Moooooths

They know what's good.

The hands of the warrior

Also, mothfrens

To be fair, those hands have done a lot more tiplod ranching than warring!

The tiplods don't seem to give him flashbacks though.

Or perhaps we just haven't seen the tiplod flashbacks yet.

Yeah that happens sometimes before I update the image!

That bed can't be comfortable, I just realized it's just a fucking plank of wood.

To be fair this is the medical ward so the beds are like that so they don't have to deal with having to thoroughly cleaning the bedding if they are soiled from stuff like blood and other substances.

It's still incredibly uncomfortable. But I guess this is what people have to deal with in society's where industrial strength washing machines haven't been invented yet.

Reminds me of being on a spine board for hours after getting nailed by a semi-truck. Not the best feeling.

But it's angled.

There's some thick cloth underneath it, which is marginally better!

Yes its looks uncomfortable.
Its however useful as people don't want to stay in the hospital for long.

Hey y'all, don't forget that there's a place called "Top Web Comics" https://www.topwebcomics.com/?home=3 that compiles comics from various places. There's a bunch of cool stuff there. They have monthly votes, so you can support OOPs there. You can vote once a day per device, so your PC, laptop, tablet, phone, etc.
I've noticed that you can sometimes even get in extra votes from different IP addresses, or if you're disconnected from your IP and open up again later.

Oops has been slowly climbing in the ranks, and closed out last month at 72nd place and a little less than 1000 votes I think. On checking a few minutes ago they were at 334 votes and 69th place. The top vote getters seem to end up with something close to 20,000 votes. Jump in there and I'll bet we can beat last month!

Vote early, vote often! Help OOPs get noticed!

Yeahhhh that's the spirit!

It's the least I could do.

And never let it be said that I didn't do the least I could do.

I would mention Top Web Comics on the main site if I could get logged in!

It's been fun watching OOPs creep up in the stats.

#61 now.

Woohoo! Keep it up, gang!

#49 last I checked #49 and rising...

And if you use a desktop and a smartphone, do the smartphone at someplace else besides your house.

I voted for OOP and I was rewarded with a sexy Yinglet proposing to me after the vote. This made me smile for all of about 3 minutes. ❤️

It's a fine reward!

And we're up to #50, highest we've been yet, as far as I've seen. Go go go!

That sent shivers up my spine

And it sent shivers up Elim's mace arm!

Oh really? I hope he gets better soon. I cant wait to see him hug his best friend again

moth friends as injured man remembers dreams of being a soldier

They were actually very surprised and alarmed to see each other so close! And then a bit miffed. But they became friends after all.

Kassemoth and Elimoth

Elimoth is the one with the


moth

You can take a man out of the war, but you can never take the war out of the man.
Elim flashes back so often and so vividly, by todays standards he'd propably be diagnosed with ptsd.

He'd really like it if you took the war out of him already

Them moths must have spread their hallucinogenic power into his lungs subtly. :V

Or overtly, they don't care!

Out-Of-Placers #190: The one with bugs-having-sex.

That's actually all of them, if you look closely enough

Oh no, more flashbacks.

How do you know this isn't THE FUTURE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDzMY5GiSrI

So, elm and kass didn't get along at first, then avoided each-other, and then took comfort in each-other. This is what im getting from these conveniently colored moths.

Moths are soft and pretty.

*screen starts to wave and flashback music plays*

That was a fun weird game that I don't think a whole lot of people finished!

Plenty of time to think.

Not always the best.

This is why thinking is to be avoided at all costs, it causes problems

I mean, that's not a good plan either- moderation, is good.

I am now thoroughly invested in these moths. If anything happens to these moths I will kill everyone around me and then myself.

Months are a good investment, assured to only increase in value!

Months? D:

lol speech-to-text is weird sometimes!

And here comes the PTSD! :/ Damn.

No that is a sword!

You lie! That is a hand!

Elim: "Oh come on! Another flashback? How many years before this stops, it's fuckin' annoying after a while, ya'know?"

lol

"Stops"

That boy going to end up stiff as a board if he don't get up soon.

But you can make all sorts of useful things out of boards!

I like the moths. They act all shy for a moment, argue as they try to get into the opening, are mad then say "Ehh...I'm over it" and cuddle up to one another.

Moths don't live incredibly long so they like to get right to the point

Flashbacks..whuff. Been there. Never had martial combat experience. My fights were always with firearms and explosives. Still, that's not a fun way to be. Hopefully his is only a vision, not a full body memory. (Those are the ones that cause us to do bad things to our loved ones and not even know it)

Man, makes me wonder if PTSD is worse with melee or modern/firearms. The modern experience might be less visceral than an enemy right up in your face trying to move a blade into your body, but it's also louder and more jarring, and the bangs leave an unfortunately common trigger in life after the battle.

It honestly varies with the individual.

For those of us caught in explosions and seen horrific combat. Certain smells, can trigger us (Burning living flesh, in my case) it turns my stomach and I feel my senses going hyper alert and hard a hard time not trying to crouch low and attack the closest person next to me. I'm getting better but, it's been ten years and I still get the occasional flash.

For Elim, his triggers could be equally jarring. Maybe every time he feels an ache in his hand he remembers that fight because that's what caused it. The stressed pain in his wrist as he used his mace (And was lucky the handle held) against the sword. Could have tweaked his wrist permanently.

Only one who knows is you (He's your creation) but, his pain. That feels real. I've seen some gory things. Because if there's one thing mortal men are REALLY good at. It's killing one another. While I've never had to resort to hand to hand. I am trained. I'd almost argue his is worse. As his entire body, has likely memorized every traumatic moment of combat. Every ache from a blow. The feeling of a weapon catching another blade or flesh.

Ach, what a thing to have as a trigger; at the very least, that's hopefully a scent that doesn't occur too terribly often in civilian life!

I ship those bugs tho

The OTMP

Thankfully,

so do they

Cute moth friends! <3

And I hope Elim is feeling better, despite flashbacks crashing the peaceful boredom.

At the very least, he's healthy and stable enough to daydream!

Plot twist, it's hallucinogenic moth spores

This is actually the unwritten plot twist of most stories

oh shit, PTSD here we go.

Naw he's just remembering the especially nice blacksmithing work on that sword!

Aaawww, look at those two Ivenmoths~

They friend, sometimes

From the thumbnail, I thought Elim was having an Isekai moment

No that happens later when he is sleeping in the medical ward, and is hit by a bus

Man poor guy really has had a rough time at his life hasn't he?

Honestly stuff like being stabbed is kinda easy and straightforward, as opposed to navigating the precarious landscape of figuring out how to relate to and interact with his friend turned into a grumpy rat lady

I wonder if he's going to try and have sex with his best buddy now that he's in a yinglet body.

A female yinglet.

Clearly those ivenmoths in first few panels are the crucial crux to understanding the entire story, and thus I must spend countless hours, days, and weeks finding out the secret meaning behind them.

Also, Elim looks so humble resting there with his hands clasped together; I wonder how those flashbacks make him feel.

LIKE HE'S IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE HOSPITAL BED

Oh dear god... That mace has no guard... How does he still have his fingers?

The Dinnish military kit in the final days can most generously be described as "lacking"

The bit with the two moths is very touching. Nice page!

Moths be like: FRIEND *Wriggle wriggle*