January 31st, 2010
86- Cruel and Unusual
It’s 106 meters to RED Base, I’ve got a full case of intel, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s late afternoon and I’m wearing sunglasses.
Hit it.
It’s 106 meters to RED Base, I’ve got a full case of intel, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s late afternoon and I’m wearing sunglasses.
Hit it.
January 31st, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Did he just… did he just blind Liam?!
January 31st, 2010 at 7:56 pm
SPY CONFIRMED FOR ACID SPIT
January 31st, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Sniper! It can’t…he can’t have been…his eyes? Argh!
Also, “he looked a bit like…” D’:
I want to hurt that bloody new red spy. D:<
January 31st, 2010 at 8:03 pm
He didn’t blind him?! *Cries*
January 31st, 2010 at 8:03 pm
“Hit it”
With a hammer?
Glad to see Snipes is okay
BUT BLEU
GOD DAMN YOU ABOUT SHOT SOMEONE
CONGRATU-FUCKING-LATIONS!
I need to sleep..
January 31st, 2010 at 8:04 pm
*totally freaks out in a way that cannot be translated into mere words*
SNIIIIIIIIIPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR </3
I mean, I am SOOO glad that he's okay, but aaaah! His eyes! I WILL MURDER ROJO AND ALL HIS FAMILY.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Oh shit. Liam is blind isn’t he. >_>
January 31st, 2010 at 8:09 pm
@myself
Meant “okay” by not dead
derp..
January 31st, 2010 at 8:09 pm
SHIIIIIIIIIII-
January 31st, 2010 at 8:11 pm
HOLY…
Is he blind now. He’s blind, isn’t he. |:
January 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm
OnO WHAT THE SHI-
NOOOO, SNIPER!
January 31st, 2010 at 8:13 pm
WAIT. So if Sniper is blind, are they going to get a new one? Will Sniper actually be sent home? Is THAT how they’re going to escape? Will BLU even know that they need a new one? HOW DOES THIS UNIVERSE WORK? *questions*
January 31st, 2010 at 8:23 pm
SNIPERRRRR…! Gah, this was really evil after what I’ve been writing.
This is the second TF2 fic that I’ve read that has a Sniper blinded. ._.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Awww poor Liam… so glad for the update though… lot’s to think about… POOR LIAM!! “he looked a bit like…” awwwww!!!
January 31st, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I love Rojo, he is soo beast
January 31st, 2010 at 8:33 pm
IM HATING MIGUEL SO MUCH NOW.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Miguel, Miguel, you magnificent bastard. And keeping my fingers crossed that this blind thing is, y’know, fixable.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:54 pm
MY GOD I LOVE THAT ROJO. can’t wait for the next installment noww
January 31st, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Thank u for not killing li!
January 31st, 2010 at 9:09 pm
DAMMIT ROJO, I KILL YOU
at least liam’s okay… but his eyes? medic said that medigun heals everything in a previous strip….hopefully there aren’t any exceptions
January 31st, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Is it bad that I love Rojo even more now.
Something must be wrong with me.
January 31st, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Eughhhh the first thing I thought was “HE STABBED HIS EYES OUT DIDN’T HE”
But then I was like NO NO MAYBE HE JUST PUNCHED THEM REALLY HARD IT LOOKS BRUISED SEE SEE? NO BLOOD!
And then I was like WHAT IF HE BLINDED HIM ANOTHER WAY LIKE SHOWED HIM HIS CRUSTY MANGINA OR SOMETHING?
A BLIND SNIPER. THAT. IS. SO. SAD.
/cruise control
When I see you upload a new page in my dA inbox, I freak out and automatically go here to read. Is that odd?
January 31st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
If you blinded him especially permanently, then I’ll be very sad! Don’t be a meanie, okay? ;-;
January 31st, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Can I guess how Rojo hurt Sniper’s eyes, since no one else has?
I’m betting he did it with his cigarette. I wanted to guess knife, but lack of blood. Plus, he already burned Bleu’s face with his cigarette earlier.
