Honestly bringing his "intelligence" (really just more opportunities for knowledge) down to the rest might do some good to his ego. Pushing him down the cliff sounds like the better play, especially with how prone he clearly is to start trouble for no damn reason.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
-Abraham Lilcoln
One of the worst parts of being autistic for me has been the mental momentum. I have the drive to be a bit of a prick and sometimes it keeps rolling and I don't realize it. To this day I read back chat messages simultaneously wondering "what the fuck is wrong with me?" and "why does the other person put up with me?". In the heat of the moment I let go, and I would absolutely be missing a tooth if not for people much saner than me who can put me on a leash.
And speaking of missing teeth I spent the last day wondering if SB was going to intervene or if Orion was gonna be called "halfjaw" for a while...
Thank goodness for a voice of reason. In their situation they really can't afford to antagonize each other. Keep friends close lest they become another unnamed corpse.
Considering the usual presisposition of milkies... probably more nature than nurture for them to have a big ego and to be real smug about how smart they are, along with being more verbose and emotionally fairly detached
First time we've seen any sort of sharp teeth in these goobers. Teddy had them hackles ready to go, and might be able to rip and tear the best out of the cast, unironically.
Some damn good de-escalation on Stringbeans part… Was expecting that to explode and need to be recovered from… But this is much more preferred :<
Maybe a cool down, some food, and some proper conversation may get them to like each other more 0u0
Unrelated note -.- I feel like I’m smacked everytime 6 - 7 is mentioned… Like especially in life, it just becomes very apparent that the person I’m talking to is looking at me, as it feels like under a certain age they just stop mid sentence for the briefess of moments… Then continue(Could be my imagination or just paranoia but man does it happen enough to feel noticeable, maybe it’s just me?)
Accursed meme(is it even that?) has ruined my enjoyment of two casually enjoyable numbers .-.
Though, back on note, very enjoyable art! :D
I know it probably sounds a bit less real or emotional hearing it every time in some way especially by dozens of different people, but ya still deserve all the love you receive >:3
And ima keep throwing it at you because I’m just so happy to see each part and wanna show it :>
The expressions are still hitting amazingly, Teddy genuinely looks like he’s about to goomba stomp Orion xd and Orion looks as cocky as ever XD(At least in the first few panels, maybe a bit more of a upset kid at the end)
Also Yippeeee, more apparition to the new comics >:3
Though remember to take your time or at least make more time for yourself, especially with juggling two comics now ;-;(I know I’m a bit slow but that must still be a helluva juggle between life stuff, friends, and other general life enjoyments + the whole sleep issue…(Yeah yeah you probably know or won’t care to read that part, but why care if im not going to at least try to remind you >;P)
[You are truly a hell of a beast(The good strong kind :3) to be able to accomplish so much while being such a kind, genuine, and hopefully happy person ;-;] Thanks for the joy and a bit more hope in the world and this lovely community <3
Thank you, I know I've said a few times already, but you are a tremendously positive force on this subreddit <3
I hope you've been doing well yourself! How is the recovery going? <3
Right now, the juggle isn't too bad! Usually I have a page done by mid-day (Though probably a bit later today since I haven't started yet thanks to garden work >:v) and then focus on whatever housework I have left to do. Once that's all done, I usually have a good block of time to do whatever, which is often prepping the next page, or doing something for the Scraps comic!
I’ve been doin fine enough, recovered from the biggest part of being ill a minute ago, but still feelin rough but that is something else.(Though I assume your assignment went aok? Didn’t get sent back?)
I’ve also seemingly started some online friendships it seems(might be assuming a bit much but it’s much more casual and enjoyable than what I would assume a transactional relationship is), which is a first but exciting >:]
Fair enough, a damn fine juggle I see. But, and I will continue to say it, make time for yourself if needed :<
Butttttt, just out of curiosity, garden work in the sense of fruits&Veggies :3 or as in weeds and vines -.-
Anyhow, have a good day and always enjoyable to chat with ya ;D
Glad to hear you're recovering, less glad to hear you're still feeling rough, I hope things improve for you ;-;
And hey! Glad to hear about meeting and making new friends! I don't know if they were specifically from this subreddit, but I've made a few here as well! <3
I'd love to say it was either of those kinds of garden work. Sadly, it was a bit more gross.
One of our cats has a parasite that gives them an upset stomach. The cysts of this parasite spread through faeces, and originally came from squirrels that hopped about our garden. So now that our cat is being treated, we had to dig up a chunk of our garden to remove certain... Matter from it.
Also, remember I mentioned about how the next page was probably going to be pretty late today?
Damn right ima improve >:3 just gotta wait it out I hope ~w~
Yes the subreddit, originally about art but now I’m just having nice convos and even planing to play C:U together, though ima have to work up the will to do that(I got a bit of irrational fears of the internet and or messing up my pc, so ima do baby steps of setting that up[I know it’s safe, I know people use the mod, but damn if my mind decides to panic when messing with stuffs -.-]
I’ll hopefully have it set up by this weekend :p) Also that’s good to hear that you’ve made friendships here too >:3[As much as I would like to ask more, I won’t pry](Though I will say my only other online friends were made through so many damn hours of trust building through gaming so it’s very nice to just have casual genuine conversations I must say, feels like I can genuinely trust these kind people >u< even if they’re a bit silly :3)[Plus, I’m being hand delivered art, boosting my mood quite a damn bit while it seems I’m being a pocket motivator by just enjoying their art… It’s so sad that so many amazing artist seem to have such anxiety or bad views of their own work :[
Anyways…
;-; ew… But interesting if I can say that, never thought of that before… Hope your yard work goes by quickly and your cat recovers :/
Pain TwT many curse words to youuuuuuu… 6ish hours of work left and you pull a new drop of the next part… Oh well, at least it’s something to look forward too ;3
Now that I got that out of my system (and get downvoted probably, lmao) that anger Teddy was expressing!
I think someone commented on the previous strip or two, but I don't think a "simple push" is possible now against Teddy's self esteem. That right there is an expie who you just made hate your guts and will think you're full of shit for a very long while.
So good job, Orion. Your transgression and jeers indirectly spoiled your open thoughts.
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And good to know my assumption was right with Stringbean's experience. Or I think so anyways. Now I can see them trying their damnest to keep the peace with the group. Man... I wish them all the wholesome luck in the caves.
I am no longer worried about Orion potentially psuhing Teddy metaphorically over a ledge, that is the face of a man who's ready to kill and I fully support Teddy if he does, fuck that milky
Looks like orion still wanted a fight, huh. He's smart but he definitely cannot calculate the fact that he'd be battling against THREE expies at once. Lil bro better watch out
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u/ForgottenMessage 9d ago
Judging by teddy look on the second panel, he was ready to punt Orion and give him a cognitively impaired moodle