Maybe We Are

Here are the series regulars sitting out on the dock. This turned out much more painterly than I thought it would have.

So Toby is being lit by his memento, a bright yellow, and State is being lit by the moon. Toby's symbol being an everlasting, dependable source of light, and State's being an erratic source of light that only appears in darkness is just another example of their dichotomy. There's something really interesting to me about two best friends who are polar opposites.

I haven't written it yet, but this image will have text at some point and read something like "Every time we did something big, something daring, we were asked 'Do you think you're invincible?'

Maybe we are. Maybe we always were."

Since Toby's memento does make him invincible, this is litterally true, but it also hints at the theme of the first season of The Mug Club. When we're kids, it really does feel like we're invincible, and with all the safety nets we have have set up, it's kind of true. The first part of our lives are spent being protected from the bad things in the world, from anything that could potentially be harmful.

I think we start growing up when we realize how restricting that is. But before we can do that, we have to realize those shackles exist, and have all along. This entire time, our whole lives, we've been living an innocent, sheltered, and unadventerous life. And that's a pretty scary thing.