GND 317 - Freshly Pressed Disaster Colada by Pika-la-Cynique on DeviantArt

Hoggle, ya sneaky.
(and shame on Luna for enabling grubby cross-world money-making schemes.)

Yes, Jareth has been rather happy of late...

and a passing cameo of a coupla book faves: October "Toby" Daye [necessarily blood-splattered] and her boyf Tybalt, King of Cats, from Seanan McGuire's wonderful urban fantasy series - shout-out to a few people here who started and abetted my fondess for those books. In which fae fruit is something of a big, Not Funny deal......

(the panicky text on previous page was from Liz)

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Jupiter Jones-Abrasax [Jupiter Ascending] (c) WB, Wachowksi sisters, Mila Kunis
Hoggle, Sarah [Labyrinth] (c) Lucas, Froud, Henson; Jennifer Connelly
Luna Lovegood [Harry Potter] (c) JKRowling and WB
Elizabeth Turner née Swann [Pirates of the Caribbean] (c) Disney, Bruckheimer, Verbinski
Edmund Pevensie [Chronicles of Narnia] (c) C.S. Lewis and Walden Media/Skandar Keynes
one emo space tantrum-muppet, one tall, sexy giraffe and a molotov-prone moron from other franchises may also be spotted.

This is a work of fanart and solely intended for shits and giggles. Not mine, not making money from it.

Based on the original Roommates comic by *AsheRhyder

RedsWishful87 Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2018

Okay, so I have been following your art for sometime now. When you put in your comments about Toby and Tybalt, I was curious. If you, an amazing writer and so creative, was saying this series was good, I had to find it. So I went and I saw and I read. And OMG. I love this book series so much. I finished 10 of the books in a week and I am about to start the 11th. Great recommendation.

LeafStranger Featured By Owner Jul 2, 2018

TOBY DAYE! AND TYBALT!

princesspan83 Featured By Owner Jun 30, 2018

Woot!!! Finally got to see Toby and Tybalt in this series!!! I'm happy now. Even if Toby isn't. What did she do to get herself bloody this time?

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Jul 1, 2018 Professional General Artist

It's, well.... Toby's appearance over the course varies quite a bit, but a reliable descriptor will always be, irked and covered in blood, right?

princesspan83 Featured By Owner Jul 1, 2018

Sadly true. Poor Toby.

manateemuffin Featured By Owner May 2, 2018

TAHANI AND JASON!!! AHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE THE GOOD PLACE JUST GOT ADDED TO THIS SERIES!!!

Damn. Just when I think I can't love this comic anymore, you add even more awesomeness. Brava.

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner May 3, 2018 Professional General Artist

They've found the Weird Place.

LittleMrsMoffett Featured By Owner Apr 30, 2018 Hobbyist Writer

I love the October Daye series!

IslandOwlArcher Featured By Owner Apr 28, 2018

Oh dear... Jareth doesn't know this is going on does he?

k-bass Featured By Owner Apr 20, 2018 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

goddamn it Jupiter, you little Vulture

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 29, 2018 Professional General Artist

~ How much of it's genetic, how much of it is fate, how much of it depends on the choices that we make....~

k-bass Featured By Owner Apr 30, 2018 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

XD nice one

JuneShepardN7 Featured By Owner Apr 17, 2018

I finally have an account to make comments! I really love this comic (and the YouTube web series). Keep up the great work!

EyeoftheRowan Featured By Owner Apr 24, 2018

<3. Kudos as always!!!!

MollyTheWanderer Featured By Owner Apr 16, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

Is Jupiter the one trying to move in on Hoggle's juice business?

TheDreamer1346 Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2018

I LOVE THIS COMIC! You are so talented

Dreorzen Featured By Owner Apr 12, 2018

So, while you're on the topic of politics and law, I thought that something should be mentioned: According to Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8 of the U.S. constitution, Sarah needs congressional approval before she can accept the title of Goblin Queen (I know that's a long way off, but still). Well, she needs it if she wants to retain her citizenship and also not break the law.

JRGodwin Featured By Owner Apr 13, 2018

Does the United States officially recognize the existence of the Goblin Kingdom and its status as a sovereign nation? Genuinely curious.

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 29, 2018 Professional General Artist

I'm trying to figure out whether the VEEP and MCU verses could mesh, as the current gov for GND-land....

JRGodwin Featured By Owner Apr 29, 2018

I haven't watched that show so I have no clue. I imagine everything can intersect on some level.

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner May 1, 2018 Professional General Artist

VEEP is an Iannucci show, so, all kinds of cringily hilarious incompetence and moral cowardice and backstabbing, surrounding the titular woman Vice President. If that team is in power during MCU events....

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 13, 2018 Professional General Artist

Ahahahaha BRILLIANT thanks for that.

Although, maybe Uncle Phil could help with that kind of paperwork messiness....

JRGodwin Featured By Owner Edited Apr 13, 2018

From a practical standpoint, it'd probably depend on a) how aware the US is of the Underground's existence and b) American interests. In theory, Congress has oversight abilities over the American intelligence community. In practice, Uncle Phil might be able to misdirect people's attention and sneak Sarah in through a back door, so to speak, especially if he's able to convince them that the Underground either doesn't exist or is too insignificant to merit American attention. (EDIT: Might prove difficult once people know Jareth kidnaps their children.)

I know we're just joking here but this topic got me thinking.

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2018 Professional General Artist

It is a very live and wriggly plotbunny....

