wuahae · 2 years ago
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ok i say this a lot but i Will make more of an effort to be more active on this blog :”)
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the-s1lly-corner · 5 months ago
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HH cast crushing on the reader 2/3
Forgot to mention in the previous post alastor will be excluded for this prompt. "But admin you write for him-" I tend to approach his writing with queer platonic ideas and while I do think this prompt can still work with that, idk how to put it into words
Characters: Lucifer, Adam, Lute, Emily, Velvette, Rosie
Notes: reader is GN, mostly focuses on canon characters, if your character isnt here check the other parts unless I dont write for them
CWs: none
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LUCIFER
On one hand he wants to be with you. But on the other I feel he is still a bit hung up on Lilith. It's wouldn't be fair to you to pursue someone else when there's already someone else in his heart. He flipflops between approaching you and shutting you off. It's going to take a lot and you might have to ask him if there's something going on or if you did something wrong. He's crushed that you think you did something wrong. Baby steps with him, give him some time and the two of you could possibly make something. He finds himself sitting at his workspace making art (ducks) based off of you.
ADAM
Oh he is so open about it and it's kind of obnoxious. Well.. open isn't the right word. He's very up front with making sure you know that he thinks you're... desirable to put it lightly. But to actually be soft and vulnerable and say he wants to be with you for more than just wanting to bang you? It's going to be like pulling teeth to get an actual confession from him. He teases you a lot more, and makes comments about you and he leans into it if you're receptive. Just know that if you catch feelings first and he notices, he's going to hold it over your head and use it as ammo.
LUTE
Similar to Vaggie in the previous part, she's going to get... closed off. Unlike Vaggie, she's going to totally close herself off from you and try to bury herself deeper into her heavenly duties. She's hardwired and trained to devote herself to Heaven and she believes she doesn't have time for you. She almost feels like it's a betrayal to have these feelings in the first place. She won't confess, at least not out of looking for a relationship. I can see her doing it as a way to release her feelings in hopes that saying it out loud will somehow get rid of them. It's a little sad when you sit and think about it, but I do think with enough time and patience you two might be able to build something.
EMILY
Very giddy and very quick to telling you how she feels. She takes time out of her day to check in on you, as well as giving you something she knows you like or something that reminded her of you. Noticeably happier around you and perks up at the mere mention of your name. She always has time for you, she makes room in her schedule for you. She's a lot like Charlie in regard to her being a bit overbearing and clingy, but she really does mean well with her intentions! Just let her know if she needs to scale it back!
VELVETTE
I can totally see Velvette being the type to hide her feelings and translate to something else. Bonus points if you're a rival of hers in the industry, all the more reason for her to try to twist her feelings. I guess in a way you can call her a tsundere. Even through the meaner things she says, there are some teasing words slipped in here and there in your interactions that admittedly leave you feeling a little conflicted and confused. If you shut it down and be firm you miiiight get her to cut the act, but it is not a guarantee because she's grown to like the game.
ROSIE
She doesn't throw herself at your feet, she has some dignity. She is polite and kind towards you, though... but just because you've got her attention doesn't mean she's going to date you just yet. Think of it as her giving you a chance to show yourself off to her. She sometimes does small favors for you in town, even giving you some special privileges thanks to her status as an overlord. Waits for you to confess, if you're showing your signals as well. There will be subtle hints, though, even if she's not outright flirting with you... most of the time... she can't resist sometimes, even with the above stated. Really it just depends on the circumstance and how you are as a person.
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comicteaparty · 7 years ago
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December 28th, 2017 CTP Archive
The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on December 28th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST.  The chat focused on Cosmic Fish by Cosmographia.
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✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Cosmic Fish by cosmographia~! (http://cosmicfishes.com/) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~!
With that said, let us begin with this first question~!
QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?
for me my favorite scene is the silent interaction between syias and bells while they are fighting ramus. i think so much of the visuals to the moment illustrate their relationship beautifully. it was a moment that really cemented them as my favorite guardians in the story
another scene that im particularly fond of is that one where bells and schnell talk and he tells her to change her strategy. there was something ominously dark about it in a way that felt....realistically practical? cause while i dont trust schnell's intentions, i cant disagree with his practicality in the matter. i mean is he really wrong since insofar, it doesnt seem bells' strategy has been particularly effective
✨Tenor✨
I haven't gotten to read this week but I've seen the art and style and it looks super good so I'm hoping to catch up after my end of the month rush
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yes you should. cosmic fish is a very well-illustrated comic. and the lore behind it is pretty intense. i think a lot of aspects capture that its its own world
cosmographia
Hello everyone!! So sorry for being a tad late
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
thats okay a lot of the regulars are late/might not come i guess? holidays have been killer i imagine
cosmographia
yeah it's been a busy time for all
but ey I am SO glad that both Syias and Schnell's scenes are really effective! It's really fun to write characters that are morally gray
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
im glad to hear. moral grayness can be a challenge to write for sure.
syias i think is more sympathetic than schnell. schnell is kind of a jerk cause enigmatic reasons. whereas syias is a jerk cause gotta do whats good for the world and then he head pat apologies bells.
i might be biased cause i have a fondness for the guardians XD
for me theyre one of the most interesting parts cause of their roles and how they interact with others
cosmographia
hahahahaha that's definitely fair! they're slowly coming into the picture and become more prominent in this chapter and so forth. (the guardian lore is insaaane and I'm so glad we're finally there hahahaha)
✨Emma the Festive🍠Potato✨
I liked the beginning of chapter 5
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yes. admittedly from a more critical level ive been liking the later chapters a smidgen more cause its tying things that happened earlier together a lot better. cause the initial chapters while well-written, always kind of felt connected mostly by protagonist. but the later chapters are really making everything seem like threads of the same world since motivations and past events and all that stuff is coming into play
what did you like about it specifically @✨Emma the Festive🍠Potato✨ ?(edited)
cosmographia
yess! I'm really glad to hear that! The first chapters are definitely meant to feel a little looser until all the pieces come into play. And Emma, I'm glad chapter 5 is really clicking with you!
✨Emma the Festive🍠Potato✨
I guess the end of chapter 4 is included in the reason why I like it It's just when we see that Ramus has become huge and stuff, I felt that was really impactful
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
ah yes, thats definitely a good reason. my heart was a little broken from that moment. cause it was like the emobidment of worst case scenario
and after seeing hte flashback
can just imagine how many people are going to be sad and crying O_O
except for schnell. schnell probs just gonna shrug say welp sucks to be ramus
cosmographia
hahahahahah
I think an important thing to keep in mind is that Schnell is...very old and even if he claims to be a guardian he still doesn't have the same concept of time as they do, so he's probably bitter and tired of that by now
there's a comic I haven't uploaded onto the main site yet (since there already was a gone fishing between chapters 5 and 6) that kind of explores Schnell how he was 250 years before the current events
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
oh man that sounds super interesting. especially cause schnell who in my opinion is the most mysterious of all the time.
his weariness definitely comes through though i think
especially through his expressions
where they just always struck me as someone saying "dang kids and their newfangled ways"
cosmographia
HAHAHAHAH
that is not far off honestly
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
lol oh man, i must understand schnell better than i realize then.
✨Emma the Festive🍠Potato✨
Yeah Schnell is cool and interesting, I would like to know more about that guy
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
QUESTION 2. Bells and Schnell are entangled in a complicated “game” that directly correlates to ghosts coming into existence. However, Schnell is enigmatic at best. What is Schnell’s goal with this game, and why does he care about ghosts being saved? Why does Bells even agree to play this game? As the first ghost, how did Schnell come to exist? Does it have anything to do with the game? Lastly, what is this “fish” that Schnell’s mentioned to Bells that would make his job easier?
cosmographia
hahahaha as is with the story, there's going to be a few bits and pieces about Schnell presently, but as for his backstory and past in general, is still going to take a bit to explore (to not lunge the reader with too much information, especially since we're still in the adaluxen arc) 2) Great questions, one second!
