For Mandy's redemption arc she could meet an older human man that's a guard at the prison she's in. He would have a lot of emotional scars and pain as well. From losing his wife that could have been a Dragonite and maybe they had a child together and some tragedy struck that took his wife and child. Anyway Mandy is of course able to sense his loss and pain, and the two of them start a bond together and eventually fall in love over the course of her prison sentence.
[quote]"gleebius_dooblesnorb":/users/850878 said:
so
mandy pretended to be a villain so she could protect val and dylan?
is that correct?
[/quote]
Seems like it
Absolute peak. When from hating mandy... and now i want to cry.
Came for erotica.
Gained peak writing and story telling instead.
You did well, Gamma...You did well.
[quote]"pivo":/users/15839 said:
Well, during the flashback when They come to take Mandy back there's a strong implication of "don't let your friends there in on this [b]or else.[/b]" But consider: she'd become a mainstay fixture of their lives. If she were to suddenly uproot and vanish without explanation they'd come desperately looking after her, and that's a no-no. So she had to [i]sell[/i] her departure. Maybe she was straight-up instructed to attack Valerie, maybe she came up with that on her own, but that's certainly an effective deterrent to being pursued. It looks like she also came up with something about an old flame as her excuse to Dylan, even as it internally destroyed her to say it.
The thing is, it's pretty much impossible to only [i]pretend[/i] to be a villain. Yeah, you can have the best of intentions while doing it and Mandy was legitimately doing what she could to save her loved ones from a worse fate, but damage is damage. To Valerie, Mandy [i]is[/i] a villain now. Or at least what she's listed as in her contacts: "Bitch".
Her doing... everything she did to Alex and Vanessa in this arc is, y'know, her kinda giving up the ghost and just slipping into the role of villain unironically, but that's its own kettle of fish.
[/quote]
so
mandy pretended to be a villain so she could protect val and dylan?
is that correct?
As I said in a comment, I hope you find a good path and can have redemption.
[quote]"gleebius_dooblesnorb":/users/850878 said:
she was pretending to be a villain?????????????????????????
i have no critical thinking skills lmao
[/quote]
Well, during the flashback when They come to take Mandy back there's a strong implication of "don't let your friends there in on this [b]or else.[/b]" But consider: she'd become a mainstay fixture of their lives. If she were to suddenly uproot and vanish without explanation they'd come desperately looking after her, and that's a no-no. So she had to [i]sell[/i] her departure. Maybe she was straight-up instructed to attack Valerie, maybe she came up with that on her own, but that's certainly an effective deterrent to being pursued. It looks like she also came up with something about an old flame as her excuse to Dylan, even as it internally destroyed her to say it.
The thing is, it's pretty much impossible to only [i]pretend[/i] to be a villain. Yeah, you can have the best of intentions while doing it and Mandy was legitimately doing what she could to save her loved ones from a worse fate, but damage is damage. To Valerie, Mandy [i]is[/i] a villain now. Or at least what she's listed as in her contacts: "Bitch".
Her doing... everything she did to Alex and Vanessa in this arc is, y'know, her kinda giving up the ghost and just slipping into the role of villain unironically, but that's its own kettle of fish.
[quote]"gojirafox":/users/491126 said:
Is it wrong thar I actually want Valerie's and Dylan to find out the truth on their own. The small bit if angst from them finding out that their best friend/girlfriend pretended to be a villain to protect them would be somewhat delicious. Especially for Valerie who's last words/interactions with her was a picture of post sexy time and calling her a bitch, while Dylan's last interactionwas her break up with him and going to/being surrounded by her tormenters ....oh the angst
[/quote]
she was pretending to be a villain?????????????????????????
i have no critical thinking skills lmao
60 pages. Sheesh. End of an era. On that note, round of applause to Gamma for not just sticking with this all the way through and reaching a satisfactory endpoint, but somehow doing so on a pretty consistent and rapid schedule. Is his Patreon his full-time job or something?
Also, now I [i]definitely[/i] want to see a Mandy followup story. Although, impatient as I am, maybe best it's left to cool for a while after all this.
You should see the people on e-hentai bitching about this story taking too long and how the author should stick with porn. Hilarious.
[quote]"yangyin":/users/1291285 said:
I have a feeling that's what's going to happen. Vanessa won't say she's innocent, but she and Alex will probably vouch for her in court saying that she needs major psychological help.
