January 5th, 2021
5 Jan 2021 · page 1042 of 1306
Happy new year!
Sticking to just one update a week on Tuesdays for a little while as I get my head together, shouldn't be too long.
Cast: Lei Feng, Verity Cunningham
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Ah.
So Lei being with Verity isn't part of some probationary programme. Or at least no official one...
Eyup....https://[www.widdershinscomic.com/wd...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/march-16th-2018 "www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/march-16th-2018")
Oh! Thank you for the link, this storyline just clicked into place for me. I had substituted the Eliza character for the Verity character and was a bit confused on why a new police detective was being so loose with the law in previous scenes.
If you wanted a subtle teacher Lei, you picked the wrong hunter.
Also I have no idea what those big red and gold tubes do on those old ships, but I do hope someone is jumping down one at some point. that's always looked fun!
I think they're to help with the ventilation/aeration of the more confined parts of the ship? And so I suppose there's grids in them somewhere along the way to avoid any gull incidents.
I confirm, it's the climatisation, old-way.
IIRC, the tubes are wisely oriented so they are not likely to catch seawater during a storm.
(That's the one I was trying to find)
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I distinctly remember having known the answer to that at one point. Unfortunately, that's all I remember on the subject.
openings for ventilation shafts
if your head has come apart to the degree that you're now trying to get it to stick back together i'm very sorry to hear it. hope your world sets itself right soon. stay safe & thrive, and may inspiration be with you.
Thats the best response to 'make a name for yourself' ive ever heard
“Who’ll even remember?” Captain Barber is standing right behind her isn’t she?
no but the guy in the last panel does bear a vague resemblance to sydney if you ask me XD
Oooh, good eye!
I completely misread that picture - I saw a short fat man wearing goggles (glass of wine= goggles). Not until I read this comment and checked did I see the face behind the conversation.
Second only to "What could possibly go wrong", I feel.
Other than not thinking of her cousin as a total dishrag -- about which she was alone in being right, to be sure, at least when she said it -- does Verity have a single redeeming feature?
I mean, she’s not as good as she thinks she is, but she’s not incompetent either. And while she might be a petty criminal, she does have some kind of conscience in there somewhere.
That said, I think she might have been backsliding a bit after the last arc with her. Maybe she needs her cousin around to help keep her grounded.
...Or maybe she’s out of money and the petty crime is more out of necessity than lack of virtue.
"And while she might be a petty criminal, she does have some kind of *conscience* in there somewhere."
I'll bet she keeps it in that pouch on her belt.
“Engineering Genius! Charismatic Modesty! Devastating Beauty!”
You're right, I didn't think of any of those. My bad. Thanks for...reminding...me
It’s from her promotional material
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She was one of six heroes saving the day in Curtain Call. More, she volunteered for anti-Deadly mission at once, not being as much personally involved in it as others were. And we see she cared about Harry and Henry Barbers as she did that.
I think the Pride arc says a LOT about her. Yes, she was snagged right off, but when it came down to it she was willing to admit (even to herself, I suspect) to something less-than-awesome about herself to save her friends/prevent Pride from winning.
Welcome back!
Take care of yourself, and may 2021 be good to you.
And I never expected Lei to be the voice of reason! Heee.
Glad to have you back! We'll happily take however many updates you're able to give us.
"Since coming back from that blasted island, everybody wants to hire her!"
I wonder if there's also a bit of "Since coming back from that blasted island, she and Sidney have a closer relationship!" going on here, even if only subconsciously.
nicely done on the boat details!
oh pish posh !
"Now come along and let's hunt a rich person."
Well. That's a great way to start an adventure!
"What's a prison break between friends?"
puts head together
I'm really more of a Speedwagon in practice, I feel
Both of those staircases make me very nervous
All I can say is thank goodness the exterior one has a rail, at least!
To make sure where you fall, you fall on your face or on your ass and not on your side.
Eh, on the inside one, sure. The exterior railing has a hand-sized gripping surface. I've managed to stop myself from falling because of a grippable railing too many times to count.
Not that it would help Verity since it requires a firm grip that has to be adjusted with each step, not just lightly resting your hand on it as glide down
"Saying this as someone who literally shot her"
You've gotta be rather passionate about someone or not at all to do that.
Hunting a rich person sounds like a splendid idea most of the time.
Take as long as you need to get your head together, says I.
"Let's hunt a rich person" is the mood for '21.
"Now come along, let's hunt a rich person." I want to hunt a rich person. 😔
Lei currently having an Inigo Montoya moment there.
Doesn't Verity come from wealth and high status herself? I mean, good on her if she decides to turn her back on that. But the way I read her character I doubt she's ever done any self-reflection on the subject, and I assume this (new??) dislike of wealth-hoarders is probably selective and hypocritical.
I'm curious what Lei's perspective is! Her being lower class, but OTOH a few months ago she was all about her own power and her own intellectual superiority.
But Pryce is dreadful new money. And definitely not a gentleman.
Ahhh of course :)
I wonder if she knows about Ben’s date