- What is Schnell’s goal with this game, and why does he care about ghosts being saved? Schnell originally served under Bells (in the Monster King comic, he's still wearing what is currently called the Guardian uniform) and he assisted Bells in returning ghosts back to where they came from with other characters we may have met but can't say ;D So despite him being tired of what he defines as "Bells' constant failures" and even promoting them (as he says in chapter 4 that he IS to blame with why Acantha wasn't saved), he's trying to use negative reinforcement to get Bells to do [something] I can't say yet but it's definitely related to Schnell's earliest memory he told Acantha in chapter 4. (About the white being that drinks tea) -As the first ghost, how did Schnell come to exist? That is sadly a spoiler for now, but he is definitely telling the truth that he was a ghost and with Bells' and the other guardians misunderstanding of what a ghost was (since they had never seen one before) did lead to how he got his powers. (This will be explored later) -Does it have anything to do with the game? The "game" was invented after Schnell stopped working for the guardians, it's more of a jab as in "if you're not going to take this seriously, let's make it a game then" kind of approach. -Lastly, what is this “fish” that Schnell’s mentioned to Bells that would make his job easier? The fish is actually a cosmic fish, they are actual physical entities but that's all I can say for now hahaha
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
hmm some food for thought for theorizing
cosmographia
hahahah yea no definitely go ahead and share if you have any theories
MathTans the Pun Prince
I made it home! ^.^
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
im actually most surprised by the fact schnell actually helped return ghosts at one point. i personally always thought he was eternally bitter
welcome math~!
cosmographia
hello there! hahahahah
he holds bitterness and resentment for a lot of things since day 1 though, you are not far off it's just things that gradually evolved
MathTans the Pun Prince
Gonna take a second to catch up, but in terms of favourite scene, I actually liked the whole "Toy" side story. It showed the Guardians of the world, showed they weren't omnipotent, showed they were maybe out of touch through no fault of their own, just thought that was very clever.
(Delves into backlog.)
cosmographia
much like Acantha, he was very optimistic but after a while he lost it. So Schnell is semi-meant to represent the bitterness Acantha could eventually develop if she dwells on her failures
ey thanks! but oh man I'm so glad the out of touchness is clear in that!! guardians are definitely out of touch with the world, of all ironies
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
for me the out of touchness perhaps more came about when ramus attacked i think
just cause they didnt pay mind to the ppl around
just were focused on fighting
and syias was like "yeah sure another guardian can show up im sure nobody will freak out"
cosmographia
yea that's definitely important later
even with Bells trying to befriend Acantha, she's more determined like "I'M approaching her so it'll be cool right" without actually considering the harm's she's done (the collar, some resentment, etc.)
MathTans the Pun Prince
Yeah, lots of lore in this one. Interesting how things don't necessarily end happy or sad, it's just like, this is how things are for better or worse. Also, yeah, like Bells as a character.
Guardians are interesting in general.
cosmographia
yessssss, thank you Math!
I'm sometimes worried the comic comes off as too pessimistic when it's meant to be an inbetweener
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i cant speak for everyone but i think its an inbetweener. or more accurately, i think the story is just reality based, in that reality isnt pessimistic or optimistic 100% of the time
it just is what is it
bad stuff happens
and ppl have to keep living
so really i just feel like the characters are living actual live
s
that have consequences
MathTans the Pun Prince
Acantha took getting used to as well. What with the attitude and stealing and stuff. (Which is weird to say, because my protagonists aren't always sweetness and making the right decision either.) I gravitated a bit to Bells.
cosmographia
Ah Rebel I'm really glad to hear that!! Hahahah I think that's fair, she's definitely written to be bratty at first
MathTans the Pun Prince
Q2: Schnell just seems to have it in for Bells somehow? Like, maybe he had mother issues in his life and he's taking it out on her as "mother ghost" kind of deal IDK. Using everyone else to do that.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
man i cannot unpicture someone pointing at schnell and just shouting "you have mother issues!"
XD
cosmographia
HAHAHAHA
MathTans the Pun Prince
Once we see Acantha's history she becomes loads more sympathetic too, to be clear.
cosmographia
p sure if/when the ghost kids find out about that they'll just slowly turn to him and go "REALLY????" cuz THEY definitely have valid father-figure issues
good!!
MathTans the Pun Prince
"Were you hugged enough as a child?"
cosmographia
Hahahahahahahaha
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yeah i really appreciated acantha's backstory. i think it was super needed right at the point it was presented. cause it finally showed that her own actions and attitude were a direct result of her past and what happened
cosmographia
good!! There's definitely chunks missing from there but they'll be studied throughout the story (and also gone fishing short stories thrown here and there)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
>v>
in regards to question two part of me has been wondering if schnell just doesnt like his own life and he wants ghosts to be saved so he himself can be saved and move on.
