Choice Things
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Choice Things
Average Rating: 4.88 (16 votes)
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Merry Christmas, everybody!

Mercy is, of course, continuing the conversation with Sophie from last page.

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And here is an Autumn Bay holiday treat: Mercy in cookie form!

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Centcomm
Centcomm
I think I like this gal
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I'm glad! She'll be getting quite a bit of focus this Season. :)
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melaredblu
melaredblu
Choice things are her things of choice.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Suffice to say she can take as well as she gives... :)
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lirvilas
lirvilas
Come on, Prof, y'all know better than that--cookies made to look like humans are bad voodoo.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Oh, my good sir, you mistake the source of cookie magic. That dates back to Rome and the ritual "sacrifice" of human-shaped biscuits during Saturnalia. Unless I am mistaken, this is the true origin of gingerbread men.

TBH I just got it in my head to make a Mercy cookie...
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lirvilas
lirvilas
Also, excellent use of the profile in panel 3!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Thank you! I was looking for "dramatic beat" with maybe a dash of mystery.
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Delta-v
"I'm Black, Mercy Black, troubleshooter--sometimes literally." :)

She's by far the most focused character we've gotten to know. Pretty scary, actually. I like her. ^^
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I'm glad she's coming across so well! She is the first character here who both has a clue about what's really going on and has the freedom to chase it down.

I also know she's going to draw comparisons to a long list of other characters in fiction...
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Delta-v
Some archetypes are unavoidable, and it's not cheating if some character seems to fall into one. Besides, this is another case of "Eye of the beholder", since people will read into situations what they expect to see.

We've already had one major bout of that here, (guilty!) and that one probably isn't over yet. (Ruh-ro!) ^^
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Matt Knab
Matt Knab
The plot thickens.

Happy Holidays!
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sigpig
sigpig
"The plot thickens" ...like gravy!

Happy ho-Ho Prof!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Like yummy, yummy holiday turkey gravy!

Happy Holidays, guys!
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ZeroGee
ZeroGee
Cookie! Yum!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I hear this cookie might bite back... XD
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Delta-v
"Mercy is my name--not my inclination."
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Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
Damn Mercy is cool and cute as heck.:'D
Happy Holidays Prof~
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
She would appreciate that!

Happy Holidays, Seabiscuit~ !!!!!
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HeSerpenty
HeSerpenty
Heheheheh I wanna see Mercy kick some tail :3
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
In time. She has legwork first.
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NeilKapit
NeilKapit
Really like the design for Mercy, especially her eyes. That's a terrific eyeshadow weffect that looks both ominous and world-weary.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Thanks! I was particularly proud of her eye shadow. There is also a practical reason for her to do that. At some point, she might touch on it... :)
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argylefox
argylefox
Looked up 'deadpan' in the dictionary. I was surprised it merely had a definition of 'deadpan', and not a picture of Mercy.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Thank you! That tells me I got her across EXACTLY the way I was trying to! :)
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Caley Tibbittz Collopy
Caley Tibbittz Collopy
That "advanced age" bit is KILLER.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Glad you liked it! Their banter is fun to write.
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AmeliaP
AmeliaP
I like her style :)
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I'm glad! :)
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