Ink/pen dynamics and the rhythms of writing

[nablator]

Is it possible that this is a bizarre consequence of the presumably imperfect way the VM scribe(s) cut their quills, which caused ink to flow differently depending on the type of stroke?

I think it's the speed. This happens a lot on y. Some final o and a in transliterations are actually y with a faint tail.

For example, it was difficult to recognize the y here on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. before the new multispectral processed images:

       

P.S. It also happens a lot on ch when the horizontal line is almost invisible.