MathTans the Pun Prince
Yeah, negative reinforcement is really kind of a dick move. IMHO. Hmm, so cosmic fish bunnies exist outside of space time?
(Ok, caught up...)
cosmographia
ooh ho ho nice theory Rebel! Ah yeah cosmic fishes are not directly related to Lheur (but I can say he is part cosmic fish, but not entirely)
MathTans the Pun Prince
I kind of wonder if Schnell really does know more than he lets on. Like, maybe he's been able to exist as long as he has by drinking the blood of virigins every hundred years. And he doesn't want anyone to kill because then they might stumble on the secret too.
Lheur is a fish offspring perhaps.
cosmographia
hahahahah no it's not THAT dark hahahahhaha mmmmaybe ;D
though I CAN say that, like guardians, cosmic entities like the fish and such can't biologically reproduce
wishjacked
Oh hey, I'm not going to be able to talk much (I'm at a holiday party!!) but I wanted to say that I finally read through the chapter three epilogue after this comic being on my TBR for ageeeeeees and I cannot wait to read the rest!!
MathTans the Pun Prince
(Have I mentioned I put out crazy theories? Cuz I do that.)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
ah see, clearly bells made schnell on purpose cause she was like "ah man being a mom would be great" and now schnell is bitter cause he has an eternity to live
cosmographia
hi Wishjack, thank you!!! And I hope you have a wonderful time at the party (hahaha no problem at all, I find them funny)
hahahahah
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hiya wishjacked! Any fave in what you read?
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
thanks for stopping in wishjacked~!
cosmographia
Bells "aw man I definitely wish I knew what being a mom is like" -creates the most brattiest, entitled little thing- "....dammit"
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
meanwhile syias is in the bg saying i told you so
wishjacked
Such a good story so far, I'm really enjoying the characters and worldbuilding!! The bit with the mayor getting eaten by the starfaces was my favorite moment so far, and I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing how the story progresses!! Schnell's design slays me every time, it's so good.
cosmographia
ahh thank you wishjacked!!
and PFFT
Syias: lemme guess, now you want a PET? -Lheur shows up- Syias: OH COME ON.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
QUESTION 3. One of the larger conflicts in the comic is whether or not ghosts can be saved. Exactly why do ghosts form in the first place? Do you think they can actually be saved? Why can’t the guardians save them from the get-go? If ghosts are doomed to become monsters/change like Ramus, why hasn’t Schnell changed? Is this human character, Midah, going to have some role in their salvation? Speaking of which, what is Lheur’s (the rabbit-fish) role in all this?
MathTans the Pun Prince
Oh yeah! That thing with Mayor Pain was clever in terms of showing the light/dark reversal kind of thing too. Like, how it was actually not a bad thing and just part of "life", such as it is.
Also, twintailed star people. Strangely cute.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i liked mayor pain's reaction to being "eaten"
that was like a hilarious expression moment all around for everyone
cosmographia
Hahahahah! okay yea one sec!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Also, french bread puns (and puns in general) gets an A+.
When having dinner, Lheur might have a minute amount of seconds.
Going back to the quesiton, I wonder if ghosts form from things other than humans.
(Schnell has the blood of virgins thing going for him, like vampires...)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
oh thats a good question math
i never considered that possibility
MathTans the Pun Prince
It just seemed like if they have no memory of being human, maybe they weren't, but I'm not sure about the alternative.
As to Lheur's role, it seems to be making collars.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
hmm. its possible. although i considered the fact they dont remember being human is just from the sheer fact they no longer possess the brain that contains their memories. so its not like theyd have concept of what a human even is
MathTans the Pun Prince
Mayor Pain wasn't exactly human either though.
