January 24th, 2017
24 Jan 2017 · page 671 of 1306
Envy that is not a cute look for you
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Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Dominik Voss, Heinrich Wolfe, Sidney Malik, Verity Cunningham
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Useless to Envy, that is. Wolfe is one of the most secure folks in the world. He likes what he gots, and don't need what others gots.
Hmm. I think he wants what Florrie's husband gots. Pretty much safe otherwise, though!
He LIKES what Florrie's husband has. He doesn't feel he NEEDS her, or any desire to take her away from him.
You could be right - that's a fair distinction!
Remember, Jeff, Envy doesn't just make people want what others have. Envy can also take.
Oh, my! Envy looks rather... dragonish in the last panel. C'mon, Voss! C'mon, Ben! Get out of your own ways and rise to the occasion. Please?
Crocodile-fox? Dragon-weasel? Crocodile-fox-dragon-weasel? No, not cute at all! What's it going to do, swallow Wolfe whole?!
Fracodeasel
I hate to admit this, but I was guilty of writing a PPAP-influenced comment.
I don't know what that is
PPAP was all the rage in Asia (where I live) a few months back.
To quote MoeLane, I almost feel bad for revealing this unto you: [https://www.youtube.com/wat...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E00Zuayv9Q "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E00Zuayv9Q")
I was confused, then I looked at the views counter, now I am even more confused
edit: oh my GOD this tune will not leave my head
Yeah. >_<
Makes me wonder which of the deadlies will actually be able to get to Wolfe. He must have SOME weakness, right?
Lust, maybe?
I remember there was some speculation on that in the comments on an earlier page. Somebody suggested that since Wolfe loves flirting with ladies, to the point of stopping to dance with Florrie in the middle of hunting for Voss, Lust would be a likely candidate for affecting him.
Spoiler alert: Wolfe is actually the form of a virtue trapped on earth, seeking a witch who can desummon him.
Or at least that's what it was at first, but the longer he stays, the more attached he gets.
...and since the only person who would be able to tell is his best friend, who A: has a vested interest in keeping him around, and B: doesn't talk to people in authority if he can help it, Wolfe is probably safe. I like it!
Oh, except Ben might've noticed. Unless he doesn't know what he's looking at.
I still think that Wolfe is a mundane, run-of-the-mill human.... and a saint. He practices virtue, thinks nothing of himself, and loves everyone whom he meets. A guy like that seems immune to temptation, as he does not find anything attractive about evil.
But even saints can be tempted, and these magics have a way of possessing our heroes.
Still, it would please me very much if none of the Deadlies are able to overcome Wolfe's virtue.
I'd really like to see him have to handle temptation, though...
I actually am completely on board with this being the case.
which virtue?
Ask me the hard questions, eh?
He never seems to have an excess, so it would be difficult for any of them. He is usually full of the more positive things, can be happy, affectionate and friendly, supportive, and generally quite content with who/what/where he is, which is why he is the only person O'Malley can bear to willingly spend time around. That could even be a plot point!
When encountering spirits, demons, and the like; fear them not. Do not give into the reason that they can control you.
But rather, show confidence and of iron will, for then they will fear you, and thus making your task of controlling all the easier.
- A saying from a motivational life coach ... or demologist ... your choice ... good luck.... let me know how it turns out...
Methinks that Envy may have over extended itself. Ben seems to be breaking out of the malaise imposed upon him, Sid stopped the saw...and while it played the "be right back" card, I think Wolfe is requiring more concentration and energy than Envy cares to admit. And with Voss stepping up in the last panel, I doubt things will get any easier for Envy.
Looks like we'll finally see what Envy is allergic to. Selflessness, maybe? Self-sacrifice?
Broccoli?
Well, traditionally, the antithesis is supposed to be "kindness", which is a little less obvious than some of the vice/virtue pairings. I guess it isinthe context of being happy for someone else's good fortune, even when it is a good fortune you do not have yourself.
Why is Voss covering his left eye since we saw him near the theater?
The green jewel is out of it already, we saw it to drop on the ground, didn't we?
But his eye is always hidden either with а lоck of his hair or - as now - with his hand.
It seems there is no longer an eye of any kind there. He's vain enough to want it covered.
It is also the place where Envy physically entered him and made him dance on its strings like a glorified puppet. I can understand why he's still afraid to leave it uncovered....
Is it merely an old injury, or is it also, perhaps, a weapon?
It might be painful, with Envy so near.
