Man, I think Thenardyr was right yesterday. There’s a lot of people in their world(s) who come across as omniscient: Mr. Green, Gavotte(who I haven’t given up on yet), even Artie has gone around predicting Mel’s speeches. But no one, NO one is as annoyingly, brutally omniscient as smart Unity.
And on 12/21 s/he said “You’ve helped me put myself back together.” Which could mean reassembling Unity’s body… and could include some Sergio parts, accounting for the Sergio look of the part we could see.
Also: projecting stochastic trends is smartypants Unity jargon, totally not gate-controller jargon you might expect of Sergio or Mr. Green. I didn’t see it coming, and I’m still not sure, but it sure fits.
I suppose that WOULD be how to beat Mozart in a martial arts duel in the middle of a staging of the Amadeus musical. One wonders how often that comes up, though.
What concerns me more is why the JPL gift store would still be selling that “astronaut ice cream” stuff when the apocalypse comes. That stuff is dreadful, which is why it only got eaten on one space flight, according to the guy who wrote “Food in Air and Space.”
After the collapse of society, with no resupply shipments coming, you work your way through what is available. After all the perishable are gone, then the good long storage food, and even the plain canned beans are gone, you are left with Astronaut Ice Cream and that stuff from the international food section that no one can identify.
Or worse, the stuff they can identify. “We’ve been through this already. The cans definitely says silkworm larvae in Korean. It’s that or starve.” “… Can I think about it some more?”
Unity fusses at her about it, but it seems clear to me that if it were actually possible to poison Sweetheart it would have happened already, quite a long time ago. She is amazingly resilient, a trait we don’t often see in play.
I’m really surprised that nobody predicted the twist here. It was certainly the point where I started to suspect that it was Artie — because Artie has pulled exactly this stunt before in Narbonic.
Unity was pondering how to deal with Mozart, I presume.
wow
Is the filename story taking a break? Or did it end?
Sweetheart’s expression in panel 4 made me giggle.
The dog would stay “be hind”?
For clarification, I smell a pun.
I don’t see it.
Throw me a bone?
They can’t stay be hind because their copter’s an Osprey, not a Hind. Plus, neither Nick or the current helicopter A.I. seem to be Russian.
For some reason I’m thinking a computer generated voice – like Hawking.
Serving astronaut ice cream seems very Neapolitan…
Well, he is the Neapolitan of Crime… probably
When isn’t Unity thinking “Look, Antonio Salieri!” and looking to leg sweep someone?
when she’s thinking “Look, Edward Bulwer-Lytton!” and looking to leg sweep someone.
Man, I think Thenardyr was right yesterday. There’s a lot of people in their world(s) who come across as omniscient: Mr. Green, Gavotte(who I haven’t given up on yet), even Artie has gone around predicting Mel’s speeches. But no one, NO one is as annoyingly, brutally omniscient as smart Unity.
And on 12/21 s/he said “You’ve helped me put myself back together.” Which could mean reassembling Unity’s body… and could include some Sergio parts, accounting for the Sergio look of the part we could see.
Also: projecting stochastic trends is smartypants Unity jargon, totally not gate-controller jargon you might expect of Sergio or Mr. Green. I didn’t see it coming, and I’m still not sure, but it sure fits.
But under what circumstances would alt!UNITY possibly require an iron lung?
Or does she think it makes a neat accessory instead of a hat?
I suppose that WOULD be how to beat Mozart in a martial arts duel in the middle of a staging of the Amadeus musical. One wonders how often that comes up, though.
What concerns me more is why the JPL gift store would still be selling that “astronaut ice cream” stuff when the apocalypse comes. That stuff is dreadful, which is why it only got eaten on one space flight, according to the guy who wrote “Food in Air and Space.”
After the collapse of society, with no resupply shipments coming, you work your way through what is available. After all the perishable are gone, then the good long storage food, and even the plain canned beans are gone, you are left with Astronaut Ice Cream and that stuff from the international food section that no one can identify.
Or worse, the stuff they can identify. “We’ve been through this already. The cans definitely says silkworm larvae in Korean. It’s that or starve.” “… Can I think about it some more?”
Its ok if you take a small piece and let it slowly melt (dissolve) in your mouth
Yeah Sweetheart wit ice cream in her mouth is freaky
Having fun with UNITY’s face. Love how it’s drawn so that the caucasian side looks to be in profile.
Hopefully, genetically engineered Canadian super-dogs don’t have an adverse reaction to chocolate astronaut ice cream…
Unity fusses at her about it, but it seems clear to me that if it were actually possible to poison Sweetheart it would have happened already, quite a long time ago. She is amazingly resilient, a trait we don’t often see in play.
Wasn’t shouting “Look, {someone vaguely relevant}”, then BAM leg sweep! Mel’s go-to plan to deal with anybody?
Nope, it’s all Unity’s. Mel generally went for the heavy weaponry or, later, the law books.
I’m really surprised that nobody predicted the twist here. It was certainly the point where I started to suspect that it was Artie — because Artie has pulled exactly this stunt before in Narbonic.
Observe the miracle of foreshadowing: http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-620/