The yearly relay race continues! I have time to post 1 volume after which I have to dip out again. Still, come join me for the next bit of Serenity!
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This was, on the whole, a very strange read when it was all said and done. And It is refreshing that the writer cottoned on as he went.
>>146898538>>146896496God damn you were waiting for the ER this whole time? Godspeed anon I hope they figure out how to fix you>>146896739Great stuff as always Magi, thanks for the extra christmas present>>146897396Dang, you're still here? I've been thinking about sending a message to Buzz's Tumblr but I always feel awkward to
I wanna cuddle with C-Ren!
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>>146898552Sick one-liner C-ren>>146898542I think that's what's made this tradition last so long. It kinda sucks but there's these glimmers of great stuff in there
>>146898557>>146898545Did Serenity ever compete for Miss /co/? She'd obviously lose but I'd vote for her
>>146898563Is it just Christian compassion for Derick or is it something more? I never actually stopped to think
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>>146898571Yes, don't fight, keep your insecurities and frustrations bottled up forever, you can pass them on to your kids later anyway
>>146898557>It kinda sucks but there's these glimmers of great stuff in thereIt really sort of clicks at the end when you can look at it all in context and see what's really happening.
>>146898574>not Derek's typeDerek has no taste
>>146898563I wanna say she was nominated a few times but she never made it out of preliminaries.
>>146898579>>146898581/co/ has no taste either it seems>>146898575Yeah the emails from buzz really complete it. I still read them every year even though I know exactly what's in them
>>146898585>mfw a modern day Serenity would go to a retro party and just dress like she does throughout the comic
>>146898579>Keep him distracted>Hands card that asks "How to keep a dope in suspense: turn over for answer" printed on both sides.
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>>146898597What do you think is the most attractive thing about Derek? His rugged good looks or his charming and interesting personality?
>>146898602Lori looks like Scribblenauts here
>>146898605Sally's killing the disco look
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>>146898615>I wish I was a bear
>>146898602Honestly Derek had the potential to be an interesting character what with his background, but he really does fall neatly into the generic, milquetoast love interest who's above the influence even when Serenity's throwing herself pussy-first at him.
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>>146898629>>146898627Maybe that's finally something to ask Buzz this year. Was Derek ever tempted? I mean obviously by his rampant alcoholism but by Serenity?
>>146898636You don't have to drink at a bar Lori, you can just go and eat the nachos
>>146898643>Directed by Quentin Tarantino
>>146898649What does going steady even mean at this point? Are they not dating?
>>146898636That wouldn't be a bad question to ask, could even add an extra dimension to Derek if he did feel tempted, resisted, but was still willing to help Serenity feel included in the group.
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>>146898662>>146898655Imagine the stuff we could have had if Buzz had had the time to give these characters actual depth
>>146898666What does God taste like?
>>146898672>Oh god Serenity brought ANOTHER lesbian hooker home?
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>>146898666Lori's the worst example. She's obviously set up to be the one in the group Serenity has the strongest non-hostile connection too but she really just comes across as a busybody when she should be C-Ren's lesbian lover.
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>>146898693>>146898688I mean this bit is always a cute SerenityxLori moment, but it's also like the only one
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>>146898714Maybe you're just looking on the wrong side Lori. Serenity can help you with your search
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>>146898696Needed more of Lori post-corruption-by-Serenity arc and Serenity trading nudes
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>>146898733>God has better plan for usLike dying of Leukemia at age 8
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>>146898745I thought Gospel was a music genre
>>146898748>Lori's lust-filled eyes in the first panel
>>146898751Don't remind me of the time Lori I'm posting as fast as I can
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>>146898761>MTE>GMTAThe fuck does that mean?
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>>146898771
>>146898776Who are these unsavory characters?
>>146898780Don't do scouring powder kids
>>146898784>Fuck dem kids
>>146898788Kim on her way to becoming a great politician
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>>146898809Eddie is so based
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>>146898816>ha-ha
>>146898828>AngstromEw he's Swedish
>>146898828Lori wants to do some unholy, blasphemous hings to Serenity, goddamn!
>>146898833>opera gloves>neon top>long coatI love her
>>146898845>>146898844In a perfect world they escaped the church and became godless heathen lesbian lovers
>>146898851The rave always seems like a magical place but the music turns me away
>>146898857
>>146898860>Make a joyful noise!Yippee!!!!!
>>146898866DEEPEST LORE
>>146898872Now let's never talk about it again
>>146898878>Dances spitefully
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>>146898890
>>146898898I gotta get in da club
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>>146898913>A real job!? Never! Let's kill those kids!