Of course, that might have been another plane of existence entirely.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yeah we do gotta remember lheur teleported them somewhere. who knows where that even was.
not to mention theres monsters besides ghosts anyway
so the existence isnt that odd
MathTans the Pun Prince
True. Maybe it's regrets of the guardians made manifest or something. >.<
cosmographia
Exactly why do ghosts form in the first place? I can't really give the exact reason as to WHY they're there without diving into spoilers, but ghosts' bodies are a defense mechanism to a world they're suddenly being thrust upon. They don't go through the normal developmental process of baby, childhood, teenager, adult, but are thrown in at mid-teenager and expected to pick everything up in a matter of days. So their bodies are responses to society, personal, and cultural expressions and after a while they just CAN'T go back to where they came from (literally and metaphorically) Do you think they can actually be saved? I think anyone can be saved but it's not in the concepts a lot of western cultures define it as. It's not that someone like a friend or a romantic partner saves you or a higher entity (in this case guardians), but more how much you're willing to accept your own flaws and work toward them for your OWN betterment and everything else comes afterward. So a lot of what happens later isn't about being saved by a guardian before they turn, but WHAT you do with the circumstances and your own definition. You sometimes can't take back the things you've said and done (Ramus physically hurting Hessa, and Acantha's crime that often gets talked about) but how you respond to it, gives it meaning (Ramus allowed his negative thoughts to control his life till he became a monster, Acantha just pushes forward) Why can’t the guardians save them from the get-go? The only guardians that have the connections to the ghosts are Bells and Syias mainly because they feel the life cycle being disturbed, but for them to actually locate a ghost is a bit of a task. Actually, I'll answer this question with another question, if in chapter 1 we see that Bells compresses the souls but we know they can't filter through the guardian, where does she take them? ;>
If ghosts are doomed to become monsters/change like Ramus, why hasn���t Schnell changed? That definitely has to do with his powers and something else we'll see at the very beginning of the next chapter ;D Is this human character, Midah, going to have some role in their salvation? HEHEH. We'll see. Speaking of which, what is Lheur’s (the rabbit-fish) role in all this? Honestly, I'm gonna explain this soon so I'll say it here, but Lheur's role is that he makes sure the universes are running smoothly and healthy. He's kinda like the little guy with a notebook who takes notes at anomalies and leaves, but has befriended Bells little by little through his visits And yea, the comic has never stated if they were human at all, and honestly, that doesn't matter since they can't go back nor have memories from that possibility. They could've been anything or even nothing! It's who and what they are now that counts
MathTans the Pun Prince
Speaking of western cultures, it's interesting to see some of the Puerto Rico tidbits. I like stuff like that.
cosmographia
oh I like that theory Math
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
peeks in
Hw yeveryone
Almost forgot about CTP again
cosmographia
Yea!! I honestly wanted to make a comic that would motivate people to find the reference or see something and go "-gasp- that looks like the thing in Cosmic Fish!"
hello there!!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
hey super~!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Hi Cosmo! Hi Rebel!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Well, and with Acantha's many eyes, I originally thought she was the comic fish. (Maybe she is, in a metaphor way?) But now it seems more likely to be beings like Lheur.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Also that's an intresting piece of trivia
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
ah okay i guessed right on lheur. i thought thats what his role would actually turn out to be. that hes some being of order spying on things to make sure everything is okay. but then this begs the question of whether or not the ghosts are considered anamolies.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Refrences are fun to do
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
as for where bells took the soul i assumed it was to some cosmic place where the cosmic fish are
but now i think that makes is sound like the souls are fish food
cosmographia
Nice!! Ghosts are definitely anomalies ooh interesting guess! ovo
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Ooh is that so
MathTans the Pun Prince
The souls are soles? O.o
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
and idk i could still argue acantha is the cosmic fish in a metaphorical sense, math. it depends on what the message of the comic is cause acantha could be considered the embodiment of the title even if shes not the literal fish as far as the lore is concerned
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
also Acantha is the cutest thing with six eyes that I've seen yet(edited)
cosmographia
thank you justing!!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
if lheur is responsible for the collar i wonder if the collar is some sort of experiment from lheur's "superiors" to see if they can help ghosts move on and return things to status quo
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
You're welcome XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
I still have such a soft spot for Bells. With her rolly head. I don't like that Schnell teases her about it.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
I'm actually Justin but everyone in this group likes to call me Justing
cosmographia
yea!! Yea you're right on the money about the metaphorical title Rebel, cosmic fish is attributed to Acantha's personal growth + an actual thing in the story
oh ok sorry <"D
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Lol it's k XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
OH, which reminds me, in one of those animated sequences (which OMG, very impressed that it's a thing) it looked like Bells' head was rolling away until she grabbed it and I laughed. (edited)
cosmographia
ooooh I love these theories
hahahahaha YEA!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Rebel: Hm, maybe? Are the true cosmic fish Lheur's surperiors, and they made him to keep tabs on things?
