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Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Wittgen posted:

Heck yeah.

That perfectly sized step is the real MVP.

One small step for stairs, one giant leap for Daylight Update.

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Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Hot take: Team Alchemical did nothing wrong, they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and if Tess was there she probably would have died too

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Captain Oblivious posted:

I love Bud she is such a horrible gremlin child.

That's precisely why I like her

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Imagine falling for an "it was just a dream" troll in a comic literally called "Sleepless Domain" :smugdog:

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Apraxin posted:

Next chapter, a new transfer student arrives, taking Cassidy's place in the class and eventually the training club too.



No-one comments on the resemblance, and it's never explained.

Also, she never actually talks or contributes to the plot; she is just standing in the background of panels, exactly like this.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Yeah I wanted to go back and post the pages where that kid gets infected but I was too lazy. Thanks goon

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Hover text: "I will not be taking questions as to how the last panel works GOODBYE"

Perfect

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Schrodinger? I 'ardly know 'er!

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Maybe this is mean, but aside from the dot eyes and simpler shading the chibi look appears pretty much the same as Mary's normal style to me.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


nimby posted:

They can share the blame. Just get all the blame, pile it in a heap and then cut it into equal pieces. I'm positive they had someone with scissors running around somewhere.

That person shouldn't be running with scissors! That's dangerous, something bad could happen to them.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


rannum posted:

gabby just off panel also listening to all this: drat, sounds rough

That's rough, buddy.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Rand Brittain posted:

In fairness, Undine keeping secrets has already led directly to the death of one club member, and more may yet follow!

That's not what "led directly" means

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


I don't think Rue is going to reach out to Tessa before Goops does. There's kind of an unresolved plot thread there.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Bud also isn't accusing Undine of anything untoward or malicious, so I think this will be resolved amicably.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


It's true. Magical girls are constantly warned in this universe not go out alone and that their job is dangerous and people die doing it. Just because it was more dangerous than she expected it to be on that particular night because of what Undine didn't tell her doesn't mean that it's her fault she died. She could have died even if Goops never noticed her at all simply because there were so many extra monsters and she got overwhelmed. She was killed by her own poor decision making.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Thing is, Tess doesn't have any magic anymore, so if she becomes a dark magical girl Goops will have to give her new powers. Undine has both Tess's power and her own, so when she learns how to use it (like the finger gun), she'll be even more powerful than Tess was. So whatever Goops turns Tess into probably won't be a match for Undine in the end.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Alt text: "The Government Nerd's name is Fate"

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Wittgen posted:

Here is the first explanation of the barriers. "We all know it keeps the monsters out" is mighty suspicious language. We know that there are people outside the city, and we know they think using magical girls like the city does is pretty gross.

How do we know this?

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Captain Oblivious posted:

The dude with the rat is from outside the city and finds the conditions the magical girls endure reprehensible. Can’t really say much more about the outside than that. Is he representative of anyone or anything? Is he basically a post apocalyptic nomad who happened across the city? We have no idea.

I don't see anything about Mark being from outside the city in his comics. He never tells Undine that, though he's pretty cagey. Does Anemone tell us that, or are we assuming based on his tech (which seems foolish given we've only followed magical girls for the most part, who wouldn't need it)?

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


flatluigi posted:

huh, I didn't even realize this was a thing

https://sleeplessdomain.fandom.com/wiki/The_Code

:stare:

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Twibbit posted:

I am only slightly worried she is going to off Gabby to avoid jokes about her being just off screen

She is, but Gabby will die just off screen

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


I assumed it was meant to symbolize Goops corruption, like it's infringing on the pure white barrier with the inner barrier color which we've all theorized are two different things. But it could just be trees touching it, or maybe it just looks like trees on this night.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


rannum posted:

arrested for gay crimes and sentenced to thousand years of gay baby jail

Let this be a lesson to you not to be gay and do crimes

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


I always thought it was implied that no one knew why Kokoro was spared and everyone thought the monster's behavior was strange.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


post the new comic you animals

https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-17-page-21

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


girl dick energy posted:

A coping mechanism can't call Kokoro on the phone with death threats.

I mean, if we're going to lean all the way into this theory that Mingxing is skeptical and cynical about Undine's explanation, no it can't. But an attention seeking teenager desperate to be believed who wants to convince a friend of their story could. Kokoro has yet to see Goops in person.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia#Paradoxical_undressing

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


haha too late Goops got to her first

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


You abandoned your girl, Undine

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Captain Oblivious posted:

Dunno if I'd go that far. Undine's first responsibility was to her own depression and survivor's guilt. Feeling overly responsible for other people's woes is part of what caused all of that.

Plus, ya know, Tessa has actively been avoiding her calls.

that's cool and all but

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


What is it with gardening clubs in manga and only having one member?

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


nimby posted:

Everyone who isn't in the after-school training club is actually in gardening club. The stairs up are just very rickety so they can only go to the roof one by one (and most MGs don't abuse their powers of flight to skip stairs during the day).

no the alt-text says she's the only member

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


girl dick energy posted:

That last panel gave me loving whiplash.

It's almost identical in setup to a "smash cut to character's gravestone after doing something stupid" gag.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


ronya posted:

Tessa needs time to 'charge up' her orbital lance or whatever, which seems like a big weakness against the really small, twitchy, fast-moving stuff that is shown in later chapters.

Counterpoint: she vaporizes the monster that overpowers them pretty much instantly. The orbital lance might just be overkill, as Alchemical Fire suggests.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


I assume whatever is the reason that Goops hates Undine (or possibly MGs in general) happened or was conveyed to her in her dream, which is why she doesn't remember.

Beyond that, we definitely haven't been shown enough to even really speculate much on Goops's motivations. She remains a mystery antagonist until the protagonists can confront her more directly, or we're shown a flashback or something.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


It would be a pretty cool spin on the trope if Anemone is able to talk to the reader because she passed through the fourth wall, so now the characters on the other side of it can't fully acknowledge her.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Tenebrais posted:

Every time she's physically manifested she's been emerging out of the inner barrier, so she's probably bound to it in some way. She has managed to make a phone call during the day, though.

She (maybe?) said something during the day to Tessa when she went to the graveyard the first time, iirc. But it wasn't an actual appearance, just a speech balloon.

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


GlyphGryph posted:

Now you've made me realize I cannot figure out the lighting on this page at all (where is the light source(s) to generate these shadows??? Looks like a mix of behind Tessa and also a few feet above and to the left o her directly between the two of them?? What exactly is going on with the shadow in panel 6 and how does it make sense?) and its bugging me.

I was fine with it until you made me think about it.

it's a webcomic OP

Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


Tenebrais posted:

New page!

Kokoro being very prickly with her dad here.

"Excuse me, this kind of behavior is illegal at the Catfe"

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Cup Runneth Over
Aug 8, 2009

She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate


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