I am unclear on the sacred protocols of the internet, but I presume one could continue to “ship” a canon relationship in the hopes that it remain so and doesn’t explode later in the story.
Yar, these shipping lanes be treacherous.
BBCC
Ship = Enjoying or wanting to see more of a relationship, usually (but not always) a romantic one.
It is canon, but this is the first time Sierra’s used the “l”word. And “not the same way I love Grace and Mandy” suggests exactly what it sounds like.
Deanatay
I love these tiny little peeks into the dramas of the unfollowed background DoA characters. It shows that Willis knows what everyone’s doing, even if we don’t.
begbert2
Clearly, the adventures of Faz occupy a full two-thirds of his mind at all times.
Picture an even mix of Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Leisure Suit Larry.
MatthewTheLucky
Oh, Willis doesn’t need to remember facts about Faz the Great and Powerful, he has charts for that.
I propose the Bradford, being equivalent to the minimum amount of hatred distributed amongst a dorm populace to result in no response to a public assualt.
void
May I suggest Umbridges as a unit for hate?
Kryss LaBryn
That’s unwieldly large.
We need a unit that’s, like, around an “I’m not touching yoooouuu!” as a single unit, that can add up to “He punched me!” pretty quickly.
Well, if Rick has proved there’s a way to detect and measure evil, then there’s probably a way to mathematically measure love and hate.
You probably also need examples to measure up the hate, but just a fair warning, don’t try to measure Mike’s hate. I know he isn’t in the comic today, but just gonna’ say it. I’m pretty sure at this point, measuring Mike’s hate or plain dickery is a fools game. You have better things to venture on.
Freemage
I think the standard unit of hate should be used to gauge the intensity of hatred induced (akin to “Seymours of Sadness”), rather than the amount possessed. Because let’s face it, Mike’s cup will always runneth over. So we need someone who inspires hate in others regularly and consistently.
I propose the Faz as the standard unit of hatred. There is no one who encounters him who does not find him both appalling and pathetic.
BP
Fazes of hatred is pretty good; also I’m pleased that other EGS readers are here.
For some weird reason trying to measure hatred of a fictional character reminded me of something a One Piece fan came up with once: the Bellamy scale. It was a scale measuring how satisfying Luffy’s most epic punches were in the comic and anime, with 10 being represented by him taking out Bellamy the Hyena in a single punch.
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In what way would ‘everyone else’ be misreading the situation? They think Amber is awesome for getting rid of a stalker/rapist. They are aware of themselves thinking that, and cannot misread it.
Amber thinks that her actions have cemented her in the mind of everyone else as a ‘psycho knife attacker’, which is objectively false, as Sierra demonstrates here.
(And as Amber recognizes, which is very nice! Instead of her narrative just twisting to make Sierra seem untrustworthy somehow, it takes the hit head on)
(Amber’s actual mental state is irrelevant to the question of what everyone else thinks of her)
That’s just it, Amber is a hero to everyone else for what she did but Amber herself doesn’t see herself like that because of some sort of self loathing complex she has in which she see herself as the monster.
Personally I think the reason why she’s beating herself up is unnecessary, But I do understand why she feels like it’s not ok because she herself isn’t ok, I wouldn’t say her mental state is in question since she’s been through a lot of traumatic shit in what seems to be what 2 months or a month and a half ?
It sounds like it’d be most useful when you’re DMing. Like, the players won’t even take your third alternate route to finishing the adventure, and you’re running out of improv and patience:
“Your bards somehow keeps the concert going for a second encore, but everybody’s packing up when the song starts to wind down.”
“Whoo! Let’s get this show to the next town! No sleep ’til Greyhawk!”
“Now that it’s quiet, you notice the sound of marching coming from the west, where the guard said the necromancer was three weeks ago… in game.”
“We pack up the instruments as quickly as possible and load up the-”
“How dare you step on my narrative! I am not writing a whole new adventure just so you can play Band on the Run, not until you finish this one!”
We call it “The Void”. As in “Okay, if you really want to, but be warned that I didn’t prepare for this, so there’s no map and you’ll be adventuring in The Void.”
SgtWadeyWilson
That’s a good, short and sweet term term for that. I’ll never remember it when I need it, but that’s more of a personal problem.
Marsh Maryrose
You don’t just say, “Here be dragons”?
Although I guess in a typical game, that’d be pretty much everywhere.
Delicious Taffy
Sure, if your DM is a fucking hack. A good DM saves dragons for Big Deal Events.
SgtWadeyWilson
I mean, Council of Wyrms is the best setting.
I was a gold dragon named Chansey, and how can you top that? (I was also, like, 7, so the name was a bit… odd.)
Alright, fair enough. Being a gold dragon named after a Pokémon is pretty rad. I should have clarified that, from my own experience and the tales I’ve heard and read, dragon-heavy campaigns aren’t exactly the norm.
I also should have clarified that a dragon-heavy setting can be some of the best fun a person could have.
Emily
In my experience Dungeons and Dragons’ name is wholly unearned considering the ratio of dungeons to dragons one generally encounters. It should be called Dungeons and Assorted Monsters That Are Almost Never Dragons.
