If for some reason she can’t bust out (bars made of super alloys or something), she can always just projectile vomit herself onto her jailer when they come to bring food, and possess their bodies.
To be honest, I don’t know why she doesn’t do that more often. It would save a lot of trouble. But then again, this is Skin Horse – the group that habitually stands around and lets their enemies win for no good reason.
They have good reasons. Really. Good dramatic reasons. Similar to the reasons characters on TV shows so rarely use their telephones to communicate with each other.
Well, technically, AG-I is chartering her vessel, so she’s basically under contract to them for all practical purposes. OTOH, as captain of the ship, by naval tradition she has the prerogative to forbid or permit anything from anyone aboard the vessel. She also has the prerogative to evict anyone from the vessel for any reason, so she could decide to put her foot down, if the AG-I team really ticked her off.
That . . . is a very good question, especially in regards to what’s happening to Sweetheart and U.N.I.T.Y. Is she still in command of her own ship? Does Panoptica know that Capt. Waters is a machine-American? If so, I hope she finds a way into the air vents along with Mera. Then again, she and the office supplies may be organizing to take back the ship.
I feel like I missed a strip. The Skinhorse team could not have lost the – ah, “discussion” – regarding inter-agency cooperation. Particularly since Sweetheart had the Org Chart backing her up! And where is Tip? Did he threaten to bring out the therapy puppets and Sweetheart ordered her team to stand down?
Given yesterday’s cartoon where Cinderblock was holding her own and merely looking grumpy over Unity’s best attack and given that Panoptica was clearly in retreat while Goose Girl was being useless, I would have to conclude that Cinderblock defeated both of them by herself with the others being nothing more then DNPCs. It’s likely Tip followed Nora’s lead when it came to hiding in the air ducts. At this point it’s going to be interesting to see what Tip and Nora do to bring Round w about. ^_^
Granted. Especially since Panoptica could have passed the control phrase to Cinderblock telepathically. But I remain convinced that Sweetheart could take Cinderblock all by herself!
Perhaps Panoptica gathered her wits and projected the *illusion* of victory over our heroes? This would explain the absence of Nera, Tip, Shelby and Captain Waters…
Like I said the other day, Sweetheart’s org chart was pretty much useless, since it had SH & AG-I separate, with no one person at the very top. And AG-I has the operational advantage of controlling the ship, as well as this being their mission, with SH being merely uninvited guests.
So now the uninvited guests are being locked up for trying to interfere with the mission. Not a big surprise, really.
The latest episode of the 99% Invisible podcast described Project Habbakuk, a failed experiment from early in World War II, to design an unsinkable aircraft carrier made of ice. The wreck of the prototype now lies at the bottom of a lake in Alberta, Canada. So who was it, Shaenon or Jeff, who knew about this and made it the basis for our Habbakuk? My money is on Jeff. Here’s the story and pictures: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mini-stories-volume-3/.
There was a book about it, out in 2012, but I don’t know how far it circulated. Also an SF alternate history novelette, sometime ago (as my failing memory recalls) where the project actually got one built and it was commanded by Lord Mountbatten—I think that’s where I heard of the project.
Plausible, as in possible to actually construct a functioning prototype? Like we needed Mythbusters for that? A prototype had already been constructed, but because of the massive refrigeration required, among other problems, it would have actually taken more steel to construct a full-size model than an equivalent standard carrier, so it was deemed impractical.
Just because something can be constructed doesn’t mean there’s any benefit in actually doing so. And Mythbusters actual conclusion was “Plausible, but ludicrous.”
I assume that the Habbakuk can implement the Nakatomi Protocol (see The Middleman) which provides easily accessible air registers and expands all ventilation shafts to traversable size. (Seriously, see The Middleman.)
Ah you can just see the relation to a certain Miss Kelly when Unity goes to side with the not so heroic heroes, at least something is right in the world while these immoral superheroes run around.
Saving the world by beating people up? Wasn’t that Next Wave’s M.O. ? K
Can’t help feeling that Monica and Sweetheart would agree with the problems of managing disfunctional teams.
Ok UNITY, now rip out the bars, or bend them, i know you can do it!
If for some reason she can’t bust out (bars made of super alloys or something), she can always just projectile vomit herself onto her jailer when they come to bring food, and possess their bodies.
To be honest, I don’t know why she doesn’t do that more often. It would save a lot of trouble. But then again, this is Skin Horse – the group that habitually stands around and lets their enemies win for no good reason.
They have good reasons. Really. Good dramatic reasons. Similar to the reasons characters on TV shows so rarely use their telephones to communicate with each other.
I was thinking it’s time to remove a hand and send it on errands.
Surely no brig can hold them. Unity—eat those bars!
The Comedian would be proud..
As would the Suicide Squad! ^_~
Just a bunch of nasty humanitarians, always with the dogma about the perfectibility of society.
No, wait. Humanists, that’s the word I was looking for.
I suspect that the directed application of the right kind of humanitarians* would solve this problem of nasty humanists.
*: namely, the ones that fit the punchline about word structure and vegetarians.
Humanism:
An idealogy defined by the three dogmas:
* Freedom of thought.
* Tolerance.
* Non-violence.
Wait a second… They’re still on the Habakkuk, aren’t they?