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>>146898928She wants to score tonight but not with you dude
>>146898929Buncha snitches
>>146898931>WHY WOULDN'T THEY TALK ABOUT VIDEO GAMES?
>>146898935>glowstick jesus fishAnother thing that would go hard in an ironic way, even among non-christians
>>146898939Lori is a bottom
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>>146898951I'm selfish, I want all of God's love to myself, Gimme Gimme Gimme!
>>146898956What plan? You die and then you go to heaven or hell. That's not a plan that's just a thing that happens
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>>146898969This bit is so fucked up. Honestly completely irredeemable from the church group
>>146898973Like, Tim's main struggle is that he's afraid people secretly don't like him and just put up with him, but for Serenity that's just objectively true! What a horrible social circle to be in.
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>>146898983It's like that Disco Elysium bit about quitting drugs and not getting an award
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>>146899002So like I said at the start of this thread, I only had time for 1 volume, so I'll post the back pages and then I hope someone will be able to take over the relay again
>>146899005I might be able to post a bit more later tonight, but can't promise anything. We'll see where this goes. Otherwise I'm back to pick up the slack tomorrow.
>>146899010Well it's early in Europe and midnight in America so for now, just don't let the thread die alright friends?
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>>146899032And that's it for volume 4. Merry second day of Christmas to you all and godspeed! I leave these links to youhttps://mega.nz/fm/Av4kjTKZhttps://file.io/gxZteG4Vf3v1
>>146898973>>146898977>Look, just because I hang out with you, and have complicated feelings towards you, and sometimes stare at your ass while you aren't looking and have imagined a complex scenario where we marry and have a life together with three dogs doesn't mean I like you
>>146898569Ultimately, Derek's a teenage alcoholic with a punk aesthetic and a thing for blue-haired girls. He desperately wants to slam the C-russy.
>>146898687>u wan sum fuk?
>>146898828This is THE most Lori that Lori ever gets.
>>146898931Why does Officer Topp know what scouring powder tastes like?
>>146898931You know, it really feels like it would've been smarter to use flour or powdered sugar
>>146899231I think that every time I read it. There's no situation where scouring powder makes sense. Either they're savvy and they call you on it, or they aren't and they use it and then they die so it doesn't matter that it was more "realistic".
>>146898627we do see him take a cold shower after her first attempt so we know he is interested, he just keeps himself controlled.
>>146898872relatable.
>>146898973i get what she means here, but yeah its a bad way of saying it.
>>146898996>>146899002Dont ask me why, I always found this final bit hilarious.
I should have dumped a volume if I was going to be up this late, my bad. I'll toss out a pre-bedtime bump. Thanks to magi for the INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING artwork I enjoyed it on an INTELLECTUAL level.>>146899461Sometimes I feel like part of the comic is trying to say is "religion is the best way to deliver these specific lessons to the masses". Yeah, there are other ways to phrase one thing or another, but C-ren isn't book-smart. She'll function best if you browbeat her. There are lots of people like her. It's that endless struggle between authoritarianism and libertarianism. Do you let people make their own (bad, stupid) choices, or do you guide (force) them to make good ones? Religion occupies the same space as culture behavior or gambling where you can target vulnerabilities in the human psyche to force them to make the right choice on their own.>>146899477I think it's funny because surely Serenity didn't used to say yes to crack every single time she was asked.
>>146898678Was this forshadowing ? Also does this mean Serenity is bi since her mom suspects this with Serenity bringing girls home?
>>146899515her moms an old hippy so could be projection.
>>146898788Wouldn't baking powder do the job just fine?
classic in the game
>>146898973>>146898977Serenity needs to fuck Lori
>>146898828Not subtle but I missed it the first time
>>146898833Won't lie I do this shit all the time>>146898851Gotta hard disagree personally I find religious yuri to be peak.
>>146899574They just need to be sister wives to some lucky man. That way everyone is happy.
>>146899234You could argue that they are already criminals so they don't care, but why add completely unnecessary murder charges?
>>146898973This always bugged me. I think Lori did like Serenity but just couldn't come to terms with what kind of "like" it was.
>>146898977Serenity is really exposing these guys for being two faced.
>>146899234Eh even if it's convenient for the plot I think there probably is some people willing to pass off scouring powder as coke because it was the first thing they saw and they just don't care who they hurt
>>146898517gotta say, I love the punk clothings she wears.
>>146899034Thanks op.
>>146898597The fuck decade is that dress supposed to be from?!
