Panel 2: In a bit of a kinda-sorta SPOILER ALERT for this volume's back cover(!), when I drew Mindf**k for that upcoming final image, I deliberately trimmed down the curve of her backside in a wan attempt to slightly differentiate that part of her anatomy from Emp and/or Spooky. However, in this interior-page shot, I definitely did not bother to trim down the booty curviness in the slightest; it's entirely possible that I'd forgotten doing so for the back-cover illo, which was drawn months before—possibly many months before—I drew this closing scene.

Panel 4: Aaaaaaand here are the two lines of dialogue that were the source of this very long chapter's title.

Today’s Patreon update: In an attempt to scratch out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. However, my vast archive of years of Patreon posts—extensive Empowered previews, vintage con sketches, work stages on covers, "damsel in distress" commissions, life drawings & much, much more—remains available for Patrons' perusal.

-Adam Warren