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Got a burning question for one (or more) of the LB Cast? Here's your chance to ask them! The first three commenters will have their questions answered (in drawn form) at the end of Chapter 6! I have so much fun doing them, I thought it'd be fun to have a few more to reply to come the end of chapter :D. So ask away!
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Posted on 14 April 2020 by rustyhearts
What are Riley and and Jaden’s fave veg meals? (and maybe, how did they come into the decision to be veg?)
Sorry, I kinda have three “Ask The Cast” questions cause I couldn’t decide. You don’t have to answer them all obviously…
1. What is Riley and Blaire’s favorite thing about each other respectively? ( they are adorable and I really just want to see Blaire again, her design is so so cute. )
2. What are the LB casts favorite desserts? ( got hungry from one of the person below’s food ask if you can’t tell…)
3. You mentioned that Ruth’s wife passed away I’m pretty sure. Would she ever remarry?
I also have a lot of questions that aren’t “Ask The Cast” related that I was hoping you wouldn’t mind answering? Some are about your beliefs and others are about LB. I don’t have a Tumblr so I thought I’d ask here… Feel free to ignore any of these that you don’t like. I’m just curious to hear your thoughts and I finally got up the courage to ask (I’m really very intimidated by you…)
First off, weird question, but how would you feel about what you’d define as ‘libfems’ possibly following, interacting with your work and being fans of the comic? Would you like that or would it annoy you? Would you prefer to alienate them from your audience entirely, encourage interaction or are you just indifferent? You obviously have a very passionate stance against most things they stand for so I was just wondering if that made you feel negatively about any interaction at all? Sorry if this doesn’t make sense, I’m having a hard time articulating what I mean.
Is there any part of Libfem ideology that you agree with? Is there any part of Radfem ideology you disagree with? Do you think there are positives to the Libfem community and on the flip side do you think there are negatives to the Radfem community? Do you think its possible for transwomen to be allies to you ( or the lesbian community in general since that’s your focus )? Do you think a libfem could be your ally in any sense or are you too diametrically opposed? I’m not really familiar with this term so I might not be using it right but did you have a “peak trans” moment? What was it, if you feel comfortable saying?
Do you think libfems are malicious or misguided? Do you have any compassion / or understanding for what they are trying to accomplish? Or do you find them too… damaging? (not sure if thats the right word)
And now for LB questions, obviously disregard any that could be spoiler heavy…
How far has Leasebound been plotted out? In its entirety? Does it have a solid path and ending or just strong ideas that could/might change or branch off if you choose? Is it completely scripted or do you just have a general timeline?
Will Ginger, Paige, and Asuka be recurring villains or are they pretty much already done with in the story– and were mainly just a sort of jumping off point to start the dialogue you wanted to start? I remember you mentioning a nonbinary character that will be coming in the story later down the line. Will they be villainous as well or less significant? It can already be understood what you are trying to say about GPA collectively but what will be the takeaway and general criticism you will try to address with this nonbinary person ( if you are able to say )?
Will the main Leasebound conflicts revolve primarily around gender critical stuff? Are there any specific themes you’d like to get across with this story? Aside from gender stuff, are there any other particularly strong messages you’d like to preach and have your readers take away from your work?
Will you ever make a cis girl character who has facial hair? I see you normalize leg hair and stuff but I was just wondering because even in body hair positivity circles I never see anyone bringing attention to stubble or anything? Also, have we pretty much been introduced to all the main characters or will there be more that are yet to be established? Out of who we’ve seen so far, who has been working at Yonique the longest? (aside from Ruth obviously).
What do you think Jaden would describe herself as ideology wise if she had the proper terminology? I know you mentioned her as being “normie” but do you think that she is lib leaning or rad leaning currently or is she just not aware enough about these topics to really say?
What would have happened if Shez or Parniya had been confronted by GPA that night instead of Jaden?
Expanding on that line of intrigue; lets say in an AU where Jaden and Riley’s jobs were swapped– as in Riley was a Yonique bouncer: How do you think Riley would have handled Ginger, Paige and Asuka? Do you think whatever could have occurred would push her over the fence shes sitting on right now? Had Blaire been in the situation, how would she have dealt with it? Do you think she would have let them inside without any questions?
Got a few more Blaire questions because I’m really excited to see more about her but these might be pretty spoilery so disregard any of them as you please.
In these last few pages, can you clarify one thing? Is Riley afraid of BLAIRE? Or just how she’ll react? Like… is Blaire just very passionate about her opinions to the point that Riley knows there could be major conflict or is Blaire actively nasty about her beliefs? Would she snap at Riley if she misspoke about these issues? Or would she be patient?
You said you will give Blaire nuance but do you think her arguments can be granted the same? Do you think there will be any narrative / audience empathy that can be afforded her side of the conflict? Or do you disagree with her far too strongly for you to feel shes justified in whatever you have planned for her? Again sorry if I’m having a difficult time articulating what I mean…
And lastly– a sillier question, what do you think the craziest “crackship” would be to see of your characters? I ask because when I was looking at your LB dress up post– I glanced between Parniya and Blaire and thought they kinda looked cute together. ( I’ll see your “Rairely” and raise you a “Paire” lol. Though I’m not sure how well that one would work out considering they probably radically oppose eachothers beliefs… )
Sorry for so many questions and I’m sorry if I come off as antagonistic at all.
i rly love this comic. jaden is my favorite!!! one of my favorite lesbian characters in any webcomic i’ve read…she’s just so good 😮 my question is, do riley and jaden have any celesbian crushes/icons?
Oh Riley, sweet baby ?