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Chapter IV: CCLIIII

on May 16, 2015
Chapter: chapter IV
Characters: Felix, Sabinus (Shouty Guy), Shouty Guy
Location: Rome, somewhere south of Stabiae
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Discussion (34) ¬

  1. avatar
    Larry
    May 16, 2015, 5:36 pm | # | Reply

    Poor Felix. His worts fears becoming reality.

    • avatar
      esmerelda_ogg
      May 16, 2015, 9:04 pm | # | Reply

      Poor Mus – assuming he survives, will he remember who he is?

      • avatar
        Larry
        May 16, 2015, 10:41 pm | # | Reply

        I don’t see why not but his problem will be to prove that he is “alive” when he has been declared dead. It also depends on how broken his body is.

        • avatar
          klio
          May 17, 2015, 1:18 pm | # | Reply

          Maybe Domitian will be a nice guy and help speed along the bureaucratic paperwork for Mus to prove he’s alive.

          Because Domitian is a sweet fellow like that.

  2. avatar
    David Watson
    May 16, 2015, 9:26 pm | # | Reply

    So if Justa ends up marrying Felix to protect her property, and Mus shows up later, we’ll have a real mess on our hands.

    • avatar
      Larry
      May 16, 2015, 10:48 pm | # | Reply

      If that happens then we will have our Roman era soap opera “As The Volcano Erupts.” Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Don’t miss it.

      • avatar
        klio
        May 17, 2015, 1:20 pm | # | Reply

        He could come back as his evil twin. I hear that happens.

        • avatar
          Larry
          May 17, 2015, 3:55 pm | # | Reply

          Toxic volcanic gases can probably turn anybody into his/her evil twin. Will he? Don’t miss you next installment of “As The Volcano Erupts.”

  3. avatar
    susan mudgett
    May 16, 2015, 10:58 pm | # | Reply

    Animals saved: Sweetums, one orange-eyed kitten, all the runaway cats. Animals not saved: one horse. any others? Why were the gods mad at the poor horse?

    • avatar
      Larry
      May 16, 2015, 11:30 pm | # | Reply

      The poor dog at Pompeii. The gods weren’t mad at the horse. The poor horse was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

      • avatar
        klio
        May 17, 2015, 1:21 pm | # | Reply

        And the gods were probably pretty irritated at Talicus. Poor horse.

  4. avatar
    Larry
    May 16, 2015, 11:32 pm | # | Reply

    Klio, one of the things I like in your art is that you can convey emotions. I like both the pain in Felix’s face as well as the sorrow in Shouty Guy.

    • avatar
      klio
      May 17, 2015, 1:22 pm | # | Reply

      Thank you so much. I feel like drawing this it’s been quite a learning process!

  5. avatar
    David Watson
    May 16, 2015, 11:54 pm | # | Reply

    “As the Volcano Erupts” You mean, we’re NOT doing that? I don’t understand. Brought to you by Lava Soap…

    • avatar
      Larry
      May 17, 2015, 12:37 am | # | Reply

      Up to this moment it was “Volcano: 79 AD” a political/noir thriller a la game of thrones with a heiress that is fighting for her freedom and fortune while a volcano threatened to erupt. The heiress marry the younger of two brothers because a seer predicted her that if she followed the older one she would lose everything.

      But now the volcano has erupted turning the entire Roman world upside down. And we have the missing brother who is declared dead yet is alive but really hurt and nobody knows who he is and is under the care of the sworn enemy of the older brother. While said brother’s wife now considers herself a widow and will probably marry the “surviving” brother to protect her interests and probably get pregnant by her new husband.

      Not bad for “As the Volcano Erupts.” Do you know where can I find Lava Soap. I want to show my support.

      • avatar
        klio
        May 17, 2015, 2:24 pm | # | Reply

        I like you summary better than any of mine 😀

        Now I’m off to go soap-shopping.

        • avatar
          Larry
          May 17, 2015, 3:51 pm | # | Reply

          Thanks. Although I forgot to add that the older brother managed to make enemies of the two most powerful men in the empire: the emperor and his brother.

          Good luck on your soap shopping.

