Week 233! (Patreon)

THIS MARKS PAYMENT OR THE WEEK OF 1/20-1/26.

Last script update for January, page 439.

Full on sadness time is go. In the development of this arc, this moment of intimacy between a near-broken Connor and a distant Campy trying to be intimate, only for it to fail and for Connor to completely break down, was pretty critical and important. All of the things that happened on the date may have been comedic to some extent or another, but it was all having a big toll on Connor throughout the night (which should hopefully come across more in how his physicaly appearance degrades over time). Combine that with his own worries and anxiety over his relationship with Campy at all, how Campy's been acting, how mad he was with him, how much Connor wants everything to go right and to be fixed, him doubling over and starting to sob was a pretty clear and vivid image in my head from the onset.

I'm not sure how often or how deep the Campy and Connor stuff has been up to this point. Sometimes it's comedic, with Connor gripping Campy's torso like he's dangling over a cliff, or it can be sort of harsh like Campy scolding Connor and Bruce for fighting, or it can be maybe relieving, with Campy talking to Connor briefly during the VRC arc. But ultimately, these two have been having problems, and one good talk wasn't going to solve it, especially not after a bad date night. I want this to feel real, like a real couple having real problems, breaking down and not knowing what to do, it's pretty important and has always generally been important to me in terms of displaying or "resolving" relationship problems in the comic.

I'll get more into it next month with the next set of scripts as these two actually talk to each other and we come to the conclusion of the arc (I've finally nailed down the last page for this arc at 444).