Skin Horse

By Shaenon K. Garrity & Jeffrey C. Wells
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2019-09-17

by shaenon on September 17, 2019 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Swiftly I Glide
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  1. Rimwolf
    September 17, 2019, 12:07 am | # | Reply

    Beautiful!

    • OneUniverse
      September 17, 2019, 12:30 am | # | Reply

      Poetry!

  2. palenoue
    September 17, 2019, 12:13 am | # | Reply

    Looking forward to the celebratory party the rest of the gang will throw when they return.

    • Ysabet
      September 17, 2019, 2:22 am | # | Reply

      I was just thinking that…

  3. Dave
    September 17, 2019, 12:14 am | # | Reply

    Very poignant moment from Ginny here. I like.

    • Candace
      September 17, 2019, 1:37 am | # | Reply

      Indeed. I’m also enjoying this rare glimpse inside Virginia’s head.

      • Andy4Hire
        September 17, 2019, 7:06 pm | # | Reply

        Likewise–especially since this time it’s not entirely self-deprecatory. Quite apart from what this means for her and Nick, it feels like a big step forward for Ginny in and of herself.

  4. Otakubouzu
    September 17, 2019, 12:24 am | # | Reply

    Looking forward for Sweetheart chastising them both for fraternizing in office hour.
    And get reminded they are rogue agent now so office hour lost its meaning.

    • Candace
      September 17, 2019, 1:39 am | # | Reply

      I’m sure she’ll be fine, as long as she doesn’t have to hear it. Granted, they may have to fill out some paperwork next time Nick has to refuel…

    • Knuckles
      February 10, 2022, 12:08 am | # | Reply

      She’s dating Unity now, her anti-office-fraternizing ways are over.

      Now, *gossiping* about this on the other hand…

  5. Alphaghoul
    September 17, 2019, 12:41 am | # | Reply

    Okay, this isn’t enough of a distraction now, Shaenon could you please eiither confirm or deny alt Virginia’s death please?

    • jrwences
      September 17, 2019, 1:08 am | # | Reply

      It seems that that was just Sally Forth, trying out a career change.

      • Manifesta
        September 17, 2019, 2:10 pm | # | Reply

        You win the internets for that.

      • Alphaghoul
        September 18, 2019, 12:02 am | # | Reply

        I don’t get it.

    • David B Huber
      September 17, 2019, 3:17 am | # | Reply

      Logically, Unity must have been reunited with her body before the final face-off with Trinity. So perhaps she didn’t have time to schlorp any brains?

      • Barbara K
        September 17, 2019, 9:03 pm | # | Reply

        Let’s logic this one out.
        If Unity had schlorped Alt-Ginny’s brains out, she would have been super-smart from eatin’ them…smart enough to outmaneuver Trinity instead of ending up going “head-to-head”.
        Since the fight turned out even, we may safely assume that Alt-Ginny got away with her skull in intact. Her hairdo may be a Mohawk now…

        • Candace
          September 18, 2019, 12:33 am | # | Reply

          I can buy that.

  6. thedoctor55
    September 17, 2019, 1:33 am | # | Reply

    Sha-Zam!
    Thank you Shaenon & Jeff!
    <3

  7. sweetuncleLESLIE
    September 17, 2019, 1:52 am | # | Reply

    Ah. Fly me to the…..

    • warpzone32
      September 17, 2019, 8:09 am | # | Reply

      Fly me to Cancun, and let me sail above the cars
      Let me see what spring is like from dropship avatars

      In other words, hold my hand
      In other words, darling kiss me

      Fill my heart with parts and let me spin forevermore
      You are all I long for, all I win, and my top score

      In other words, I’m in luck
      In other words, girl let’s *FLY*

  8. Ysabet
    September 17, 2019, 2:21 am | # | Reply

    Okay, no fair, y’all making me cry and everything. But I guess I can handle it just this once.

    Thank you.

  9. David B Huber
    September 17, 2019, 2:46 am | # | Reply

    This moment. It not only brought a tear to my eye, but defines “Skin Horse”. For in this moment they have become Real…

    • Candace
      September 18, 2019, 12:34 am | # | Reply

      Applause!

  10. Gyrre
    September 17, 2019, 2:52 am | # | Reply

    Nice counterpoint!
    [I might be having an anomic aphasia moment.]

