Is it just me, or was the gesture of Cale letting Benny cry on his shoulder not only adorable, but way more what she needs than Richard? I know Cale and Pella are meant to be together, but.. I can't help but wonder if maybe Benny and Cale are a better couple.

Rant over. Tell me I haven't lost it. Plz.

Bah, Benny and Cale are the perfect couple!

I don't think that Richard was intended for Benny anyways. Richard isn't capable of love.

Odd, I got the vibe that Pella was supposed to be a bodyguard / advisor for Cale.
Besides, he'd have to be one cold bastard to just watch his friend mourning her entire village, and not offer some kind of condolence or express empathy.

Cale and Benny do seem to be a good couple but i think your wrong about Pella being ment for him, her job seems to be to stop him from turning into a monster, thats it. Though it does seem like they meant for Pella and Richard to have something going on, even from her first appearance with Richards "Can we keep her?" and the fact whenever he sings songs with her in mind they seem to have some connection to love, though that just might be a crush on his part.

Richard... CRUSH?! Bah! He does the same with bunnies and i doubt he has a crush on a fellbunny.... does he??

I think: Benny/Cale > Cale/ Pella > Richard/ Pella > Richard/Benny> Cale/ Richard > Cale/ Krunch > Richard/ Krunch > Sooba/ Bunny > Matron/ Half-Troll king.

You know, until recently I really hated the idea of any of the characters having those sorts of feelings for anyone. But that panel changed my mind.

Cale/Benny would be interesting plot wise, as well as be a good chance for some character development. As for Pella, she seems more like a bodyguard, and Richard should just stick to melting faces and such.

As a trekie and as an orc fan, I can only say this.


I WANTED BENNIE.

now that my obsession with green skinned women is out of the way..... *cough cough*

I do think that it would be a good addition to the plot, though it would be one that would be tough to pull off. More importantly, it would kindof hinge on a few things. For one thing, I get the feeling that Bennie wouldn't want more than a very small number (that number being 1) of people with whom she has an intimate relation ship with (and by that I mean someone who knows her VERY well). To that end, I think that Bennie wouldn't fall in love with Cale if Krunch isn't dead.

Now if he is.......

EDITED

i kinda get your point but she sees Krunch as her dad, something completely differant than a lover, besides she's had a lover in the past so its possible, but that might be something she has to get over first

Like our resident Dick.


Oscar never said lover; specifically, it was "she has an intimate relationship with". The first definition in my dictionary on intimate reads: "Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity." Basically, Oscar's saying that Benny has one person with whom she is familiar, shares her life, and exposes her emotions. And it is true that until now, she has been acting tough, and never showing real emotion with the rest of the group.

I think the hand-holding in todays comic takes it one step closer towards benny/cale.

I know he never said lover, my point was the intimate relationship between a family member is COMPLETELY differant than the intimate relationship between lovers, so even with benny there might be room for 1 of each since they are so drasticly differant

...I'm not detecting romance of any kind here. Cale is a very caring soul and Benny is his friend. That's all I saw. And if I've seen little evidence of a Cale/Benny romance, I've seen even less of a Cale/Pella. Pella has a duty to see Cale to the throne, but as far as a relationship goes, I've never seen them discuss anything deeper than the weather. Sorry guys. It's just not there.

Edit: Aw..even Vraay is crying in panel 4.

Cale and Pella.... "meant to be together"...?!

With the new page, the relationship is made even more of a possibility. But not because he grabed Bennie's hand (ok, a little bit because of that), but rather because of the fact that he just jumped up a quite a few spaces in her "Strong, reliable people" list (where previously it was populated by people that weren't even of her size catagory). This lends alot to the possibility of a relationship developing.

And it would only get more and more so if Cale proceeds to dismember Richard at this moment. And lets not even talk about what would happen if he just somehow managed to lead them to their revenge against the Legarans.

On a side note, I think that Krunch is dead, but that Reiyd survived and was captured. I could see that.

that was totally random.

actually, i did see something of a Cale/Pella relationship when they rescued him from the magic prison place, where he was being beat up by golems. tell me if i was mistaken please.

Edit: here's the link http://lfgcomic.com/page/214

I can see where you are going with this, but it could just be that Pella has adapted a guardian relationship with Cale.

It's hard to actually prove who has feelings for who unless the characters actually voice them within the comic. Cale and Benny, Cale and Pella, Richard and Pella, it's all possible, maybe even plausible, but it's hard to determine the facts, if there are any.

You really think Richard belongs with anyone? in-ter-es-ting theory... I was kind of hoping for no romance in this comic... so far they've been pretty good about that.

romance is an inevitable result of character development.