Also, the way Rojo’s stepping out the window like that… he’s so bad ass. I both love him and hate him more every time he shows up.
Well, there’s my two cents.
January 31st, 2010 at 11:36 pm
What’s gonna happen cause he broke the rules? There must be someone managing this stuff. Will his team reject him? Or will they embrace his single handed intel capture with a bonus cripple?
And will heavy finally hug jordi again!?!?!?
January 31st, 2010 at 11:43 pm
WTF?! Cunt.
January 31st, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Gahh my father was being selfish with his iPhone. -.-’ OK, now that i’m on a computer i can actually comment xD PLEASE don’t let him be blind! Maybe vision impaired but not totally blind! How will he ever fall in love again?! x) If he can’t look into someone else’s eyes? lol
February 1st, 2010 at 12:14 am
Hope the Medic doesn’t do extreme surgery on Sniper’s eye. You know how Medic is….O__O ~Hides behind wall~
February 1st, 2010 at 12:43 am
@everyone
It gets worse when you remember there’s nothing actually helpful in that intel, doesn’t it?
February 1st, 2010 at 12:47 am
@Derp
OMG ROJO’S A SPITTER OMG OMG
@godfish
way to be totally depressing!! Jesus!!!
February 1st, 2010 at 12:47 am
Liam! :O
Oh no… That damn Spy! He knew Liam wouldn’t fight back!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:12 am
OH GOD WHAT?!
oAo nooooooooooo. He didn’t… BURN Liam’s eyes, did he? DID HE?!
@bunni: hahaha crusty mangina
February 1st, 2010 at 1:59 am
@ Godfish: Oh snap, you’re right.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:24 am
I flail a little more with every new page.
(Any chance you’ll be releasing this as a book when it’s finished? Cos I’d preorder that right NOW.)
February 1st, 2010 at 2:41 am
Miguel, you magnificent bastard.
/shakefist
February 1st, 2010 at 3:01 am
Auuugh oh my god you break my heart every single time there’s a new page. Break my heart or terrify me. I love you. “and he looked a bit like…” AUGH LIAM <3
February 1st, 2010 at 3:46 am
Aw man, I feel so bad. D:
Probably more because my brother’s name is Liam and from the angle with the sideburns—awwgh.
But its so sad. ;; Sniper probably had that really heartbreaking moment of hope and then he was hurt, bawwwww
February 1st, 2010 at 8:43 am
*tears*Please let Liam be okay! Please! I D:’d enough at these last two pages, I don’t need any more!
Oh Miguel, I loathe you more with every appearance. STOP ABUSING MY BELOVED CHARACTERS.
February 1st, 2010 at 9:24 am
Hot damn, I need a cigarette now.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:08 am
NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO-
NOT LIAM NO.
Red will die a horrible death by -hopefully- Liam’s hands, later.
D<
February 1st, 2010 at 1:35 pm
oh, crap….the medigun might heal him, but it’s always left scars, apparently what if sniper can’t see afterwords…..oh dear….
*does best impression of the administrator*
Pyro! The enemy spy has out intelligence! intercept and incenerate him, now!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Actually, godfish, that’s what I was thinking. o3o
And dang, everybody jumps to conclusions so easily in the comments. xD I didn’t think he went blind at first, just was crying or something.
And now I worry. Thanks guys. ;n;
February 1st, 2010 at 4:17 pm
slight feeling he gouged his eyes out or something like.
you’re killing me.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:11 pm
I know that if this was my webcomic, I would have looked forward to this update for WEEKS.
Assuming Liam is blind.
It’s just so deliciously unfair and cruel and bawww-worthy. I love me some drama.
…
*sob*
February 1st, 2010 at 6:45 pm
PFFFTTOMGWTF D:
OMGNOOOO!!!
omg i have no words all I saying now is omg.
NOT HIS EYES DAMMIT! NOT HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES!!!! HIS BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL SNIPER EYES!!!
I KNOW IT! I KNOW THE GOD DAMNED SPY DID SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO HIM!!
D:<!!!!!!!
