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Hey all!
Yes. Nicole and Dan got to see it.
Can you believe that?
I wonder what’s next?
🙂
By the way.
Just saw that Amazon is selling Dreamland book 2 for only $6!!!
Wow. I wish people would tell ME about these sales.
Check it out.
Thanks for reading.
Scott
UPDATE:
Sigh…it looks like they “caught on” about the pricing. It’s back to it’s regular price of $15 now.
Oh well. Hope some of you got the good deal.
And for his next trick, he’ll make blue armor and a giant sword appear in thin air! ALONG WITH HIMSELF!
I love that. “Oh Christ!” ha ha.
@ Dan:
Ya Wai!
He’s actually about to say “Oh Crab!” or maybe “Oh Crumbs!” Perhaps “Oh Cranberries!”?
So if the bag also disappeared, at least I was half right.
So did Nicole also send a message for Felicity or it is going to take another trip back to the Waking World before they start corresponding again?
Cookies?
Dan seems like an “Oh Crud!” kinda of guy to me.
And while I expected this to happen I was thinking you might be throwing us a curveball with this. Glad to see I wrong.
Yeah, I almost expected both necklaces to vanish when they weren’t looking, just enough to make Nicole even more annoyed at them for playing with her emotions and start accusing them of digging up stuff about her to rope her in their trickery. Without actually seeing them vanish before her eyes, it would be the most plausible conclusion she’d have at that point, right? This, however is a very nice touch, something like a plot un-twist. 😛
It is like kind of relief – so she can finally admit that this is not just figment of imagination. ^^
Meh, I like Dan. He’s got the right attitude to say “Oh, Cr ..(ap)” in that situation.
Hmmm… Isn’t the chain a real/waking world item? Forgive me if I am wrong, but I can’t find it in the back-comics. If the chain is not part of dreamland, then would it not stay in the real world as being added to the sword in the real world?
Whoa…
@Brent, i’m pretty sure the chain came with the sword, if not well it’s likely that the magic ‘rubbed off’ onto the chain like heat passing into metal objects. The cop-out explanation would be simply ‘it’s all magic, who says there’s any rules’? which is good enough for me.
Been wanting to order a set of books for awhile, this deal made it happen!
NOW are you starting to believe, Nicole? =p
One word: YES !
Actually, I’m not sure where (back in the beginning when Alex got the necklace from his Mom) they make mention that the sword and the necklace both “appeared” one night. His mom thought he had stolen the necklace or some such thing. So, yes, the chain did appear with the sword when he first got it.
I always imagined that the chain in the real world somehow became his armor in dreamland.
Way!
Uh oh… if Scott’s wondering, we’re in trouble!!!! I noticed that Alex’s hand was closed around the bag. I’m assuming it won’t be there as well… but how will Nicole and Dan check? Will they risk waking him in order to unclench his hand? Hmmmmm
Wow looks like I was wrong. I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to be mistaken. ^_^ Nice page Scott, the facial expressions are well done.
Wahoooooo!! What an awesome page! Thanks so much Scott! 😀
I’m guessing it was Dan who said, “No way!” He may be readier to believe than Nicole, but he’s also readier to speak informally.
wow!!!! now we know it!!!
“Oh Crabcakes-and-applesause!” as Dan realizes that that stupid necklace still isn’t laying right!
Did his bag disappear too? Stop that, I meant the centaur bag, ya perv.
Dan: “Did you see that? He must have gone to Dreamland!”
Nicole: “He can’t possibly have gone to an alternate dimension…”
Dan: “Nicole, the necklace just disappeared right in front of you!”
Nicole: “It’s sleight of hand…or a ninja pickpocket! Quick, call campus security!”
Dan: *facepalm*
In my head, he said, “Oh crikey!”
But maybe it was just me…
And we saw it happen! Yaaaaaaaay!
For those wondering about how to check for the bag while it’s clenched in his fist, I’m pretty sure the lanyard part should be poking out of his fist..?
Yes, way! Excellent! *air-guitar*
Okay, I’m done. Neat how you can actually see it start to fade, at least in panel 4. I can only assume it’s partly transparent by 2 due to Nicole’s reaction, but I really can’t tell.
I knew it. It looks just like Alex does when he wakes up. ^_^
Yea~ we have solid prove~ =D
As for the conversation about the necklace:
http://thedreamlandchronicles.com/?p=561
Doesn’t say much, but she says he had it “on” him when he woke up crying. That can mean he’s wearing it (ie. necklace part already there), or it can mean he had it with him…
Either way, with the initial intention being seeing if they mentioned if the necklace came with the sword or not, I ended up rereading the whole comic up til that point. Very good re-read value =) If not for the fact that I really should be doing work at the moment, I’d continue =P
Thanks all!
To answer the necklace question…
The sword came back with Alex as a Necklace.
Chain and all.
So it’s a Dreamland artifact. Not of this earth.
Yay! So glad they got to see it vanish! ^_^
The gravity of this may be lost in its subtlety. All of you realize this one tiny disappearing pendant is irrefutable proof of an entirely different plane of existence, yes?
Nicely done, Mr. Sava. Please continue.
When are we going to see sword necklaces in the shop? I’ve been wanting one for ages now and I seriously think they’d be a popular item.
@the_cucco_kid: they won’t be popular items unless they are also of the same disappearing variety as we see here… 😉
Hey cucco…
I’ve had them for about a year or two now.
They were free gifts with big purchases.
Now I have a few left. And no real store to sell them.
I try to bring some to cons. I’ll see if I can get more made. but haven’t heard from the person who made them originally in a while.
Weird, but at least it’s definetely concrete-ish proof that Dreamland is real.
groovy
Oh crudmuffins! It’s GONE! OoO
This comic’s the best! Even if I tried I could never make something even close as good! 🙂
WOOHOO! We go to see it Disappear! Now Nicole has irrefutable proof that Dreamland exists :). I should go to the next comic-con to see if I can get a Sword necklace also.
Don’t worry, once you finish with all the books. i’m going to buy the whole set!
Guys, the “Gasp” in panel 2 is when Nicole sees the medicine bag disappear, then Dan sees it is gone, then they both look at the necklace and it goes pop on panel 6. If the bag doesn’t go in panel 2 then the ones in between don’t make any sense or buildup.
Oh my gosh!!! I go to the charlotte comi-con every year!! Save one Of those necklaces for me!!!!!!:P
Ha! In your face, Nicole! 😀
Now the question becomes, if someone else were to go to sleep touching the necklace at the same time as Alex…
Thankfully, I have one of said sword necklaces. Love it! 😀
Couldn’t Nicole write a regular letter to Felicity and, merely by holding it, Alex could bring it to her? Or, if that won’t work without the bag, perhaps Alex could wear a cheap T-shirt to bed that Nicole wrote her message on?
Also, I know how Nicole could prove to the scientific community that Alex either has high psychic potential or that he is somehow able to interact in a dream state with stuff he wears or carries. They could have skeptics write a short, secret message (envelope, etc.) and have Alex wear it or hold it (without seeing the contents), videotaping the who thing. In Dreamland he can read the message and when he wakes up he can tell them what it is. Repeated numerous times, with lots of witnesses, that might be enough to convince even Randy the Skeptic and win a $2 mil prize.
Nicole is Scully!