JRGodwin Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2018

Sarah: As a courtesy, Uncle Phil wants me to remind you that diplomatic immunity won't protect you from a human trafficking charge.
Jareth: BABYSITTING! It's babysitting! These children are WISHED AWAY to me. I can't help it if they have irresponsible caregivers.
Sarah: Yeah, people aren't allowed to just give their kids away whenever they want to, even under normal circumstances. That's why we have CPS and laws on this stuff.
Jareth: Democracy is unbearably aggravating. This is why we still have a monarchy in the Underground.
Sarah: Jareth, you still have a monarchy because you brutally crush any hint of rebellion and bog the survivors.
Jareth: And it does a remarkable job of cutting down on chaos, does it not? You hate red tape more than I do. Admit it, Sarah. Monarchy is vastly superior.
James: ... uh ... Jareth and I ... actually agree on something?

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 17, 2018 Professional General Artist

(I got 1750s for POTC4. So definitely Parliament was reigning in the Hanoverians and an Englishman is way, WAY over "kingship by divine [or magical] right".)

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 17, 2018 Professional General Artist

... and now I am trying to find a reliable POTC timeframe to make quite sure Norrington's career comes after the Glorious Revolution and Bill of Rights, because *constitutional* monarchy, James, come on, you know there's a difference, be a modern 18th-century admiral please.....

JRGodwin Featured By Owner Apr 17, 2018

.... aaaaaaaand I am now imagining James toasting the anniversary of the Glorious Revolution, just to nettle His Nibs.

JRGodwin Featured By Owner Apr 17, 2018

There's something to be said for fondness toward one's king versus worshipping a mad tyrant like Jareth. I imagine James favors constitutional monarchy for this very reason and has thought once or twice about smothering Jareth in his sleep.

Cranefolder Featured By Owner Apr 12, 2018

You brought in Toby and Tybalt ?! Yay!
wait... oh no, how does Greebo take this?

Sammycat17 Featured By Owner Apr 12, 2018

The October Daye series is one of my favourites, I'm over the moon to see them here.

CakeandCaboodle Featured By Owner Apr 11, 2018 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I'd never heard of the October Daye books until this comic, and now I'm on book 9. Thank you! They are my new favorite things!

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner May 1, 2018 Professional General Artist

Aren't they great.

Chepseh Featured By Owner Apr 11, 2018

College, vines, juice, euphoria, libido ... sounds like some old-school fantasy hentai ist right around the corner.

cairo-voltez Featured By Owner Apr 11, 2018

People need the Fairy Juice, especially during crunch time mid terms and finals.

Songsterbyrd Featured By Owner Edited Apr 10, 2018

Jupiter, shame! Although what you say is true and this is deffo more innocent than your genetic lineage's OTHER business ventures...

I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT SACK. What a pay-off! Well, Sarah, you've already broken the "We must not look at goblin men" injunction, you might as well go all in and buy their fruit.

Angel-of-Dawn Featured By Owner Apr 7, 2018

Aw crud... I wonder how much it cost for those fairy fruit juice. >.>;

Angry-Small-Friend Featured By Owner Apr 6, 2018 Professional General Artist

I'm with Sarah, this sounds like all sorts of bad ideas. Bless her face though, it's amazing. Well done on another hilarious comic page. XD

maryfgr23 Featured By Owner Apr 6, 2018 Professional Filmographer

Oooh I hope this leads to Sarah's first mandate as Goblin Queen SQUEE.

CaeliaDiMekio Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2018

TAHANI AND JASON! Yaaaaaaaaaay!

DanzillaDrew Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2018

Too right, Moggle, I see no possible way a drink that causes a "negligible increase in libido" could possibly have adverse effects on a university student.
Also, I'm surprised Luna of all people is going along with this. Maybe Moggle needed her potions expertise?

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2018 Professional General Artist

Negligeable increase! Almost impossible to control for or differentiate from
the natural brain chemistry of a randy, sleep-deprived, finals-traumatized uni student,

Luna... has been taking advantage of her personal pass to the Labyrinth to get all kinds of familiar and comfortable. Yes, Hoggle needed her as human-shape partner, and to verify the safety of the stuff.

RhainaKincaid Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2018

I love Seanan's work...and her music is awesome too.

posie-bones Featured By Owner Apr 4, 2018 Professional Traditional Artist

AAAH TOBY AND TYBALT!!!! <3

TzaoTao Featured By Owner Edited Apr 5, 2018

Interesting to see plots from older pages come back, I'd completely forgotten about Hoggle's sneakyness and the secret burlap sack.

I wonder, is the fairy juice similar to giggle water from "magical beasts", though I presume it's non-alcoholic (despite it's properties).

GO Luna for well thought out entrepreneurship, create a new market and target a segment that hold tremendous potential for develloping an expansive franchise, not just because they can buy, but because they can help spread awareness of the product by word-of-mouth or one of the legion of webpages where people can babble about what they liek this week.
instagram alone have the potential to raise fairy juice to the sky just through selfies and duckface.

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 6, 2018 Professional General Artist

Fae/Goblin fruit don't need no extra buzz to help selling itself..... traditionally it works rather like cigarettes to the nth power: utterly addictive and ultimately deadly.
However, since Sarah seemed to feel no extra ill consequences from the roofie peach in canon (though the fairytale-binding-food-chains "Jareth let her go" theory pops up a lot in Labyfic....), and Herbology major Neville assures us this is mostly safe, I'm not quite taking that dire approach.

ayehli1977 Featured By Owner Edited Apr 5, 2018

"I am basically the genetic pinnacle of capitalism made flesh." This is like one of my favorite things that you've written ever.

Pika-la-Cynique Featured By Owner Apr 4, 2018 Professional General Artist

Space Opera Baroque planet-vampirizing-as-an-allegory-for-extreme-capitalism reincarnating dysfunctional dynastic oligarchy - 'Jupiter Ascending' was such a gift.