I just have to keep repeating to myself, "It's comics. Nobody is ever REALLY dead in comics."

(My kid is now reading it with me, we've just had a conversation about whether she wants to read the update. "Well, you know how sometimes in Homestuck a lot of characters die really fast?"

"Yeah?"

"So, I just want you to be ready for that."

"What, does, like, EVERYONE die?"

"Uh. I think you should be ready for that."

"Really?"

"Uh. Yeah.")