“That’s not a necromancer. That’s just our agent. It’s his job to follow us around and when we’re finally washed up and dead to the public, he finds some way to bring us back.”
SgtWadeyWilson
You just made me headcanon your reply in place of part of my own skit… *Applauds.*
295 thoughts on “Peeking”
Ana Chronistic
spoilsport
Achallenger
Pedal to the metal spoiler alert
GoblinScribe
Petals to the Metal “they turn into trees in the end” spoiler alert.
Doctor_Who
I’ll ship it anyway and you can’t stop me.
BBCC
Awwwwwww, Sierra loves Mandy and Grace! She’s so precious!
I ship it.
BBCC
Wow, grav roulette knocked it outta the park tonight.
motorfirebox
Oooh, let’s see what I get!
motorfirebox
~(｡☉︵ ಠ@)>
Daisy
I’ve been enjoying the fact I go by Daisy and I got…Rose
Leon
What, did we get new gravs?
Leon
Was I always Amazi-Girl?
zathael
Well you went and Danned that one up
Mortartarsaus
Swiggity-swag, what’s my new Grav?
Mortartarsaus
ALL CAVITIES COWER IN FEAR FOR i AM THE DENTAL KNIGHT!
Kryss LaBryn
Whooo?
Emily
isn’t it already a currently canon triad?
Yumi
You can ship things that are canon.
Deanatay
Canon shipping is considered the opposite of crack shipping – a very conservative, safe shipping that everyone approves of. It’s like shipping Ground.
Smiling Cat
I am unclear on the sacred protocols of the internet, but I presume one could continue to “ship” a canon relationship in the hopes that it remain so and doesn’t explode later in the story.
Yar, these shipping lanes be treacherous.
BBCC
Ship = Enjoying or wanting to see more of a relationship, usually (but not always) a romantic one.
ValdVin
It is canon, but this is the first time Sierra’s used the “l”word. And “not the same way I love Grace and Mandy” suggests exactly what it sounds like.
Deanatay
I love these tiny little peeks into the dramas of the unfollowed background DoA characters. It shows that Willis knows what everyone’s doing, even if we don’t.
begbert2
Clearly, the adventures of Faz occupy a full two-thirds of his mind at all times.
Picture an even mix of Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Leisure Suit Larry.
MatthewTheLucky
Oh, Willis doesn’t need to remember facts about Faz the Great and Powerful, he has charts for that.
Woobie
Do I have the Faz avatar?
(plz no)
Reltzik
Lots of cannons have ships.
…. though, admittedly fewer in modern navies.
Marsh Maryrose
I just discovered a few minutes ago that there is a TNT program called “The Last Ship.” Alas, the reference is naval and not fanfic.
Deanatay
Watched the first couple of seasons, wasn’t bad. Military sci-fi isn’t my favorite, but it had good stories.
Architex
Let your hate and fear flow through me~
Deathjavu
“WHY DON’T YOU ALL HATE ME AS MUCH AS I HATE ME”
miados
How does one measure hate? is there some mathematical formula for hate or happiness?
Opus the Poet
Sorry there’s no equivalent of Seymores for hate.
MatthewTheLucky
I propose the Bradford, being equivalent to the minimum amount of hatred distributed amongst a dorm populace to result in no response to a public assualt.
void
May I suggest Umbridges as a unit for hate?
Kryss LaBryn
That’s unwieldly large.
We need a unit that’s, like, around an “I’m not touching yoooouuu!” as a single unit, that can add up to “He punched me!” pretty quickly.
Maybe like a nano-sibling or something.
Deathjavu
Maybe they use a face scale, like they do for pain. The angrier your face after seeing a picture, the stronger the hate.
Reltzik
…. HUH.
…. maybe we could calibrate an EKG or use blood samples to gauge endorphin levels?
Kingmonster
Well, if Rick has proved there’s a way to detect and measure evil, then there’s probably a way to mathematically measure love and hate.
You probably also need examples to measure up the hate, but just a fair warning, don’t try to measure Mike’s hate. I know he isn’t in the comic today, but just gonna’ say it. I’m pretty sure at this point, measuring Mike’s hate or plain dickery is a fools game. You have better things to venture on.
Freemage
I think the standard unit of hate should be used to gauge the intensity of hatred induced (akin to “Seymours of Sadness”), rather than the amount possessed. Because let’s face it, Mike’s cup will always runneth over. So we need someone who inspires hate in others regularly and consistently.
I propose the Faz as the standard unit of hatred. There is no one who encounters him who does not find him both appalling and pathetic.
BP
Fazes of hatred is pretty good; also I’m pleased that other EGS readers are here.
For some weird reason trying to measure hatred of a fictional character reminded me of something a One Piece fan came up with once: the Bellamy scale. It was a scale measuring how satisfying Luffy’s most epic punches were in the comic and anime, with 10 being represented by him taking out Bellamy the Hyena in a single punch.
Deanatay
Oh, Amber! We LOVE how much you hate yourself!
