Chapter 2 Page 3 - A Trashy Romance Book
Evil Emperor Nick on June 2, 2008
Well I got pretty good feedback on my last story so I hope everyone enjoys this installment just as much. Special thanks to all my friends who helped me through a really rough day, you know who you are.
Don't forget to vote on TWC you must understand. This just wasn't done.
So things went throug a rough patch with us hunting you and you hunting us, that sort of thing until finally we seemed to find our place in the world. Lair keepers! We would go out, find outselves a big pile of sparklies, keep it in a cave some where and the food would come to us. Oh right, you had to shell it out of the armor but that was no big deal. Best of all, no one seemed to mind us eating these adventurer types and a couple times a year the local villiages might even send up a treat or two.
I mean it finally seemed like we all found our place together. Everything was working! And then you lot start to toss fire and thunder bolts around. Well, I don't think I have to tell you that was the end of the lair business. I'm not going through all the trouble to fill up a cave with gold just to have hair burnt off by some uppity spell slinger. Thank you very much, but no thanks. You'll just have to find another way to make your money. And I'll tell you for years they came to harrass us when all the treasure was gone and they couldn't find work, blaming me! Its not my fault that lot spend their youth learning to blow stuff up instead of learning a useful trade like carpentry. Yet they came hunting us down dead drunk more often then not, yelling and raving like it was our fault. Excuse me, but I've got to eat too and I prefer to eat you!
Oh sure they're always like, can't you go vegetarian? But even if my internal organs could process that plant nonsense I'd just be getting the same thing from the dryads & treefolk! We''ve all got to eat and someone's gotta get eaten!
Is letting these little gobs of fatty fluid go about their day really helping the species? I mean from a certain perspective I'd be doing the species a favor. I mean do you really think you lot would have gone from stick and stone to fire and lighting if we hadn't been eating you? I submit you would still be shoving sticks into ant hives and banging coconuts together. You can't tell me I'm wrong, you can't, ‘cause it is the truth. It is plain as day.
And you lot are just not helping yourselves these days at all I might add. Fattening up, crowding into those towns, it is like you’re just asking to be eaten. I mean back in the day you were lucky to get enough people to make a good side dish, but today a good town could be like all you can eat for a week. I mean I can hardly be held accountable when you practically put out a sign. “Population: 500 delicious people!” I mean if there was a thief in your town and you put out signs like “ Wealth a valuables here” and then didn't even lock up the shop is it really thief's fault? Don't you can some culpablity here for just tempting and tempting the poor fellow? I mean with that delicious smell and those fatty rolls? You couldn't blame me could you? Am I a monster or am I a victim?
-Note found at Kroop Village slaughter
Skullls at 7:14AM, Jan. 17, 2010
maaan what a jackass
Evil Emperor Nick at 11:19AM, May 8, 2009
Basil isn't a dragon. You'll see just what he is later...... Cwen can't read or write very well, Wendy writes the diary for her.
CryForE at 11:15AM, May 8, 2009
Is Basil a dragon? O.o That part where he writes 'bout getting burnt hair confused med, was so sure he's a dragon... But if he's a dragon, how can he write? And since Cwen keeps a diary, does this mean she's learned how to read & write since her capture (or days as queen if you like :P )?
The Derkomai at 1:57PM, Nov. 26, 2008
lolwut? Riddly? True love?
GoGo Ghosty at 4:43PM, Nov. 17, 2008
awww poor Riddly..he thinks the true love is him! :)
Evil Emperor Nick at 10:19PM, June 4, 2008
Rain Storm: Thanks! It was actually the first thing I wrote. Zombie Flux: Riddly: All the time! But if you can make any of my wishes come true can we start with something else like a sandwhich cause all this reading makes me hungery.
zombie flux at 7:47PM, June 4, 2008
you wish riddly
rain storm at 11:55AM, June 4, 2008
I love the last line: -Note found at Kroop village slaughter XD Aww, Nick, can't ya put some Wendy cleaning in *puppy eyes* TheTim: We've now seen Cwen bathing and Riddly reading a book. We also know that Wendy has been cleaning. ...does this mean the chapter's nearly over?!?
