Out-Of-Placers #198
Added 2022-09-25 20:55:02 +0000 UTCOfficer Kassen goes out to save the world
Colorists: Koof, Raptie, Oniontrain
Comments
He's got a level of resilience that is enviable. Those who can bounce back from the worst setbacks, adapt, and continue on can handle damn near anything! Given all the crap he's had to experience up until now I'm glad to see he's still rolling with the punches as best as he can. It's especially good to see him (in previous pages) able to recognize some of the good that's come from his predicament in terms of being able to help his friends. All in all, Kass is a rare type and I can't wait to see his journey continue!
Inq Variae
2022-09-26 14:04:18 +0000 UTCIt would still hurt. Girls have an ability to hit where it hurts.😁
Vet
2022-09-26 12:42:22 +0000 UTCI vote plasma pistol
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:19:53 +0000 UTCChasing chickens in an alley, but he is the chicken
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:18:11 +0000 UTCKass is, without a doubt, ever a busybody.
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:17:41 +0000 UTCMysteriously, the ability to lay weird mammalian eggs makes you much braver
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:12:58 +0000 UTCKass got SOMEthing, at least!
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:09:50 +0000 UTCAnd a bossy personality!
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:09:07 +0000 UTCGlad you picked up on alla that! : D
Val Salia
2022-09-26 06:08:47 +0000 UTCHe'd probably just swing it like a GIRRRRRRL
Val Salia
2022-09-26 05:57:32 +0000 UTCGotta mow the lawn SOMEtime
Val Salia
2022-09-26 05:57:04 +0000 UTCIt assists the healing process
Val Salia
2022-09-26 05:45:14 +0000 UTCA good compromise between adjusting to a new weapon and sticking with what's familiar may be a rope-dart
Tzeentch
2022-09-26 04:34:54 +0000 UTCInb4 Rocky-style training montage, but more pathetic?
Dakgnol
2022-09-26 00:06:56 +0000 UTCGood to see Kass getting back to work on something. He gets bogged down without a project.
Thomas Halpin
2022-09-26 00:04:07 +0000 UTCOh man, I love this page! It confirms a lot of what we’ve been speculating about Kass’s state of mind vis a vis their new, more compact existence. Honestly I think Kass is close to answering the question of who they are now, even if they don’t know it yet. As for what that is… I think that Kass is Kass. Kind of a trite answer I have to admit but I think that there’s a lot more to it then it seems. Kass is beginning to grow used (sort of...) to the fact that they are no longer the male human merchant’s son turned soldier turned refugee they used to be. Kass doesn’t like it, but they are beginning to see that that identity is no longer what it was. But I don’t think Kass is a yinglet lady, either. He was Kassen Akoll the man for well over two decades. It’s clear to me that that memory and self-concept has been preserved in spite of all the other changes that the zhing performed on Kass’s brainparts. This is for the best because to destroy that would be to destroy Kass themself. They also will not let themself become a political pawn if they have any say in the matter. Kass is somebody who takes pride in their agency. If they are going to be used like that, they want in on the deal. And a part of that deal, as we know, is going to be helping the people Kass cares about, because that’s simply what Kass does. This is really what it comes down to, I think. Kass has a strange opportunity to wrest an authentic self out of the existential spaghetti their life has become through the decisions they make and the actions they take, because in the end the Kass that does the things that Kass would do is the only Kass that hasn’t changed. So while there’s a tinge of running away from the question in the last few panels, Kass in an important sense is answering it. To "get off their fuzzy little ass and do something useful" is to be true to themself, because Kass is headstrong, bad at showing vulnerability, and incredibly snarky… but is also noble, brave, good at getting out of trouble, and loyal and loving to the people he cares about. It turns out none of that depends on species, gender, or the ability to lay weird mammalian eggs.
ClarionKlaxon
2022-09-25 23:59:34 +0000 UTCI liked that sketch you did with Kass learning the spear dance. Despite the silliness of the fertility markings, I kind of hope to see learning a new weapon as a way for him to feel that agency again despite the new body. I also love that he gives himself a bit of self pity before giving himself a pep talk to get up and move on! You got this, Kassen!
Inq Variae
2022-09-25 23:42:55 +0000 UTCStabby weapons are what Yinglets are good at. Kass needs to get her some knives or daggers and train with them. As far as not being the Knight in Shining Armor, this actually reminds me of the episode of Band of Brothers where Major Winters has to accept that as a battlefield commander he can no longer charge directly into the front lines. Kass is going to have to accept that she isn't a grunt anymore, but that she does have the intelligence, experience and drive to command.
John C Butler
2022-09-25 22:33:08 +0000 UTCNEW PAGE! He might not be able to be the human he used to be but he's never useless. This page is wonderful Also, there's the interesting observation that Kass still (understandably) thinks in human, without the 'zh' zhat's become synonymous wizh zhe yinglet. I'm honestly surprised he doesn't stumble over his words more, 20+ years of speaking with a 'th' syllable would rlly muscle memory the shit out of a newly-transformed yinglet This page is so important
Flora P-Stylianides
2022-09-25 22:17:15 +0000 UTCYou got to work with what you got. Don’t just sit there…bust a move. Small spiked ball would work well on grabby scavs. You know the skill…adjust your weapon.
Vet
2022-09-25 21:36:33 +0000 UTCTime to get busy!
Super Shanko
2022-09-25 21:30:05 +0000 UTCAnd go put it on your best friend's face
CocoLoco
2022-09-25 20:57:27 +0000 UTC
