![[0133] The Moral Of The Story](/comics/2010-01-28-[0133]-the-moral-of-the-story.png "[0133] The Moral Of The Story")
So we hope you all enjoyed our adventure story that started with this strip: Two Pieces of Cake. Our heroes also seem to have learned a little lesson after all, and… — WAIT! WHO’S THAT?!
dum-DUM-DUUUM!!!
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- Cloud: I think we’ve all learned a lesson today.
- Cloud: I for one have learned that the four of us can accomplish almost anything when we work together.
- Sandra: I have learned that you don’t have to walk very far to find the biggest treasures.
- Woo: I have learned that even raccoons can get terribly sick from eating too many bugs.
- Larisa: And I have learned that it’s much more fun to burn down abandoned buildings than to explore them.
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Run Aeri- uh Sandra! Don’t get impaled on the sword!
Well, that was an entertaining story arc. Good look on the mystery character.
Nothing says “mystery” like a trenchcoat flailing in the wind 😀
Why does that silhouette look familiar???
I like that the “sparkly treasure” effect appears on both Sandra’s ear-rings and on her and Cloud’s clasped hands.
Larisa looks so …sweet? 🙂 🙂 🙂
To be honest, I hope this is one of those ‘Sam & Max: Freelance Police’ sort of deals where the mystery character makes enough of a fool of himself that either the characters break the forth wall or smack the g-tard upside the head in the form a really long, drawn out, and overly done insult that uses wit instead of plane insults. Also, decent story arch. The only question is that WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH THE HOLY F***ING GRAIL!
@Ryguy987: Sell it on eBay, of course.
Ryguy987 says: WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH THE HOLY F***ING GRAIL!
That was a joke… I think. You know, it’s Larisa, so you can never be 100% sure.
DanialArin says: @Ryguy987: Sell it on eBay, of course.
+1 up vote. 🙂
I still wish it was a dead body… :3
@cake
well, I recommend a mental hospital
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A CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED
*Boss battle music plays*
Love the mischievous expression on Larisa’s face.
Mystery character looks really familiar somehow.
cake says: I still wish it was a dead body… :3
I don’t get it at all how this could be considered as a possibility by anybody. Sandra has said in the second strip of this story arc what happened to the burglars. Their deaths are well-documented. And I have no idea whose corpse could be involved otherwise.
I learned Oliver cliffhangers us too much! 😀
Ooh! A new antagonist. I’ve been waiting for this. =]
Is it just me, or does the mystery figure seem to have at least a passing similarity to Cloud’s teacher?
And as for the corpse… better than that, I think, may be that they actually FIND the money… and then have no idea what to do with it. 😀
AWESOME last panel!
this not a cliff-hanger
it is just character development!
It went from light to dark in one second! Or it is really bright moonlight. I bet it’s Cloud’s long lost brother or his cousin. And it’s a girl.
I change my last sentence to “It could be a girl”. And thank you Novil for clearing up my confusion in the last strip.
its…Cloud! from the future! sent to stop him from doing something stupid, like leaving his rope aat home or something
IT’S SANDRA’S MOM!
…Oh wait…
I woulda thought it was Cloud’s mom. But SEPHIROTH (cue battle music) is a good idea too.
@Roflmaster
Novil said during the last chat that there is no Sephiroth-likeness character planned in the near future =P
Long Dark Cloak, Check.
Long hair, Check.
Big black stompy boots, Check.
Sword big enough to be-head a giraffe at equal ground level and/or bigger then the wielder, Check.
Has a thing for ominous appearances in front of a full moon at high altitudes, Check.
Ladies and Gentleman, we have a Sephiroth character!
Before the battle begins, let us pause for a cookie break.
Sephiroth! Get Knights of the Round, quick!
i’ve just learned something about sandra in panel 2…she’s the reincarnation of dorothy gale!
I really like that wobbly effect in Woo’s speech bubble, nice touch.
I have a couple words for you all;
Estuans interius Ira vehementi!!!!!
I also think this is one of Cloud’s relatives: his cousin Samus.
At first (pannel 3) I thought the mysterious one is wearing cheap sneakers XD
but after looking more closely at the last pannel I’m sure these are laced boots.
