65: Powder Keg(s)


eye_balling says:

bye Glass, we’ll miss you!

WHAT? WHY? NO!

Mirlo says:

FAST, CUT THE FUSES!

kindulas says:

Cutthefusecutthefusecutthefuse

Mooger says:

Cut the fuses, quick!

Serpens says:

Cut the fuse, cut the fuse, cutthefusecutthefusecutthefuse.

“Klom… Skeit…” you hear behind you as the Gormutt sprints into the room.

She looks around quietly as you try to calm yourself down and take deep breaths.

As you regain composure, she approaches. You scoff, “Well… Thanks for bitching out on me. What the hell was that, Effrenka!?”

“Go to hell, Freckles— it was just—cramped.”

“Y’know up until this goddamn room of death it really hasn’t been that bad down here!”

“That’s because you are a little bastard.”

“Yeah—well you’re welcome because I just defused the trap that would’ve turned all of us into shredded chum.”

She growls “You mean the trap that you tripped? You stupid bellhead!?”

“I want you to remember this moment, Effrenka: You’re alive because of me.”

“Don’t point your finger at me.” she snarls, “We don’t have time for this! Yenkaran is finishing up and we need to leave very soon. If you want to get anything out of this room, then shut your mouth and do it now.”

Against your worst judgement you leave it there and search the room.

You and Effrenka pull out one of the crates from behind the canvas.

…

…

You watch her scowl soften, “Hmm. Might as well keep digging while we’re here…”

“Mm.” you nod.

After searching the rest of the crates, you find a few pistols, a stormgun, a petronel, a matchlock, a bag of various powder-flasks, patrons, loose shot, slow-match, and a bandolier of powder charges. While many of these guns are ready to use, you suspect that none of them have been loaded yet.

You both lug the crate up to the weather deck.

“Sisters, Is everything okay?”

“We’re fine… we got the weapons but the ship is booby-trapped.” Effrenka says, “Look—I don’t know who that was for or what feud we’ve walked in on, but we got too many problems to care.”

“How intriguing. Well, I just bagged the one you wanted me to drag aboard. A bit skinny, that one.”

“He’ll be enough.”

You all catch the sight of an encroaching light. “Go. Now.”

You all scurry to load the crate of guns onto the boat.

“Alright, reverse it, Yen. Don’t rush the gear— keep it steady.”

“Right.”

“We don’t need to smear ourselves against the hull now.” she chuckles.

“W-what’s going on?”

“It’s— it’s jammed!”

“Are you joking!? Of all times!?”

You both scurry to push off against the pinnace.

“Oh no… I think it’s my fault.” He mutters.

“NO time! ROW please!”

You hear rapid footsteps enter the deck.

“Ah shit!”

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You
You
2 months ago

if you managed to bring the jar of ominous fluid up to this point you can actually use it to prop fly and pretty much skip this entire sequence

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
2 months ago
Reply to  You

While we do skip this entire section, if we noclip out of bounds we skip over the next chapter and have to wait for the release of the chapter after that Tinderkell to insert Side B to continue the game; the Ominous Route breaks the intended plot of the game.

Last edited 2 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
You
You
2 months ago

ominous root

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
2 months ago
Reply to  You

BIT ROOTS

Last edited 2 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Anonymous
Anonymous
2 months ago

bestow upon their faces the thunder arts!!11

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
2 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

What if by doing that the firework explosions set off the explosives in the ship?

Last edited 2 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
2 months ago

Just thinking about it again, and this is probably a good chance for Glass to ditch the Circle. Whether she uses her fireworks or not, the boat will not be able to go far. In fact, if she uses her fireworks the motorboat might be damaged in the blast. They might get far enough to catch their breath, perhaps to… Read more »

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
2 months ago

What if while Glass is doing this all for him, Iron has sobered, and in this sobered state has thought that all Glass has brought him is trouble and decides to basically get a plea deal with the Qoths by telling them what they want to hear: she’s a Sorya spy? Or, the Qoths torture him so much he says… Read more »

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raspyApostle
raspyApostle
3 months ago

I’ve only started reading this tonight, binged it over the course of 4 hours, and this is a doozy of a page to be left waiting on!

