Just give her time to adjust, Phoebe. Before you know it, she’ll be dispirited, fomenting revolt, and/or turning those walnuts into itty-bitty attack helicopters.
I mean, she WAS a top A-Sig employee that almost got access to the loyalty lounge. She’ll probably keep finding ways to make this torture into something fun.
Or, she’ll be making plans to take over the region, rallying the prisoners in their various areas, and turning the walnuts into itty-bitty attack helicopters. Hey, she’s gotta be her (*shrug*).
Phoebe, when you come to know a Spark like her well enough you will understand that she already *is* dispirited. She was once used to handling *real* brains instead of playing with walnuts as a way of pretending she’s still doing that. Her current phase is a retreat from a reality she cannot bear. ^_^
It’s also a sign that her mind is always in “scientist mode”. And she’s a super-genius. If anyone can figure out a way out of walnut hell, it’s her. Extirpating someone that smart may have been a critical error for A-Sig.
And when your walnut Bic does explode in your pocket, it will leave painful burns all down your chest. The sap from the trees will have a similar effect, but without the staining. The chemical in the walnut trees (also found in pecan and a few other nut trees) can actually damage the DNA in the cells it contacts, causing cell death.
If you ever tried to grow tomatoes anywhere in the vicinity of those trees, and wondered why it didn’t work, now you know. There are also other plants that are inhibited by walnut trees, but tomatoes are probably the most affected. And black walnut trees are the most potent.
I like to pretend the “OBEY” sign on the wall is meant for the walnuts, so they endure whatever it is being done to them peacefully (then imagine what it would look like if they didn’t…). Or would that rather be “SUBMIT”…?
Any Narbonic readers remember when Dave went mad??
Since the act of going mad is so destructive to all bystanders doing it in a VR world would be quite the upgrade. (unless they’re much madder than normal…)
You know, I had a feeling. In the back of my head before I ever opened the comic this morning I was all ready to say something about it. And her we are.
It has been a bit since I read through the Narbonic archive.
I wonder, if one gets… creative… Is it possible to drive a good enough physics engine mad? You know. Hypothetically speaking.
Wow… I was pretty sure my first impulse a few strips ago was going to end up being wrong, but now I’m thinking SVGeezer is right and this is going to lead to Dr. Lee finally falling off the “weird but reasonable science” cliff into the “madness gorge.”
Dave went Mad and then uploaded himself into a computer. Having one already in a VR environment when they cross over is just eliminating one step. I don’t think it would end any better for those around them.
Just went and reread the ending Narbonic story line. Can Not Believe it was 12 years ago.
Also can not believe there hasn’t been a Narbonic movie/ cable series yet. They did some Deadpool movies. They have done three seasons of The Expanse. So why now Narbonic?
Braaaiiiiinnnnnsss!!!
Now that’s just nuts!
Just give her time to adjust, Phoebe. Before you know it, she’ll be dispirited, fomenting revolt, and/or turning those walnuts into itty-bitty attack helicopters.
I mean, she WAS a top A-Sig employee that almost got access to the loyalty lounge. She’ll probably keep finding ways to make this torture into something fun.
Sorry, loyalty restrooms. Important difference
Or, she’ll be making plans to take over the region, rallying the prisoners in their various areas, and turning the walnuts into itty-bitty attack helicopters. Hey, she’s gotta be her (*shrug*).
Phoebe, when you come to know a Spark like her well enough you will understand that she already *is* dispirited. She was once used to handling *real* brains instead of playing with walnuts as a way of pretending she’s still doing that. Her current phase is a retreat from a reality she cannot bear. ^_^
It’s also a sign that her mind is always in “scientist mode”. And she’s a super-genius. If anyone can figure out a way out of walnut hell, it’s her. Extirpating someone that smart may have been a critical error for A-Sig.
Quite and very probably.
Shell come up with something.
Something tells me the guys upstairs are starting to think this is a bad idea.
If they haven’t yet, they will soon.
I disagree; they walnut figure it out.
Acorn follow your logic, but there may be some hulls in it….
