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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Sta.sh
I really enjoy the shifting facial expressions in this one.
Sarah
Panel 3 - a definite glare at the intruder. A hostess staring down a more-than-un-welcome party crasher
Panel 4 - Make the best of the moment, and get in a little snerking of her own
Panel 5 - slightly straighter art as she reveals to Jareth that she's capable of handling things on her own, with him losing out.
Panel 6 - D'oh! "Why does Luna have to comment scientifically right this moment?! I am NOT going to blush about this. I'm not. I'm not!"
Panel 8 - Ta-da!!!
Jareth
Panel 3 - A touch of panic mingled in w/ curiosity and annoyance at that sound. I think he's still recovering from the (to him) mixed messages & emotions from the rooftop arc.
Panel 4 - His long face, trying for neutral & give-nothing-away-especially-do-not-indicate-that-he-doesn't-already-understand-it
Panel 6 - Smug / pleased-with-self. Any attention from Sarah is good attention, and if she describes him in such a manner it's definitely favorable!
Panel 7 - Implications are allowed to begin to dawn. I love the incredulity on his face. And is that a touch of "do not defy me" I spy?
Panel 8 - Ho, snap! Temporarily out-done, he will, very briefly, have begun to regroup.
It has occurred to me during this re-reading that Jareth has been interpreting his interactions with Sarah (and especially her responses) up to this point (i.e. Pre-CONVERSATION) as almost entirely positive in terms of advancing a courtship. Each objection that Sarah has is seen as a challenge for him to overcome, rather than something to be discussed and resolved. In fact, it's a game for him to win, with Sarah as the opponent AND the prize. While the moments of
Which is a long way to say that Jareth doesn't see the girls' actions in this as any kind of rebuke.
/as always, happy fangirl ramblings are mostly self-musing & able to be ignored