45. Intervention, chapter posted 1/10/09
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Author Commentary
In my original script, Abbey was going to explain that Paulo can’t do any tricks such as grabbing someone to dress up as him so the monarchs are rescued at the same time.. the minute they notice anything suspicious like that, they’ll just lop off both girls. But my editor (Souppy~~) thought it would be too much information so it was canned for something more generic in the seventh panel.

43 Reader Comments On This Page
Comment ID #1184
Is it just me or has David been acting/looking like a girl lately
iapple March 11, 2010, 4:28 AM EST.
Comment ID #1843
He sure can tell a story.
John March 22, 2010, 2:06 AM EST.
Comment ID #2569
“They thought this all through… and it’s all up to you…”
This just sets the mood right there.
waffle911 April 4, 2010, 7:00 PM EST.
Comment ID #5380
Man, whenever I see this, I think Heath Ledger’s Joker. It’s one of those classic “Who’s lives will you save, and who’s will you end?” questions.
Hijack April 18, 2010, 5:50 AM EST.
Comment ID #9262
ya but the hero always wins in those, unless its SAW or batman begins
bored April 27, 2010, 5:50 AM EST.
Comment ID #9341
okaaaay… I think I said it before but who put the rumour in the world that David is innocent and an idiot?
Standard April 27, 2010, 6:21 PM EST.
Comment ID #19815
Even though it’s a dreadful thought of David having spawn of his own running about, he’d tell them some kickass bed-time stories!
Jörg May 10, 2010, 11:17 PM EST.
Comment ID #21386
thats alot of build up for “If you could only save one which would it be” hehehe I love David sometimes.
Rue May 14, 2010, 12:09 AM EST.
Comment ID #23273
C’mon, Paulo, haven’t you seen the first Spider-Man movie?! Save the chick, then web the kids! Perfect plan!
…
I guess that doesn’t really work unless you’re Spider-Man…but still!
Keejer May 17, 2010, 11:16 PM EST.
Comment ID #25401
awww stupid ultimatums
Silver May 22, 2010, 3:20 AM EST.
Comment ID #25645
That… was a really good story! d(O.O)b
Cuddle Bear May 22, 2010, 7:48 PM EST.
Comment ID #58520
Hai I’m Daisy!
Xaxus July 11, 2010, 4:06 PM EST.
Comment ID #66924
Stop time then Paulo! Or use Chaos Control… Either works!
And once again, David shows his intelligence.
Skykitsune July 29, 2010, 9:57 PM EST.
Comment ID #67477
my predictions are true
j the fourth July 30, 2010, 3:09 PM EST.
Comment ID #80521
None of them are real tacticians, apparently. It’s easy: Grab some of Tessa’s guards and blockade the route between them. Save daisy. Save Tessa. Artillery both opposing strongholds into the ground. 2 saved monarchs, a whole bunch of clobbered badguys.
Ori August 23, 2010, 5:54 AM EST.
Comment ID #86218
Of course, if this were the REAL Kamina he would save both anyway, BY DRILLING HIS OWN PATH!
KilloZapit September 4, 2010, 7:05 AM EST.
Comment ID #105093
It’s like EPR but with fantasy…
JS October 14, 2010, 2:43 AM EST.
Comment ID #108789
…LOL, Princess Daisy…
@ Skykitsune: “Chaos… CONTROL!”
RuBoo October 21, 2010, 8:14 PM EST.
Comment ID #124960
Shouldn’t Luigi save Daisy?
Joe November 14, 2010, 4:11 AM EST.
Comment ID #128728
Yer damn right, Joe.
SushiJaguar November 18, 2010, 7:07 AM EST.
Comment ID #133927
slap david plz.
Meleeman November 25, 2010, 10:51 PM EST.
Comment ID #135921
that ata be the toughest desision paulo will ever make…
Benny December 9, 2010, 12:48 AM EST.
Comment ID #143520
…does anyone else see those black lines?
Pete January 24, 2011, 5:39 AM EST.
Comment ID #149025
I guess if he chooses to save tess, abbey will go after daisy? I dunno.
toddymon February 23, 2011, 12:19 AM EST.
Comment ID #150534
ITS THE LADY OR THE TIGER STORY AGAIN!!!
horray for caps lock. I’m sorry, but that story frick’in blew my mind!! so im gonna be hype about it.
ben.duffa-kover March 7, 2011, 1:19 AM EST.
Comment ID #152443
David got one freakin imagination… I like it
Amy March 18, 2011, 9:17 PM EST.