AnvilPro
Here comes Sierra to ruin Amber’s brooding. I thank her for it.
Doctor_Who
A walking smile like Sierra may be exactly what she needs right now.
Reltzik
Her smile didn’t make it to Panel 6.
miados
when your internal *in this case external* monologue doesn’t match reality.
newllend(henryvolt)
I just don’t know who’s the one miss reading the situation here, Amber or everyone else.
Liliet
?
In what way would ‘everyone else’ be misreading the situation? They think Amber is awesome for getting rid of a stalker/rapist. They are aware of themselves thinking that, and cannot misread it.
Amber thinks that her actions have cemented her in the mind of everyone else as a ‘psycho knife attacker’, which is objectively false, as Sierra demonstrates here.
(And as Amber recognizes, which is very nice! Instead of her narrative just twisting to make Sierra seem untrustworthy somehow, it takes the hit head on)
(Amber’s actual mental state is irrelevant to the question of what everyone else thinks of her)
newllend(henryvolt)
That’s just it, Amber is a hero to everyone else for what she did but Amber herself doesn’t see herself like that because of some sort of self loathing complex she has in which she see herself as the monster.
Personally I think the reason why she’s beating herself up is unnecessary, But I do understand why she feels like it’s not ok because she herself isn’t ok, I wouldn’t say her mental state is in question since she’s been through a lot of traumatic shit in what seems to be what 2 months or a month and a half ?
Reltzik
Not EVERYONE.
Ryan would probably take her side.
And Mike, Mike would too.
And Mary.
MM
I love you, Sierra. In whatever way you, Mandy, and Grace are comfortable with.
Kater
Using “How dare you step on my narrative” in future conversations
SgtWadeyWilson
It sounds like it’d be most useful when you’re DMing. Like, the players won’t even take your third alternate route to finishing the adventure, and you’re running out of improv and patience:
“Your bards somehow keeps the concert going for a second encore, but everybody’s packing up when the song starts to wind down.”
“Whoo! Let’s get this show to the next town! No sleep ’til Greyhawk!”
“Now that it’s quiet, you notice the sound of marching coming from the west, where the guard said the necromancer was three weeks ago… in game.”
“We pack up the instruments as quickly as possible and load up the-”
“How dare you step on my narrative! I am not writing a whole new adventure just so you can play Band on the Run, not until you finish this one!”
Doctor_Who
We call it “The Void”. As in “Okay, if you really want to, but be warned that I didn’t prepare for this, so there’s no map and you’ll be adventuring in The Void.”
SgtWadeyWilson
That’s a good, short and sweet term term for that. I’ll never remember it when I need it, but that’s more of a personal problem.
Marsh Maryrose
You don’t just say, “Here be dragons”?
Although I guess in a typical game, that’d be pretty much everywhere.
Delicious Taffy
Sure, if your DM is a fucking hack. A good DM saves dragons for Big Deal Events.
SgtWadeyWilson
I mean, Council of Wyrms is the best setting.
I was a gold dragon named Chansey, and how can you top that? (I was also, like, 7, so the name was a bit… odd.)
Delicious Taffy
Alright, fair enough. Being a gold dragon named after a Pokémon is pretty rad. I should have clarified that, from my own experience and the tales I’ve heard and read, dragon-heavy campaigns aren’t exactly the norm.
I also should have clarified that a dragon-heavy setting can be some of the best fun a person could have.
Emily
In my experience Dungeons and Dragons’ name is wholly unearned considering the ratio of dungeons to dragons one generally encounters. It should be called Dungeons and Assorted Monsters That Are Almost Never Dragons.
Delicious Taffy
Dungeons & Oh My God, Use Something Other Than Goblins, coming soon to a FLGS near you.
Deanatay
Dungeons & Kobolds?
Reltzik
“That’s not a necromancer. That’s just our agent. It’s his job to follow us around and when we’re finally washed up and dead to the public, he finds some way to bring us back.”
SgtWadeyWilson
You just made me headcanon your reply in place of part of my own skit… *Applauds.*
Danni
thankfully sierra has clean feet!
Doctor_Who
No one wants a Dirty Narrative.
I mean, I suppose the Slipshine comics prove that a lot of people want Dirty Narratives,
HeySo
Thank you for adding Sayid to the favorite character poll, Willis. 🙂
..though you’re unfairly stacking things toward Sierra right now, I think. 😛
Haven
Superman probably does this to Batman all the time.
Doctor_Who
Superman can hear him monologuing all the way in Metropolis, going on about “darkness” and “vengeance” and “pearls hitting the cold hard ground”.
If it goes on for more than 20 minutes, he shows up with ice cream to kill the vibe.
Reltzik
*sniff* “This is the same ice cream that Mom always got me.” *sniff, sniffle*
“Huh, really Bruce? Mine too.”
“MARTHA!”
HeySo
Makes for a good song, though.
lightsabermario
I’ve been on a Steven Universe kick recently, so seeing that phrase made me imagine my favorite character getting killed. Thanks a lot.