Saltwater
The water is not the only thing that’s salty xD
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A surprise is Near
but Annabella’s right here;
blasting fair
about her hair.
She’s not at fault
in her mind for Kaya’s revolt;
watching out
whilst you’re about.
She wanted it good;
your date, in her neighbourhood
She didn’t think
to end in the drink…
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
To be continued….!
Re:Annabella
She had it coming. Only had herself to blame. I’d have done the same.
Re:Near
That’s such a Near miss. How much longer must we wait, to see her again?
One more chapter down. No idea what happens next…very excited.
Judging by the last panel; what comes next is.. another story line. LOL 🙂
Well, I know that much. But what kind of storyline? Could be anything.
Well, that seems like a slightly better option than relying on the fact that the girl whose money your boyfriend’s sister set on fire might want to give you an all expenses paid trip to surprise him for his birthday…
Mostly because it would be for a longer period of time, not because it’d be more reliable (in fact, it’s probably less reliable).
Annabella, that is why you take a shower after swimming in saltwater instead of running after your cousin.
Yes, SO MUCH this! Priorities! If you want your hair protected, then friggin take care of it! 😅
The salt is mainly on the Anabella’s wounded ego
Don’t rub it in. 🙂
Future very special present for Kai’s 16th birthday? We’ll just have to wait and see!
Also: it was earned Annabella!
Yaaaaaaaay, she wants to move to Hybrid City!!
Not a permanent move, but as far as I can tell you fly over, essentially live in the city requested while going to the school chosen (if you decided which ones you wanted & didn’t just leave it to chance), then fly home for holidays and so on…
I guess it is a lot like moving there after all, just not as permanent…
On the other hand, making the move permanent is an option if she likes it there.
In my hometown, we had several foreign exchange students every year during my high school period. A number of them were my next-door neighbors during their stay, so I got to talk to them on the school bus every morning if I wanted to.
I can’t remember if dating was prohibited, or if it was just some sort of “you’re not allowed to misuse the program to gain US citizenship” type of thing. I had a small crush on a German girl, and she seemed very shy about giving me any details, but it seemed like the issue was something government related.
Only one exchange student that I knew of in school, a Belgian girl. I wasn’t interested in dating so I never ran into that possible roadblock, but she spoke English with the local accent well enough that I didn’t realize for months until people started making Belgian waffles jokes
I used to know a girl who took a part in the US exchange program, and dating was 100% allowed (she’s happily married to the school crush in the USA now). It’s more than likely that girl didn’t feel the same about you or had already someone back home, but didn’t want to hurt your feelings.
Anna’s hair was already 50% fish stick before she sank into the water.
Salty Anna is salty and selfish. Kai just ended his date on a high note and you’re complaining about taking a dip in the lagoon while you were following him and Near, Annabella. Wouldn’t the saltwater affect your hair even if you didn’t fall into the water? You live in a coastal town, so the air has moisture from the ocean. Plus, your hair frizzes as it goes down to your shoulders.
Near planning on being a foreign transfer student? She must really have a huge crush on Kai if she’s willing to sign up for that come next year. I wonder how her parents will react to seeing Near come home in her fancy dress and learn she went on a date…
So, it’s the end of the Italian vacation arc, there’s a lot I wanted to see; little Giorgio Romero, family activities, Kaya khaos, lots of vacation pics. I hope we can at least see Giorgio in the next chapter, at least in a picture or flashback.
Oh she is planing ahead. On more then one account. I like her, she is a keeper for sure. ^^
Hmm, Annabella, why didn’t you think about the saltwater getting in your hair when you both suggested the boat tour and planned to pursue them in a rowboat? So confident of no splashing of water from oats into hair? I’m thinking the real issue here isn’t really ruined hair but wounded pride ; P
Sorry, typo: *oars (not oats)
That’s a neat touch with the word balloon tail in panel one ~
O.O! i can´t believe i called this….but hey, more near in the future!!
