yeah, i think a thread like this is still needed, since the other ones have all been closed. i´m comparatively new here, so i´ll be humble about it, but i couldn´t help noticing a certain sensitiveness of the mods concerning going off-topic. hence the subtitle of this thread.
i, at leat, promise to be good.

so, to start: now that sohlar decided to make a scene change i have the sneaky suspicion that the cale/benny thing will be a one-time-only affair. we might not even see it mentioned again. could it be? i, for one, would regret it, but i´m prepared for the possibility.

over to you, guys!

They've bumped uglies, thsi can't go un-mentioned, i think we're going to see a sheepish happy cale, a cuddly benny, an angry Krunch and a jealous Richard over the next few weeks!

i´d LOVE to see a jealous richard. that would be hilarious. like a kid when his slightly older best friend has discovered girls as a serious business... and this kid can FWOOOSH!

Oh that would be so funny XD

I too think that it will be a one time thing, especially, because of what benny said.

And I've been wondering about her shirt...
Did cale have any trouble getting it off?
Was it held by sheer will power, and thus, when benny let go, it dropped to the floor?

I doubt it will be a one time thing. It will probably be mentioned next time we transition back to the group, then the comic will probably be back to the way it was, with cale and benny being a bit more affectionate towards eachother




lmao I was wondering that too. I wanted to make a demotivator about it but couldnt think of how to word it

ha, i would have loved to see THAT! elegant solution to the usual bra-clasp fumbling!

So Benny's a green lantern only with her shirt? Neat.

I do have to wonder...what do y'all think Pella's reaction will be?

She'll be relieved if Cale mellows out a bit. I think the arrangement will benefit everyone, if the leader's happy then everyone's happy.

Benny's a shaman. I always figured that her shirt/vest was enchanted garb. One that also counts as armor; similar to the midriff-baring clothing Gabrielle wore in the later seasons of Xena: Warrior Princess. Even while she was in the middle of a hostile country, she was a sharp blade away from disembowelment.

She's a priestess.

Something tells me, because the others know of the rolly-polly that the horney buggers went through, it aint going away anytime soon.

A priestess...I'm thinkin' of the NON-nun variety!

Aye, her "cladding" has no clasps...Surely held in place by magic...or superglue.

I wonder if Cale might get a huge self-esteem/ego boost because of his new adventures.

;D

he´d have a reason to ...
somehow, i´m thinking back to the very first pic we see of him, making his entrance into LFG. someone take this and photoshop in appropriate text!

... the other thing that comes to mind is that zap brannigan quote. "Kif, i made it with a woman! Inform the men!"

Well, when people post in a Cale + Benny topic and repeatedly talk about Wolverine, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Deadpool and other stuff that isn't Cale + Benny, those topics tend to get closed. They were Cale + Benny topics, that's what folks should've been discussing; kinda defeats the purpose otherwise.
C'mon, we're not asking that much:
Stay on topic so everything's fairly organized and not repeated dozens of times in dozens of topics,
don't be an offensive jerk,
don't double post if you can avoid it (It happens a lot, I won't yell at you if it's accidental, I'll just delete the extra posts),
don't post just for the sake of posting something - put in some good content that contributes to the discussion.


I'm not really surprised Sohmer left off where he did with their relationship. Actually, I was expecting it. He does love to toy with us. I expect he'll let us stew for a couple of weeks before continuing to explore their relationship.

At the same time, I also wouldn't be surprised if they didn't actually have sex or fool around at all beyond that kiss. I can see Cale pushing her away because he's afraid he'll come to care for her too much and she'll be in danger because she's his girl (like Harry originally did to Ginny in the HP series), or maybe he's determined to stay focused on his goal and not let romance get in the way for the time being. As to the "hurting her" noises, they could have been sparring, or maybe they were attacked.

Let me say I don't expect the above to come true. I'm just saying Sohmer loves to mess with us and I wouldn't even raise an eyebrow if he pulled that on us. Of course, he'd probably have a riot on his hands if he did...

shhhhhh....

Don't give SohLar any ideas. Seriously. Its bad enough my and a half dozen other guys managed to do enough shipping that it made its way into the comic.

Yes there was no hanky panky, just a bunch of Ninjas that they fought off. And then afterward there was hanky panky.
I'm not really sure Cale would have the forethought to consider that a relationship might threaten his mission. As noble as he is he isn't the type to think things over, he's a passionate guy and besides Benny probably anticipated the possibility he would refuse and so she bound him with the branches of the tree.

@devin: don´t read my post as criticism, please! as i said, i´m comparatively new here, i´m not making the rules! just trying to help out here, and i regretted the closing down of so many threads dedicated to a subject that had suddenly gotten a new twist...

speaking of which, i´d question whether cale wouldn´t be prone to the peter parker syndrome (can´t let my love near me so she won´t get hurt!). yes, he is pasionate and (so far) not the most accomplished strategist. but he also has a noble hero streak which is very strong, plus he´s courteous, and both of these combined could very well give him some thoguhts to consider. then again, this is benny we´re talking about...

right now, my money is on a one-night fling anyway - at least from benny´s perspective.

More like bound him with the branches of her love........yes i realize how lame and shameful of a joke that was. As for the whole Cale and Benny thing, gotta say i was as cluless as richard i never would have gused this would happen but hey they sure would have some interesting kids.

Didn't mean that to sound like I was biting your head off. I wasn't, it was just ranting in general about the topics. I regretted closing them for the very reason you listed, but when people aren't using them for their intended purpose even after being asked to stick to the discussion at hand...well, then it's usually time to start over.


