D:

fuck :(

Fitting icon.

That Icon and your comment go well together.....and because of that it made my day

Jackpot xD
OMG xD
Sry, but that's perfect x'D

i agree
fuck no
not now

dah! what is happening in the next frame! i must know!

A random car is happening is my guess.

i think so yes, but do they make it?, do they both get hit?, only marc?, only reis?
i must know!

reis will push Marc away and he'll get hit
he will die or end up in a hospital
but thats my guess

thats one of the scenarios in my list yes, would be "only reis"

Remember there are supposed to be two sex scenes and we've only had one. LOL!!

If it was a monty python comic, this is the part where the alien comes in

not until they find a shrubbery

plus they're not being chased by Romans either

Ni!

I was making a joke. Rukis said the comic contains 2 sex scenes, one of which will only be available in the printed version, and the one we've had already. Since the other one hasn't occurred yet I find it unlikely either Reis or Marcus will be seriously injured, let alone killed. I'm thinking near miss or miraculously minor injuries from a clip followed by the second sex scene as a thanks/make-up from Marcus for bitching at Reis... I could be wrong though.

Wouldn't the blacked out one of them going to the bedroom be the other sex scene? First one being them in the kitchen, second is the continuing into the bedroom? Makes sense to me.

I don't think so for two reasons. First there isn't really separation between the two so they could be, and I certainly think (and hope) they are, considered one scene. Second, if that is the second scene then the blacking out doesn't hide a whole lot and would render buying the printed release pretty useless as most everything is exposed, unless of course there is more to pages 25-26 than that spread. If Rukis were going to hide it, she would probably make it obvious like what she did with Red Lantern. This is my opinion so you may be correct but if the blacking out was all the censoring there was I don't see Rukis or the publisher making much on the print because people won't have the incentive to buy it just to see the margins on one page.

There's also supposed to be a death in the comic, but who dies was never specified.

Reis's mom died

She wasn't much of a presence in the story other than that, though. Sure, her death puts some things into motion, but the death itself wasn't much of an event O.o.

I guess if that's the only death, then the promise was delivered.

But her death was still very significant. It represents a change for Reis' life as it relates to his ability to care for himself, both mentally and physically.

What ravewulf said... LOL!

Reis mom is dead
that means.....hmm...intresting.....

Maybe Reis moves on. :3

Rukis wouldn't kill off a main character. But still, serious injury is a possibility.

it could be an ice cream truck. and hes yelling at marc to know what flaver he wants.......... I HOPE SO!!

LOLZ! I know it's not right but that made my day.

then you must've had a very sad day

+1

Yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E14kNqMwD6s#t=34s

Thanks, you made me laugh XD

This comment +1000 win

i do try my best :P

look at the title then think again

Since Game of Thrones I am not sure anymore that main characters will always survive.

I still cry at night remembering that. :(

im sorry this was spouse to be send to someone else

In my quick scrolling down, I saw Game of Thrones, and I had to comment.

If you watch Spooks I don't think so either. I've never seen so many main characters be killed off in my life. ._.

Remember that it will be a guest in this comic, and it's suposed to be a medic that help the main characters at an urgency (and I have a poor english, sorry about that)

I don't remember hearing that, but that supports the idea that one will get injured.
Also, your english is pretty good.

What we know so far:
It's night.
They are probably at an airport.
Marcus has had a history of walking out onto roadways.
Marcus again walked out into a roadway. There is some light in the background in the last frame.
Marcus didn't look.
Reis is now running to where we can assume Marcus is standing.

What we think we know.
There is likely a road vehicle moving towards Marcus at close range, and will likely hit him.
If it doesn't hit Marcus, it will likely hit Reis who pushes Marcus out of the way.

What we hope.
Marcus will not get hit like we think.

My Guess: Reis will push Marcus out of the way just in time, but get hit himself. Marcus will panic, and if there is a guest medic, Marcus will find said medic and get medical aid. Neither one of them will die, because first of all, they're the main characters, Rukis probably wouldn't kill one of them. We've already dealt with the 'death' part of the comic with Reis loosing his mom.

Any other ideas that I likely missed?

you don't know that.
as I said before "read the title"
it's called unconditional for a reason

"you don't know that."
What do I not know? I said a lot of things.

you don't know if Rukis will kill one of them

First of all, I'm guessing. I don't say that I know that.
Also, she probably wouldn't because so many people would be completely disappointed if she did, and there wouldn't be much of a comic left if she kill one of them.

She /could/, but I'm fairly confident that she won't.

when did the last comic end
at page 56 os something
look where we are now

p.s. nice meeting you

"The comic will be approximately 80 pages," -- Rukis [ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5878641 ]

We still have a ways to go before the comic ends.

if you say so

The light looks like it is coming from a light pole.

