Question unrelated to Aurora #6: @Privpi So uh… Your idea did buy me some time, Friday’s time in fact. Unfortunately The Skeleton War is a lot closer than I thought it would be, and is starting on Wednesday. So uh… What do I do to win the Skeleton War?
Aurora Question #65: Out of the poetry forms used by the Poetry Gang (Hello Haiku, Ongoing Conversation Couplet, etc.), which one is your favourite?
Just repeat the whole starfish iperation until you have enough undead skeleton starfish soldiers to fight for you. Should the starfish police come after you, recruit them as well. Nothing canvstop you.
That is the right mindset. Use all of them to your own advantage. Should you run out of starfish, just use some other lifeforms. Create the biggest undead army this skeleton-infested world has ever seen.
Without a digestive system or circulatory system, they wont be able to drink the milk. (I’m just going to ignore the fact that they wouldn’t be able to move without muscles) What Question Master could do is get the acetic acid from vinegar and make a strong concentration of it. It will dissolve the calcium in the bones and leave only the collogen and phosphorus. This will make the bones flexible and the skeletons won’t be able to move.
response to U.A. 6 – you sound like your enjoying self at least! #A. 65 response- that’s like asking me who my favorite child is in front of all my children (not that I’ve had any in ‘real life’) (please remember I am trying to respond politely to @Q.M. question I assumed was communicated with sincerity)
You win the war not in the battlefield, but in the headlines. create anti-skeleton propaganda, with taglines such as: BEWARE THE FLESHLESS MENACE, HE WANTS YOUR BONES NEXT, and FLAMING SKELETONS CREATE FOREST FIRES. turn the public against them. maybe you can destroy their reputation through clever blackmail? do you have any embarrassing secrets of theirs?
As a horror writer, I’m going to let you in on a secret: undead are generally created by injustice, such as being robbed and murdered, and they won’t stop until they get justice or vengeance. Since I’m guessing you don’t want to go through the latter, I recommend the first. Make a public confession, return anything you stole & compensate their living relatives according to starfish law, and then the starfish ghosts should move on of their own accord.
Good thing he was smart enough to grab Falst’s tail along with his legs. Can you imagine if he accidentally stepped on it in the dark, tripped, and went tumbling down the stairs? Deadly, but hilarious.
Running down stairs in the dark carrying someone? Alongside the fire, Dainix is breaking a lot of safety rules.
Ok, I’m now rather scared for Falst. He’s fallen unconscious from his own effort and injuries, and you can see his hand shake in panel 2 before he falls. Is it the adrenaline wearing off, or something more serious?
Well, Dainix certainly knows how to bridal carry; he even has Falst’s tail raised to ensure he doesn’t step/trip on it. He does look very concerned though; now is that more for Falst’s health given that he’s passed out from his injuries and physical feats, or because they’re going deeper into the dangerous complex without a light source?
This flight of stairs is going down. Good news, any smoke and heat from the fire won’t hurt them too much; if these stairs were going up it could act as a chimney. Bad news, that’s also the opposite direction to the surface; fingers crossed this passage goes up again later.
I’m worried about @veggiesnake and @Q.M. Please take deep, slow breathes and start typing in small letters you two and please don’t hate me. You’re making me feel motherly towards you both now.
Yes I won’t forget @randomfangirl but she only had one outburst this page, so I am less worried about her(?) (bows to @UnheardBroom and @randomgirl and look at @Ell’s post a little worriedly but realizes horror can be a form of entertainment)
Oh good, he’s unconscious, maybe then he might stop trying to get blood to come out of more places on his body.
Istg I’m gonna give him the cone if he don’t stop, Alinua is going to kick his ass when they get back and the dread of that interaction is just the icing on the ‘oh my god! why?!’ cake.
Full compliments to you Red, all 100% makes sense for his character and I can’t complain about that one bit, but Falst Oh My God, Stop! Dude, you’re killing me over here.
Wait, is Falst suddenly dying of carbon monoxide poisoning then? Not an expert, but I’ve heard that carbon monoxide poisoning turns your blood cherry red, and given the limited amount of air (and the slightly less limited amount of fire) that might be a problem. Gosh, I hope the masses of fallen rock will seal out the smoke, or else they will have even more problems. (But somehow I doubt Red would let them die of random gases when there’s more terror to explore in the dungeon.)