I didn't know it was referred to as Peter Parker Syndrome. Well, I never was a big fan of Spider-Man anyway. Or TV Tropes.

I'm betting it's not a one-night stand. Cale doesn't seem the type to have random casual sex for stress relief. Benny does, but considering how she now feels about Cale, I doubt it's just a fling.

Benny's a damaged girl because of her fiance dying so she's in less a position to have a meaningless fling than Cale is. Perhaps if she was just shacking up with some handsome stranger that caught her fancy I could understand it but we're talking about Cale here, the leader of the group and probably the only non-familial man that Benny has any respect for. Its safe to say she's in it for the long haul.

You all realize they have been traveling for like... a year... maybe even 2 now? Considering, they would all be very randy at that point. I wouldn't be surprised if they were just havign some 'release'.

You bring up a good point. I hope they do stick together for the long haul. After all this relationship has been hinted at for a while now, I don't think they will just drop it. I would be very disappointed if they did.

Or maybe her nipples have hooks.

Yikes.

Or maybe her hair gives her the power to defy gravity with her clothing.

Kinda like Jeannie?

Also, maybe she has nipple rings and the shirt hooks onto them, keeping the shirt on and her boobs supported at the same time. Wonder how Cale got it off...

I really, really hope the romance is kept low-key. I don't want it shoved in my face every time we see Cale and Benny in a panel together.

Whatever you call it, it's reverse rape(Sorta. It did seem like it was under conscent)



You heared that SohLar?
No lovey-dovey hearts and them staring googly eyed at each other. Bleh.
That, and a few other things are for off scene only...

What do you mean reverse rape? Because its woman on man that makes it reverse (not that its rape in this case anyway, look at Cale and tell me that's not consent) rape? No honey its still just plain rape.

This guy sums up my basic thoughts, except for the jealous Richard thing, Richard's gonna be like "Why aren't you dead?" to Benny

I agree. My whole fear about this relationship is, as good as Sohlar are; that they would not be able to keep the relationship as only a minor aspect of teh plot. I am fine with it as long as it doesn't take over. I have said that from the beggining. There is nothing bad with a relationship, just 99% of the time it becomes too big a part of the story

Lulz, I do hope the angry Krunch thing comes true. Maybe angry Ray'd, too? Haha, I love when guys rock the father with shotgun/protective older brother syndrome.

YOu know what frued's interpretation of the overprotective father thing was? It was that the father was jelous of the person he was protecting the daughter from, and that the father actually wanted to sleep with the daughter he was protecting. Yep. Freud said that. So, if Krunch gets really protective, its because he wants to sleep with Benny. If you thought elf/green-thingy was bad... think about green-thingy/bloodrage. Ew.

Eh, for me it's only ew because the father/daughter relationship is so firmly established. If that wasn't already in place, I'd be fine with green-thingy/bloodrage, as you so eloquently put it. =P

And Freud was a crack head.

As much as I'd love the drama created by jamming the new twist to the relationship down our throats, I'm in agreement with those against it. The fluff would detract from this comic.

Indeed he was. But he was a very clever crackhead.... who believed the issues suffered by repressed middleclass women applied to everyone... anyway.

I agree. I really hope the romance takes a WAY Back seat to everything else.

There's some problems applying mostly out-dated psychological theories to fantasy webcomics. And I've always found Freud's cocaine-influenced love letters way more interesting than his theories.

He also said sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Which means there isn't always a deeper meaning and the face value is true.
Anyway overprotective fathers is an old cliche but a funny kind of cliche most of us hope to see.

I think it might be funnier if he didn't care and Benny was all like WTF?

Benny: Aren't you going to at least threaten to break his legs if he ever hurts me or something?
Krunch: No, I'm sure that won't be necessary, Cale's a good man.
Benny: That's not how parenting works!

Krunch: Fine. If that's what you want, Gid, then I'll go over and break his legs.

Benny: No, that's alright. Though I appreciate the offer.

Cale: Ahhh!!!

Benny: Dear Goddess. What was that?

Krunch: Oh, I forgot to warn Cale to stay out of Ray'd's way. You might need to hurry and put him back together.

Oooo! Please elaborate? (To keep the topic from being closed, preferably in a new thread?)

I personally expect to see more Benny & Cale...I'd like to have them remain friends, to be honest. Cale's already been through a lot...he doesn't need something that will cause him (ultimately) more grief...

Krunch: Oh, I forgot to warn Cale to stay out of Ray'd's way. You might need to hurry and put him back together.
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In regards to freud................Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew . *looks tramatized*

*Tries to scrub the mental images and squicks out with brain bleach*

I'm not sure what you think I was implying, and I'm not sure I wanna know.

All I was trying to get at in there was that Ray'd isn't likely to be as understanding as Krunch about the whole "defiled daughter" business.

I didn't even know it was a 'she'. I thought it was just a frog they picked up somewhere. The thought of an elf and a frog... I'm sure that frog can do better.

De aru~~

How many frogs do you know with titties?

...Huh? You look directly at it?

O. Mah. Ga.



Elf frog green baby thingies!

That's assuming they have a culture where a daughter is considered 'defiled' just because she's had sex with someone.
Personally I think that's a slightly sick notion. A woman isn't suddenly 'dirty' and worth less just because she's had sex with someone.

Granted, Ray'd or Krunch might make some threatening noises about treating Benny right to Cale, but that's different.
And we don't know what the Bloodrage customs are regarding that either.

I warned you people about this a long time ago on a different account. I knew this was going to happen, and ten gold says it's going to end in failure.

i agree

but still......

green elf baby thingies!