#889

Amelius on Feb. 9, 2011

Hello ev'rybahdy!
Yep, that was a long wait that I regret, but some “complications” arose and I didn't have much time to work on this page, nor could I use my internet computer much these last couple weeks. Other than this being a little on the late side for the promised Thursday update thanks to my stupid internet failing to connect for no discernible reason last night when I finished this page, things have been a little stressful due to Nick being let go from his job due to another wave of layoffs. (it really sucks because he was putting in extra hours to get a raise and got the boot instead)
But that's not my big announcement I was going to make, though it does relate to it a little!


We finally are finished with the comic, the origin tale of Tonius! Those who donated in the past are going to get a PDF sent to their email, do keep an eye out for it. The PDF will be for sale at DriveThru for $2.00, and we are considering a print run if there is enough interest. We are going to do a test copy first though to make sure it prints out right.
We have all the past donators on record, but a few emails didn't go through due to perhaps a change in email address or some other error, so if you donated in the past, please contact us and we will send you the PDF you are entitled to (but please confirm your old email so we know who youse are!) at your new address. We want to thank you all for your generous donations in the past and present, every little bit has helped us get out of many tight situations.
If the response to this positive, this will determine if we make another book and what direction we take with it, like if we do another origin story or whatnot. Also, TWC vote incentive today is the cover to the book if you want a look at it! (I just realized it was a little small so I just resized it!)

Now onto another thing, I am going to answer a question that Jackalopefan had about Mye and her magics :)
The question is how come she's so bad without her wand, despite her age? Shouldn't she be at least competent by now?
Good question! It has a little bit to do with things I haven't yet revealed, and some I have so I had to sort of think this one through to avoid spoiling things :)
The best way I can describe it is like having a workshop full of power tools, and then having it taken away so you have to make everything by hand. If you're banging rocks together to make cutting blades your handiwork is going to be a little different than if you own a chainsaw!
I might mention also that she proved to have a learning disability back when she was under the Master's thrall, as Hex mentioned to Charby. In his estimation she “doesn't have the luck” for it. Hex of course doesn't run into so many problems because he chose not to work with spells and potions as much as Mye does. He's more concerned with magic science!
In short, Mye's wand was more like a magical crutch that fixed whatever problems she had with a flick.( It doesn't do everything, but it does enough!) Though I may also bring up despite her having many years of life, she doesn't remember much of it. A good thing to ponder on (but I won't give it away now!) is how long, exactly, was it until they got the better of the Master, and how long since have they been free, and for that matter, when did Hex finally give up and wipe her mind of the worst memories, probably taking a lot of her magical education along with it?