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

I know a lot of you guys still find Yen suave and dashing, but the more I see the more I find it hard to relate. I know he might have been a slave, and I know the Nanzuul might be doing horrible things to hunters in Hwombazu, but killing and butchering a person makes Yen lose a lot of… Read more »

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Anonymous
Anonymous
2 months ago

idk maannnn… he’s a real cutie patootieeee

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
2 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

Some of the faces he’s made are adorable, I will say that. That’s probably what he is deep down: a kind, caring man who’s masking his years of abuse and oppression with savagery disguised under the thin veil of ‘righteousness’. And he’ll only go so far to keep this charade, even trying proper dinning etiquette when eating his people meat.… Read more »

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Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

Man, some of those guns look like Jezails.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

The curved butt sock. Really cool designs. Of. Middle Eastern origin, but which area specifically? The Afghans are the ones who immediately come to mind, but I’m not sure if the design originates with them. All of Siltra and the surrounding regions like Hwombazu seem to be based on the Middle East and maybe parts of Hindu Kush (Pakistan). The… Read more »

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Cochiwan
Cochiwan
3 months ago

Effi’s asymmetric design makes her look cool no matter what she does, and with the helmet on she low-key looks like a cyborg.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Cochiwan

I found out she might have heterochromia, often caused by a lack of melanin pigment. It happens when two different breeds of dog breed together, where the child gets one of each parent’s eyes. Also, I was thinking that her different eye colours represent two parts of her character. The yellow eye could represent her evil side, and this is… Read more »

Cochiwan
Cochiwan
3 months ago

Glass mentioned her “headlamp” being busted because it doesn’t glow at night.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Cochiwan

If you consider the use of that word through the context of each of her eyes representing good and evil, then the fact that her ‘good’ eye is a broken ‘headlamp’ could symbolise how the darkness has consumed her. She needs to have her ‘headlamp’ replaced so that the darkness can be chased away, which will make her realise how… Read more »

Cochiwan
Cochiwan
3 months ago

There isn’t nearly enough context yet for me to do that. To me the wording means a prosthetic eye, for now……

Last edited 3 months ago by Cochiwan
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Cochiwan

On the topic of prosthetics, is that why her left arm is covered in that armour? Is that a prosthetic as well? If she has that many prosthetics, then the question is what the hell happened to her to require so many? I theorised that she could have been a guardian for her people’s god Skollux; fighting against the Qoths… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Plinki
Plinki
3 months ago

You see her hand under the armored sleeve back in 60, It looks like a normal hand.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Plinki

Only her hand though. The rest of her arm is covered, so maybe it could be heavily scarred. Also… I saw a ring on one of those exposed fingers… is… is she married?!

Cochiwan
Cochiwan
3 months ago

It feels like there is a framework in your head thats built up by all the stories you have experienced before, and you are trying to fit this one into it, sometimes by force if you have to.

KittenKobold
KittenKobold
3 months ago

Has glass killed anyone yet?

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  KittenKobold

Not yet. She might have to get out of this situation. She’ll either have to shoot some of the Bovani or use her fireworks. She’s already screwed up from watching Lutemes get killed, so just imagine how screwed up she’s going to be if she actually kills someone.

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Sorry for putting so many theories guys, but I just keep getting them. This is another one/idea that came to mind. What if Lutemes’s nephew becomes a important character? He wanted to go to the Circus with Lutemes, so if chapter 4 is centred around that then we may get to see him. My idea is that Zeb bumps into… Read more »

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Chapter 3 has been intense so far. I wonder what Chapter 4 will be. My theory is that it will be based around the Circus or Festival everyone is talking about. After Glass gets captured, the Qoths prepare to execute her, Iron, and any other criminals as part of the festivities. Zeb meanwhile tries to find a way to prevent… Read more »

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Another theory just popped into my mind. Well, it’s a continuation of an old one but some detail made me reconsider how it will actually play out. In Find Your Spark, Kivari says to Glass “Let this be the first step on your journey towards absolution.“ Kivari’s going to use the wording here to screw Glass over: that new life… Read more »

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Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

Ofiget’! These animations have more frames than the entire 3rd season of One-Punch Man.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

Amazing what people with actual passion and talent can do. Think of what Yitexity and Jasken could do with that sort of budget.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

I’m interested to see how the next meeting between Glass and Zeb will go. First the argument they had in the Beacon, then the Sorya allegations, and now he’s going to find out she helped the Circle rob the Bovani and murder and butcher them. It seems like everything Glass got mad at him for assuming about her is going… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Shado
Shado
3 months ago

Beautiful!

Yitexity
Admin
Yitexity
3 months ago
Reply to  Shado

Thank you <3

Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

AWMAGAHHHH ITS SO AMAAZZIINNGGG
I LOVED the animation it was GORGEOUS and and also the uhhh yeah IT WAS AWESOKMKE

also my boy Yen rolled his sleeves up, i can die happy

Yitexity
Admin
Yitexity
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

hehehehe

Brandenfascher
Brandenfascher
3 months ago

Man I love these animations so much. Very well done!

Yitexity
Admin
Yitexity
3 months ago
Reply to  Brandenfascher

Thank you!!!