Best case scenario is Mandy gets 5 years tops with potential for parole sometime past the halfway point of her sentence.
But who knows? People might come into the picture that could help accelerate Mandy's release. All I'm hoping is that this all culminates with a showdown between the remnants of Them and Mandy and friends. It could end similar to Juhani from KOTOR with the head of the organization goading Mandy to kill her after she's been beaten, and Mandy's friends/love interest persuading her to stay her hand and let the authorities deal with her (That is if she isn't already dying by that point like Juhani's tormentor).
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And that could be a way to bring in Valerie and Dylan and have them find what REALLY happened with Mandy and the organization or whatever was controlling her with Vanessa telling them
[quote]"naufal":/users/2199384 said:
Hey, no fair. I wanna help too.
[/quote]
bro带我一个（掏出奇幻全能书（）
（“串联所有的情感，故事将永远的流传下去！”）
[quote]"avatar_zero":/users/458305 said:
Please, please, PLEASE...!! Let Mandy have her redemption, Gamma!! I know she did wrong, but people like her who realized their mistakes... I think she needs it!
[/quote]
“你也应该得到幸福”
（所以明明大家都是簧漫角色 咋就Mandy你能混的那么惨呢？！（这一切到底是XP的扭曲还是作者道德的沦丧（）
[quote]"qubic":/users/519253 said:
dont worry guys. ILL HELP HER OUT. No need to thank me!
[/quote]
Hey, no fair. I wanna help too.
if Mandy can get past the first step, should be smooth sailing from there
asdfaksdfhkasdhf I want to hug Mandy so much right here that I could just freaking rupture.
"Do, or do not. There is no try."
- Kermit The Frog
[quote]"trialanderore":/users/2206566 said:
How the [b]FUCK[/b] are the comments on this comic better than most books I've read?
[/quote]
That's what thoughtful and high-quality content with relatable and deep characters spawns.
How the [b]FUCK[/b] are the comments on this comic better than most books I've read?
[quote]"ragingguy97":/users/534913 said:
True but the problem is that if this ANY sort of real logic in terms of court sentencing she probably won’t be out until 20-40 years later if at all and at that point life would have just past her unless gamma decides to have Vanessa testify in Mandy’s favor and have her sentence severely reduced
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I have a feeling that's what's going to happen. Vanessa won't say she's innocent, but she and Alex will probably vouch for her in court saying that she needs major psychological help.
Best case scenario is Mandy gets 5 years tops with potential for parole sometime past the halfway point of her sentence.
But who knows? People might come into the picture that could help accelerate Mandy's release. All I'm hoping is that this all culminates with a showdown between the remnants of Them and Mandy and friends. It could end similar to Juhani from KOTOR with the head of the organization goading Mandy to kill her after she's been beaten, and Mandy's friends/love interest persuading her to stay her hand and let the authorities deal with her (That is if she isn't already dying by that point like Juhani's tormentor).
dont worry guys. ILL HELP HER OUT. No need to thank me!
Who do you guys think will be next? Jolteon? Flareon? Eevee? Or perhaps Some other pokemon entirely?
Can we have an epilogue to see how those two are faring soon? The reason for Alex quitting is gone now and how is he going to provide his share for Vanessa if he doesn't get his job back.
Besides it's always good to leave things on a happier and hopeful note rather than a somber one.
We'll take our scars and make 'em stars
Let 'em shine up in the sky because this light is ours
And it will burn on
No matter where we are
Even if we happen to lose our way
We will always be together
Let It Out from "Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood" (English Translation) AmaLee
Man. I loved this whole damn thing. It was absolutely beautiful. I even cried a few times. This was at another level and made me feel something I haven't felt from a story in a long time. Satisfaction.
Now I want [b]MORE[/b] though.
I genuinely GENUINELY hope she does change for the better! I also hope for some sort of redemption arc for her!
Just looked it up and apparently Mandy would get somewhere between 16 to life imprisonment for what she did to Vanessa and Alex unless she pleads insanity but would probably require Vanessa to testify for her because no one knows about the stuff Mandy went besides her and Vanessa
[quote]"br33d3r":/users/470149 said:
This is a comic.....so nothing keeps Gamma from just going "A few months (years) later" and showing us Mandy being what she always should be.
A loving wife with her perfect partner and maybe a kid or two.
It would feel a little cheap, just going TIMESKIP and showing the end.....not that I would be against it (I know what Mandy will go through to get better, at least I know enough).
