October 22nd, 2012
The vote incentive is a silly doodle, as usual -- this one will answer some unaddressed questions!
Vote Incentive for This Comic.
Until her name is revealed, I'm going to call the mysterious pale girl Karma, for what's happened to Jonan while in her presence.
posted at 1:58am on October 22nd, 2012
Ummmmm this is super perfect, I approve.
posted at 8:51am on October 24th, 2012
Actually, if you had something like a neti pot, you could drink through your nose. >:D
posted at 2:12am on October 22nd, 2012
That, or nasogastric intubation :S
posted at 6:00am on October 22nd, 2012
What about an intravenous drip? Then again, I don't think that their medical technology has advanced *quite* that far yet...
posted at 1:24am on October 23rd, 2012
Oh gosh, the suggestions for possible solutions for Jonan are amazing you guys, thank you all
(also nasogastric intubation in a pseudo-middle-ages society is a really terrifying prospect)
posted at 8:59am on October 24th, 2012
According to the historical fiction I've been reading, that sort of thing was done by physicians in the Roman Empire -- animal intestine through the nose to feed people in comas. Of course, the technology level of the world in general dropped a few levels after the Empire dissolved into anarchy, so if this is really pseudo-middle-ages, then they might not be too familar with the idea. But, y'know, you could play it either way!
Afterthought: That could get pretty gross when there's a necromancer and zombies involved. It just occurred to me to wonder where the intestine might come from, and that may be ickier than it needs to be.
posted at 3:55am on October 25th, 2012
Maybe I'm just an uncultured brute... but while everyone else was thinking of pumping water up his nose, it seems I was the only person whose first idea of a solution was "stab a hole in his cheek".
Seriously... some people do weird stuff like stabbing needles through their cheeks for a living. I figure it would be fairly simple. Just get something sorta like a knitting needle... make sure it is nice and sharp... heat it up to sterilise it... then stabbity through the cheek! ^_^
posted at 9:06am on March 9th, 2016
I'm glad you didn't overlook that little detail. There's a game on the market right now in which some minor order of monks sew their lips shut, apparently because the designers thought that was more badass than a simple vow of silence. The whole problem about eating/breathing/drinking kinda got on my nerves.
I guess it's gonna be some minor surgery for darlin' Jonas. He can cure himself up properly afterwards, at least. I hope someone in the household knows how to get or make a painkiller.
posted at 3:47am on October 22nd, 2012
For sewing the lips shut I guess maaaayyyybe you could squeeze a straw in there and...... eat nothing but soup forever? Maybe.
posted at 9:03am on October 24th, 2012
Eh, you won't mind that much about every character having individual writing, I mean, the major ones are apparently going to get killed off at a rate of knots greater than that of an average George R.R Martin book, so... yeah. Keep up the bad work I guess? :P
posted at 3:57am on October 22nd, 2012
What? Where did you get that? I don't think any of the major characters are getting killed so soon... Only accented elvish guy has been killed so far, and I wouldn't call him "major".
I can only suppose you've got your webcomics mixed up. Well, keep up uh, whatever it is you're trying to accomplish here.
posted at 1:15pm on October 29th, 2012
Wow, didn't see that one coming.
At first I thought he was shocked because he suddenly realised how many people he probably have killed unintendedly (?); but then I came to my senses. We are talking about Jonan, right. He is shocked to realize that he is a goner now.
But can't you just solve this easily -if painfully- by a good sharp blade? I mean he probably can heal bleeding afterwards when he can speak again.
posted at 5:49am on October 22nd, 2012
I'm thinking all of the above. He might be a dick, but he's not EVIL. He just wanted to be left alone, not to kill people. And now that all of that's been thrown in his face, he's gonna have a spot of trouble dealing with that. The realization of his own demise would probably spark panic more than anything else. This expression is something a lot deeper than that.
And yes. Sharp blade. Jonan might not handle pain well, but it'll be the least of his worries now.
posted at 10:38am on October 22nd, 2012
...I wonder how many people he's killed...
posted at 1:01pm on October 22nd, 2012
I'm trying to read his reaction here. Is he looking so shocked because he ACTUALLY NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS before? Or just because he just realized he's kind of in trouble now?
The part that puzzled me was Sev's sudden trail-off. It almost makes me think of someone who has just realized that they've gone and reminded someone of something, and that person already knew about it and it is a sensitive topic. Which would indicate that there is something else in the subtext of this conversation that is bothering everyone. Orrr everyone else commenting here is right and I'm just reading too much into it. I guess we'll find out next week!
Also, I love the fact that for once, Sev's explanation of things is actually LESS embarrassing than what actually happened. XD (And thank you for explaining that, because I WAS actually wondering.)
posted at 1:14pm on October 22nd, 2012
I've seen Johan's reaction once before in real life. I made an off-hand comment to a friend about how he was born only 6 months after his parents were married. He had never made the connection before that moment. Awkward...
posted at 1:20pm on October 22nd, 2012
Well, it's suboptimal, but Jonan could soak in a bathtub most of the week (I'm guessing nasogastric intubation is not in his medical repertoire).
posted at 4:06pm on October 22nd, 2012
Even laymen realize that the nose and mouth are connected; I'm sure he could figure it out.
