Comic 643 - The Dirty Road

22nd Apr 2022, 6:00 PM in Chapter Nine
643 - The Dirty Road
Average Rating: 5 (4 votes)
rufiangel 22nd Apr 2022, 6:00 PM edit delete
rufiangel
Heya folks, happy Friday! :D I hope you all had a lovely Easter.

I'm sorry for the spot of silence; I honestly kept thinking I'd have the page done each passing day. -v-a Here it is a week later than I promised, and I apologise for that.

The long drag in updates is caused by my motivational tank getting sucked dry by work. It's a seasonal issue, as my workload gets heaviest around this time. I believe it will simmer down again in a week or two, but to be safe, I'm going to go ahead and go on a hiatus until 20th May. I need a couple of weeks to focus on work, and then I'll focus again on building buffer. It's not ideal, but it's realistic, so I'll do what I can to make sure I build some solid buffer. What happens after this point in the flashback will absolutely not benefit from any breaks mid-scene, so I'm going to do my darnedest to at least round the flashback out without any more stops.

In the meantime, thanks again for all your incredible patience. I'll see you all in late May!
rufiangel 18th May 2022, 9:52 AM edit delete
rufiangel
Sorry folks, I'd like to extend the hiatus by another week, until 27th May. I need a little more time! Thanks so much for your patience >-<* <3
Centcomm 22nd Apr 2022, 6:45 PM edit delete reply
Centcomm
its all good Rufi.. we can wait.
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:40 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
<3 ;v;* Thank you Centy, you are so lovely!
megados 22nd Apr 2022, 8:03 PM edit delete reply
megados
Aww, Naru :'D

It's fine. You can't do your best with stuff hanging over your head! Take your time!
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:40 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
Naru the koala XD

Thanks megados always for your kind understanding ;v;*
MST3KFan 22nd Apr 2022, 8:07 PM edit delete reply
MST3KFan
At first I thought they were playing a board game, but then realized they were planning how to get Styles out of there. XD

Poor Naru...doesn't want their friend to go.
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:41 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
You know, they probably do have an old board game or two hanging around somewhere in that den :D
WitUnderPressure 22nd Apr 2022, 8:48 PM edit delete reply
WitUnderPressure
I always appreciate you keeping us updated. You do what you need to. We can wait.
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:42 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
<3 ;v;* Thank you Wit, that is very kind of you. I am trying to be better at keeping readership in the know with my breaks because I have historically been real bad at it OTL
melaredblu 23rd Apr 2022, 12:13 AM edit delete reply
melaredblu
Take your time. It's always worth the wait.

I guess the success of this covert escape plan is sort of a foregone conclusion, isn't it?
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:42 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
;v;* Thank you melaredblu. Do you ever go by just mel or blu? XD;

Aaaand yeahhhhhh welllll... XD
melaredblu 27th May 2022, 4:27 PM edit delete reply
melaredblu
People tend to call me mel for short, but I'm not picky about it.
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 6:15 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
Gotcha :3
A. Moose 23rd Apr 2022, 1:29 AM edit delete reply
Whoohoo, update!

I was thinking last week that "tomorrow" wouldn't be attainable and so best just put it back a week. If you don't have a decent buffer, how about you announce you'll post the page next week every time you have finished to post? That way you'll always make at least that promise, and so don't need to apologise. Which you don't really need to anyway, but still. And who knows, maybe you'll have the next one ready by then, so you can announce another one.

How's the job, though? Less soul-sucking than the previous one?
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:45 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
That's definitely an idea A. Moose! It can be a struggle sometimes, so I may employ that tactic next time I'm under strain to update regularly. Thanks for the idea!

The job is less soul-sucking but still a bit soul-sucking, so I have to be careful about layering more jobs on top of it - which is what happened the last few weeks. Getting work is better than not getting work, but I sure wish I could get it all in moderation sometimes lol
Archangel Daniel 23rd Apr 2022, 1:37 AM edit delete reply
Archangel Daniel
So... remember how I said that I will be here even if you start uploading only once in a never?


Well, I meant it! Serpamia Flare is worth it! Take your time to rest.
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:45 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
Thank you Daniel, that is very kind of you ;v;* your words are such a balm!

I did take some time to rest, as advised - I hope the next few weeks go smoothly for it <3
Jarvi 25th Apr 2022, 3:10 PM edit delete reply
Jarvi
Naru is a cutiepie.
See you in May Rufi, don't worry about it ^^
rufiangel 27th May 2022, 3:46 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
no u <3 you're the cutiepie Jarviiiii XD <3
mjkj 1st Jul 2022, 7:27 PM edit delete reply
mjkj
Aaaaawwwwwww, poor Naru *hugs her*

she is so precious ♡♡♡

@R/N1+2: Thank you for the heads up and always keeping us updated *hugs*
rufiangel 22nd Jul 2022, 3:50 PM edit delete reply
rufiangel
She's being a little goober, but it's hard to fault her XD

I know I dropped the ball a bit in terms of the very latest updates, but I hope the gap won't be as bad next time. I know it's important to keep everyone updated ;-;