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I just finished rereading Mysteries of the Arcana, and... Well, I have to say that I'm sorry! It's probably better to just forget the previous huge post since I did have a fair amount of stuff wrong (I'd delete it if I could but no can do). So yeah, no bio-hunters invasions across multiple arcanas or anything like that. I'm really not sure how I had reached that storyline idea... So episodic it is, which suits me just fine! Here's the answers to your questions:

For various reasons, the element I like most is the relationship between Chris and Theresa, and Theresa's battle between following what she desires and her beliefs. So chapter 2 in general was very touching, although I definitively appreciate that it's not that "dark" all the time! I prefer light-hearted and funny things most of the time, but that chapter was just masterfully done.

Favorite character is Chris. She's kind, friendly, funny, brave and determined, but misguided enough at times to make her still 'human'. I really like Mandrake too since she's pretty entertaining and very unique (Probably hard to "write" for too I imagine), but I can't give her the top spot since we've seen and know so little of her so far.

Regarding what I really like, well I enjoy all the banter between the characters, and their funny reactions to various events (Like Dogboy apologizing for underestimating how hard-headed she is while trying to knock her out). I don't think that you can add 'more' of those while trying to still maintain a somewhat "serious" atmosphere to the comic, but I definitively hope that those hilarious moment stays no matter what direction the comic will take in the future.

Regarding what I didn't like... There's nothing I can honestly say that I hated. Even Debby's story has been shown as tastefully as it possibly can considering how horrible those events were. If it had been shown more graphically or with more details, it might have repulsed me enough to stop reading the comic. As it was made though, all I can give is kudos. The only thing that made me flinch was Melody tied to the operation table with her arm stapled on the wall, with a part of it torn open. I'm pretty squeamish so I can't say that I liked that at all... However, I know that a lot of readers do, and those kind of gory situations are extremely rare in Mysteries of the Arcana, so I don't mind simply skipping quickly over the rare few panels like that. If it was very common it'd probably be a deal breaker for me, but as is (or even if it was a tiny bit more common), I have no complaints whatsoever

One tiny thing I'd like to know is the various motivations of the characters. They live in the inn, but we don't really know why for the most part. We don't know their goals or dreams. It definitively doesn't have to be epic stuff (Not everyone has to be destined to be the savior of the universe), but as of right now we know pretty much nothing about them beside their behavior, with the exception of Theresa (Which we know a lot), and Chrys and her mother (which we know a tiny bit).

It might only be me being a tad bit impatient though, especially odds are that we'll be getting some information on Dogboy pretty soon, so I assume that it's only a matter of time

Regarding today's page... Yeah, I admit that doesn't exactly look to be the most impressive bindings I've seen in my life. On top of that, if you look at the distances... If she moves as far as she can on one side, think she just might be able to reach one of the wooden stakes and try to remove the knot (or maybe even pull out the stake) using that hand. So far, they seem to fail both at tying people down and making durable homes, not looking good for them!