#listen guys I'm in TAZ comic hell and this is my life now

[rhinocio]

they only wear the official shirts on laundry day

[Image ID: A twelve panel tricolour comic featuring Taako, Lup, and Lucretia from The Adventure Zone: Balance podcast. Lucretia is a young woman with dark skin and medium-length curly black hair. Lup is an elf with medium-tone skin and long, pale hair. Taako is an elf with medium-tone skin and pale, fluffy hair cut just below his ears. All three characters wear red tee shirts with a round patch on the left breast that reads ‘IPRE’. Lup has the sleeves of her shirt rolled up.

In the first two panels, Lucretia is pouring herself a cup of tea while Lup stares at her back, chin in her hand, looking perturbed. Math equations are floating around Lup’s head. Lucretia turns around with a concerned expression to ask, “Are you staring at me for a reason, or...?” and Lup seems flustered -- she slams a hand on the table and points at Lucretia, shouting, “I wanna know the secret to your perfect curls, Luce!” She is blushing, and nervous sweatdrops are flying off her head.

In the third panel, Lucretia is hugging her mug of tea to her chest, and looking surprised and flustered. She is blushing. She says, “Oh, uhh, I can show you what I do?” Lup is not visible in the panel, but her speech bubble says, “Hell yeah!”

In the fourth through sixth panels, Lucretia and Lup are wrapped in towels, and look as though they have just bathed. Lup is wringing the water out of her hair while Lucretia looks over a bottle in her hands. Lucretia says, “You wash curly hair with oil so you don’t dry it out.” Lup says, “No shit?” and Lucretia continues, “I mixed herbs into this one, so--” In the next panel, Lucretia has noticed that Lup is wringing her hair, and slaps her hands with an abrupt, “Don’t do that!” Lup looks startled. In the final panel, Lup is bent over laughing and exclaims, “omg LUCY,” and Lucretia looks incredibly embarrassed. She clutches the oil bottle to her chest and waves her free hand wildly, saying, “I’m sorry! It’s-- you aren’t supposed to-- it’s gotta be-- if it’s not, you can-- uhh--”

In the seventh panel, both women are sitting on a mattress, and Lucretia is combing through Lup’s hair with her fingers. Lup’s eyes are closed, and she’s swinging one leg delightedly. Lucretia explains, “Using your fingers to comb lets you feel for knots and keeps your curls intact,” and Lup says, “Sure~”

In the eighth panel, Lucretia is standing by a sink with her hair pulled up with a handkerchief. Lup is struggling to do the same, and is sticking her tongue out. Lucretia explains, “And you, um, sleep with the pineapple in so the curls can stay protected. Do you need help?” Lup says, “Ya girl’s just... got a lot of-- hair--” In the ninth panel, both women are leaning forward and scrunching their hands through their hair. Barry, a white man with dark hair and glasses, also wearing a red shirt, is leaning into the doorway, looking confused. A question mark hovers over his head. Lucretia explains, “And then you scrunch the shit out of it.” Lup goes, “Pfft, so like Koko having a meltdown. ‘Someone used all my SAFFRON! How dare you, this is the most tragic thing that’s ever happened to me!’” Lucretia laughs, “omg LUP”

In the tenth panel, Lucretia is apprehensively watching as Lup examines the results of their work. Both women are blushing. Lup is fluffing her now-curly long, pale hair with one hand, and looking startled and thrilled. Gold stars are sparkling around her head. Lucretia asks, “What do you think?” and Lup exclaims, “Lucretia, oh my GODS!”

In the eleventh panel, Lup is slamming her hand against a wall, and has her opposite hand on her hip, posing dramatically. The gold stars are still sparkling around her. “Guess who’s the hotter twin, BITCH,” she says to her twin. Taako points at her accusingly, his expression affronted and a large “GASP!!!” written over his head. 

In the twelfth and final panel, Lucretia is sipping at a mug of tea with a knowing expression, and Taako is beside her, one of his hands on the counter behind them and the other raised with his pointer finger extended. He squints back the way he came, looking irate. Lucretia says, “I’ve been sworn to secrecy, y’know,” and he argues, “Listen, Creesh. This goes against the cosmic order of things. I HAVE to know. I won’t beg, but I WILL barter.” Lucretia suggests, “Four batches of elderflower macaroons?” and Taako says, “Done.”]

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