Chapter 2: Page 11 12/31/12

Okay, new page up, m'peeps. That leaves two left, and I've drawn both. Just haven't polished them. I'll be remastering the first chapter's pages for a new edition of the first issue, and I'll publish a dual issue when this is done as well.
Enjoy!

Mason will have more monologues as the story goes on, he's that kind of character.

Transcript:
Mason: You just slipped into our world, and our disagreement. I can understand your displeasure, Shade, but you have to learn your place.
It's not your fight, and you don't deserve anything but pity.
Pity, which of course, we are willing to give.
D1t0k0, I'm leaving. I have business, and Laus will have arrived by now.
Shade, don't lose heart.
We don't hate you, you just don't matter enough to require our exertion.

Chapter 2: Page 10 12/27/12

New page todays! Been working on multiple at once right now to keep the rate up, and also increase the quality. Sort of, that last one was kind of bad. But yeah, got a clean keyboard now, so it'll make this more fun to type! Wee!

Transcript
Mason: You want an answer?
Girl: Yes, yes I do.
Mason: First of all, always think about what you're asking for before letting a question past your lips, Shade. You have no place here. You're talking to immortal beings here, and you just challenged them to reveal their methods.
It's a simple answer, Shade. You're dead. Less than human. I saw it happen.

Chapter 2: Page 9 12/24/12

Okay, I'm back again, drawing faster this time, I intend to finish this chapter before the next delay, I have the next page drawn, too. Sorry about the bad outlines in this one, I updated Gimp, and am still getting used to the new version. Also switched operating systems, so that's taking some getting used too. As I said, I have the rest of the chapter plotted out, so I actually know what I'm doing this from here in, it is planned. Merry Christmas, I might put some art up for that tomorrow.

Transcript:
Girl: Is someone willing to tell me, please, what's going on?
D1t0k0, Mason: What?
Um...
No, it's not for humans.
Girl:
Really? I think I deserve an answer here! I black out, wake up in a place I don't know, like... like this! And then you get my life story from me... and then go off arguing about something else? What? And you give me "It's not for humans?"

Chapter 2: Page 8 12/16/12

Transcript:

Mason: Oh, ya know. Just wandering around weaking havoc among the lesser mortals.
D1t0k0: You know I don't like having you on my turf, Mason.
Mason: This I know. I wouldn't be here without reason, M'lady.
D1t0k0: Of course, coming here, you are ready to accept the consequences?
Mason: And what, exactly, do you have to threaten me with, D1t0k0?
D1t0k0: You don't really want to find out, Mason. What was it you wanted?

Page 7 11/28/12

New page up today! I'm speeding up the plot arc in the next few pages, I hope that doesn't bug anyone.

Transcript:
And that's all I really remember.... after that it's just a blur...
That's such a sad last memory...
The only thing that cuts through the blur at the end is those tear stained eyes. I don't remember what it means, though... I'm sure it was important...
Telling the human how things work around here, Miss D1t-chan?
I'm sure He wouldn't approve of that sort of exposition.
I'm sure He wouldn't. And we all know how highly you think of Him, Mason. What re you doing here?

Chapter 2: Page 6 11/23/12

New page style, again. After some critical overview I changed it up. I will, probably, include this artstyle across the board in the next compilation. I like the black backgrounds better, but some were saying it got hard to read. Hence the change. Anyway, back to regularly scheduled programming. I'm not entirely fond of changing artstyle in mid chapter, but I decided to throw caution to the wind this time.

 

Transcript:

Girl: I was... I was trying to escape when it... it happened. I needed to escape once in awhile, find a nice place, crash for a drink.

Often the guys would be so sweet there. Not all of them, but compared to... compared to...

My father was a great example of a terrible human being. He did try, he really did, but he would drink, and then.... we would all... wish he didn't....

That's why I would hide in the pubs... I could pretend I was... I was wanted. None of us were, but he still tried to "do his duty", I guess.

I was on one of my escapes. I didn't want to go back, that would have made it so much worse. I had to wait at least until I was sure he had drank himself to sleep.

Not a Page, again.

Okay, I have the first chapter, published on lulu, my spotlight is http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/sydself
Sorry, it's on sale for the massively overpriced amount of $11.00, at least once the volumes get bigger the unit price will go down. Publishing's expensive. And it's still cheaper than doing it myself. I wanted, as I said, a price of $2.00, but that didn't happen. In the volumized version you get a few omake pages at the end, this time it's even worse by me not having much relevant to this project to mock, so I'm mocking projects I haven't even started yet. Oh, and skyborn, I can't avoid a shot at that. But if you wanna support this comic, picking up a copy would be helpful. I won't blame you for waiting until it's cheaper, though.

The text in the volumized is also all redone, because I read something about font copyright in the meantime, and until I pay my dues to the people who's fonts I used, I'm going to use the generic typefaces instead. Sorry about that. Once I buy a license I'll bring them back. I probably should fix them in the archive too. And I added a cosmetic change to page 12, I figured it had more effect.