[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, “So that’s it then? You up and quit the team with absolutely no explanation?” Jake replies, “I-it’s not safe to go into details.” Hollis asks, “For you or for the team?” Jake says, “Both? I don’t know, it’s complicated.” Hollis yells, “Horseshit complicated! We’re a team! We’re here to fucking help each other out!” There’s a brief flash in Jake’s memory of the shattering Sylvan crystal. It illuminates his outline in bright orange light. Hollis continues, “Is this because the sheriff’s been on our backs lately? A couple of misdemeanors are not the end of the world.” Jake, now in tears, replies, “It’s not the end of the world, but it’s still too risky for me to stay.” Hollis, resigned, slides of the car and says, “Fine. See ya around then.” 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, I’ll 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 couldn’t fit it on one page so… :/