Having looked it up, it is normally observed as a cherry red “flush” of the skin — but by the time CO poisoning has reached that level, whomever is showing that is generally dead (it is normally a post-mortem diagnostic). So let’s hope not? But really, seems fairly unlikely, pretty sure this is just artistic portrayal.
I feel like Life over here just like “FINALLY”
It was bound to happen, I suppose. Even though I’m very concerned for Falst’s wellbeing (do you KNOW how much skinning your knuckles like that would actually hurt!?) I nonetheless appreciate the tactical low altitude bridal carry.
Also ?ATTENTION EVERYONE? is it just me or is there also blood coming out of Falst’s fist? The force of that blow must have made him stab himself with his own claws. That probably hurts more than the scrapes bro, Falst had better learn his lesson and start being more ok after this. I so hope Alinua rant-lectures him on why he needs to take better care of himself.
Eugh… Falst’s blood is dribbling off of his knuckles in the last panel. He’s really f*cking himself up six ways from Sunday; I hope he doesn’t get any permanent afflictions out of this whole ordeal.
I get why people like the bridal carry in stories like this, but just once I’d like to see a fantasy hero buck the trend and use a firefighter’s carry. Advantages include having a hand free to do stuff like fight off monsters.
Bonus points if the character being carried is lucid enough to complain about it.
Yeah, a fireman’s carry would stretch Falst’s abdominals, potentially tearing his wounds further. Not to mention his definitely-broken arm would be knocking around with every step Dainix takes.
Dainix: That did it! It’s coming down!
Falst: …must…stay…conscious
Falst’s body: You have a huge gash in your side, your arm is broken, and that’s just everything you’ve noticed. Come on, nappy time, let’s go.
Wouldn’t it be a cherry on top of a suffering sundae for Dainix to trip on the stairs and injure Falst even more lol (this is not lol, but I am trying to get through the pain of Falst punching solid rock on top of all his other injuries)
Also, yay, Falst finally gets the bridal carry he was denied a few pages ago 😀
Why are Falst’s fingers dark? In panel four, you can see it really well. Are they bruised? Please let it not be cave corruption, they should have a least a couple hours before that, right? Please let it just be bruises
UGGHHHH
I’ve resisted reading this comic because I love Red’s content and I know I would archive binge through it way too quickly. But this morning I caved and started reading, now I’m up to the present and I have to wait DAYS for each new page T.T
I should have waited another year
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Alt-text: better not miss a step
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Woe! Falst! D:
Bridal carry score going up!
I stand corrected; that was enough to collapse this shaft.
Cuuuuute
But hey Dainix can run (down a darken hall) so is running gag running into danger or out it? Clever Red!
Hmm I thought I hear Red say “Both!” in a pleased voice. Probably just my imagination, probably,
Now you’re running down the hallway,
You know what they all say,
You don’t know what you got
Until it’s gone
sorry, sorry. I’ll go now
Knuckles raw, he falls
As the rocks come crashing down
Make haste to escape
…those half-seen outlines in that door opening… *shudder*
YA’LL WE GOT A BRIDAL CARRY! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
I WASN’T TRAINED FOR THIS WHAT DO WE DOOOOO?
Either bridal carry! Or be bridal carried. *picks up @Question Master in a bridal carry*
What’s the procedure, people? What’s the procedure?
Question unrelated to Aurora #6: @Privpi So uh… Your idea did buy me some time, Friday’s time in fact. Unfortunately The Skeleton War is a lot closer than I thought it would be, and is starting on Wednesday. So uh… What do I do to win the Skeleton War?
Aurora Question #65: Out of the poetry forms used by the Poetry Gang (Hello Haiku, Ongoing Conversation Couplet, etc.), which one is your favourite?
Just repeat the whole starfish iperation until you have enough undead skeleton starfish soldiers to fight for you. Should the starfish police come after you, recruit them as well. Nothing canvstop you.
Sorry: “operation” and “can stop”.
Forgiven! -from another typer? typest? who is aware of past mistakes but still enjoyed your contribution @A.
I must rob *all* the Starfish
That is the right mindset. Use all of them to your own advantage. Should you run out of starfish, just use some other lifeforms. Create the biggest undead army this skeleton-infested world has ever seen.
Simple, add sulphuric acid to skeleton supplies of milk. Now when they try to use the calcium to increase their bone power they will instead dissolve.
