R.I.P. the moniker Punchy Metal Lady, you join the ranks obsolete nicknames alongside the likes of Vashn’t, Chimera Mom, Icarus and Walter.
My second prediction from last week was right! I’m glad it’s PM- Sorry, Tess, meeting them and not the guards. Now we can talk storms and why she’s after Erin, then the guards and/or Tynan can arrive.
Tess must be pretty stealthy when she wants to be; sneaking up behind the guard at the start of the chapter is one thing but getting the better of Falst is another. Speaking of Falst, even after badmouthing Erin five seconds ago he’s determined not to rat out his friend to a potential threat; he is too good for this world.
Art wise I’m really digging the shadows and lighting effects on this trio, and the expressions on them, especially in the first panel, are great. Those expressive faces and poses are particularly important with Tess as her mostly blank eyes are difficult to get feelings from.
I think tess might know something about the dragon if she’s looking for Erin. I like her vibe, she seems OP but happy go lucky kinda similar to Camicazi from HTTYD (the books) but less aggressive.
I’m LOVING the art! It’s simple but manages not to make the character designs look lazy or low effort.
Also, did alinua literally almost give away information to an unknown mage that managed to get past Falsts hearing and smell. SMH. Tbh tho, Tess gives off friendly non aggressive vibes so I can’t really blame her.
I was kind of worried that Falst and Erin were going to be a reoccurring source of conflict (think frenemies) but despite their differences in values Falst is protective when it counts
I mean, it makes sense for Falst to be super protective of the group (Erin included), they’re the only people who have treated him like a human and given him a “family”, of course he doesn’t want to lose that.
A WILD TESS APPEARS!!!!! 😀
does this mean we will finally get answers about why she’s looking for Erin? and if she’s going to be the long-awaited fifth member of the Floof Squad?
@Hiiiii!!! I’ve been wondering if it will be a six, or if we’ll have an extra super-gorgeous man for the duration of getting to whatever home he mentioned and hi-jinks ensuing there.
@Ophidiophile It does seem that we should share some of Falst’s suspicion of Tess’s motivation to find Erin. The whole secret Void Dragon thing puts us in a really great place to have a “good guy” wanting Erin for reasons that will turn out to be quite bad.
Everyone else seems to think that Tess will be the fifth member to join the party, but I don’t think so. She seems to have her own thing going on, and is content to travel alone, parallel to the party. I have a feeling that Dainix will be teammate number five, with Tess either traveling for awhile before finally joining the group, or staying on her own as a lone wanderer.
YAYYYYY TESSS god i love her so much lol
@TheUnknownGame
yeah i kinda get that loner vibe, but a part of me really wants her to join with dainix because i love her personality so much… but yeah having two member join at the same time would be a lot so i can see her maybe drifitng off for a chapter or so before returning to be number 6 ^^ although i can definitely see her at least being a positive ally who might come around to help ]the gang solve/punch things if she never joins
Secret answer C: neither of the two new characters becomes member five and/or six. Both strike me as affiliated with groups that may be important to our heroes later: adequate reason to develop some rapport. There’s plenty of time to get another member if we even need one. I can see all the roles being filled.
I really hope Tess joins the team after or during Zurinth, while it’s would be fun to have somebody outside of Fluff squad {tm} to follow we have other people for that.
TESS MY BELOVED
AND SHE’S HERE!
Say hi (now officially) to Tess, everyone!
“don’t you know the stories?”
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TESS
We need these cloaks to be sold as merch.
i’d buy several
You could interpret Faulsts’ actions as being protective of Erin and I’m gonna go with that XD
Unfortunately we don’t have cat ears 🙁
I love her
Finally! The wait ends.
TESS yay I loved her character design so much
I love how concerned Falst is for his friend
Especially because he was sassing about him like four seconds ago
“He’s an asshat, but he’s MY asshat”
And here’s our big guy to complete the five man band!
R.I.P. the moniker Punchy Metal Lady, you join the ranks obsolete nicknames alongside the likes of Vashn’t, Chimera Mom, Icarus and Walter.
My second prediction from last week was right! I’m glad it’s PM- Sorry, Tess, meeting them and not the guards. Now we can talk storms and why she’s after Erin, then the guards and/or Tynan can arrive.
Tess must be pretty stealthy when she wants to be; sneaking up behind the guard at the start of the chapter is one thing but getting the better of Falst is another. Speaking of Falst, even after badmouthing Erin five seconds ago he’s determined not to rat out his friend to a potential threat; he is too good for this world.
Art wise I’m really digging the shadows and lighting effects on this trio, and the expressions on them, especially in the first panel, are great. Those expressive faces and poses are particularly important with Tess as her mostly blank eyes are difficult to get feelings from.
I think tess might know something about the dragon if she’s looking for Erin. I like her vibe, she seems OP but happy go lucky kinda similar to Camicazi from HTTYD (the books) but less aggressive.
I’m LOVING the art! It’s simple but manages not to make the character designs look lazy or low effort.
Also, did alinua literally almost give away information to an unknown mage that managed to get past Falsts hearing and smell. SMH. Tbh tho, Tess gives off friendly non aggressive vibes so I can’t really blame her.