  11. Salty
    September 17, 2019, 2:52 am | # | Reply

    Beautiful strip, but imo have to disagree with you there, Ginny. The face of all your sins is split by stitching…

    Also, there’s more than just one easy joke here about Nick’s face and Virginia’s sinning, but I’m not qualified to write them beyond the obvious sexual innuendoes.

    • warpzone32
      September 17, 2019, 8:14 am | # | Reply

      Are you telling me there’s platonic innuendoes to be had, here?

  12. BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
    September 17, 2019, 3:08 am | # | Reply

    Can we please save the talk of things “falling away” until the aircraft/pilot isn’t distracted?

  13. BarGamer
    September 17, 2019, 3:48 am | # | Reply

    “HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.”- said by Death, from Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. Sorry for the all-caps, but that is seriously how he talks.

    • Moe Lane
      September 17, 2019, 7:22 am | # | Reply

      …I believe that this is a reasonable place to assume that the readership has a certain knowledge of Pratchett. 🙂

      Also: good quote choice.

      • Goljerp
        September 17, 2019, 7:38 am | # | Reply

        Hey, it’s possible that someone reading BarGamer’s comment is one of the lucky Ten Thousand, and has yet to read *any* Pratchett yet. (reference: https://xkcd.com/1053/ ). (Seriously, if you haven’t, give it a try — although many suggest not starting with the very first Discworld books.)

        • Hannibal’s Lectern
          September 17, 2019, 8:14 am | # | Reply

          “many suggest not starting with the very first Discworld books.”

          Indeed. “Strata” is a bit of an outlier in the Discworld canon…

          • warpzone32
            September 17, 2019, 8:47 am | #

            Silly Hannibal’s Lectern.

            There is no “first” Discworld book!

          • waynezombie
            September 17, 2019, 10:43 am | #

            I think my first DW was Guards! Guards!, which is an excellent place to begin. You get Vimes, Carrot, the Night Watch – all sorts of brilliant stuff going on.

            Last year I completed a re-read of all of DW except for the Tiffany Aching series, I’m holding back on that for later.

        • awgiedawgie
          September 17, 2019, 8:42 am | # | Reply

          Yes, strange as it may seem, I am one of those 10,000.

          • Ysabet
            September 17, 2019, 9:09 am | #

            Oh man, I *envy* you– and at the same time, I wouldn’t trade the experiences of having read, reread and re-REread (not to mention audiobooks) TPratchett’s works for anything. But you… You’ve got a whole freaking world out there to discover any time you feel like doing so. “Guards! Guards!” is a good place to start, but there are tons of other good starting points too– I just have a soft spot for the Ankh-Morpork watchmen.

          • Eddurd
            September 17, 2019, 9:37 am | #

            I would start with “Mort”. Early in the series, and establishes the tone for the rest of the books.

          • Lady E
            September 17, 2019, 12:31 pm | #

            ACTUALLY, I’m rather glad I started with “The Color of Magic.” Rincewind was an excellent introduction to the setting and characters. “Wyrd Sisters” is also an excellent book to start with. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are delish. “Wee Free Men” and the Tiffany Aching books are also up there for good introductions to the world.

          • sottorosa
            September 17, 2019, 12:57 pm | #

            Same as Lady E, I can also lightly recommend starting with the first book. It’s true, it’s not as polished as everything from Mort (Book 4?) onwards, but it sets a lot of the tropes, tone, and running jokes of the series. I’m also a bit of an outlier in that I read every single Discworld book in publishing order; I loved the experience, but it’s probably not for everyone.

          • Marisa Mockery
            September 17, 2019, 1:16 pm | #

            My first TP book was Thief of time, I’ve read/,listened to it a dozen times at least. So I’d start there

          • Forrest M Davis
            September 18, 2019, 11:25 pm | #

            “Pyramids” was my intro to the Discworld series, borrowed from a friend. It actually makes a pretty good point of entry as it’s largely outside the continuity of the main series. Hooked and addicted immediately…
            Just don’t forget that he has other series and stand-alone works that are equally wonderful. You really can’t go wromg with any of the choices.

