He's going to die, she may as well let him have one last kiss. Even if she hates him.

Albert looks way hot in panel 8.... I probably would have kissed him too lol

wait what wait what wait WHAT.

Good grief, Bactine.

O.o um... i thought she didn't like him? odd... so... wait... was he right when he said she was in love with 3 men @ once? but wait... ugh... I"M SO CONFUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my heart did a little jump then

I should say something important here! But all I can think is HOLY CRAP!

Wow. Didn't see THAT comin'.

My only thing is that she needs to fall in love with a guy who'll treat her right! D<
Sangwine refuses because of the bloodlines and Al'bert is (let's be honest here) a man ho. A very cute, adorable, sweet man ho but a man ho all the same.

Could this be....a dating pattern?!?

@lizybeth: Heh, Xylic just gets Hope following him around. I can see very vividly in my mind crotchety old Xylic waving his cane at Hope and telling her to get lost. Very amusing.

Good grief, it's like some kind of curse....Bactine will end up somehow romantically involved with any male who is 50% or more elf that she hangs around with for more than a few days.
Geeves had better watch out - if he stays in the proximity of Bactine, something is bound to happen

No kidding... Bactine + elfies = luv

Us females can never make up our minds. Love never comes simpler than in a triangle/square.

In Japan, this square would be called a reverse harem =P

I think Albert's surprise is also shown by him leaning back away from the incoming Bactine (with angry face) and his raised eyebrows. Great job Colby!

O_O Well I didn't see that coming....

Am I the only one who DID read Al'bert's expression as surprised? I can't pin down what it is in his face that makes me think so, but the hand sealed it for me. I don't think it's resting on his hip, unless he has a pretty short torso and his belt falls below his hips. I read that has fingers splayed in a "wah huh?" gesture.

Of course I could be wrong. As for Bactine... I like the idea that perhaps she is putting a protective spell on him. I also think that for Bactine, anger and passion are rather intertwined (look at her courtship with Sangwine afterall) and that sometimes she can't/doesn't differentiate the impulses.

No, that's what I thought too - he's definitely surprised. I hope you're right about the protective spell, too. : )

LadyFox is right on the money.

0.0 WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!

THIS was not expected! ...I don't know what to say about this. I suppose it would be a decent alternative, seeing as she can't ever be w/ Sanguine thanks to their picky bloodline. Or maybe she's just trying to convinvce him not to be the stupid distraction by using drastic measures.
Either way, this gets a shock factor of +10! Congratulations! 8D

Personally, I just love how she's hanging on for dear life and he has his hand on his hip like he saw it coming. As if to say, 'Hmm. Well. This is interesting. Took her long enough.'

I am not a person who typically comments on things, but holy crap, that little smooch made life worth living! And during finals week, that is really saying something.

...I'm just going to go bask in the glory of those last panels now. This completely. Made. My. Day. (Something had to; I am incubating the plague right now.)

Would it be too pathetic, Colby, if I begged you to let Al'bert get through the story alive? 'Cause if begging is what it takes, I will so do it.

Is it bad that I cheered? Out loud? I've been so waiting for that.

Amazing work.

Unfortunately, I now have the sinking feeling that Al'bert is a goner.

Come to think of it they do make a VERY lovely couple...
And then I realized this: "Al'Bert's gonna die, isn't he?"

Wa-wa-wa-what? Hot, definitely, but huh? Reality paging Bactine, you already have one of those, remember? Who's next? Fang?

Nah, not Fang, but Zedwig (http://planussea.deviantart.com/art/Crazy-Stupid-OC-Meme-91613589)

If it weren't already great enough, I was listening to Music Man's 'Ya Got Trouble' when I pulled up the page. I saw the last panel just after the city's collective gasp to "And braggin' all about
How they're gonna cover up a tell-tale breath with Sen-Sen.'"

It made my day.

The scene changes only make me more and more anxious.

The Music Man!!! I love that movie. "Ya Got Trouble" has to be one of the best songs in there!


*apologizes for her geeky-musical comment that has absolutely nothing to do with Lint AT ALL*

HAHAHAAA!!!! Yes. I love Bactine. She's such a girl, running around kissing every elf who takes her fancy. She's as bad as Elizabeth Swan!

Am I the only person who thinks she's putting a protective spell on him?

Ohh, good thinking. I was wondering if she was trying to convince him...but that would make more sense.

Nope, I thought the same, well I'm still thinking it. Still that was...Wow.

...
...
*blinks*

Well, THAT was certainly unexpected. Reminded me of that POTC 3 scene in which Elizabeth kisses Norrington, but who cares. :P

Let's hope Sangwine doesn't find out, though. I'm not sure he'll take too kindly to that...

Reminds me more of the second film... when she kisses Sparrow... just before...

*looks at Al'bert*

Crud. Um... *changes subject quickly* Who wants pie?

But she betrays him by cuffing him to the ship. In this case...

Eh, er...

If it's apple pie, I'll take it!

I saw that movie once, in the middle of the night, and I slept through half of it. I had to go look up who Norrington is.

Summarization of that scene in POTC 3--

Elizabeth gets captured by baddies. Norrington is with the baddies, but isn't really "one of them." He decides to help Elizabeth escape(because he still loves her, even when Liz chose Will over him). Elizabeth accuses Norrington of being part of a plot in which her father dies. Norrington says he has nothing to do with it, "but that does not absolve me of my other sins...." Liz tells him to come join her side. before Norrington can reply, a baddie crew guy (actually not bad, but ...anyway...) catches sight of them. Norrington tells Liz to hurry up and that he'll follow. Liz doesn't believe him. "Our destinies have been entwined," he says to her, "but never joined." And they kiss, Elizabeth in all appearance forgetting poor Will.

Norrington later dies.

All right, I'm must be horrible at paralleling...Al'bert isn't going to die, I hope. He's a better character than Norrington.

oh... now thats something i wasn't expecting for...
wow... women are so...
:D

says a fellow woman?

hey "lissy", u are spoiling the drama...
kiddos are so...

Hahaha, methinks Bactine just has a thing for sexy men with pointy ears. Can't say as I blame her. ^^ Keep up the awesome work!!

Yes!
I was hoping...but this still surprises me sort of. It's wonderful, as always.

Gosh, that girl gets around...

Totally... I mean, she kissed two different guys in a two year period, for crying out loud!

And Xylic still got nothin' :(

Wow! Go Bactine!

I'd act shocked, but I know deep down I would've done the exact same thing in that situation.

No, no, I have something else to say: WIN! ^^ Al'bert gets 'em all! :D

I think I can speak for everyone when I say....FINALLY.

373 pages in the making. XD

And why doesn't Al'bert look surprised in the least? XD Amazing work as always, Colby. ^_^