Annotated 12-24
Syr’Nj would attempt this cure whether she and Byron were involved or not, but she’s carefully doing things in order here. Both as a commander and as a not-quite-yet lover, she needs to know if Byron can take being benched before she tells him what she’s working on.
Because at some point in the future, she might have to give him an order that he doesn’t like and they won’t have time to discuss it like this. Because as a scientist, she knows that she cannot guarantee early or perfect results. Because she needs to measure how he treats her in all her roles to date before she adds even more complications: becoming his pharmacist at the end of this page and the action she takes at the end of the next one.
Yes, we do put our loved ones through tests now and again, especially when we’re still deciding just how close we want to get to them and they have obvious, severe emotional problems. That’s the way it is, I’m afraid!
Syr’Nj button image, panel 3! Just Auraugu, Scipio, Rachel, and Gravedust to go.
Still miffed at Bandit for her attempted power move. I get it, he killed you, but you got better.
Yeah, I mean what kind of monster can’t take a little murder with good humour?
It’s not like he very mildly reminded her that another team-kill isn’t going to be allowed, or something evil like that.
Power move? He literally went crazy and almost murdered her. I think trying to grab some leverage against him is absolutely fine.
In fact, much later we learn that Bryon doesn’t understand why more people don’t act like Bandit in regard to him.
I dunno. This first time we went through this part of the comic it looked like forgiveness. “It better not happen again!” is as mild a reaction as you could expect to being butchered.
But in the context of what happened later, I can’t help but wonder if both “power move” and “leverage” are exactly the right terms. Is she putting him on notice because she’s afraid he’ll take risks, or so he knows she’s in control?
Green chemicals are the chemicalest, and therefore effectivest. Syr’Nj knows her stuff!
But only if poured on test tubes! Which she did, because drinking it from a drinking bottle or cup would be very scienty, and this is the scientiest way to go.
I remember visiting my grandpa’s lab when I was a wee sprout.
So many scienty things going on!
A rather large beaker full of clear liquid was simmering above a bunsen burner, and I managed to get up my courage to ask what it was.
“Water for coffee”
The scientiest coffee, though.