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In which our heroes are briefed on the situation, and certain facts about Telki's home life come to light. Lots to cover today, so I'll go in order to make sure I hit everything:

Just in case there are any new faces in the audience, in the first panel Tyr and Shelob are discussing the Trouble with Skyrim version of Erik the Slayer .

That weird little interlude about Erandur's circlet was thrown in to reference a little gaffe I made two strips ago , when Erandur managed to lose his circlet between the exterior of Jorrvaskr and the interior of the Bannered Mare. Our in-universe explanation is that he found the jewelry to be a bit gaudy but didn't want to hurt Telki's feelings, so he just discreetly chucked it when she wasn't looking. Luckily, Telki keeps spares! So in the entirely-plausible event that I goof up like that again, now you'll know what's going on.

And reintroducing Tyr’s stepdaughter Pearl! You might remember her from her blink-and-you’ll-miss-it debut in Part 4. Precocious little tyke, isn't she? That would be because she's a full-blooded Altmer (the daughter of Tyr's now-wife, Feyliin, and another high elf), which means she ages slower than humans do and is in fact a good deal older than she looks. Her full backstory is detailed in Evil-is-Relative and Wynnifredd 's fanfic Asylum: Rescue (linked below), but she'll drop a few more breadcrumbs as we go along. The short version is that, as you may have gleaned already, it was Not Pretty.

Speaking of backstory, who is this Romulus, or "Rommy," that keeps getting namedropped? Well, you'll get to meet him later. This is what a weresharknado looks like, though, if you were curious.

Well, I guess that's it! See you guys next ti—

... Oh yeah, almost forgot the elephant in the room. Reckon I can't be coy with it anymore: Telki is polyamorous. Like she mentioned above, she has three husbands: Erandur, Gideon, and Mercutio. You met Gideon in Part 3 , whereas Mercutio hasn’t shown up yet. Also, the aforementioned "Rommy" character is Telki's fiance, which means she has a Husband #4 waiting in the wings. I'll say right out the gate that their unorthodox situation is the sort in which everyone is up front and honest with each other and knows exactly what they're signing up for beforehand. However! If the idea still makes anyone uncomfortable, then the issue doesn't come up very much in this story, so hopefully you can hold your nose and press on with us.

The illustration in Panel 23 was of course drawn by Evil-is-Relative , and is it not the most adorable-slash-hilarious thing you've seen today? The full-sized version can be found here: fav.me/dc7u34q

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Co-writers:
Previous works:
The Trouble with Skyrim: This Means War by Sir-Douglas-of-Fir
Asylum: Rescue by Wynnifredd and Evil-is-Relative
Screenshots taken in Skyrim, edited in GIMP. Further post-production by Evil-is-Relative in Photoshop.
List of mod credits available here: fav.me/d6hir6a

Description
In which our heroes are briefed on the situation, and certain facts about Telki's home life come to light. Lots to cover today, so I'll go in order to make sure I hit everything:

Just in case there are any new faces in the audience, in the first panel Tyr and Shelob are discussing the Trouble with Skyrim version of Erik the Slayer .

That weird little interlude about Erandur's circlet was thrown in to reference a little gaffe I made two strips ago , when Erandur managed to lose his circlet between the exterior of Jorrvaskr and the interior of the Bannered Mare. Our in-universe explanation is that he found the jewelry to be a bit gaudy but didn't want to hurt Telki's feelings, so he just discreetly chucked it when she wasn't looking. Luckily, Telki keeps spares! So in the entirely-plausible event that I goof up like that again, now you'll know what's going on.

And reintroducing Tyr’s stepdaughter Pearl! You might remember her from her blink-and-you’ll-miss-it debut in Part 4. Precocious little tyke, isn't she? That would be because she's a full-blooded Altmer (the daughter of Tyr's now-wife, Feyliin, and another high elf), which means she ages slower than humans do and is in fact a good deal older than she looks. Her full backstory is detailed in Evil-is-Relative and Wynnifredd 's fanfic Asylum: Rescue (linked below), but she'll drop a few more breadcrumbs as we go along. The short version is that, as you may have gleaned already, it was Not Pretty.

Speaking of backstory, who is this Romulus, or "Rommy," that keeps getting namedropped? Well, you'll get to meet him later. This is what a weresharknado looks like, though, if you were curious.

Well, I guess that's it! See you guys next ti—

... Oh yeah, almost forgot the elephant in the room. Reckon I can't be coy with it anymore: Telki is polyamorous. Like she mentioned above, she has three husbands: Erandur, Gideon, and Mercutio. You met Gideon in Part 3 , whereas Mercutio hasn’t shown up yet. Also, the aforementioned "Rommy" character is Telki's fiance, which means she has a Husband #4 waiting in the wings. I'll say right out the gate that their unorthodox situation is the sort in which everyone is up front and honest with each other and knows exactly what they're signing up for beforehand. However! If the idea still makes anyone uncomfortable, then the issue doesn't come up very much in this story, so hopefully you can hold your nose and press on with us.

The illustration in Panel 23 was of course drawn by Evil-is-Relative , and is it not the most adorable-slash-hilarious thing you've seen today? The full-sized version can be found here: fav.me/dc7u34q

~

Prev: fav.me/dc6r06j
Next: fav.me/dc8nkv2

Co-writers:
Previous works:
The Trouble with Skyrim: This Means War by Sir-Douglas-of-Fir
Asylum: Rescue by Wynnifredd and Evil-is-Relative
Screenshots taken in Skyrim, edited in GIMP. Further post-production by Evil-is-Relative in Photoshop.
List of mod credits available here: fav.me/d6hir6a