Page Commentary No. 270 (Patreon)

Gunwild: I like love. But do I love love?

Psu: This is so sweet I have cavities now. Actually I probably have one... I should get that looked at. Hey, we argued a bit while making this page. Is that okay to say?

Gunwild: Yeah, I'm not ashamed that we both feel very invested in the comic and making it good. Sometimes that means long, difficult conversations about the emotional lives of people who don't exist. Comes with the territory.

Psu: The particular argument came to a head on a proposal I had for the end of this scene, where I was pushing for them to get married at the end of this. It's a nice thought but I think we settled on them just practically being common law married, maybe they're not the types to put a name to that sort of thing despite being together for so long. They're not fans of the term but it looks good on the taxes.

Gunwild: Yeah, honestly I don't think your idea was bad, either. It just didn't feel like the right beat to hit to me at this time, because Zeke just coming out of a coma might make it seem like they were pushed into feeling that way because of the situation. But having something lovey worked and was more or less the plan all along, so... despite the disagreement, I think we're both happy with this page.

Psu: It's very pink.

Gunwild: I buy that they're in love, anyway!

Psu: I like the visualization of Peia's holo emitter. I'm glad people caught the little lipstick sized thing she held in one hand earlier. But yeah... very cute page. Very nice to fall into bed, covered in flowers, with someone. I think. It's a little messy.

Gunwild: If you find somebody you can share that kind of emotional vulnerability with, then good. But if you're allergic to flowers or something, stick with the paper hearts and stuff!

Psu: Oh hey, before we overload on all this sap. I'm just realizing we bring up some interesting stuff with Zeke having a head calendar. You think he has a full suite of apps in his head? I feel like he's the kind of guy that, even though he is a cyborg that can get popup notifications, he just ignores all of them.

Gunwild: I think a timekeeping function must be necessary to the mechanical operations of his body - everything has to work on a schedule, of course, even if it's just supplying oxygen to what's left of his brain. So although I doubt he indulges in a lot of software bells and whistles, that's I felt okay having him say that. The clock is probably integral to the hardware.

Psu: He'd probably set everything else to mute. And hasn't opened a single social media page since before becoming a cyborg.

Gunwild: He's not even on Facelessbook.

Psu: Goodnight everybody.