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Nov 012012

Professorzobot wrote:

Go with Blue. The garb will look better and we’ll meet and work with someone we haven’t met before. Just hope that we can find a way to have Katia stick the landing on this one, so to speak. If she wins that cash prize it’ll help her at least a little…

Hey-

You ask Ilden if he’s seen a dunmer lady around. Like, you know. Dark elf. You just signed up for a thing and apparently you’re going to be on a team with her and… yeah.

Dunmer lady? He ponders it for a moment but confesses that no one in Kvatch comes to mind. If she’s visiting you’ll prolly want to check with an innkeep… Managan, was it?

You nod and sit down to rest your legs a bit. Ilden asks how your employment is going.

You do your best to fake a friendly laugh and admit that it could be going better, you guess. You had a package you were supposed to deliver back to Anvil, except you managed to let it get stolen last night along with pretty much all your other belongings.

You just got back from a visit to the sender, who had some not-too-kind words about your professionalism as a courier. He agreed to draft a new letter if you came back when he was less busy though. You guess it’ll be one explaining to Quill-Weave that there used to be a package too until the worthless courier lost it.

And when you get back to Anvil you were hoping maybe you could try joining the Mages Guild again, except after last night you apparently lost your ability to control magic for some reason and you’re not sure if it’s ever coming back, not to mention your starry-eyed perception of mages recently had a pretty big hole blown in it and you’re not even sure if you even care about magic anymore or what.

So, yeah, everything’s going pretty badly right now. On the bright side, at least you managed to find somewhere to stay last night.

Really? Ilden mentions he heard a rumor that someone found you passed out naked in-

You let him know that he’s totally decimating your meager remaining semblance of positive thinking. He apologizes.

It’s fine, you say.

contemptibleComedian wrote:

For the nines’ sake become hardened and world weary already. You can’t play to cute and innocent cat-girl anymore, that shit obviously hasn’t been working.

Yesterday he mentioned he used to train for the Fighters Guild, and offered to maybe show you some tricks, sometime. You ask him if it’s possible that’s still a… thing.

Sure beats sitting here feeding nonexistant birds, he says. You lookin’ to learn how to fight?

You tell him you don’t know. You just kind of want to do something. Something that doesn’t feel like a complete mistake, you guess. And you never know when you might need to… fight something.

He tells you that’s a better reason than most folks would have. Come on, he’s gotta go find a shield.

By the way… mind if I ask a question?

Ilden says it’s fine by him. Can’t think of any reason he would.

What do you know about Sigrid?

The lovely lady from the Mages Guild? About as much as anyone in town does, he figures. What’re you lookin’ to find out?

> Katia: Gather information

Vaultdweller

Oh sweet relief, finally. Been pressing F5 all week every 10 minutes.

Great update as always, Kaz.
- Trandescent
  
  Try using a RSS feed extension for your browser! I can’t even tell you how much time this has saved me.
  - Vaultdweller
    
    Thanks, I’ll check it out.
    - NoriMori
      
      But first step would be to subscribe to Prequel’s RSS feed in the first place. XD
      
      If you have Firefox, get Google Reader Watcher.
      - Twentydragon
        
        There’s also a nice extension for that for Chrome users, too.
      - Tri-Twist
        
        Thank you for this, it will def make my webcomic checking days smaller
    - Uzi_Man
      
      So, tell me.. how does it feel to be exiled by that asshole Overseer?
      - ChasingWagons
        
        He wasn’t such an asshole after I killed him.
- Jirky-Kake
  
  Oh my god. Dat face in the last panel.
  - Dragon
    
    On that note, does anyone else think it looks as though he’s about to break into an unhappy Trollface?
- J’zahrjo
  
  where is Dimitris courier-kitten?
The Whicher

That outfit suits her well 🙂
(but still … a shame she didnt pick up the green team :P)
- SonickDuck
  
  Her shade of yellow would not go well with a green. Blue and yellow are complimentary, it’s the best choice.
  - SlyCoopaTroopa
    
    Sorry, but purple is yellow’s complement and orange is blue’s complement.
    - ChasingWagons
      
      Who care? She sexy.
      - Miauw
        
        I dont think anyone has a better reason than this.
      - The Whicher
        
        I acknowledge my defeat. You Sir spoke the ultimate truth
    - Colour Nazi
      
      Blue is yellow’s complement in the RGB colour system, you are thinking of RYB, which is only for pigments.
Lowblock

Just my luck that I have to wake up at 3:30 and this updates!
- Kazerad
  
  I knew you would have to get up at 3:30 on the day after Halloween and, feeling pity for your plight, I decided I would surprise you by updating on that exact day, right after you awoke.
  