[/quote]
True but the problem is that if this ANY sort of real logic in terms of court sentencing she probably won’t be out until 20-40 years later if at all and at that point life would have just passed her by unless gamma decides to have Vanessa testify in Mandy’s favor and have her sentence severely reduced
PLEASE MAKE A MEWTWO STORY SERIES NEXT!!
Well, I wanted to wait for all this Mandy vs. Alex & Vanessa to end to comment
first of all, the comic already has 2 tabs on e621, and it started to have more plot when Mandy appeared about half a year ago
this makes me wonder whether gamma will repeat this in another comic or what, but we'll see, on one hand I'd like it and I don't think I have to spell out why, but on the other hand I can only imagine how hard it must've been for them to do all of this; every time I try to imagine myself drawing a comic my mind reminds me of what mangaka in Japan go through and now this which definitely discourages me of doing that; and I'd not like for their health to go downhill
about the story itself, if someone reading this reads my previous comments and gets the impression I hate Mandy, I actually never did, and when commenting on them I always try to sideline how I may feel about something and just look at it with a 'cold head' so to speak, and I think I criticise and judge actions rather than people or characters anyway
with her, one thing I feared was that her backstory was shown after she tried to take advantage of Alex and tried to attack him and Vanessa and hence even if she was tragic the audience wouldn't sympathise with her, and it made me think that perhaps it'd have been better to show her backstory first and then show her wrongdoings against Alex and Vanessa so people would get it in like "this character, this is hiw it all started and now you're going to see what they do due to all of this"
yet I seem to have been proven wrong, more people than I expected sympathised with her so I guess isn't that ineffective, plus what I had in mind probably would've derailed the story in a not appropriate moment at all
having said all of that I wonder where this comic will go, ig this is the end or we will get more or it; for real, I forgot this was a +18 NSFW comic and it hasn't been for a while now, but let's see if it returns to that at the end
also, given Mandy is involved in some way with Dylan and Valerie, and Vanessa is related to Fuyuki, I'd like to see some kind of 'family reunion' image with all the characters gamma has created, like a picture with all of them sharing with each other in the dining room or something, and not just the pokemon love interests (I'm including Jayden and Finn) but the male human characters as well, but well, as I said, we'll see
[quote]"snowfire88771":/users/199178 said:
That’s all anyone can ask is that you try Mandy
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It is not an easy thing to happen in an instant. Change is like waiting for your favourite tree to bear its fruits, it may take a long time, but the results are worth waiting for. I hope she changes for the better, but I wonder how she would achieve such a goal in prison especially after the incident at the park with Venessa and her boyfriend.
[quote]"br33d3r":/users/470149 said:
This is a comic.....so nothing keeps Gamma from just going "A few months (years) later" and showing us Mandy being what she always should be.
A loving wife with her perfect partner and maybe a kid or two.
It would feel a little cheap, just going TIMESKIP and showing the end.....not that I would be against it (I know what Mandy will go through to get better, at least I know enough).
[/quote]
Mandy does need a loving partner to help her with her issues but it may be wishful thinking, Mandy may be too far gone for anyone to truly love her. Let’s hope she gets therapy wherever she is going to and truly becomes a better person with hopefully a light in her eyes
With the battle over and Mandy arrested and given a chance, it's all up to her to make the change.
And I feel like despite her doubting herself, the mercy Vanessa and Alex gave her should be enough to give her the needed motivation to be better, it will take time but scars heal eventually.
If someone like PO from Kung Fu panda or Kuma from one piece can become good despite the hardships then so can Mandy
Now I wonder what's next for the following pages? Will it be Vanessa and Alex taking a much needed vacation and finally proclaim their love and potentially marry?
Or perhaps another simple and much needed rest then back to work with Vanessa at her job and Alex either regaining his job back or finding a new.
I do prefer the former then the latter as these 2 deserve it
[quote]"ragingguy97":/users/534913 said:
well unless gamma decides to do something with her pretty freakin soon I don’t think we’ll see her ANYTIME soon in the next few years especially if their next few comics are of similar length to this one
[/quote]
This is a comic.....so nothing keeps Gamma from just going "A few months (years) later" and showing us Mandy being what she always should be.
A loving wife with her perfect partner and maybe a kid or two.
It would feel a little cheap, just going TIMESKIP and showing the end.....not that I would be against it (I know what Mandy will go through to get better, at least I know enough).
