SSSS Read-Along: Chapters 0-10 [Finished]

[yuuago]

One of the best ways to survive a SSSS chapter break is to re-read the comic!

How it works: Every few days, a separate subthread will be posted to this entry for each chapter. Read the chapter, post your thoughts! Let's survive this chapter break together.



Read-along schedule:

April 09: Prologue - Thread
April 11: Chapter 01 - Thread
April 13: Chapter 02 - Thread
April 15: Chapter 03 - Thread
April 17: Chapter 04 - Thread
April 19: Chapter 05 - Thread
April 21: Chapter 06 - Thread
April 23: Chapter 07 - Thread
April 25: Chapter 08 - Thread
April 27: Chapter 09 - Thread
April 29: Chapter 10 - Thread


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Comments

Re: Chapter 01

[yuuago]

I have spent way too much time staring at the Map of the Known World. orz I feel like this thing is seared into my eyeballs. (It's for a story that does not involve the comic's cast, set in Kajaani, Finland. Observation: they're super isolated over there. No water route into the Saimaa lake system; only uncleansed overland. Yikes.)

...And I've also spent way too much time staring at Lalli's bedrom in that one panel we get. Totally echoing anon above who wants all the details. FUUUU

Lalli's so adorable in this chapter... The first time I read it through, I thought he was just an unobservant airhead. But this time around, I'm just - oh Lalli, you poor confused sweetie. It'll be okay (NO IT WON'T).

I am very amused that not only does Tuuri think Swedes have only four toes, Taru doesn't know whether it's true or not. "I... don't know, I'll have to check" SHE MIGHT BE JOKING but it doesn't look like it. (...Oh my god, SHE DOES check later: p106)

Lalli's reaction to seeing the Viking Line boat is priceless. ...And I love how he puts his arms out as if to protect Tuuri. Even though it wouldn't do any good if it were something to be worried about. xD

The bunk area of the Viking Line ship (94, 95) doesn't look like the cabin areas as I remember them when I was on one. Could be some modification. Which makes sense, since they overhauled the rest of it. ...I wonder how they even get enough fuel to power that thing, anyway.

...Oh my gods, Emil is such a pompous snoot. ADORABLE pompous snoot, but I kind of want to give him a kick in the ass.
Also, his geography skills are terrible. "Yes, I've seen a map" well if you've seen a map, you must have also seen the scaling on it, FINLAND IS NOT THAT CLOSE oh my gods, this dork. xD ...I only realize just now that his character description box says "Joined the army for all the wrong reasons". Sounds about right. (Well, clearly he wasn't any better at being an academic, so...)

Lalli on the subject of getting along with Emil: "As long as he isn't a weird person." ...Lalli, what, exactly, is your definition of weird? Because IT SEEMS TO BE RATHER BROAD though to be fair the entire team is full of weirdos.

Aaaand to add to the stuff I never noticed before: "I'll go get us some more of those." (115) AKA "If this guy wants to steal my lunch meat, fine, I'll get him some of his own." Aww, how nice of you, Emil. :D