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2022-05-07

by shaenon on May 7, 2022 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Phantomwise
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  1. Tiff Hudson
    May 7, 2022, 12:09 am | # | Reply

    Every surprised man needs a Marcie!

  2. Frank Hightower
    May 7, 2022, 12:11 am | # | Reply

    oh come on, it’s not like he’s a nuclear scientist!

  3. thejoemoose
    May 7, 2022, 12:14 am | # | Reply

    wait what how who why

    ARGH We hate cliffhangers!

    • Darius Drake
      May 7, 2022, 12:34 am | # | Reply

      Hey, it at least explains why they were kidnapped.

    • Candace
      May 7, 2022, 1:11 am | # | Reply

      Tip applied to A-sig as Chris Sanders, because of reasons that I don’t remember now, but that seemed valid at the time. Therefore, Chris Sanders is, in fact, legally A-sig’s CEO.

      • David B Huber
        May 7, 2022, 1:48 am | # | Reply

        Indeed. Thanks for reminding me that technically “Chris” may still be an A-Sig employee despite having reached the pinnacle of Shadow Gov leadership, Candace!

        Did Tip ever resign after gaining roof access to the Maragda building?

        • Ken
          May 7, 2022, 11:42 am | # | Reply

          No, Tip flew off on a mad science flyer he couldn’t control. Chris Sanders was, therefore, believed dead, until Chris Sanders was found alive. Brilliant!

        • Candace
          May 8, 2022, 12:11 am | # | Reply

          Ah, yes, there it is. Thanks for the ref, David B Huber!

      • soft
        May 7, 2022, 1:53 am | # | Reply

        I think it was him trying to hide himself from Mr Green as he moved up the ranks (which obviously failed), but I also wonder if it was part of his plan to be able to (as he told Tigerlily) become the “the Man” and then give it up for her.

      • greenknight32
        May 7, 2022, 2:45 am | # | Reply

        IIRC, Tip didn’t have to apply as Chris, the Department of Irradiation was already incorporated into A-Sig. Tip showed up for work using Chris’s ID in order to infiltrate the organization.

      • Equisetophyta
        May 7, 2022, 10:27 pm | # | Reply

        Oh dang. Now we just need Jason Momoa.

  4. Alphaghoul
    May 7, 2022, 12:14 am | # | Reply

    Huh, instead of Tip it’s those two secondary characters? But if only one is the CEO why bring them both?

    • The Chief
      May 7, 2022, 12:18 am | # | Reply

      Joined at the hip.

      • CrackerJack
        May 7, 2022, 10:07 am | # | Reply

        Or in this case, joined at the Tip! (Which sounds more painful than it is.)

    • dornbeast
      May 9, 2022, 12:16 am | # | Reply

      Why bring them both? Because Mell didn’t know if she was looking for Christopher, Christine, Christina, or some less common variation.

      Also, witnesses are inconvenient, and cleaning up after a murder is time-consuming.

      Plus, she can bill A-Sig for the second kidnapping.

  5. The Flower Cosmic
    May 7, 2022, 12:15 am | # | Reply

    Wait, were they BOTH in the sack? Dang, that must have been crowded.

    • The Chief
      May 7, 2022, 12:19 am | # | Reply

      Marcie: “I got Chris in the sack!”

      • theysabet
        May 7, 2022, 1:15 am | # | Reply

        Old news! 😀 😀 😀

    • Duane B.
      May 7, 2022, 12:19 am | # | Reply

      And …Mel carried them over one shoulder,
      Do you suppose Mel has had a …few…enhancements?

      • John Campbell
        May 7, 2022, 12:36 am | # | Reply

        She did spend years drinking Narbonics Labs coffee.

        • Duane B.
          May 7, 2022, 1:54 pm | # | Reply

          Evil coffee …DECAF!!!

      • Darius Drake
        May 7, 2022, 12:41 am | # | Reply

        Mel was always strong, and then she joined the military. Honestly, being able to carry the… let’s guess high at 160kg of both Chris and Marcy for a notable time isn’t overly unreasonable.

      • awgiedawgie
        May 7, 2022, 9:24 am | # | Reply

        Mell (two Ls in her name, by the way) once brought back all five Daves in sacks. Carrying Chris and Marcie is easy.

        • Robert Nowall
          May 7, 2022, 12:57 pm | # | Reply

          I keep forgetting that, too. Mell W. Kelly—I wanna say the “W” stands for “Wilhelmina,” but I can’t remember exactly why I think that.

          • Bernerlb
            May 7, 2022, 3:25 pm | #

            Wildflower. Her parents were hippies.

          • Robert Nowall
            May 7, 2022, 4:11 pm | #

            Thank you.

          • awgiedawgie
            May 8, 2022, 6:19 pm | #

            And her first name is actually Melody, so I can sort of understand the one-L vs. two-Ls confusion.