Err, light post. Street light. Whatever you want to call it.

This isn't Game of Thrones. I highly don't think Reis will die. She isn't that blood thirsty.

im also betting on the car. we'll see whats happening

That's not a car... Ugh, it's a space ship!

Everything is a spaceship! What do you think you're moving through, air? Technically yes, but what does the air occupy? Space! It's all around us, it is inside us; everything that exists, exists in space, and everything that moves, moves through space... What was my point?... Oh right, a car IS a spaceship!

we are star stuff...

The light in that panel....headlights. dammit, you're right D:

If it the last panel where reis is running, it could be that street lamp. if you're talking about the one where he's yelling to marcus, could also just be lighting from the lamp. would not be surprised with a car though, marcus did walk off angry and you tend not to be too cautious about looking both ways.

The suspense!

Not to mention the foreshadowing early, where Marcus walked out in front of a car when he was storming off mad...

right. for now, i'm going to stick with the light coming from the lamp, but this next page is looking to be grim

yeah, that'd be my guess too

A steamroller

DAT CAR

Oh crap.

Dont tell me Marcus is walking in front of a incoming car cause he has the tendency not looking both ways?

probably.......

Reis tried to tell him and now 1 of two things happens. Marcus gets hit and sends reis into a spiraling depression or Reis gets hit and Marcus feels like a total douche bag. Either way, Marcus has ruined Reis' life. And Maecus say he might still have a drug problem......what the hell? Don't you trust your boyfriend at all? I really hate Marcis in this comic. He doesn't deserve Reis!

He cares about Reis. In case you haven't noticed, he got a bit used to protecting Reis from that kinda stuff. That is comphreensible, i guess. And how the fuck has Marcus ruined his life?! If it wasn't because of him, Reis might've been dead already or in jail, silly.

And if it wasn't for Reis marcus might have been killed, by those guy at the school in the first comic, remember?
And all of a sudden it's dangerous to be gay?
Gotta say i like Reis alot more then Marcus, he seem to take everything for granted.

Not sure about getting killed, beatten yep, not killed, lol. And yes, mate, i am sorry to admit this, but in some certain countries and areas it is dangerous to be gay. There are still a lotta stupid people left on this planet and mentalities are always slow to change.

Now relating to the comic:
Well, of course that marcus also has some faults in the story, just like everyone else in the real-world. We know that Reis has the chalange of making peace with himself, and Marcus also needs to learn to loosen up a bit about his ideals. I thing that the argument we're having just proves that the story so far, is beeing well written and told.

Yeah but what i ment was, a few pages back when they protested specifically towards someone that really hate gay, back then it was of no concern for him that being gay was dangerous, he went to such extremes so he openly goes and tell everyone around the block that he is gay, don't get me wrong, you are allowed to be gay but that doesn't mean you HAVE to stick it in everones face and demand respect from them, you could just act normally, like any other person does every day of the week without gloating about it, but now all of a sudden he is concered about Rais being gay.
To be honest, i read alot of jealousy from Marcus.
And actually, it was kind of Marcus' fault that Rais got busted with narcotics since those guys attacked him because he defended Marcus, right? In the end he only defended himself but only because people were angry at him because of Marcus.

Just a thought....

A tought that i will respectfully oppose. See, in cruelty, Reis actually went in looking for a fight, since the douchebags had beatten up Marcus, remember? Read it again, if you must. Another point, do you think that Reis shouldn't had been busted? I mean, if he hadn't, he would probabbly still be on it. By that point of view, it's okay to kill someone as long as no one finds out.
Now to Unconditional:
If you pay enough attention, you'll notice that Marcus is the head of an "Equal rights for everyone" type of organization, my friend, and was not, by any means sticking it in other faces that he was gay or anything similar.

If i recall correctly, they were protesting against a guy who was head of a religious group that actually happened to disrespect a guy's funeral now JUST because he was gay.
Is fighting against this kind of stuff that bad? Say that to gandhi or Marthin Luther King. People who change the world, are those who actually have the guts and strenght to move on with movements like these, and i DO NOT want to keep living in a world, where people are cappable of judging because of sexuality.

Now, regarding Marcus making a fuss about Reis in the police force, think about these: He's stressed because of his own organization and mate's situation, he really doesn't want his mate to get hurt or disrespected since he knows that stuff still happens, and his own personality of a leader (Wich seems to be emerging) is actually affecting him on taking all the decisions. Also, Reis just told him that he would have to work in another city. Hear that from your mate, and then tell me how you're feeling X3

But this is just my point, tough. As you said, just a tought...

Ok I'll admit to Marcis helping him clean up and stuff but now he being a massive controll freak. Whether he is used to protecting Reis or not, he needs to be more supportive and I d'état and that Reis wants to actually do something for himself rather than rely on Marcus all the time.