"Create some bunny ears to be more non-threatening."
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
I'm also a total sucker for characters with stick eyes like Bells/Raju
(and thank you deeply for doing chapter recaps)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
maybe. although makes me wonder what cosmic fish are again. like are they embodiments of the universe. beings that exist in the cosmic flow of life. O_O regular ol' space fish
cosmographia
hahahahah OH ey good!
hahaha
ah man I can't say yet
I CAN say they're kinda dumb.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
regular ol' space fish it is
cosmographia
hahahahahah
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
schnell just wants to have a good fish dinner
cosmographia
he just wants the pet fish Bells told him he wasn't responsible enough for it
MathTans the Pun Prince
They're Acantha's siblings sent back through time after she creates them.
cosmographia
oh GOD
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lol
I want a pet space fish
cosmographia
no , like...time is a thing but there's no legit time travel in the comic I REFUSE to work with time travel(edited)
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
that's understandable
since time travel is in everything these days
cosmographia
yeah honestly
also I don't want the answer to the comic to just be "time travel"
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i do kind of wonder if acantha had some sort of interaction with the cosmic fish unknowingly just cause she kind of wound up looking like a fish dragon thing
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hee. I do time travel. It's not as popular as you might think. ^^ But there was one remark about how time was fluid or something and so how they're not really ghosts, that's an element.
cosmographia
time is a very delicate and finicky thing in the comic so it's unreliable, nervous, and nobody likes it
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
I'd probobly try time travel a grand total of one time in my series(edited)
because the story is all about it
Especially since you have to write about things like, paradoxes
cosmographia
yeah!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Maybe Acantha will learn how to do the cosmic fish teleport, maybe that's what the collar is preparing her for.
cosmographia
and as for the question Rebel, it'd be interesting yeah! But for now nah, Acantha just looks fish-like because she was drowning. She isn't technically special in any way.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
oh really
cosmographia
ye ye
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
QUESTION 4. Our protagonist, Acantha, has numerous mysteries about her. With her being Bells’ newest strategy to save ghosts, the mysteries are more poignant than ever. Do you think Bells is right that Acantha might save the ghosts/prove Schnell’s wrong? While it’s implied Acantha broke the rulef about killing the past, what do you think exactly happened (and why does that rule exist)? Will she reunite with Hessa and the others? How will she react to Ramus’ death? Will we ever find out how Acantha became a ghost exactly due to Schnell’s machinations?
cosmographia
if anything Schnell is supposed to be the "special/chosen one/what have you" he's the half-and-half, as in, half ghost half guardian that stories usually use to treat as the hero but he ain't!!(edited)
MathTans the Pun Prince
Maybe Acantha broke the rule partly to annoy Schnell.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
what about half spider
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
well i remember it was implied that she did it to protect the others
but from what
from some icky human
?
MathTans the Pun Prince
Schnell is like evil Hercules.
Maybe to protect them from Schnell. She says she doesn't trust him.
confleiks
so i may have just pictured schnell in an ill-fitting kid's costume of disney hercules
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
perhaps
MathTans the Pun Prince
Bells is Hades?
"Whoa, is my head off?"
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
MIND BLOWN
MathTans the Pun Prince
Just reverse the morality.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
hmmm
cosmographia
Do you think Bells is right that Acantha might save the ghosts/prove Schnell’s wrong? Their bet mainly consists that despite everything that happened, Acantha still saved a ghost (back in chapter 1) unlike what Schnell would have done. So, in a way, yes, I think Bells is on to something but is approaching it in a very black and white way and that can be bad for Acantha. So both need to work on their own things there. While it’s implied Acantha broke the rule about killing the past, what do you think exactly happened (and why does that rule exist)? There are a few reasons, killing is considered a problem with ghosts because, it's, well, bad, and it might speed up the process since ghosts change into monsters due to negative thoughts. Also since ghosts aren't SUPPOSED to be there, them killing someone is a paradox (though nothing universe breaking is happening, so it might just be guardian paranoia) and Schnell is against killing personally because he believes there are worse punishments. What Acantha did, IS covered soon, so I can just say, she deliberately killed a human and it wasn't even out of self-defense. Her own reasoning is understandable once that's taken place (it's foreshadowed a bit in Gone Fishing 003, the one with Midah) Will she reunite with Hessa and the others? Time will tell, but most likely because good narrative structure would incline that to be so, but it's really a matter of WHAT will happen and WHEN ;D How will she react to Ramus’ death? Oh we're finding out about that very soon, so stay tuned! Will we ever find out how Acantha became a ghost exactly due to Schnell’s machinations? Yesssss, by next chapter!