  That is the real reason this update took two weeks.
  
  It had nothing to do with TF2.
  - Lowblock
    
    yeah I know all about you and your tricks Kaz.
  - theplunderking
    
    Even with dishonored, assassins creed 3, and halo 4 released/ releasing soon? Figured that as a elder scrolls fan you would be all over those
  - Hakaru
    
    Nothing AT ALL to do with sniping. Not scarily, Either. And especially not scarily to your own team.
Anda

aw yasss – I like the ending to this update. Don’t forget how Sigrid manipulated you, Katia!
Am I Drunk?

AWESOME!
ChetBetera

Just 2 observations.

Observation 1: The Amulet of Silence is hidden beneath her Totally Bitchin’ {Trademarked} armour’s tunic.

Observation 2: That bowl of Grapes has less Grapes in it than before. And that duck picture is now a cone.
- wolf
  
  You can’t see all of the grapes; maybe they just are shifted a little bit.
  And obviously somebody folded up the picture of a duck into a cone to make a dunce cap for all the books they didn’t like.
  - ChetBetera
    
    No! I’m not insane! The grapes have been taken! Look! And then look again! There are less grapes than there were before!
- piq
  
  Somewhere there is a builder.
  
  A builder who neatly files all of his bricks on shelves by subject matter instead of building things with them.
M

I’m glad Katia talked to Ilden again. He seemed like a nice guy back in that Kvatch minigame and those combat tips COULD be useful. Katia… she might not in my view be tough brawny warrior material, but knowing a little about combat might just save her life.

It’s also nice to see Katia interact with a friendlier face for once. Ilden may not quite be a friend necessarily (since he hardly knows Katia or the other way around.), but he’s nice and helpful, and that’s good!
Daniel

This all feel like a hangover. What a sad morning.
Vaultdweller

“And when you got back to Anvil you were hoping maybe you could try joining the Mages Guild again,”

Wait now a second, Katia returned to Anvil after going to Kvatch at some point? Is there something I missed?
- Kaze’aze
  
  “And when you get back to Anvil” I’m guessing was meant to be there. I hear people do the same thing in speech.
  
  Great update, looks like we won’t have to worry about brown paint showing anymore.
  - Vaultdweller
    
    Having pasty, brown paint on the private parts is probably uncomfortable too. Hopefully the fur will shed sometime.
    
    Also, she’s not permanently blind on her eye right?
    - Kaze’aze
      
      No, I remember the eye of fear injury being explained a long time ago when it happened, but instead of taking the time to find and quote it, I believe it’s temporary and the eye is back to normal in a month or something. Feel free to correct me if you feel like digging through the archives for it.
      - JMeler
        
        http://www.prequeladventure.com/2011/06/481/
        about a month to heal if she uses Eye of Fear too much in a day.
        Just happens to be the post I’m bookmarked at 🙂
- Kazerad
  
  Fuck, Kaze’s right, I was just using it in the common speaking way and didn’t consider the implications. Clarified!
ThisGuy

OH COME ON!
Yeah, lets learn a spinkick and kick Sigrid in the face. Then get turned into a deer and be fed to the creature behind the chained door. You fucking cat.
Derp

Katia looks great! Congrats to Pseudo!
Bonzohazard

Good man Kaz!!! I’m so glad you went back to simple stills over that animated crap! The reason I started even reading this thing was your artistic talent and simplicity, keep it up brother, you’ve thoroughly peaked my interest once again! Bravo sir, bravo!!! <3
- Vulqostrun
  
  B’aaw, something changed for a handful of updates so it’s crap.
  
  Do you know how stupid an argument that is?
- ThisGuy
  
  Nope.avi
- Vaultdweller
  
  Eh, people have different tastes. I can respect that.
nic

IT LIVES!!!

love the sexy new look.

just makes me wanna pet the kitty.
Octane

Yay! Just what I needed this morning. :3
BaronVonSomething

Thank you, Kazerad, for using at least a part of my design and helping me achieve Prequel immortality, even if it’s just the angled cuffs of the boots!!!

In good sportsmanship, congrats to Pseudo. I’m happy I worked so hard on mine, got enough time and won by 10%, it really makes me happy you appreciated it.

Let’s hope that Katia is able to use my bootcuffs to kick Sigrid in the face 😀
Nighthawke

“prolly want to check with an inkeep…”

Should be innkeep… 🙂
- Kazerad
  
  Whoops, how did that happen. Fixed, thanks!
Krekker

Warrior training? Now I’m imagining Katia becoming that silhouted, axe-wielding warrior you can sometimes see at the top of the page.
RuseTheFox

Look, Katia, you KNOW you should learn how to fight properly while you are out of magika. People tend to take advantage of you when you cant help it, and it would pay to have some genuine non-magical means of fighting. Plus, free fighting lessons, anything free is usually worth at least looking into.
- Khanaro
  
  RuseTheFox, that’s not where suggestions go.
Carbisari

Katia, you can friggin’ do this.

