I disagree. I’ve had vegan snickerdoodles that were quite tasty. I think this reflects more on Virginia’s abilities as a baker… or at least her choice of recipe. But killing over a bad cookie? This guy deserves what is going to happen next.
Yeah, he deserves what’s coming to him. I’m just going to blame that ‘offices’ thing on autocorrect. Probably made a typo and it corrected it to that. Stupid sneaky autocorrect.
considering how many people we see die and come back in the narboniverse, it is entirely possible that “what happens next” is just “he actually kills her
NEVER give out “attempt” cookies. First try cookies are for self or family consumption only, they are never to be released on the public! Unless, of course, they are successful, and Virginia’s clearly did not reach this mark.
Make sure she suffers. Tie her in front of a DVR loaded with Hell’s Kitchen and Jamie Oliver without access to the remote.
Oh, quite the contrary. “Attempt” cookies are the only kind you should ever give to your coworkers. Good cookies are reserved for family, and for sending to school with your children.
Frankly, she should get bonus points for taking anyone else’s dietary preferences into consideration at all when attempting to make cookies for her coworkers. And Ron deserves to suffer horribly for being an ungrateful nincompoop.
Ron, Ron, Ron. You’re an NPC who is bragging about how you’re going to kill a main character *who knows you and your name*. You’re gonna get the *humorous* death.
Nick is literally a pacifist and Virginia is a no-nonsense badass who created actual killing machines for a living and knows Ron’s name, workplace history, baking capabilities, and cookie preferences.
Ginny is going to kill Ron in the most nonchalant way possible while Nick is busy talking trash, then add a cutting remark about Ron’s side of said cookie exchange.
Don’t forget about Bob from the battle at the end of Deadpool.
He technically, probably, still alive when Wade is done with him, and he meets most of those criteria.
Nope, HYDRA Bob has Major Support NPC status, thanks to his many appearances in print, “helping” Deadpool. Ron just showed up in this arc; if he is lucky enough to survive, he may eventual have as good a relationship with Ginny as Bob does with Wade.
Dr. Lee: “Strawberry Shortcake!”
Ron: -snaps to attention as armor assumes “Terracotta Army” mode- “Wha’?!”
Dr. Lee: “Mr. Green insisted his strike force be buried with him…”
Dr. Lee: “In a few days you’re going to miss my snickerdoodles, Ron.”
Yeah, you know. Someone to keep their finger on the pulse of what the public thinks of Anasigma. And then influence that perception by removing from the public anyone who thinks of Anasigma.
Ya, “Your cookies were terrible and I’m going to kill you” is about on par with most PR offices I’ve encountered. Don’t get them mixed up with Marketing, these are the guys who explain the potential upsides to people being killed by corporate malfeasance.
I always thought it was Marketing who focused on the upside of products, while PR downplayed the potential hazards. “Oh, sure, there’s a chance that these mutant axolotls will kill you, but realistically, that chance is pretty small, relatively speaking.”
Marketing does both.
PR comes along after the products have already killed people and explains that those people are probably happier dead, and look at how much weight they’ve lost decomposing.
What interests me is that office drones of the Dilbert, Wally, Alice, Dagwood Bumstead and Sally Forth variety are what is being sent forth to do the fighting instead of soldiers, mercs or even a few hired crooks. Is Ira that befuddled or was The Big Conspiracy really that unable to do any better for troops? o_O
Could be the trained/standard duty strike team was the dudes Unity beat up, and now they’re just throwing in everybody who fits in a spare suit of trooper gear.. most of whom probably never expected they’d actually be put in the field, they were just loyalty-padding with extracurriculars. Or maybe that first batch was the B-team (or possibly C or D) and now that there is an actual army to fight and the Annex One mecha joined the brawl A-Sig’s actual elite strike team will show up. Or the superheroes. Either way.
I’m not very clever in this sitch-development. About now is when my own PERSONAL pacificsim always took a hike. Or maybe a few steps before. I await the story…..
How can “everyone” have tried the cookies? Unless A. they don’t warn each other about bad cookies. B. Lie to each other about the quality of said cookies. C. Its like wine tasting where a second opinion is called for as in, “This Cabernet is terrible, try it!”
He didn’t say everyone had tried her cookies, only that everyone wanted to kill her.
I like Ginny and love the Nick/Virginia pairing, but a fair evaluation of her character forces me to acknowledge that the cookies were almost certainly neither the worst nor the only thing she did to raise her officemates’ ire.
Interesting. I’ve never actually seen it used that way.
However, “auspices” : “patronage, support, or sponsorship” Originally from bird-watching, which is kind of what Mr. Green has been doing with Virginia… only creepier.
