Pale in Comparison

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss all of it, with some help from Otherverse experts. They then reminisce about the podcast and catch up with each other. Thank you for listening to us for the past few years. This has been a wonderful experience and we plan to be back with another podcast as soon as we can! [Also, apologies for Malia’s audio in the second half of this recording.] Predicti...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Poke (4). Ben brings Deedee to the hometown of his late ex-fiancee and to a cannibal trap.  Jenny is really into Dee’s ideas about curse breaking and the Super Bowl. Malia recounts more Patricia C. Wrede stories (and is sorry this took so long to edit and post).  This week’s Discussion Question: Your questions/comments please! Best of Pale in...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) talk to their mom about the first half of Arc 6: Cutting Class. Mom reveals an unexpected hobby. Jenny shares more nursing stories. Malia doesn’t know the capital of Australia. Follow us on Twitter Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Join our Discord Email us at paleincomparisonpod@gmail.com Become a Patron -- Support Doof! Media Check out our mom’s blog at createwi...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss the Poke 1 & 2. Ben and Deedee embarrass themselves in front of some of our favorite characters. Malia worries about the baby. Jenny feels a need to let it all out.  This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a phrase from Poke that could be used at a wedding. Bonus: Poll or Pole story Best of Pale in Comparison Nomination Form Prediction Tracker Sp...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss the Poke 1 & 2. Deedee and Ben experience domestic bliss and she brings home a baby.  This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a four letter word that starts with P and tell us what the premise of that story would be in the Otherverse. (Bonus points if that word is Pair.) Best of Pale in Comparison Nomination Form Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Fo...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss the Epilogue. Dom goes on a roadtrip with his girl and takes a detour to see some birds. Jenny describes rabies shots. Malia reads a poem. This week’s Discussion Question: Send us your questions that we’ll cover in a future episode - about Pact, Pale, Poke, Podcast. Best of Pale in Comparison Nomination Form Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on T...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.12 & 16.13. Blake… dies? For real this time? Malia realizes that Rose is not a dork. Jenny almost scars us all by talking about Buttsack.  This week’s Discussion Question: What is your favorite moment of Pact? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at paleincomparisonpod@gmail.com Become a Patr...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.10 & 16.11. Blake fights a demon and becomes a Red Bull spokesperson. Malia rants about how much she hates the Sword of Truth. Jenny warns about the dangers of accepting random friend requests. Content Warning: The Sword of Truth discussion contains references to sexual violence and violence toward infants. It starts around 00:03:30 and...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.8 & 16.9. Blake is back (again) and he and the Dream Team make their way into the tower to confront Barbiehannes. Jenny asks difficult questions about using the Barber. Malia is concerned about the state of the Otherverse. This week’s Discussion Question: How would Charles use an Other from Pact in the Crucible?  Prediction Tracker...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.6 & 16.7. Rose threatens some children and learns to let go. Malia talks about a very formative section of Dragonball Z. Jenny drinks wine and thinks about hellhound variations.  This week’s Discussion Question: Pick two characters from the Otherverse and describe what they would be like and what their name would be if they fused a...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.4 & 16.5. Rose assembles the Dream Team. Jenny shows Malia a picture of a blood clot. Malia talks about a really disturbing haunted house that supposedly existed at Knott’s Berry Farm   This week’s Discussion Question: Pick an animal and tell us what elemental spirit would best reside in them.  Hawai'i Community Foundation...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.2 & 16.3. Rose gives a lecture and learns about the difference between motivation and demoralization. Malia makes up a song. Jenny imagines MTV reality shows in Jacobs Bell.   This week’s Discussion Question: What attractions would you want to see in a real-world theme park based on the Otherverse? Also, what would you name the...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.1. Rose deals with her new emotions by shoving them down and yelling at people to get them to stop having their own emotions. Jenny engages in Bible study. Malia has the giggles.  This week’s Discussion Question: If you had to name a boat after an Otherverse ‘ship, what type of boat would it be and what would you name it? Prediction Tra...

Ever wonder what, exactly, Jenny and Malia had to say about the Country Bear Jamboree that was cut from Episode 22? Well now you know! We thought it'd be fun to drop this bonus into your feed while Malia is on her honeymoon. We're excited to get back to recording and reading the last arc of Pact!!

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Histories: Arc 15. A stupid little man makes a lot of big dumb decisions. We learn more about Ms. Lewis and are reunited with some old friends.  This week’s Discussion Question: Who is your Otherverse OTP and why? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at paleincomparisonpod@gmail.com Become a Patron -- Suppor...

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Possession 15.6 & 15.7. Rose declares herself the Lord of Jacob’s Bell and invites old friends to a party to celebrate. Elliot speculates on Faysal and Ms. Lewis’s trysts. Malia tries to decide which Thorburn/Behaim couple is her favorite.  This week’s Discussion Question: What demonic choir best represents your country? Prediction Tracker Spre...

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Possession 15.3, 15.4, & 15.5. Johannes sacrifices himself to the demon under the house. Rose makes a wild offer. Blake gets a new perspective on his other half. This week’s Discussion Question: What would it take for you to accept a job as an Abyssal gatekeeper? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at palein...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Possession 15.1 & 15.2. Blake fights to escape the Barber in an expanding Abyss. Jenny and Malia tangent early and often. Malia appreciates the Abyss’s attention to detail.   This week’s Discussion Question: What is a book title that would appear in this library for a Wildbow character?  Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twi...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Histories: Arc 14. Faysal and Johannes have an epic meet-cute. Jenny talks about her adventures in candy making. Malia compares the universe to a human life and angels in the Otherverse to apathetic AI.  This week’s Discussion Question: Get an AI to write an Otherverse related haiku and share it (and the prompt) with us. Prediction Tracker Spreadsh...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.9 & 14.10. Blake asks some important questions and figures some shit out. Jenny and Malia also ask some questions. What was Jesus’s karma level? Did Jesus get bad karma for piercing the veil of Innocence? What if they made a Barbie themed ouija board?  This week’s Discussion Question: Favorite enemies → lovers story? Prediction Trac...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.7 & 14.8. Alexis doesn’t die, Blake forfeits, and Rose makes a joke. Jenny talks about her Marco Polo skills. Malia explains a mechanic from the Wheel of Time (again?). This week’s Discussion Question: Name a place that doesn’t sound like a good travel destination, but is. Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Disc...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.5 & 14.6. Blake finds himself stuck between a hag and an asshole. Malia talks about birds and wine and complains about philosophy majors. Jenny’s fun fact goes to some strange places. This week’s Discussion Question: Recommend a piece of media that sounds really boring but is actually really cool. Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us...

After a few weeks of bereavement leave, Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.3 & 14.4. Blake does two things Malia really should have predicted: light on fire and grow wings (who’s the fire sparrow now, Evan?)  This week’s Discussion Question: Design a dragon in the Otherverse. What is its origin and what is its element? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twit...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.1 & 14.2. Blake and Rose team up by splitting up. Malia tries to analyze Jenny’s weird dreams.  This week’s Discussion Question: If you were going to make an Otherverse Transformers movie, who would be a great Transformer and what inanimate object would they transform into? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join ou...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Execution 13.9 & Gathered Pages: 13. Blake achieves his seventh win and Padraic does not time travel. Jenny is very sleepy. Malia muses on the importance of skincare. This week’s Discussion Question: What is a good PSA slogan/campaign for practitioners?  Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at paleincomp...