Hail!
Happy holidays from the Starbolts! This week's comic takes place just after our heroes thwarted Roger Stevens's plan to make a robot version of Crystal his running mate. M'anta gave Marcus and Crystal some time off so that they could properly celebrate their engagement. There will be a party next time and that will also serve as our New Year's Eve comic. So, stick around for that.
For this week's comic, I wanted to show the moment where Crystal decided she wanted to tell Marcus how she felt about him. The idea was running around in my head ever since I decided to make them a couple back in Starbolts #302. Since that comic came out back in 2016 I had to get back into Crystal's mindset in those days. In the comics before she found out the truth about her parents, she had a southern accent and was unsure about being in a physical relationship given her tragic background. Thankfully, she had years and years of therapy and reassurance by set of adoptive parents who actually were her biological parents all along.
I like how the conversation with Andrea played out. She was always a mother to her girls even when she didn't know that they were her biological offspring. That's just the kind of person she is. I imagine that once the hug was over Andrea and Crystal discussed being in a physical relationship. That was likely going to come up given her past and it was definitely on her mother's mind. She likely wanted to make sure she was prepared for that given all she's been through.
Anyway, she told Marcus the truth and now they're at the point where Crystal can now be confident in her love for Marcus and in her appearance. People constantly judged her because of how curvaceous she is. This is made clear by the fact that the American people had NO problem seeing Crystal step down as a Vice Presidential hopeful. Kinda says something about American politics, though. Aside from her looks she'd have been the first half Indigenous Vice President in American history. Would have been cool. But, I don't think the real Crystal has any plans to run for office.
Marcus and Crystal were last at the Johnsons' house back in Starbolts #324 and while they were just starting to date at that point, Marcus never took advantage of Crystal. And there were many times where he could have. For example, she had a nightmare in Starbolts #328 and crawled into bed with her boyfriend. The temptation was there for sure. But, Marcus never wavered because of the guy he is. Crystal loved that about him and over time they grew more confident in each others' love.
I hope you all enjoyed the comic! Next time we'll have our annual New Year's comic. Stay tuned for that one!
See ya next time! Happy holidays!
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