Annotated 28-1
This page was probably more autobiographical than I’d intended. My last set of romantic aspirations, prior to this, had been focused on a woman who preferred the bad boys, and while I’d had other girlfriends with other tastes prior to that, she was still somewhat on my mind. I’m not a bad boy and never will be, and thankfully, I would later find and marry someone whose preferences matched me better.
So I can laugh at Penk in panel 2, his teeth practically creaking as he forces the sort of “evil grin” he thinks might impress Strulk. But there’s a little cringe with the laughter, now.
I think in one sense, Penk’s chances are better than he realizes, because panel 3 means that Strulk is paying attention to his actual actions, not just dismissing him with a single glance at his, er, drumstick. But in another sense, it really is hopeless. To do what he’d need to do to appeal to her, he’d have to be someone else.
Outside of the obvious internet troll pun, thought this page just made Penk look kinda sad.
Is it strange that I’m annoyed by this use of the word “trolling”? Or am I just showing my age?
He’s just… very young. He erroneously believes that being dragged into conflict to see death with his own eyes has made him grown up. He still has much growing to do but thankfully he actually goes through that process. Many others keep telling themselves that they have grown up whilst displaying precisely this sort of behaviors that betray their immaturity.
Landshark lady! Are female Landsharks driven by the same exact things as their counterparts (like, eating stuff) or do they somewhat balance back their species’ drives? Something on the line of “males attack, females protect , or something.