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Downtime, p3

January 31, 2024 by Tim


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James
James
9 months ago

Well at least he didn’t over react…

Casra
Casra
9 months ago

I want GB Band-aids….especially after that trailer yo.

Killiak
Killiak
9 months ago
Reply to  Casra

So you will at least have a sense that something worthwhile came of it?

WereCatf
WereCatf
9 months ago
Reply to  Casra

I can totally get behind that sentiment! Frozen Empire looks great and as an old fart, I am absolutely loving all the nostalgia in seeing the old gang still at it and better than ever.

Zair
Zair
9 months ago

Tim, that rant was absolutely perfect and hilarious. Laughing my ass off over here. 😀

Last edited 9 months ago by Zair
Bo F
Bo F
9 months ago

Honestly, if the stories develops and at the end he accidently trips over something stupid and falls unto something sharp, accidentally killing himself, respawns and proves his ability still works… it would be such a good “Ethan”-thing to happen 😀 😀

Scortch
Scortch
9 months ago
Reply to  Bo F

I feel like it’ll be a bigger moment where he gives his life to save someone. However, I absolutely agree that the most Ethan thing to do is exactly what you said.

P2Mc28
P2Mc28
9 months ago
Reply to  Scortch

Someone like Lilah, maybe?

Halosty
Halosty
9 months ago
Reply to  Scortch

Ok, how about he’s about to give his life to save someone, trips and dies in a dumb way, and then respawns where he can save them? 😛

havok
havok
9 months ago
Reply to  Scortch

Could do both……Kill him while he sleepwalks so he doesn’t realize it and then do the whole dramatic death scene while saving an innocent

Phaet
Phaet
9 months ago

Why not end his suffering already? Clearly living in constant fear of death is a torture. Someone should offer that. “How about we kill you?”

Mr. X
Mr. X
9 months ago
Reply to  Phaet

Yeah because clearly the way to end a fear of something is to just kill them.

Merida
Merida
9 months ago
Reply to  Mr. X

No, but it is as reminder as to why he would not want that. Like flipping a coin on a decision sometimes you realise they options are not equal.

Kevin Greenbaum
Kevin Greenbaum
9 months ago
Reply to  Merida

I always tell my sister to flip a coin, if she sees the result and considers flipping the coin again she has her answer that she should go with the other one.

kaladorn
kaladorn
9 months ago
Reply to  Mr. X

Well, it does end the fear as it ends the human having the fear, so at least in that respect, it is effective.

Kevin Greenbaum
Kevin Greenbaum
9 months ago
Reply to  Mr. X

It’s definitely not the logical thing to do but technically it would work, hard to be afraid of something when you’re no longer alive.

BioYuGi
BioYuGi
9 months ago
Reply to  Phaet

” Clearly living in constant fear of death is a torture.”

Eh, a bunch of us live this way already.

kaladorn
kaladorn
9 months ago
Reply to  BioYuGi

And some of u s live in the fear of chronic, unceasing pain moreso that any death.

Life didn’t guarantee us an easy path or a long one.

Phaet
Phaet
9 months ago
Reply to  BioYuGi

Yes because they taught us relligion at young age which messed us up. Before that we never cared what happens after death. Whatever happens, happens. They they put all those heaven/hell/reincarnation stuff in our heads so that we obey the system. Even though now most people don’t believe this stuff, there’s still some fear at the back of your head “what if?”.
That’s why we just wait. Becase it’s legal to just wait for death to happen.

Joel
Joel
9 months ago

Nothing like the threat of death to clarify one’s priorities:

  1. Friendship
  2. Video games
  3. Family
  4. Legacy
Nealithi
Nealithi
9 months ago

A good friend will always delete your browser history.

kaladorn
kaladorn
9 months ago
Reply to  Nealithi

Unless the person in charge is the joker of the group and it becomes the slideshow at the funeral.

CTOWNS
CTOWNS
9 months ago
Reply to  kaladorn

I think that would disqualify that person as a “good” friend lol

El_
El_
9 months ago

This could weirdly be a good thing for him given the situation at the moment. He got himself with a knife, there’s plenty of blood and he still didn’t die. With this as perspective, maybe other day to day things won’t seem so dangerous and deadly to him.

Ooooorrrrr… he’ll play on this horribly and find a way to accelerate his Ethan-ness.

Nightdagger
Nightdagger
9 months ago

Lucas’ expression during this whole fiasco is priceless.

Adaon
Adaon
9 months ago

I love Lucas’ Reaction here. I could never stay so calm when someone is hurt – and damn, his utter calm is exactly what Ethan needs.

kaladorn
kaladorn
9 months ago
Reply to  Adaon

Kind of the way you need to behave around animals or kids – if they are a bit afraid, you want to be slow, quiet, and not further amp up the situation. It’s tough if your kid has been in an accident or the like, but an unsettled adult present won’t be helping. Lucas always struck me as the most likely to be a good dad (in the future). I’m not sure Ethan is world-wise enough to manage it safely (the right partner might help) and Scott is just too hurt from his own traumas to not pass them on… Read more »

Crestlinger
Crestlinger
9 months ago

Well good. He bled out the blargh in his system all in one go. We Can Hope so at least….

Paula
Paula
9 months ago

I actually loved Ethan “last words”.

Inferno390
Inferno390
9 months ago

I know this is intended to be over the top, but as someone who sliced my hand just like that last summer, that’s not just a Bandaid cut. That’s a butterfly stitches and a tetanus shot cut. *shudders*

Very funny regardless!

Jaysburn
Jaysburn
9 months ago
Reply to  Inferno390

Most things that “need stitches” don’t actually need stitches.

Swiftbow
Swiftbow
9 months ago
Reply to  Inferno390

You only need a tetanus shot if the blade was really dirty. Tetanus doesn’t come from rust… it mostly comes from stuff like manure. Plain old dirt has a small chance of harboring it, too, which is why doctors often give the shot over an abundance of caution.

I’ve also had knife cuts that I’m fairly certain a doctor would have stitched… but I just covered with neosporin and bandaids (and occasionally a peroxide or epsom salt soak) until they got better.

Oyee
Oyee
9 months ago

Please tell us what kind of fanfiction Ethan is writing. I don’t need too many details just the fandom and some genre defining tags. XD

FireballDragon
FireballDragon
9 months ago

I don’t think one bandage would be enough to treat something like that. You’d need to wrap that around a few times with gauze underneath.

Swiftbow
Swiftbow
9 months ago
Reply to  FireballDragon

You can’t really tell how bad it is until you wash the blood off. Hand injuries tend to gush even from rather small cuts.

Scarsdale
Scarsdale
9 months ago

Lol, this reminds me of my son’s when they were 6 and 8, my 8 y/o burst into the house and announced, in a panic, that his brother was “dead.” So we rushed out to find him sitting up crying, bleeding from a small cut on his head. They were sledding in the snow and he had ran into a tree. We took him to the hospital, he got a butterfly bandage and sent home. The eldest always was a “drama-queen.”

Mike
Mike
9 months ago
Reply to  Scarsdale

Age 6 I think, I was playing Cops & Robbers with the next door neighbor’s twin boys in their backyard and before I could get even consent to playing, they had me in imaginary cuffs and shoved me forward. I fell and split my chin open, the blood got down to my belly-button before I was treated; I distinctly recall they moved out within a week.

ReaverRogue
ReaverRogue
9 months ago

All things considered, I think Ethan remained very calm here.

Kevin Greenbaum
Kevin Greenbaum
9 months ago

I figured he was worried more about how Ethan would react than to the cut itself.