I think the most charitable interpretation would be that Plo Quar just didn’t want Selkie’s eyes to “catch on fire” while she’s living among the humans and cause a freakout – so the suppressor was simply supposed to keep her powers from emerging until she’s amongs others who’ll be able to teach her how to control them – and that hopefully the “over calibration” and permanent burnout was just an honest mistake on her part.
Selkie has been troubled by a headache lately. So that the light is not disturbing she will need to wear sunglasses in class for the next few days. This is on the recommendation of Dr. Pohl. Please let me know if she is troubled by any symptoms and I will come and pick her up immediately.
Dave, I want you to k kw that second panel is just amazing, and gorgeous. The transition of the powers turning off visually and vocally and how horribly sad he looks at what he has to explain here is beautiful. Just phenomenal work.
Something sort-kinda big, if I’ve got the comic scripts figured right. Normal strip, not a special art piece or anything, but a pretty fun event shooouuuld happen in Strip 1000 if I’ve got things number-crunched right.
Queue the montage of weekend training sessions with Selkie and the good doctor. Various family members show up for moral support, even Amanda, who will probably be freaked out at first, then jealous, then starts getting over it.
Hey there, Doctor, could you help fix this thing?
Something in my eyes is kind-a glow-y.
Something about the shine
You know it happens every time,
I think about the powers I could use to save me?
But isn’t that the way they say it goes? Well, let’s forget all that,
And give me the info, if you don’t mind it,
So I can learn these powers and find it,
I’ll swoosh in water just fine,
And to show, I’m not just an oddity,
I can use it well, only please don’t tell Mommy,
Cause she might find the bodies.
Well, at least the headache part is not permanent.
…
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Perhaps the headache is being alleviated by the pressure release provided by the eye glow.
I think the most charitable interpretation would be that Plo Quar just didn’t want Selkie’s eyes to “catch on fire” while she’s living among the humans and cause a freakout – so the suppressor was simply supposed to keep her powers from emerging until she’s amongs others who’ll be able to teach her how to control them – and that hopefully the “over calibration” and permanent burnout was just an honest mistake on her part.
Dear Ms Flower,
Selkie has been troubled by a headache lately. So that the light is not disturbing she will need to wear sunglasses in class for the next few days. This is on the recommendation of Dr. Pohl. Please let me know if she is troubled by any symptoms and I will come and pick her up immediately.
Yours truly,
Todd (Selkie’s father)
Brilliant! I hope they are genuine Ray-Ban Aviators, with the little purple ban across the top.
Yer giving me ideas, here.
“Excellent!” *rubs hands creepily*
The cheaper over-regular-glasses ones also tend to have a “surround” band, and you can get them in Walgreens…
Perhaps “any symptoms, such as twin flaming arcs of concussive green energy”?
my future´s so bright – i gotta wear shades!!
yup, there´s a cool 80s song for near every situation in life, even fishy daughters with glowing eyes 😉
*phone rings* “Hey, uhhhhhhh, Mister Smith? I know you said to call if Selkie had any “symptoms”… SHE IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW.!!!”
Selkie: “This is fines. I’s okays with hows this situations is currently.”
Dave, I want you to k kw that second panel is just amazing, and gorgeous. The transition of the powers turning off visually and vocally and how horribly sad he looks at what he has to explain here is beautiful. Just phenomenal work.
Is it just me or does it look like Pohl is crying in the 2nd panel?
That’s the flames withdrawing.
>> “superpowers.”?
You don’t need the period there.
Is the next phase of this comic going to be set in Ho Gwart’s school of Fishcraft and Echodry? 😉
Hahahahahaha!! Awesome!
Is the headmaster named Ael Bas? Ooh! Is there a Care For Giant Eels class? DOES SCAR TEACH IT?!?!
DAVE MAKE THIS A THING. PLEASE!
Shouldn’t have said that……I should NOT have said that. – Scar
WHATS DO YOU MEANS I’S IN PUFFLEHUFF?!!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!!
Corydorians, Pufferhuff, Ravineclawed, and Cichlians?
As in corydoras catfish, puffer fish, crustaceans and cichlids. Cichlids, the fish that will kill you if it thinks it can get away with it.
(I think Dave is having way too good* a time with this thread…)
(* “Way too good” = an entertaining amount.)
1,000th strip is coming up. Got anything special planned?
Something sort-kinda big, if I’ve got the comic scripts figured right. Normal strip, not a special art piece or anything, but a pretty fun event shooouuuld happen in Strip 1000 if I’ve got things number-crunched right.
Queue the montage of weekend training sessions with Selkie and the good doctor. Various family members show up for moral support, even Amanda, who will probably be freaked out at first, then jealous, then starts getting over it.
Hey there, Doctor, could you help fix this thing?
Something in my eyes is kind-a glow-y.
Something about the shine
You know it happens every time,
I think about the powers I could use to save me?
But isn’t that the way they say it goes? Well, let’s forget all that,
And give me the info, if you don’t mind it,
So I can learn these powers and find it,
I’ll swoosh in water just fine,
And to show, I’m not just an oddity,
I can use it well, only please don’t tell Mommy,
Cause she might find the bodies.
I’m not even bet on her using this new “flame” eyes to scare the living daylights out of her sister, easy money.
Poor Selkie. This is gonna be a long process XD