Good question, Selkie.
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I have moar Fan Art! This one is courtesy of Rebekah:
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Thank you Rebekah! ^_^
I also saw from emails and commentary that a lot of new readers have come in the past few days. Welcome one and all, hope you come back for more. 😀
Today's edition of the Secret Commentary is empty, because Dave failed to come up with something for it.
Tension and mistrust… I can’t think of a sentence to close with that doesn’t repeat, in different words, what I said in the first sentence (which isn’t actually a sentence).
Kind of what I was thinking too Fu. I suspect that Selkie just never figured anyone would “want” her. Kind of breaks your heart when you think about it …
Loved the two Selkies Rebekah!
To be so distrustful at her age.. =/ Poor thing.
thanks Barn0wl =]
yay a selkie/selkie fan art so cute. and I think she has a right to be like that to Todd I mean think of how many before were just “thinking” about it and just didn’t it might of made her feel “you just wanted to make fun of me/ poke and pull my hope” hehehehe “full of craps”
Aw, that’s adorable fanart. I’ve got one to send your way too, once I get around to scanning it.
Poor Selkie. Todd better just be honest and stop keeping her guessing, haha.
As one of those new readers in the past few days I just want to say, this comic is so cute. Does anyone else think Selkie is like a cross between Gollum and “So-and-So” from Teen Girl Squad? (except nicer than both of them?) 😀 I love this story, keep it coming.
Yes… and thanks for not adding “The Ugly One” to that.
“Ares you fulls of craps” – Another question so difficult to answer convincingly, it could be elevated to the level of “Does this make me look fat”.
FWIW – I posted your URL to my FaceBook page – hopefully that’ll bring you a few more readers. 🙂
But I did have another thought re: Selki feeling like Todd is “fullls of craps.” Perhaps, being as she’s eight – perhaps she has not had the opportunity, yet, to find out that “Jurassic Park” was a book before it was a movie?
That (that she doesn’t know that “Jurassic Park” was a book before it was a movie) is very plausible. I (like Todd, I guess) hadn’t thought of that possibility. If she thinks he’s offering a comic book rewrite of the movie she would have to think he’s making fun of her.
I think it’s actually pretty cool that Selkie is so jaded. I was jaded (still am) and I never had the courage to speak like that to adults till I got older. At least she’s got a no-nonsense attitude!! Rock on Selkie! Poor Todd though. I bet he’s all like, “Wha??”
I agree about her attitude. With Selkie you’d never need to ask “Do you really mean that?” And “poor Todd” indeed, but if he’s the right person to adopt her, he’ll figure out a way to handle this. There’s no simple answer for that question though. He’s really got a job ahead of him. (And if he comes across as condescending, he’s toast.)
omg she’s so adorable n_n
*twitch* needs new update *twitch*
drawing fanart for this right now. ^^ omg, i love selkie. <3
Question — why does Selkie append S’s to lots of her words? I don’t recognize where that kind of dialect in speech would come from…
I actually have plans to fully explain her speech patterns, among other things, in future storylines. I hate to be Cryptic Answer Guy, but for now just keep checking in. 🙂
Ooooooo! I loves cryptics answers guys! Just like Dumbledore or Gandalf!
(Geeeze – I’m such a geek sometimes!)
@alcor: My best guess is that it’s because Selkie has a speech impediment, that could be the hiss of air leaving the throat as the term is pronounced, in which case it would sound like Mes, yous, etc etc.
I don’t think that would work. The pattern would have to be quite complicated. In panel 1 we have “don’t” but in 2 we have “can’ts” and “wants” and also in panel 2 we have “yous”, “you”, and “you”. And one more: “or” and “are” are very close in pronunciation, but they come out as “or” and “ares”. But then I’m probably just “fulls of craps” 😉
Well you also should consider that she may be putting emphasis on certain words and that may affect how they sound. I know that sometimes when I get annoyed or angry I sometimes slur my words and say Shtupid instead of stupid and such.
I love her in the second panel!
Forgot to mention this, but I love the fan art. Great job, Rebekah! Adorable. 🙂
I’ve read through a lot of wecomics, sort of a passion of mine, and this is one of the more unique ones Ive seen. In a good way! The plot is intriguing, the characters are personable and believable, and I truly care about where the story is going.
Your comic is the first that has prompted me to leave an actual comment. This one is newer, and I would really like to see it continue.
Lol fulls of craps she is soo cute!
This is a really cute comic. You’re doing a great job! 🙂
I was partially correct. She has had similar experiences but not exactly like what Todd said. Still she expects adults to lie to her. Feign interest but are really just being “nice” but still “full of craps.”
Todd: “Um…I’m a blackjack guy, myself…”
I’m on a re-read binge.
This is the first strip where … the strip starts to become Itself. And not just a copy.
Wonderful.
It’s a good thing Lillian wasn’t around, if she thought butt was a naughty word, I know Selkie would have been scolded for craps. 🙂