Surely Captain Waters isn’t going to take this lying down?
Well, technically, AG-I is chartering her vessel, so she’s basically under contract to them for all practical purposes. OTOH, as captain of the ship, by naval tradition she has the prerogative to forbid or permit anything from anyone aboard the vessel. She also has the prerogative to evict anyone from the vessel for any reason, so she could decide to put her foot down, if the AG-I team really ticked her off.
I am wondering where Captain Waters and her crew are. Also, where is Shelby?
That . . . is a very good question, especially in regards to what’s happening to Sweetheart and U.N.I.T.Y. Is she still in command of her own ship? Does Panoptica know that Capt. Waters is a machine-American? If so, I hope she finds a way into the air vents along with Mera. Then again, she and the office supplies may be organizing to take back the ship.
What, functionally, can Captain Waters actually do if AG-I isn’t inclined to listen to her objections?
I feel like I missed a strip. The Skinhorse team could not have lost the – ah, “discussion” – regarding inter-agency cooperation. Particularly since Sweetheart had the Org Chart backing her up! And where is Tip? Did he threaten to bring out the therapy puppets and Sweetheart ordered her team to stand down?
Given yesterday’s cartoon where Cinderblock was holding her own and merely looking grumpy over Unity’s best attack and given that Panoptica was clearly in retreat while Goose Girl was being useless, I would have to conclude that Cinderblock defeated both of them by herself with the others being nothing more then DNPCs. It’s likely Tip followed Nora’s lead when it came to hiding in the air ducts. At this point it’s going to be interesting to see what Tip and Nora do to bring Round w about. ^_^
Panoptica knows Unity’s control phrase. That might have helped.
Granted. Especially since Panoptica could have passed the control phrase to Cinderblock telepathically. But I remain convinced that Sweetheart could take Cinderblock all by herself!
Perhaps Panoptica gathered her wits and projected the *illusion* of victory over our heroes? This would explain the absence of Nera, Tip, Shelby and Captain Waters…
Like I said the other day, Sweetheart’s org chart was pretty much useless, since it had SH & AG-I separate, with no one person at the very top. And AG-I has the operational advantage of controlling the ship, as well as this being their mission, with SH being merely uninvited guests.
So now the uninvited guests are being locked up for trying to interfere with the mission. Not a big surprise, really.
The latest episode of the 99% Invisible podcast described Project Habbakuk, a failed experiment from early in World War II, to design an unsinkable aircraft carrier made of ice. The wreck of the prototype now lies at the bottom of a lake in Alberta, Canada. So who was it, Shaenon or Jeff, who knew about this and made it the basis for our Habbakuk? My money is on Jeff. Here’s the story and pictures: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mini-stories-volume-3/.
There was a book about it, out in 2012, but I don’t know how far it circulated. Also an SF alternate history novelette, sometime ago (as my failing memory recalls) where the project actually got one built and it was commanded by Lord Mountbatten—I think that’s where I heard of the project.
I learned about it from a U-Haul truck, of all things.
Clearly, Jeff was just wandering around the bottom of a murky frigid lake in Canada, and noticed the informative plaque.
As one does.
There was also an episode of Mythbusters that referenced the original plans. The team determined it was plausible.
Plausible, as in possible to actually construct a functioning prototype? Like we needed Mythbusters for that? A prototype had already been constructed, but because of the massive refrigeration required, among other problems, it would have actually taken more steel to construct a full-size model than an equivalent standard carrier, so it was deemed impractical.
Just because something can be constructed doesn’t mean there’s any benefit in actually doing so. And Mythbusters actual conclusion was “Plausible, but ludicrous.”
I assume that the Habbakuk can implement the Nakatomi Protocol (see The Middleman) which provides easily accessible air registers and expands all ventilation shafts to traversable size. (Seriously, see The Middleman.)
Or Samurai Cat.
Ah you can just see the relation to a certain Miss Kelly when Unity goes to side with the not so heroic heroes, at least something is right in the world while these immoral superheroes run around.
Have yourself a superhero mission,
Let your cause be right.
From now on your mission will be dynamite.
Have yourself a superhero mission,
Blow them all away.
You won’t have to listen to her resumé.
Here you are, emboldened ways,
Fine emboldened ways and more.
Faithless friends who are near to us,
And splatter them in blood and gore.
And in time you all will fight whenever,
This you will avow.
Gang aligning guard around the human race.
So have yourself a superhero mission now…
—from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
‘Panopticlaus is Coming to Town’
Better hide out
Better not fly
Turn the lights out
I’m telling you why
Panopticlaus is coming, to town
She knows what you are thinking
She knows when you’re awake
She’ll suss if you’re pure human
Or another mutant fake
She’s making a list
Checking it twice
Non-humans will be
Locked up in a trice
Panopticlaus is coming to town
I seem to recall that Unity already applied to join them in the past. ^o^
That’s probably why they have her résumé.
A scene I’d love to see… “Blueberry Wa–” POWWW!!!
Epic Control-Phrase FAIL!
Saving the world by beating people up? Wasn’t that Next Wave’s M.O. ? K
Can’t help feeling that Monica and Sweetheart would agree with the problems of managing disfunctional teams.