Comic 342 - (Not) Aino's Finest Hour
16th Aug 2018, 12:00 AM in Parabellum
(Not) Aino's Finest Hour
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Author Notes:
Microraptor edit delete
Microraptor
- Hands up, who of you did expect the character who was previously set up as being a damn good sniper to use her skills to accomplish something important in the climax? ;-)

- Excuses if the panel flow is a bit confusing here. (You basically have to read them as two columns in a newspaper.)
This time, I added arrows to make things clear.

- "Perkele" is a Finnish expletive.
(And yes, I know this from Scandinavia and the World.)
User comments:
Chippewa Ghost edit delete reply
Chippewa Ghost
I mean, it was a good idea; that’s how they killed Lord Nelson.

However, sniper range is AA/machine gun range, and those can and will give Camila a very bad day.
Microraptor edit delete reply
Microraptor
Military uniform that clearly marks someone from afar as the person in charge = obvious target for enemy combatants who seek to "decapitate the dragon"

Of course, the point is kinda moot when your only sniper drops her only weapon into the ocean...

But as we'll soon see, Camilla still has some aces up her sleeve...
JammyTheBirb edit delete reply
JammyTheBirb
Whoops.

Well things aren't looking too great for them. On the plus side, some very nice looking jittery effects there. XD
Microraptor edit delete reply
Microraptor
Whoops indeed! :-D

Dirty little secret: The jittering was a last minute addition. I tried to make it more clear that the gunship's graze shot is literally "rocking the boat".
The Doodler edit delete reply
The Doodler
Threaten to transmute the base metals of the hull into custard?
Microraptor edit delete reply
Microraptor
You are thinking about the right tool, obviously. (I mean, I can't just end this chapter without showing the philosopher's stone in action at least once!)
The way, how it will get used, however... ;-)
AmeliaP edit delete reply
AmeliaP
It's not Camilla's fault
Microraptor edit delete reply
Microraptor
Would be hard for Aino to blame someone else for accidentally dripping her own weapon into the ocean. :-D