Grrl Power #1165 - Rawr? (Patreon)

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I accidentally drew Max about 135% too flirty in that last panel. She is starting to enjoy herself, (partially because she has put away a suspicious amount of alcohol) but she's not at the "Hello, there Sailor" stage yet. It's possible she's never been at that stage with anyone. Beyond some teenage crushes. I mean as an adult. I'll blame the over enthused art gaffe on the fact that she kind of doesn't know what she's doing.

Max is hereditarily mostly German, French and "Scandinavian." Being Irish and Russian as Harper is her excuse for having an iron constitution. (I looked it up, and Russia and Ireland are 5th and 6th respectively in terms of pure alcohol consumed per capita. Belarus, Lithuania and Grenada hold the top three spots, with Czech Republic and France tied for 4th. But they're not famous for overdoing it on the booze, so citing them wouldn't make for a good excuse for Max to rattle off. For reference, the US is 25th, probably because of our watery beer, wine coolers and shit like Zima. I also just yesterday saw "Hard Monster Energy" in the grocery store with 6% malt alcohol in it and no caffeine. Honestly, what is the point of that? Whereas in Russia they're knocking back 80 proof vodka for lunch.) Besides, Max's time in Afghanistan taught her just enough Russian to get her into trouble. She couldn't order a watercress sandwich or infiltrate a ring of ballet dancing assassins, but she can toast, order drinks, and insult someone's lineage well enough.