The Intern Vol 2 - page 8

Gotta say. The comments on Chelsea have been something. At least Patreon users are a bit more tamed and open to discussion.

BunnyArtist47

oh god this is to real

Nate the Wolfdog

I sympathize with Cooper as well because I grew up in a environment that doesn't openly accept gay or other lifestyles. With a very dunk and abusive father. Took me along time to finally find me hiding inside and to really accept who I was and stop pretending to not be me. Outside I still have to have a big wall hiding much of who I am. Working in the construction field where I live would be very bad if people found out. So I am rooting for him to find who he truly wants to be. Once you accept yourself it's a huge burden that lifts off.

sheppard wolfeyes

He didn't answer her question, nor did he say he was gay or bi. So I'm still putting that on pause to see howl he explains things later on. He can easily blame it on booze and drinking, or Andy. Who knows. I'm hopeful he does make a leap and changes his life tho.

sheppard wolfeyes

No. He hesitated and took too long to answer.

Insomni-act

Quick question. Is it safe to assume that there's a little time gap between the 3rd and 4th panels? Did Coop confess his real feelings just there? Did he tell her what happened?

Danman8001

Being left a little bit in the shade about coops and chelseas relationship status made this page so much better. All the little things that make this story so much more believeable. And the time between the pages really gives a good opportunity to think about the characters actions or the plot construct in general. I've probably never seen a more well written story than this so far. Keep it up Jackaloo, you might go down in history for one of the best artist/writers of this genre.

LauchInterceptor

At least, cooper embraced the gay.

billyjoeguy

Also, while it isn't related at all to this part of the story, I just realized how much Cooper reminds me of Dodger from Oliver &amp; Co. At least in terms of how he generally approaches life in his off-the-cuff, street smart manner, even if it is just a mask that he wears. I can totally see/hear him singing this cover, even in Jonathan Young's voice, since it seems to fit him well in my mind: <a href="https://youtu.be/fcJDbJKMJRo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/fcJDbJKMJRo</a>

Calystegia

I'm actually not sure how I feel about Chelsea here. As mentioned, we don't know for sure just how close Cooper and Chelsea even were in terms of their relationship status. We've been assuming a lot. Chelsea may also have been assuming a lot. Their relationship may not have been much different from that of Andy and Emery. I have to think, if Chelsea and Cooper were really that close, wouldn't she know more about his life? Wouldn't she know about his father, his fears, all the things that he has dealt with in life? She is so quick to forgive his quirks when things are going her way, but now? Not so much. And, if she did know the way his father treated him, she should know better than to shame him over this. Cooper doesn't need to be shamed and humiliated anymore than he already has, regardless of the situation. Of course, I get that she has probably been drinking, too. And, it is an emotional moment. None of us think too clearly in such situations. How she reacts later on will be very telling about her true personality, much more than a sudden outburst during an unexpected moment with alcohol being involved. The previous page actually made me uncomfortable, but it's due to how well "the feels" were conveyed (meaning, it was done extremely well). I initially thought it was due to putting myself in Chelsea's shoes, but I don't think that was really why. I still carry a lot of the self-loathing and shame from growing up in an extremely anti-gay world. I'm a complete and total emotional mess because of it. That stuff doesn't just go away. Coop is finally coming to a realization here, he is finally trying to move beyond the jerkface mask and face his pain, to be his true self and feel his true feelings. While Chelsea doesn't mean it, and I get that she had her feelings hurt, she does come off to me as behaving a little like Cooper's father. Just in this one instance, of course, but you can see by the look on Cooper's face that he is reliving things that he'd rather never think about again. In a situation like that, I think I'd vomit, too.

Calystegia

Or what will come UP in the conversation :) I'm sure there will be some interesting talking points

Marcwolf

Probably nerves. Also, just gotta point out that he seems totally fine till he takes that spill. Then all of a sudden he's a bit wonky.

Gato909

I'm glad cooper didnt turn on Andy like his character at the start would have done, but also didn't just come flat out and defend Andy or his actions, it shows good character progression for Cooper, poor Chelsea though she deserves none of this

Dude, AWESOME fucking work as always!!!! Love this!

Gato909

Small detail question. If that drunk puke or puke from nerves? Kinda thinking is a combination both. Coop looks like he can hold his alcohol but with the whirlwind of stuff that just happened with him in thinking more nerves worsened be booze

Zon Tre

Coopp's.. Andy's left his keys in the bowl.. unless he want to break in to his home.

Marcwolf

She is feeling Scorned. And Hell has no fury like a Scorned Woman :) She will say a lot of things on the fly - most of which she will take back once the booze and fury have worn off.

Marcwolf

This was such a different side of Chelsea. Hell hath no fury yada-yada. OAN: I don't think Chelsea and Coop were officially an item. Chelsea pitched it to Andy as "We've been hanging out more." if anything it's just been a pretty one sided crush where both receive benefits. We've never gotten to see Coop actually show any interest in Chelsea. Also she says "sucking face with MY bestfriend" doesn't she realize that these two have literally known each other for life? They only just met her years ago.

Insomni-act

Good on you Coop.. I see him getting all the 'Hetro' out of himself in the last panel :) :) Hopefully Chelsea will give Andy his key back because I guess he will be staying at Coop's for the night. Forgive my humor but I think Andy is going to be all Coop'ed up *Laughs*

Marcwolf

On the one hand, I'm happy because now maybe they'll finally get some time to sort things out and Coop can sort out his feelings. On the other hand, I'm sad because this means that Coop won't have Andy's nuts in his mouth anytime soon.

Hmmmm sex at Andy's or Cooper's? Who's place is closest? XD

Vaska

2 pages in a week?! I'm so fucking happy. :D

Insomni-act

WOW! Crazy night...

Cody Lucario

Now comes the long walk home, talking out what will come next! ;3

Tenyo

Oh.

marcus perez

Oh poor coop, he stood up for andy though. Yet another excellent page.

RoxTheHeeler

Great job, Jack &lt;3 even at the characters worst times, I still love every panel of your art!

Rix

Shit just got so real

Babs

YESSSS NEW PAGE!!

Tulpechaido