#875 A Cake In The...

Amelius on Sept. 21, 2010

I'm speaking to you from the paaaast, because this is in the queue. I hope it uploads alright. Usually it does, but since DD crashed our browser once today… I dunno, I guess I like to be there to make sure!

Good point that was brought up a few couple back which I should address (Ka rin I'm talking about your post, hehe) I may have not been clear enough on the time lapse, but Tony was gone long before Mort and Glen got to the basement. Glen had to run to the store to get the lemon, then they had to go back upstairs to grab the tranqs, then back down to hunt the loose critters down and try to account for the missing rat beast, and Zeno had frosted and decorated an entire cake right as the escape was happening :) (Yiska and Mye were working on the potion for at least a few hours on top of that) Another thing I might point out is that the B.O.O. is pretty close to the park where the path to the cabin leads. Not close enough to observe it from the top window of the building, but maybe a block or so away. I also kinda assumed (though I probably should have shown it, but I wanted at least a little uncertainty whether he got out or not by the time Blaine awoke) that he transformed into a faster animal to make for a speedier escape.

And Zenny, your question about the iron grate I shall answer here also! Yep, he needed the rat to open the grate for him otherwise he would have been unable to escape. I'm not sure what the rules are on an alp being able to handle iron while in someone else's body, but I kinda figure if he couldn't he'd have just scared the rat into wrenching the grate off by turning into something bigger and scarier and blocking the vents with it! (of course not a wise thing either since that's asking for an unhealable bite to the face…)

I have been a bit less talkative lately, haven't I? I don't like that. Of course it's a combination of piles of work, being dog-tired when I'm finally uploading the pages, and certain misunderstandings that have kept me a little laconic. Of course, this probably makes me look “distant” or something, and since I consider you guys my friends, I do feel pretty bad for not being particularly chatty. Hopefully I can get all that stuff done and figure out a faster way to do the comics so I can have a little more time to attempt to socialize a bit more! Since I'm writing from the queue, I really have a lot more to say and feel less rushed to say it. I'm full of caffeine right now and I'm going to have a bear of a time falling asleep, but at least I said more than 2 things to you today!

I love youse guys :) and not that insincere fake-o love either, you're special to me and I hope you stick around, for all the elbow-aching, blister-griping, wrist-throbbin' work is these blasted pages are, they're worth it if you guys are enjoying it even the slightest. ^_^ And I'm going to try to complain less about things hurting and being sleepy! I know you get it, but I'm usually such a zombie when I'm typing these things that I don't know what I'm saying!

ALSO!
I'm nearly done with the tutorial, so I'll let you know when it's posted!