Page 133: "Will you permit it?"
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:29 am
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Perhaps she is? We never get to see the sanzai subtext. For example she could 'ask' Beryl if and how much humans would be susceptible to seduction.Siber wrote:Honestly, I'll be a little surprised if Tempo isn't egging her on through the walls. After all, they might all die soon, but there might still be time to transmit final findings before the end, so it makes some sense to try to push the intel gathering faster than they would otherwise.
Logannion wrote:Prediction: They hold hands, then Tempo catches them in the act.
At which, Berryl will be forced to explain why she is sitting on Alex's lap, holding his hands.
After all this build up, it would be quite anticlimatic if there is "nope, still nothing".novius wrote:Or, if they actually touch hands and she concludes "Nope, still nothing." - Would she stop at just hands? When it comes to curiosity vs. propriety, curiosty already won once.
That could be another possibility - not the Loroi discover something, but Alex does. Maybe he can 'link into' the telepathic communication of the Loroi by touching one of them.icekatze wrote:hi hi
I have a feeling that, even if Beryl doesn't sense anything, Alex will. He had a vague notion of Fireblade's presence when she was trying to probe his mind, and while Talon may not have been skilled or very actively trying to get into his thoughts during her handshake, I have a feeling that Beryl will be more inquisitive.
Could be worse. She could say "nope, still nothing", with a "how about...?" tagged onto it, but Alex saying something like "Well... that was unpleasant.", which would definitely put a stop to her 'experimentation'.Arent wrote:After all this build up, it would be quite anticlimatic if there is "nope, still nothing".novius wrote:Or, if they actually touch hands and she concludes "Nope, still nothing." - Would she stop at just hands? When it comes to curiosity vs. propriety, curiosty already won once.
Maybe not to that extent. That he can sense someone trying to mind-rape him, and later on could identify who, that's already a given. But perhaps how he perceives an attempt at sanzai depends much on the intention of the Loroi in question. Opposite to his first experiences with sanzai, Beryl actually seems to be rather considerate and respectful this time.That could be another possibility - not the Loroi discover something, but Alex does. Maybe he can 'link into' the telepathic communication of the Loroi by touching one of them.icekatze wrote:hi hi
I have a feeling that, even if Beryl doesn't sense anything, Alex will. He had a vague notion of Fireblade's presence when she was trying to probe his mind, and while Talon may not have been skilled or very actively trying to get into his thoughts during her handshake, I have a feeling that Beryl will be more inquisitive.
Wasn't there a kissing scene somewhere drawn by Arioch?Krulle wrote: Honestly, this comic, while bordering the tropes and giving more than enough visual cues, simply doesn't trigger for wanting more than just alluring to it.
How do you do that, Arioch?
The beards... the beards...Krulle wrote:I really wonder why I haven't started to look for R34 stuff of this comic yet.
I think he is making a joke observation/teasing Talon.Luge wrote:Alex calling out Talon for trying to impress him seems out of character, particularly since this isn't the time for needless distractions. Him then calling Talon "pottymouth" seems out of place as well. I've yet to meet either a military person or a professional sailor who isn't used to a bit of swearing. Plus, Talon is swearing in Trade which, as a diplomatic language, isn't going to have the same impact in terms of foul language
She personally told him not to worry and that everything would be fine when they were boarding the shuttle, IIRC. Maybe she feels personally ashamed that she gave those reassurances. I would feel a bit embarrassed if I took someone on a trip that turned out terrible, even if it were absolutely not my fault.Why should Beryl say sorry for putting Alex in danger? She didn't do anything. She'd be more likely to say "I apologise for the inconvenience while we deal with this situation, Captain".
Since they are likely about to die in a flash of hot plasma (or so they think) and they don't have their hands full with piloting the shuttle or attending to other matters, what better time would there be? Should they sit in awkward silence pondering their impending destruction? I read it as that Alex is getting into a "dark humour" mood (to relieve the tension of the situation) and Beryl is simply using that as an opportunity. It may seem a bit forced, but you don't want to waste time in this comicAnd NOW there's a long explanation of telepathic touching? The dialogue is okay, but it's out place after the pace of the last few pages, especially if you were reading these pages in sequence for the first time.
Sure, if everyone had the same opinion, the world would be a boring place.I'm sure lots of people are going to reply and disagree, but of all the pages in Outsider so far, this one interests me the least.