That's maybe...part of the character development in the comic? Let's not forget, this is, despite how immersive and addictive it can be, just a story. And storytelling has personal goals for each main character to beat. Of course Marcus also has one two, it just means this is a good story with deep, malleable character personalities. Let's see how it folds, kay? =3

Besides, couples do get like that in real-life sometimes.

I would not let many of these people get to you. Judging by the many ignorant comments I read here; most of them have never read Cruelty and or did not pay any attention to the story, or this one either. And or have never been in any real relionship out side of the internet. They shall learn.

Real couples get like that? I wouldn't know a thing about it, having been with someone for nearly 10 years. Because I most CERTAINLY have not done things like this myself, and he most certainly hasn't either. And we most definitely never ever accidentally resort to anger when we're just scared and lacking coherence to express what we really want. Nope. Never ever.

Not convincing? Well, damn. :P

But yeah, people forget, I think, that sometimes emotions get in the way of sense, and when you're scared something might take the person you love most in this world away from you, sometimes it comes out as selfish babble instead. People aren't perfect. They make mistakes. A LOT. Like, a lot a lot. And when you're in a real relationship with someone, especially for a long time, you're going to see more of those mistakes and on a deeper level than most others get to see. Yeah, I do want to slap Marcus in this scene. But I also get what he's really trying to say, the real fear that's got hold of him.

Plus, in addition to being afraid of losing Reis, you also have to consider that while he does indeed trust his mate, he may very well also be worried (and rightfully so) that Reis going back home will cause him to relapse into a lot of the old patterns and behaviors. And since Marcus is still in school, he can't go with Reis to make sure he's still got his support person there. It can sometimes happen that people need to make a change of scenery to escape certain issues they are having, because in their old location all they're surrounded by is the same atmosphere that was influencing them when they had the depression, the addiction, what have you. And with Reis already being vulnerable from his mother's death, it does have the potential to be a risky time to step back and face those feelings. He may deal with it just fine, but being in a vulnerable state makes it more likely for him to fall back into the "when I live here, this is how I acted, and it's familiar" and not even realize he's doing it. And if Marcus is aware of that possibility, that could be influencing his reaction as well.

Plus the fact that it's just kinda being sprung on him, and he's probably afraid Reis is just making a rash decision because he lost so many things all at once and may just be grasping for something he can control without really thinking about it. People do that sometimes too.

But ultimately it boils down to, Marcus does care, he's not intending to be controlling, he's just freaked the hell out and it happened to come out that way. You can make a really big ass out of yourself when you're panicked... the words kind of get list somewhere from your brain to your mouth. I should know. I do that a lot. x.x; But then, so does he. We cool off, we realize we came off as jerks, we talk about it, we apologize, we move on. But that doesn't change the fact that we're not perfect so it's going to happen now and then. ESPECIALLY when there's already a lot of stress going on.

...end psychology nerd ramble. o.o;

I know! I'm in the same page than you silly, i'm not the one you need to reply to, geez. -.-'

reply fail >.<; Yay for clickage of the wrong one.

Actually... nevermind no, did hit reply on the right one.

Do people no longer allow others to agree with and expand upon their comments? This seems to be a new trend and at least the second time somebody's gotten grumpy with me for doing that... :\

And FA makes the next reply look likea reply to the wrong person. *facepalm* Blargh

Lol, i know right? XD But i wasn't grumpy, just didn't understand it, i guess.

OK. x.x I never know. Not the greatest socially all the time and been more awkward than normal lately so I get paranoid. LOL

I think we can both agree to that. After all, there were some really good development in Cruelty so the same cab be expected for Inconditional. And I'm sorry or gettin do caught up in a story. It's just better than the real world in my case.

Rukis seems to be a believer in Chekhov's gun. It's a nice break from writers who throw red herrings out all over the place.

Rukis hinted at that in the earlier pages. When Marc and that group was fighting the pastor.

D8

I was beginning to wonder if your prior foreshadowing had been naught but a red herring.

Oh my god awesome! :)

WHAT?! Oh you weren't calling for my name. :P

But also OH NO! MARCUS!

yup

He's walking right into the middle of the road...?

See page 19 :(

Correction then. He's walking in the middle of the road.. again?!

yes (sadly) :/

Karma.

Is a bitch.

That slaps hard.

On the left testicle.

with a meat tenderizer.

and Aids

Oh god a car.. And hey look a panda in the background!

Same thing I was thinking. I'm hoping it's a near miss and not anything broken.

And on another note: I saw the panda too! *totally distracted by the panda on this page* XD

And the winner of the cameo auction was a panda. Hmmmm... I'm seeing a connection? =P

He might get hit again by a car, also you're artwork has immorally improved from your earlier work! Share your secret!

immorally? lol

IT'S WRONG! WRONG I TELLS YA!