I'd laugh if he went for the tub route, though. Talk about pruney.
posted at 2:28am on October 23rd, 2012
Contrary to general belief, Jonan just realized he needed to make a trip to the privy.
posted at 6:37pm on October 22nd, 2012
No, hold on, Jonan! You need that water in your body!
posted at 1:22pm on October 29th, 2012
*shockgasp* Did Shazzbaa just butcher English in the floaty tooltip thingy? OR am I the only one who can't grasp the grammatical meaning of "in for a comic"?
ps. I wouldn't be grammarnazi-ing if I wouldn't know that you are one too. ;p
posted at 7:56pm on October 22nd, 2012
No, it's awkward, but I think it's right. Hard to tell without hearing it, but the difference is which far of the sentence the "in" belongs with.
"Making a different font for every character to speak in ... for a comic lettered by hand."
There's probably a more textbook-correct way of writing it, but it's right enough!
posted at 12:49am on October 23rd, 2012
But there is no "..." between the in and the for. It is just "making a font for every single character to speak in for a comic lettered by hand"
At least now I think I understand why the "in" is there - it looked totally redundant to me before. It's there to say "speak in a comic" but then there is also "font for a character for a comic" which then I guess collided in what we have now??? Maybe? Or is that totally wrong?
So then it's grammatically correct? I'm honestly intrigued now.
posted at 5:35am on October 24th, 2012
Nziz is right! -- the "in" doesn't go with comic at all. It's "font for a character to speak in," as in, each character will speak in a different font. I am creating these fonts for a comic that I letter by hand. It's just two separate thoughts that are put together without any punctuation separating them.
I'm not sure about accuracy, but it's certainly not an optimal sentence construction! Truth be told, while I'm a stickler for knowing the right word to use, grammatically speaking, I'll often throw away things like punctuation for humourous effect and/or to get across the tone of how I'd be saying something, because I consider perfect grammar secondary to communication and rhythm of speech.
You could make it less ambiguous by simply inserting punctuation: "Making a font for every single character to speak in, for a comic I letter by hand."
Though I suspect the most technically accurate way to state it would probably involve rewriting it entirely so that there's not a preposition hanging out at the end of that first thought:
"Making every single character speak in a different font in a comic I letter by hand" but that doesn't have the same sound to me.
posted at 9:19am on October 24th, 2012
Actually, speaking as Grammar Paladin Senior, I approve of your re-written statement. ;)
posted at 9:51am on October 24th, 2012
Thanks, it was enlightning! So the idea you wanted to convey flew over my head. I blame it on the fact that "to speak in a font" is not a widely used idea.
Ah, agglutination makes these kinds of things so much easier (though it probably leads to a bunch of other problems).
posted at 10:02am on October 25th, 2012
You know the first thing that occurred to me?
Sev is probably the single best person you could pick to raise this point to Johan. Yeah, he bashed the guy over the head with it, but it's obviously because he has all the subtlety of ... well, a brick to the head.
posted at 11:12pm on October 22nd, 2012
Eh, you can go a week without water in a good climate. Not healthy, though, and dangerous if you're particularly young or old.
And hopefully, they figured out hypodermic IVs or got desperate enough to cut through the lips.
Death from thirst is not fun.
posted at 2:25am on October 23rd, 2012
What *I* want to know is, just *what* was in that knapsack that our mystery maid grabbed...
posted at 9:25am on October 23rd, 2012
It's full of "Fat Animals" coloring books.
posted at 10:25am on October 23rd, 2012
But of course! Why didn't I realize that? ;-)
posted at 10:04am on October 29th, 2012
Heh! Took me a while to realise that our dear ol' necromancer is likely more worried about his own demise than that of his victims.
Which reminds me, what ever happened to that ponyfiller with the singing and the stuff?
posted at 10:42am on October 23rd, 2012
The filler is still stored, on a separate 'track' from the mane comic, there just currently is no visible link to it!
I believe the one you are looking for is http://runewriters.com/index.php?c=65.
posted at 7:46pm on October 23rd, 2012
It almost surprised me that you were the one to reply to that question first.
Almost. xD
posted at 9:58am on October 24th, 2012
Pony filler? Separate from the 'mane' page? You kill me. ;-)
posted at 10:06am on October 29th, 2012
No...that is definitely the face of someone who never thought about how his actions affected others as long as it got them out of his way.
He probably never thought about the need to eat or drink because he can just use healing magic in place of that, and probably does on reflex when absorbed in something...which it seems he always is.
posted at 2:21pm on October 26th, 2012
As long as the mouth isn't filled, it shouldn't be too difficult to use a knife to get a straw through. Painful, but better than dehydration.
posted at 2:11pm on October 24th, 2012
.. Personally, I'd rather cut my cheek open with a knife than dehydrate.
posted at 10:23pm on October 25th, 2012
I drew you a present on this page with goggles... I hope that was okay? :I
posted at 1:15am on October 28th, 2012
I wonder, if one runewriter writes the runes, could another use them?
posted at 10:16am on October 29th, 2012
Is it possible for a runewriter's phrase to be translated into a more English form? Does it have sounds and pronounciations that can't be put into words? Is it literally impossible for mundanes to utter?
posted at 10:58am on August 19th, 2013
On a side note, Jonan's face in panel 6 breaks my fragile little heart.
posted at 11:00am on August 19th, 2013
Say, that girl has the same symbol Esra and co. have on their hands, and then glowing on her back as well? Do those symbols protect them from rune magic perhaps..?
posted at 2:06am on October 24th, 2013
Comment by GiBandit
whhooooops :D
this should be good. is he gonna go after the girl for revenge or frantically find a way to get water without having to manually open his mouth (ouch)
posted at 1:09am on October 22nd, 2012