‘Good offices’ often means a friend or friends made a few phone calls to pitch your side of the story; ‘auspicious’ is a little further up the lucky totem pole, as in a ‘person superior’ in status, ie, somebody with some political juice has taken up your side of the situation; one step higher would be ‘imprimitur’, that is, the official high approval of the
Church Itself, hence, True forevermore, because those folks don’t EVER want to change. (etc)
Smart social climbers always want to know. But nobody here is taking calls from the presidensity….
Virginia appears to be entirely at Ron’s mercy throughout today’s strip, but he’s talking about killing her rather than trying to do it. I think this could go on for some time.
Maybe he’s never actually personally killed anyone before, and is trying to work himself up to it. (Being the HR guy for A-sig, he’s probably done all kinds of things that resulted in people’s deaths, but maybe nothing in person.)
The keys to the loyalty washroom will be his!
Vegan Snickerdoodles? Ok, Virginia, you brought this down on your own head. No court in the world is going to convict *Ron* now.
He definitely has legitimate cause. ^_^
Could be worse. She could have given out chocolate chip cookies with raisins instead of chocolate chips.
Isn’t that just oatmeal raisin cookies? Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always like those and never dreamed of extirpating the bakers who made them.
More like oatmeal raisin cookies without the oatmeal… Which, frankly, I would like better than the ones with oatmeal.
I disagree. I’ve had vegan snickerdoodles that were quite tasty. I think this reflects more on Virginia’s abilities as a baker… or at least her choice of recipe. But killing over a bad cookie? This guy deserves what is going to happen next.
Looks like it was only by the good offices of Mr. Green that Dr. Lee stayed on the Anasigma payroll.
I believe the word you’re looking for is “auspices”, not “offices”.
At least the autocarwreck didn’t go with ‘orifices’ 😛
Yeah, he deserves what’s coming to him. I’m just going to blame that ‘offices’ thing on autocorrect. Probably made a typo and it corrected it to that. Stupid sneaky autocorrect.
considering how many people we see die and come back in the narboniverse, it is entirely possible that “what happens next” is just “he actually kills her
NEVER give out “attempt” cookies. First try cookies are for self or family consumption only, they are never to be released on the public! Unless, of course, they are successful, and Virginia’s clearly did not reach this mark.
Make sure she suffers. Tie her in front of a DVR loaded with Hell’s Kitchen and Jamie Oliver without access to the remote.
Oh, quite the contrary. “Attempt” cookies are the only kind you should ever give to your coworkers. Good cookies are reserved for family, and for sending to school with your children.
Frankly, she should get bonus points for taking anyone else’s dietary preferences into consideration at all when attempting to make cookies for her coworkers. And Ron deserves to suffer horribly for being an ungrateful nincompoop.
Ron, Ron, Ron. You’re an NPC who is bragging about how you’re going to kill a main character *who knows you and your name*. You’re gonna get the *humorous* death.
I’ll be happy with any demise Nick deals out to him!
Nick is literally a pacifist and Virginia is a no-nonsense badass who created actual killing machines for a living and knows Ron’s name, workplace history, baking capabilities, and cookie preferences.
Ginny is going to kill Ron in the most nonchalant way possible while Nick is busy talking trash, then add a cutting remark about Ron’s side of said cookie exchange.
Don’t forget about Bob from the battle at the end of Deadpool.
He technically, probably, still alive when Wade is done with him, and he meets most of those criteria.
Bob from HYDRA does not count! …I mean, yes, I concede your point, but that one feels legitimately different.
Maybe Bob from HYDROX can consult on the snickerdoodle problem.
Are you Ben Carson?
I’m pretty sure a Helicarrier fell on him, but hey, Vanessa didnt go splat, so anything is possible.
Nope, HYDRA Bob has Major Support NPC status, thanks to his many appearances in print, “helping” Deadpool. Ron just showed up in this arc; if he is lucky enough to survive, he may eventual have as good a relationship with Ginny as Bob does with Wade.
I’ve learned to expect the unexpected in this comic. Especially trope subversion
Dr. Lee: “Strawberry Shortcake!”
Ron: -snaps to attention as armor assumes “Terracotta Army” mode- “Wha’?!”
Dr. Lee: “Mr. Green insisted his strike force be buried with him…”
Dr. Lee: “In a few days you’re going to miss my snickerdoodles, Ron.”
Oh, that’s good.
(quiet applause)
Boy is about to find out just how lucky he really is
They have a PR department?
Yeah, you know. Someone to keep their finger on the pulse of what the public thinks of Anasigma. And then influence that perception by removing from the public anyone who thinks of Anasigma.
