Four girls from everywhere.
A school in the middle of somewhere.
A city at the edge of anywhere.
A school story like you'll find nowhere else.

The Extras is a modern take on a classic boarding school story, a slice-of-life comedy / fantasy about the everyday adventures of growing up. Located in the City, the School of Saints Java and Hellbender is as much a character in the story as the girls from almost everywhere who live and learn there, and just as full of secrets.

Chapter: 3: Midterms Page: Patience and Her Tutor 2: Caterpillar

10th Mar 2023, 3:00 PM

Patience and Her Tutor 2: Caterpillar

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Firefly Jelly

Firefly Jelly 10th Mar 2023, 3:00 PM
Another double-pager!

The tragedy of Patience and her metal tree (or maybe it's a comedy of errors) started here. It might just be me, but the mental image of the sign owner walking by, finding it gone, with the hole neatly filled in, and their resulting confusion... is kind of funny.

Can Patience really talk to caterpillars? Only she knows for sure.

Did anyone notice that we just up and changed the chapter title? The one we've been on for the past year or so? Well, we did. There's a good reason for that, and some news on that front coming soon.

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Matt_Zimmer
10th Mar 2023, 3:04 PM
Matt_Zimmer
Loving it so far.
Firefly Jelly
10th Mar 2023, 6:56 PM
Firefly Jelly
Thank you!
marcorossi
10th Mar 2023, 3:40 PM
marcorossi
But is the Moon of Science Selene, fair Diana/Artemis or three headed Hekate?

We want to know.
Firefly Jelly
10th Mar 2023, 6:56 PM
Firefly Jelly
I think it's just called "Bob."
eekee
12th Mar 2023, 12:58 PM
eekee
That's a relief. Those other names can be a bit temperamental. ;)
Pebphiz
10th Mar 2023, 3:51 PM
Pebphiz
Another beautiful page! Patience is so sweet, and I'm loving the creative compositions. Speaking of which, there's a small typo in panel 3, "composistion."
Firefly Jelly
10th Mar 2023, 6:59 PM
Firefly Jelly
Thank you, for both appreciation and the proofreading! The fix will be up as soon as possible.
tarraxahum
10th Mar 2023, 3:53 PM
tarraxahum
Who let her be so ADORABLE I can't handle it

Another amazing spread, heck yeah
Firefly Jelly
10th Mar 2023, 6:59 PM
Firefly Jelly
Patience cranks up the adorableness to 11. It's her special power.
eekee
12th Mar 2023, 1:21 PM
eekee
She iiiiis! *flails*
xyzzy
10th Mar 2023, 4:58 PM
xyzzy
Does the Moon of Science involve pulling down one's pants?
Firefly Jelly
10th Mar 2023, 7:02 PM
Firefly Jelly
That would be the Moon of Humor.
Marcel
10th Mar 2023, 10:47 PM
Marcel
This is so sweet and wonderful that it makes me feel good all over!
Firefly Jelly
11th Mar 2023, 8:49 PM
Firefly Jelly
Always happy to make a reader feel good!
eekee
12th Mar 2023, 1:21 PM
eekee
Scrolling around the scaled up image (in another tab) reminds me of Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life. Reading it was a novel experience with all the scrolling around. One or two pages were a bit much, but the rest were all right. This is all right too. And I like The Extras better because it's a happy comic. The main theme of Nine Planets was basically ennui.

So...
Patience is going to turn out to have some philosophical viewpoint on this Moon which has been misinterpreted as disbelief, hasn't she? Or perhaps she's the one who misinterpreted. Either way, it'll be fun to find out. :) Though, that said, this page is a little close to home and, if you'll excuse an echo of Diogenes, I hope the tutor and the school are going to treat her humanely.

P.S. I love the tutor's expression as he finds that she interviewed a caterpiller.
Firefly Jelly
13th Mar 2023, 10:11 PM
Firefly Jelly
We shall soon see. The next page is gonna be awesome.
Ms. Greene might be one of those adults who needs a bit of a "wonder boost."
eekee
14th Mar 2023, 3:01 PM
eekee
Ooh goody! I can't wait! :D