.. although I must confess a tiny little bit of my hindbrain is gibbering / clamoring / slobbering with desire to see the ride depicted in all its glory as a bonus story!
Nick may be a pacifist, but I’d say his best strategy would be to start deleting every copy of the Baron he encounters until one of them takes him to the actual Baron.
No… he might actually enjoy it. I’d extirpate him to his own walnut world – but without the ability to interact with anyone else inside. In fact, I wouldn’t allow him to leave his own hut.
And yet, dang it, I *know* Boss has at least one card up her sleeve about him. Real villains in Boss’s stories feels “off” somehow… Beta and her mother may have nuked a place or two, but no *real* villainy…
If you need help to guard an AI land,
An animatronic unicorn will take a stand,
He won’t get bored and do stuff you’d not planned.
He’s Baron, Baron, Baron Mistycorn,
If threatened he’ll stab you with his twisty horn,
He doesn’t just spend all his time writing Disney porn,
And treating folk with risky scorn.
It’s possible, but it really doesn’t feel very Whimsyesque to me. And I’m pretty sure the Baron’s actual personaility is not the personality of the character he was based on.
He was the original Baron Mistycorn. And if it’s a Whimsey ride based on his life, it’ll be a worse tissue of lies than those Hollywood songwriter biographies of the 1940s.
The Baron’s ego would require him to be able to look down at his realm all at once, so he’s probably in a penthouse. Nick needs to change his avatar to copter form and fly up to the k the tips of the buildings.
Pay no attention to the unicorn behind the Curtain! 🙂
That said, I suspect that in his own sleazy way the Baron will be a nicer wizard than Ira. n_n
Sadly, probably. Still a humbug all the same, though.
Aarrggh!
.. although I must confess a tiny little bit of my hindbrain is gibbering / clamoring / slobbering with desire to see the ride depicted in all its glory as a bonus story!
Upon further reflection, “ALT-BM: The Ride” has less appeal than I at first thought…
Short of hacking the sandbox, Nick’s best strategy would probably be to ask “So where do I line up to get Baron’s autograph?”
Nick may be a pacifist, but I’d say his best strategy would be to start deleting every copy of the Baron he encounters until one of them takes him to the actual Baron.
“Zotz!” 😉
Now there is a movie I haven’t seen in ages.
It’s a virtual realm composed of narcissism as its core, physical matter. Just. Shoot. Me. NOW.
I’ll come back in about a week and burn through this segment. Why prolong the agony?
It occurs to me that BaronLand would be an excellent realm in which to extirpate Mr. Green…
No… he might actually enjoy it. I’d extirpate him to his own walnut world – but without the ability to interact with anyone else inside. In fact, I wouldn’t allow him to leave his own hut.
I dunno, awgiedawgie. Seems like Ira would have too many back doors in the Anasigma VRs. He was always coming and going at will.
How about if he were locked in to a female Mistycorn avatar in BaronLand?
(I admit I’m just looking for an excuse for Dr. Lee to schlorp his brain out)
Virginia could modify it to eliminate his back doors.
And yet, dang it, I *know* Boss has at least one card up her sleeve about him. Real villains in Boss’s stories feels “off” somehow… Beta and her mother may have nuked a place or two, but no *real* villainy…
Why am I hearing “Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer” music?
My mind went straight for “he’s a small horse, after all”. Pass the trepanning tools.
Same here! If the Baron’s ride is anywhere near that funny, it would be worth seeing.
Rim Rim Rimmer was my very first thought.
I’m imagining The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen, only purple unicorn.
All this trouble, and Baron still doesn’t know anything useful.
I would have expected Nick to be more genre savvy. “I’ll do anything”??? You seriously ARE asking for it, aren’t you, good Sir.
Today’s strip reminds me of Rimmerworld…
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rimmerworld
or even this song… Let’s hope the Baron doesn’t have a song like this…
Exactly what I was thinking of.
If you need help to guard an AI land,
An animatronic unicorn will take a stand,
He won’t get bored and do stuff you’d not planned.
He’s Baron, Baron, Baron Mistycorn,
If threatened he’ll stab you with his twisty horn,
He doesn’t just spend all his time writing Disney porn,
And treating folk with risky scorn.
Wonderful!
Can we be sure that Baron M. is even here? This could just be something left over from when this was VR Whimsey World. Baron M’s Wild Ride?
It’s possible, but it really doesn’t feel very Whimsyesque to me. And I’m pretty sure the Baron’s actual personaility is not the personality of the character he was based on.
He was the original Baron Mistycorn. And if it’s a Whimsey ride based on his life, it’ll be a worse tissue of lies than those Hollywood songwriter biographies of the 1940s.
Prediction: Nick will find Baron as his full unicorn avatar in a control room negotiating with Pavane for the safety of Aimee’s World!
(Yes, I still believe in him…)
The Baron’s ego would require him to be able to look down at his realm all at once, so he’s probably in a penthouse. Nick needs to change his avatar to copter form and fly up to the k the tips of the buildings.
The is an excellent idea!
That is rather ableist of Baron-avatar #15. Nick could see perfectly well without any eyes at all.
gah, the acronym!