The eyeball razor chimps would probably fall under “Noodle Incident”, but I think the question of what went on in there can be summed up as haircuts, eyelash trimming, and exfoliation.
A few years ago, the then-current storyline had the inventor of the Eyeball Razor Chimps. No spoilers — he simply claims to have invented them, and never explains what they are, and they have no effect on the plot whatsoever.
People started posting speculation about chimps and sharp blades, which felt wrong because I remembered this first panel, and how cheerful Jonah and Nera are there.
So, my own speculation was:
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While I admit my imagination may be lacking, one nice scenario that occurred to me was:
1) The chimps are mechanical/animatronic, not live, so no need for PETA to get involved.
2) Their mechanical eyeballs bulge. That’s all.
3) They scoot around on Razor brand scooters.
There aren’t that many — 3 to 5, say. They weave their scooters around each other in graceful, swooping, ever-changing patterns, and if you walk among them, their collision avoidance routines will cause them to change their routes to avoid you.
So Jonah and Nera walked through a small flock of scooting mechanical chimps that didn’t collide with them, and then out the opposite door. And that’s all.
I’m sure whatever is going on would fit somewhere in the Chekov index on TVTropes.
Chekov’s Skill.
The eyeball razor chimps would probably fall under “Noodle Incident”, but I think the question of what went on in there can be summed up as haircuts, eyelash trimming, and exfoliation.
I’ve been waiting for him to pull this on an employee. I wonder if he tried it in an earlier loop?
Wait, what happened with the chimps??
Perhaps they’re in the “sounds worse than it is” category.
A few years ago, the then-current storyline had the inventor of the Eyeball Razor Chimps. No spoilers — he simply claims to have invented them, and never explains what they are, and they have no effect on the plot whatsoever.
People started posting speculation about chimps and sharp blades, which felt wrong because I remembered this first panel, and how cheerful Jonah and Nera are there.
So, my own speculation was:
===================
While I admit my imagination may be lacking, one nice scenario that occurred to me was:
1) The chimps are mechanical/animatronic, not live, so no need for PETA to get involved.
2) Their mechanical eyeballs bulge. That’s all.
3) They scoot around on Razor brand scooters.
There aren’t that many — 3 to 5, say. They weave their scooters around each other in graceful, swooping, ever-changing patterns, and if you walk among them, their collision avoidance routines will cause them to change their routes to avoid you.
So Jonah and Nera walked through a small flock of scooting mechanical chimps that didn’t collide with them, and then out the opposite door. And that’s all.