Annotated 17-24
The image of Auraugu laughing carnivorously as Bandit’s messed-up face drips blood onto ours was a bit harrowing, but this scene needed a little heaviness to compensate for his incredible energy. He just loves his job so much, you guys.
Phil and I revised the dialogue back and forth some here, but he asked me to tweak the last panel. I added the first balloon in it, affirming that on the one hand, Auraugu does have a sense of honor and even a certain affection for his foes, but on the other, those traits are not going to save Bandit.
There were even more half-drafts and notes in this chapter than I could discuss in these annotations. At this point in the process, we and especially I were okay with the idea that we’d tinker around a lot and only get to use what we could fit, which has been my approach on other projects since.
Poor Bandit… Twice she’s gone on majorly important missions with the main group… Twice she’s gotten absolutely pasted…
At least it wasn’t her own ally this time, but really can you blame her for slowly losing enthusiasm about hanging out with them?
On a side note, was this maybe what messed up HR’s plans to get the five all killed? I mean, if the bough had just disappeared with no witnesses I bet the main group would have been blamed for it and things could have gone a lot differently. And the idea of a non-tube player messing up HR’s plans all by their lonesome is kind of entertaining.
Have no fear! I will use every bit of your corpse! Your skin shall be an excellent new saddle… perhaps for a smaller child, but still! And your meat will make for at least two meals for that same child!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWXlCVKDroA
Auraugu wins!
Auraugu: “Hyes!”