…You’re giving me game-design ideas. “Next, I play the ‘Mad’ modifier on my Stockbroker, which gives -4 on the Trade roll but brings the D20 Illogic die into the game… and can I use ‘Waffle Iron’ as her weapon?”
She best not make uniforms manditory for “all employees” – especially if she gets fond of driving that ‘bot around alot. She could end up being forced to wear a human’s uniform on her own body – or a dog’s on the ‘bot.
Mental image: “Cat” on Red Dwarf being told he could only take *one* outfit into stasis… so the job goes to Unity, who is an expert seamstress- her limbs stay on well- and made a nice coonskin hat once…
Now I wonder if the point was to break her – or to determine just how driven she is by her weaknesses? Or is this just Plan B? (Any _competent_ evil overlord will have at least a Plan B and a Plan C in case the Heroes somehow overcome plan A.)
Well, possible _futures_. Note how they mentioned their losing in the scenarios in which they didn’t get the team back, so there does not seem to be a fixed future. Which makes me wonder if they can see futures arising from doing things differently than they would if they didn’t see the future – it gets rather infinite regression after a while.
(TUNE: “The Unicorn” by Shel Silverstein, performed by The Irish Rovers)
Short time ago, hasn’t been long since,
We assisted non-human sentients …
We helped zombies and lions, cold-blooded and warm,
But there never was an office uniform!
[CHORUS:]
We had stitches and fur and designer clothes,
Appendages from animals and fishnet hose!
We wore sacks and slacks and plastic macs to keep off the storm,
But we never had an office uniform!
In the Institute, what did Sweetheart find there?
The mysterious man in the swivel chair!
“You can restart the Project, replace Gavotee,
And even re-hire the whole darned lot!” [repeat CHORUS]
Now Sweetheart’s in charge, reuniting the team!
She’ll finally get to realize her life-long dream!
Everyone conforming, and looking so fine … [spoken]And Unity can sew them … if Tip can design! [repeat CHORUS]
Argle-bargle has a much longer history than that. According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use was 1872. Scottish-British origin, it means arguing – “argle” is a variant of “argue”.
Anyone else getting a weird-looking time-out error when they go to either of the Narbonic websites? Please let me know by email. It’s peterotooled at yahoo dot ca
Geno, yes … all of the WebComicsNation sites are down (including mine). Ever since Joey Manley sold WCN, it’s been going downhill. I think the new owners may just let the domain name expire.
“Reunited,” Peaches and Herb. Sung here by Sweetheart.
I took the drone through an ungodly test
It wasn’t easy but I came out best.
Now I’ve got a job, I’m now a nabob,
I’ve taken over Skin Horse and I’ll boss that mob, hey, hey…
I’ll make some changes, yes I’ll make reform.
I’ll make the workers wear a uniform.
Our clothing was bad, so we’ll try paisleys and plaid.
It might make Wilkin happy but he’s raving mad, hey, hey…
Reunited and by Mr. Green.
Reunited, I’m the Skin Horse queen.
Together again,
We’ll fight to the end.
Our universe is righted when we’re reunited, hey hey.
I hope he’s not an improved model. Nick lamented not having any bangable parts in the Violet drone…but if this drone has been improved, well, I have a feeling he’ll want the loan of one for a few minutes…
“If the spot on the contract that would usually say it exempts ‘acts of god’ instead says ‘acts of YHWH’, check under the table to see if the smiling fellow offering you the contract has cloven hooves”.
And thus we see that they have, indeed, driven Sweetheart Mad.
Mad with power, that is.
Mwahahahaha-
Mad Bureaucrat
…You’re giving me game-design ideas. “Next, I play the ‘Mad’ modifier on my Stockbroker, which gives -4 on the Trade roll but brings the D20 Illogic die into the game… and can I use ‘Waffle Iron’ as her weapon?”
Remember that in the Narboniverse, Mad and mad aren’t the same thing.
First, uniforms… then more and more power and restrictions… soon, Director Fancy is on YouTube leading the Lambeth Walk…
I do kind of wonder when we’ll see Gavotte next.
She best not make uniforms manditory for “all employees” – especially if she gets fond of driving that ‘bot around alot. She could end up being forced to wear a human’s uniform on her own body – or a dog’s on the ‘bot.
More to the point, how would you get a uniform for Mustachio?
It would be silkscreened on, like a minicomputer front panel.
Heh… And *somehow* the job of designing uniforms will be passed to Tip.
