The second panel made me think of “Help!” by The Beatles
“When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody’s help in any way
But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured
Now I find, I’ve changed my mind, I’ve opened up the doors”
Also: AAArrgh! Who dares to interrupt this moment?! This better be important!
it’s good enough for me, that brendan has cried in front of al; so far i’ve gotten my wish fulfilled, of alastair and bren’s not trudging down the “beaten path” of embracing each other during pinsky’s time of need
Hey, just a heads up, I rather you folks not make jokes about hunting me for sport with a gun because I kept two fictional people from kissing. The commenter in question will get banned next time something like that happens again.
I… uh… what? As sad as I might be there aren’t more sexytimes, this is an amazing story (Partly because of the suspense coming from phonecall cockblocks.) Comments like that are reprehensible.
Wow, Blue, I’m not surprised you’re citing the ban hammer. Those kinds of comments are really not okay.
And I’ve said it already, but I love the emotional stops and starts in the story. It feels human and real, and makes the payoffs much more satisfying. Interrupted embraces are terribly appealing :)
OH WOW, sorry for double-posting, but I think I understood the reason Al and Brendan fought before he died. Saying nothing for now because spoilers, but now I want to know even morrrre !
Al doesn’t remember the moment of his death, right?
Does that mean that … whatever uh, backup he was recreated from… was done prior to him collapsing?
And if Sulla was born from the backup made while he was in the hospital – which was still not a perfect copy, most likely due to the trauma the body was going through – then who made the full backup?
I think he remembers collapsing (it’s on page 4, yes?) but not being in hospital; and his body must have been made at about the same time, because Brendan says it’s old technology.
Well .. Would the hugging or kissing be okay .. I mean al is not human anymore right .. I mean physically .. Like he have no warm flesh n skin n so on .. I think it’ll be awkward for Branden to Kiss n hug him .. I think .. So maybe just maybe it’s better for them that the hug was interpreted ?
Love this story; found this comic about two years ago and became hooked! I do have a question though. Do Sulla or Al 2.0 age? Or will they have to “swap” out bodies as they get older in order to age (though I doubt Al would want to–hell, I’d ask to be moved into a 20-year old version of myself, if I were him!)? How do their artificial bodies work?
And then they ki…hug? No? I think Brendan needed a hug more than mashing faces. Actually, I wonder if the lads have ever hugged. We have seen them spooning in bed without hugging, somehow – just Al’s arm resting passively on top of Brendan’s side. Makes sense with how uncomfortable Al is in his body, but it gets to a point where it seems weird how obviously he never tries to touch anyone. And that’s coming from someone who still hasn’t figured out how to react to being hugged.
I’m gonna have feels today.
If ever two people needed a hug more :/ What a heartbreaking thing.
Crying… damn.
They’d better kiss and make up soon!
W-wow, this broke my heart badly. Congrats, Blue, on the wonderful page.
(Why didn’t they hug at least :’C GDI that interruption.)
The second panel made me think of “Help!” by The Beatles
“When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody’s help in any way
But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured
Now I find, I’ve changed my mind, I’ve opened up the doors”
Also: AAArrgh! Who dares to interrupt this moment?! This better be important!
Suspense makes stories better in multiple ways.
But god, do I want them to kiss so bad. You create one of the best stories ever, Blue.
it’s good enough for me, that brendan has cried in front of al; so far i’ve gotten my wish fulfilled, of alastair and bren’s not trudging down the “beaten path” of embracing each other during pinsky’s time of need
was al “over-taxed” on the day he passed?
(this remains to be seen)
Hey, just a heads up, I rather you folks not make jokes about hunting me for sport with a gun because I kept two fictional people from kissing. The commenter in question will get banned next time something like that happens again.
I… uh… what? As sad as I might be there aren’t more sexytimes, this is an amazing story (Partly because of the suspense coming from phonecall cockblocks.) Comments like that are reprehensible.
Wow, Blue, I’m not surprised you’re citing the ban hammer. Those kinds of comments are really not okay.
And I’ve said it already, but I love the emotional stops and starts in the story. It feels human and real, and makes the payoffs much more satisfying. Interrupted embraces are terribly appealing :)
Tears.
Oh, I love this. So sad, but the faces and the gestures are wonderfully emotive. That look on Al’s face in panel 6 is killing me.
And I also love halting, slow, complicated, interrupted love stories. I think this part of the chapter has been beautifully structured.
THIS IS THE MOST HEARTBREAKING PAGE oh godddd
Aaaaaaaaargh. And yet… it had to happen. But wait wait wait, a few chapters to go before what? Before the end? Is the end already so close?
God I’m addicted to this story. To every aspect of it.
OH WOW, sorry for double-posting, but I think I understood the reason Al and Brendan fought before he died. Saying nothing for now because spoilers, but now I want to know even morrrre !
Wait a sec.
Al doesn’t remember the moment of his death, right?
Does that mean that … whatever uh, backup he was recreated from… was done prior to him collapsing?
And if Sulla was born from the backup made while he was in the hospital – which was still not a perfect copy, most likely due to the trauma the body was going through – then who made the full backup?
I think he remembers collapsing (it’s on page 4, yes?) but not being in hospital; and his body must have been made at about the same time, because Brendan says it’s old technology.
Which means…
I just went back to the old strips and noticed something, but I’m not sure I should mention it since it might be a big spoiler.
MENTION
Well .. Would the hugging or kissing be okay .. I mean al is not human anymore right .. I mean physically .. Like he have no warm flesh n skin n so on .. I think it’ll be awkward for Branden to Kiss n hug him .. I think .. So maybe just maybe it’s better for them that the hug was interpreted ?
I wonder what sort of ringtone it is?
no, don’t cry Brendan D:
My heart is crying ;______;
Love this story; found this comic about two years ago and became hooked! I do have a question though. Do Sulla or Al 2.0 age? Or will they have to “swap” out bodies as they get older in order to age (though I doubt Al would want to–hell, I’d ask to be moved into a 20-year old version of myself, if I were him!)? How do their artificial bodies work?
And then they ki…hug? No? I think Brendan needed a hug more than mashing faces. Actually, I wonder if the lads have ever hugged. We have seen them spooning in bed without hugging, somehow – just Al’s arm resting passively on top of Brendan’s side. Makes sense with how uncomfortable Al is in his body, but it gets to a point where it seems weird how obviously he never tries to touch anyone. And that’s coming from someone who still hasn’t figured out how to react to being hugged.