And Cale wouldn't be half as awesome as he is now without character development.

Honestly... I can't see Richard with anyone (though the amount of BennyxRichard fanart out there is pretty stunning). Pella seems to care about Cale more like a friend, and Benny already lost her fiance, so she's likely not eager to hand out her heart again. Plus, her surrogate family just got slaughtered. Now really isn't the time for romance, at least on her part.

As for character development—well, romance isn't the INEVITABLE result, but rather one of the most common in many novels. There doesn't HAVE to be any romance. Anyway, this is all just fan speculation; we don't actually know what will happen when or who'll end up with whom (if anyone). Only the writers really know the truth, and sometimes even they don't.

Okay, I've though for a while that Cale and Benny should get together. Benny is a nifty chick with an interesting past and Cale seems like a bit of a caregiver. And Benny needs some caring. I like the dynamic.


Also, it's a nice change from a lot of 'monster' male with 'pretty' female romances that are written out there.

Krunch is mine and no one else can have him. Random...I know. But as someone stated Benny and Krunch are more like father daughter...he calls her his green kid after all.

...Did anyone read the update on the Random Fan Fic by RichardtheLich lover thread??? It completely proves you guys aren't going crazy. Cale and Benny were meant for each other.

w00t.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm totally going to refer to a caring hug as a romantic hug.

When your friend of opposite gender is crying, do you say "Oh, I won't give to a hug to help calm down, I don't have interest in a really close relationship'. No, you hug him/her, or you're probably not their friend.

A hug is a sign of good friendship, not romance. Hand holding (The way Cale did) is a sign of great friendship, not romance.

Now if they kissed or something, then yes, you would all win. However, they never did anything romantic.

take it from someone who really knows, the first best step towards romance is friendship. Then a deeper and more caring companionship, then romance.

its happened to me twice, I chickened out both times.

T-T, sometimes being a nerd sucks.

Cale is a manwhore (elfwhore?), there are far too many panels of him with his shirt off!
He probably will develop a romantic relationship with both Pella and Benny.
All elves are lecherous bastards.

BTW.

*Waves madly*

Hi!~
I'm new here and I realise i'm probably going to be beaten up for this post by Cale lovers.
Can someone please direct me to the nearest hideout/shelter?
Muchly appreciated.

I cant say im new here, but i just stasrted reading the comic again (i hadn't read it since the fork of truth) so i guess im kinda new.
i was never good at posting on these things anyway

Pella's job - To protect Cale from the following-
1) His enemies
2) HIS FRIENDS
3) Himself

Benny's job-
Heal Cale every time he almost gets killed.

Benny might see some of her dead fiance's character in Cale. If she decides to pursue a relationship, she will make the first move. Right now Cale's mind and heart is set on the mess the war turned into and not romance.

wow...i was totally thinking that...hes ALWAYS without a shirt.

random thought...richard without a shirt...ick

Just because Cale held Benny's hand didn't necessarily mean that something romantic was going on. Friends can show affection; I had a male friend that I would kiss on the cheek, but we never slept together.

On another point, Cale can be an elfwhore all he wants; I have no problem with seeing him with his shirt off.

Well, in you and your friends defence, you didn't have your family and clan wiped out in a terrible war. In times like that, affection can often lead to romance. Emotions get kicked up a notch with adrenalin, just like everything else.

I still don't think it's realistic for something to happen, personally.

Besides, Pella was holding Benny's hand, too; does that entail a potential romance?

/rant


ZAF. Why?? just---why??? I should never have told you what I thought about this.... /sigh

YES. YOU'VE LOST IT.


*BLEGH*


And you know that... how? (Yes, yes, I know, he sings it himself, but that's wshat he wants us to THINK..... mwahahahahaha)

Everybody knows my personal opinion, so I'm going to tone it down a little and just say that every friend needs somebody to lean on.

/rant

Ok so.... after reading a bunch of posts in this thread, I've come to the conclusion a bunch of you are just scrounging for little things that *could* possibly signify a romance. In my opinion what some are interpreting as 'romance' is just an increasing trust between people that tends to develop after being together for a long time.

Something I can see that easily overlooked in page 230 where Benny is holding Cale's hand is that she has her hand over her shoulder also holding Pella's hand. I'm pretty sure this doesn't mean there's some kind of underlying relationship between Pella and Benny too (unless some jackass thinks that them sleeping in the same room meant something...)

I'm not saying there's no chance of romance in the story, but the facts that a lot of people are pulling out are just gestures of friendship or one trying to console another, nothing sexual or flirtatious in nature. A story DOES NOT have to have a romance to be good, a lot of people would like to see their favorite pairs get together, but it really isn't needed to continue the plot.