It has indubitably and exquisitely enhanced since prior to the preliminary sketches of this positively IMMORAL graphic novel

Well, Marcus is now a fox patty. Owch..
Surprising little twist, for sure.

*whimpers* oh please nooo please let reis save him

Exactly what I was thinking T.T

Reis warned him about this type of stuff.

Geesh. We all know that Marcus isn't the best about looking ahead at things, but this takes the cake. (Taking about walking infront of traffic, not the job deal. Though that too, maybe.)

going back to a previous page where he never looks across the road

Ded

No ...No OAO

this has to be one of my favorite pages so far. It looks amazing! STOP IMPROVING >:C

welp.

your foreshadowing techniques are SO incredibly subtle! X3

Nooooooo! There better not be a Fennec pancake in the next page D:

Not the dreaded car D: I'll be sad if he gets hit ;w;

creeps on

Welp... gg guys

Is that sneeky panda holding a knife?

Oh wait it's a Ipod thing - Just as deadly!

Oh god well done xD

yes quite....<3 get him Reis ...save yo man <3<3<3

A wittness to the event in the background. Wonder if that'll be providing an additional twist?

And here's where I stop reading this comic.

Right when it's just getting good? Why?

"Getting good" Lol, one of them is either going to be crippled or die, I'm not interested.

if it helps, they're not real :P

Hilarious.

I sense a Heavy Rain moment

And panda is like "...wow dude."

This is amazing so far :)

Aw shucks, you better release the next page quickly D:

i think we can all assume what happens next

does that panda in the background look he up to something, he looking at them with an evil look and possibly texting to the car that's a bout to hit marcus. he must be with hate group that marcus is trying to take down and the priest is in the car try to kill marcus. that's whats going to happen i think correct if i am wrong rukis

Marcus... you are one complicated slut...

I knew it! I knew it! Foreshadowing! >.<

OH FU-

Reis's jacket went from being zipped up to suddenly flying open? Unless it was already unzipped but jackets usually dont hold that close to the ends unless its zipped.

Detects incoming car!

;w; this series makes me think of this scene in one of the best tv shows ever so sad *sniffles*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUwHAo9Bvks

i friggen cry like a baby every time

It's gonna be ice cream. It better be ice cream.. ;.;

Don't tell me he's gonna be run by a car! Reis is the most BAD LUCK guy in all comics you did so far
1. He lost his mother
2. He lost his job
3. Now he's gonna lost his boyfriend?
And maybe after that the policeman will call him and said that work proposal was a joke

APRIL FOOLS

"hello?"
"*snicker* Reis? Ya ur a f@g lololololololololoololol *hangs up*"
"..."

Marcus is SO intolerable in this comic. :C He better not get Reis killed.

FUCK! NO!!!

Oh shit,,

Ugh, that Marcus. He is such a hypocrite and saying that your bf still might have a drug problem when he's been clean ever since and other shit...he is just being an arrogant asshole that has to have things HIS way and are convenient for him.

Again, HOW is he different than the lion from before?

This is not a happy comic... Marcus is a 'bag in this one. =\ Poor Reis.

*que the scene from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind where she get's run over by the Ohmu.*

He is either going to get smeared by a car.... or turn from angry bitch to horn dog in .06 seconds again...

OH FUCKING HELL MARCUS...

being confident is one thing, being cocky is calling for shit...

It's sad that there are actually people like this out in the world D=

Not again !

no no no no! PLEASE Dont let one of them die!

Why does that Panda look like he's holding a small gun, and or a knife? ._.

you're probably right

I thought first of a phone or something...

It might be a phone, but for some reason I am getting a bad vibe from him. =/ I may be wrong, since I am wrong a lot of times.

Pretty sure its an iPod lol there is a white line going from it to his ears, so, headphones, but I do agree hes kinda got the evil look about him so its easy to imagine it might be a knife lol

Oh, lol. I thought that was part of his jacket. I looked closer and it does look like an iPod and earphone's.

Yeah I thought it looks liked a little knife at first and didn't realize that line wasn't part of his jacket, but its the loop of the cord under his wrist in the third panel that made me notice it. Where he has white fur its easy to miss it going to his ear. XP

Yep. Thanks for pointing it out, I just got the vibe because he looks kinda mad, and he staring at Marcus. My first thought was, what if someone put a hit out for him, because he's a Gay Rights activist.

lol well he does look very angry, so it's super easy to see something in his hand and go OMG gun/knife! Cuz he looks the part with that expression, like I said even I thought it was a knife at first.

