December 3rd, 2013
The vote incentive this week is less informative and more, uh, silly.
Vote Incentive for This Comic.
In a way this is a relatively innovative way to get the desired result. I suspect Xira simply can't do the obvious way.
(Warning possible spoiler): My interpretation is that Xira temporarily locked away her memories about Jonan, thereby removing the obstacle they faced before - Jonans past.
posted at 5:33pm on December 3rd, 2013
I'm with @Why?!?!. It'd be innovative if he just got these powers, but nope, he's experienced using them. He knew what to look for and he knew the quick way to handle it. No, he's been doing this a long time, maybe since he was a kid trying to get away with stealing cookies, and he knows the tricks.
What I remember being different, when I was younger, was the level of... emotional desperation that accompanied every decision. Every crisis had incredibly high stakes, and there was no effort too great to expend on fixing things. Which is what I see here. He's decided to help Tareth and Jonan, and so he's plowing ahead at full strength now. A life is at stake, after all. He's not wrong either, just... ouch, he sure did go for the extreme solution first. Didn't even stop and gently check her personality before leaping to memory alteration.
I'd point out that he didn't just lock away the memories of Jonan; he locked away a whole pile of traumatic memories. A box dozens the size of the friendship/love box. And he appears to have straight up destroyed the memory of who he himself is. This is some pretty extreme thought-surgery he's pulling; he's probably messing with a large part of this person's identity.
posted at 8:13pm on December 3rd, 2013
Uahhhhh gosh thank you! *u*
Also "THIS IS NOT HOW WE SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS" should just be the like.... tagline of this entire comic
posted at 9:48pm on December 4th, 2013
You mean like "Magic can always go wrong... BUT THIS ISN'T HOW YOU SOLVE IT!!!"
posted at 3:07pm on December 5th, 2013
Comment by Why?!?!
Oh my goodness Xira I know you are trying to help but THIS IS NOT HOW WE SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS! He definitely reads as more of a teenager now: trying to do the right thing but having no idea how to go about that and not even completely sure what the right thing is.
On the stylistic side of things, 1)I LOVE YOUR ART YOU ARE SO TALENTED! and 2) each person's mindscape being unique and housing memories in a different way is awesomely cool.
posted at 4:36pm on December 3rd, 2013