Wuhu....it is done!
And the ending is....kinda bitter sweet.
It is a happy ending for Alex and Vanessa for sure, their partnership did not break (which could have happened, given Vanessa was anxious enough to start smoking again).
And after all what Mandy has done, for Vanessa too don't take pride or joy in "defeating" her (which is something Mandy did and would have done) speaks for her strong, stern character.
Mandy is done, she lost what live she had (though I guess she was not really happy with it, people like her seldom are).
For whatever reason she could not let it go and tried to kill Alex an Vanessa (though thinking back....maybe her Target was only Vanny.....she had way to many chances to hit Alex)
And I think that Alex protected Vanessa came as a shock to her, let's be real......Psyshock from a Mega-Gardevoir should have done a lot more damage....Alex should not be able get up at all.
I really like that Mandy still is bitter and almost nihilistic about her situation......but we see that the trust Vanessa has in her ability to be better seems to give her enough hope to at least try.
Don't want too disappoint the person you least expect to be sympathetic to your situation.
I hope Mandy will make it....she is not a true villain.....just a girl that had a rough life, got the chance to change that, could not make it, got her second chance and took it with force.
Please, please, PLEASE...!! Let Mandy have her redemption, Gamma!! I know she did wrong, but people like her who realized their mistakes... I think she needs it!
[quote]"evertide":/users/413578 said:
If Vanessa, who judged Mandy for her entire life after having been so severely wronged and decided to show mercy and even optimism that she couldn't just be a kind, strong, and loving person, she could be that sort of person [i]again[/i] even if the Mandy she used to be is truly gone, I continue to choose to be an optimist about her, too. That journey isn't going to be easy or short and maybe will take the rest of her life, but it's worth taking.
And from the look of things, while Alex may still not know what all just happened, he also agrees with Vanessa's decision to give her not just mercy but the truth that it's up to her to do better.
See you later, Mandy. Maybe. Even if it takes years to see if that light back in your eyes isn't just from the sun.
And stand tall, Queen and King. Still on track for the Super Golden Ending.
[/quote]well unless gamma decides to do something with her pretty freakin soon I don’t think we’ll see her ANYTIME soon in the next few years especially if their next few comics are of similar length to this one
And now,we wait for what Gamma has next in store X)
That’s all anyone can ask is that you try Mandy
"I... Will try..."
to quote Soldier TF2: ""Now that is what I wanna see!":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvOz-HrD2_o&t=3s "
yet again, the "main theme of FF7":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORpKwkq5z-4 comes to mind as I read that text at the bottom. they did it! now they can breathe and relax, just for a little while. they earned it. they'll be "on their way":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4h9SkfZNwk home shortly I bet..
If Vanessa, who judged Mandy for her entire life after having been so severely wronged and decided to show mercy and even optimism that she couldn't just be a kind, strong, and loving person, she could be that sort of person [i]again[/i] even if the Mandy she used to be is truly gone, I continue to choose to be an optimist about her, too. That journey isn't going to be easy or short and maybe will take the rest of her life, but it's worth taking.
And from the look of things, while Alex may still not know what all just happened, he also agrees with Vanessa's decision to give her not just mercy but the truth that it's up to her to do better.
See you later, Mandy. Maybe. Even if it takes years to see if that light back in your eyes isn't just from the sun.
And stand tall, Queen and King. Still on track for the Super Golden Ending.
[quote]"gojirafox":/users/491126 said:
Is it wrong thar I actually want Valerie's and Dylan to find out the truth on their own. The small bit if angst from them finding out that their best friend/girlfriend pretended to be a villain to protect them would be somewhat delicious. Especially for Valerie who's last words/interactions with her was a picture of post sexy time and calling her a bitch, while Dylan's last interactionwas her break up with him and going to/being surrounded by her tormenters ....oh the angst
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i wont judge you, i feels almost the same.
maybe i came as a extra, is common to Gamma to do it, especially in "Partner" comics.
Is it wrong thar I actually want Valerie's and Dylan to find out the truth on their own. The small bit if angst from them finding out that their best friend/girlfriend pretended to be a villain to protect them would be somewhat delicious. Especially for Valerie who's last words/interactions with her was a picture of post sexy time and calling her a bitch, while Dylan's last interactionwas her break up with him and going to/being surrounded by her tormenters ....oh the angst
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For Mandy's redemption arc she could meet an older human man that's a guard at the prison she's in. He would have a lot of emotional scars and pain as well. From losing his wife that could have been a Dragonite and maybe they had a child together and some tragedy struck that took his wife and child. Anyway Mandy is of course able to sense his loss and pain, and the two of them start a bond together and eventually fall in love over the course of her prison sentence.
