Alien Romance, the daily comic strip

[gs_silva]

Hello new readers! I do have some personal journaling in this personal journaling - sometimes in locked posts, sometimes at the end of my webcomic posts. I try to add a little commentary too, because there's a ton of backstory by now, but questions are welcome. I also include a transcipt because one or two of my friends use screen readers. Transcripts also give me an excuse to translate any French dialogue - Cathy is only beginning to learn English, in spite of being a main character. It's in pencil for the time being because my laptop has been struggling, and I need it to stay functional because I can't afford to replace it. If you scroll down, not only will you see older comics, but most of them will have digital art and probably be easier to read.

We're in the middle of a story arc where Ella is throwing a big Halloween/birthday party for herself, and in true Alien Romance fashion, many little things go wrong.




Transcript:

Ella is rifling through her closet when she turns around and notices Maurice behind her. "Oh! Arzy! I didn't know you were in here."

"Sorry," he says, slinking toward the door, "I'll leave." He's wearing a sweater far too big for him, falling off one shoulder and the sleeves bunching up, and a t-shirt under it.

"Entirely? Wait," says Ella. She's remembering last year when she asked him to run and get some beer and he never came back, and she's been begging him not to ditch her this year. "You can hide in here after I... hey, help me find something that goes with the hat."

"Sure," Maurice agrees, looking over her shoulder as she checks out the outfits hanging up in her closet.

"...What kind of witch should I be..." muses Ella as she searches. She finds her old baseball jersey, number 5.

"Baseball witch?"

"Eh, maybe," sighs Ella. "So, what are you dressed as?"

Maurice holds up his hands, hidden deep in his overly long sleeves. "Ren," he states.

Ella laughs. "Haha! No, really."

***

Maurice is my other MC, newly married to Cathy. He's Vietnamese/Russian/American, and Cathy is from Lyon, France.
Ella and her brother Jon are their close friends, and Ren is their roommate. Ren is very tall. He's dressed up as the Fourth Doctor. Cathy, who is very petite, ended up with the bat dress Ella was planning to wear, and is currently hostessing the party outside Ella's bedroom door.

***

My mother and I spent the morning at a local cafe and... wow, that's it. It's a nothing Saturday. Still cold. The sun came out earlier but we didn't bother to go out for a walk because it only looked warm.

Comments

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>The sun came out earlier but we didn't bother to go out for a walk because it only looked warm.<<

I hate days when it looks beautiful, but as soon as you open the door, the air tries to tear your face off. :/

Re: Thoughts

[gs_silva]

So frustrating, especially in early spring when you're ready for winter to be over. I'm not excited to be back in a place with real winter. I wouldn't say Shanghai had a real winter. It only averaged 5 nights below freezing per year. Never too unpleasant to walk in.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

My sympathies. Winters suck extra much if you are not used to them. I've seen a Florida friend come north for a convention, shivering outside, throwing rocks to watch them bounce on a frozen pond.

[hauntedrose]

I vote baseball witch! XD

[gs_silva]

Vote counted!

I actually already finished the entire story arc, but I'll count your vote anyway.

[moth2fic]

It's been only looking warm here for some time!!

[gs_silva]

omg I just went outside and it was COOOOOLD! I shoulda worn gloves and a knit cap! I'm hugging my tea. It's only 2 hours past sunset.