        • D. Walker
          May 7, 2022, 2:19 pm | # | Reply

          The simplest explanation is probably that it’s a Mad Science Sack, employing antigravity quantum levitation or something.

          Hence why she’s so keen on invoicing people for the sacks. You wouldn’t think it to look at a sack, but they’re absurdly expensive.

          • Candace
            May 8, 2022, 12:14 am | #

            I like the idea of a Mad Science sack. Clearly this is the correct explanation.

          • awgiedawgie
            May 8, 2022, 6:17 pm | #

            The sack is bigger on the inside. So… Santa Claus is a Mad scientist? Actually, that would explain a lot.

  6. Sweet Leslie the Hammer
    May 7, 2022, 2:26 am | # | Reply

    Have always hated endings. THIS, however is a Kiss of Genius. Wow, also….truly,
    SNAFU. First time actually TRUE. (Smack. Sweet.) Also I didn’t want either of those
    beloved Scenery Walk-ons dead.

  7. TimK
    May 7, 2022, 2:34 am | # | Reply

    The D&D game is going to feature some high level gossip now.

  8. TimK
    May 7, 2022, 2:39 am | # | Reply

    Also, of course Marcie is quick on the uptake. She called the “wacky mistaken identity” problem up when helping Tip with Chris’ ID badge in the first place (thanks to David above for the link).

    • M
      May 7, 2022, 4:39 am | # | Reply

      That seems less foreshadowing than lampshading.

      • kiralamouse
        May 7, 2022, 7:39 am | # | Reply

        ¿Porque no los dos?

    • Robert Nowall
      May 7, 2022, 10:59 am | # | Reply

      Well, from the phrasing in Panel Three, I think Mell knows the score and is working her own game.

  9. Robert Nowall
    May 7, 2022, 2:41 am | # | Reply

    So Chris and Marcie were in the sack together.

    • Shadowmehr
      May 7, 2022, 9:14 am | # | Reply

      S.O.P. at this point, why bring it up?

      • Robert Nowall
        May 7, 2022, 9:19 am | # | Reply

        ‘Cause I can’t pass up a chance to insinuate something.

  10. Moe Lane
    May 7, 2022, 6:47 am | # | Reply

    There’s a Beyonce song that’s relevant here, Chris. Also I suppose Marcie’s constantly three moves ahead in that particular game, and is constantly good-naturedly waiting for him to catch up.

  11. Schismatism
    May 7, 2022, 8:27 am | # | Reply

    Say, I wonder if that’s the same burlap sack she used to kidnap Dave Barker.

    • waynezombie
      May 7, 2022, 12:54 pm | # | Reply

      Reduce, reuse, recycle.

      • OneUniverse
        May 9, 2022, 12:20 pm | # | Reply

        Re-bill.

  12. Robert Nowall
    May 7, 2022, 9:18 am | # | Reply

    Providing their new CEO. Chris Sanders and Marcie, we know. Tip’s strange infiltration caused this aberration. At least Marcie will go with the flow.

  13. John
    May 7, 2022, 9:26 am | # | Reply

    He said “frell”. Awesome.

    • Bathymetheus
      May 7, 2022, 10:03 am | # | Reply

      I expect many readers here will be familiar with “Farscape”, but for those who are not it’s a Science Fiction TV series from Australia (starting 1999, IIRC). I (and many others) think it was good. Some of the cast later moved to “Stargate” and in one episode lampooned Farscape as unknown. It is of course quite well known.

      “frell” was used as a substitute for a well-known swear.

    • Bathymetheus
      May 7, 2022, 10:10 am | # | Reply

      Sample use: “What are you going to do … frell them into submission?”

    • Robert Nowall
      May 7, 2022, 10:58 am | # | Reply

      He’s said it before.

  14. Shadowmehr
    May 7, 2022, 10:19 am | # | Reply

    Y’know, if those two keep their heads about them, they might just get a happy ending at the end of this.

    • Jim Janney
      May 7, 2022, 3:28 pm | # | Reply

      Or at least a nice irradiator.

      • Candace
        May 8, 2022, 12:17 am | # | Reply

        They can probably get all the irradiators they want now. Sounds like a happy ending for them, anyway.

    • Robert Nowall
      May 7, 2022, 5:01 pm | # | Reply

      It did make them miss Nick and Virginia’s wedding.

  15. DWVR
    May 7, 2022, 12:55 pm | # | Reply

    Hey! I just realized I missed Shaenon’s birthday on May 4! Happy late birthday! Thanks for all the great stories!

  16. Christian Rose
    May 7, 2022, 3:30 pm | # | Reply

    When someone asks you if you are a god, you say yes!

  17. ranthalling
    May 7, 2022, 7:30 pm | # | Reply

    This is genius! And belated happy birthday!

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