It’s a government job that pays poorly and requires a lot of clearance. They think they do their job for 8 hours a day, then go home, and then once a week (or twice a month) they collect a semi-reliable paycheck from the government for a job they’re not entirely certain of the ramifications of.
….What? I’ve worked government data entry before. They don’t tell you anything, in spite of requiring rather heavy amounts of background checking and peeing in cups.
Another good question is how will the Skin Horse people be affected when it starts hitting them? Will Sweetheart start believing herself an ordinary dog or think of herself as a human female since “only humans think”? o_O
They may be already affected. It’s just that their idea of “normal” is already so weird that they are unlikely to run anything odd enough to challenge it.
Perhaps they couldn’t see something entirely outside their normal context: I don’t believe we’ve seen mind-blasting eldritch abominations yet in this comic (or would the heart attack inducing cuteness of some of the Whimsy gang count?)
That’s one possibility, I guess but I would expect that to apply to all the M.I.B.s as well. Perhaps they were more susceptible because they were baseline human? That would make Tip, Ginny and Nick the canaries in this particular coal mine. We saw that Tip made no attempt to use his mojo in spite of being up against an all-female gang. Perhaps the next step will come when Ginny genuinely believes herself an ordinary Office Lady whose primary job is to make the coffee and doesn’t understand all this sane science/weird science talk? o_O
Hey, I’ve been at my job five years (or so they tell me. Time isn’t really one of my strong points) and I’m still not really sure what industry I’m in.
Hands are hard to draw, particularly on a time limit, even more so if you’re thinking about other aspects of the strip, as well as maybe tired, and possibly distracted by weird noises your child is making in the other room.
Anasigma had better have a plan to handle the mad scientist community, because they ought to be getting peeved right about now. Their audience has just dropped from 80% of humanity to near zero, and what’s the point of even writing your doomsday speech if no one will notice?
Dr. Satannis: “Today I take over the entire world! All your petty governments will fall before me, and there is nothing any of you fools can do to stop me! Bwahaha!”
News media: “Satannicorp today announced its plans to expand global operations and hire additional staff in a number of countries.”
Dr. Satannis: “… Goddamnit.”
I mean, Lupin Madblood was always trying to show off not only to Helen Narbon, but also to the rest of the mad science community. In the former case, he had personal romantic motive, but in the latter he just wanted an audience that could “appreciate his genius”.
Pretty sure The Cure was created especially for that. Throw that junk on a mad and they stop being mad…Tigerlily said they used to do that more or less for fun with the original. The A-Sig formula is probably way more potent. And we’ve seen it reality blind and alter a mad into a normal person. So no, they got this. They planned for the long haul.
Which is probably how she is going to have to do things for the time being if she wants to remain a manager. On the upside, she might just become the most popular and well-loved manager in corporate history.
My dog is a Havanese/Poodle mix and he looks like a toy, especially when he runs. But eeeeveryone thinks he’s a girl when they first meet him. I guess adorable fluffy dogs are feminine? I mean he pretty clearly has a penis, but that’s never stopped people XD
It just occurred to me that Sweetheart is not wearing anything to indicate that she’s a service animal. It’s still pretty rude to just walk up and pet someone’s dog without some indication that it is welcomed, but at least it’s not as big a faux pas as petting a service animal who is wearing ID.
Now, is Anasigma also gone reality blind, or are they _faking_ it? I mean, it’s rather unprofessional to run up en masse and pet someone’s service dog, but if they’re trying to sell something…
Mads? Depends on how the blindness is administered. If you’re the sort of Mad who hangs out in a giant laser equipped Moon base, you may have avoided the effect.
AH! This is like black plague levels of reality blindness!
Damn. This isn’t good.
…So what the heck do all of these people think that they actually DO?
Lots of paperwork.
It’s a government job that pays poorly and requires a lot of clearance. They think they do their job for 8 hours a day, then go home, and then once a week (or twice a month) they collect a semi-reliable paycheck from the government for a job they’re not entirely certain of the ramifications of.
….What? I’ve worked government data entry before. They don’t tell you anything, in spite of requiring rather heavy amounts of background checking and peeing in cups.
Along similar lines, I wonder who they think their boss is now?
Captain Valentine Fancy, a (human) retired USAF officer.
And said boss must be off-site, since they’ve never seen her.
Well everything is done digital or by use of internet these days.
So Sweetheart is going to have to become the dog behind the curtain?
Another good question is how will the Skin Horse people be affected when it starts hitting them? Will Sweetheart start believing herself an ordinary dog or think of herself as a human female since “only humans think”? o_O
They may be already affected. It’s just that their idea of “normal” is already so weird that they are unlikely to run anything odd enough to challenge it.
Perhaps they couldn’t see something entirely outside their normal context: I don’t believe we’ve seen mind-blasting eldritch abominations yet in this comic (or would the heart attack inducing cuteness of some of the Whimsy gang count?)
