Rain
Comic 694 - And Then...
Author Notes:
So, meanwhile at the same time, it looks like someone spent the night. I guess grabbing a bite to eat turned into a little something more. Doesn't necessarily mean they're back together, by the way. They're just two totally consenting non-asexual adults who probably haven't gotten any in a while, and were having a good enough time on their not-date. Good for them.
However, it is 6 in the morning on a Sunday in the Rainverse. Most people are usually sleeping at this time, and these two were no different. So, Emily's call must be a rude awakening. Mama Bear (or Auntie Bear in this case, I guess) now knows what happened. This will get interesting, I'm sure.
Also, fun fact: For the first time in the comic, every character on this page is naked in every panel! Scandalous! XD
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I wonder how an actual date would be. You couldn't keep your "PG-13 rating" anymore! :p
Anyway I try to sleep in but I'm useually up around 6 am almost everyday
NO NIPPLES. MAGIC BOY HAS MAGICALLY GOT NO NIPPLES.
Can I just remind everyone that nipples are a natural part of us all, and don't need to be censored to keep things SFW? Cos, I mean... everyone has nipples. Why is there no book about this, there's one about defecation!
I'm not censoring them; I'm just no good at drawing them. It's stylized. Kinda like the noses. The fact that I don't draw noses like 90% of the time wouldn't be considered censorship, would it? So why would this?
I don't censor my work. If I'm omitting something, it's for other reasons. Trust me; it just looks better like this with my art style.
You are an incredible writer, I thank you so much for this comic.
I feel sorry for Kellen.
Not because of some of the grostequely violent things that some readers want to do to her (although I admit they do make me feel a little ill). It's more the stuff going on in her head. Think back to when Rain contacted her just before Christmas using her "guy voice" as opposed to her natural one. Kellen sounded really happy to hear from her, even though Kellen was unaware of Rain's transition. Then think about the comments she made before she cut Rain's hair (assuming she did) - "I'm sorry, Baby Bro". That means she knew full well what she was about to do was a horrible thing. She had a moment of empathy and if Kellen had been able to connect further, she'd have put the damn scissors back.
But something stopped her making that final thought. What the hell did her dad do to her that made her hate transitioning more than loving her Baby Sis. So that's why I feel bad for her. Bad stuff in her past causes her to do bad stuff in the present and that will lead to more bad stuff in her future.
I'd still like to hope that Kellen can go through her own time of change and become a happier person as a result.
Think back to the dream sequence. Kellen's character was nasty and unpleasant but ultimately it was Marcus directing Kellen's actions in the dream. Some people follow orders out of respect. Some follow out of fear...
My final thought on this is that Rain, as a comic, is a lot about acceptance and understanding, but also about redemption. We've seen it time and again - Gavin's initial reaction to Rain's transitioning followed by a renewal of their friendship. Aiken's treatment of Jessica and Rain, which after a slap round the face, has begun to change for the better. Even Brother Arthur's protection of Rain is his atonement for a very dark deed in his past.
Kellen does deserve a slap round the face for her actions, but I believe Rain would still want a compassionate and *understanding* Kellen in her life, even if it took a long time.
Basically, the whole situation created by this act is awful and I just hope that healing—for all involved (yes, Kellen too)—can come with time.
The Oncoming Storm.
Personally, though, I wouldn't have called Fara. I would have let her arrive at the normal pickup time, and force Kellen to be in attendance, and remind her of the impending judgment regularly and loudly. But honestly Fara in this state will probably make up for the lack of day-long dread.
Anyhow having seen this development long enough I just kinda inadvertently built up a rant I'd throw at Kellen if I could, but I bet Fara will probably outshine it with the wrath of a thousand burning suns. Or perhaps more.
And maybe there will be a further twist, that perhaps explain's Rain's dad's appearance in the dream, or something else surprising.
I actually wanted to include them, but when I did this page, I was under the impression that those scars disappeared after a while (years, but disappeared nonetheless). Vincent would have had his top surgery about ten years ago, so I didn't really think they'd still be there anymore. Apparently, I was mistaken, as a few guys have corrected me on this since. And I meant to fix this page months ago for that reason, so I'm not sure why that hasn't happened yet.
Thanks for the reminder though. I'll put it on my to-do list for the day. ^_^
Massage therapy: given your artistic style, getting a chest massage three times a week (could be self administered) for ten years would probably be sufficient. Scars would still be around, but not enough to be more apparent than nipples.
Laser scar removal: I don't know the full details of this, but apparently lasers can work magic to make scars heal more fully. It takes a bunch of treatments, after which the scar will still be very visible - but will be able to heal over time. There are limits, but I don't know what they are.
Anti-scar creams: Commercially available creams that work are kinda new. I've heard they still need to be coupled with some amount of massage, but they improve the rate of scar repair over massage with a basic lotion enough to satisfy the FDA during Obama's administration. That said, given my wife's job, I'm aware that the FDA never does its own studies, it just tries to audit the crap out of industry studies and approves what survives that process. I have not actually used these products, as my wife doesn't mind her scars, and my scars are all somewhat internal.
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