  6. avatar
    corvideye
    May 17, 2015, 12:09 am | # | Reply

    I love the way you showed that Felix isn’t listening to S G’s first few lines.

    I’ll just curl up in a corner and fervently hope that someone pick-pocketed (picktunica-ed?) the coin off Mus before the scaffolding part.

    • avatar
      Larry
      May 17, 2015, 12:40 am | # | Reply

      In chapter-iv-ccxxxxiv we are shown that Mus is under the care of Domitian and quite safe from the volcano. So yes, the coin was picktunica-ed from Mus.

  7. avatar
    susan mudgett
    May 17, 2015, 12:11 pm | # | Reply

    They’re foster brothers and cousins by birth. Mus’ parenst took in Felix when he was orphaned, And in the end Iusta did follow Felix to the ships. The prophecy did not mention Mus or marriage, just “following” Felix or not following Felix.

    What wil Klio do to Mus when Domitian find out who he is? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

    • avatar
      klio
      May 17, 2015, 2:06 pm | # | Reply

      Now now. I will do nothing to Mus. Domitian, however…

      Unluckily for everyone, Domitian already knows who he is. He’s met him twice–during the wedding procession when Domitian was travelling incognito, and at the Nonius house when Mus gave away that he has ties to Felix.


    • avatar
      Larry
      May 17, 2015, 3:53 pm | # | Reply

      I know that neither Mus nor Felix are blood brothers but for all purposes that is what they are, even if Mus was hoping for a more close relationship.

      While Domitian knows who Mus is in relationship to Felix, I doubt he knows that the injured young man in his household care is Mus.

      • avatar
        klio
        May 17, 2015, 3:58 pm | # | Reply

        Yes, it’s unlikely Domitian has bothered to go look at the injured stranger…yet. Though he might get bored and curious.

  8. avatar
    susan mudgett
    May 17, 2015, 12:17 pm | # | Reply

    are we certain it’s the same coin?

    • avatar
      esmerelda_ogg
      May 17, 2015, 12:51 pm | # | Reply

      Felix seems certain.

      Of course, he’s been worried about Mus ever since Mus failed to show up at the boats, if not earlier.

  9. avatar
    susan mudgett
    May 17, 2015, 8:11 pm | # | Reply

    what is the financial value of this coin?

    • avatar
      klio
      May 17, 2015, 8:26 pm | # | Reply

      Somewhere between the cost of a can of soda and a large pizza.

      Today in good shape? 🙂 I’ve seen anywhere from to $300-$5000; of course this one has a hole in it….

      • avatar
        Larry
        May 17, 2015, 8:41 pm | # | Reply

        I think a good luck charm worn by somebody either from Pompeii or Herculaneum will probably go higher than $5000. Context is everything when we are talking about historical artifacts.

  10. avatar
    susan mudgett
    May 17, 2015, 9:11 pm | # | Reply

    I meant its value at the time. Not very valuable, as I suspected. Not worth a thief’s time unless the thief is young or desperate. Certainly not worth getting him drunk just to steal it. The chain was last seen aroudn Mus’ hand, so he may have just dropped it and someone picked it up.

    that’s how I read it anyway.

    • avatar
      esmerelda_ogg
      May 18, 2015, 9:18 am | # | Reply

      Maybe he dropped it when the scaffolding fell on him, and somebody else picked it up after he was carried away? (And most likely never got a chance to spend it. So many everyday plans turned to ashes…)

  11. avatar
    David Watson
    May 18, 2015, 1:05 pm | # | Reply

    Uhh, you ARE aware that evil twins are traditionally called ‘Skippy’, aren’t you? Some were eye-patches so we can tell the difference.

  12. avatar
    Rick
    May 19, 2015, 7:48 pm | # | Reply

    Ah 🙁

  13. avatar
    susan mudgett
    May 20, 2015, 2:32 am | # | Reply

    http://mentalfloss.com/article/63739/sarcastic-jokes-found-roman-bullets

    • avatar
      Larry
      May 20, 2015, 12:29 pm | # | Reply

      Soldiers, soldiers never change. Not different from the people who write with chalk on 500 pounds bomb stuff like “If you can read this you are one lucky f***er.”

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