The Comments At Hand
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Like a hand into a fist, Dnah’s NPC story is coming to a close. For many reasons and many levels, this has been my favourite arc. Such as:
The Star!
As has been documented (repeatedly), I am Dnah’s biggest fan. What’s not to love about a giant hand with the warmth of a hug and the positivity of three to five thumbs up? LFG has been Dnah light since the confrontation with Aelloon in The Ice Vaults of Fic, with only one appearance and one Easter Egg in the last three years.
The Story!
I am also a huge fan of the NPC Tales, and it was exciting to find out Dnah was finally slated to star in one. However, for every The Daughter or Always a Price there’s a Candor with Landor or Not A Beholder. For all I knew, this would be four pages of Dnah playing hand-based games like thumb wars and arm wrestling in a seedy bar to afford his first library card. Instead, we get into Dnah’s culture and backstory, finding out that he bucks traditions and stereotypes of his people, and is always looking for answers. There were epic fight scenes and an exploration of a lot of grey areas, which lead to…
The Debates!
While Dnah took sides in the conflicts presented, you, the readers, didn’t always take his side. Most recently, the question was raised whether what the lefts did to the rights was slavery. If the rights were happy or at least content with their lot, does it matter that they were manipulated into it by political superiors? If the lefts have more freedom than the rights, are the rights still free? There were some deep, intelligent posts by Alot, random0013, and Flóra Papp, who kept it smart and civil.
The Puns!
Like hands themselves –complimentary and yet opposites- the comments that weren’t full of thoughtful debate had puns by the fistful! Puns about hands, faces, fingers, hands-for-faces, grasps, and more. The comments section had as much id tickling as it had superego stroking, and everything in between. If another storyline better encapsulates everything that defines Looking For Group, I’d need it pointed out.
Speaking of the comments, here are the top comments for August 15th to 19th, 2016:
LFG 1007
DVS BSTrD
Impressive that he managed to find a Kingler with the tracking function disabled.
Dragoncat
Objects in the water may be larger than they appear…
Bradley Hakenson
We’re going to need butter, lots and lots of butter.
NPC 22-22
Evil13
Is it just me or am I hearing Morgan Freeman as the voice of the Left Hand?
Kai Kohaku
And here we see the Cassandra of the hands. Casshandra, if you will.
alexandre
cross your finger and go tell them
Or become the librarian of a bipedal bull with a bad temper that can work
TDA 130
Bharda Sullivan
Okay, fair enough.
Now, repeat after _me_, “Just because I don’t like something, doesn’t mean _I’M_ bad. It just means that _I_ don’t like it…and _YOU_ (you nebulous, internet-spawned cloud of asshole-ions) need to quit hurling personal attacks.”
Apologies. Pet peeve. Carry on.
Mr. Random
That’s stupid, and you’re stupid.
You should be shot, have your family fired out of a cannon, the hospital you were born in turned into a morgue, and the nation you were raised in invaded by a tiny gorilla wearing a cheeto suit and a meerkat.
Thorbjorn Lyk
Vogon poetry is great though.
Autumn Day
Fish are Friends not Food!
LFG 1008
Andarvi
On the plus side, now the bag of holding will have a village.. by the sea
Speedy Marsh
Aw… they’re so excited that they got to meet Richard’s sister, that they’re doing the Wave!
Flavourius
It’s just pure luck that Richard doesn’t like seafood.
Otherwise he would be in the bag by now.
Roasted.
NPC 22-23
Mr. Random
Yes, because the guy shouting at everyone that they’re being controlled and they need to break free from the tyranny of following the rules is always understood and followed without question.
Boris “BoroFreak” Grigorov
IT’S A COOK BOOK! IT’S A COOK BOOK!!!
Minando
He’s quite intelligent but not very wise. They can’t handle the truth yet.
cpc65
Old proverb: Wisdom and intelligence seldom go Hand in Hand.
LFG 1009
safyrejet
Welp, the cat’s out of the bag.
No really. Panel 3.
Betty Anne
I love the expression of utter dismay on the crab’s face when Richard calls him a liar. XDD
NPC 22-24
darkmage0707077
Good news, Dnah: they believed you!
Brendan Decicio
1 2 3 4, Did Dnah just start a thumb war?
Asher Tye
Buncha knuckleheads
Jakk Frost
And Intellect is a third distinct concept. As I think I’ve said here before (if not on NPC, then on LFG);
Knowledge is knowing how something is done.
Intellect is understanding why something is done.
Wisdom is knowing whether or not something should be done.
TDA 131
Speedy Marsh
“Doc, I’m in this relationship with a homicidal maniac. He gets a thrill out of hurting me. Sometimes, I get the feeling that he doesn’t even love me… that he’s just using me.”
“Cale? Since when are you into cosplay?”
DVS BSTrD
…with Warner Brothers
Shadow
Well, at least I’m not with Zack Snyder. Talk about being trapped in an unhealthy relationship.
LFG 1010
Michael Yang
Anyone else notice how Traumatized Pella is?
Jack Mask
One thing I have wondered about Stranger. Are the animals he finds actually magical, or does he subconsciously imbue magical abilities on them while thinking they are magical?
Ceric
He is using the Hawk of the Walk.
Flavourius
This reminds me of something…
Now I remember: p. 616
Good times.
NPC 22-25
Memnar
[Dnah’s cup] is actually an empty cup. He just likes holding things.
Bea
Being exiled seems like a slap on the wrist compared to what they could have done.
Rachel Glenn
Peace was deemed more valuable than the truth. Sounds like what the Watchmen decided on as well, and Rorschach was destroyed for wanting to tell the truth to the world as well. I side with Rorschach and Dnah, the truth is better, despite making some people very angry. 🙁
It’s almost time for the next NPC tale, so thanks to everyone who had a hand in making this one memorable.
Heh, “hand”.
Until next time, be excellent to each other,
Costello