The Hidden Knowledge #25

[Daphne]

Everyone has a lever.



Script: Daphne • Art and Lettering: PortalComic

[Dr. White]

Ooh, yes!

It's been soooo long...

[hereno]

This is the Three of Swords, the revealing of (sometimes hard) truths.

[Escajunkie]

Who were the two ladies in the last page?

Edit:  Is it Kendra and Teresa and he is modifying Teresa?  Double checking or have I lost track of the cast?  It would help if we got updates more often *hint hint*

[Daphne]

Is it Kendra and Teresa and he is modifying Teresa?

It is indeed Kendra and Teresa, and it is Kendra he is modifying!

[Escajunkie]

Gotcha.  Feel like Teresa is under used.  Love to see more of her rather than just a panel and implied shenanigans.

[Haight]

Good issue, only wish is that it was longer or the next issue was coming out soon. Also, of course, that the code was more translatable, since I think it adds heat to have the commands/incantations be known to the reader.

There was an intersection of mind control and plot, which is always nice; Nicolette's willing love-slavery has been incredibly hot since the character's been introduced. Kendra's more petite build being modified by Daffyd definitely has fun implications going forward; assuming he goes all the way with her she might not be able to get out much, but as his personal accountant she might not have to. And as his fucktoy/loveslave/haremtoy she might not want to.

I also love that it continues to be dark. Daffyd's definitely giving in to temptation, and that's portrayed as a significant thing that's probably pretty dangerous, even if being along for the ride is *very* fun. The cheating/manipulation is portrayed as an unexploded bomb waiting to go off (though there is no guarantee it will, either). At the same time, Daffyd's fairly relatable instead of someone who's out to use his powers to degrade and torture women and do un-fun things, he's just made a series of, uh, *intense* choices and he's got some sort of golden devil on his shoulder motivating him to do things.

I agree with Escajunkie about Teresa, and many of the other characters, being under-used; it's just a matter of there not being enough of this story lol. I'm guessing that PortalComic either costs good money or has a busy schedule or both; art doesn't come cheap though I'd love to see more of this more often. Side stories with some of the characters a la Audiophilia would be welcome. Kayleigh's subjective experience of being controlled and how she feels afterwards would be fun, as would a slice of Lela and Marlissa's life being massively busty loveslave maids.