WHY CANT I TAKE MY HAND OFF CAPS!??!?!?!?
FUUCK NOO!!!
D:
you can not understand my pain.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:48 pm
@Mags
WHAT FIC IS THAT I NEED TO READ IT NOW OR I WILL EXPLODE BECAUSE I NEED WRITING MATERIAAAAALL!!!!
D:
I’m still dismayed.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Panel nine. There’s is only blackness where his eye should be!!
HE’S BLIND!!!
Nnnngh!! I…i’m struggling to not spam the comments.
._. time to get away from the Internet. G
February 1st, 2010 at 7:50 pm
………………………………………spies are the best
February 1st, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Also- not sure whether this is intentional or not, but if Liam is indeed permanently blind, it makes the words in the final panel painfully ironc =(
February 1st, 2010 at 8:37 pm
@Qqtt991
Hold out hope! It could be weird shadows, right? Right?! *cries*
February 1st, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Then where’s the shadow coming frommmmm?!!!!!?
THE OVERHANG OF HIS EMPTY EYE SOCKETS!
D:
*painful sob*
February 1st, 2010 at 10:49 pm
NO! NOT HIS EYES! How can he snipe without his eyes!!!! DX
February 1st, 2010 at 10:50 pm
We haven’t seen Liam’s face since Red died (or least a good shot of it).
I wonder if we’ll ever see it again.
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:12 am
Dammit, I just started reading today, and I caught up D: I must admit, I was a little off with the idea for this whole comic, but the fangirl in me won once again <3 loving it so far.
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:51 am
Well, everybody is freaking out now, but the way I see it, if Liam is blind, then we’ve got an opportunity here.
He could become a BLIND SNIPER. Aiming his shots by his other four senses.
And he would be distilled awesome.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:51 am
Double-damn the author/storyteller for jerking us around like this… ._.
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:12 am
Oh god, not Liam!
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:27 pm
@Rae
He’ll use taste for aiming as well?
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
@veitstanz
of course!
Scouts smell so much like bonk, you can taste them in the air!
Same goes for a spy and his cigarettes.
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:58 pm
That shot of Rojo on panel four is making me feel conflicted at best. One one hand, he probably just blinded Liam. On the other hand, he is sexy.
“He looked like…” OH LIAM ILU D:
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:29 pm
HEY
Anyone else notice, in the first panel, it looks like Rojo’s tucking something into the front of his coat?
I suppose it could be any of his weapons… but still. Curious now.
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:01 pm
@frayed
yes he’s tucking his goddamned SPOON back into his suit!
D:<
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Hey, idea: Liam hears the Fwoosh of a spy uncloaking near him, and starts to choke someone, and it’s accidently blue?!?!
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:53 pm
@Qqtt: It was one of Charlette’s (on deviantart), I don’t remember which.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 pm
okay thank yooou.
im gonna go sift through em.
and mag? CHECK YOUR EMAIL MORE OFTEN!
I usually respond to new emails a few minutes after they are sent.
I own an ipod touch…
YAY WIFI!
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:19 pm
@qqtt991
xD I HATE you. I was drinking coffee and read the spoon thing and practically blew snot into it Dx i lold more than i should have
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:25 pm
D:
Where’s Demoman when you need some sympathy?
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:15 am
HORATIO CAINE YOU MOTHERFUCKER HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO
…oh.
Miguel’s dialog in panel 7′s just begging for a “YYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHH!”, though.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:07 am
@JeKo
I’m so awesome.
lol FINALLY! I was waiting for someone to do that over my witty comedy genious!
Lol you made my day with that and it’s only eight o’clock!
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 am
I can’t stop staring at Rojo’s hips in panel 1. DELICIOUS BASTARD HIPS.
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:32 am
Oh, the dialog in the last panel. You’d have hit me for saying that.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:11 pm
well I officially have a blog now.
I have two tf2 fan fics. one of which is the scene in CV where the blu soldier takes the red medic’s head that was not shown.
lolololololol.