Ben's starting to snap out of it! That is his cousin in that box, after all.
That's Voss who said "W-WAIT!" isn't it. And as Noemi noted Ben's words aren't green anymore. Looks like Envy's control is starting to fray, perhaps more than Envy realizes.
I think it's not so much that Envy is losing its touch, as those two are fighting through the influence and reasserting themselves. :)
I think that maybe Envy just got distracted.
It's time for the two least likely heroes of the party to step up and save the day! To Ben and Voss both, I say, take heart, cast off your chains of fear and resentment, and rise up against this beast! :)
Whoo!
As a 20 year theater technician I have to say they're doing this wrong. What they needed was the surliest house stagehand to grumpily disconnect the power, then grouchily climb to the catwalks, and nail envy with a sandbag while kvetching under his breath.
The stagehand would be so not envious that Envy would be envious of their lack of envy and depart in a puff of self-entitled fury.
But this is not my story to write.
Curious, though, what's the power source here?
"Envy would be envious of their lack of envy" = Mind Blown :D
At this time in history, theater stage lighting was provided primarily by oil (or less frequently, gas) lamps.
[http://www3.northern.edu/wi...](http://www3.northern.edu/wild/LiteDes/ldhist.htm "http://www3.northern.edu/wild/LiteDes/ldhist.htm")
"Drummond lights" (more popularly called "[limelight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight")s") were known, but probably had not come into wide use at the time these events were taking place.
Heck yes, I love this comment section : )
Google and Wikipedia are good resources for finding historical and technical information.
So what point in history is this? I figuring about 1850.
If so arc lights were not uncommon in that time period.
According to this comic [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/february-19th-2016/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/february-19th-2016/") the defeat of Envy was on March 13, 1834. And Kate as stated that this is only a few days later.
Ah so mostly oil and limelight. Very little gas.
Though in realty none of those fixtures would look like what Envy is using since those fixtures are closer to early electric types.
Similar to this: [http://www.theatrecrafts.co...](http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/archive/equipment/detail/?id=1750 "http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/archive/equipment/detail/?id=1750")
Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem
Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme
I didn't know I'd ever miss the little fox form until that last panel.
Voss, my man, you got this! Redemption all the way!
Envy's words in panel 4 suddenly reminded me of Mulan and that training song, "Make A Man Out of You".
Let's get down to business / to defeat this Sin!
Wolfe, right now we need you / on your vi...o-lin!
Beautiful, simply beautiful! I'm green with envy.
Thanks!
I think they are still green, just a significantly darker green. Unless it's just an optical illusion messing with me. Their nota s dark as Sid's and Vee's.
You're right, but it's definitely a sign that Envy's hold is weakening.
I have sampled the speech bubble and text with MSPaint and can confirm that, while the speech bubble and outline have returned to plain white and black, the text itself is in fact an extremely dark green.
And the prize for overzealousness in the details of fandom goes to....!
You! For going above and beyond the call of fans. You have geeked, nerded, and possibly dorked out in the most spectacular way. We salute you!
The dweebing could still use a little work, though.
I'm sure you could give lessons.
Naw. Just doing what I know how. : P
I'm not sure which expression gets to me more, Sidney's expression of relief when the saw stops (and I just noticed the Envy designs on the box are cut in half) or Wolfe's terrified expression when he tries to reason with Envy (and is it just me or is he shaking a bit).
Really glad also to see Ben coming out of Envy's hold there a bit and Voss stepping up. Going to be interesting to see how this one ends.
I think he's shaking aswell, though I can't tell if it is because he is scared or if he is trying to fight Envy's paralyzation, like Sid, Vee, and Ben.
The way I read it is that Envy is trying to make him do something, and he's shaking with the effort of resisting.
Now that's interesting. Why can't Envy make Mr Malik saw Ms Cunningham in half? Is that the Spirits are unable to kill humans? Avarice was certainly going to kill Mr Malik and Ms Barber, but they'd made a deal. Or is it that the Spirits can't force humans to act against their nature?
I'm not sure if Sidney means that Envy literally can't make him kill Vee, or if it's that he refuses to believe that it would be so cruel as to make him kill Vee. So far we haven't seen anything that suggests spirits can't make humans kill other humans, but maybe there are rules on such things?
Am I just noticing that Sidney will reach for his hat when he's nervous or upset?
I love how Wolfe is just completely unaffected by envy- I reaaaalllly want to see his back-story. Please. Just please.
Panel 6: Return of the Dragonweasel!