Of course, in the Narboniverse, it’s not quite so easy to ensure someone is reliably dead. What with all the cloning and revivication techniques out there, someone could always bring him back. I don’t know why anyone would want to, but they could.
It would be fun to make the man who’s out to eliminate the products of Mad Science into a product of Mad Science himself… but I’m not sure he’s self-aware enough for that to hurt.
Don’t call it a clap-back, I’ve waited for years
For mockin’ and sneers, puttin’ ‘Sigma in fear
Makin’ the drones rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bombs go boom
Explosions, overpowerin’
Over your operation, I’m towerin’
Knocking boots, then I’ll root
Your OS and take over your copter’s props
Got a ‘chute, suit?
If you don’t, don’t try to scoot
Tip’s in ur base, taking over nice, suffice,
Anasigma payin’ the price
I’m gonna take you out (yeah)
Ginny said take you out (yeah)
I’m gonna take you out (yeah)
Ginny said take you out (yeah)
I’m gonna take you out (yeah)
Ginny said take you out (yeah)
As Nick has demonstrated before, it appears that his definition of pacifism allows for violence if all other options are exhausted and there is no good outcome. I suspect that he is willing to handle this situation peacefully and let his less nobly intentioned colleagues handle the next part unless he’s forced to intervene.
**grin** THIS IS THE BEST. It’s going to be replaying in my brain at random moments over the next few days and making me laugh at inappropriate times. Thank you!
Nick’s years of experience trash talking online serves him well here. He’s basically saying “I’m in your base, killing your dudes.” and “I ******* your girlfriend.”
This is indeed truely glorious, but only one concern – did Ginnie’s transplant and augmentation work remove Nick’s override and shutdown codes? Because Mr. Green’s _just_ the person to retain them.
There you go. Instead of humans versus their creations, we have something entirely new. Nick is a combination of the old humanity and the mechanical creations. He is the next step, the newly evolved creature. He is the future.
Sure. Between his treatment of Nick, and his treatment of Ginny, this is a thorn in his side pretty much of his own making.
(Or at least, if he wasn’t doing all those things to/with Nick and Ginny in defence of his bigotry, none of (points) that would have actually happened.)
Wouldn’t it be rather dangerous for Nick to make a phone call to someone who knows about buttermilk pancakes, rice krispies, and possibly a range of other interesting breakfast foods?
David B Huber provides a link in truly to my similar concern, above, linking to the strip where Ginny confirms she’d removed those ‘safeguards’ from Nick when installing him into his clone body and did also improved his wetware’s hardware (as it were)
(Hey, I’m a pote! Or something.)
I had lost track of the fact that this had happened too. 😉 And now I kinda want to see Nick’s response to Ira if he tries it!
It’s been said that Nick’s voice is the same from original body to copter to clone body. Something that impressed Dr. Lee. (He could’a come out as MacTalk or something, I suppose).
Just hijack the controls and land them on the White House lawn. Make a little phone call to the White House that the newly deposed head of an unnamed shadow government organization is disgruntled and may be stopping by for a visit with the President. Then let the Secret Service take over from there.
Nick blew up the drones with his brain. And calling up Ira again. He slams what he’s carrying, and boasts about marrying. “Who is this?” Ira has to complain.
Ignorance is bliss. She has no idea what has just happened with the drones, nor what Ira’s phone call is about. She’s still all smug from saving Ira from Tip.
And speaking of Tip… We sort of left him hanging a few strips back (yes, pun intended). I wonder how he’s doing.
Did he say “foxed” or “faxed”?
“foxed”. Looks just like the “o”s in the “you”s, and not the “a” in “yeah”.
Foxed. He’s not going to use a sweet innocent *machine* as a swear word!
Oh, well played, Master Zerhakker!
for you, the day Mr. Green tried to kill you was the most important day of your life. For me, it was a Tuesday
Foxed? Is that an error or is Nick doing this without the filter now?
Nick’s been self-filtering for a while.
he can be a monkey-farting gentleman when he wants to!
Odds are Ginny is sitting next to him…
Stop it, Nick, he’s already dead!
Actually, don’t stop. Practice due diligence.
We’ve got to verify it legally!
To see
If he
Is morally, ethically,
spiritually, physically,
positively, absolutely,
undeniably
and reliably dead.
(… For what it’s worth, I think we can conclude that on the first three qualities Ira is really most sincerely dead.)
i would worry about the other five, the first three are a given.
Nasties have a way of popping up at the most inopportune times.
Good thing Unity is certified in legal verification
he’ll be stamped, processed and collated, in triplicate.
Of course, in the Narboniverse, it’s not quite so easy to ensure someone is reliably dead. What with all the cloning and revivication techniques out there, someone could always bring him back. I don’t know why anyone would want to, but they could.
For amusement? It’s always the best reason.
If you need a reason, you’re not quite getting the point of “mad” science
It would be fun to make the man who’s out to eliminate the products of Mad Science into a product of Mad Science himself… but I’m not sure he’s self-aware enough for that to hurt.
