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Mark Simmons

Clearly this guy knows more about kass' life than kass does

Super Shanko

Leave it to Kass to make things more stressful than needed.

Kate P

Vizlet about to combust!

Vicroc4

Actually yes, Narklet, he does know what he's saying and you'd do well to shut up before your matriarch decides you no longer deserve eyes.

ContaTM

Y'know Viz, maybe taking some time to meet with Kass and plan an approach to this wouldn't have been a bad idea?

CEG

It took a long time, but we finally got a direct two-way interaction between Narklet and Kass. (At least?) He seems to be a true drinker of the kool-aid for a response like that to be a shock to the system.

Warne

She spent all the effort planning the menu. A common diplomacy mistake.

Scribe Grey

Oh hey, Nark the Narc had a crazy moment in panel 5!

Nulgar

Viz and Kass are gonna take turns strangling him, with Kattajak repeatedly offering a knife.

Charlie

Got a BAD feeling Kass' bodyguards are going to be BUSY tonight!

Russet

I'm feeling like the evil plan is to get them to kill Narklet as justification.

Michael Hunt

I feel Narklet is about to suffer a crisis of faith Might just be me

Finvaara

It's good to be reminded why I dislike Narklet. His pompous condescension it aggravating all on its own, but he also has terrible views and unpleasant goals. I do hope that most of the people around him survive his violent downfall.

Finvaara

Not faith, you're thinking of the other thing. Trachea. Narklet is on course to experience a crisis of trachea.

Matthew Vandiver

Time to tie a yellow ribbon 'round the zealotry.

Michael Hunt

I mean faith to when he encounters a female that can actually fight back verbally and literally

British Dread

Someone desperately needs to give Kass a long brief on his "own" culture.

Simon Signal

Oh no, Kass is gonna get Narksplained to. A diplomatic incident is so very, very likely to happen.

Gennys L

I have only just noticed how strikingly similar Kass and Narkets eyes are

Camden Weck

It's been a while, but if I remember the other Yinglets don't know he used to be human, right?

Fox Starwing

Ah yes, way to go Narklet, making the diplomat go 'undiplomatic' within the first ten seconds of your conversation. This is gonna be fun to watch unfold.

Golnor

Yeah, they do know they are saying "fuck you I do what I want" in a more polite manner. Now go away before they run out of politeness.

kristian Kubar

Narklet: ''what do you mean that you prefer to live in a fortress made of solid rock with people that you've known you're whole life''

Awkward Dragon

Yeah, I think Matriarch Vizlet is the only one in the room who knows anying about it

Awkward Dragon

I feel like Vizlet *could*, but chooses not to murder any Patriarchs, because she has *always* been a diplomat. Kass is a very good leader, but their background as a soldier (as well as human, and male) gives them a different spin on the whole "diplomacy" angle

Raan

Maybe Narklet will come to his senses after just a tiny bit of chocking, it seemed to have a great influence on the guards in the earlier visit edit: I was so angry at smug Narklet that I had to read it again before I noticed Viz getting visibly more uncomfortable with the conversation unfolding

ComicTF

Is his name Narklet because he's an little narc? I feel like this dweeb's big mouth is going to be a major source of their problems in the future.

That Harper Gal

"Just let me kill him a LITTLE bit! He'll survive!! Mostly!"

That Harper Gal

Honestly I am DEEPLY impressed by how politic Kass is being here. Don't think I would have done nearly so well in the same situation.

Thorin N. Tatge

In panel 4, I wonder whether Vizlet's angry face is directed toward Narklet or Kass. At first I thought Narklet, but based on Narklet's response, it's possible Kass's diplomatic answer is a blunder.

Stormy Dragon

I worry that there's some aspect of female Yinglet biology that Kass is currently unaware of that essentially made this statement hit like "I'd rather die than join this enclave"

ArcadeDragon

"And that's when I started strangling him, your honor" - Kass, explaining to the judge why the murder happened.

lChronosl

*Boiling kettle pitch getting higher*

Brendon Freshner

Maybe in Narklet's worldview, but Val Salia is absolutely littered with Exiles, so whatever Kass ends up needing, it's there if he's willing to get it.

