tune: “Crazy,” Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Franco Reverberi & Gian Piero Reverberi, recorded by Gnarls Barkely, St. Elsewhere, 2006
I remember when, I remember, I remember when Virginia said
“With this machine I’m gonna feed the dead”
She brought her plipper for making fresh brains
That’s not insane?
She’s really out there
Without care
She’s scarily enthused
And now I’m starting to wonder if it’s because
Her synapses fused
Has Ginny gone crazy?
Has Ginny gone crazy?
Has Ginny gone crazy?
Probably
And I know that you think you’re doing something right
But despite that you give me a fright
Come on now, why don’t you, why don’t you, why don’t you, why don’t you see you work
Toward Anasigma’s goal
Don’t tell us that you’re in control
‘Cause, I think you’re crazy
I think you’re crazy
I think you’re crazy
As can be
She missed a couple: How many are known to be designer plagues and how many of them are believed to have been spawned in the wild? What variations in effect and symptoms have been observed between plagues? o_O
Richard Matheson’s “I Am Legend” (book version) was a wild vampire plague rather than a zombie plague but Larry Niven had a wild zombie plague (Even though he called his “ghouls”) in “A Night On Mispec Moor”. I’d have to ransack my memory but I don’t think those are the only instances. >_>
[Virginia:]
What makes dying bodies live again?
Is it nanotech or pathogen?
Does it work on women more than men?
What sort of plagues? What sort of plagues?
In this city of a million strong,
Where they lurch and groan the whole day long,
What infectious agents make them strong?
What makes the zombies throng?
What sort of plagues?
[Sweetheart:]
When I speak of this horror,
You demand to see more, or
You won’t give us a minute’s peace!
If I might be a critic,
When you get analytic,
It’s a bit odd, to say the least!
But your mood swings are drastic!
You’re so en-thu-si-as-tic
To inspect all this monstrous herd!
Any creature that un-dies,
You just want to analyze!
You’re not mad, you’re just a nerd!
But that means 2/3 of the dead buried in Colma have been turned into the undead. That’s outstanding market penetration. Could it be that there’s a Mad Marketer in San Francisco?
Woah! Sweetheart! Excuse me, you are a government employee, on officially business! That is blatent vivism in an official context and will not be tolerated!
Maybe there’s a sedate zombie plague… the dead get up, do a spot of gardening, sip some tea, knit, veg out in front of the TV… Not like those low-class *wild* zombies you speak of…
…Those are reasonable questions.
The tone, not so much.
Told ya.
tune: “Crazy,” Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Franco Reverberi & Gian Piero Reverberi, recorded by Gnarls Barkely, St. Elsewhere, 2006
I remember when, I remember, I remember when Virginia said
“With this machine I’m gonna feed the dead”
She brought her plipper for making fresh brains
That’s not insane?
She’s really out there
Without care
She’s scarily enthused
And now I’m starting to wonder if it’s because
Her synapses fused
Has Ginny gone crazy?
Has Ginny gone crazy?
Has Ginny gone crazy?
Probably
And I know that you think you’re doing something right
But despite that you give me a fright
Come on now, why don’t you, why don’t you, why don’t you, why don’t you see you work
Toward Anasigma’s goal
Don’t tell us that you’re in control
‘Cause, I think you’re crazy
I think you’re crazy
I think you’re crazy
As can be
Haha, Brilliant!
There’s a difference between “mad” and “insane”, Sweetheart.
Well we had something similar in the webcomic before this one. Turns out that the henchman was a mad genius.
With, in the end (heh), the equivalent of dual degrees in neurobiology and electrical engineering. COINCIDENCE??
–Dave
I’d ask those questions too… and somehow I have yet to produce anything worthy of a mad genius.
Not Mad, just turbo-geeking.
there is a fine line between madness and genius, she places her toe firmly against it, then leans forward blowing raspberries
She missed a couple: How many are known to be designer plagues and how many of them are believed to have been spawned in the wild? What variations in effect and symptoms have been observed between plagues? o_O
I don’t think there ARE any wild zombie plagues since they’re artificial.
Richard Matheson’s “I Am Legend” (book version) was a wild vampire plague rather than a zombie plague but Larry Niven had a wild zombie plague (Even though he called his “ghouls”) in “A Night On Mispec Moor”. I’d have to ransack my memory but I don’t think those are the only instances. >_>
world war z is a “wild” plague.
Well, it’s not like she’s excited about the ’empire of flesh-eating horrors’ part.
(TUNE: “You’re Just In Love”, Irving Berlin)
[Virginia:]
What makes dying bodies live again?
Is it nanotech or pathogen?
Does it work on women more than men?
What sort of plagues? What sort of plagues?
In this city of a million strong,
Where they lurch and groan the whole day long,
What infectious agents make them strong?
What makes the zombies throng?
What sort of plagues?
[Sweetheart:]
When I speak of this horror,
You demand to see more, or
You won’t give us a minute’s peace!
If I might be a critic,
When you get analytic,
It’s a bit odd, to say the least!
But your mood swings are drastic!
You’re so en-thu-si-as-tic
To inspect all this monstrous herd!
Any creature that un-dies,
You just want to analyze!
You’re not mad, you’re just a nerd!
And for those who don’t know the tune, I’ll just provide this link, mainly because it’s so amazing.
…I just realized that something very specific, and very cool, is going to happen. Way cool, in fact.
Coffee cup… Sweetheart… there is an ominous foreshadowing that hints at a rampage worse than zombies.Or… a red herring.
Definitely Chekhov’s coffee cup!
California, death, and coffee are now involved in this storyline. I’m just praying it doesn’t turn into a Coleman Francis film…
The idea of a zombie empire in Colma is amusing. A Coleman Francis film? That sent a shiver of fear up my spine!
But that means 2/3 of the dead buried in Colma have been turned into the undead. That’s outstanding market penetration. Could it be that there’s a Mad Marketer in San Francisco?
Woah! Sweetheart! Excuse me, you are a government employee, on officially business! That is blatent vivism in an official context and will not be tolerated!
Does anyone know if Seanan McGuire reads Skin Horse?
http://www.seananmcguire.com
Dr. Lee sounds just like her.
Hasn’t she been in Skin Horse?
She does, and had a cameo appearance in the last zombie-related storyline.
Maybe there’s a sedate zombie plague… the dead get up, do a spot of gardening, sip some tea, knit, veg out in front of the TV… Not like those low-class *wild* zombies you speak of…
They are quite laid back, there. It is California, after all.
Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart . . .
You should know by know there are always other questions, and usually ones you’re not prepared for.
Dr. Lee was demonstrating this principle in action, and maybe satisfying her professional curiosity.
(Actually, it just occurred to me that the second point is a bit horrifying in and of itself.)
She’s *mad*, certainly, it’s just probably not Walton’s Disorder.
I thought Waltons’ Disorder was the compulsion to say good night to absolutely everyone in the building before shutting your yap and going to sleep?
Well played sir.
Oh, right, /that/ Colma. I thought I recognized the name! That means my grandparents are zombies!