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on Oct. 7, 2008

The visuals on this page really didn't turn out how I wanted them to, and I'm worried that some of it is unclear. When I looked back at the page after a few months, I couldn't figure out what happened to Yuki's sleeve – until I realized that she tore it off to help cover Seiko's wound. I drew the cloth in panel 6, but it ended up obscured by blood. (A case where color might have been useful.) The other clarity issue is that I wanted to make the actions "silent" for dramatic effect, so I showed a reaction but no gunshot sound. I was hoping the smoking gun in the last panel would be more obvious, but I had a framing issue, and it isn't as clear as I hoped. :-/

Btw, this is the only occurrence of the "b" word in my comic. Although it is generally accepted as fitting for this rating, I find it especially offensive (but fitting for Nathan's character).

Anyway, chances are, you won't see it in the comic again. My ladies wouldn't stand for it.

amanda: Two hostages in one! He's not exactly a moral pillar. He did kill his sons and beat his wife.

patoborracho: Yeah, I can see that what I ended up with doesn't have the same "guilty" connotations I intended. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try to change that when I get a little time.

Tantz: Very fitting. Now predict good things!

Peipei: True, but he knew better than to try to take Yuki. She doesn't make a good hostage. XD

DAJB: Sometimes you gotta be ready to "wing it."

JustNoPoint: Lol. Well, Nathan is being a little more careful about knife placement. And Brigit is one of those rare people who learns from other people's mistakes.

@ other commenters: Thanks for reading! I can't reply individually because I left for a car trip yesterday and entered… the no internet zone. (I should be back tomorrow. ^_~ )