Ha, so she her name is really is Tess. Well its nice to finally be able to stop calling her matallic lightning lady.
haha metal lady pretty brain go brrr
Yes! Hello Tess, been a fan of your work for quite awhile.
So her name is confirmed to be Tess nice
Now we can stop calling her the Shiny Metal Lady in the asks lmao
I was kind of worried that Falst and Erin were going to be a reoccurring source of conflict (think frenemies) but despite their differences in values Falst is protective when it counts
TL;DR: Don’t eavesdrop, metal lady! It’s rude AND creepy!
YES FINALLY what DO you want with him? The storm? Does she think its the same weird storm Erin had been investigating? (Probably not :/)
TE E EE E E E E E E ESSSSSSSS
Finally, the official name drop. Hopefully she will become a lot less mysterious to us next week…
Y’all were shipping Falst and Kendal but are we sure Falst doesn’t have a thing for Erin?
Unless it’s been stated that Falst is aromantic like Kendal, ofc
Yay Tess meets the gang! Finally!
I think Falst is just Protective Boi (TM)
A good person to be friends with, in other words.
Surprise from behind
An introduction at last!
Falst is wary though.
Tess teleports behind you…
YOU GUYS TESS IS OFFICIALLY HERE!!!
YES! FINALLY THEY INTERACT! GLORIOUS DAY!!!
If we don’t get a moment where someone hurts their hand when trying to punch her, why even have a metal lady?
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Bat-Tess!
I mean, it makes sense for Falst to be super protective of the group (Erin included), they’re the only people who have treated him like a human and given him a “family”, of course he doesn’t want to lose that.
The art of this comic is so cool! Love Tess’s look!
Hi Tess! Welcome! We got Kendal the Main Character, Alinua the mom, Erin the perfect child, and Falst the explosive, i’ve-lived-a-hard-life one.
Woooo Tess!
PersonMcPerson- Falst is canonically gay.
*Also Kendal is Ace,
Erin is bi,
Alinua is pan,
and Tess is a lesbian.
well, falst and erin is the best option, in response to personmcperson
“Ah, so you DO know Erin”
The polite villains are the ones you have to be the most cautious with.
I was wrong, but this is better!
A WILD TESS APPEARS!!!!! 😀
does this mean we will finally get answers about why she’s looking for Erin? and if she’s going to be the long-awaited fifth member of the Floof Squad?
PersonMcPerson- *Also, also Dainix is trans and gay.
AHAHA WAIT GUYS NOW CAN I SHIP ALINUA WITH TESS???
Eeekkk! We have our five!!!
Or would it be six?
And now the storm becomes relevant.
@Hiiiii!!! I’ve been wondering if it will be a six, or if we’ll have an extra super-gorgeous man for the duration of getting to whatever home he mentioned and hi-jinks ensuing there.
@Ophidiophile It does seem that we should share some of Falst’s suspicion of Tess’s motivation to find Erin. The whole secret Void Dragon thing puts us in a really great place to have a “good guy” wanting Erin for reasons that will turn out to be quite bad.
Everyone else seems to think that Tess will be the fifth member to join the party, but I don’t think so. She seems to have her own thing going on, and is content to travel alone, parallel to the party. I have a feeling that Dainix will be teammate number five, with Tess either traveling for awhile before finally joining the group, or staying on her own as a lone wanderer.
Or red is subverting the trope and gives us 6 protagonists
@Evil Tree; Man, I completely forgot about Walter! Well, it doesn’t have to be an obsolete nickname if we don’t want it to be. 🙂
YAYYYYY TESSS god i love her so much lol
@TheUnknownGame
yeah i kinda get that loner vibe, but a part of me really wants her to join with dainix because i love her personality so much… but yeah having two member join at the same time would be a lot so i can see her maybe drifitng off for a chapter or so before returning to be number 6 ^^ although i can definitely see her at least being a positive ally who might come around to help ]the gang solve/punch things if she never joins
Secret answer C: neither of the two new characters becomes member five and/or six. Both strike me as affiliated with groups that may be important to our heroes later: adequate reason to develop some rapport. There’s plenty of time to get another member if we even need one. I can see all the roles being filled.
Ah, Tess. we meet at last
Gotta say, not much compares to the anguish of catching up to a really good webcomic.
I really hope Tess joins the team after or during Zurinth, while it’s would be fun to have somebody outside of Fluff squad {tm} to follow we have other people for that.
Literally just blew through it in a week. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
To, PersonMcPerson
wasn’t he basically saying he wanted to punch him in the face a page ago lol
Falst being such a loyal friend. I love him so much <33
To, TheUnknownGame
Honestly I could see both outcomes.
Oh man I finally caught up I binged the hole thing and it only took like three hours
wait? she’s made of metal? is that why she’s so stronk?
Tess was created to fuel reds need for floofy people in sleeveless garb
Is anyone else imagining Tess with Scorpia’s voice?
Tess is the one character I use Red’s voice for. It seems like a good fit.
Alt text: brb updating the character page
WHY IS TESS SO ATTRACTIVE?!
Sorry, had to get that off my chest.
Don’t worry, we’re all thinking it.
“City people get mad about the weirdest things.” Truer words were never spoken.