Comic #799: In Real Life - Part 2 (Patreon)

It was hard to pick which meta mechanics to include in this one. I tried to include as many as I could, but some ended up removed or unused. Here are some that never got included:

I was going to show his inventory with his various items, including a hoodie with cold resist.

He was going to have a debuff after antihistamine wore off, giving him 10% breathing reduction and 5% chance to sneeze.

I had a version including a "hunter" neighbor with an aggressive dog.

A multiboxer with 5 kids, or friends.

A vehicle bar when he got in his car.

A minimap with a bus stop on it.

The neighbor screaming at him originally was going to have a guild tag that read <HOA>.

I had to remove a couple lines from the cellphone tooltip to make it fit, but originally it had +10 intelligence, and -50 awareness, and some flavor text at the bottom that read: "A bastion of knowledge at your fingertips! Avoid use in vehicles."

He originally got a skill up for walking in the first panel, but it felt too busy and I ultimately removed it.

I wanted to include as much as possible, so I made sure that every single panel had some game mechanic (except the last one).

I decided not to draw the crazy neighbor as I thought it would be better to leave it to the imagination, though you can get a glimpse through his cellphone.