Nut again
Don’t pecan Alan, he wood knot be the first to misunderestimate Anasigma.
Even if someone does figure out that you’re plotting against them, they still have to cashew.
Can’t catch me. I walnut allow it!
They are also angry because they work for peanuts.
They really should. But, then, consider their track record.
You don’t have to be a Mad to work here, but it helps.
Didn’t I see that on a coffee cup somewhere?
I thought the coffee cup said: You don’t have to be crazy to work here, We train you
Possible mug designs: “You must be mad, or you wouldn’t work here.”
I kind of like the subtlety of “I don’t want to work among mad people” (I mean, I am ripping off Narbonic here so…)
Do NOT handle the walnut fruit if it is ripe. It’s full of a substance that will do for ink until your BIC explodes in your pocket.
And when your walnut Bic does explode in your pocket, it will leave painful burns all down your chest. The sap from the trees will have a similar effect, but without the staining. The chemical in the walnut trees (also found in pecan and a few other nut trees) can actually damage the DNA in the cells it contacts, causing cell death.
There have been walnut trees in my yard for decades ………..AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you ever tried to grow tomatoes anywhere in the vicinity of those trees, and wondered why it didn’t work, now you know. There are also other plants that are inhibited by walnut trees, but tomatoes are probably the most affected. And black walnut trees are the most potent.
I like to pretend the “OBEY” sign on the wall is meant for the walnuts, so they endure whatever it is being done to them peacefully (then imagine what it would look like if they didn’t…). Or would that rather be “SUBMIT”…?
A somewhat subtle difference – active vs passive – but yeah, I think “submit” would be the better choice in that case.
“OBEY”? Oh… yes… I thought it said “ENJOY” until I put on my sunglasses
Sooo,
Any Narbonic readers remember when Dave went mad??
Since the act of going mad is so destructive to all bystanders doing it in a VR world would be quite the upgrade. (unless they’re much madder than normal…)
You know, I had a feeling. In the back of my head before I ever opened the comic this morning I was all ready to say something about it. And her we are.
It has been a bit since I read through the Narbonic archive.
I wonder, if one gets… creative… Is it possible to drive a good enough physics engine mad? You know. Hypothetically speaking.
Wow… I was pretty sure my first impulse a few strips ago was going to end up being wrong, but now I’m thinking SVGeezer is right and this is going to lead to Dr. Lee finally falling off the “weird but reasonable science” cliff into the “madness gorge.”
Dave went Mad and then uploaded himself into a computer. Having one already in a VR environment when they cross over is just eliminating one step. I don’t think it would end any better for those around them.
Just went and reread the ending Narbonic story line. Can Not Believe it was 12 years ago.
Also can not believe there hasn’t been a Narbonic movie/ cable series yet. They did some Deadpool movies. They have done three seasons of The Expanse. So why now Narbonic?
Grrrrrrrr!
I would watch the heck out of that!
Looks like Dr. Lee got a new shirt, too.
The clothes she had on were drenched, so that’s probably a good thing.
Is … is she happier here than she was on the beach?
It takes all sorts to make a world, I guess.
Structure. And something she can identify with. =P
I ask this for Reasons…
Has her family’s nation of origin ever been mentioned? When?
It has been made clear that she is of Korean ancestry. (I’d assume South Korea, but I’m not sure that was ever stipulated.)
Apparently you can take Dr. Lee out of brain surgery, but you can’t take the brain surgery out of Dr. Lee.
I don’t think Dr. Lee really _believes_ in this place.
Sanity is not a journey. Its a destination.
Around here, it’s more likely to be a departure point.
I see a nutcracker on the table. I mean, besides the two nutcrackers who are carrying on a conversation.
I’m kinda surprised there’s only one lying there.
And no picks.
No picks anywhere… that’s what would really make this hell.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-730/
“walnuts” is the loyalty test!
To quote Mr Green Quoting Milton,
The mind is its own place and can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-1021/
Aah, so this is why they started with delaware beachfront. Didn’t want to give Dr. Lee a good time.