So I stumbled on Meg’s Monster via an ad on my work laptop, played the demo and fell in love with it, before buying the game and finishing it within a day. This particular scene really jumped out at me, specifically when Roy turns around to stare at the drawings before answering. I’ve been really into doing comics lately, so I illustrated it!
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[image id 1 start]: A cover of a comic page that is mostly white except for a lime green horizontal line passing through the middle. In the middle of that are three crayons of red, yellow and green. It seems to be selected. The caption reads "you got a new toy! 'crayons' - a comic by @ashleys-doodle-corner. spoilers ahead for Meg's Monster". [end image id 1]
[image id 2 start]: The first page of the comic.
Panel 1: Roy approaches Meg who is offscreen as he speaks, eyes closed. "Okay, kiddo, time for bed-"
Panel 2: There are impact lines from behind Roy as he yells "WAIT, WHAT THE HELL?!" Meg is drawing on the wall, though you can't see the drawing.
Panel 3: Meg turns around and says "Look, Roy! I drew-" before being cut off by Roy shouting "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOIN', KID?!"
Panel 4: Meg frowns, facing Roy fully, and says "but you said-" before being cut off again by Roy, who shouts, "I DIDN'T SAY YOU COULD TRASH MY WALLS WITH WHATEVER THIS IS!".
Panel 5: Nancy, suddenly bursting through the door into Roy's house, points dramatically and shouts "STOP RIGHT THERE!" Roy turns to look over his shoulder, scowling. [end image id 2]
[image id 3 start]: The second page of the comic.
Panel 1: Nancy massages her forehead with one hand. She says, "You really don't have any idea how to be a parent, do you?"
Panel 2: Roy glares down at her. He says "'scuse me?"
Panel 3: Roy puts a clawed hand to his chest as he speaks, "you come bargin' into my house, and now you wanna lecture me?!" Nancy stares at him, arms crossed, unimpressed. Meg stares at Roy blankly.
Panel 4: Nancy replies "o, just shut up and come here for a sec" as she gestures to a corner of the room. Meg and Roy look at her, though Roy stares at her with more of a frown.
Panel 5: A shot of Roy and Nancy's feet as Nancy speaks, "now listen up..." [end image id 3]
[image id 4 start]: The third page of the comic.
Panel 1: Nancy begins the start of her long winding speech, a finger in the air as she begins. She says, "When you discipline a child, you need to be VERY careful to not let your emotions take control." Roy interrupts, "Again, who the hell even ARE you?" She continues, "The goal is not to make the child fear you. It's to make them understand WHY what they did was unacceptable. Got it? I know it can be tricky at times but it's quite possibly the most important thing when it comes to a child's development". Roy grumbles. "Lady, seriously, I didn't ask".
Panel 2: Some time has passed, and Nancy keeps going, "-and then another thing you want to be careful not to do is to never compare them to other children. When you do that, most kids tend to-" Roy mumbles, mostly to himself, "but I never did that though..."
Panel 3: Nancy keeps going. Her speech bubble fades into the words- "-that being said, if you ever REALLY need to reprimand your child... like, for example, if they ever put their own life in danger, or hurt another child? In THOSE situations, yes, be stern, but also remember..." She continues to speak. The end of the page shows some darkened boxes to show more time passing. [end image id 4]
[image id 5 start]: The fourth page of the comic.
Panel 1: Nancy crosses her arms, tilting her head as she finishes her speech. She says, "you got that?" Roy, though looking away, replies. "Y-Yeah, I think so."
Panel 2: Nancy's eyes widen, eyes landing on something out of frame.
Panel 3: Meg is asleep on the moss floor, her drawing behind her. Nancy speaks, "oh dear. I got a little carried away with that, didn't I?"
Panel 4: Nancy crouches down, smiling with her hands in her lap. "What a cutie... teehee..." she giggles as she watches Meg sleep.
Panel 5: Nancy tilts her head again as she speaks, the perspective changing to look at the drawings Meg made, which are child drawings of Roy, herself, and Golan. Nancy speaks, "and look at these drawings too..." [end image id 5]
[image id 6 start]: The fifth page of the comic.
Panel 1: A closeup of Meg's doodle of Roy, coloured in red crayon. Nancy's dialogue drifts out of the comic panels. "They're awfully cute, don't you think? Here's you,"
Panel 2: A close up of Meg's doodle of herself. Nancy continues, "and that's her,"
Panel 3: A close up of Meg's doodle of Golan, as Nancy finishes her sentence. "-and is that supposed to be one of your friends?"
