There’s also the matter of, "I remember being this age (well mostly) and what upsets a young man this way. I think I told you how Jenny Broadfoot broke my heart when we were teenagers. Well, I looked like that then too."
True. A bard’s profession runs on unrequited love. The one saving grace is so far, this is unfolding a lot less *violently* than a good deal of the songs and stories he probably knows.
Your comment makes me blush. But rather than agree that I’m some kind of genius, I’d like to take this space to thank my theater/acting experience (waaay back in high-school and a wee bit in college) and my many many years (13+) of television storyboarding. Which I’ve always likened to the animation equivalent of a series of rehearsal stages. Lots of acting required.
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I have nothing to say about what Holvo said. I mean seriously, a bard can tell these things.
The bards can use "Detect drama" as standar action at will.
I have completely forgot that.
There’s also the matter of, "I remember being this age (well mostly) and what upsets a young man this way. I think I told you how Jenny Broadfoot broke my heart when we were teenagers. Well, I looked like that then too."
And realistically, what else is it gonna be?
Financial woes?
"Mom’s tavern is doing fine."
Trouble at work?
"I SAID, ‘Mom’s tavern is doing fine.’"
Your kids acting up?
"Pretty sure I haven’t got any of those yet."
Boy troubles?
"Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but no."
Girl troubles?
"I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!"
True. A bard’s profession runs on unrequited love. The one saving grace is so far, this is unfolding a lot less *violently* than a good deal of the songs and stories he probably knows.
Also–Cypress’s body language is so perfectly, economically expressed. Two panels–and they say all you need to know.
(Lesser comics would have tried to supplement this with superfluous dialogue/captions–we’ve all seen panels that do it.)
I feel for him–he’s so miserable.
Once again Rich knocks it out of the park.
Your comment makes me blush. But rather than agree that I’m some kind of genius, I’d like to take this space to thank my theater/acting experience (waaay back in high-school and a wee bit in college) and my many many years (13+) of television storyboarding. Which I’ve always likened to the animation equivalent of a series of rehearsal stages. Lots of acting required.
I find it’s the same in writing dialogue: Embody the character, write the line the way they’d say it.
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Also he’s a guy, and moreover a dad. Doesn’t take special bardic knowledge. 😛