What is it with dark unknown creatures and grabbing that side of Dainix’s face?
Ok. Good news: I don’t see any “hiss”-ing sounds from the poncho or Dainix’s face so it may not be an acid slime, at least on the outside. Bad news: conventional weapons don’t seem to be able to even slow it down much; they’re gonna need crucible fire.
If Falst’s strength and the weight of that creature can’t get that door open, it looks like they’re stuck here. Actually may be a blessing in disguise; if they did get out and further into the facility, Alinua’s and Erin’s digging would miss them. The singing cave entrance is also an option, but I think they’ll try a few attempts at beating this thing before resorting to that.
Prediction for next week: Falst moves to save Dainix from the hand and the two of them evade the creature’s attacks before considering the caves as an escape. At that moment, they notice the first few rocks beginning to budge above them.
You know, grabbing his head like that has a very limited range of narrative functions. If it just wanted to kill him or restrain him, the neck or any of the limbs would be a more obvious choice. I can only think of three reasons it might grab his forehead:
A) It’s telepathic and trying to communicate
B) It’s a soul-eater and wants to suck his lifeforce out
C) It just really wants to slam the back of his head into a solid object (wall or floor, either will work)
Any want to guess which one is correct? Did I miss any?
Maybe the hand wants to pull him inside of it. Although you are correct, there are more effective ways to do this but maybe Dainix’s head was the closest
I checked back at the pages a long time ago when the bois were still in the bunker, and it’s a really strong contrast with these pages because they were a lot more vibrant whereas now all the colors are desaturated, like the color is being leeched out of them. (Compare this page with 1.20.24)
They have a light source in that page! Check out this page: https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-20-6/, before Falst yoinks that sentinel’s head lacrima for a lamp: it’s desaturated as heck too! It’s a darkness effect, cuz of the thing where people see less colour in the dark!
Red talked about it, I think on Tumblr actually — just lowering the brightness wouldn’t work cuz the audience still needs to be able to see what’s going on even if not all the characters can!
Whelp, place your bets! Can Dainix recover from potentially getting his face melted off by going flame mode, or does he need to switch BEFOREhand?
Judging by Tahraim’s words about “If I’m not mistaken, guilt burned out your eye” while we WATCHED it get very much slashed out by a magma claw or two in a flashback, I’m thinking he COULD’VE recovered the eye if it wasn’t for the guilty flames.
So… let’s hope that kind of regenerative ability also allows him to deal with… whatever the high heck this thing’ll do to him.
I recently found your comic after starting to watch the OSP channel.
I want to express my utter disappointment and say that after I’ve read the entire thing in the last 2 days I caught up to present day and now I have to wait for more of the story. The art and story have been great and I hate having to wait for more. I need a time machine so I can read all of the rest right now.
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Alt-text: I made a tessellating pattern for this scene I like to call “bowling alley carpet protoplasm”
Image source: move
Maybe it’s because I never frequented bowling allies, but it makes me think of cheap bus/coach seat covers.
Same energy
OH SHIT I remember her mentioning that on Tumblr! THAT was THIS?!
Oh shit, you’re right!
Oh shoot oh fuck oh no
Oh jeez oh god
No time to check the door, just when
The slime attacks our red mother hen
Yep, still refusing to let that joke die.
We will never allow it to die. I love it.
The door still won’t budge?
Well the goo wants out too so,
They’ll give you a hand.
NOT THE HAND!
NOOOO, NOT THE PONCHO
That stain will never come out!
they NEED to stop catching each other like that. has anyone made a counter yet
i dont consider myself a shipper but Come On
So long as we also start a tally for just how many times Falst/Dainix get oof’ed in this arc
It almost feels like Red knows EXACTLY what she’s doing
the tally is: 5 tactical hugs
That should be entirely fine
big glob just wants a high five, but he keeps missing! Everyone should definitely stay still
That is a slight problem
Oh no. Nononononono. They really can’t catch a break, Erin and Alunia better hurry up
Uh oh, guess we’re about to find out whether that thing is acidic, toxic or sucks out your lifeforce the hard way~
My guess is that the thing is trying to suffocate him with the fact that it is made of slime, which is still horrifying tbh
Them having each others backs will never not kill me
Same
What is it with dark unknown creatures and grabbing that side of Dainix’s face?
Ok. Good news: I don’t see any “hiss”-ing sounds from the poncho or Dainix’s face so it may not be an acid slime, at least on the outside. Bad news: conventional weapons don’t seem to be able to even slow it down much; they’re gonna need crucible fire.