Madcap Burlon

It's funny because on the one hand Narklet has a decent point being that Viracroix is well-known for being duplicitous and feeding lower-class citizens rhetoric and propaganda isn't beneath him. But on the very obvious other hand, he's attempting to "save Kass" by exchanging one form of patriarchal service for another, and one less concerned by his autonomy... and if Vizlet's stress levels are any indication he may not actually be asking.

Avi Brandier

"Sa*-ying*, ugh, more scav nonsense-- oh wait, Vizlet's facepalming with both hands, this sounds like it might be serious actually"

DocBones

I really do like Narklet as a villain. He’s such a genuine believer in the system he’s enforcing. He’s smart but too young to be wise. It’s also interesting he doesn’t know Kass is indirectly a result of his own handiwork (or Zhat Zhing’s). And honestly, were I a yinglet in this setting, I wouldn’t exactly be trusting of humans either. From Narklet’s perspective, Kass was indoctrinated from birth by his species’ oppressors. His response would still be dickish even if he were close to being right. But it reminds you he’s very much a naive young man, and not a mastermind. I really like how nuanced he is as a villain; makes for a good contrast to our other villain Brakka, who lacks any high-minded ideals beyond money and pleasure.

valsalia

But what if the diplomat is actually just a dumb idiot (???)

valsalia

She thought she'd at least be able to get through the front door before this guy showed up

valsalia

Soooo many Kass-on-named-yinglet interactions gonna happen this arc

valsalia

That sounds like a fast way to get cancelled!

valsalia

This yinglet can hold SO many PSI of internal pressure

valsalia

Finally, someone who gets it

valsalia

Is marriage a diplomatic incident

valsalia

"God didn't tell me they could talk back"

valsalia

Why not break somebody else's cover

valsalia

Isn't this the end result of any plan

valsalia

It's like an elf living with dwarves

valsalia

Narklet's actually Kass' dad

valsalia

Would you believe that this actually didn't enter my mind at all until someone mentioned it like 4 years in :V

valsalia

She knows that no matter how politely worded Kass says that, it's not gonna land well

valsalia

Kass has a lot of experience in a merchant family about buttering up, schmoozing, and keeping things running smoothly when meeting a new client!

valsalia

Good luck properly facepalming with those skinny lil fingers

valsalia

lol imagine a yinglet court system

Russet

At the battle of Agincourt: "so we first have to make sure Narklet's dead, then it'll be an easy win."

valsalia

Heating a whistling kettle inside the enclave would probably scare all the yings out of it

Finvaara

Yes. Narklet's fundamentalist values are at the core of my dislike for him. I don't think, "What If" enters into it. If space Oral Roberts told him to vote Trump he'd do it with all four limbs."

valsalia

Psychologists actually recommend a bit of periodic choking

valsalia

That kinda describes politics in a nutshell

Vicroc4

I had considered that possibility, but this is Narklet he's talking to.

valsalia

Now they've got to resort to regular plomacy

valsalia

No red ribbons are prettier

valsalia

It's not often that a poor thing says something like that

valsalia

Thanks for the writeup, it's some good analysis! He's definitely a SOMEthing-mind

valsalia

It's true Kass doesn't have much money

kristian Kubar

Legolas:"I'm sorry father but i don't want to live in the magical forest and practice archery and eat berries and drink wine. I yearn for the mines and i want to swing a big battle axe and drink beer"

Scribe Grey

I want to see Narks head explode when he see Yinglet gun crews! XD

Nulgar

Right, so it has to remain in Kattajak's imagination. for now.

johnny_vulpine

And so, it starts... Wow Narklet, less than four panels and you've already said something that makes everyone in the room cringe! Bravo (slow clap) Also, is it just me or does Figgins seem a bit miffed by Narklet just butting into the conversation like that?

Fetchbunny

I am worried that there are some unknown rules in that culture around unclaimed females? Narklet seems to be the time to enforce rules despite the damage they could cause. I could see him trying to claim her for their enclave.

Sally Marcus

What? A FEMALE disagreeing with the wisdom not only of a known MALE but Patriarch no less? If Narklet were any less diplomatic and wise he would teach her manners more befitting her station! As it stands he's going to have to explain to this silly female what exactly her role is!

BiasMushroom721

I sense another diplomatic incident brewing