Cort deserves it. He’s forcing one of the very few people who genuinely cares about him and has probably known him the longest into a awful situation because he’s too paranoid to be willing to give ‘the man’ a chance despite the fact that cooperating with the Federation is his best chance at getting out of this alive and still in possession both of his arms. This is Quel’s best shot at snapping Cort out of his childish selfishness.
The Federation is no better than the other factions, just have a few more rules they sometimes follow. With this sort of power in play, Cort has no play that depends on chumming up with the any of the major governments. And they’d experiment on him and Nyrah without any compunction.
See, that’s where you are wrong. Quel holds no actual power in the Federation, and like any good ol’ government, they will take that Starcaster away from a man they cannot trust to use it as THEY see fit.
I’m thinking Quel is trying to get through to Cort by redirecting his anger at Quel rather than the “run away” mindset. It won’t help Cort to try that and Quel knows it.
evilleet
1 year ago
anger leaders to pew pew … and then… that leads to the lance major raining down on you…
Flanker
1 year ago
Wrong nerves Quel..
Killiak
1 year ago
Way to go Quel, you just lost your last chance.
Gonfrask
1 year ago
If Cort ending killing the other Starcaster…it would be clearly Quell fault
austindorf
1 year ago
this is a wrong choice of words on so many levels
Cyrad
1 year ago
Whoa, that’s a sudden change of logic.
Sayer
1 year ago
Honestly, what is his expectation here? “Oh yeah, you’re right! I AM a selfish person! Totally forgot! Thank you for bringing up what is an extremely painful memory to remind me. I’ll totally abandon my friends to come with you!”
Quel’s probably been stewing over Cort’s actions *for years*. This is some of that anger coming out in a totally antiproductive way.
I like how the comic is written. Splits the line between believable and dramatic or reasonable and emotional. No one ever feels especially hit with the idiot bat but they often say not the optimal thing but its understandable due to their mental state.
I think it’s some anger born out of frustration. Clearly Quel liked Cort’s dad, and he’s rather pissed that Cort can be loyal to someone he just met not long ago, but not to his honorable father. Everyone has a limit to how much they can take. This is Cort’s last chance with Quel as his friend, and here he is ready to throw it all down the tubes. Quel’s been more than generous with him, so yeah he’s getting pissed. Cort went outlaw, betraying his family and his friends, he keeps being rather selfish and trying to stay out… Read more »
Ben
1 year ago
Oh. Hey. There’s the line. Back there a few words ago…
CMasta1992
1 year ago
Aw man Quel no
Kaitensatsuma
1 year ago
Oh no, Quel was one of them
Or there’s some other reason he wants just Cort to survive
Last edited 1 year ago by Kaitensatsuma
Ben
1 year ago
Someone’s gonna get socked in the tendrils
D00dM4n
1 year ago
****ZZZZAAAAAAPPPPP**** Quel is missing with the mountain behind him, and the fleet MIGHT suspect something is going on down on that planetoid…
Esc
1 year ago
Cort puts Nyrah above himself. A good reason to conflict with the reasonable thing of coming peacefully with the Feds. It’s Cort growing, in one dimension.
I’m hoping the Dranglex show up and let Cort put off joining the Feds for a little while longer. Maybe even have him take out one of those sunfucker’s ships!
ThatMageGuy
1 year ago
The sentence cuts off.
I’m betting it’s cut off with a fist.
Scarsdale
1 year ago
I get what Quel is doing, touching on a nerve to get Cort out of his mindset. A risky move at best with what Cort can do without trying. But Quel is desperate, and is willing to risk it if he can get Cort to stop and listen to reason.
I don’t blame Cort, anyone that lives with that much guilt would have a knee-jerk reaction like that, to be reminded of the biggest mistake of his life. IF he doesn’t trigger the Starcaster and kill Quel, he’ll be spent and open to clear-minded talk.
Alno
1 year ago
Quel: “I will now aim my gun at my foot and pull the trigger. That sounds like a good idea!”
Epsilon
1 year ago
Hmm, the starcasters tend to react to emotion and impulse. What happens when the weilder gets pissed? Hmmm. Welp, this is gonna end poorly.
Mr_Meng
1 year ago
If Cort can’t handle being reminded of the crappy stuff he chose to do to other people due to his own greed and selfishness then he doesn’t deserve the Starcaster.
Crestlinger
1 year ago
*Bang. ‘This is me not walking away anymore. Leave. Next shot doesn’t go up.’
Fartsy
1 year ago
somebody is about to eat a starcaster ray… or wathever this thing emanates.
Nightdagger
1 year ago
You pushed the daddy button. You shouldn’t oughta have done that.
Pyre
1 year ago
This is the Ethan and Scott thing again. Both have good arguments and both aren’t exactly seeing the other’s point of view. Quel is a good soldier and he wanted that for Cort who was his friend’s son. For Cort, that was a “square peg-round hole” situation. Both Cort and Quel are coming at this discussion from wildly differing viewpoints. Here would probably be a good place to remind everyone of how Speck said that Cort went with Jack because he accepted Cort for who he was as opposed to Quel who wanted Cort to be someone he is not.… Read more »
kaladorn
1 year ago
Why do I see the next panel in the next strip being a good, old-style STARCASTER SHORYUKEN!
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Quel, that’s a bad line. Doooon’t finish it.
No Quel! Don’t go there!