Without a digestive system or circulatory system, they wont be able to drink the milk. (I’m just going to ignore the fact that they wouldn’t be able to move without muscles) What Question Master could do is get the acetic acid from vinegar and make a strong concentration of it. It will dissolve the calcium in the bones and leave only the collogen and phosphorus. This will make the bones flexible and the skeletons won’t be able to move.
response to U.A. 6 – you sound like your enjoying self at least! #A. 65 response- that’s like asking me who my favorite child is in front of all my children (not that I’ve had any in ‘real life’) (please remember I am trying to respond politely to @Q.M. question I assumed was communicated with sincerity)
You win the war not in the battlefield, but in the headlines. create anti-skeleton propaganda, with taglines such as: BEWARE THE FLESHLESS MENACE, HE WANTS YOUR BONES NEXT, and FLAMING SKELETONS CREATE FOREST FIRES. turn the public against them. maybe you can destroy their reputation through clever blackmail? do you have any embarrassing secrets of theirs?
For question #65 I’ve got to say @Called by Magic but that’s just because I’m a sucker for rhymes, no offense @HelloHaiku you’re amazing too.
I had this problem once. The firemen and demolitionists knew what to do
Honestly all the various poetry people might be my favorite parts of this comic
#6 Honestly man? Don’t. All you have to do is survive. Find an apocalypse basement and hunker down till this all blows over. Hopefully you’ll be fine.
As a horror writer, I’m going to let you in on a secret: undead are generally created by injustice, such as being robbed and murdered, and they won’t stop until they get justice or vengeance. Since I’m guessing you don’t want to go through the latter, I recommend the first. Make a public confession, return anything you stole & compensate their living relatives according to starfish law, and then the starfish ghosts should move on of their own accord.
Q #6 answer: Hire a necromancer
Aaaaaand there’s the bridal carry again 😀
oh finally, at least he can’t do any MORE damage to himself like this
Can he?….
Keep reading (and be ready to be surprised) @Oktopi3.14
Good thing he was smart enough to grab Falst’s tail along with his legs. Can you imagine if he accidentally stepped on it in the dark, tripped, and went tumbling down the stairs? Deadly, but hilarious.
Running down stairs in the dark carrying someone? Alongside the fire, Dainix is breaking a lot of safety rules.
Ok, I’m now rather scared for Falst. He’s fallen unconscious from his own effort and injuries, and you can see his hand shake in panel 2 before he falls. Is it the adrenaline wearing off, or something more serious?
Well, Dainix certainly knows how to bridal carry; he even has Falst’s tail raised to ensure he doesn’t step/trip on it. He does look very concerned though; now is that more for Falst’s health given that he’s passed out from his injuries and physical feats, or because they’re going deeper into the dangerous complex without a light source?
This flight of stairs is going down. Good news, any smoke and heat from the fire won’t hurt them too much; if these stairs were going up it could act as a chimney. Bad news, that’s also the opposite direction to the surface; fingers crossed this passage goes up again later.
I imagine broken knucles
Oh my god! It’s happening! Everybody stay calm. STAY FUCKING CALM
I’m worried about @veggiesnake and @Q.M. Please take deep, slow breathes and start typing in small letters you two and please don’t hate me. You’re making me feel motherly towards you both now.
Don’t forget @randomfangirl.
Sorry, don’t forget about @randomfangirl, they seemed to be freaking out a little too.
Yes I won’t forget @randomfangirl but she only had one outburst this page, so I am less worried about her(?) (bows to @UnheardBroom and @randomgirl and look at @Ell’s post a little worriedly but realizes horror can be a form of entertainment)
Oh good, he’s unconscious, maybe then he might stop trying to get blood to come out of more places on his body.
Istg I’m gonna give him the cone if he don’t stop, Alinua is going to kick his ass when they get back and the dread of that interaction is just the icing on the ‘oh my god! why?!’ cake.
Full compliments to you Red, all 100% makes sense for his character and I can’t complain about that one bit, but Falst Oh My God, Stop! Dude, you’re killing me over here.
Is it time for the Trauma Dream
There once was a cavern wall
That was always destined to fall
At the punch of a cat,
Who then falls flat,
But is caught and carried down the hall.
I love how eerily bright the blood is compared to all the other muted colors.
