February 7th, 2020
7 Feb 2020 · page 962 of 1306
been waiting for this for ages
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Gosh. DRAMATIC HAIRCUT.
She looks fantastic.
Ok but literally 2 days ago i was complaining I have the stuff for an island!harry cosplay just her hair is too long.... And last week I shitposted about wishing she'd cut her hair short... once again I only have the ability to jokingly predict the wildest stuff XD
My headcanon is that the author made that decision solely for your benefit and for no other reason :P
[internal screaming]
Intense brass and drums soundtrack
DUH-DUH DUHH DUH-DUM
DUH-DUH DUHH DUH-DUM
That's the balance: Sid's growing his ponytail, Harry's cut her one!
the archetype of the sacrifice comes to mind.
Equivalent exchange
Dedium donum.
Once they return, Sid will gift Harry with a hairbrush, and Harry will give Sid something from the Island Witch to help curb that magpie spirit he has.
That new look... (≧◡≦) ♡
Hmm, so is this monster some kind of malform? Or something that Nyree's anchor was keeping contained?
Maybe something Nyree's presence on the island keeps contained? She doesn't sound completely sure, though.
My other guess is that it's a side effect of all the doors opening in the Witch Control Center™. At first I thought that was something the music box did, but Nyree didn't seem to be expecting it. Maybe the Chomolungma witch knows more than she does?
Can't send Harry home til it's been dealt with, it's been following Harry, it's an idea Harry won't like - maybe the monster is linked to Harry's presence somehow, such that either she is needed to help defeat it, or it might follow her back if they don't take care of it now?
Nooooo!!! Harry doesn't like to waste time, certainly.
She doesn't (and she is determined and practical), usually; but I also see it there like "I have been waiting an occasion to return home for two months, I don't want to waste a moment more".
As a person with curly hair, I can totally understand wanting to chop it off rather than brush it out
Same here. And like Harry here, I actually did.
Curly hair looks great, but everyone I know who has it (understandably) would just rather not deal with it.
Frustration abounds...
My mom has (and has always had) very curly hair and always thought it was weird when other people said they wished they had hair like hers. She'd much rather have flowing, straight, and (most importantly to her), easy to manage hair.
I think the only saving grace on her eyes is that it's also fine hair, so she can at least clamp it down with clips and such (even if it'll spring right back the instant it's released). I think if she had hair as thick as Harry's, she probably would've just shaved her head and worn wigs her entire adult life.
I laugh that she thinks that straight hair is easier to deal with. I have straight fine hair, and it gets so static prone that it can cling to stuff even when dripping wet with a mixture of no static hairspray and water. I don't even get the body as I would if it was curly, but get all the knots. I tend to keep it long since I can at least braid it then, since if it is short it would get in my glasses and face, etc. Possibly the only benefit of straight hair, possibly easier to do up-dos. I can't ever really leave mine straight down though, unless I had it cut to where it was only an inch or so long, which I don't think I could pull off. I can sometimes get away with it in humid climates, but otherwise, the static causes it to either knot right away or get tangled in everything. My hair wants friends that never leave, even if it has to friend itself.
Yeah, well, grass is always greener and all that. I think she does know that she probably have different frustrations if she didhave straight hair, but the fantasy version if it is a nice daydream, at least.
I suppose maybe "more manageable" is nearer the mark, even if still pretty far from reality.
(I have a feeling she envied more when she was younger and more naive about such things. That and some of the versatility: her hairdo options are Keep It Short or Tie It Back. No updos, no braids, bangs would look outright absurd, etc.)
I totally get the desire for versatility. Fine straight hair you can't do much down dos since it has no body, but you can do a whole lot of updos really easily. I had friends that had curly hair and even having it pulled back could be painful if they did it too tight. Can't say that boat would be enjoyable either.
I do wonder if thicker hair is different than fine hair. If that would be less prone to issues or not. Probably wouldn't want it too long at that rate because it would be heavy perhaps?
mine's pretty thick (though thinner since I bleach it) and the biggest issue with it is shedding, really? the hoover is just constantly full of pink hair. it also loves to jump out of place if i try anything fancy with updos :P
I feel those who have longer hair. My daughter has hair down to her waist; it wraps around the vacuum beater bar, clogs the bathroom sink, and leaves a wad in the shower. I tried growing mine out--it was not a successful experiment.
I feel you. I also have straight, fine hair, and it's basically trouble-free as long as I stay in the right (read: humid) climate. But a few years back I was driving through the mountains, and the air was very dry. I stopped at a restroom, and the static made my hair stand out and cling to not only both sides of the stall, but also the door if I leaned forward. If I lived there, I'd never have it down.
Unfortunately I am in a dry climate now and it is brutal. The worst is when it tries to cling to seatbelts and the like. It is nice to have company with folks that deal with the same issues. <3
it can be a bit of a hassle, even for those of us not presently engaged in navigating jungles or hunting monsters.
As a 60 year old male, I don't understand the concept of having too much hair.
