This Romantic World Page 144 (And game status update)

adam

heh, cute 😁

Licorice Lain

I was just thinking Abbey admitting defeat and suggesting they do non-sex stuff instead.

Reinbach

For sure. I do think Casey isn't going to let Morgan get away without punishment now that she knows what she said. But not in a dramatic sense, more of a "porn comic" kind of "punishment" if you get me. XD

Reinbach

Hopefully! :)

Reinbach

That's the hope! :D

Reinbach

The plan she went with here was probably her idea of "not coming on too strong." XD

Reinbach

She isn't! XD

Reinbach

Thanks!

Reinbach

Hey thanks guys! I work really hard on things like panel pacing and storytelling, and it's great to hear when I'm getting it right. :)

Reinbach

Hey thanks! I got the idea when I heard that a real thing that adult Japanese women do is get their teeth surgically chipped to give their smiles a "youthful" look. Fucked up as I think it is that people do that in real life, it did give me a fun way to make Abbey look more innocent visually.

Reinbach

Noted! XD

Reinbach

Awesome. :)

Reinbach

I do what I can! XD

Reinbach

Good to hear, thanks!

Reinbach

XD

Reinbach

Great!

Reinbach

I figure the natural conclusion would be Casey getting the hell out of there right? I wouldn't troll my porn comic audience that hard I'm afraid. XD

Reinbach

Right on. :)

Reinbach

I can say that i have been kicking around ideas for a Casey's house sleepover in the future. ;D

Reinbach

Well observed! :)

Reinbach

Much appreciated! :)

Reinbach

Hey no harm in that! :)

Reinbach

If you don't mind looking it up, it was explained on page 161 of Switch. :)

Reinbach

Stay tuned! ;D

Reinbach

Hey thanks! And Jane being next is still the plan! :)

Truly Anon

I just hope we don't get drama between Casey and Morgan now. As a Switch reader, I can say definitively that Casey WAS a white trash garbage fire. She's gotten better since then, but Morgan was spot on when she said that.

Squid Hills

Did not get any kind of slut shaming vibe from this at all, but then again, I've been following along since Switch, so I know these characters and how their relationship has developed. A neophyte might be confused, but that'll just encourage them to go back to the beginning and start reading from page 1.

frank barry

I'm surprised Abbey didn't have a entire seduction scene planned out for Casey's first visit, with candles, champagne, comfy pillows and fury handcuffs, and awkwardly executing every step and failing.

Chris Davis

I can't wait to play the next installment, though I really think of all the Characters, Raina is the one that could have a "Hard" (pun) Branch where you make a certain choice and there's no going back, I.E. yes/no to the whole question she puts to you..Obviously, Reinbach's already finished this part, but he may want to go back later and put this in...just a thought..

frank barry

It's OK to obsess about story and characters, you love them, as do we. Taking the time to get them right means a lot to us; it means we'll get the best possible story.

frank barry

Ilove anime Abbey when she's side-eye thinking, SO much!

Chris Davis

I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out..Nice catch! And, I agree, it works well!

The Funny Hatter

Well... Abby's not wrong.

eF..cz

It came across just fine. Nice job.

Emmett

I think that the lines in this page you asked about make perfect sense for Abbey's point of view. They just ride the line of shaming Casey for being a "loose woman", but it's very clear that it's coming from a place of sexual frustration and "Why her and not me" like others have said. As far as I'm concerned, the real achievement of this page is the great visual weight and pacing. I love the tight little panels telling the story of the flubbed kiss, the wide angle giving big emotional space to her falling in Casey's lap and haranguing her. I really like the final three panels. I felt a natural extra time spent on the bottom left panel, because there's more text to read there and the text is taking us back in time for a sort of undrawn "in the reader's head"-flashback. I think it's because the left-right relationship of Abbey's head and the word balloon changes from the left panel to the middle panel, that creates even more breath, like not a full no-text panel, but a smaller pregnant pause, before the final two lines. Keeping those last two word balloons in the same corner of their respective panels and on the same eyeline really worked great, in my opinion, to read them as the two parts to one reply after a brief ashamed pause. Re: TRW game, I understand how you feel. It can be hard to strive for more complex and nuanced writing, and every author is critical of their own stuff. I've agonized over my own words so many times. You're especially looking to elevate your text in a tricky environment for that too; writing for erotica is a tough place to raise the quality of the writing, but you've been doing it for years and it's why I'm a reader. A lot of people are going to act like it's just about the hot characters and the depraved sex scenes, but it isn't just about those. It's about the relationships and the storyline and the dialog too. Also, writing for non-linear branching narratives is SO HARD, and I commend you for striving to create a more exciting narrative environment for the Raina storyline than a simple "Click to advance" visual novel. I'm looking forward to playing the next build and reading everything you've put down.