Wait, is Falst suddenly dying of carbon monoxide poisoning then? Not an expert, but I’ve heard that carbon monoxide poisoning turns your blood cherry red, and given the limited amount of air (and the slightly less limited amount of fire) that might be a problem. Gosh, I hope the masses of fallen rock will seal out the smoke, or else they will have even more problems. (But somehow I doubt Red would let them die of random gases when there’s more terror to explore in the dungeon.)
My guess is that Falst was running on adrenaline and he temporarily ran out of it,
Hhhmmm, the more I ponder 1.21.21 the more I think your statement is correct and my guess is not the case. (bow to @0.C.C.)
Having looked it up, it is normally observed as a cherry red “flush” of the skin — but by the time CO poisoning has reached that level, whomever is showing that is generally dead (it is normally a post-mortem diagnostic). So let’s hope not? But really, seems fairly unlikely, pretty sure this is just artistic portrayal.
I feel like Life over here just like “FINALLY”
It was bound to happen, I suppose. Even though I’m very concerned for Falst’s wellbeing (do you KNOW how much skinning your knuckles like that would actually hurt!?) I nonetheless appreciate the tactical low altitude bridal carry.
Also ?ATTENTION EVERYONE? is it just me or is there also blood coming out of Falst’s fist? The force of that blow must have made him stab himself with his own claws. That probably hurts more than the scrapes bro, Falst had better learn his lesson and start being more ok after this. I so hope Alinua rant-lectures him on why he needs to take better care of himself.
Falst is also coming down
Well time to start shipping Falst and Dainix
You’re only starting now? I’ve been doing that since Dainix gave Falst his wyrmsilk poncho during the fight against V.D. and Tynan.
People have been shipping those two before Dainix was ever introduced in comic.
TL;DR: Falst fainted! Switch your Pokemon?
bonding adventure!
Eugh… Falst’s blood is dribbling off of his knuckles in the last panel. He’s really f*cking himself up six ways from Sunday; I hope he doesn’t get any permanent afflictions out of this whole ordeal.
Shhh!
Don’t give Red any ideas!
At least he can’t resist now when Dainix tries to treat him
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Let’s hope Dainix has more bandages!
awww shnitzelberries, my cool staircase effect didn’t work!
…ahem:
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I get why people like the bridal carry in stories like this, but just once I’d like to see a fantasy hero buck the trend and use a firefighter’s carry. Advantages include having a hand free to do stuff like fight off monsters.
Bonus points if the character being carried is lucid enough to complain about it.
That may be, but depending on the injuries on the person being carried it may not be that practical…
Yeah, a fireman’s carry would stretch Falst’s abdominals, potentially tearing his wounds further. Not to mention his definitely-broken arm would be knocking around with every step Dainix takes.
I hope Alinua is ready for another all-nighter cause Falst is in a state…
shh it’s not an all-nighter. she’s getting a little bit of sleep. an hour, maybe.
Dainix: That did it! It’s coming down!
Falst: …must…stay…conscious
Falst’s body: You have a huge gash in your side, your arm is broken, and that’s just everything you’ve noticed. Come on, nappy time, let’s go.
Falst has a new bobo. Dainix, it’ll need a kiss to feel better
Wouldn’t it be a cherry on top of a suffering sundae for Dainix to trip on the stairs and injure Falst even more lol (this is not lol, but I am trying to get through the pain of Falst punching solid rock on top of all his other injuries)
Also, yay, Falst finally gets the bridal carry he was denied a few pages ago 😀
HOLD THE PHONE
Why are Falst’s fingers dark? In panel four, you can see it really well. Are they bruised? Please let it not be cave corruption, they should have a least a couple hours before that, right? Please let it just be bruises
Listen here son, in this world it’s either bridal carry or be bridal carried
the detail on falst’s knuckles is so cool, the way they would tear up from punching literal rock
I am up to date!!!! I am both excited and filled with despair
Oh dear, it seems I’ve caught up.
UGGHHHH
I’ve resisted reading this comic because I love Red’s content and I know I would archive binge through it way too quickly. But this morning I caved and started reading, now I’m up to the present and I have to wait DAYS for each new page T.T
I should have waited another year
Falst’s ruined knuckles after the flashback bit is the kind of detail I love to see, it’s my lack of brown M&Ms in the dish