page 998 – well, when you put it THAT way…
(Historical Notes: Yep, back to not having any of the old commentary, which is a real shame because I’m sure this one had a lot of discussion. If nothing else, I’m sure there was a lot of debate about what this page means about characters ages in relation to each other. You just KNOW nobody was gonna let something like that slide. The one thing I do remember is the random fact that Trigger’s blushing wasn’t on purpose. That’s the back layer of the page accidentally showing through, and Past Me realizing that it really does work in this context. And that’s another thing: a lot of these pages where I get too creative with the panel layouts just end up distracting and awkward, but this is one case where I think it really an aesthetically pleasing work of art all on its own.)
You know there’s a problem when you have someone who’s more comfortable meeting people they find cute of the opposite gender than those of their same age & gender that they (probably) don’t have any attraction to.
I think this might actually have come up in the old comments, but Trigger probably had an advantage in talking to Skye specifically because he spent so much time around Layla. Older girls are probably one one demographic he’s the MOST comfortable around.