I think she’s just finding confession cathartic. She was holding in all the guilt of the terrible(ish) things she’s done, but now that she’s going to be punished she can stop punishing herself.
I suspect that Mr. Green (a.k.a. Goldbug, who originally drove the drone as “Violet Bee”) not only knew that Sweetheart was going to use the drone to infiltrate the institute but set everything up so that it would have the maximum effect on her. That’s why this facility doesn’t resemble the one that Tigerlilly and Emogene broke out of, why one careless act on Sweetheart’s part was responsible for a flash fire spreading through the facility, injuring the man she liked and all of those cute therapy puppies and igniting a seam of coal.
My hypothesis is that Mr. Green is trying to break Sweetheart so that he can control her and through her, the gang.
So, what was she really supposed to be punished for?
Probably everything she mentioned before infiltration.
Well, they say Confession is good for the soul. Does Goldbug have one?
That smirk in the last panel… Does she know what’s going on?
I think she’s just finding confession cathartic. She was holding in all the guilt of the terrible(ish) things she’s done, but now that she’s going to be punished she can stop punishing herself.
Soooooo . . . she’s a masochist?
Given her background with Captain Bram? Probably.
ooh kinky!, I suspect that its more of a relief that she doesn’t need to feel guilty than anything sexual
Out of context, this one strip would look SO sketchy.
Even *in* context, this one strip looks SO sketchy.
So they *don’t* know she’s there to infiltrate the Institute?
That or they’re not admitting they know, or some of them know and others don’t, or…
I suspect that Mr. Green (a.k.a. Goldbug, who originally drove the drone as “Violet Bee”) not only knew that Sweetheart was going to use the drone to infiltrate the institute but set everything up so that it would have the maximum effect on her. That’s why this facility doesn’t resemble the one that Tigerlilly and Emogene broke out of, why one careless act on Sweetheart’s part was responsible for a flash fire spreading through the facility, injuring the man she liked and all of those cute therapy puppies and igniting a seam of coal.
My hypothesis is that Mr. Green is trying to break Sweetheart so that he can control her and through her, the gang.
aw…. you can almost see her tail wagging.. in a droopy sort of way
Aw, such an adorable guilty puppy.
Kinky.
Shaenon and Jeff are probably just going to let our imaginations do the work.
*And*…the guys in hazmat suits look like the same guys who picked up Moustachio and Hitty.
They allso look like they’re from A.I.M. But, They do not have the weird mesh faceplates.
AOL Instant Messenger has minions with hazmat suits and machine-guns?
Right idea. Slightly less evil agency.
Punishment is my only joy.
“I ask only that whatever you do, please don’t put me in a tight-fitting Lassie costume and make me eat from a monogrammed dog dish.”
So what happened to the update today?
alien invasion got it.
Well, so long as it’s nothing *serious*…
I’m genuinely hoping its book shipments. I was looking at my various KS estimated dates and saw May for the SH book.
I prefer not to consider negative options. I have too much imagination.
And it wasn’t the zombie apocalypse, so that’s good.
Sorry, guys. Up later today. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Jeffery,no need to apologize. We all hope everything is good on your end.
🙂