Panel 1: Gotta love the cowboy-fiction-derived term "no-account owlhoots," folks! (Arguably could apply to fans of HoloLive's Nanashi Mumei—a personal favorite, BTW—for those of youse familiar with the vtuber scene.)

Panel 4: And that's what "Glassbreak" refers to, dear webcomic readers. However, you won't actually find out why the facility is code-named "Glassbreak" until later on in the series.

Next week on the webcomic serialization, some especially wacky-looking Glassbreak personnel make their appearance shortly before matters really take a turn for the worse. (Yeahp, arguably even worse than Emp's currently dire situation.)

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. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new. Golly!

-Adam Warren