Quel is desperate and is taking a huge risk to break Cort out of his spiral. Not ideal given the risk, but Quel knows he’s running out of options.
Cort deserves it. He’s forcing one of the very few people who genuinely cares about him and has probably known him the longest into a awful situation because he’s too paranoid to be willing to give ‘the man’ a chance despite the fact that cooperating with the Federation is his best chance at getting out of this alive and still in possession both of his arms. This is Quel’s best shot at snapping Cort out of his childish selfishness.
Or of getting his spinal column accelerated to 2.7 times the speed of light.
Best shot? No, Quel’s best shot was already stated in the previous page: Tell them he’s working with a contact, or lead them away himself.
The Federation is no better than the other factions, just have a few more rules they sometimes follow. With this sort of power in play, Cort has no play that depends on chumming up with the any of the major governments. And they’d experiment on him and Nyrah without any compunction.
See, that’s where you are wrong. Quel holds no actual power in the Federation, and like any good ol’ government, they will take that Starcaster away from a man they cannot trust to use it as THEY see fit.
That’s a hell of a cliffhanger of a sentence
That is a “said the wrong thing” cliffhanger if ever I’ve seen one
Too bad this is Thursday, because that line is worthy of a Friday.
Well that line isn’t going to go well
Ya I expect a good right hook. Punch him with the starcaster!
That would probably punch him into oblivion, along with a good portion of the planet.
Goes straight through Quel, manages to take out that space farm family’s house, and maybe clip a Federation ship on the way. All in a day’s work.
I’m thinking Quel is trying to get through to Cort by redirecting his anger at Quel rather than the “run away” mindset. It won’t help Cort to try that and Quel knows it.
anger leaders to pew pew … and then… that leads to the lance major raining down on you…
Wrong nerves Quel..
Way to go Quel, you just lost your last chance.
If Cort ending killing the other Starcaster…it would be clearly Quell fault
this is a wrong choice of words on so many levels
Whoa, that’s a sudden change of logic.
Honestly, what is his expectation here? “Oh yeah, you’re right! I AM a selfish person! Totally forgot! Thank you for bringing up what is an extremely painful memory to remind me. I’ll totally abandon my friends to come with you!”
Quel isn’t perfect either it appears.
Quel’s probably been stewing over Cort’s actions *for years*. This is some of that anger coming out in a totally antiproductive way.
I like how the comic is written. Splits the line between believable and dramatic or reasonable and emotional. No one ever feels especially hit with the idiot bat but they often say not the optimal thing but its understandable due to their mental state.
For a pulpy space opera? It’s damn good.
I think it’s some anger born out of frustration. Clearly Quel liked Cort’s dad, and he’s rather pissed that Cort can be loyal to someone he just met not long ago, but not to his honorable father. Everyone has a limit to how much they can take. This is Cort’s last chance with Quel as his friend, and here he is ready to throw it all down the tubes. Quel’s been more than generous with him, so yeah he’s getting pissed. Cort went outlaw, betraying his family and his friends, he keeps being rather selfish and trying to stay out… Read more »
Oh. Hey. There’s the line. Back there a few words ago…
Aw man Quel no
Oh no, Quel was one of them
Or there’s some other reason he wants just Cort to survive
Someone’s gonna get socked in the tendrils
****ZZZZAAAAAAPPPPP**** Quel is missing with the mountain behind him, and the fleet MIGHT suspect something is going on down on that planetoid…
Cort puts Nyrah above himself. A good reason to conflict with the reasonable thing of coming peacefully with the Feds. It’s Cort growing, in one dimension.
I’m hoping the Dranglex show up and let Cort put off joining the Feds for a little while longer. Maybe even have him take out one of those sunfucker’s ships!
The sentence cuts off.
I’m betting it’s cut off with a fist.
I get what Quel is doing, touching on a nerve to get Cort out of his mindset. A risky move at best with what Cort can do without trying. But Quel is desperate, and is willing to risk it if he can get Cort to stop and listen to reason.
I don’t blame Cort, anyone that lives with that much guilt would have a knee-jerk reaction like that, to be reminded of the biggest mistake of his life. IF he doesn’t trigger the Starcaster and kill Quel, he’ll be spent and open to clear-minded talk.
Quel: “I will now aim my gun at my foot and pull the trigger. That sounds like a good idea!”
Hmm, the starcasters tend to react to emotion and impulse. What happens when the weilder gets pissed? Hmmm. Welp, this is gonna end poorly.
If Cort can’t handle being reminded of the crappy stuff he chose to do to other people due to his own greed and selfishness then he doesn’t deserve the Starcaster.
*Bang. ‘This is me not walking away anymore. Leave. Next shot doesn’t go up.’
somebody is about to eat a starcaster ray… or wathever this thing emanates.
You pushed the daddy button. You shouldn’t oughta have done that.
This is the Ethan and Scott thing again. Both have good arguments and both aren’t exactly seeing the other’s point of view. Quel is a good soldier and he wanted that for Cort who was his friend’s son. For Cort, that was a “square peg-round hole” situation. Both Cort and Quel are coming at this discussion from wildly differing viewpoints. Here would probably be a good place to remind everyone of how Speck said that Cort went with Jack because he accepted Cort for who he was as opposed to Quel who wanted Cort to be someone he is not.… Read more »
Why do I see the next panel in the next strip being a good, old-style STARCASTER SHORYUKEN!