and hahahahaha
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
oh boy
dis is gonna be fun
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
my semi crack theory is that schnell happened upon unformed acantha and said "ah mother isnt here" and then he kicked her into the lake/river
and then sipped some tea
MathTans the Pun Prince
Speaking of Acantha and Schnell, Gallo was pretty cool. And funny at times. Though he really shouldn't have spilled the beans there, in retrospect.
cosmographia
hahahaha no she WAS there but close ;D
MathTans the Pun Prince
Possibly sipped the tea first.
cosmographia
hahaha
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Did i hear
tea
MathTans the Pun Prince
I also liked with Gallo's first appearance Acantha was all "nope nope nope". Then it got echoed later. Nice little throwback.
cosmographia
he really shouldn't have but I'm hoping once i get the short stories edited and out into the world, it's going to be very clear that the ghost kids are crazy dependent on Schnell as their fix-all solution YEEES
confleiks
@cosmographia HI MOM
cosmographia
good on ya for catching the callback
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
TEEEEEAAAAAA
cosmographia
@confleiks HI MOM
tea is important in the comic hahahaha well for a few characters but
MathTans the Pun Prince
Good on you for writing it.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
@cosmographia HI MOM
I like comics that have tea as a theme for some reason
cosmographia
hahahahah
I'm trying to get to the page that the tea thing is mentioned
MathTans the Pun Prince
Also Gallo makes me think "pico de gallo" and he's red like salsa so that works.
cosmographia
http://cosmicfishes.com/comic/chapter-4-page-20/
Cosmic Fish
cosmographia
Chapter 4, page 20
HAHAH Gallo means rooster, so close enough!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i really like gallo's design. but speaking of gallo i enjoy the fact that there are certain things they cant do cause of how their bodies are made. like the fact gallo doesnt really have hands so has to pick stuff up with his teeth. thats a really nice detail
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hands are really an issue with the guy, of course.
Yeah, my spanish is not good. ^^;
cosmographia
yea!
Gallo is handicapped but it isn't plot or character-development related, it's just a thing that is and that's ok!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
so a cartoon monster or whatever Schnell is loves him some tea
MathTans the Pun Prince
Can Acantha ever close all her eyes? Like, I can see why she wouldn't like dark tunnels, not used to never seeing anything.
cosmographia
the two small ones have transparent eyelids like crocodiles
confleiks
I wonder if Acantha ever threw a blanket over his head because she thought he might think it's nighttime and fall asleep
cosmographia
but they see shapes and shadows for the most part
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lolol
cosmographia
HAHAHA
confleiks
YES HAHAHAHAHA
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
thats a good picture. i accept this as a canon scenario.
cosmographia
maybe it'll help her in her next stealthy heist
hahahaha
MathTans the Pun Prince
Oh yeah, cosmographia, saw some of your little pics at the bottom of some comics, those were clever.
cosmographia
ah thanks!!! poking fun at your own stories is A+
MathTans the Pun Prince
It's a thing with those who enjoy puns, maybe.
cosmographia
HA
maybe...definitely
there's a good number of puns or playful naming decisions for most characters here
MathTans the Pun Prince
I'm sure I only noticed half. ^^
cosmographia
hahaha well some become more relevant later
Acantha isn't JUST called Acantha because of the mirror decoration
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
OMG LOL
THAT PIC
MathTans the Pun Prince
So you have the whole thing sketched out for a while yet, eh?
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
The rag is the ultiamte weapon
MathTans the Pun Prince
OOOooooh, interesting. (Reminded of the pic where she's just taking the mirror away, heh.)
cosmographia
she's a "support" for other characters ;3 likeapillarsupport...it'sagreekthing
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
heehee
cosmographia
hahahah
MathTans the Pun Prince
It's so ionic.
cosmographia
and YEAH! the characters are pretty old and the story took a long time in the oven andalotofreading
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
oh really?
how long have you been planning this comic?