        • Andy4Hire
          September 17, 2019, 7:13 pm | # | Reply

          I’m not sure whether it’s accurate to say I’ve read Pratchett or not. A few weeks ago I definitively hadn’t. Then I finally read Good Omens–but since that was a collaboration with Neil Gaiman, I don’t have a sense of how to sort out the authors’ respective influences on the book. I still have not read anything by Pratchett and only Pratchett.

  14. Robert Nowall
    September 17, 2019, 7:31 am | # | Reply

    As is said, behind every great man there is a woman, (Just make sure his wife doesn’t find out.)

    • Guesticus
      September 17, 2019, 8:51 am | # | Reply

      Yeah, that’s because he’s trying to get away from the woman who is accusing him of rape

  15. joseherncamp
    September 17, 2019, 8:22 am | # | Reply

    im not crying your crying

  16. Guesticus
    September 17, 2019, 8:48 am | # | Reply

    Rather than fly, she should have said ‘He makes me soar!’ in the last panel

    • Ysabet
      September 17, 2019, 9:12 am | # | Reply

      Give ’em time; they’ll get there.

      • Robert Nowall
        September 17, 2019, 11:10 am | # | Reply

        Looks like they’ve got most of their clothes off. That’s a good sign.

  17. Dr. Steve
    September 17, 2019, 10:03 am | # | Reply

    Wow.

  18. Dr. Steve
    September 17, 2019, 10:07 am | # | Reply

    Hamlet: “Soft you now! The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons. Be all my sins remember’d.”

    Or… we find forgiveness in each others’ eyes… and arms… and brain-controlled Ospreys.

  19. Rob Clark (@theelusivefish)
    September 17, 2019, 12:02 pm | # | Reply

    God damn you Shaenon and Jeff, you made me cry.

    • Forrest M Davis
      September 18, 2019, 11:27 pm | # | Reply

      I think you typed “damn” when you really meant “bless”…

  20. David B Huber
    September 17, 2019, 1:05 pm | # | Reply

    Tomorrow’s Segment: Going South
    Panel 1: Comfy seat proving comfy
    Panel 2: Decorum prevails with a literal curtain fall reading “..and then”
    Panel 3: Exterior shot of Osprey being blown to smithereens by Anasigma missle
    Panel 4: Mr. Green watching explosion from interior POV, declaring “If I can’t have you, no one will.” (you didn’t think he’d recommission the Comfy Seats without his private surveillance tattletales, did you?)

    Segue into foreshadowing offered by Shadowmehr yesterday of Tip’s vision…

    • Shadowmehr
      September 17, 2019, 8:56 pm | # | Reply

      I was actually thinking about cuddling, afterglow, making sure they were not flying into a mountain, that sort of thing. Although your scenario would fit the kind of mood whiplash that has occurred in this strip.

  21. Robert Loughrey
    September 17, 2019, 4:38 pm | # | Reply

    This strip is even better than any of the ones with Helen and Dave. and the ones from Narbonic make me tear up thinking about them years later.

  22. Stewart C Baker
    September 17, 2019, 6:29 pm | # | Reply

    Beautiful <3

    I'm not crying, that's just helicopter-dust in my eyes!

  23. Yohannon
    September 17, 2019, 7:39 pm | # | Reply

    OMG… I… wow.

    I AM crying, darn it. That was a surprise that shouldn’t have been considering y’all been twanging my heartstrings since Narbonic, but this…

  24. inq101
    September 17, 2019, 7:43 pm | # | Reply

    Skin horse fell off my radar a couple of years ago. Old pc had melted and I missed adding it to my favourites on the new one. Something reminded me of it recently so I decided to reread Narbonic and SH (and I don’t regret a second of that). I finally catch up with this strip. And I’ve been grinning for 10 minutes.

    Awesome work Shaenon. Thank you

  25. John W.
    September 17, 2019, 9:15 pm | # | Reply

    Beauty – truth – pure love – all in a !@#$%^& comic strip. Thank you!

  26. David B Huber
    September 17, 2019, 10:24 pm | # | Reply

    My heartfelt thanks as well, Jeff & Shaenon, for sharing your universe with us!

    (deep bow of respect)

  27. docshokk
    January 9, 2020, 8:42 pm | # | Reply

    That was an absolutely beautiful moment.

  28. Knuckles
    February 10, 2022, 8:53 am | # | Reply

    I’m so glad I got to re-experience this.

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