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Page 16: Main arteries were cut into for bloodletting on Mary (arteriotomy), mostly in longitudinal incisions. The jugular (throat), the radial & ulnar (wrist(s)), femoral (inner thigh) and popliteal (ankle(s)) were all let, with the wrists being first. Quite honestly, if the characters present had any hint of human biology, they would have cut into the femoral artery first and let her bleed out, probably in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately, neither of them are doctors or anywhere close to it and this incident is probably more slap-dash than it is well thought out medical knowledge. Still, even with the femoral artery slashed, it usually takes purposeful and forceful pumping of the heart (by a second party) to truly ‘drain’ someone of most of their blood.
And that’s your lesson for the day.
Also, that you shouldn’t drink before cutting yourself open (Riley). Alcohol thins the blood and makes one bleed out faster. If that’s something you want, fine. If not, think twice before getting that tattoo or piercing while drunk.
(In truth, Abby probably had to hold the artery in Mary’s wrist/other places open at one point for Riley to be able to bleed into her like that. Bodies are full of sticky that sticks to itself. But that would be less aesthetically pleasing than this scene.)
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Page 15: Blood flowing is actually a good sign that Mary isn’t actually dead yet. A hospital is perhaps in order, but apparently everyone else has something different in mind.
There’s a lot of allegory on this page, but that’s religion for you.
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Page 13: Properties of that size set out in the country would usually have many different off-set buildings and places of function surrounding them, if not present directly inside of them. A chapel would be right at home on the grounds in years gone by, used by the family of the house on special occasions or by visiting friends and relatives to worship.
Remi is awkward to write as well as to draw.
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Page 11: We actually sat down to design this ‘family home’ together. We wanted it to depict the character’s sense of style while still retaining some semblance of a home (re: mansion? castle?) that would actually exist. Studying mostly French architecture and mansion design, we took most of the inspiration from places like Musée du Louvre (the domed middle and decorative statuary), Château du Buisson de May (the round windows and white-washed stone) and Vaux-le-Vicomte (the stately gardens with a grand staircase, many chimneys). We wanted it to reflect the characters that lived there as well as provide insight into their background. The fountain, doorbell and even door all have a rose motif that will largely figure in later.
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Page 8: The first flip-phone of the series appears. When it comes to doing nefarious things under the cover of night (or day, let’s not be insensitive to nefarious types that work in the day) a cheap, untraceable phone is really your only option if you’re not a total idiot. Anyone who carries their Blackberry or iPhone to something that involves killing another person puts not only themselves in danger if they lose their phone, but also their entire contact list, and it could even give away things like their last location when they used their phone. Really, it’s just an all-around good practice to have a phone that could also be used as a hammer in case of an emergency.
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Page 7: Possibly he’s okay. Possibly some brain damage. Possibly that lower lip piercing was not a good idea for him. (Editor’s Note of Authenticity: Arthur’s backpack is massively dense, otherwise it couldn’t have taken down a full-grown man from that distance.)