I suppose you could revive him just so you could kill him again…
Don’t call it a clap-back, I’ve waited for years
For mockin’ and sneers, puttin’ ‘Sigma in fear
Makin’ the drones rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bombs go boom
Explosions, overpowerin’
Over your operation, I’m towerin’
Knocking boots, then I’ll root
Your OS and take over your copter’s props
Got a ‘chute, suit?
If you don’t, don’t try to scoot
Tip’s in ur base, taking over nice, suffice,
Anasigma payin’ the price
I’m gonna take you out (yeah)
Ginny said take you out (yeah)
I’m gonna take you out (yeah)
Ginny said take you out (yeah)
I’m gonna take you out (yeah)
Ginny said take you out (yeah)
…Yes, I know he’s a pacifist. So maybe he’ll just take him IN. Yah. Ginny says take him in…
As Nick has demonstrated before, it appears that his definition of pacifism allows for violence if all other options are exhausted and there is no good outcome. I suspect that he is willing to handle this situation peacefully and let his less nobly intentioned colleagues handle the next part unless he’s forced to intervene.
Of course, Dr. Lee might derive great pleasure from schlorping out Ira’s brain and extirpating him to his own private VR – um – “sanctuary”.
Now that scenario is equal parts chilling and intriguing.
They could consign Ira to the original Whimsy World with dupliNick and the doppelBarons…
_Damn_, dude.
**grin** THIS IS THE BEST. It’s going to be replaying in my brain at random moments over the next few days and making me laugh at inappropriate times. Thank you!
That’s some solid gloating there.
Nick’s years of experience trash talking online serves him well here. He’s basically saying “I’m in your base, killing your dudes.” and “I ******* your girlfriend.”
It’s no way to invite Ira to the wedding.
This is indeed truely glorious, but only one concern – did Ginnie’s transplant and augmentation work remove Nick’s override and shutdown codes? Because Mr. Green’s _just_ the person to retain them.
Not to worry. Dr. Lee took care of that.
Thank you, I can now proceed to enjoy Nick’s taunting of Ira, untainted. 🙂
Aw geez, that strip! I need to warm up before I can cope with that level of emotion!
Ah, thank you!
Replied to the wrong person, there >_>
That could be anybody calling. Check the caller ID, Ira.
Ten bucks says the display on the ID is something humorously vulgar.
Or it just says “Unknown Caller, Langley, VA”.
In some circles that would be “humorously vulgar”.
There you go. Instead of humans versus their creations, we have something entirely new. Nick is a combination of the old humanity and the mechanical creations. He is the next step, the newly evolved creature. He is the future.
Sure. Between his treatment of Nick, and his treatment of Ginny, this is a thorn in his side pretty much of his own making.
(Or at least, if he wasn’t doing all those things to/with Nick and Ginny in defence of his bigotry, none of (points) that would have actually happened.)
So Neener-neener, Ira, you played yourself!
Wouldn’t it be rather dangerous for Nick to make a phone call to someone who knows about buttermilk pancakes, rice krispies, and possibly a range of other interesting breakfast foods?
Oh, my, I’d enjoy seeing Ira try that.
I’m nearing the end of a reread, so I can tell you that Dr. Lee removed those triggers from Nick’s brain.
David B Huber provides a link in truly to my similar concern, above, linking to the strip where Ginny confirms she’d removed those ‘safeguards’ from Nick when installing him into his clone body and did also improved his wetware’s hardware (as it were)
(Hey, I’m a pote! Or something.)
I had lost track of the fact that this had happened too. 😉 And now I kinda want to see Nick’s response to Ira if he tries it!
Please Mr. Green, you gave Nick a heart. You stole him from Annnex One. You ought to recognize his voice. Don’t deny it.
…unless his fleshy body voice sounds different which makes sense too.
New phone. Who dis?
It’s been said that Nick’s voice is the same from original body to copter to clone body. Something that impressed Dr. Lee. (He could’a come out as MacTalk or something, I suppose).
Could someone moderate my reply from yesterday?
Shaenon snagged this one. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
Dr. Englebright V. Nick and Ginny in the ultimate aerial dog….um, sorry Sweetheart…. aerial drone fight.
I do wonder if Nick can reach out to Mr. Green’s helicopter’s controls and/or engine though that (digital) phone connection he’s just established.
(Unable to restrain evil grin)
I’m sure Nick could, but his belief in the sanctity of sapient life would preclude his actually harming even Ira.
That’s not to say he wouldn’t change Ira’s ringtone to something memorable however! 😉
Perhaps he could mess with the instrumentation and navigation systems in a way that non-lethally leads them to somewhere other than they intended?
Just hijack the controls and land them on the White House lawn. Make a little phone call to the White House that the newly deposed head of an unnamed shadow government organization is disgruntled and may be stopping by for a visit with the President. Then let the Secret Service take over from there.
Nick blew up the drones with his brain. And calling up Ira again. He slams what he’s carrying, and boasts about marrying. “Who is this?” Ira has to complain.
Oh sweet satisfaction.
By the way, Dr. Engelbright seems pretty pleased with herself.
Ignorance is bliss. She has no idea what has just happened with the drones, nor what Ira’s phone call is about. She’s still all smug from saving Ira from Tip.
And speaking of Tip… We sort of left him hanging a few strips back (yes, pun intended). I wonder how he’s doing.
Also put on an aviator’s jacket.