...Yeah, this was never going to go well.
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Mel: Is that it?
Talita is taken aback.
Talita: Well he did it, like, maliciously! He was trying to hurt me!
Her face begins to bristle in frustration, and she grips her neck, back hunched to keep her head from knocking the ceiling.
Talita: And he’s– he’s been– saying really rude things “out of earshot,” misgendering me, not listening to instructions in the field–
Mel: I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow.
Talita's eyes widen.
Talita: No! Don’t– That wouldn’t help.
17 thoughts on “Runaway to the Stars: Page 231”
EveryZig314
“You’re so nice. You’re not good, you’re not bad, you’re just *nice*.” -Into The Woods
TotallySomebody
I knew that was going to be Mel’s response…. Augh
Hubert
Lmao does no one normal work at this shithole? This is like when your first relationship is god awful so you don’t know it’s not supposed to be this hard.
tyrone
And….There is the workplace-relationship fracture. I think everyone can see where this is going now.
HAL9000
girl its time to run away
TotallySomebody
Perhaps to the stars…..
EveryZig314
To the stars you say?
sugar-goat
I really like how the “is that it?” is frameless. Really makes The Vibe
eden
yeah! and with every other panel after that exaggerating her size to make you feel more constricted and claustrophobic… it is very effective
ttt
its very similar to the angle of how talita’s face was drawn when she was yanked. mel is *psychologically* yanking on her antler.
Accursed Dirt Boar
Oh yeah that exactly the kind of reaction i expected
I guess we have to poke Mel whit sticks now as well…
Greenjoe
Does Mel actually work as the site’s HR? Or is there some person Talita would be better off going to (if there even would be anyone…)
Matt
Talita I love you, but we gotta work on your communication skills
Bravo
Agreed. This is a violation of personal space and should get Adam sent off on the next ship.
Claire
True, but I really see this as her *trying*. Struggling to do better. And yeah, she is struggling for sure. But man… if this is what she’s consistently met with? No wonder this is where she’s at.
laika wallace
i love the the perspective on these past couple pages, making talita seem like she’s towering over mel (which she is, i guess, but the deliberate choice to show it that way is what i’m talking about). to me it’s really nicely showing how talita feels in this situation, hyperware of her size and her species while trying to get help for harassment that specifically is targeting these things
NotOkapi
Oh Talita, I’m so proud of her for saying anything but of course there’s nothing Mel would think to do that would actually help.