Back in the saddle. WOO.
A few things. First, if you look at the I Was Featured button on the right side, you will see a link to Selkie reader The Merry lurker’s project The Great Webcomic Crawl. I agreed to an interview on the site a bit ago, so if you like some behind-the-scenes things, check it out!
Secondly, I wish to conduct… an experiment. Since leaving school, I no longer have homework to worry about. I am still looking up job applications, grad school apps, etc, but even with that I also have a bit more free time that used to be reserved for working on studio projects and homework.
I’d like to see if I can light a fire under my butt to put that time to a little more constructive use than League of Legends and Dishonored (which I love playing video games, but I feel I could stand to re-prioritize my free time a bit). Hence the experiment.
On a trial, temporary basis, I am going to adjust the comic’s schedule. We’ll try it for a week and see how I do. I am awaiting grad school responses and job application responses and trying to scrounge up freelance work, so this may not be permanent and I may need to revert this later, but for now… well, I think by now you see where I am going with this.
Next week, the comic’s update schedule will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Lets see how it goes.
Nothing quite like an Ambush to get the old heart racing!
Todd will be fine, I’m sure. I can’t see him losing points for not having enough food ready for two adults…
Hmm since playdates have to be arranged like that, it makes me sad for the kids thinking of them going straight to the orphanage after school with no freedom to wander around in the big world. I picture them all shuttled to the same bus and dropped off every day instead of even getting to walk.
That’s what I was just thinking. Do these poor kids get no unsupervised time at ALL?
Do bathroom breaks count?
It’s not that different from non-orphan kids getting dropped off right at home after school, is it?
As I understand, it is. As city employees they are responsible for the kid’s welfare in a way that is more like a teacher than a parent. Liabilities come in to play.
Yes and no, because legally, at least, non-orphan kids have an option of walking, or going to a friend’s house, or hanging out at the park. Whether or not they’re allowed to is up to the parent, not the law.
The schedule change should help with the applications and so on. People who have stuff to be done tend to look for people who are already busy.
Wait. Is Selkie adopted or in the process of being adopted (IOW, she’s technically a foster kid)?
There are post-adoption reviews, to ensure the transition is going well, that care is being provided, etc.
^ I am asking, bc I was under the impression that adoption means things are a done deal, and that adoptive parents don’t get monitored any more than bio parents (ex- only when someone suspects abuse/neglect).
It’s a little unexpected that this didn’t occur to Todd as a possibility. He seems the type who usually thinks things through, and he’s known about the playdate for at least a week, presumably.
Then again, being a new parent, let alone a parent of a child with “special needs” is definitely distracting. Wonder if the “rash-causing saliva” issue will come up… I can see him being tempted to not volunteer that information, while also knowing it could backfire. Full disclosure seems the wisest course.
Given Selkie’s dietary needs, I really like that the macaroni in the house is clearly for Todd. He may be a father now, but he’s still livin’ the bachelor life!
Long-time reader, first-time commenter here…totally feel your pain, I’ve been wandering around Skyrim for several weeks now and I’m covered in cobwebs. Keep up the good work!
Your shading is getting much nicer! The mouths could definitely use some work though.
She can’t drop him off for a playdate in the care of a parent? That seems… silly.
Also, if the adoption is final, why are there any kind of inspections? The idea of an inspection seems to indicate that there is something to lose if an inspection is failed, and that’s … not really how adoption works. Once it’s done, it’s done, end of story.
This isn’t exactly our world. (And, even in our world, bureaucratic regulations do not always make sense.)
Perhaps in Selkie’s world there is a fine-print footnote of “provided that” appended to the word “final”. If in the first 6 months or a year it becomes apparent that the child is not being cared for properly, maybe it can be revoked.
Or, perhaps the “inspections” are required, but not really inspections. More of a social-worker thing — offering assistance to the new family in making necessary adjustments?
Also, they probably wouldn’t have even done an inspection if it hadn’t been for the playdate… they want to okay it, but rules rules rules… so, they decide to say ‘Sure!’ and tack on an inspection so no one gets in trouble?
Better hide all the empty wiskey bottles and booze Todd.
Also I hope he hid all of the midget porn. That’d be sure to put some people off.
I’d be more worried about the ‘Risque’ stuff his clients want to add to the buildings.