Comic 416 - Options
25th Apr 2019, 12:00 AM in Raiders of the Lost Apple
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Microraptor 25th Apr 2019, 12:00 AM edit delete
Microraptor
And we are back home, and furthermore learning what Lena's motivation is.
Turns out that she intended to gain power by going "ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR" et cetera. She expected the Apple to grant her some kind of "glamour".
Luckily though that didn't work out...

However...

This was my original intention anyway, with me planning this scene very early on in the development of this chapter.
But in the meantime between then and now, this scene in Childhood's End came along, revealing that Lena's boss Bettina Timmy might be driven by rather similar motivations.

So, did Lena act all by herself, behind Bettina's back? Or on behalf of Bettina?

My solution for now is that I designed this scene to be ambiguous:
It seems that Lena is talking to herself here - perhaps a bit odd, but a common trope in fiction for the benefit of the reader.
But it could just as well be that she has Bettina on speakerphone right now (or via that huge monitor in her office), and this is sort of a debriefing.
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ProfEtheric 25th Apr 2019, 2:25 AM edit delete reply
ProfEtheric
Why not set your sights a little higher, Lena?

I do like the idea of leaving it open. It gives you a lot more leeway going forward. :)
Microraptor 25th Apr 2019, 2:49 AM edit delete reply
Microraptor
Well, Lena is... ambitious!

And while I already have certain ideas for future plot lines, I too, as author, have to leave myself some options... ;-)
lirvilas 25th Apr 2019, 10:14 AM edit delete reply
lirvilas
Leaves me some options, too.

I ain't done with ToyCo either.

>:)
Microraptor 26th Apr 2019, 2:18 AM edit delete reply
Microraptor
That sounds worrying intriguing!
AmeliaP 2nd Aug 2019, 9:53 AM edit delete reply
AmeliaP
another great chapter. And it was cool to see more about Camilla :)
lirvilas 2nd Aug 2019, 8:03 PM edit delete reply
lirvilas
It is amusing to see your binge reads all leaping to the top of “Popular Now”!
Microraptor 3rd Aug 2019, 3:00 AM edit delete reply
Microraptor
@ lirvilas: Whenever I see my comic jumping into 'Popular Now' all of a sudden, I suspect a binge read. And often, it is indeed Amelia. :-)
AmeliaP 29th Aug 2019, 10:18 AM edit delete reply
AmeliaP
I swear I'm no hacker XD I'm a code monkey at best, would never hack a system made by a real programmer haha
Microraptor 3rd Aug 2019, 2:58 AM edit delete reply
Microraptor
@ AmeliaP: Thank you very much! And it find it very cool to write Camilla. :-)
Candralar 5th May 2020, 12:24 PM edit delete reply
Candralar
At this point, it might be easier for Lena to clear everything off of her list than to find toilet paper! (That is in places in the US anyway where people ridiculously decided to hoard as much of it as they could. I don't know how much of a problem that is in Germany.)

Another great chapter!
Microraptor 5th May 2020, 9:53 PM edit delete reply
Microraptor
Yes, we had that too. Bizarrely, that toilet paper hoarding thing seems to be a worldwide phenomenon...
BTW, in the chapter that I am drawing right now, there will likely be an implicit time-skip to one to three months into the future, to when the situation has (hopefully) normalized further.

And once again, thanks for reading!
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