That’s one possibility, I guess but I would expect that to apply to all the M.I.B.s as well. Perhaps they were more susceptible because they were baseline human? That would make Tip, Ginny and Nick the canaries in this particular coal mine. We saw that Tip made no attempt to use his mojo in spite of being up against an all-female gang. Perhaps the next step will come when Ginny genuinely believes herself an ordinary Office Lady whose primary job is to make the coffee and doesn’t understand all this sane science/weird science talk? o_O
Hey, I’ve been at my job five years (or so they tell me. Time isn’t really one of my strong points) and I’m still not really sure what industry I’m in.
I just noticed that Unity’s right arm has a left hand. I guess when you’re able to replace your own parts you stop caring which side the thumb is on.
And it’s so hard to remember! Righty-tighty, Lefty-hefty … there’s in there about thumbs at all.
But yesterday at the coffee place, it was the right hand… I mean the correct hand… actually, I mean both the right and correct hand.
It’s probably on loose. Just so long as she doesn’t make any sudden obscene gestures with it.
Art error. Happens. Not a big deal.
Hands are hard to draw, particularly on a time limit, even more so if you’re thinking about other aspects of the strip, as well as maybe tired, and possibly distracted by weird noises your child is making in the other room.
She probably had to switch hands during the trip back. They rot so quickly after all.
Or at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it
… there’s *nothing* in there …
I swear there was a nugget of sense in there when I thought it.
Anasigma had better have a plan to handle the mad scientist community, because they ought to be getting peeved right about now. Their audience has just dropped from 80% of humanity to near zero, and what’s the point of even writing your doomsday speech if no one will notice?
You can still threaten to take over the world… you just can’t threaten to do it with giant mutant gerbils.
Dr. Satannis: “Today I take over the entire world! All your petty governments will fall before me, and there is nothing any of you fools can do to stop me! Bwahaha!”
News media: “Satannicorp today announced its plans to expand global operations and hire additional staff in a number of countries.”
Dr. Satannis: “… Goddamnit.”
Well, there’s still other mads.
I mean, Lupin Madblood was always trying to show off not only to Helen Narbon, but also to the rest of the mad science community. In the former case, he had personal romantic motive, but in the latter he just wanted an audience that could “appreciate his genius”.
Pretty sure The Cure was created especially for that. Throw that junk on a mad and they stop being mad…Tigerlily said they used to do that more or less for fun with the original. The A-Sig formula is probably way more potent. And we’ve seen it reality blind and alter a mad into a normal person. So no, they got this. They planned for the long haul.
I would think Sweetheart could make her way back “into the loop” by communicating only by phone and email
Which is probably how she is going to have to do things for the time being if she wants to remain a manager. On the upside, she might just become the most popular and well-loved manager in corporate history.
DOGGIE! \O/
I used to think service animals were a pain, but now they’re just another facet of the work community.
Well, I mean… they can’t be more a pain than life without them would be for the people who need them…
KWills, we *do* need a Florence Ambrose visit!
First panel: Of course she’s a service dog, she’s a thinking-brain dog!
Millennium hand and shrimp!
Buggrit.
She needs Sargent Angua to be her go between.
Oh my god you’re right
Please Shannon cameo Gaspode he’s the best dog in the series
That agent is so fired. Everyone knows it’s “Good girl“
Yes, I can post again! (though I would really like to know if there was a reason I was blocked in the first place)
Is gender blindness an extension of reality blindness?
Some people just default to he/him for unknown animals.
My dog is a Havanese/Poodle mix and he looks like a toy, especially when he runs. But eeeeveryone thinks he’s a girl when they first meet him. I guess adorable fluffy dogs are feminine? I mean he pretty clearly has a penis, but that’s never stopped people XD
All dogs are male, all cats are female. Isn’t that so?
What is wrong with these people? You don’t just walk up and pet someone’s service dog, that’s inexcusably rude.
and/or evil
They work for the government. They’re not paid to think.
They’re paid not to think.
It just occurred to me that Sweetheart is not wearing anything to indicate that she’s a service animal. It’s still pretty rude to just walk up and pet someone’s dog without some indication that it is welcomed, but at least it’s not as big a faux pas as petting a service animal who is wearing ID.
Sweetheart is just “good doggie,” but Unity is Agent Unity. This reality blindness thing has so many levels and phases.
From all appearances, Unity is just a parti-colored human in need of a shower.
Hey! I could use some scritches, too!
Now, is Anasigma also gone reality blind, or are they _faking_ it? I mean, it’s rather unprofessional to run up en masse and pet someone’s service dog, but if they’re trying to sell something…
Mads? Depends on how the blindness is administered. If you’re the sort of Mad who hangs out in a giant laser equipped Moon base, you may have avoided the effect.
Your scritchies pupated and flew away.