Comment ID #160393
wow david is tearing paulo apart, but i’d say daisy, she looks so helpless, wait, can’t you just take out the messagers?
pspreader May 8, 2011, 8:14 AM EST.
Comment ID #161297
Well obviously the flashback is terribly inaccurate/never happened.
Why?
Because if it did, PAULO WOULD’VE SAID “I’M KAMINA!PAULO, IMPOSSIBLE DOES NOT EXIST”, PUNCHED ABBEY THROUGH SPACE, RESCUED BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME FROM THAT TEAR IN THE FABRIC OF SPACE WITH ONE HAND AND WITH THE OTHER COMMAND THE HEAVENS TO RAIN DOWN BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. ON FIRE. GREEN FIRE.
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH
Ruby May 14, 2011, 9:27 PM EST.
Comment ID #162431
David should be a story-teller to little kids. It’d be hilarious. Muahahaha!
NintendoSegaSonyGuy May 20, 2011, 11:14 PM EST.
Comment ID #181788
Love Paulo’s expression in the last panel.
Luigifan September 12, 2011, 11:02 PM EST.
Comment ID #185416
What if Kamina-Paulo does nothing? Neither one is saved, so neither one gets executed. From there: tell each Kingdom its monarch is in trouble, launch a co-op rescue mission, eternal peace. Yay.
FireflyFuneral October 13, 2011, 3:20 AM EST.
Comment ID #186158
Is it any wonder heaven’s wracked with thunder
And all my dreams go under like the pouring rain
The execution day~
Luigifan October 18, 2011, 8:28 PM EST.
Comment ID #197025
Lol, David drops the bomb, and he’s all smiles.
Amazing Lagann December 7, 2011, 12:10 AM EST.
Comment ID #207768
Wow I really didn’t expect that from David. David is a heck of a good story teller. Beneath that dumb exterior is a genius.
Ushio February 4, 2012, 2:38 AM EST.
Comment ID #208039
I’ve been thinking…shouldn’t Abbey save Daisy and Paulo save Tess?
Bittersweetlover! February 6, 2012, 7:22 AM EST.
Comment ID #213831
Wow… David has the makings for a good DM. I know I’m really far behind in this series but I hope to see him in that role in a future update. Can you even begin to imagine the epic crap he’d be able to create?
Inn0c3ntGuy April 9, 2012, 12:28 AM EST.
Comment ID #216482
DAVID BEST ROLE PLAYER EVER!
xmetawolf May 15, 2012, 7:52 PM EST.
Comment ID #223352
Wooaaaah, David.
Way to give him the Kobiyashi Marou. (Trekkie!!)
Umbreon July 21, 2012, 3:07 AM EST.
Comment ID #225721
Been reading through the archives the last few days, and I feel somehow compelled to comment on this one.
I’m not sure why, but the fact that the artist (or David?!) used Abbey adds an immersing and serious tone to this story within a story and I find myself stirred by the weight of the hypothetical hero’s decision. The reader is aware of Morton’s Fork, but David’s buildup was quite amazing. He might just be smarter than everyone gives him credit for.
I remember the last day of my junior highschool year. As a parting talk, our homeroom teacher (who was an incredible woman) presented the class with a situation: Everyone was trapped in a cave. There is an exit that one person can squeeze though but if he/she were to do so, the cavern will collapse and kill everyone left inside. We were then asked who we were going to allow to leave.
The answers were varied: more impulsive students chose themselves, the lovebirds chose their boy/girlfriends, and many of the others the teacher herself. When the bell rang and the schoolyear ended, our homeroom teacher gave us *her* answer: no-one. Because no life is above another, and that she would give everything for us to be together until the end. Not a single eye in the classroom was left dry…
Retrospect August 17, 2012, 10:47 AM EST.
Comment ID #225914
somehow… paulo’s sunglasses remind me of dirk strider… :I
and thank you for that amazingly heart-warming story david.
invisiblrColoratio. August 22, 2012, 3:12 AM EST.
Comment ID #231534
Wow,david just just wow
damn October 19, 2012, 5:44 AM EST.
Comment ID #232182
So am I the only one who noticed how nicely panel 7 rhymed the whole “question of truth” out?
budPuppy November 2, 2012, 3:56 AM EST.
Comment ID #238274
You could secretly hire an army to save one monarch while you pursue the other. Then, there would at least be /some/ possibility of saving both.
Meep February 4, 2013, 9:49 PM EST.