March 9th, 2021
9 Mar 2021 · page 1051 of 1306
Sticking to just one update a week on Tuesdays for a little while as I get my head together, getting there!
Cast: Doris The False Maid, Lei Feng, Tim Chiang, Verity Cunningham
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I think that Vee's tranquilizer is starting to wear off, but someone isn't ready to wake up yet ;)
I would love to think so but also I refuse to believe that Vee is dumb enough to use a tranquilizer that only lasts a few minutes.
Considering that she didn't know when the next show was, and that she wouldn't want to draw attention, a lighter dose isn't automatically dumb.
Well, keep in mind the size of what you are tranquilizing can make a difference, depending what the exact chemicals you are using. Not too hard to give someone a lethal dose if you give a dose meant to put a wall like Mr. Gula down when the person receiving the dose is a third of their size.
Her plan for The Butler seems to have been to either fire several darts at him or increase the dosage to where it would have an effect (she checks her remaining darts and decides she doesn't have enough), and the one she does fire is enough to put Wolfe down for a few minutes. I also think that the "dizzy" effect above Vee's dart victims denotes that they're barely consciousness, and that what the drug actually does is induce sleep rather than directly cause it.
Doris the False Maid seems to be a good deal smaller than Wolfe... but it takes longer to put her all the way out than it did him (she's "dizzy" for two comics, while he was out before he hit the ground). Putting this all together, I think Doris the False Maid got hit with a "normal" dosage and, after the physical exertion of a show, will be out for the duration of a nap.
plus, people also have different natural tolerances and processing rates, otherwise there'd be even fewer people waking up mid-surgery or needing more anesthetic to konk out.
We've known Vee off and on for how many years in this comic and you think her ego doesn't take precedent over all sense, good and bad alike? She totally thought she would have had this in the bag like four minutes ago.
If I were writing the script, Tim would have dropped Doris in that last panel.
Nooo let Doris enjoy her time cradled in Tim's arms. She's having a good time
I mean... Yeah... They have a bit of history...
But she haven't killed you yet, she clearly tries to talk to you (at least first) and she has something to say. Fo Pete's sake, at least try to listen.
You're both really bad at conversations.
Thankfully we have Verity here to be the voice of reaso... Oh, dear Lord we're screwed...
Didn't she literally try to kill his childhood best friend? And also accidentally summon one of the deadlies the last time he was in contact with her?
Definitely. But as bad as that sounds to us, it's probably more akin to one of those Mondays you'd just want to skip for people in anyhow related to Widdershins. :D
He's listening. When she says "you'll never have to see me again" he looks more hurt and concerned than angry.
That little smile Doris makes in panel 4 makes me think the tranq has already worn off and she's faking being still out so as to understand what's happening before she acts.
No, I think she's just enjoying being in Tim's arms. :D
Why not both?
That or she's snoring.
Oh now THAT got his attention!
But is it 'Gosh! This is the opportunity of a lifetime!' or 'Oh no, why do I always get all the nutters?'.
Both, I assume.
Oof. When your need to accomplish some task runs up against a desire to do right by others (particular people you consider friends/family)... I've been there, and it sucks.
Doris, that's exactly the same expression I would make if I were being held in Tim's arms.
Tim doesn't actually care about the fourth Anchor at all. He's just worried because the last time Lei showed interest in an Anchor, she wanted to blow it up.
Tim's expressions are done so well here! We watch him go from anger, to doubt to surprise in three panels with three words of dialogue from him. That's it! The rest of the story telling is visual and it is fantastic!
Yeah, and the "doubt" face is also one of caring about her, being hurt by her, being sad that she is hurt - family.
Vee knows what she's doing.
She's got him pegged as someone who wants fame and applause, two things the 4th Anchor will surely attrract.
I must say, Vee and Lei really do play off one another quite well.
if you didnt see it on twitter- my tablet pen packed in and stopped me from finishing the update. new one is on its way but it's gonna take a week, so no widdershins today, sorry!
Take all the time you need!
Thanks for the update!
Eck, my pen stopped working last week too, I feel your pain lol. Take all the time you need!
I am of two minds here.
1: That's okay, these things happen, and it just makes me HUNGRIER STILL for the delicious update that is coming.
2:
Glad you're okay!
OK that explains it. Just came here to check if there was something wrong with my feed!