Now we wait for the next page, and why Reis, shouts Marcus. :U

i think its a cigarette what looks like a blade could be smoke..at least that was my take on it

Look at the top right panel. He seems to be holding an iPod, I was mistaken. It does kinda look like that too.

oh yeah that's the panel i was looking at.. but now i see the cord in the other panels..and i didn't before..weird lol

Yeah. It's more clear now. Poor Reis in the next page. ;~;

oh i know! and here we are discussing what the panda in the back is holding x.x' :D

DAMN YOU CLIFF HANGEEEERS

No... /_\ ... ...yet I wanna see.. /_o

OMG No! Marcus why didn't you look!

I was gonna say it's an airport parking lot... that car is going too slow to outright kill him.

And then I remember.... nobody drives the speed limit at an airport. Especially taxis! D:

Running away never solved anyone's problems, Marcus. Well, it did work for Forest Gump, but that's a different story.

Well, if he just ruuuunnnnning and runnnnnninnnng...

And I raaaaannn, I ran so far aaawwwaaayyyy...

Oh god I hate you ;;

O_O
Please tell me your not going to kill Marcus. :(
Or anything else horrible! He just buried his Mother! It's starting to feel like the world just likes kicking Reis now!

Damn.

He's gonna get run over by a car =/

Marcus is too focused on the things ahead while Reis is focused on the world around him.

You're not thinking straight cuzz you are not straight, your're gay!

and then car. It's always like that with Marcus. D:

i forsee reis being hit by a car

The fact that I felt a pang of remorse for what might (see: is likely to) happen to one of these characters should be evidence enough of your writing skills as far as character creation and connection goes.

Well done.

Next page preview;

"And then........ nothing happens!!!" (Troll Rukis xD)

Yeah, that would be pretty amusing.

But in the last panel that light looks suspiciously like headlights and Reis is freaking out about SOMETHING.

Doesn't look good.

O.O Oh no look out...it's a cliffhanger!!!

next page please....

SUSPENSE

Dude, if Marcus isn't in this comic, I will be sincerely pissed...if Reis gets over his death and is with someone else...I will so be fucking pissed at you Rukis.

The art in this one is my fave so far, and oh god the heart drop!

oh no.......

And THERE is the car.

Cover yer eyes everybody! D:

Ries did warn Marcus to look both ways before crossing.

FINALLY!

Oh shit- Oh shit~

You know how I know Rukis isn't going to kill either of them? She says this comic will have two full adult scenes, but one will not he posted online. We have seen one of them, but no gap in the story or page numbers where the second would be. I suppose its possible that it could involve a different character, but I kinda doubt it, as if one of these two were to die and then the other goes and has sex with someone else in the span of a few pages it would really cheaper the romance that these two have.

Now that you mention it, what about that other fox character? Do you think he might try to steal Reis away after this? Considering this story has been heavily focused on Reis I doubt he'll die soon; along with that, Marcus has been an asshole lately he might consider it otherwise if presented an opportunity.

Is it just me or does that Panda look really menacing?
And why does it look like he's staring at Marcus? O_O
(Paranoia....)


Anyway, if I'm reading whats been said correctly it seems like this job Reis will be taking is back in Mayfield....Which means Reis without informing Marcus about it for a week has just opted to either train or work in Mayfield....If he's just training in Mayfield thats one thing....But Marcus's 'Isn't all this back in Mayfield?' comment makes me think the actual JOB might be back there....In which case yeah....Reis made a unilateral decision that seriously affects and changes there relationship without even informing, let alone actually discussing it with Marcus.
And Marcus DOES have a point in that Reis may not be thinking straight due to grief.
And there is the fact that Reis didn't bother answering Marcus's other points. He may still have a drug problem....The Job is indeed dangerous.
The 'Your Gay' arguement is probably the weakest point Marcus has raised but even then he may have a point....Reis didn't take being outed at his last job well and even though Liam is perfectly fine with it....It doesn't mean Reis's colleagues or superior's would be all to happy about it.
Then again maybe they won't care? Like I said it's possibly Marcus's weakest point.

This all seems to boil down to Reis being offered a career that would solve his personal hangup of being taken care of by Marcus...And without thinking about Marcus's opinion, fears or concerns or even thinking about how taking a Job possibly in Mayfield, which is in a different region of the country would affect them, latched onto said opportunity.

Of course now THIS is happening....Which may invalidate everything.....If Marcus dies there's nothing tying him to his new home anymore, he grieves and goes back to Mayfield and enrolls to be a cop or he grieves and falls back into his addiction. (Marcus is probably one of the major reasons in his life he's been so clean.) I don't think this is likely though because doing this would invalidate a lot of already ongoing plot-lines. (Mostly Jacob trying to get between Reis and Marcus and the Crazy Church.)

If Marcus is....*Gulped* Disabled. (Please no! ) or severely hurt Marcus will probably have to drop everything to help take care of Marcus....He can't leave to go to a police academy with his boyfriend in a hospital in critical care or disabled or whatever else...Of course I don't want to see a horribly wounded Marcus and I think people can agree with me on that.