[quote]"flasssss":/users/1964349 said: “你也应该得到幸福” （所以明明大家都是簧漫角色 咋就Mandy你能混的那么惨呢？！（这一切到底是XP的扭曲还是作者道德的沦丧（） [/quote] I… I can’t read that…
[quote]"gleebius_dooblesnorb":/users/850878 said: so mandy pretended to be a villain so she could protect val and dylan? is that correct? [/quote] Seems like it
Absolute peak. When from hating mandy... and now i want to cry.
Came for erotica. Gained peak writing and story telling instead. You did well, Gamma...You did well.
[quote]"pivo":/users/15839 said: Well, during the flashback when They come to take Mandy back there's a strong implication of "don't let your friends there in on this [b]or else.[/b]" But consider: she'd become a mainstay fixture of their lives. If she were to suddenly uproot and vanish without explanation they'd come desperately looking after her, and that's a no-no. So she had to [i]sell[/i] her departure. Maybe she was straight-up instructed to attack Valerie, maybe she came up with that on her own, but that's certainly an effective deterrent to being pursued. It looks like she also came up with something about an old flame as her excuse to Dylan, even as it internally destroyed her to say it. The thing is, it's pretty much impossible to only [i]pretend[/i] to be a villain. Yeah, you can have the best of intentions while doing it and Mandy was legitimately doing what she could to save her loved ones from a worse fate, but damage is damage. To Valerie, Mandy [i]is[/i] a villain now. Or at least what she's listed as in her contacts: "Bitch". Her doing... everything she did to Alex and Vanessa in this arc is, y'know, her kinda giving up the ghost and just slipping into the role of villain unironically, but that's its own kettle of fish. [/quote] so mandy pretended to be a villain so she could protect val and dylan? is that correct?
As I said in a comment, I hope you find a good path and can have redemption.
[quote]"gleebius_dooblesnorb":/users/850878 said: she was pretending to be a villain????????????????????????? i have no critical thinking skills lmao [/quote] Well, during the flashback when They come to take Mandy back there's a strong implication of "don't let your friends there in on this [b]or else.[/b]" But consider: she'd become a mainstay fixture of their lives. If she were to suddenly uproot and vanish without explanation they'd come desperately looking after her, and that's a no-no. So she had to [i]sell[/i] her departure. Maybe she was straight-up instructed to attack Valerie, maybe she came up with that on her own, but that's certainly an effective deterrent to being pursued. It looks like she also came up with something about an old flame as her excuse to Dylan, even as it internally destroyed her to say it. The thing is, it's pretty much impossible to only [i]pretend[/i] to be a villain. Yeah, you can have the best of intentions while doing it and Mandy was legitimately doing what she could to save her loved ones from a worse fate, but damage is damage. To Valerie, Mandy [i]is[/i] a villain now. Or at least what she's listed as in her contacts: "Bitch". Her doing... everything she did to Alex and Vanessa in this arc is, y'know, her kinda giving up the ghost and just slipping into the role of villain unironically, but that's its own kettle of fish.
[quote]"gojirafox":/users/491126 said: Is it wrong thar I actually want Valerie's and Dylan to find out the truth on their own. The small bit if angst from them finding out that their best friend/girlfriend pretended to be a villain to protect them would be somewhat delicious. Especially for Valerie who's last words/interactions with her was a picture of post sexy time and calling her a bitch, while Dylan's last interactionwas her break up with him and going to/being surrounded by her tormenters ....oh the angst [/quote] she was pretending to be a villain????????????????????????? i have no critical thinking skills lmao
60 pages. Sheesh. End of an era. On that note, round of applause to Gamma for not just sticking with this all the way through and reaching a satisfactory endpoint, but somehow doing so on a pretty consistent and rapid schedule. Is his Patreon his full-time job or something? Also, now I [i]definitely[/i] want to see a Mandy followup story. Although, impatient as I am, maybe best it's left to cool for a while after all this.
You should see the people on e-hentai bitching about this story taking too long and how the author should stick with porn. Hilarious.
