Annotated 9-2
At this point, we were fully aware that Best was our least popular “hero,” and that making him the sole protagonist of this chapter wouldn’t even be the most controversial thing about it. To some degree, that was the thrill: I felt like if we could keep most of our readers with a Best adventure crossed with “everything you know is wrong” and seasoned with “all your favorites are dead,” it’d be proof we could do anything.
But just because we were ready to play on hard mode, that doesn’t mean we were going to do everything the hard way. Best’s internal monologue in this page and the last is meant to win you to his side. He’s half-plagued by vulnerable, relatable doubt and half-buoyed by sincere, reassuring optimism. The stable-boy who can’t believe his good fortune is still in him somewhere, and he comes out in quiet moments like this.
Also, the equal-opportunity post-orgy eye candy is nice too, if you like that sort of thing.
There’s an admittedly impressive amount of almost-tit in these pages.
Despite probably orgying the hardest Best still managed to wake up first. Now that’s dedication.
Looks like Rendar in the second panel.
Indeed. My compliments to Mr. Waltrip’s work in Dangerously Chloe.
Different Waltrip!
Yes, that’s brother Jason!
I’ll pass along the compliments.
That’s some hardcore ERP right there.
Goldshire Inn confirmed.
You may not have done it the hard way, but you did do it the Best way.
> Best’s internal monologue in this page and the last is meant to win you to his side.
Wow. Is it? I thought it was really clever, but not that that was the purpose of it!
It’s self-centered in a way that makes you realise he’s doing it for all the wrong reasons. It’s great!
I always wondered : Was Best meant to be “The one who left before they became famous” from the beginning ?
His name would be a pretty huge coincidence otherwise. :)
Payet?!
As in Pete Best, the Beatles’ original drummer.
He doesn’t seem that plagued by doubt. Actually, he mostly seems annoyingly convinced of his own importance. Convinced that he deserves adulation, coin and hot women for something he hasn’t even done yet. Yup, still a jerk.
Don’t get me wrong, though. Every good story needs a jerk.
“Doubt” is the wrong word. It’s frustration that his ultimate quest of legacy remains clouded that haunts him.
That, and Gravedust.