>>146898687>"ASL! What's your ASL?"
What are C-Ren's, Lori's and Kimberly's kinks?
>>146899034Well, all the people I made plans with tonight had to cancel due to sickness, which is bad news for me, but good news for /co/ as it means I'll be storytiming until bed (with a short dinner break, a man's gotta eat).On to volume 5!
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>>146900878>>146899178Is the punk aesthetic required? I can do the alcoholism>>146899660They should be sister wives to me!
>>146900887>>146900039The outfits are one of my favorite parts of reading this>>146900316A stylish decade!>>146899914They just really hate kids
>>146900893Lori is lucky she gets to drive Serenity everywhere
>>146900895C-Ren she's constantly giving you hints but I'm not sure if even she notices
>>146900906Praying hasn't helped me. I've been trying for years but still no Serenity gf
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>>146900919
>>146900913>I've found it helps me>Except when I ask Him to take away my gay thoughts
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>>146900942Serenity is a story of how a bad crush can cause you to fall into the wrong crowd and ruin your life
>>146900953I didn't talk about it in the previous volume, but I've always liked how you can see the artist's progression in this comic. Especially the lighting really improves
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>>146900968I'm glad I never had to work in customer service, I don't know if I could have stopped myself telling people to kill themselves
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>>146900980For all the improvements in lighting, the faces stay QUALITY
>>146900987
>>146901004Red haired girl is right, skiing is overrated as a holiday activity. I'd prefer most any other snow-based activity
>>146901008>What did you do before?>Have fun
>>146901019Is meth even a good party drug? Cocaine I get, MDMA is pretty popular, but I never hear about people taking meth at raves/festivals
>>146901026I prefer Scorpion
>>146901038Long time no see Will'
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>>146901063Classic Willy
>>146901054Yeah, I can't really fully blame Kimberly when Derek does this kind of shit
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>>146901083Sick poster>>146901079What shit? Give a ride to her in the freezing cold from their shared AA meeting while a third-party is present?
>>146901092Cuckqueen Serenity daydreaming about Derek and Kimberly kissing
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>>146901092You're not thinking like a teen girl
>>146901111The type of shit you do for money
>>146901118Does doing this give Serenity an N-word pass?>>146901117Fair enough, in that mindset it makes sense and the whole world is ending as we speak
>>146901133It's just some extra juice Mr Hwong don't be a stickler
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>>146901157Serenity's pineapple outfit isn't one of her best
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>>146901279Lori you dog
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>>146901307Badum-tsss
>>146901316Tim WOULD hit a girl
>>146901328Here comes the fun police
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>>146901368What's even the pun here?
>>146901376God's telling you to forget about him girl
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>>146901401Serenity just wants to steal your daughter's boyfriend miss, not much deeper than that
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>>146901447Who the hell wears clothes to a sauna? I'm with Serenity on this one
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>>146901469Lori keeps getting chances to creep on C-Ren
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>>146901501Kimberly is 10 steps ahead of you Serenity you gotta step it up
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>>146901469cool "different every panel" shirt, sally
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>>146901481>damnit she’s fully clothed
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>>146901553
>>146901459anyone not from northern Europe.
>>146901619Are you a pun lover or a pun disser anon?
>>146901635>>146901632The Japanese go naked in hot springs as well right? Buncha pussies the rest of you
>>146901650Damn, Derek's got a Gazillion girls? What a stud!
>>146901635Tim got the powerful ugly bastard vibes going...
>>146901659>If it weren't for Jesus we'd hate your guts
>>146901674>>146901673There's a reason Magi draws what he draws
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>>146901720Derek's such a player
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>>146901810>It's her dick!
>>146901819Tim clearly isn't a /d/viant
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>>146901864What a twist!
>>146901871>Kimberly playing 4D chess
>>146901888And there's volume 5. A bit of a weak volume IMO. The ski trip stuff just drags on. Anyway, we have space for one more volume before we reach the image limit which means we'll continue after these back pages
>>146901898Don't worry, the next volume is going to be more interesting. How will Serenity deal with her new leg injury?
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>>146901978Volume 6, we've officially crossed the halfway mark! (we did a while ago but you know)
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>>146902007>I love my show on roman-era slavery!
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>>146902023It's nice to see mom actually trying for once
>>146902032Literal nightmare scenario
>>146902061This comic is so horny sometimes
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>>146902047Just watch out of the window, SerenityYou might end up discovering a murder
>>146902093Man, now I gotta pee
>>146902105Oh my dinner's ready, will be back in a bit to continue
>>146901074>Again
>>146902131And we're back>>146902245Willy seems like a daily huff kind of guy
>>146902692Did the GBA even use AA batteries? I know the SP was just chargeable
>>146902702What did she find anons?