Evil Emperor Nick at 8:05PM, June 3, 2008
Roycemarie: Wait and see...dun dun DUN! Amysmom: I like Riddly too. Stig Hemmer: Thanks! It is grat to get feedback on the written stories too. As to why Cwen would write true love? Well it will make more sense when you see more pages in this chapter. TheTim: Basil could not agree with you more. I hate to disapoint but most of Wendy's cleaning happens off panel. Kyupol: No comment. ^_^ SarahN: Look good to me! Thanks for making that change.
SarahN at 5:53PM, June 3, 2008
I think I succeeded. Hurray for me!
SarahN at 5:42PM, June 3, 2008
If the layout looks wonky here from time to time, it's me trying to move the navigation arrows above the authors notes. Please bear with me for a moment. ^^; Hopefully I'll get this down...
kyupol at 4:07PM, June 3, 2008
its not him. for sure. lol
TheTim at 3:56PM, June 3, 2008
Alright! The book reading! The cleaning grows ever closer! I'm not sure that Riddly's smiling because he found something interesting/he can use against Cwen or if he thinks it's about him. I guess it doesn't really matter. It seems more like the former, and I can't wait to see a horribly disappointed look on his face! And I hate it when food gets all uppity because it sentient!
Stig Hemmer at 2:52PM, June 3, 2008
Great stories, both written and drawn. Somehow, I can't see Cwen writing "true love" with a straight face. (Nor with any face for that matter)
Amysmom at 1:45PM, June 3, 2008
I'm starting to like Riddly almost as much as a certain other character of yours,though Adonis is still my favorite. Sorry you had a rough day and hope today was better.
roycemarie at 1:34PM, June 3, 2008
Now I wonder if what he has read is what he thinks it is...
Evil Emperor Nick at 12:36PM, June 3, 2008
patrickdevine: Adventuring isn't all sun shine and roses. Sometimes its green slime too. BlkKnight: Well I don't want to give anything away but you can get a preview of the next page by voting.... Chameleon Kid: I'd like to think that this all ends in hilarity. I'm glad you like Basil, he might pop up in some of my stuff again as I like the character a lot. lady elva: XD I don't think Riddly really ever considered he might be caugh. Tantz Aerine: Thanks! I agree Sarah is the best at expressions. Well that and [url=http://www.drunkduck.com/Vampire_Phantasm_X/index.php]gorific violence[/url]. Mallor: I'm glad you like the short story. I'll be posting more of them with future updates. You might even see a few characters show up in the comic or vice versa. Jazkitty: Thanks. That is about as close to 4th wall breaking as I care to go. I just figure it would be just like Riddly to give himself a thumbs up.
jazkitty at 10:18AM, June 3, 2008
ahhh..the bottom panel cracked me up!
Mallor at 10:11AM, June 3, 2008
The comic is great. The short story is even better.
Tantz_Aerine at 9:56AM, June 3, 2008
I love this page! His expressions are so spot on great!
lady elva at 8:00AM, June 3, 2008
and this is why I don't have a diary and I do hope Riddly gets a beating. He crossed that, "Beating time" threshold as soon as he picked up her diary. KICK HIS ASS CWEN! XD
Chameleon Kid at 4:17AM, June 3, 2008
*ROFL* Poor Basil seems to be having people issues! (yet he makes some fine points!) *lmao* Oh Riddley...*shakes head* --_-- (this can only end in hurt feelings. (that, or having Cwen come back and beat you senseless!) ^_^
BlkKnight at 3:59AM, June 3, 2008
Heh, green slime. Kinda expecting her to show up behind him on the next page.
patrickdevine at 10:04PM, June 2, 2008
Awesome, great mental image in the third panel. Charming.