Verity would chose him as her favorite because he was the one she could drag/tease/talk into stuff when they were younger. Also it would be hilarious to see that version of his siblings interact with Wolfe and (especially) Mal.
On the other hand, I kinda also love your idea if only for the image of them coming in all ready to save the day and protect their little brother only to proudly greet him in a fashion similar to Verity when they find he and his friends have already done the job.
I know all about those sorts of awful people. >:/
Poor Ben. No wonder he had such a tough time with Envy. It's hard enough to grow up in the shadow of one successful sibling, when you're not as talented as they are, never mind two. And I imagine, as twins, they were perhaps not as inclusive in their activities as they could have been, often leaving Ben out in the cold.
"They're awfully full of themselves!"
"So are you."
Let me tell you, Ben... When we (Sid) first met her, she introduced herself as "The Great Verity Cunningham". : P
To Isabelle: What would happened if the bloodline that freed Lust goes off before one of the descendants desummons it? Would the sins be free forever?
It would seem in this case, biggest human is not best human. Not looking forward to telling Mr Ashby and Mr Wienersmith.
You're perfectly welcome, Voss. :)
Aww, Voss.
That one just warms my heart.
My name is Chris, my sister's name was Kit. I would guess that we were referred to as "Kiss and Krit" at least as often as we were "Chris and Kit". :-D