The other last possible choice is that Reis can quickly grab Marcus out of the way and save him...It preserves a lot of the other ongoing plotlines and still leaves the Officer Reis stuff open....

I think it's going to be Reis that gets injured protecting Marcus. He pushes him out of the way just in time and takes the full force of the car.

Yeah a friend of mine just brought it up in chat.
Seriously I don't want either of them getting hurt. :(

I'm hoping whatever injuries do occur can be healed....Seriously why do bad things keep happening to Reis? :(

You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't?

Huh? What does that have to do with a ton of badshit happening to poor Reis?
Loses his Job and Mother in the same day as well as beating the shit out of poor Lou in the same day and factor in the fact that his relationship is taking on a depressing twist for him recently.

Add in the Cruelty Comic and his background. (Which was probably really bad if his old PO is a reliable source....And he probably is.) It really seems Reis can't get a break. :(

Just means that no matter what happens he is Damned no matter what he does. But even so you make the best with the cards you're dealt I suppose. Just doesn't seem like there's a good way to stake it out when the tides are against you.

Yeah I guess. :(
It's disheartening to see so much badshit continue to plague Reis after Cruelty had such a hopeful ending....I mean hell I LOVE this comic but yeah....It's really sad sometimes.

It's called unconditional for a reason. How bad can a relationship get before the unconditional love breaks. Let's see how bad it can get and see if the characters stay together in the aftermath.

I think Rukis likes both of the characters too much for her to do something too bad to them, but then again...

Yeah then again is what worries me. :(

Lol some semi is probably gonna eat fox meat on the next page.

if they get hit i will cry T.T

falcon... PUNCH!

My face matches my icon for this.

No-no-no! Please don't let it be so!

My God Rukis you sure know how to draw in an audience!

Its either two things...a car or achmed

dont say that there is a car incoming

HES GONNA RUN FROM BEHIND GRAB HIM PULL HIM BACK AWAY FROM THE CAR HES GONNA ALMOST GET HIT BY AND HAVE TEARS IN HIS EYES OR SUMTHIN AN BREAK DOWN CAUSE HE ALMOST GOT HIT AND THAN LET HIM GO AN LATER HES GONNA GET HIT WHILE DRIVING HOME AN END UP INNA COMA! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mikj8eDKxMQ

^
Make Marc (or who ever gets hit), make it happen like that.

Oooooooo! Marc is gonna get his butt plowed by something other than Reis

And for Irony, it shall be a pink Prius.
The silent, but fabulous, killer.

I'm terrible for hoping Marcus gets hit, right?

Yeap. Marcus is a cock.

Btw you had a drug problem and you're gay. You will amount to nothing besides validating yourself through me. Cock.

That panda gives me the creeps... but then again most people might hear the two arguing and stare a bit. My guess is that the panda is the good samaritan character cameo, though...

You draw paws so well....

If my boyfriend had an opportunity to further his life I would support him all the way. We would have to compromise, that's the bases of a good relationship but I wouldn't stand in his way. Reis is trying to turn his life around and make something of himself, very admirable, he had problems in his past but he's trying to go down the right track..

Now I know this is fictional but... How very fucking dare you bring grief into this Marcus.. How dare you. You never, ever do that when you are comforting someone, never ever. Also, you're gay.. I know a few gay police officers and people in the army, how dare you be a hypocrite by fighting for peoples rights and then be selfish enough to tie your boyfriend down to you making him validate himself through you.

Marcus never listens to Reis even when Reis tries to care for him or wants to talk about the direction his life is taking. First part of the comic he belittles Reis's job and his abilities and wants everything for himself. I have so gone off the character and I kinda hope Reis finds a better person to be with.

You know, I can't help but find slightly disturbing the number of comments on here where people are personally addressing Marcus in the second person as though he can hear them.

Actually if you look at reviews a lot of reviewers address a character by name rather than the writer when giving social commentary. This is used to distinguish the writer from their creation. A work of fiction can be great while the characters are against what you and even the writer thinks as correct behavior. For example, it would not be right for me to direct my comments to Rukis though while reviewing the story I can address the fictional character by name to comment on their behavior.

I like the narrative of this comic, it's pretty good as free comics go but I don't really want to give an in depth review.

noooo </3

Someone had joked about this possibly happening a couple pages back, but seriously?

Marcus is pretty derpy and stupid when he's on his high horse.

Marc, pay attention when you cross the fucking road! >_<;
Oh God, I hope he'll be okay D;

Christ, Marcus: Look both ways.