>>146902712Jesus
>>146902720Have you ever gotten so bored you just started reading the bible?
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>>146902740This is all our forefathers had to work with before porn became readily available
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>>146902778This is something I never got a good answer to. Why would the Bible be correct but those other books are wrong? It's all based on faith in the end
>>146902730actually i have yes.Power outages are a bitch
>>146902794Nothing wrong with tofu burgers if you prepare them right>>146902800Like I said earlier, nightmare scenario
>>146901993THis really is the best part of the story.
>>146902805>THE PYLE DRIVERGood wrestler name
>>146902794Her mom is an old hippy. when it comes to religion and philosophyWestern = bad. Eastern = good.
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>>146902827>>146902811I'm partial to the Eddie arc but this is also a really good volume>>146902815My question was more towards followers of any organized religion. At least the mom seems open to just taking the good parts of whatever
>>146902835αx+β
>>146902794Well, because being a Christian assumes that your religion is right and the others are wrongMost religions are like thatUnless you're CS Lewis who believed that all religions are ultimately an attempt to reach God
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>>146902859Oh shit they're rubbing off on her>>146902857Yeah I guess there really is no good answer there then huh. At CS Lewis' makes sense to me
>>146902869>I can't believe my daughter is getting into a 2000 year old hippy cold instead of my 5 year old one
>>146902881>cold Should be cult lmao. Autopost happened just before I could fix it
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>>146902907>Oh shit she's breaking! Let's move in for the kill!
>>146902915You just know that if she wanted to talk about anything else they'd have just left
>>146902922>>146900933They're really on the nose with Lori huh
>>146902692>>146902730Such a good gag and payoff
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>>146902933She looks a lot like Adora in the new She-Ra cartoon. I guess it makes sense that they're both wacky lesbians.
>>146902941Actually, I watched Conclave today and it raised a question. How does god help you find answers? Does he put thoughts in your head or only hints? What if you don't get the hint?
>>146902948>>146902943It's just that 20% butch phenotype
>>146902957Easy way to ground children in America I guess. Just don't drive them anywhere
>>146902969What's wrong with your faaaaaacccceeee
>>146902969Sports are more important than Jesus Lori? I'm disappointed in you!I wonder what kind of church Eddie goes to
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>>146902992I think this is a really great page and I like how Buzz's emails sorta elaborate on its place in the narrative
>>146903006Serenity has great questions about the nature of their faith and the pastor just kinda ignores them and never really elaborates. What a terrible way to engage with the material
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>>146903028>Newcomer: Serenity fights for her faith!
>>146903039Dope Pwnage shirt grl
>>146903055This is all just a sick game to Derek
>>146903019in his defense it was a ton to drop at once.What annoys me is that he didnt at least a few after. Just cuts to her back in her room next page.
>>146903067Go to another church and tell them what the most verses are, going to be an interesting discussion
>>146903019She seeked and DIDN'T find! That's why she's asking you! You're useless, Kimberly's dad!
>>146903085>>146903077Fair enough it's a lot of questions, but he "deals" with them in the current section and his answers are completely unsatisfying
>>146903093>FOR GOD>SO LOVED>THE WORLDMr. Krabs ass verse
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>>146902992there's always some boring Derek in cartoons, that's why the yuri route is always better.
>>146903123Not a big fan of Occam's Razor but this explanation really does not hold up to it.
>>146903123He also said He'd be a lion voiced by Liam Neeson to animalsAnd that debating liars is useless so you should just beat them up
>>146903134Jesus being God also always seemed wrong to me, but I've since become aware that that sort of thinking is considered heretical
>>146902933>like driving those thoughts out of your headSHE'S GAY AND WANTS IT
>>146903151Love can make you do some very fucked up things. These kids should play Nier
>>146903165>>146903147Let's not listen to CS Lewis. I love lying.>>146903164She's just having silly thoughts anon! I'm sure God will drive them out soon enough!
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>>146903201Seems like a lazy retcon to me
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>>146903233>I wonder how the Lakers are doing
>>146903243You can still save her mom! Send her to yoga class NOW!