Well if you think back to the time when your head was regularly fuzzy.....
:D
...last century.
I think we've still got about 10 years before "last century" starts meaning "a long time ago" again. Maybe longer.
As a balding trans woman, I feel both these comments at once.
As a 34 yo male, let me state that if you have to comb your hair, it's too long.
I deeply appreciate the aesthetic appeal of long hair, but I could never stand it myself.
Saved me a lot of grief when I learned to braid it before I went to sleep, then it doesn't get snarled during the night.
I think that works for most hair, at least at a certain length. Unless there are some people with awesome hair that I don't know about that can just wake up without knots in their hair. Might depend on how you sleep though I suppose.
And then there's me who gets knots in the braids! :D
I get that sometimes if I don't do a tight braid, but normally only at the nape of my neck, since that tends to be the loosest spot.
Go Go Badass haircut!
At first I thought she was reacting to the knife: and then I saw the hair.
This reminds me of this Youtube video I watched once where these girls tried to test out if it's really possible to chop off one's hair with one whack, in the style of Disney Mulan. Good video, recommend.
However, this occasion calls for a moment of silence to pay respects to Harry's ponytail. 💔
Link? :)
Didn't think I could find it again, but I did! : )
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If you have scissors and something to tie your hair up it totally is, because I do that every few months. It comes out crooked every time though, and I'm thinking it'd be even more crooked with a single blade.
Oh, yeah, I meant whack with like a sword or (like in Harry's case here) large knife. (Link to the video in reply to Archangel's comment below.)
Her hairs!!!! :(((
I'd be careful with that lock of hair. A number of magics require a physical sample for... targeting purposes.
Chopping off long hair because it's gotten unmanageable: a hallmark of a Kate Ashwin story. (See Ben during the Envy arc.)
I don't think Ben did it himself, for more than one reason, though.
Even if Wolfe was wielding the scissors, I definitely got the impression it was Ben's idea.
I think it was like:
Frustrated Ben covers his face with his hands.
Wolfe (with sympathy): I shall get the scissors.
Ben (out of the panels): Yes please.
Indeed! I have got to start rereading old pages before I make comments. My memory for these details is usually pretty good, but I'm also not at my best during my morning commute.
So I just read all the TV Tropes articles about haircuts due to unrelated circumstances, decided to check Widdershins and this is what happens. Wow. Maybe I oughta reat the articles about Defeating Monsters next.
Loved the ponytail. I need a moment.
Also, I have to say how excited I am for Harry to level up to "monster hunter".
florrie is gonna kill her lol
I think that was going to happen anyway because she didn't leave a note or whatever.
*GASP*
Aw. I was liking the hair.
...I was not expecting that. :-o
Ah, yes, there needs to be some reason Harry can't just pop back to Widdershins and help the rest of the cast.
Hmmmm. I am thinking of the Polynesian tale of how the hero Maui snared the sum with his sister's [Hina] hair, as all other fibers would burn in the sun's heat..There is a version in which the hair comes from a lower portion of Hina's anatomy.
In both tales he waits until Hina is asleep.
sun
Could've just asked for something to tie it back with...
Perhaps a bit of a mission briefing before you go charging off monster hunting would be useful?
No?
Never mind, I'm sure it's not important.
Well, that was abrupt!
Sometimes my hair makes me want to cut it all off, and it's not even half as tangled as that.
First Ben, now Harry - Emergency haircuts seem to be a thing in this comic.
Yup wonder whos next
swoons Oh, Harry!
No, no preparation I can think of, and I already know everything there is to know, I'm ready! Sleep? Sleep is for sissies! No, that's not just my sleep-starved brain talking, really it's true.
"Got a haircut, a knife, and a sense of purpose. Let's go."
Short hair, the first step to becoming mistaken for a man when she gets back to add to the confusion with all the people pretending to be other people.
Nyree: You know I have scissors, right?
this is a woman who could arm wrestle the doomslayer and maybe win.
Oh, I get it now. The monster is actually Mushu, Harry's new sidekick!
To be honest, I didn't even realize she'd cut her hair until I read the comments.
I LOVE HER AND I AM A LESBIAN
I think Sid has dibs. Can't fault your taste, though.
Such resolve!
She truly is a Barber
...A Barber. Cutting her hair. I can't believe none of us thought of that joke yet. :facepalm:
Glad somebody got it.
She brushed her hair just to curtail it?
I think she decided that finishing the job of untangling it would take too long. She just wants to get the monster dealt with and go home.
Oh, it is ON now—because they’re about to open the family-size pack of whupass!
sometimes I get that urge when my hair is too tangled
Harry: See problem:fix problem.
Repeat.
🙂
oh no i'm in love
EMOTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HAIR CHANGES, AW YEAH!
Short hair Harry I love
I would say something more but my brain is stuck in Loving Harry Barber mode
...I was already deeply in ...like... with Harry before, but that last panel! <3
Thank you for an image I didn't even know I needed!