Even if your magic doesn’t come back, you can still learn how to hold a sword!

(That’s almost as good, right?)
Vallen

It feels weird seeing katia in her armor, but at he same time a little well deserved. I think my favorite thing about prequel is he character progression.
Dekshuduph

>democracy wrought
ahahaha damnit Kaz why did that have o look like a quote
Your Mother

ROUNDHOUSE KICK. ROUNDHOUSE KICK NAO. (I believe in you!)
dude

Yay!
Kajex

^.^ She looks stunning in that armor. Wouldn’t mind her tagging along for adventuring.
Ikearat

Fantastic update!
Thanks Kaz, you did good.
Ikearat

Did Katia get a bath? Looks like there’s no evidence of brown paint. Great reveal of the new armor, totally love the ‘close-ups’ can’t get enough of her. And this makes me 1.) a weird-o, and 2.) one of “us” 🙂
A Pink Poodle

Tell him that you’re looking to KILL HER MURDER HER BITE HER EYES OUT DIE DIE DIE AAAAAAAAH
Teze

Why the hell you need a shield, your better off training with hand to hand combat and dodging attacks. Your a Khajiit, fast and, dear I say, ‘agile’. I highly don’t think she can safely block a attack using her body weight and strength.
- kotekzot
  
  a khajiit that can’t jump down from the second floor window without injuring herself. somehow i think a shield will be more appropriate.
- Marnath
  
  The shield is for him. you know, for her to try her technique out on him.
Fiks

Love the pose in panel four. Cute!
- Derp
  
  That’s my favorite panel too.
IRInsane

Wewt! Spontaneous update!

On a more serious note, I hoe you got that lesson on time management down? Cause thats one lesson I still have yet too learn…

Ah I’m alive, what could I complain about? Awesome sexy/cute armor! I was putting my money on the fact you’d choose that one.
IRInsane

Also: The dance competition needs music yes? Can we make suggestions? I have a few ideas.
- Motherfuckers
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0skIEkfUw
  
  I’ll bet you were thinkin’ it you sicko perv.
  - IRInsane
    
    Why is it everyone jumps straight to that song?
    
    Hell no, you the one who thought of it first, sir motherfuckers. I was thinking along the lines of “Hope for you yet”
Ransom

Darn! One vote difference! She looks great though.

She does need to get a bit more cynical, I’m afraid. But hopefully not too much.
Daniel

Is it just me or things are happening too fast? I thought that everything was supposed to be a “federal fucking issue and also trying to make you miserable”.
- insightfulfuck
  
  Too fast? In what sense?
  - Daniel
    
    She is moving around town without having to hide behind guards. She is talking naturally with people without the need for long internal dialogs about what other people think about her.
    Shouldn’t she waste at least two pages reflecting on how embarrassing would be walk around the streets in a blanket? How many paranoias did she solve by now?
    None of this is necessary, but I miss details like that.
    - unclechoo
      
      Well I think Katia is developing at a good pace. Even though I love this comic and it’s my favorite one, I do want it to have an ending in reasonable time and not take years to complete.
      
      Just my opinion.
      - Daniel
        
        But in which direction the story is developing?
        Will she overcome her problems and have a peaceful life? If that happens, would it be the end of the story? A mediocre achievement by a mediocre person. What would be the point? How would that be related to TES Oblivion?
        The most mysterious aspects of the plot don’t seem to depend of personal development from Katia. I don’t think the accomplishments really matter. For me, the important thing is her struggle to solve unconventional problems.
Cole

Poor Kat…But at least nothing has exploded…. Yet?
Neithan Diniem

Loving the art on this one, not sure why it just seems to stand out among the others. The armor looks really good too.

I was wondering when she would go after the fighter’s guild.
Blu Spy disguised as Katia

Dammit I just finished an awesome armor for her and now this happened. I must admit it does look great i had a little trouble for a split second recognising her in that fourth picture though.

Welp… guess I’ll save it for the next time she ends up naked and hopeless.

RIGHT KAZ?
outlawwolf

She’s kind of got a Rei Ayanami thing going for her with that eye patch. I dig it.
- Motherfuckers
  
  It’s just like one of my Japanese animes!!
Sman

Good girl Katia! Learn more about your enemy! That way, in your next showdown with her, you will know what to expect, and won’t be as easy to catch off guard!
tech

Sigrid, say your prayers. You messed with the wrong Khajit. Let’s see how smug you are with a slit throat…
Goast

Looking to find out how much of an evil sssssssssssssslut she is.
Mullon

I wonder how effective the armor is, if it’s something worn for a dance competition.
funderful

I would have given Katia a hug after hearing about all that. She needs more people to hug.
- UziMan
  
  Enough with the hugging shit.
  