Mental image: “Cat” on Red Dwarf being told he could only take *one* outfit into stasis… so the job goes to Unity, who is an expert seamstress- her limbs stay on well- and made a nice coonskin hat once…
Actually, he was told two outfits. He tried to get a third in exchange for a leg.
I think Tip is the man for the job, too. Maybe something in chiffon?
Now I wonder if the point was to break her – or to determine just how driven she is by her weaknesses? Or is this just Plan B? (Any _competent_ evil overlord will have at least a Plan B and a Plan C in case the Heroes somehow overcome plan A.)
But this overlord can see the future. Does he need contigincies?
Well, possible _futures_. Note how they mentioned their losing in the scenarios in which they didn’t get the team back, so there does not seem to be a fixed future. Which makes me wonder if they can see futures arising from doing things differently than they would if they didn’t see the future – it gets rather infinite regression after a while.
(TUNE: “The Unicorn” by Shel Silverstein, performed by The Irish Rovers)
Short time ago, hasn’t been long since,
We assisted non-human sentients …
We helped zombies and lions, cold-blooded and warm,
But there never was an office uniform!
[CHORUS:]
We had stitches and fur and designer clothes,
Appendages from animals and fishnet hose!
We wore sacks and slacks and plastic macs to keep off the storm,
But we never had an office uniform!
In the Institute, what did Sweetheart find there?
The mysterious man in the swivel chair!
“You can restart the Project, replace Gavotee,
And even re-hire the whole darned lot!”
[repeat CHORUS]
Now Sweetheart’s in charge, reuniting the team!
She’ll finally get to realize her life-long dream!
Everyone conforming, and looking so fine …
[spoken]And Unity can sew them … if Tip can design!
[repeat CHORUS]
This has always been one of my favorite songs, thank you for filking it up =)
I have to learn to play an instrument just so I can play your songs!
… and of course, I notice I misspelled “Gavotte” AFTER I hit “post”. Arglebargle.
“Arglebargle” !? As in Knuffle Bunny? (Shaenon, look this one up if you don’t already know it! Your little pumpkin will love it. )
Actually, it was used a couple of times in “Bored of the Rings”, a parody of you-know-what.
Argle-bargle has a much longer history than that. According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use was 1872. Scottish-British origin, it means arguing – “argle” is a variant of “argue”.
Wasn’t ‘arglebargle’ an exclamation used in Pogo??
Soooo, um, would those be uniforms with or without built-in nickel-alloy swivels, ms. Scheisskopf…? 😉
I’m wondering if Sweetheart will require collars.
Anyone else getting a weird-looking time-out error when they go to either of the Narbonic websites? Please let me know by email. It’s peterotooled at yahoo dot ca
Geno, yes … all of the WebComicsNation sites are down (including mine). Ever since Joey Manley sold WCN, it’s been going downhill. I think the new owners may just let the domain name expire.
Well, Sweetheart was the only one of them put on administrative leave rather than being reassigned…
“Reunited,” Peaches and Herb. Sung here by Sweetheart.
I took the drone through an ungodly test
It wasn’t easy but I came out best.
Now I’ve got a job, I’m now a nabob,
I’ve taken over Skin Horse and I’ll boss that mob, hey, hey…
I’ll make some changes, yes I’ll make reform.
I’ll make the workers wear a uniform.
Our clothing was bad, so we’ll try paisleys and plaid.
It might make Wilkin happy but he’s raving mad, hey, hey…
Reunited and by Mr. Green.
Reunited, I’m the Skin Horse queen.
Together again,
We’ll fight to the end.
Our universe is righted when we’re reunited, hey hey.
Thanks for reminding me of these old songs.
I was wondering. When first we met “Dr. Ao,” he was feeling up Sweetheart-the-drone, and she was attracted to him.
Now that he’s been revealed as Mr. Green—is she still?
I’m still not sure “Dr. Ao” isn’t another drone.
I hope he’s not an improved model. Nick lamented not having any bangable parts in the Violet drone…but if this drone has been improved, well, I have a feeling he’ll want the loan of one for a few minutes…
“Let’s say that’ll depend on you.”
Always read the fine print in any contract. Especially if the guy giving you the contract gives the impression he should have horns for some reason.
“If the spot on the contract that would usually say it exempts ‘acts of god’ instead says ‘acts of YHWH’, check under the table to see if the smiling fellow offering you the contract has cloven hooves”.