Thanks so much everyone for your incredibly kind and warm responses to the last update! ;3;* It was a really important one for me, so I'm relieved and happy that it was received so well. Thank you!!
This is the second time we're seeing Balzac, as he was the white mage who tested Cain on his WGLC when he entered the World Guild just the other day.
So! You guys are probably already really familiar with the fantastic 24/7 webcomic and its awesome creator, TheD-Wrek, right? :D
24/7 is embarking on its third season soon (already wuuuut) and there's going to be a really fun crossover event of sorts coming up super soon! So D thought of asking SF and 24/7 subscribers to take part by submitting original characters based in the SF world! :D
Thanks so much D for doing this, it's super cool! :D <33
I actually had a couple more things I wanted to share with you guys, but I'm uploading this at work and I realised I forgot to actually prep the things :'D ahahahaha sorry OTL I'll share it on the next Monday update~
Have a great weekend, if you drop by during it you can catch the next Friday Flare, and if not, no worries - I'll see you guys on Monday! :) Thanks, as always, for reading.
@Mjkj: I didn't mean to give the impression it was night-time, but I can see why you'd think so. ^^;
If you check back on this page you might notice that there is no ambient lighting where the cells are located, in regards to where Kylie and Cain are; there is no time lapse between the first establishing shot and the scene that follows, on that page.
I used the same lighting and filters for both this page and that particular one, because not that much time has actually lapsed. It is currently still daytime in-comic. :)
The later pages will hopefully make it clearer that it's still day.
Seems to me more like he's just collecting information on all this before making a decision, like Lukkai said. What I wonder is, why doesn't he just go talk to Cain in person? Or does he assume that Cain's probably already been let out of questioning for the bar incident and therefore doesn't know where he is now? But didn't Jaguar point out that he was still in detention? HMM :/
Jaguar did point out that Cain is in detention, you are correct~ so if Bradley isn't asking to see Cain, he is doing so deliberately, it would seem. ;)
I am so deeply worried for Cain right now, it looks like he's so out of it and he's a mini Cain in a big scary cell with Kylie moving farther and farther away ;3;
Cain's definitely got some mental trauma left from when he was imprisoned at the Holy Capital. (Considering how he was treated, that's hardly surprising.)
The cell isn't too big, I'm sure Cain can take it on! ;D If he lies on the floor in a 'da' (Chinese character) position I'm pretty sure he'll cover it XD
AHHHH come on, Defender! Show me you have some morals!!! You don't seem like a bad guy...but then again, you may be a desperate guy (wishing stone?) so who knows.... D:
Literally ironic. ;-) ("Containing iron" is a lesser-used definition for irony.)
Completely forgot about his chains.
As long as iron has no anti-magic properties in Archaia it would work. (Some Western legends use iron as a defense against supernatural creatures.)
Silver chains could also be good as silver was believed to be a noble metal that was poisonous to evil. (Based on the fact that silver has anti-bacterial properties.)
It seems to me like she has caught on that something's not right with Cain-- at least, the way she says "Hang in there" leads me to think so. But there doesn't seem to be much that she CAN do right now... :/
@Zane: There's one thing I think I failed to properly depict in these pages, and I am considering going back and changing something to make it clearer. :'D
If you check this page, note the placement of the walls and angles and please forgive my poor expression of them :'D but what's happening is that Cain and Kylie are isolated from each other, in separate cells. Unlike Jinn and Nemi, Kylie and Cain's floor are full of single holding cells. Kylie cannot see Cain, she can only hear him, and in this case Kylie has to make judgments based on what she *isn't* hearing moreso than anything else.
Does that help explain the situation better? ^^; Sorry...
Ever since Balzac said " 'ey", I now imagine him with an Irish accent xD
Oh man, Cain really really doesn't look good. Too many bad memories? (and by bad memories I mean awful-traumatizing-getting-imprisoned-and-tortured type of thing) Hang in there Cain >.< *sends Cain hugs and fuzzy blankets because I have no hot chocolate*
He's definitely got an accent of some kind probably closer to that region than not, yep XD (not many people can get away with saying 'Crikey!' you know XD)
*adds more hugs to Cain's hug-credit* you're killing me here guysss XD;;;
@Lukkai: I wonder how you'd stop her from sensing it, I mean, the smell of popcorn and the popping means you'd have to cover her eyes and ears and nose :'D
Poor Cain... something about him and chains and cells... the guy can't get a break. Now, Kylie is being carted off and leaving him alone... something tells me that will not sit well with our boy.
Ohhh... poor Cain...
If you check back on this page you might notice that there is no ambient lighting where the cells are located, in regards to where Kylie and Cain are; there is no time lapse between the first establishing shot and the scene that follows, on that page.
I used the same lighting and filters for both this page and that particular one, because not that much time has actually lapsed. It is currently still daytime in-comic. :)
The later pages will hopefully make it clearer that it's still day.
Jaguar did point out that Cain is in detention, you are correct~ so if Bradley isn't asking to see Cain, he is doing so deliberately, it would seem. ;)
It looks more like she is being lead away - leaving him all alone...
Hmm... I'll remind you of this comment when I post the second-last page of this chapter ;)
The cell isn't too big, I'm sure Cain can take it on! ;D If he lies on the floor in a 'da' (Chinese character) position I'm pretty sure he'll cover it XD
It might be hard to read all of the Defender's intentions by the end of the chapter, but I hope readers will have fun guessing :'D <3
Looks like Cain has some ptsd or claustrophobia or something...
He's spent too many nights in big fancy inn rooms and at worst, in big open barns, so I suppose a cell could feel like abruptly tight quarters XD
*adds more hugs to Cain's hug-credit* (this boy has so much hug-credit at this point XD;;)
... actually, is he? Gosh. I have no idea what metal his chains are made out of. Definitely some kind of metal. Iron makes sense, right? ._.
Completely forgot about his chains.
As long as iron has no anti-magic properties in Archaia it would work. (Some Western legends use iron as a defense against supernatural creatures.)
Silver chains could also be good as silver was believed to be a noble metal that was poisonous to evil. (Based on the fact that silver has anti-bacterial properties.)
Wow, great to know - and yayyyyy for print version <3 =D
If you check this page, note the placement of the walls and angles and please forgive my poor expression of them :'D but what's happening is that Cain and Kylie are isolated from each other, in separate cells. Unlike Jinn and Nemi, Kylie and Cain's floor are full of single holding cells. Kylie cannot see Cain, she can only hear him, and in this case Kylie has to make judgments based on what she *isn't* hearing moreso than anything else.
Does that help explain the situation better? ^^; Sorry...
Oh man, Cain really really doesn't look good. Too many bad memories? (and by bad memories I mean awful-traumatizing-getting-imprisoned-and-tortured type of thing) Hang in there Cain >.< *sends Cain hugs and fuzzy blankets because I have no hot chocolate*
*adds more hugs to Cain's hug-credit* you're killing me here guysss XD;;;
Cain looks rightfully freaked out by this whole thing. I wonder if he knows how badly this could potentially end for him :'(
Cain seems a bit lost in his own world for whatever reason, so don't worry... he has no idea yet :'D
yet >.>
And... you may be right... >___>
I don't know if he's able to even hold a spoon properly at this moment ;v;*