Hopefully the Near future…
You don’t want people to treat you like a villain to be humiliated and mocked, then DON’T BE a villain who deserves to be humiliated and mocked.
In her defense, though, she’s partly responsible for this whole thing happening. Kai wasn’t going to go after Near until Anna berated him.
That’s… not an excuse for being an unwelcome tag-along.
True, but I think it at least puts her above villain status. Her aggressive personality makes her an annoying third wheel, but it’s also the reason this happened for Kai at all.
Between the tail of Kai’s speech bubble in panel one and Near actively trying to get to Hybrid City as soon as possible, I get the feeling these two are in love already. I would not have expected that this quickly.
“Puppy-love” There’s a fair chance it won’t last… But we can hope! 😉 That’s why they didn’t make any commitments. Pretty wise for their age! 🙂
Puppy love is real to the puppy.
And to everyone that isn’t an @$$#013 who acts like there’s an age limit on feelings.
There’s so much on this page to talk about! I’ll start with a question, why aren’t the speech bubbles, or at LEAST just Anabella’s Speech Bubbles, green to indicate she’s screaming in Italian? It would be more instinctual for Anabella to scream in Italian.
Secondly, I think that Anabella would be adorable with frizzy hair. But I just find girls with frizzy hair adorable, so I know I’m biased.
Third, she also will now have an issue returning that vest to the owner, as it will inevitably have water damage. Unless she’s dating Allessandro, is the reason that Allessandro had the vest and had purchased one to lend out, or is the owner of the vest and lent it to Allessandro. All three can be true at once.
Okay, NOW I can talk about the revelation at the end of the page, and Near potentially travelling from Near (Itally) to Far (Australia) to Near (Hybrid City in USA) again. It’ll be a while before she shows up, and I’m hoping that Kai’s still single at that time. You never know with someone like Kai, as someone could hit on him at any moment and I feel like he’s likely to say yes.
“*siiigh..* I’ll never wash my cheek again…”
*And Annabella immediately throws a bucket’s worth of water at him.* Because that seems to be how she is at the moment.
Seriously, what’s Annabella’s problem? I understand her desire to help, but she’s been so EXTREME this whole time! Her meddling has gone WAY beyond normal; even for a cartoon character, her interference has been extreme. I think even Bugs Bunny would be annoyed, and he’s basically an animated Loki type.
Someone needs to have Annabella go through some counseling, I think she genuinely has some sort of condition that needs to be diagnosed and addressed. It has to be more than just boredom or something usual. Does she maybe have OCD, making her think everything needs to be perfect? Does she perhaps have PTSD over her own failed experience/experiences? Is she stressed because everyone in the town is related to her and she can’t get a boyfriend, so she’s trying to live vicariously through Kai’s new relationship?
Something feels very wrong, and I can’t help but wonder what type of help she needs.
Um, are you familiar with Italian opera?
Not at all familiar with it.
Bet that Kaya will pester Cleo to pull some strings to fasttrack Near into the current student exchange
Or she applies and happens to hit a loophole or opportunity and can get her preferred placement immediately.
Queue up the reactions from locals, especially the sudden “Hey, I was here first!” responses from various girls. Even if they’d expressed no interest before. (Apparently noting makes a guy more appealing than having another gal interested in him.)
I see that smile, Near. And yes, they are a lively bunch.
Ooh, an student exchange program app, a great idea. After all that’s happened, I hope this isn’t the last time we see Near.
“Fighting the frizzies, tonight at 11.”
“Seatbelts, everyone! We ride into battle!”
Now we can see why Kai didn’t kiss Near back.
Look at the look on his face in panel 1- I think Near’s kiss blew out every fuse in Kai’s brain. Boy is in love.
Girl, just put your hair in a braid while it’s still kinda wet, and let it dry – maybe overnight. That’s what I do.
Get the Salty Mug!
Just had a thought… Imagine if Kai also applied to become an exchange student… to Australia!
Hopefully not both at the same time.
That’s the only way to make it a true exchange.