[quote]"yangyin":/users/1291285 said: I have a feeling that's what's going to happen. Vanessa won't say she's innocent, but she and Alex will probably vouch for her in court saying that she needs major psychological help. Best case scenario is Mandy gets 5 years tops with potential for parole sometime past the halfway point of her sentence. But who knows? People might come into the picture that could help accelerate Mandy's release. All I'm hoping is that this all culminates with a showdown between the remnants of Them and Mandy and friends. It could end similar to Juhani from KOTOR with the head of the organization goading Mandy to kill her after she's been beaten, and Mandy's friends/love interest persuading her to stay her hand and let the authorities deal with her (That is if she isn't already dying by that point like Juhani's tormentor). [/quote] And that could be a way to bring in Valerie and Dylan and have them find what REALLY happened with Mandy and the organization or whatever was controlling her with Vanessa telling them
[quote]"naufal":/users/2199384 said: Hey, no fair. I wanna help too. [/quote] bro带我一个（掏出奇幻全能书（） （“串联所有的情感，故事将永远的流传下去！”）
[quote]"avatar_zero":/users/458305 said: Please, please, PLEASE...!! Let Mandy have her redemption, Gamma!! I know she did wrong, but people like her who realized their mistakes... I think she needs it! [/quote] “你也应该得到幸福” （所以明明大家都是簧漫角色 咋就Mandy你能混的那么惨呢？！（这一切到底是XP的扭曲还是作者道德的沦丧（）
[quote]"qubic":/users/519253 said: dont worry guys. ILL HELP HER OUT. No need to thank me! [/quote] Hey, no fair. I wanna help too.
if Mandy can get past the first step, should be smooth sailing from there
asdfaksdfhkasdhf I want to hug Mandy so much right here that I could just freaking rupture.
"Do, or do not. There is no try." - Kermit The Frog
[quote]"trialanderore":/users/2206566 said: How the [b]FUCK[/b] are the comments on this comic better than most books I've read? [/quote] That's what thoughtful and high-quality content with relatable and deep characters spawns.
How the [b]FUCK[/b] are the comments on this comic better than most books I've read?
[quote]"ragingguy97":/users/534913 said: True but the problem is that if this ANY sort of real logic in terms of court sentencing she probably won’t be out until 20-40 years later if at all and at that point life would have just past her unless gamma decides to have Vanessa testify in Mandy’s favor and have her sentence severely reduced [/quote] I have a feeling that's what's going to happen. Vanessa won't say she's innocent, but she and Alex will probably vouch for her in court saying that she needs major psychological help. Best case scenario is Mandy gets 5 years tops with potential for parole sometime past the halfway point of her sentence. But who knows? People might come into the picture that could help accelerate Mandy's release. All I'm hoping is that this all culminates with a showdown between the remnants of Them and Mandy and friends. It could end similar to Juhani from KOTOR with the head of the organization goading Mandy to kill her after she's been beaten, and Mandy's friends/love interest persuading her to stay her hand and let the authorities deal with her (That is if she isn't already dying by that point like Juhani's tormentor).
dont worry guys. ILL HELP HER OUT. No need to thank me!
Who do you guys think will be next? Jolteon? Flareon? Eevee? Or perhaps Some other pokemon entirely?
Can we have an epilogue to see how those two are faring soon? The reason for Alex quitting is gone now and how is he going to provide his share for Vanessa if he doesn't get his job back. Besides it's always good to leave things on a happier and hopeful note rather than a somber one.
We'll take our scars and make 'em stars Let 'em shine up in the sky because this light is ours And it will burn on No matter where we are Even if we happen to lose our way We will always be together Let It Out from "Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood" (English Translation) AmaLee
Man. I loved this whole damn thing. It was absolutely beautiful. I even cried a few times. This was at another level and made me feel something I haven't felt from a story in a long time. Satisfaction. Now I want [b]MORE[/b] though.
I genuinely GENUINELY hope she does change for the better! I also hope for some sort of redemption arc for her!
