263 – Roped In
Poor Bakunawa. Got her nap interrupted, head bonked, screamed at by a lion, and then this.
EDIT: Forgot the stripes/pattern on Bakunawa’s face
Gigantic moon-eating snake goddess. Fought Haliya in the past and lost.
Poor Bakunawa. Got her nap interrupted, head bonked, screamed at by a lion, and then this.
EDIT: Forgot the stripes/pattern on Bakunawa’s face
It’s time to… wrap it up?
Keith and Tammy: Hibi!
Haliyans: My Goddess!
Haliya: I can guess what happened here. Marvelous work, my warriors!
Haliyans: We fought Bakunawa so they can flee, but they're the ones who did that.
Haliya: Eh?!
Hibi-Hibi: You're all alright!
Cruz: Well, most of us anyway.
Hibi-Hibi: I'm so glad I put that enchantment that warns me if you see Bakunawa.
Tammy: So that's what that flash was?
Hibi-Hibi: It's... not supposed to do that.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Cruz: I-it worked?! She's stunned!!
Tammy: Good job Myan! Fly back!
She’s been looking forward to roaring without getting in trouble. Rawring to go even.
Myan: Well, whatever!
Some helpful music. It’s a hoot.
Keith: Hurry Myan, I don't know how long we can distract her!
Tammy: Ahhh! We're dead we're dead we're dead!
Cruz: I'm running out of dance moves...
Myan: ...
Do snakes even have ears...?
I wonder what their plan is? 🤔
Redhead Haliyan: Hah.. hah... I can't believe we've lasted this long against the Bakunawa!
Blonde Haliyan: I just hope they were able to get far away. For Haliya, hyah!
Tammy: AAWWOOO
Tammy: Hey ya big dumb snake-
Tammy: LOOK HERE!
Haliyans: WHAT.ARE.THEY.DOING?!
You know what, if I have some thoughts about the comic page I’ll try to write about it here from now on. I’ll leave my “minimalist witty quips” in the alt-text/meta description, and I do like writing out my thoughts about it if I have any. Thinking of those quips and the titles for every page is quite hard if you didn’t know!
So… writing (relatively) average people is definitely more challenging than action/shonen protagonists. They can’t fight, get scared, and there’s only so much they can do with what they have, and they can’t just Leeroy Jenkins in there like an idiot and well, die. Keith has done something like that sure, but IMO that’s a bit forgivable since that’s done for comedy. Something to take note, fellow writers!
Sorry for the rant, I’m just worried that all the talking is making it look more like Tell, Don’t Show instead of the other way around. That, and I keep forgetting to forgive myself since I’m actually still just a beginner writer and this whole Episode was my first attempt at anything semi-serious happening to the protagonists.
Tammy: Pretty loud I'd say, up close. Some teeny tiny issues though.
Tammy: I am NOT getting near that thing! No way! NUH UH!!
Tammy: And if I managed to get close and howling didn't work, she's going to be pissed off at the noisy thing next to her... me!
(just a prank bro~)
Keith: I guess it's a little counterproductive to expose ourselves to danger to... avoid danger.
Cruz: She's right, it's too risky.
Myan: Meow?
Tammy: That could work! But are you sure Myan?
Fireworks : 125-175 dB
Wolf howl: 90-115 dB
Not quite close since dB is logarithmic, but…
[Tammy still relays what Myan said...]
Keith: Well, too late to avoid her nor can we fight her. And running is our last resort.
Myan: mew
Cruz: Frighten her off then? But what even scares-
Cruz: -that..?
Tammy: AHH! If only we had fireworks or something just as loud!
Tammy: Loud? Loud! What else is loud?!
Tammy: W-what?
Keith: Say...
Keith: ...how loud do you think a wolf's howl is?
Big 250! 👏
I don’t feel big since it took this long, but I’ll take it.
Bakunawa: HISS!!
Haliyans: Hya! Take that! RAWR!!
Cruz: Woah!
Keith: That's two people I've seen turn into wereanimals tonight.
Myan: Meow! (It's sooo weird~!)
Cruz: The ladies seem to be handling themselves alright!
Cruz: So what do we do now? Keep running?
Tammy: I'd rather stay FAR away from that monster, but...
Keith: Agreed. Feels wrong to leave without trying to help...
Keith: ...and we can run, but we're helpless without them in this strange place.
Tammy: R-right.
Cruz: Let's leave when we can't think of something then.
Tbh I don’t really know what to say to someone who’ll stay behind to give their lives to delay whatever. “Thank you”? “I’ll never forget you”? “I owe you my life?” Well, I do know “kthx bye” is a huge no-no at least.
Red hair Haliyan: This is our job.
Tiger Haliyan: We'll handle this.
Blonde Halyian: Go.
Keith: Um, t-thank you!
Tammy: Isn't there anything we can do?
Myan: mew...
Cruz: It doesn't feel right but what can we even do?