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Huh, seems Forgath's gonna be brought back as a Klik, if I'm getting my prediction machine right. Also, guessing it now, his negative will be water. Just because of how Idle's tear was what really started off the ... process.

So I ran across a webcomic I really, really like recently, and I can't find anywhere that seems to be talking about it, so I'm taking it upon myself to spread the word.

Problem Child is the story of Amber and Sandra Bailey, a daughter and mother living in a fictional town called LeTrompé in Vermont. Sandra is, to put it mildly, not a good parent in the slightest - she's actually crass, abrasive, manipulative, and horribly abusive, as well as being a massive alcoholic. Amber deals with this as best she can, which since she's 14, isn't very well, typically by venting about her problems to anyone who'll listen and writing haikus. The plot is fairly complex and features a whole host of characters, each of which is distinct and well-developed, so I won't give spoilers - thematically speaking it's mostly about dealing with one's problems and shitty behaviour with the help of the people around you, while also helping them with the same thing.

Do be warned, this comic features adult content - while sex/full nudity aren't explicitly shown onscreen (to my recollection), there is more than a little of it happening, as there are characters dating and such. Also a lot of fairly realistic (or at least seriously played) depictions of alcohol abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, etc, if you find that sort of thing disturbing. So, uh, be aware of that, this comic ain't for kids.

So if you like complex narratives focusing on interpersonal development and interaction, dealing with past traumas, and trying to become a better person, then Problem Child may be for you.

Oh, and did I mention it updates every two days, CONSISTENTLY? Because it does.

Oh, and also this thread's inevitably gonna have spoilers for the comic so you should probably make sure to read it before perusing this if you care about that kind of thing

Admittedly, it was nice to see the title pop up again, even if not for an update.

...there's a discord?

Probably the wrong thing to catch in that reply.

As far as editing the overly-wacky actions and whatnot, I'd say that going that route with a lot of the on-ship stuff could safely be done, and random RP actions that never actually got run by piecewise, but actual processed actions in the game itself should probably be let in, at least so long as they weren't completely mission-irrelevant.

Oooh, nice look!

...yes. I never mixed those names up before, especially during important missions when it was probably a good idea to know people's names.

I'm a simple man, I see the HMRC acronym, I begin to lurk about and nibble on bits of observational lore

Once again, I'm not talking about the story part of it, I am talking about the conscious structural framing of the past two pages, from an artistic standpoint.

Something about the panels itself is what feel "off", and I'm not even sure what it is that makes me feel that way, it like the buildup is drawn out in a weird way and the payoff resolves one panel too quickly.  I can't explain any more clearly because I'm not sure what elements of the two pages are even throwing me a curveball.

Mayhaps it's the way the background is discarded as Alice and Cio look at each other? It makes them more emphasized on the page, but it also looks a bit strange when I acknowledge it.