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[Mirasol]

Judging by the glove the hand is wearing, it only can be either Reynir himself or Lalli, everyone else has fully colored gloves. But I agree that Reynir looks too surprised to have done it himself conciously. So either posession or Lalli is what I think.

[thorny]

What I want to know is, what is that squashed in his hand that he looks so freaked out about?

[Annuil]

Could this be Lalli or Onni or even Tuuri (for we don’t exactly know how her new form works) make Reynir slap himself with his own hand, using some magic abilities?

What I want to know is, what is that squashed in his hand that he looks so freaked out about?

And yes, that gives a scary/alarm cliffhanger! I mean, you usually look at your hand when you slap an insect just to know what it was, but in this comic nothing happens without a reason…

[wavewright62]

I'm in the 'Tuuri snuck out of the bag while Onni was busy rowing and her attempt to get Reynir's attention backfired when he smacked her one' camp.

[Jitter]

Minna was inking the last panel in stream 1,5 weeks ago. I asked whether Rey is looking at Tuuribird and she answered on the lines of “No, he’s actually looking at... something else”. Obviously she might just lie

In any case I’m not buying the mosquito theory. He could slap a mozzie but wouldn’t look that surprised. A childhood memory from the lake (from the very area if the island is Selkäsaari like I think) offers the option of a horsefly. Their bite hurts, enough to be a surprise too. But as mentioned above, nothing in this comic happens without a reason, so that seems a bit mundane as an explanation. Although Minna could just put it in to have some slapstick for us.

Now I had another idea, although perhaps a bit far-fetched. What if Onni can “enlist” some local bugs to work as sentries (similar to what the sentinel mages do, although perhaps just a few and for shorter periods) and he made one of those sting Reynir, who is then surprised by am unprovoked attack from an unexpected bug, or can somehow see it’s not a normal bug. At first I thought of a tiny drone, but that’s implausible in the setting

[lumilaulu]

Judging by the glove the hand is wearing, it only can be either Reynir himself or Lalli, everyone else has fully colored gloves. But I agree that Reynir looks too surprised to have done it himself conciously. So either posession or Lalli is what I think.

Your comment made me compare gloves, and Lalli's gloves seem to be too long. The two lines below the wrist seem to fit with Reynir's gloves.

[wavewright62]

Welp, now we know - Reynir smacking a mosquito means they are entering a safe area.  I didn't see that one coming (or hear it, just outisde the threshold of hearing, whining away like...).  Interesting, and yet another reason why attempting to apply too much science to SSSS is fruitless.  I found myself trying to extrapolate the effect upon the critters that feed upon mozzies, but it's not worth it.

[Annuil]

Yay! The mosquito theory worked! The only one that seemed the most obvious and unbelievable because of being obvious. Though it still did not happen without a reason...

Interesting, and yet another reason why attempting to apply too much science to SSSS is fruitless.  I found myself trying to extrapolate the effect upon the critters that feed upon mozzies, but it's not worth it.

Well, I kind of like the idea of having mosquitos as some kind of markers - you know what to expect if you see that marker...

[phocena]

That mosquito welcoming party on the bottom left panel

[Mirasol]

That mosquito welcoming party on the bottom left panel

Oh, the horror! :'D

No, but I actually really enjoyed this piece of worldbuilding. And it does make sense and is a useful indicator (no we don´t think about science now.) Just... why did it have to be mosquitos?
The one quote I kept thinking about when reading todays page (not about mosquitos but I guess a similar situation, namely following an unpleasant insect to avoid a monster):

Ron: Why spiders? Why couldn't it be "follow the butterflies?” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[JoB]

Well, I kind of like the idea of having mosquitos as some kind of markers - you know what to expect if you see that marker...

Y91 mnemonic rhyme: "By the pricking of my face, nothing's wicked in this place!"

[Jitter]

Mirasol, sorry, but I can't resist: spiders aren't insects but arachnids  C:-)

[Mirasol]

Mirasol, sorry, but I can't resist: spiders aren't insects but arachnids  C:-)

I know, but unpleasant nonetheless. :'D
I think in my fanfiction I wrote that spiders are insects too at some point, mainly for the lack of a better word... "Critter" or something has quite the connotations in this story.

[Jitter]

Spiders are bugs! But not insects. (You are right, critter doesn’t work here)

[Mirasol]

Spiders are bugs! But not insects. (You are right, critter doesn’t work here)

Thank you! Yeah, that´s a better word, I think I´ll change it to this.