just finished both volumes, absolutely amazing. your art makes me want to draw. 

!!spoilers in this comment so don't read it until you're caught up!!

I like how Plover and Yago play off of each other, it is really interesting. Like how Plover is a human and wants* to be a monster, and Yago is a monster** that wants to be a human. Plover having a deep fear of authority figures and constantly being gravitated towards them as well as a deeply rooted inferiority complex because of them and how that makes her over-compensate with strength and anger, whereas Yago just wants to help people and see them improve. He's expected to toughen up, but actually he hates that "tough" side of himself and actively chooses to stay soft and kind. Comforting Plover even when she wouldn't comfort him back. I think her arc will be as Yago foresaw it, of joining the farm, his parents liking her. I think her sanity will improve and she'll soften up. I think when she's no longer backed into a corner and is given a safe spcae like that, she will improve. Which is to sau this isnt like her, it's how she's been conditioned to act. Poor Yago deserves better lol he's really giving her everything she has. She's so deeply brainwashed from abuse, she internalizes it. Unlike Yago who sees it as it is and wants to leave. He has the confidence to know when something external is bad, whereas Yago deeply internalizes it and convinces herself to work harder. They start off with her in survival mode and he just wants to live a happy life, but after meeting her they're both in fight or flight. It's interesting also how she views herself as weak and how she froze up and was unable to fight, a large part was her body freezing as a natural reaction but another part was she's been conditioned to not fight back from her crew, learned helplessness. Yago is the only one who can help her. The plot would be totally over without him. Her mentality of you either being "out" or "in" the crew is a really realistic depiction of a soldier. "One of us" or an outsider. Accepting someone from the outside's help while still considering herself as part of the crew, still mentally in the process of leaving them, is nearly impossible for her. Getting her the help that she needs is like pulling teeth. Her nervous system is totally shot. She doesn't allow herself to feel anything, to the point she can't label her feelings, and they all come pouring out in a scary way. She doesn't feel alive. Being frozen in terror on the verge of death is the only time she feels something. Otherwise she shuts down completely. Realllyyyy realistic soldier depiction.  I don't know anything personal about the creator, I only have seen your art, I don't know what you've gone through or what research you've done. But this feels really well researched! Reminds me of my fave book "the body keeps the score" by DR Van der kolk. Psychology book about trauma and therapy. Very heavy book and a large part of it deals with war PTSD.

And very quickly, regarding Plover, from the DSM-V for PTSD: 

-   Persistent negative emotional state (e.g., anger, shame).

-   Irritable behavior and angry outbursts (with little or no provocation), typically expressed as verbal or physical aggression toward people or objects.

-   Hypervigilance.

-   Exaggerated startle response

-   Persistent and exaggerated negative beliefs or expectations about oneself, others, or the world (e.g., “I am bad,” “No one can be trusted,” “The world is completely dangerous,” “My whole nervous system is permanently ruined”).

-   Feelings of detachment or estrangement from others.

Thank you for making this! 

Also bit random, but do the names Plover and Yago symbolize anything?

* (Conditioned to want, she's in an animalistic environment that expects her to toughen up and not show weakness. Poor thing has PTSD)

** (He is dual monster human. He hates that side of himself and only happens when it's forced out. Unlike Plover who is completely human and that animal side is always detached from her, either as a bird panel overlayed on her, or as a bird next to her. This is a creative liberty, she does not literally transform like Yago does.)

This is my first actual review published on this site because this comic is so astoundingly good I couldn't not encourage more to read it. CPTSD and other forms of extended trauma (how im reading plover, as someone who has it) is a very difficult thing to depict accurately and with tact, but this comic absolutely does it,
while also providing a genuinely fascinating world AND relationship to be explored.

The art style is also genuinely one of the most interesting and gorgeous I've seen, especially for the tone of this story. The combination of relatively simple characters with dramatic, deep shading and what appear to be real life photos sprinkled in lend very well to the often disconcerting tone, especially when one of our main characters is having a Very Bad Time--I couldn't stop reading 'til I'd finished Vol2.

Truly I don't think I can express how much I love this comic, and I will be eagerly rereading as I patiently await Vol3. Amazing this is all being done by one person, even the music videos?!??!

The relationship that exists between Plover and Yago has a magic that draws me in to continue exploring it. I love the metaphor of the mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship between the crocodile and the plover, and the further spiritual connection between Plover and Yago is even more evident in this second installment.

At the same time the unique characterization completely captivated me; the huge impact of Plover's experiences on her personality and the temporary, indelible mental imprint gave the character a special appeal; and the brief aberrant behavior of a character like Yago, who is as kind and has a high moral code, when she is forced to kill someone, and the mental breakdown she goes through when she has to come to terms with the fact that she's done such a thing, perfectly fit my personal preference for the character. I was bowled over by the non-labeled characters and vivid portrayals.

The images of the work perfectly visualize the unseen conflicts and inner thoughts between the characters. I really like your style of painting, especially in the tension of the images and the expression of the characters.

Finally, thank you very much for your attention to readers who are unable to use the payment methods provided on the site. It's an honor to see such an excellent work!!

please understand the moment i finished the first one i bought the second one.
i bought the first one today

Yeah it was about time I picked up this legenedary comic.

Absolutely love the panelings and the flow of action in each page yummers

Similar words from Vol 1, but I adore the style, and the use of contrast, how visceral Plover's emotions feel here. Again, a really well written and made comic making good use of the medium, and the story itself is coming along so well so far.

This volume has a lot more worldbuilding that's really elegantly relayed, and little character moments that I really love.... great work!! get it!!!

Read through this today and !!! I’m obsessed!! Loved both volumes so much!! The art especially reallly adds to it. Something I especially enjoyed about this volume was what was done with the crane, finch(?), and foxes as all being symbols of something. One panel which especially stuck out to me was ‘you were granted the privilege to hunt birds and cross rivers by red fur and jet black paws’ and the accompanying text and artwork. It just felt like such an interesting take on the military and the ethos there, and Plover’s conflict with it really stuck out to me

Something worth noting too is how well the illustrations work to build suspense and really get you in there. I wanna say part of it is because of the black and white colour palette but just the general style and everything. The way the writing switches too and text can almost envelop whole panels too really adds to it.

 You did such a good job and I am very much obsessed with this