If Falst’s strength and the weight of that creature can’t get that door open, it looks like they’re stuck here. Actually may be a blessing in disguise; if they did get out and further into the facility, Alinua’s and Erin’s digging would miss them. The singing cave entrance is also an option, but I think they’ll try a few attempts at beating this thing before resorting to that.
Prediction for next week: Falst moves to save Dainix from the hand and the two of them evade the creature’s attacks before considering the caves as an escape. At that moment, they notice the first few rocks beginning to budge above them.
Borb friend will come find them
Unfortunately for Dainix, piercing/slashing weapons are not traditionally strong against goo monsters.
Yeah, oozes are immune to slashing damage
I don’t think they’re immune to the damage, they just split into multiple smaller creatures.
Gloom Hands! Quick, climb the wall!
ah. it appears he’s been command grabbed, that’s rough
There once was some oily ooze
That looked like a very bad bruise.
It attacked the red hen
Again and again–
This really is no time to snooze.
I love how the ooze’s letters are all oily-looking.
It’s iridescent like oil, and we’ve got the fire guy right there…
Of course, probably not the best plan while trapped underground with limited oxygen
Honestly, I’d be glad if it was *just* acidic or something. Alinua can probably fix that.
I’m *worried* it’s some of the Void Dragon’s power and it’s going to *infect* them.
If that’s the case, Falst hasn’t been hit by this thing yet, and Dainix could potentially transform to give the void energy nothing to corrupt.
Not sure if anyone else plays slime rancher, but I am getting major Tarr energy from this thing.
Oooh, oohh, Yeah!! You’re so right!
Too bad there’s no slimes to distract it, or water to throw at it
You know, grabbing his head like that has a very limited range of narrative functions. If it just wanted to kill him or restrain him, the neck or any of the limbs would be a more obvious choice. I can only think of three reasons it might grab his forehead:
A) It’s telepathic and trying to communicate
B) It’s a soul-eater and wants to suck his lifeforce out
C) It just really wants to slam the back of his head into a solid object (wall or floor, either will work)
Any want to guess which one is correct? Did I miss any?
Maybe the hand wants to pull him inside of it. Although you are correct, there are more effective ways to do this but maybe Dainix’s head was the closest
OHP NOPE THE GOOP HAS A HAND NOW
Ha–hahhh, it’s had hands for a whiiile noooww~
All aboard the horror train!
HURRY UP ALINUA AND ERIN
I checked back at the pages a long time ago when the bois were still in the bunker, and it’s a really strong contrast with these pages because they were a lot more vibrant whereas now all the colors are desaturated, like the color is being leeched out of them. (Compare this page with 1.20.24)
They have a light source in that page! Check out this page: https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-20-6/, before Falst yoinks that sentinel’s head lacrima for a lamp: it’s desaturated as heck too! It’s a darkness effect, cuz of the thing where people see less colour in the dark!
Red talked about it, I think on Tumblr actually — just lowering the brightness wouldn’t work cuz the audience still needs to be able to see what’s going on even if not all the characters can!
yea! I just thought it might also be a little symbolic of how everything keeps getting, well, darker for them lol
Dainix has been grappled
Ooooh no no no NO, you BETTER not go and do something horrible to my favorite firey warrior!
TL;DR: Tag! You’re it!
Oh dear. Oh no. Crossing my fingers the cavalry gets here soon.
I like the multicolored oil-slick sound effect letters.
Whelp, place your bets! Can Dainix recover from potentially getting his face melted off by going flame mode, or does he need to switch BEFOREhand?
Judging by Tahraim’s words about “If I’m not mistaken, guilt burned out your eye” while we WATCHED it get very much slashed out by a magma claw or two in a flashback, I’m thinking he COULD’VE recovered the eye if it wasn’t for the guilty flames.
So… let’s hope that kind of regenerative ability also allows him to deal with… whatever the high heck this thing’ll do to him.
I recently found your comic after starting to watch the OSP channel.
I want to express my utter disappointment and say that after I’ve read the entire thing in the last 2 days I caught up to present day and now I have to wait for more of the story. The art and story have been great and I hate having to wait for more. I need a time machine so I can read all of the rest right now.
Ewwwww oh god imagine getting gripped by a goop hand ?????
Mysterious colours unlike any seen on earth
I think it read his memories…
Why was Red’s own “Bowling Alley Carpet” never picked up as a nickname for the Psychic Torture Slime?