[ID: Three page comic set in an open forest area in Huntington, West Virginia. It features Jake Coolice, a young Sylvan man, having a conversation with Hollis, a young, East Asian, nonbinary human. Jake appears to have blonde hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. He is wearing a light blue ski suit, pink sweater, white cap and gloves, and orange ski mask. Hollis is wearing a black and yellow lettermen jacket over a dark grey windbreaker, black baggy pants, and black winter boots. There is a spiked bat across their lap. Jake is standing in front of Hollis, as they sit on the hood of a car. Hollis asks Jake, âSo thatâs it then? You up and quit the team with absolutely no explanation?â Jake replies, âI-itâs not safe to go into details.â Hollis asks, âFor you or for the team?â Jake says, âBoth? I donât know, itâs complicated.â Hollis yells, âHorseshit complicated! Weâre a team! Weâre here to fucking help each other out!â Thereâs a brief flash in Jakeâs memory of the shattering Sylvan crystal. It illuminates his outline in bright orange light. Hollis continues, âIs this because the sheriffâs been on our backs lately? A couple of misdemeanors are not the end of the world.â Jake, now in tears, replies, âItâs not the end of the world, but itâs still too risky for me to stay.â Hollis, resigned, slides of the car and says, âFine. See ya around then.â The last panel shows the car driving away, leaving Jake to stand alone in the distance. End]
Candlenights gift for @bramblepatch. Okay yes, I did go a little ham, Iâll admit it. They asked for an exploration of one of the under-explored histories of the NPCs in Balance or Amnesty and I did Jake leaving the ski team. This was originally going to be one page but I couldnât fit it on one page so⌠:/