Deano

Abbey's chipped tooth is my favourite little detail on any of the characters, it gives her so much personality

Kudos707

I hope they make up with some ass-2-ass

JB

I immediately read it as "Why her, not me?" not "You tramp, but you sleep with everyone!"

ScuzzBucket

Casey is starting to look more and more like a giant, super-busty jock and the look is growing on me, lol. Also, I like how it's a "no sex/nudity" page and yet there's still cleavage & bra slips going on. Nice work :)

Slaughterbug

Yeah, definitely getting the "why her and not me" vibe. Abbey is coming across as entitled as ever. But if anyone can put her in her place its Casey. Also no need to worry about rookies not knowing what is going on. As far into this comic as you are I think it would be good for a newbie to need to catch up a bit. Most of game of thrones would make little sense if someone hadn't seen the seasons prior.

SarcasticWanderer

*puts on coach hat* Alright kiddo you struck out with the kiss but you're still in this. Play it smart and use your... assets... and we can still win!

Angelo

The “why her and not me” argument came across clearly

Licorice Lain

Abbey is making the classic mistake of obsessing over someone who is just not that interested. Would be interesting if you followed this line of logic to its natural conclusion.

Bob Fink

Abby’s really not handling the seduction very well and the why her not me isn’t working very well either. But I do hope Casey and her end up naked in bed. :D

Malcolm Tent

I'm personally voting for a spanking for bad behavior. I mean look at that middle panel. Also hoping Morgan and Abby end up friends. Maybe the thing with Casey will expand Morgans social circle a bit. Also I kind of want to see Morgan hook up with Royce lol. Maybe we'll get to see another sleep over at Casey's house sometime.

schtickle

I think Casey's at an emotional advantage here. She's in two functional, emotionally stable-ish relationships which converge and feed into each other in a positive way. Abbey is hella eager, but it looks like it comes from an emotional need, and Casey doesn't require sex as a substitute for her issues anymore. Abbey needs a different approach.

Jariah Synn

A Shot at Love with Casey! That would've been funny if her name was Tequila or something else trashy. (Points to anyone that reference) To be honest the "Why her and not me?" Thing just barely flew over my head. Usually, I can read into that but that may be my fault for speed reading. Be as picky as you want with the games story. If it's not been made clear, I'm here until the end of the line. (Points to anyone who catches that reference)

rah

I don't think it's shaming, but I do think she's being too eager. She's seeing Casey as a (probably fantastic) lay, instead of acting like a friend. Which could be fine, but I think Casey might want to be real friends with her (with bennies, of course). Then again, I think I'm putting too much thought in this. Party on.

I got the "why her and not me" thing before I read your description of the scene so I'd say it comes across as how you meant it. I'm assuming I missed it but was it ever explain why Abby doesn't hate Casey anymore?

Barished

I really hope Abby gets some love. I know a lot of fans want her Mom involved but Abby deserves center stage.

HungryOuroboros

Super excited to hear more about the next update! As for being unsure about your writing, I get that believe me. Your writing when I first started following you was better than most r34 artists, particularly the dialogue, but as you've kept writing you've only gotten better. The dialogue is still the shining star, but at this point I genuinely care about these characters and what happens to them. That takes more than clever and witty dialogue, that takes heart and good character writing, and those have absolutely blossomed in your stories over the past few years. Thanks for pushing through your doubts and trucking on, can't wait for the Raina update! And the Jane one right after, if that's still the plan (please please please!)