You've nev- What about Gestrals? Have you heard of Gestrals? Esquie?

That- You know, nevrons? The Paintress's minions? They kill literally everyone they see?

//gustave, please. You're going to get yourself killed

//gustave stfu?????

Another child? How are you all surviving??

//rip, Gustave. You will be remembered

He already feels bad enough...

It was an *accident*!

This place is not safe...

😟

Yes, a gommage. It's when people die once they reach the age the Paintress, well, paints on the monolith. Ah. Right. Naturally. The eyes of the- (Pure, horrifying realization) Merde. I am so, so sorry.

THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID???

Is that what happened to your parents? Or did they gommage?

I was NOT bullying her. I actually thought she was blind.

Don't just approach a random little girl???

Is it a disease that makes her eyes look like that? 😟

I swear it's not like that-

. Her what?

HE DIDN'T MEAN TO! Oh Paintress he's so sorry-

//gustave you idiot

Right, sorry. Sorry. It's just her eyes look a little cloudy and- Sorry-

Sophie wouldn't have let him live this down... Or Maelle... Or Sciel... ... Lune might.

- W-wait, he didn't- He was just- He really didn't mean- Patting all of his pockets. Handing her a handkerchief.

Oh dear... Is that a blind child?

Can confirm. Is too much trouble.

Pleaseendhim-

// 🤺 get back! You cannot put kittens in him!

Alright. Let's see what rations he's got.

There's no way his expedition fails, right?

Polite yoink

He used to be quite the ladies man! By that he means that he liked the ladies and they kind of didn't really acknowledge him that much. As a man.

It's strange to be in a world that's not actively being destroyed by paint.

//now hold on-

It's all fun and games until the love of your life gommages.

It's hard to believe that early thirties is the time to be gommaged.

It's quiet. Too quiet...

Sipping his coffee in peace. ♡

It's quiet.

"Well this is concerning."

Sipping coffee.

Well thank goodness. His back will not be able to handle a top bunk at his age.

//i'm gonna have to delete guatave 😔

You should see how well it works.

- No. But this did give my apprentices a chance to apply themselves. (Again, kind of waving his prosthetic. Aren't his students amazing?)

Right... Well... (Awkwardly raising his prosthetic)

Arm hurts... Phantom pains...