Danke Mag for zhe idea.
http://sites.google.com/site/qqtt991sblog/tf2-literature-pieces
February 4th, 2010 at 5:16 am
lol whos liam
February 4th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
ARRRGH
Huge fan of the comic, but also a huge fan of Liam, and you are killing meeeeeeeeee
February 4th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
@sheep
Liam is the blu sniper. Where have you been? Under a rock?
February 5th, 2010 at 12:57 am
@Qqtt991
1. Love your username
2. If he was under his rock how would he use his computer ._.
Oh, sheep, don’t despair, I don’t know the character’s names either.
But I’d think at this point in the conversation, you’d be able to figure it out…
Sheesh.
February 5th, 2010 at 1:44 am
I don’t know ‘em too well either. I learned them like two weeks ago lol.
And thankyou. You can actually google my username and see everywhere I’ve been.
February 5th, 2010 at 2:18 am
liam blind a sniper with no eyes has no use on the field the soilder will be displeased
February 5th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
well, if atleast one eye can be saved he can always apply for a demoman position. I’m sure medic could always transplant an eye from someone, then they could have 3 demomen, and they could prance around making soldier very uncomfortable
February 5th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
I lol’d really hard when I was supposed to be doing my homework. Don’t do that, you got me in trouble!
…But is was quite funny.
February 6th, 2010 at 12:16 am
@Gilveaux
LOL
YES
I laughed so hard when I saw that, that would be epic
February 6th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
i bet he used his ciggarette
February 6th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Wait, is he even allowed to cap the intel outside of the day? Why would he even bother? Surely if he’s not going to follow the rules, there’s no reason for him to take a bunch of filler. Also, how the heck did he get from sniper over to the hatch that quick, dang.
February 7th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Stomp on the person with reason!!! He does not belong here!
D:<
February 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
That was great, Emily. xD
February 7th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Geez qqtt, you are all over this page.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
@Max:
Just shut up and enjoy it!!!
February 7th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
@Max
Rojo hasn’t been there very long, so I don’t think he would know about the useless intel yet.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Oh, Rosii, don’t be mean. And ditto with Suburban Cactus.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Ahhh Liam! D: I hope Heironymus continues with her weekly updating streak, although I’m not going to hold anyone hostage to enforce it. But… I’m still dying of suspense…
@Shiny:
Haha, that’s surprisingly and sadly true. Out of the 89 comments there are, 17 have been by qqtt.
February 7th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
@roa I used to comment like crazyyyy. Well, I thought so :3
February 7th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
@JeKo:
Really? I never really notice until someone says so. There’s nothing wrong with commenting, but if more than 20% of it is by the person… then maybe the discussion should head to the forum-?
February 8th, 2010 at 12:47 am
…I’ve commented THAT much?
Well then. I’m going to stop until the update.
O_o
February 8th, 2010 at 12:55 am
@qqtt
DD
Let us frolic in the forums together!
(I’m not saying you should stop talking, you know)
February 8th, 2010 at 5:12 am
@GilVeaux: Wait, snipers only need one eye! Think about it, they close the other when firing anyway!
February 8th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Omg. I JUST caught up and OMG. D: I was expecting there to be more, too ;3; AND SCOUTTTTT <33333 Socute
You're wonderful, you know that? I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this in the future <33
February 8th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
@GilVeaux: Blu!sniper could wear an eye patch if one of his eyes is OK. Snipers only need one eye like Shiny said.
I suppose, please don’t kill me for mentioning an animu character, he would look a bit like Pip Bernadotte (minus the ponytail).
March 14th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
I think sniper is probably going to like kill himself or go messing somewhere and gets injured/killed. OHWELLISHALLFINISHREADINGSOONSHUSH.
April 16th, 2010 at 7:40 am
Ohshithesblindhesfuckingblindwhatamigoingtodobecausehesblindfuckingblind!!!!!
June 5th, 2010 at 12:49 am
looking back… panel 4… something about it i really really really like >w> sexy Miguel, you
July 3rd, 2010 at 2:53 am
AUGH.
THAT DAMN RED SPY.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO SEXY?!
D: