Annotated 28-24
Oh, right, here’s something Harky may not have considered too much: being part of a team means you have to work well with other people. Fumbling, uncertain Magda is the best-socialized of the foursome we have here, and that really ain’t saying much. Rana’s relations with the others will never advance beyond simple communications and instructions, Hammerhead will be only slightly friendlier to anyone who isn’t Penk, and then there’s Goblaurence.
We originally had an earlier scene with Magda and Goblaurence bullshitting around a bit along with Auraugu, but it’s probably better to focus on their talk here: it’s the test of whether the baseline of the group can learn to get along. That’s what makes the difference between an ensemble cast and one superstar leader with five assistants.
So have we skipped 23?
It seems we have.
Oh, good, you noticed it too. I thought I was going crazy.
Yeah, I got confused for a minute as well.
Page 23 was scheduled to update and just… didn’t. I dunno, some kind of server error, it happens every once in a blue moon. It is now in its proper place.
Page didn’t upload yesterday, bit weird. Anyway, about this page, I remember re-reading this bit recently and had forgotten just how dickish Goblaurence is here.
What is the import of the position puts her hands in in panel 2? It looks like warming against a fire, but we see fires in every direction except the one her palms point.
the position *Magda puts her hands in
I think she’s slapping her knees.
That’s what it looks like to me – a pretty standard ‘the awkward silence is getting to me’ signal.