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i did wonder if acantha's meaning was super on purpose and not just cause timing and place XD
cosmographia
2012...? At least that's when the first draft happened, some characters are from 2009 or so
hahahahahah
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
ooh wow
cosmographia
yea it's unconscious but also it'll start gaining relevancy throughout the story right now it's just her own word for identity, so it's a "self" definition, and it needs to evolve into "action" or how it's perceived.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
mine started planning around '09, but I haven't started making the full story for it yet
cosmographia
ooh!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
and I have a feeling it'll take me a long time
cosmographia
that's normal though, and also gives you a time to re-do things
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Yeah
cosmographia
or re-establish them and make em more solid
MathTans the Pun Prince
The little plush doll cameos was cute in that one update too, wonder if that was inspired by something?
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Lots of things have changed in my project over the years, mostly for the better
(at least I hope the changes I did make were for the better)
cosmographia
CF definitely became WAY better when I started researching the science-y parts oh! it was a thank you for a lot of people who were supporting me at the time and just did a call on twitter and fb if people wanted cameos
good!!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
oh nice~
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i like that idea of acantha's name turning from a piece of identification into an action. thats a really beautiful sentiment that i think suits the comic
cosmographia
whoo!!
thanks!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Gotcha. Animation bits also impressed me. Nice that you have the support and music and such for such things.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
yea
MathTans the Pun Prince
And all the best with you health-wise cosmographia (I read some of the author remarks and comments).
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
^
Best of luck and hope everything goes smoothly
cosmographia
thanks!! I wanted to make animated bits for every chapter but that soon proved to be wayyy difficult. Major kudos to the musicians who've helped and sometimes having months in advance to plan out scenes. (Bells juggling her head while fleeing from Ramus was made like...5 months in advance)
ay thank you so much!!
MathTans the Pun Prince
That whole thing with Bells head, subtle running joke, don't know why it amuses me so much.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Welcome
MathTans the Pun Prince
Maybe cuz I like her character and it helps show that she's also a bit imperfect.
cosmographia
hahahaha GOOD!
confleiks
Bells is like a very excitable and eager to please ancient puppy and I love her so much
cosmographia
Bells was definitely made to APPEAR like the perfect fix-all character but definitely is neither of those things upon further inspection
yessssss :')
confleiks
she'd be a cocker spaniel or bassett hound because of her long ears :>
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hee! She has dogged perseverance.
confleiks
BA DUM TS
cosmographia
hahahahahaha
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
relatedly i want to say i really like the mentions of how the ppl worship the guardians. i think it really capture the disconnect between ppls idealistic image of them and the actual true nature of their existence
cosmographia
^^^^^ Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Yea
MathTans the Pun Prince
Another nice callback actually was when Acantha said she didn't like the story of the toy, which had been shown earlier.
Rebel: Very good point.
cosmographia
"the guardians are perfect and want what's best for us" -Bells trips in the next scene-
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lol
MathTans the Pun Prince
Also, I think it was the right idea to not really have people until the later chapters. Keeps the focus on the curious beings, who are the major players.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
^
cosmographia
Ye!! It also kinda hinted that any potential narrator might not be a narrator but something....or someoooone
yea!!!!
cosmographia
"what's the toy?" Oh, literally just a bed time story Schnell told Acantha and she hated it.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i do like seeing humans tho. cause everyone kept mentioning them but i was like "where are they O_O"
cosmographia
HAHAHAH
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
"who are these "living" things"
MathTans the Pun Prince
"Humans are mythological creatures."
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Are ghosts made of flesh in this comic?
cosmographia
"they're not the center of the universe it seems, just some other random animal"
yeah they gain a physical body but they can't control it after a while
MathTans the Pun Prince
It is interesting that humans aren't really huge or anything though. They're size-wise about right for everything else, I think.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
ooh
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
alroight then
MathTans the Pun Prince
All the best with the fishy stuff going forwards then. ^.^
cosmographia
yea they're just...part of everything else. Which is also why I was very avoidant of using them at the beginning, cuz this isn't a story about them no matter how hard they try
cuz we humans naturally desire to be the protagonists
MathTans the Pun Prince
Good call.
cosmographia
so the narrative is purposely going "there they are...in the distance. Moving on."
MathTans the Pun Prince
We're also sometimes the antagonists.
cosmographia
they're not good, they're not bad, they're there.
yep!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
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