Ah, I see Artie had the sense to let go and return to his allies. I’ve had an unfortunate experience of being bitten by an angry rodent before, and, although it was unpleasant for me, I suspect it ended more unpleasantly for the rodent.
One minute the lab rat was latched onto my knuckle by its teeth, the next minute I was bleeding, and the rat was cowering in a corner several feet away from me. I have no idea what happened in between. After taking a WTF moment, I just grabbed a paper towel to staunch the bleeding, put the somewhat-more-subdued rat back in its cage, and walked away. (The situation was such that I couldn’t really blame the rat for being angry, but I didn’t really like being bitten, either. I quit that job not long afterward. I found that rat torture was just not really my thing.)
For me this strip is especially surreal because I once had a notably bite-prone gerbil named, uh, Cinnamon. (Her sister looked much more like Artie, though, except sans black ears and paws because do gerbils even have those?)
I suppose Cinnamon is a perfectly good name for a cat too…
Gerbils vary somewhat in color, some have black tips like Artie. It seems that was the strain Helen Narbon beta used exclusively in producing her Ur-gerbils.
“Why aren’t you shooting him??”
“Well, earlier you said to shoot him, but you were in the way, and then you stepped up to him and started talking like old acquaintances. We need some clarification on whether you want him dead or not – shooting the wrong person can lead to quite a few hours in the agonizer booth…”
So Artie and Sergio meet…face to face to Echo Bravo’s face.
It’s not a *bad* plan! ^_^
And I would argue that Echo Bravo is correct. ^_~
Apropos of nothing, Sergio has already lost his hat.
Didn’t see him wearing a hat after he ditched the Anasigma uniform.
That’s how flustering meeting Artie is: he lost his hat RETROACTIVELY.
The uniform, including the distinctive green number with the visor. Getting changed was part of an earlier plan of Artie’s.
Any plan where you lose your hat is a *bad plan*
Ah, I see Artie had the sense to let go and return to his allies. I’ve had an unfortunate experience of being bitten by an angry rodent before, and, although it was unpleasant for me, I suspect it ended more unpleasantly for the rodent.
One minute the lab rat was latched onto my knuckle by its teeth, the next minute I was bleeding, and the rat was cowering in a corner several feet away from me. I have no idea what happened in between. After taking a WTF moment, I just grabbed a paper towel to staunch the bleeding, put the somewhat-more-subdued rat back in its cage, and walked away. (The situation was such that I couldn’t really blame the rat for being angry, but I didn’t really like being bitten, either. I quit that job not long afterward. I found that rat torture was just not really my thing.)
Go for the nose, Artie!
It’s a small thing, but I really like the B!TE sound effect there. Also the storyline, but that’s what caught my attention today.
Cinnamon is right to be unimpressed. Hoofing it with two armed soldiers with orders to shoot to kill nearby could have very knockable results.
Unless of course they shoot like imperial stormtroopers.
For me this strip is especially surreal because I once had a notably bite-prone gerbil named, uh, Cinnamon. (Her sister looked much more like Artie, though, except sans black ears and paws because do gerbils even have those?)
I suppose Cinnamon is a perfectly good name for a cat too…
Gerbils vary somewhat in color, some have black tips like Artie. It seems that was the strain Helen Narbon beta used exclusively in producing her Ur-gerbils.
“Why aren’t you shooting him??”
“Well, earlier you said to shoot him, but you were in the way, and then you stepped up to him and started talking like old acquaintances. We need some clarification on whether you want him dead or not – shooting the wrong person can lead to quite a few hours in the agonizer booth…”
“If it stupid and it works, then it still stupid and you are just lucky”
Attributed to Mighty Jingles, the Gnome Overlord.
Yeah, but simple and stupid aren’t the same thing.
Mr. Howell: The simpler a thing is, the more beautiful it is.
Gilligan: I must be gorgeous.
Maxim #43. So fortunate that I’m wearing that T-shirt today.
I’m honestly surprised Sergio wasn’t stopped in his tracks with a stunned “It’s YOU!”.
But then, we still don’t know how he will react to this version of Artie…
Often the best plan is a simple, direct approach. A true genius knows how to accomplish their goal without a lot of moving parts.
Sometimes you need the scalpel, sometimes you need the sledgehammer.
“If Brute Force isn’t working, perhaps you are just not using enough of it.”
I wonder how many Skin Horse fans are also fans of the source of that.
That sounds like a line from Vetinari, although I don’t specifically remember it. Time for another Discworld series binge, perhaps…
“If at first you don’t succeed, find a bigger hammer.”
Sounds like something Sledge Hammer would say.
If a radioactive spider bite causes Spider-Man, what does a mutant gerbil bite cause?
Tetanus?
/rimshot
Rabies?
…insufferable gerbility?
Well, at least Echo Bravo got his carrier back.
I’m still maintaining that Echo Bravo landed on his partner, which would be a major reason for the hospital trip.
….I’ll admit, I honestly expected Artie to turn human and punch Echo Bravo.
If it’s stupid and it works it’s not stupid.
Oh, it may very well still be stupid. But never complain when it works.
“If it’s stupid, but it works, it’s still stupid, and you got lucky.”
GO FOR THE EYES, BOO! GO FOR THE EYEEEEEEES!
Stolen property returned? Yes, that is an Artie result
Now *that* is a jumping rodent!