(don’t get me wrong, that’s no offense against sneakers oô )
But the coat is the thing to rise the coolness level.
(And the sword or what ever this is of course)
@DanialArin
Holy Grail.
Starting offer: One dollar. ? ?_?
anyone else thinking that it is yuna pissed that she got left behind? with clouds family as it is I wouldn’t be suprised if that is the case.
I probibly will be running through the archives to see who all it resembles the most.
Uh, wait a minute, did L set fire to the building or not?
Hmmm…. something tells me I should have played FF IIV sometime in my life…
But alas, I didnt! Hope the new character isnt based on it. Or else I have to get to use Wiki again! 😉
Oh, the suspense!
altengal said:
anyone else thinking that it is yuna pissed that she got left behind? with clouds family as it is I wouldn’t be suprised if that is the case.
I thought of this and discarded the idea. But now, as you mention it, I think the shadow could be smaller than the three friends (which would make the sword-/stick-something less big, but still longer than clouds sword)
altengal said:
I probibly will be running through the archives to see who all it resembles the most.
done this. there isn’t anybody resembling this shadow.
@Hobbes: it’s definitive not clouds teacher: he wears sandals and a different hairstyle.
I just remembered that when I asked for Yuna’s introduction at the beginning of this arc, novil only told us that he had planned to introduce her earlier, but he didn’t comment on my suggestion, that it wouldn’t happen during this particular story arc. It seems to me that he couldn’t comment on this, because of the way it happens right now.
=> It is Yuna (99.99%)
Baughbe said: did L set fire to the building or not?
She didn’t. She would be happier otherwise.
Larisa, you’re awesome. =D
Another idea:
“Larissa, forget eBay!
I’d give you an ‘epic Ring of Energy Immunity (Fire)’ and a ‘Ring of Elemental Command (Fire)’ in exchange for the Holy Grail. ” 😀
(Yes, it’s another D&D reference 😛 but you don’t need to know D&D to understand this ^^ )
Whoever it is, I bet he/she got to the jewels first and replaced them with bugs and dirt. And maybe hired that bat henchman to delay them.
Even if u call this new kid by another name I’ll always have Sephiroth in my head from now on
Oh, my…panels 1-3 are great, as always. Then, 4 just raises the bar literally all the way to the moon. Simply incredible. End of line. (Oh…too much Tron.)
…and WE’VE learned that shadowy figures on rooftops generate ALMOST as much speculation as mysterious duffel bags.
Pizzasgood says: […] And maybe hired that bat henchman to delay them.
He/She hired a rabid bat for 17 Dollars? ?_? *scraches head*
@altengal & MacareuxMoine: IIRC Yuna is Cloud’s younger sister. The way this person is proportioned, he/she is most likely taller than Cloud, Sandra and Larisa.
However, another relative of Cloud’s, such as an uncle or aunt or older cousin, is a possibility. Or the same but related to Sandra.
Or… the daughter of an old friend of Cloud’s parents who has been promised his hand in marriage…
SUDDENLY
Night-time
and the mysterious figure is:…
A cardboard cut-out promoting breakfast serial. somehow they got a ninja to endorse it O.o
WOW! Its just like the ending of Blade!
The ending they cut out… but still.
I was THINKING there could be a character named Sephiroth eventually… or maybe nicknamed Sephiroth
Sell it on ebay, that’s funny! Why not, people sell everything there these days, dates, used items best left unsaid, why not religious artifacts? I can hear it now…”Honey, I can bid on the Holy Grail, it’ll look great next to the Ark of the Covenant!”
That being said, what mischief is the shadowy figure going to unleash on our intrepid quartet? Will Larisa get to burn anything down in the near future?
yeesh, Indiana jones had to dodge perilous traps and survive many life threatening encounters, yet we can all find this stuff on eBay now.
aint technology amazin?
You know, When I saw the mystery guy, I thought .”Hmm, he’s got a long rod like weapon. Its Kilik!” but I liked this arc. It was funny.
@DanialArin: For me the shadow fits a nine-year old girl, but my perception could be biased by now
Personally, I think that it almost looks like Cloud’s dad…
wait…does anyone remember the 33 comic? if you think about it the mystery person could be Zoey. but thats just me