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Just looking back at some older entries, and I seriously doubt that Glass was ‘fine’ watching Lutemes get killed. That was not the look of someone who’s ‘fine’. She’s only functioning now because of the task and adrenaline: later, especially when she has to talk to Zeb again, the PTSD is really going to start kicking in. Doesn’t matter how… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Just thinking about this again, and perhaps this is how Glass will get revealed to the Circle as a spy. When they get back to shore, maybe Yen offers her a piece of their meat. Glass is so disgusted she either vomits or slaps it out of his hand.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

I wonder what Zeb’s doing right now…

Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

Bueno lo intentamos 😭

Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

Use guns

Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

heheh… yeah… Yen’s got some…😉😉

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

What is it with evil men being so attractive?

Hayfan
Hayfan
3 months ago

Enough guns for a fair portion of the circle… But well, now you can defend yourself.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Hayfan

The Circle aren’t going to get those… or at least be able to use them. Glass will go back to Kivari, rat them out in more detail, and then the authorities will go round them up.

Wanderer
Wanderer
3 months ago

Once effrenka knows glass is okay they immediately go back to arguing XD

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Wanderer

She does seem to have some kindness in her… she’s obviously had some very troubled past, especially if it led her to the Circle. Off topic, but do you think she could be redeemed?

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Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

HELL naw

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

What about Yen, then?

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Just adding to this. Eviler characters then Effi have been redeemed, I think it’s just what she needs to go through to earn that. Same with Yen. I’ve said before that it would so cathartic if they encountered a different kind of predator. The Circle follows a mammalian set of ethics and a worldview specifically constructed by their interaction with… Read more »

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Just something else I wanted to add. I’ve said this before, but I imagine Yen as like Flowey. Their positions in their stories grant them confidence and smug superiority over others. Flowey’s collapses in the Genocide route when confronted with the fact that he no longer has control over the game, that Chara might still be pissed off with the… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  Anonymous

I imagined a backstory for Effi that made her more sympathetic and gives her character the chance to me redeemed in the story. Her home was invaded by the Qoth to capture religious items of her people’s god Skollux to stop the plagues in the Qoth’s nation. My idea is that Effi was once a wide-eyed, optimistic, kind idealist who… Read more »

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Her redemption comes due to the Circle’s destruction. Kivari’s scheme sees all members except Effi and Yen executed by the Qoth. They then seek vengeance against Glass and Zeb for helping this happen, and journey after them. This joinery sees Effi reconnect with her roots, see how evil the Circle is, what she has let happened to herself, and aims… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Oh, damn! This is great: a new Tinderkell entry and the reveal of Deltarune Chapter 5 on the same day! Coincidently, both entries are the fifth.

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Oh, on the topic of Lutemes being cut up… it’s disturbing to think that’s what was going to happen to Zeb.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Because Yen cut Lutemes up, does that mean that the ‘haunting process’ described in the Tower of Clyghythyx has been disturbed? I know he’s Pasturist, but it seems a big part of this comic is the exploration of this world’s different religious beliefs and how they all might be true; is the Golden Pasture just an aspect of the Tower?… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

It’s over, Glass! They have the high ground!

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Even if they get away, the alarm’s been sounded. If the Nerkogos don’t get them, then the Qothic navy won’t be too far behind. With their boat’s motor jammed, they won’t be able to outrun any major Qothic ships. This is all especially true if Kivari has tipped the Qoths off as part of her (most likely) scheme to destroy… Read more »

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You
You
3 months ago

theyre calling it the greatest webcomic of all time

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago
Reply to  You

I certainly say it could be. It’s certainly better than a lot of the other furry comics; it doesn’t even feel like a furry comic anymore. What I mean is that the characters and setting is so detailed that, even if you dislike furries, you forget that they are furries.

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

What’s with the eye motifs for the Pasturists? There are patterns of closed eyes on that guy’s clothes. It’s a symbol of their religion, yes, but why an eye? In all honesty, some depictions of it remind me of the Eye of Horus or the Eye of Ra… could this be hinting as something?

Last edited 3 months ago by Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Maybe it’s time Glass use one of her fireworks.

Anonymous
Anonymous
3 months ago

oh yah i forgot about those

KCDodger
KCDodger
3 months ago

Oh shit

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

Oh, that’s one of the guns Glass is holding in the Chapter Three cover. Does that mean the bill hook shadows facing her on the cover are from these guys, or are they from the Qoths?

Tinderkell_Theory
Tinderkell_Theory
3 months ago

That explains the wait: that was some of the best animation yet.

BlockCheddar
BlockCheddar
2 months ago

Agreed!!

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