>>146903243Based as fuck Derek
>>146903249Lori's just so helpful
>>146903265>>146903254"I wonder how the Lakers are doing" is honestly a great depiction of what goes on in most men's heads when this type of drama unfolds around them
>>146903233>Serenity fine if Derek hurts herThis is why Lori and her can't be together they're both bottoms
>>146903275Don't act shy Lori you know you wanna watch>>146903276This is why they need to be sister wives to somebody (me)
>>146903290She's smiling but her disappointment is immeasurable
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>>146903313>A gimpShe really is a bottom
>>146903326What's her problem?
>>146903337Marvel-tier dialogue
>>146903313Ah yes, I just got back into running after 1.5 months of break due to medical stuff. It felt like (secular) Hell. I believe in you, C-Ren!
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>>146903367These bitches love cramming
>>146903382First lesson of brainwashing Sally. You can't just do it all at once, you gotta ease em into it (or use my fetish equipment but that would be a different type of comic)
>>146903393Why's she even getting send to the principal here? She just made a mistake during chemistry! These people really have it out for her
>>146903275Great, in those colors she looks even more like Nu Adora
>>146903290Need artwork of Serenity doing EXACTLY what Lori thinks she was gonna do, in front of Lori.
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>>146903405TBF she did technically cause a health hazard
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>>146903249>Lori and Senerity>Rubbing up to support her>Boob to boobShe's got the patience of a saint, but she'll be worn down by Serenity's devilish charm
>>146903275>>146903290>>146903302oh yeah.
>>146903433>>146903417Who knows, maybe someone on the team is part of this tradition. You can't prove it's not true!>>146903420Time to learn how to draw anon! I would but I'm too busy storytiming
>>146903448>mp3>not flacWhat a pleb>>146903435She can't last forever
>>146903462Love this gag kek
>>146903356For a second I thought Sally was only wearing tights to go with that short skirt. >>146903382 I was crushed to find out she's actually wearing pants. There is no God.
>>146903471Surely the history teacher will have a good and honest explanation for why he believes in the bible
>>146903471what a dick.>>146903483Captain Hook is better for you, C-ren.
>>146903483>>146903482Oh dang you're right she is wearing pants. That's gotta subtract a few points on her fashion score
>>146903499Aren't there translation disagreements? I feel like that's a pretty big thing
>>146903493Would post-Church Group C-Ren still be sufficiently corrupted by sin to hook up with a teacher?
>>146903510Also I'm pretty sure they did add a lot of stuff after the fact. Isn't that most of the new testament?
>>146903519>>146903512Depending on the church, it wouldn't even be seen as a sin as long as they marry
>>146903510Not only are there translation differences, the Torah and Koran both predate the Bible if you really want to talk about historical accuracy. This is the kind of basic theology that you would learn if you even bothered to go to church.
>>146903530Atheist teacher DESTROYED by thoughts and prayer!!!
>>146903532Not you specifically, OP, I mean you as in the author.
>>146903539>>146903532Really, the Koran as well? I always thought it went Torah -> Bible -> Koran>>146903541Don't worry I got that. Though I have indeed never gone to church all my knowledge comes from osmosis
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>>146903557The gospels were all written decades after the fact lol. Lmao even.
>>146903557
>>146903567>>146903566Even if they were, that wouldn't make them true lmao. I can write about any fake shit that's happening right now if I want
>>146903577Love and you shall be loved is what they always told me, maybe that's why I'm still single
>>146903582Another surprisingly pretty page to end this volume
>>146903590And with that, we've reached the end of the volume, and also the image limit. I'll continue with the next volume in a new thread
>>146903595Next volume will also be my last for tonight as I have to go to bed by the time that one's done. If anyone wants to take over by then, feel free. Otherwise, I'll finish the storytime tomorrow
>>146903595Ah! My Serenity
>>146903608From now on we're going to have the movies. As always, I'll do the first one, but skip the rest since they suck and are completely irrelevant. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?
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>>146903651And that's that. I'll make the next thread ASAP and then link it here
>>146903675>>146903675>>146903675Next thread
>>146901650With the way his hat is kind of drawn like a turban in this panel, Tim really reminds me of a wily foreign merchant here.
>>146901790It was a girlfriend.
>>146898517I'll only read if there are lewds.
>>146904371Oh there are lewds, anon.https://files.catbox.moe/6z100e.png
>>146903582>Love and you shall be loved is what they always told me, maybe that's why I'm still singleI can manage to not HATE that's almost the same thing right?
>>146902702>Did the GBA even use AA batteries?Yeah, I had a GBC and GBA and both took 2 AA batteries.
>>146898585can you provide these emails?
>>146901376Saying something or someone is "trying" means they're annoying, basically
