OOTS #978 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Veya]

Our favorite rogue needs the cavalry soon, very, very soon...

[deworde]

Nice gnome saving, shame about the dismount. Proper heroics there.

Haley's only hope: Do golems monologue?

[snowblizz]

Scary stuff there.

Funny feeling being online and seeing a new thread up and go "waaaait.... that means *click*
*click*"

[stench]

this... looks like.. the end... for our... heroine...

[Mrc.]

Wow, what a change from Crystal! I thought the gnome-town thing would be relatively quick like Sandsedge, but I like this new direction. I just hope Haley makes it out okay........

[wizuriel]

Uh oh. Crystal seems mad

[drazen]

I wonder, is this saying golems always feel pain, or just something specific to Crystal herself? Or just to sentient golems?

[tcrudisi]

I wonder, is this saying golems always feel pain, or just something specific to Crystal herself? Or just to sentient golems?

I read it as "flesh golems are always in pain".

[Emperordaniel]

Ouch, that's gotta hurt.

[TheTeaMustFlow]

Yay, the cute gnome soldiers survived!

But we may need a new rogue.

[Reddish Mage]

I just noticed how Crystal talks like someone suffering extreme pain, lashing out.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Okay as much as I dislike Crystal and want Haley to get out of this okay, that last sentence was a kick in the gut, confirming what this did to her. She may be a ass, but she didn't deserve this.

[Lkctgo]

What i want to know is if crystal also (partially) blames bozzok for her pain, or if she's still blindly loyal to Bozzok. It can't be a picnic to know that your boss decided to animate you as a golem instead of resurrecting you, especially since he got grubwiggler resurrected just to make her.

I wonder if she'll lash out at bozzok at some point. Or if this is a side-event for Haley only.

[AsteronIronhoof]

So on the discussion of whether Crystal's soul went to the afterlife...

I think this tips the scale to "no."

[TheFool]

That's, um, wow. Scary.

I guess that most flesh golems feel pain but aren't really conscious to express it. Crystal's a self-aware abomination, a true Frankenstein's monster.

[kivzirrum]

Whoa, that was kind of dark. Am I feeling a bit bad for Crystal Golem?

Also, go Bandanna and Haley for protecting those gnomes! Awesome.

[hamishspence]

I read it as "flesh golems are always in pain".

Makes sense to me. It may have interesting implications for some past scenes, as well.

[Emperordaniel]

Also, I think this answers the question raised in the last thread about whether Crystal was hasted and/or charged up by the lightning or not.

[Peelee]

Okay as much as I dislike Crystal and want Haley to get out of this okay, that last sentence was a kick in the gut, confirming what this did to her. She may be a ass, but she didn't deserve this.

I was going to say this exactly. That's a terrible fate. I need to know more.

Also, that capacitor coil looks beautiful.

[Quild]

Whew! And here I thought she was going to be upset!

[kivzirrum]

Can they be said to feel pain if they lack consciousness, though? The other flesh golems weren't self aware... I feel like this might be unique to her.

[pseudoname]

Can they be said to feel pain if they lack consciousness, though? The other flesh golems weren't self aware... I feel like this might be unique to her.

I mean, did you SEE what they did to her hair?

[Torzini]

Well... dang.

Oddly enough, I think I feel more sorry for Crystal than Haley in this comic.

[Spore]

I read it as "flesh golems are always in pain".

They increase the Creep Factor to eleven when you create Flesh Golems from different bodies and you can hear the disembodied screams of the victims every time you come near it.

[Barlion]

Well, she does feel something other than pain: she feels hate.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Let's not have a repeat of Roy!

Haley is in a lot of trouble, I hope someone went to get Elan and the rest.

[Reboot]

What i want to know is if crystal also (partially) blames bozzok for her pain, or if she's still blindly loyal to Bozzok. It can't be a picnic to know that your boss decided to animate you as a golem instead of resurrecting you, especially since he got grubwiggler resurrected just to make her.

I wonder if she'll lash out at bozzok at some point. Or if this is a side-event for Haley only.

Bozzok (and Grubwiggler) probably have an override. Remember what Bozz was saying about her never getting distracted/etc a few strips back.

[Bulldog Psion]

Whoa, that was kind of dark. Am I feeling a bit bad for Crystal Golem?

Yes, that is pretty grim. I didn't think I'd end up feeling sympathy for Crystal, of all people.

Also, go Bandanna and Haley for protecting those gnomes! Awesome.

That is a plus. I was really happy to see the gnomes made it!

[SterlingAvenger]

A gruesome fate for a gruesome person and yet I have to agree; I don't think anyone no matter how gruesome deserves it.