What's Really Going On
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What's Really Going On
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Note: Owing to a glitch in time and space (possibly caused by this very ritual), some of you already saw this page...

Hopefully, this illuminates the situation a bit. It's not the WHOLE story, but it's another piece of the puzzle.

Related Comics:
There is a lot of correlation between this and that...
adherents of Starry Wisdom
Dr. Simon Nestor

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Audacity
Audacity
And you've seen my reaction from before, but this page demands that I repeat myself. So . . .
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Audacity
Audacity
Dr. Simon. Nestor. Oh man . . . this shit just got real.
I . . . I have no words. I think I might need a moment to collect myself.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Take your time... :P
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Audacity
Audacity
Okay, a few deep breaths, some gummy bears stuffed with Valium and now I'm golden.
So, a couple of things.
First, I love this panel. Not being a visual artist, I would imagine it to to be very difficult depicting the act of peering into different realities. Very well done.
Second, never take drugs from some guy named Mickey in Autumn Bay. Regardless of what the actual drug is, you're going to wake up feeling like an incomplete puzzle. Then you'll notice the missing pieces of your organs scattered around the bathroom.
Third, I can't believe I didn't recognize Dr. Nestor from before! I really should have!
Excellent, excellent work. My jaw actually dropped.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I am VERY glad I could make YOUR jaw (of all possible jaws) drop.
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Audacity
Audacity
Even though I have no idea of what's going to happen, I am giggling with maniacal glee.

And yes, you are one of very few people who can leave me thunderstruck and *almost* speechless. The other is Steven Moffat.
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lirvilas
lirvilas
I demand to know how you generated the above text effects!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I am actually unsure how to do it in MS5 EX, because I did it in GIMP.

It requires three identical layers of text. All of them must be Gaussian Blurred to some extent. Resize one to be larger and offset.

The last part, I am unsure of. You need an effect that can stretch and distort the third text. Free Transform or Mesh Transform, maybe? I achieved it through a filter in GIMP (the one thing GIMP does better than MS5, imho). At any rate, that goes behind the others.

You'll probably need to play with opacity to taste, as well.

If you need help with trying this, shoot me a PM.
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lirvilas
lirvilas
Thanks--they really give a creeptastic vibe, kinda horror/X-Files.
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Sleeper
Sleeper
*Furious note taking*
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SarahSophia
SarahSophia
M A G I C !
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argylefox
argylefox
Oooh, magical shinies.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
The best kind of magical things are shiny. The best shiny things are magical. :)
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melaredblu
melaredblu
Trippy and ominous. What more can you ask for?
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
What more do you want? :P
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Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
Hmmm, a tad familiar.... ;)
But still amaze!
Dat Nestor, damn...~ I love little Ghoul thrown in there, too.:D
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SarahSophia
SarahSophia
Hmmm... Ghoul keeps popping up, doesn't he?
As far as Sinestor goes, expect him to cause problems.
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Call Me Tom
Call Me Tom
Dam Dr. Nestor is creepy as a creepy thing!
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SarahSophia
SarahSophia
This is your brain on elder magicks, any questions?
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Isn't he just?
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Matt Knab
Matt Knab
Man, that's how I feel after browsing Netflix! ;)(
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SarahSophia
SarahSophia
I've always thought that Netflix was a kind of magic.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
By "browsing", do we mean "binging"? :P
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Matt Knab
Matt Knab
With my baby girl, I rarely get past the browsing stage. ;D
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ZeroGee
ZeroGee
Luv dem eyes. :3
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SarahSophia
SarahSophia
Eyes can tell you so much about a person/ex-person, currently soulless elder thingy.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
The eyes are the windows to the OHMYGODWHAT THEHELLISTHATTHING?
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Stever
Stever
The wirlygigs that they get from their visions remind me of a few nights I can (barely) remember. XD
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
That sounds like either a really good or really bad thing...
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DoryH
DoryH
Dat Joker smile!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
*shudder*
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Centcomm
Centcomm
wow im really digging the new art style! looking good prof! Seriously!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Thanks, Centy! I'm always pushing to get better and always experimenting with new techniques.
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Miaubol
Miaubol
Ok, they messed it up ..
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Are you sure? :)
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Miaubol
Miaubol
maybe they didn't? but I'm not sure that's good news.. ;)
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Sleeper
Sleeper
Aaaand I'm finally caught up! Can't wait for the next one. Loving the reboot.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Good to have you on board, and that the reboot was worth it! (It REALLY had to be done...)
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Darkamber
Darkamber
A tantalising glimpse!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Hopefully what comes after is not a disappointment. :)
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RED2015
RED2015
getting a hold of space and time? these guys really went in deep
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Yes they did! But it was important...
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AmeliaP
AmeliaP
Starry Wisdom... following to see if it's the cult.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
All things in time... ;)
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