  She needs to become stronger and more self-secure. She can’t expect to receive love from everyone she meets.
  - Bad_Skeelz
    
    She should still give Sigrid a hug.
    
    Or at least put her in a sleeper hold.
  - Mulan
    
    Someday I’ll, make a man, out of yooouuu~
Draken

Wow, jumped on when there were no comments, coolbeans I got on right at update randomly like that.
That armor is top notch and beautiful too <3 Time to kick ass.
kitsunebeast

Started reading this a few months back, have been addicted to it ever since. 8D

Also, love the new outfit for Katia. Lets hope things start improving for our little kitty. 83
- Uzi_Man
  
  She looks sexy.
Polecat

That poor girl. She should probably try and talk someone into accompanying her back to the mage’s guild on the upcoming night. Seems like everyone would be only too happy to pay the enchantress a visit. Then she can play like she brought new people like a good apprentice would, and could she please PLEASE have her book and note back. She doesn’t seem to make such collected decisions like that though, so I look forward to seeing her be the buttmonkey of this world.
Motherfuckers

GONNA NEED A MONTAGE! (Montage!)

FIGHT TRAINING MONTAGE! (Montaaage!)

ALWAYS FAaade out in a montage… (Montage!)
Miauw

Stupid kahjit. You have the Atronarch perk, remember? You simply ran out!
Dagoth purr

Why not just ask the elf shop keeper to cast some magic at you until your magicka is up again? I mean hes an elf so hes probably good with magic right?
- ChetBetera
  
  You rascist bro? Yeh, you rascist.
Veigar

Passed out naked in the church? Better get checked for STDS
Iivaitte

perhaps you can become a battlemage!
Also, ask about that other mage from the guild.
get what you need and get out of there, the place is no good for you.
remember why you came here in the first place, besides the whole wizard thingy.

you still have chance to remake yourself, there are many other towns in Cyrodiil, your like a cat with nine lives!
bigironpedro

Come to think of it, we haven’t seen Sigrid outside of the mage’s guild. Like, ever. BUT, we did run into Stephane at the market. I think it’s time to find that little prick and Eye of Fear him into giving out some information.
Jahuty

Katia: Ask if there there is anyone in town that DOES NOT seem to like Sigrid so much, everyone you talk to seems to have nothing but nice things to say about her. But be discreet and say it’s just out of mere curiosity. Should you ever decide in the future (certainly ot now) you would wish to…”investigate” this issue it would be good to look up a potential ally.
Uzi_Man

Damn.. one update per week? I miss the old times when kazerad’s updates appeared within a few days, with humble animation and facial expressions, now the story feels a bit.. empty, due to the perfect drawing and long-wait time updates. IMO.
Mallow

I suppose, going back down memory lane, Katia may remember that Sigrid sprayed some straaaaange perfume before jacking all her shit. Like Catnip, albeit. ♫ It seemed to make her super-extra-happy to donate. May want to remember Sigrid is a master alchemist…
medicman4444

Well after power reading this i fel inlove with the the whole consept and now i wana doodel dan arts
Beard

10 weeks in Basic training, and 7 updates.
Good to know I underestimated you, Kaz. Keep up the good work.
Tormuse

I love the build-up to the reveal of Katia’s new outfit; very dramatic…

which makes it all the funnier when you see her being all awkward as usual. 😛
Kinjin

He and the guild master invited you to dinner, earned your trust and smugged you. back there when you thinking decide whether you should trust her or not, you kept thinking she were gonna take you off guard and do something bad. And guess what, you let your guard down, and fucked up. I see how we can fix this issue. while he leaves the conversation, follow him, but dont let him notice you, i know this sounds stupid, but this could be your chance to find your stuff
Kinjin

You know ive read through almost the whole series. i stayed up from 9:00 am to 5:30 am in the morning reading this story. I felt so connected with it. Although what i would want, is a good love story in this with katia with a hansom khajiit. That would be really nice. It just seems she needs someone to look after her. Id really appreciate this and it would make me very happy to see this comic grow in a happy ending.
Uknown

Typo hunt: “prolly” should be “probably”,right?(if so, fuck yeah I finally found a typo)
Mzuark

Ugh, I get not wanting to be the innocent emo anymore, but being world weary and serious all the time is soooo fucking annoying.

Oh and 100 updates from now, will she be ready to take on Sigrid?