I fully agree; I think people are seeing things in the comic that aren't necessarily there. I don't have a problem with romances in stories, but I don't think that such an element is necessary in this comic.

Seconded! *hands Richard's bucket to ILR*

Seriously, some psychologist needs to do a study on exactly why our species feels compelled to create pairings in every story we read. I swear, people are only trying to pair Cale up with Benny or Pella because the latter two are female.

Cause people want to see how it all unfolds - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Any writer knows that if there is a leading man and leading woman, it can't just be left at 'good friends'. Sooner or later people who read the such a story are going to want to know if there is any 'spark' between the two characters. Even if Cale tries to date of the women and neither works out it's still fine because it will give a chance for the characters to grow and the readers will have their answers.

But as I stated in my earlier post, even if Benny or Pella make the first move it's doubtful Cale will return such feelings because of the war. Maybe later when the war is over the answers will be given.

LFG is a parody of fantasy stories, and in fantasy stories, the attractive, tough girl and the main character ALWAYS do it... ALWAYS

so duhh

Also, Richard might like the shortone, but only as much as a psychpath can... if he could have feelings for anyone, im sure it would be her. But she is an anchor, not a love interest

an excellent point.

On another note, I think I still see some Googoo in bennies eyes. It may just be my overactive imagination.

Easy answer, It adds flavor to a story. Cliched and sometimes overdone flavor, but flavor nonetheless.

I think everyone is seeing sex in places that just isn't there.

I mean, seriously, is everyone going to think that characters are going to do the nasty just because they touch each other?

It's not wrong to imagine romances among the characters; I just personally don't see why there absolutely has to be something romantic going on among them just because they touch each other now and then.

As for Benny's 'googly'-eyed expression, I think she just looked that way because she had been crying and was reflecting on losing her loved ones.

I'd like to lay another point on the table: Cale has hugged Richard, so does that need to imply that something sexual might develop between them?

People touch each other sometimes, but it doesn't necessarily lead to anything.

However, it's not to say that I haven't imagined a romance between characters in certain stories; I used to do a comic strip based on William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest,' and I speculated a romance between Miranda and Ariel the fairy. Clearly, this never happened in the original play, I just liked the idea of the characters ending up together.

It depends on the characters, how I feel about them hooking up or not; in the case of Looking For Group, I see strong bonds of friendship among the characters, and I just think romance would ruin that.

Interesting topic. I can see something being cooked up between Cale and Benny. Heck, I even want it to happen, just to see them together.

...and to see Richard's reaction to the whole ordeal. That will be amusing.

Well hell, I wasn't talking about them having sex. This is a high fantasy and Cale is about as pure bred goody-two shoes as it gets. That means that in all likely hood, he'll be inlove with someone for years before he even considers sex. Just think of him as a total nerd (cause he is) and go with the idea that he'd be dating a girl for a long time before it occured to him that he was missing out on something.

Hey cool so I'm not the only one who thought this. Oddly I see Pella better suited for Richard. When I saw the book at books a million I bought it and thought Cal was perfict for Benny. And the Dawrf was perfict for Richard. I then googled the name of the book when I saw inside the book this was a web comic. I wanted to know more. And now I realy see Cal and Benny perfict for each other. Though I know soon Cal will note Richard is un dead and make the joke..."hey he's an un dead....I'll leave it at that."

You have a point, there need not be a sexual connection among the characters.

In a futher argument for it:

One of the reasons I like Cale so much is because his armor is just as rusty as mine is. He's a genuinly nice guy and I'll bet my whole savings that seeing any member of the opossite sex (or any sex for that matter, but especially women) pulls at his heart strings like a wookie pulling your arms out. I can tell you from my own experiences (now approaching 3 of them) that that can have disasterous consequences for the knight in rusty armor.

Somewhere along the line, the rusty knight falls inlove with his chosen damsel, even if it wasn't intended. Not because its rashional, or because he wants to do her. He falls in love with her because he cares for her. Bassically she's gotten a vice grip on his heart strings wheather she knows it or not.

Sadly, this phenomenon is as common these days, what with only a few champions of chivalry left in the western world. That has the terrible effect of leaving alot of people with a lack of understanding of it. ironically ther isn't much to understand, its just unconditional love.

You do make some very good points.

I should hope so, It happens to me all the time and it sucks balls and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it.

I mean, when you hear about a girl who's getting cheated on and is possibly having thoughts of suicide, what the hell are you gonna do.

In my case, fall in love with her.

In any case, I'm sure Cale really does love Benny in his own way; he certainly cares about her as a friend. Then again, Cale's a good guy, it's in his nature to care.