Am I the only one that notices the scary panda? xD but from the direction they are facing I'm aiming towards car too hmmm Panda.. Car.. Panda.... Car.... -rubs her chin-

.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIBU-DaJJOk sorry... i had to

Nooooooooooooooo! D8

OMG I am suddenly saddened.

FUCK...OH NO!!! DX

Choose your own adventure:
(a) ...And Reis flying tackles marcus narrowly missing the oncoming car and they lie there hugging each other and realize how much they love each other and they live happily ever after...... with lots of sex.
(b)... i don't want there to be a (b)

© Marc isn't crossing a street he's accidentally stepping off the side of a cliff and wasn't looking.

Marcus the world doesn't stop for you when you decide to cross streets you know

Hypocriiiiiite haha, I do like marc. Such a realistic character. Also pretty myopic.

*sigh* dreading the next page though. Damn you, foreshadowing!

The last frame is that an edited photo or is that actually drawn ?

Ofcourse he is not thinking straight ... he is gay =D

And on a depressing note. This was foreshadowed eailer on. I guess some can be happy now seeing Marcus is going to be hurt badly it seems... *Sigh* No matter what some say here about Marcus. I still think he has always had Reis best interest in mind. Poor little guy...

Oh god damnit, Markis, STOP D:

Fucking Marcus....

...must be wonderful if Reis can keep his cool when he's in a rowdy mood. Then again, he's not left with many options to begin with.

I'm more on the Reis side of things. But I don't have his same problems. It would really piss me off if my boyfriend did that crap to me. Hindering my independence expecting me just live under their wing like some bitch.

Same here, although Reis has his own share of faults; so I'm pretty much fond of both of them and have my problems with them. Now if I had the opportunity to hang out with one of them, I'd stick with Reis any day of the week; he's kind, more practical and realistic than Marcus, and I think he does possess some intelligence that might be dismissed by others because of his GED (if he were real that is).

So you'd just mooch off of him for a while, then take advantage of an opportunity that you wouldn't have had if not for him (Marcus helped him get his drug offense marked down to an infraction, so he wouldn't be eligible for this job if not for Marc), and then spring it on him without even talking to him about it even though it's going to severely affect both of your lives.

Like I said I don't have the same problems as Reis.
As for Reis's decision. The opportunity is something for him to feel like he can succeed and establish some independence for himself. And Reis wasn't trying to mooch off of Marcus. That was what Marcus wanted Reis to do. Marcus was trying to enable Reis to be a moocher or completely rely upon him. Reis tried hard to find work and had a couple jobs while he was living with Marcus to pull his own weight.
As for the job he is taking they could have discussed it prior, but I feel that Marcus, had Reis not taken the job before speaking to him, would have done something to stop him from doing so. He just strikes me as the type to do that. He's an activist.

Anyway. The story is interesting and it draws on some realism in relationships and life. I enjoy it.

i can't look! DX

-hides face under pillow-

Daaaaaymn

Wow, Marcus is being a bitch :/ Too bad about the foreshadowed *screeeeee* *thump* or I'd be more mad and less worried o.o

He has good reasons to be upset.

1. Reis didn't tell him anything for the week he was there. And he wasn't supposed to even stay there a week. It's implied he called and told Marcus he'd be spending more time up there.... Marcus probably thought Reis was spending the week grieving and was probably worried and instead finds out he was undergoing the preliminary stuff needed to become a cop.

2. Reis had already made up his mind on whether or not he wants to do what he's doing.
Their 'Discussion' doesn't mean jack as everything's already been handled and ready for Reis to get started.

3. The training and possibly the job are in Mayfield...Their old hometown. FAAAAAR away from where their both currently living.
Reis's choice would likely call for some sort of mid to long term separation. And in Marcus's mind Reis is probably doing this because of grief caused by the death of his Mother...And probably on a deeper level is probably frightened Reis is doing this as a way of distancing himself from Marcus, blaming him for not being able to talk to her one last time....Now this isn't the case, but remember, Reis was coming to help Marcus when his Mother called and later OD'd and Marcus even brought such a thought earlier.
Add it to the fact he's suddenly got a job locked in, thats a region or so away and wasn't told until the last possible second and it's a justifiable fear.

Yay you hit the nail on the head!

The only thing I can say in counter-point is against 2...
Reis said that it's *not* locked in. He might be saying that just to better his position, but he's been thinking about it for a week, so I think we can trust that.
Furthermore, the training isn't any time soon. He'd already been there two weeks, if it was in a week or so, he'd have stayed there. They have, possibly, several weeks to talk things over. Regardless of all Reis' determination, if Marcus is still that upset, they'd be both be re-evaluating both the opportunity and relationship. To say that their discussion is pointless is to say that they're in a bad relationship, honestly.

I'm not saying Marcus should be calm... just that #2 is only indicative of shock and paranoia, and that once Marcus calms down, Reis' mind could be changed.