Panel 4: Roy murmurs to himself, "She was trying to draw me...?"
Panel 5: Roy looks down at Meg, who makes a small "mmgh..."
Panel 6: Meg mumbles in her sleep, "I'm sorry for doodling on the walls, Roy..."
Panel 7: She turns over to face the wall, as Nancy and Roy look over her.
Panel 8: Nancy gets up and shoots a stern look at Roy. "Tomorrow, you're going to tell her that she did a very nice job," she says. "Got it?"
Panel 9: Roy stares at Nancy, silent.
Panel 10: Roy turns to look away, scoffing, but he says "... fine". [end image id 6]
[image id 7 start]: The sixth page of the comic.
Panel 1: Nancy giggles, pressing a hand to her mouth. "Teehee... that's a good boy." She says.
Panel 2: She turns, waving goodbye as she heads for the exit. Golan has appeared at the entryway, a bit confused at Nancy. Nancy pays him no mind as she speaks, "Okay then! You two play nice, now!"
Panel 3: A bust shot of Roy, equally baffled as he speaks, "why the hell did she even come here in the first place..."
Panel 4: Nancy hums to herself as she leaves, while Golan heads in, turning to look at her with a confused expression.
Panel 5: Golan scratches his head, starting "Hey, man", before bleeding into Panel 6, where he turns to face the door, pointing. "Who was that chick just now?" Golan asks. "Since when have you been the sorta guy to bring women back to the house with you-" Roy, with a deadpan expression, instantly replies "dumbass, it ain't like that".
Panel 7: Roy asks, "why are you here?". The shot is focused on Golan's back.
Panel 8: The same pose as before, but Golan shifts his shoulders and tilts his head slightly downward. Panel 9: The same pose, but Golan turns his head slightly to the right, though not facing Roy. He says, "... well, I just figured Meg would probably be asleep by now". The page bleeds into dark at the bottom right of it. [end image id 7]
[image id 8 start]: The seventh page of the comic.
Panel 1: Roy cocks an eyebrow, confused. Golan speaks, "... listen, man,"
Panel 2: Golan grips his arm bracelet, sweating a bit as he continues, "I was just thinkin', man..."
Panel 3: A shot of Meg's head, as she sleeps. Golan says, "the girl's asleep, y'know..."
Panel 4: A shot of Golan's side profile, not showing the eyes. Sweat drips from his chin, a hand gestured in front of him as he finishes, "this might be our chance!"
Panel 5: Roy looks down at him, shadows framing the front of him. "To do what?' he asks.
Panel 6: Golan is still facing away from him, the background of the panel getting darker.
Panel 7: Golan looks downwards just a bit, in the same pose. "If we just kill her super quick while she's asleep..." he says, "Maybe nothin'll happen, y'know?" The page, continuing from the previous one, is greyed out before descending into black at the end of the page. [end image id 8]
[image id 9 start]: The eighth page of the comic.
Panel 1: Roy stares down at Golan. A shadow is cast onto his face to his torso. He says nothing.
Panel 2: Golan quickly turns around, speaking. "L-Look, I get it-" he starts.
Panel 3: He gestures with two hands, flinging them upwards slightly. "You're probably getting cold feet about it, right?" He continues.
Panel 4: Golan bows slightly, hand with the arm bracelet pressed to his chest. "But don't worry!" he says, "I'm willing to step up and do the deed."
Panel 5: A shot of Golan's back as he faces Roy, on the other side of the panel, looking at him as Golan finishes, "Why don't you just go on a nice, long walk, somewhere far away?" The page fades from black to the top back to white again towards the bottom. [end image id 9]
[image id 10 start]: The ninth page of the comic.
Panel 1 and 2: Roy stares at Golan, and Golan smiles back, sweating a little.
Panel 3 and 4: Roy turns away to face the wall, before speaking, "... that's the dumbest idea, I've ever heard." Golan, in the same pose as before, deflates a little, losing his smile.
Panel 5: Roy continues, still looking at the wall. "Quit talkin' nonsense and go get some sleep," he says. "You need it".
Panel 6: Golan looks to the side, not knowing what to do.
Panel 7: Golan fully turns around, one hand holding onto his other arm. "... yeah." he replies. "alright". The page is now fully white again the bottom.
[image id 11 start]: The end card of the comic. Roy continues staring at the wall with Meg's drawings of him, her, and Golan. Meg is still sleeping soundly next to it. The word at the corner of the frame reads "end."