Ya, “Your cookies were terrible and I’m going to kill you” is about on par with most PR offices I’ve encountered. Don’t get them mixed up with Marketing, these are the guys who explain the potential upsides to people being killed by corporate malfeasance.
I always thought it was Marketing who focused on the upside of products, while PR downplayed the potential hazards. “Oh, sure, there’s a chance that these mutant axolotls will kill you, but realistically, that chance is pretty small, relatively speaking.”
Marketing does both.
PR comes along after the products have already killed people and explains that those people are probably happier dead, and look at how much weight they’ve lost decomposing.
Their job is to keep their secret dealings secret, I imagine
Insult somebody’s cookies? You die!
What interests me is that office drones of the Dilbert, Wally, Alice, Dagwood Bumstead and Sally Forth variety are what is being sent forth to do the fighting instead of soldiers, mercs or even a few hired crooks. Is Ira that befuddled or was The Big Conspiracy really that unable to do any better for troops? o_O
It’s open mike night at the combat theater. Anyone that wants to sign up gets a chance to work in front of a “live” audience.
Reality blindness has struck. Who outside these employees can actually *see* what it is they’ll be fighting?
They’re earning loyalty points for this. Of course the office staff is going to volunteer. This beats the crap out of the loyalty pit.
Quite possibly all A-Sig office employees are also trained killers. Or at least the more motivated ones.
Could be the trained/standard duty strike team was the dudes Unity beat up, and now they’re just throwing in everybody who fits in a spare suit of trooper gear.. most of whom probably never expected they’d actually be put in the field, they were just loyalty-padding with extracurriculars. Or maybe that first batch was the B-team (or possibly C or D) and now that there is an actual army to fight and the Annex One mecha joined the brawl A-Sig’s actual elite strike team will show up. Or the superheroes. Either way.
Speaking of superheroes, isn’t it about time for Bubbles and the AG-I crew to show up and join in the fun?
I believe these are the reinforcements…
I’m not very clever in this sitch-development. About now is when my own PERSONAL pacificsim always took a hike. Or maybe a few steps before. I await the story…..
How can “everyone” have tried the cookies? Unless A. they don’t warn each other about bad cookies. B. Lie to each other about the quality of said cookies. C. Its like wine tasting where a second opinion is called for as in, “This Cabernet is terrible, try it!”
He didn’t say everyone had tried her cookies, only that everyone wanted to kill her.
I like Ginny and love the Nick/Virginia pairing, but a fair evaluation of her character forces me to acknowledge that the cookies were almost certainly neither the worst nor the only thing she did to raise her officemates’ ire.
Then again, if he hated her cookies that much, he probably just left them on the table in the break room, with “from Dr. Lee” still on the box.
“Good offices” : “service rendered, especially by someone in an influential position.”
Oops. Should be a reply further above.
Interesting. I’ve never actually seen it used that way.
However, “auspices” : “patronage, support, or sponsorship” Originally from bird-watching, which is kind of what Mr. Green has been doing with Virginia… only creepier.
So I guess either word would work in this case.
Offices, auspices,
Hostages, hospices,
Let’s call the whole thing off!
‘Good offices’ often means a friend or friends made a few phone calls to pitch your side of the story; ‘auspicious’ is a little further up the lucky totem pole, as in a ‘person superior’ in status, ie, somebody with some political juice has taken up your side of the situation; one step higher would be ‘imprimitur’, that is, the official high approval of the
Church Itself, hence, True forevermore, because those folks don’t EVER want to change. (etc)
Smart social climbers always want to know. But nobody here is taking calls from the presidensity….
She’s probably tampered with the coffee machine, something that will generate murderous impulses in most office staff.
Virginia appears to be entirely at Ron’s mercy throughout today’s strip, but he’s talking about killing her rather than trying to do it. I think this could go on for some time.
Maybe he’s never actually personally killed anyone before, and is trying to work himself up to it. (Being the HR guy for A-sig, he’s probably done all kinds of things that resulted in people’s deaths, but maybe nothing in person.)
She did literally turn the Skin Horse coffee maker evil on her first week of work
Uh oh, he’s monologuing . . .
Um… monologuing is when he’s the only one talking. He’s just bragging, setting himself up for an ironic and probably over-the-top death scene.
OMG, that means he’s dialoguing!
I see the combat suits come with Batman sound effects.
“Making the letters fly out was the hardest part!”
Even color-coordinated. What is that, kelly green?
Looks more like chartreuse to me. Kelly green doesn’t have as much yellow. (Kelly green was one of my class colours back in high school.)