Just looked it up and apparently Mandy would get somewhere between 16 to life imprisonment for what she did to Vanessa and Alex unless she pleads insanity but would probably require Vanessa to testify for her because no one knows about the stuff Mandy went besides her and Vanessa
[quote]"br33d3r":/users/470149 said: This is a comic.....so nothing keeps Gamma from just going "A few months (years) later" and showing us Mandy being what she always should be. A loving wife with her perfect partner and maybe a kid or two. It would feel a little cheap, just going TIMESKIP and showing the end.....not that I would be against it (I know what Mandy will go through to get better, at least I know enough). [/quote] True but the problem is that if this ANY sort of real logic in terms of court sentencing she probably won’t be out until 20-40 years later if at all and at that point life would have just passed her by unless gamma decides to have Vanessa testify in Mandy’s favor and have her sentence severely reduced
PLEASE MAKE A MEWTWO STORY SERIES NEXT!!
Well, I wanted to wait for all this Mandy vs. Alex & Vanessa to end to comment first of all, the comic already has 2 tabs on e621, and it started to have more plot when Mandy appeared about half a year ago this makes me wonder whether gamma will repeat this in another comic or what, but we'll see, on one hand I'd like it and I don't think I have to spell out why, but on the other hand I can only imagine how hard it must've been for them to do all of this; every time I try to imagine myself drawing a comic my mind reminds me of what mangaka in Japan go through and now this which definitely discourages me of doing that; and I'd not like for their health to go downhill about the story itself, if someone reading this reads my previous comments and gets the impression I hate Mandy, I actually never did, and when commenting on them I always try to sideline how I may feel about something and just look at it with a 'cold head' so to speak, and I think I criticise and judge actions rather than people or characters anyway with her, one thing I feared was that her backstory was shown after she tried to take advantage of Alex and tried to attack him and Vanessa and hence even if she was tragic the audience wouldn't sympathise with her, and it made me think that perhaps it'd have been better to show her backstory first and then show her wrongdoings against Alex and Vanessa so people would get it in like "this character, this is hiw it all started and now you're going to see what they do due to all of this" yet I seem to have been proven wrong, more people than I expected sympathised with her so I guess isn't that ineffective, plus what I had in mind probably would've derailed the story in a not appropriate moment at all having said all of that I wonder where this comic will go, ig this is the end or we will get more or it; for real, I forgot this was a +18 NSFW comic and it hasn't been for a while now, but let's see if it returns to that at the end also, given Mandy is involved in some way with Dylan and Valerie, and Vanessa is related to Fuyuki, I'd like to see some kind of 'family reunion' image with all the characters gamma has created, like a picture with all of them sharing with each other in the dining room or something, and not just the pokemon love interests (I'm including Jayden and Finn) but the male human characters as well, but well, as I said, we'll see
[quote]"snowfire88771":/users/199178 said: That’s all anyone can ask is that you try Mandy [/quote] It is not an easy thing to happen in an instant. Change is like waiting for your favourite tree to bear its fruits, it may take a long time, but the results are worth waiting for. I hope she changes for the better, but I wonder how she would achieve such a goal in prison especially after the incident at the park with Venessa and her boyfriend.
[quote]"br33d3r":/users/470149 said: This is a comic.....so nothing keeps Gamma from just going "A few months (years) later" and showing us Mandy being what she always should be. A loving wife with her perfect partner and maybe a kid or two. It would feel a little cheap, just going TIMESKIP and showing the end.....not that I would be against it (I know what Mandy will go through to get better, at least I know enough). [/quote] Mandy does need a loving partner to help her with her issues but it may be wishful thinking, Mandy may be too far gone for anyone to truly love her. Let’s hope she gets therapy wherever she is going to and truly becomes a better person with hopefully a light in her eyes
With the battle over and Mandy arrested and given a chance, it's all up to her to make the change. And I feel like despite her doubting herself, the mercy Vanessa and Alex gave her should be enough to give her the needed motivation to be better, it will take time but scars heal eventually. If someone like PO from Kung Fu panda or Kuma from one piece can become good despite the hardships then so can Mandy Now I wonder what's next for the following pages? Will it be Vanessa and Alex taking a much needed vacation and finally proclaim their love and potentially marry? Or perhaps another simple and much needed rest then back to work with Vanessa at her job and Alex either regaining his job back or finding a new. I do prefer the former then the latter as these 2 deserve it
[quote]"ragingguy97":/users/534913 said: well unless gamma decides to do something with her pretty freakin soon I don’t think we’ll see her ANYTIME soon in the next few years especially if their next few comics are of similar length to this one [/quote] This is a comic.....so nothing keeps Gamma from just going "A few months (years) later" and showing us Mandy being what she always should be. A loving wife with her perfect partner and maybe a kid or two. It would feel a little cheap, just going TIMESKIP and showing the end.....not that I would be against it (I know what Mandy will go through to get better, at least I know enough).