You have a point.

I think Marcus would be less worried and shocked if Reis were getting a nice and safe job in town, in fact he'd probably be very happy if Reis found a good job....But yeah, coming back suddenly wanting to become a cop and having to separate for a spell? Probably setting off a ton of alarm bells in his head.

I had another thought earlier as well about the whole work thing and how it's probably making Marcus concerned.
Marcus knows Reis was feeling down about not pulling his own weight in their relationship. Even though Marcus really doesn't care if Reis has a job or not he seems to care more about Reis working himself to the bone working bad hours for worse pay when he doesn't have to work or can actually take his time in trying to find a job.

Instead Reis gets a high risk, high stress job that requires the pair of them living a fair distance from the other.
So yeah....I can understand Marcus being worried...And I'm also afraid Reis isn't thinking with a clear mind...

He has good reasons, but he's acting like his opinion is the only one that matters. Reis is very seriously pursuing a career, and Marcus just brushes it off as "You're confused by grief".

He throws out a line where he thinks Reis is not thinking clearly because of grief. Which MAY be true...We can't exactly look in Reis's head to see. And Marcus is wanting to talk about it, this is something extremely serious and represents a massive change in their relationship.

Goddamnit with the character deaths. My heart can't take much more of this.

Car dodging in 3...2...1...

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Holy hell. Getting a really bad vibe from the sudden twists of events, even more so going back to page 19 when someone mentioned it. And just wow. I like others think this is a bit unfair to Reis at this point, Honestly. I'd rather not see Reis lose someone he loves, Even if Marcus is a bit of a High striding fox who doesn't really listen. Doesn't Change the fact just how much that wolfdog loves him. It's going to be a few depressing next couple of pages. Death of a mother I could kinda tolerate. but This?

Definitely know how to keep people on edge Rukis. I'm going to feel for Reis pretty badly here.

Also wanted to say I theorized that this might've been a set up too from that anti gay group. I would've gone along paw in paw. Reis redeems himself with finding out who harmed Marcus. And etc. Also wanted to note that the panda in the background, theoretical can be the guest appearance too that we'll see later on. Think it was a panda who won. Not really sure at this point though.

Poor Reis.

You've done such a wonderful job on this comic so far Rukis. Can only wait for the next few pages. Thanks for allowing us to read along here On FA

Marcus has very good reasons why not to go into the law enforcement that shows that he cares about Reis, BUT his last point is total bullshit. I agree with Reis that being gay doesn't matter shit in anything just like being straight doesn't matter in anything. The only thing it should matter is to you and other people that have a problem with sexuality (any preference) should just shut their mouth.

Marcus should be a lot more considerate of how others feel. Reis is going through a hard time but this feeling is longer lasting than that of his mother's death and his loss of job. Feeling useless (like you haven't been able to do anything useful) is very painful. Reis, follow your wants and don't let Marcus or ANYONE force you to do otherwise.

And oh not, Marcus you should have looked both ways. I hope both of them will be ok even though i know it wont get too better anytime soon.

Oh fuck.

This is why, kiddies, we tell you to look both ways before crossing the street.

Look both ways Marc. Look both ways

EVERYBODY DIES THE END.

What is it with these two and walking in the middle of the street? -.-

Also...CAMEO :3

Note the creeper panda in the background

evil panda looks evil

Huh? What's gonna happen?
Mind: someone gets hit by a car. I can see lights coming horizontally around the final panel.
Oh shit...

Actually I believe that's from the street lamp...Either way, yes. Oh shit.

nice background on this page. I totally get a sense of where they are. Good job on the cars too

Just when I had breathed a sigh of relief several pages ago when Marcus DIDN'T get hit by a car...

Either Marcus is going to get hit and seriously hurt, or Reis is going to manage to push him out of the way and get hit instead. In the latter case, probably ending up with a serious enough injury that he's not going to be able to take this job he was offered...Cop, by the sounds of it. In fact, wasn't it suggested in Cruelty that he already had a pre-existing back injury that he was on pain meds for?

In any case, now I'm worried. Dammit, Rukis. You're too good at this! I care -far- more than I reasonably should for these two and these cliffhangers are killing me!

Marcus is hypocritical as all hell, and kind of an idiot.

Look Both Ways

...the driver almost never slows down (if they try, they will brake so hard that their wheels lock up and they end up not slowing down anyway) and never swerves, even if the person was in the street long enough for them to react...

Oh you better not cripple Reis after all this, I'm sure you'll get a bunch of "Oh no you di'nt!" posts. My story telling senses tell me that Reis' chance for the academy is about to meet a dead stop through one way or another...

Or they'll both be fine... which I prefer :P

OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE JUST BE TWO MOTORCYCLES AND NOT A MACK TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!

--Kyuu<3