February 2nd, 2016
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Lucky bugger.
Cast: Henry Barber, Isabelle Holt, Mr Luxuria, Ms Acedia
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Ironic that Ms. Naptime was the one to wake up and accidentally let Luxuria free.
Actually, it makes a certain amount of sense that she would've built up a resistance
I think Izzy stopping her spell is what set Lux free. But it is amusing that she is the one who wakes up to see Lux go.
Especially since they were supposed to be married...
I'm not sure that he was set free. It looked to me like he fizzed out like the others, so now I'm confused.
Everyone but Wrath is free.
Not one, but TWO near-summons. It must be really, really angry by now.
You might even say that he's IRAte.
Aw, so we won't get to see Mr Luxuria with his head tucked underneath his arm after all. Never mind, I know what sketch I want for the next Kickstarter. It will go very well with the one I'm going to get from the last Kickstarter. ;-)
I don't understand - why is this the case?
Well uh. I meant in terms of the main timeline, not this story alone. Sorry, hard to be clear with flashbacks occurring.
...which is a fine thing, since I certainly wouldn't have paid for them. (Apologies to the late Brother Ulm).
Greed was not freed either right?
Greed is definitely free. My fault for not using the same visual cues, sorry! Will put that down to lack of planning on my part. [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/february-22nd-2012/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/february-22nd-2012/")
Lust has been free in Widdershins all this time. No wonder there are so many Barbers!
"So many"? There are only four. And it becomes more and more obvious that we need at least that many to resolve the current situation.
Four plus Henry and Izzy makes six. Hmmm.
Six is indeed a hmm-worthy number. It's a little shy of the goal, though.
Would two little Barbers count? Or three? And where is Dad? We know Nicole/Harry/Nora/Florrie/Edmund Mom is still living, but how about Dad?
Wow, it was almost curtains for him.
Izzy, Izzy, let down your hair!
I think this portière's just getting started
Lacy gently wafting curtains. . .
Your user name makes that comment particularly great.
Gwak?
You've just reminded me of a movie.
"Let me tell you about the time I almost died..."
Rotten ending, that one had. :-/
Or the best ever depending on your viewpoint
Luxuria, however, made the biggest mistake in the whole villain book: he didn't make positively sure the hero went splat. :P
Oops. That's the medallion. Taking back what i said.
Lux read most of the Evil Overlord's Guide but not all of it. Like the sections saying that you should always double check that the hero is dead before continuing with your evil plot
Honestly, I really don't think he cares. He dropped Barber like that because he had more important things to do. Killing him would have been a bonus, but I don't think it matters to him. It does not look to me that Lust sees Barber as a threat at all, at least now that Lust has reclaimed his full power from the necklace.
Izzy, however, is a threat, and he knows it. Odd that he doesn't bother dealing with her. But then again, he said he's got places to be. It must be really important to trump dealing with the one person on Earth who can thwart his plans.
But what if his end goal was to seduce Barber? Walking away casually is the surefire way to ensure he survives so that he can be seduced at a later date.
I don't care how lucky Lord Barber is. That's got to hurt.
Sloth lady can use magic, can't she? Lux might be in for it...
She can, but that takes so much effort. Wouldn't you rather keep napping?
Also, I can't imagine she would be able to gather the focus as she's barely coming to after being drugged. Even if she would want too.
So is the medallion now just a piece of jewelry with a history? I can't remember exactly how it was made. And is it about to bounce down into the anchor too?
Here's the page to refresh your memory. - [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-29th-2015/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-29th-2015/")
I have a theory about the amulet that goes like this - Remember at the start of this chapter when Sid "stole" the amulet from Henry when they met. As I understand it, Sid's thief ability works on objects that have powerful emotional ties to-or-for their owners, so it's possible the amulet isn't merely a pretty bauble on a chain.
Now it may simply have been Henry's own fondness for a keepsake that reminds him of how he and Izzy got together that made it attractive to Sid's pockets, but what if the amulet is still connected to Luxuria?
The amulet has been drained of Lux's magic so it can't be used as a shapeshifting tool, but if having been filled with Lux's spirit energy it might still retain an imprint of that energy, which could be enough for a powerful witch (like a certain colorblind grumpypants is soon to learn he is) to be able to trace Luxuria's whereabouts in the present.
Thanks! Interesting theory.
And possibly used as a means to pin his backside down somehow.
To swagger on!
And once again, tasteful interior decoration saves the day!
Is there a reason "Mrs Luxuria" no longer got a tag? I mean, has her name changed now that Lux's influence over the other six probably has been broken?
Naw, I just forgot, haha.
Hahaha, thanks. I've gone paranoid since a few other webcomics I follow might just do something like that, and then just not mention it to avoid obvious spoilers. XD
No worries, thanks for reminding me! I'm at the tail-end of a chain of all-nighters and uploaded this one at 7am, so I sometimes mess up a little with the tagging, it's appreciated when people mention it so I can fix it and not give people the wrong impression.
Especially after tempting fate like that. Just throw in a passing mention of his plans for the future and his fate is pretty much sealed.
"I'll tell you how we can defeat Lust tomorrow, after a good night's sleep." chokes to death on a peanut
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
It feels like a bruised wrist should be in order sometime soon.
Bruised wrist, nothing. Dislocated shoulder, scapulothoracic bursitis, epicondylitis...
Thank heavens for cartoon physics.
He's not catching a cement floor - he's catching a drape-thing. It probably has some give. Plus he's athletic (and lucky, yes). This is rather reasonable. Kate's not much for cartoon physics.
Still better than hitting the floor!
Cartoon characters get different maladies, like lineamenta defluxit and forma distortis.
You know - leaving behind an item so closely associated with your own essence (even though Lust has reclaimed the actual magic it held) where a wizard of some power who has reason to be personally a tad annoyed with you can grab it strikes me as not the most career-enhancing move possible.
But...now what is he gonna do? He's hanging pretty precariously there, and he's got to have dislocated that shoulder AT LEAST. AND IZZY'S SO FAR AWAY...!
Looks like the honeymoon between Luxuria and Ms. Lazy is most definitely over...