Wuhu....it is done! And the ending is....kinda bitter sweet. It is a happy ending for Alex and Vanessa for sure, their partnership did not break (which could have happened, given Vanessa was anxious enough to start smoking again). And after all what Mandy has done, for Vanessa too don't take pride or joy in "defeating" her (which is something Mandy did and would have done) speaks for her strong, stern character. Mandy is done, she lost what live she had (though I guess she was not really happy with it, people like her seldom are). For whatever reason she could not let it go and tried to kill Alex an Vanessa (though thinking back....maybe her Target was only Vanny.....she had way to many chances to hit Alex) And I think that Alex protected Vanessa came as a shock to her, let's be real......Psyshock from a Mega-Gardevoir should have done a lot more damage....Alex should not be able get up at all. I really like that Mandy still is bitter and almost nihilistic about her situation......but we see that the trust Vanessa has in her ability to be better seems to give her enough hope to at least try. Don't want too disappoint the person you least expect to be sympathetic to your situation. I hope Mandy will make it....she is not a true villain.....just a girl that had a rough life, got the chance to change that, could not make it, got her second chance and took it with force.
Please, please, PLEASE...!! Let Mandy have her redemption, Gamma!! I know she did wrong, but people like her who realized their mistakes... I think she needs it!
[quote]"evertide":/users/413578 said: If Vanessa, who judged Mandy for her entire life after having been so severely wronged and decided to show mercy and even optimism that she couldn't just be a kind, strong, and loving person, she could be that sort of person [i]again[/i] even if the Mandy she used to be is truly gone, I continue to choose to be an optimist about her, too. That journey isn't going to be easy or short and maybe will take the rest of her life, but it's worth taking. And from the look of things, while Alex may still not know what all just happened, he also agrees with Vanessa's decision to give her not just mercy but the truth that it's up to her to do better. See you later, Mandy. Maybe. Even if it takes years to see if that light back in your eyes isn't just from the sun. And stand tall, Queen and King. Still on track for the Super Golden Ending. [/quote]well unless gamma decides to do something with her pretty freakin soon I don’t think we’ll see her ANYTIME soon in the next few years especially if their next few comics are of similar length to this one
And now,we wait for what Gamma has next in store X)
That’s all anyone can ask is that you try Mandy
"I... Will try..." to quote Soldier TF2: ""Now that is what I wanna see!":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvOz-HrD2_o&t=3s " yet again, the "main theme of FF7":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORpKwkq5z-4 comes to mind as I read that text at the bottom. they did it! now they can breathe and relax, just for a little while. they earned it. they'll be "on their way":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4h9SkfZNwk home shortly I bet..
If Vanessa, who judged Mandy for her entire life after having been so severely wronged and decided to show mercy and even optimism that she couldn't just be a kind, strong, and loving person, she could be that sort of person [i]again[/i] even if the Mandy she used to be is truly gone, I continue to choose to be an optimist about her, too. That journey isn't going to be easy or short and maybe will take the rest of her life, but it's worth taking. And from the look of things, while Alex may still not know what all just happened, he also agrees with Vanessa's decision to give her not just mercy but the truth that it's up to her to do better. See you later, Mandy. Maybe. Even if it takes years to see if that light back in your eyes isn't just from the sun. And stand tall, Queen and King. Still on track for the Super Golden Ending.
[quote]"gojirafox":/users/491126 said: Is it wrong thar I actually want Valerie's and Dylan to find out the truth on their own. The small bit if angst from them finding out that their best friend/girlfriend pretended to be a villain to protect them would be somewhat delicious. Especially for Valerie who's last words/interactions with her was a picture of post sexy time and calling her a bitch, while Dylan's last interactionwas her break up with him and going to/being surrounded by her tormenters ....oh the angst [/quote] i wont judge you, i feels almost the same. maybe i came as a extra, is common to Gamma to do it, especially in "Partner" comics.
Is it wrong thar I actually want Valerie's and Dylan to find out the truth on their own. The small bit if angst from them finding out that their best friend/girlfriend pretended to be a villain to protect them would be somewhat delicious. Especially for Valerie who's last words/interactions with her was a picture of post sexy time and calling her a bitch, while Dylan's last interactionwas her break up with him and going to/being surrounded by her tormenters ....oh the angst