Pay day :D
Edit: New vote incentive is going up on the 1st or 2nd guys. I didn't think there was much sense in running 2 polls a month. So there'll be a poll for the next beat down on next Wednesday's update.
8/1 New vote incentive is up folks! Please vote early month and often. New poll is going up Wednesday.
Ooh, sly, he's causally testing Maks' proficiency in Spanish!
(Just in case he wants to tell others something that Maks is not supposed to understand...)
Crow is a man of multiple manipulations!
And well, he's never seen a dude like Maks before, who knows if this weird alien dude speaks Spanish? Gotta be able to shit talk somehow or something right?
I certainly hope there's a sliding pay-scale with regards to the value/size of package to be delivered...
(I just realized that the above sentence sounded a bit hooker-ish... lol)
Joke's on you this IS that kind of comic. We just haven't gotten to the erotica chapter yet.
All in all tho, I think you have too much uh...hope?? Expectation maybe, in Crow as a boss. Like Maks didn't even ask this guy's name before taking the job. He just took it. Crow didn't offer it either.
I hold out no hope whatsoever. Maks is in survival mode - that $100 is probably the most amount of money he's ever held in his hands, let alone having it for himself. The poor guy can actually afford to EAT for once. Next step - shelter that's not a plywood tool shed.
Since the Mafia supposedly controls all "activities" in the area, then prostitution is a part of the family business too. That is, if it's liiegal in your universe. Same with strip joints (if they aren't run by the bikers), head shops, porn stores, etc. I am certain that someone like Aisel would...assess...Maks as a "companion" for those who are into a bit of cross-species adult play.
It's a kinder way of saying that he could be pimped out... lol
:) It IS the most money he's ever held in his hands.
And well, per everything else. Legality never stopped anyone from doing anything. There's a lot of garden variety rackets, per usual.
By the by, you'll probably recognize the characters in the next vote incentive. It's a callback to Black Gate.
Damn it, you got me right in the feels. I miss those characters so much.
Oooh wow! Your art style is really good!!!
Your handle on positive and negative space is gorgeous *-*
Thank you!! I've really enjoyed working on this story.
oh hey he actually paid Maks
what are the chances
Baby steps towards nice things.
Nah seriously tho, this chapter has been a lot. I need to put something cute between this chapter and next to make up for it.
That face in the third panel.. "Yay money!!" ;D
I guess this also says a whole lot about the payment in his last job :-/
Maks shouldn't get too eager though, the risk of getting under-paid.. ;)
What payment? He was working so he could stay in the tool shed. :')
This is the most money he's ever held in his life.
$100 to transport a trophy. Not dodgy. Not at all.
It's honest work, from a dishonest boss.
Hey we finally got to the end of the summary part of the story that's in my about section. Now we can dive into the rest of the adventure!
C'mon man, dude barely speaks English. Throwing Spanish into the mix is just trolling at this point.
Shoot, gotta find out if the alien came from Mexico or something right?
Yeah Crow is a troll.
Baby boy, so happy <3 Course this is all shady af but still, his joy! Also I saw one of your replies and what do you MEAN he wasn't even getting paid before??? That was just RENT?!?!
YEs <333 Maks occasionally gets (1) nice thing in a pile of at least (19) bad ones.
And yeah... it was an agreement to run deliveries & do odds and ends work in exchange for staying in the tool shed.
Top ten reasons he was looking for a job elsewhere. He couldn't afford anything
(just you wait for the shade that's to come hoo boy)
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