Autumn Bay - Ouch

Ouch

26th Apr 2016, 11:01 PM in Season One - Part 4: Havenport Hardcore

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Professor Etheric 26th Apr 2016, 11:01 PM edit delete

I really hope this page makes sense. If it does, you're probably wincing a little...

At least Mercy seems to be okay for now. A little self-defense training seems to have helped.

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argylefox 26th Apr 2016, 11:04 PM edit delete reply

Ouch indeed.

Professor Etheric 26th Apr 2016, 11:17 PM edit delete reply

Our girl can handle herself. This one got the drop on her.

Seabiscuit 26th Apr 2016, 11:29 PM edit delete reply

OW! OW OWOWOWOW
M-my eye hurts just looking at that...!! D:

Professor Etheric 26th Apr 2016, 11:50 PM edit delete reply

He had it coming...

lirvilas 26th Apr 2016, 11:43 PM edit delete reply

Thought for a moment she was going all Molly Millions on homeboy here... just repeating something I said to a certain spud-slinger, but Mercy carries a razor blade on her person, doesn't she?

(Probably with her smokes.)

Professor Etheric 26th Apr 2016, 11:51 PM edit delete reply

Well, she may or may not have a razor blade (probably does), but the Molly Millions analogy is more appropriate. Those things are stylish AND effective in a case like this.

melaredblu 27th Apr 2016, 2:50 AM edit delete reply

Eye see what you did there.

anonymous coward 27th Apr 2016, 3:24 AM edit delete reply

Your pun catches my eye much like Mercy just caught the unidentified goon's eye just here. *shakes fist in impotent rage*

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 10:32 AM edit delete reply

Eye know, right?

anonymous coward 27th Apr 2016, 3:28 AM edit delete reply

And this is why controlling an opponent's limbs is much more important than controlling their centre of mass to prevent them from fighting. The choice of tactics and hold he used suggests that the bigger guy was expecting the other guy to start beating Mercy before she could do this. Poor assumptions kill... or sometimes do worse than just kill.

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 10:35 AM edit delete reply

Yep. Because all she used was basic self-defense moves.

not being a fighter myself, I had to do some research here. This particular series of moves seemed the simplest and most brutal while not going over the top. Much like an investigator like Mercy would know (well, that and street brawling, as evidenced by her earlier use of brass knuckles).

azureXtwilight 27th Apr 2016, 5:07 AM edit delete reply

Hoho! I like all the blurry effects!

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 10:37 AM edit delete reply

Thanks! I felt like they give a good idea of "action".

sigpig 27th Apr 2016, 7:46 AM edit delete reply

This page reminds me of my water polo playing days...

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 10:37 AM edit delete reply

It sounds like you had some rough water polo days...

Miaubol 27th Apr 2016, 8:40 AM edit delete reply

Claw! Yay!

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 10:38 AM edit delete reply

Mercy is just a name.

Travis 27th Apr 2016, 2:46 PM edit delete reply

You can tell so much with a hand and some wrinkles...that should help him forget about some of the eye pain.

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 3:09 PM edit delete reply

Yes, I'm sure the eye pain is out of his mind. Distant hopes of having kids, on the other hand...

Microraptor 27th Apr 2016, 2:50 PM edit delete reply

Ouch, indeed!

It is a common superstition that black cats are bringing bad luck...

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 3:09 PM edit delete reply

It is indeed. And Mercy may very well BE a black cat of sorts...

anonymous coward 27th Apr 2016, 6:54 PM edit delete reply

Maybe I just haven't noticed, but I don't think you've shown firm evidence of Mercy having feline characteristics yet. She doesn't seem like the type to wear the ears and tail in full fetish pervert style either. I'm not at all convinced there's anything feline about her.

Delta-v 28th Apr 2016, 2:17 AM edit delete reply

How about her "touch me at your peril" attitude? :)

anonymous coward 28th Apr 2016, 10:59 AM edit delete reply

Eh, you could argue it's a start but there's plenty of humans like that who aren't the least bit feline. Needs moar argument.

Shirokuro 27th Apr 2016, 5:13 PM edit delete reply

Duuuude. ...that's gotta hurt xD

Professor Etheric 27th Apr 2016, 5:25 PM edit delete reply

He started it! XD

Delta-v 28th Apr 2016, 2:20 AM edit delete reply

Okay, so you probably had this page already queued up when I posted about wincing.

Nice deadpan response--you really did fool me. ^^

Professor Etheric 28th Apr 2016, 2:44 AM edit delete reply

I DID have this ready at that time. However, the point remains. You were probably right. Being a pacifist myself, I don't go around throwing punches, especially after temporarily blinding people. I suppose I shoulda done a bit more homework on that one.

This one, I DID do my homework! :D

junoro 8th May 2016, 12:12 AM edit delete reply

That nail looks lethal, man. Kind of makes me think I should grow my nails out a bit, maybe paint them black... just so I can be as cool as Mercy!

Professor Etheric 8th May 2016, 12:22 AM edit delete reply

*gasp*

Even if you are joking, even CONSIDERING that someone might want to emulate Mercy is... I'm... I'm stunned.

junoro 8th May 2016, 1:41 AM edit delete reply

But...she's so cool! Do you know how rad it would be to have those shades and nails???? SO RAD.

Professor Etheric 8th May 2016, 10:50 AM edit delete reply

Thank you!

Yeah, she IS pretty rad, isn't she? :)

Rd Ashes 10th May 2016, 11:08 PM edit delete reply

And that's why us chicks keep such long nails.
;-)

Professor Etheric 10th May 2016, 11:22 PM edit delete reply

I always suspected as much... XD

(It seemed to me that Mercy NOT using the nails I have so carefully showed her to have might be a wasted opportunity.)

AmeliaP 22nd Jan 2018, 3:59 PM edit delete reply

Hahaha when I think she would use a magic spell or something, here come a bar fight techniques XD luv it

Professor Etheric 8th Oct 2018, 7:49 PM edit delete reply

Barroom tricks were more expedient in this case. :)