Nick. Knowing the two of you and your mutually-reinforcing relationship-avoidance issues, the fact that it’s happening at *all* is a straight-up minor miracle.
Nice window seat they’ve got there. Great view. Hey, forget it, Nick. You’ll always fall. Anybody you go that far with, you have to plan to hit the ground rolling….expect the thump anyway Good luck, kid.
Totally admit, I’m having flashbacks to every fanfic I’ve ever read where somebody accidentally hits the intercom/broadcast/loudspeaker controls at an inopportune moment…
I always assumed that “scared shitless” refers to having vacuated one’s bowels out of fear. I hope that is not the case here, and it refers to the fight-or-flight response causing him to not being able to defecate.
I always thought “scared witless” came first (cf. “scared out of one’s wits”), and that that phrase’s existence made “scared shitless” a question of when, not if.
Amongst all the long-deferred delights of this strip, I was particularly delighted by the fact that Nick, a sometimes-observant Jew, felt compelled to omit the vowel from the Holy Name.
You may think it’s crazy
To wait so long to do.
Maybe you think it’s yucky.
But I’ve got something for you.
But I know that you’re wild.
I hope that it’s not mild.
You may think my tool is
Kind of overdue.
(You may think) you may think it’s crazy.
(All I want) but all I want is woo.
But I hope that you’re wild,
And it’s not a matter vile.
You may think my tool is
Not worth hanging to.
(You may think) you may think it’s crazy,
(All I want) but all I want is woo.
I’ll try for hard, so hard to make.
I’ll elevate if it’s a date.
I’ll keep it going, till the copter’s down.
I’ll keep it going.
Well, you may think I am serious.
The wait to go to town.
But sometimes, somewhen, you were curious.
You still hung around.
You may think my tool is
Not a decent screw.
(You may think) you may think it’s crazy,
(All I want) but all I want is woo.
All I want is woo.
All I want is woo.
And this strip is why Nick is my favorite character. No matter how unusual the circumstances—or how common—his humanity and goodness shine through. He and Ginny deserve a happy ending, and I don’t mean the one they’re about to get.
While I have no doubt the analytical portion of Ginny’s mind is indeed checking off successful function tests (I’m equally certain Nick is giving her his undivided attention including x-ray cameras), I trust she will realize she is not only worthy of Nick but perhaps the only woman who can truly appreciate his awesome cyborg nature.
You could even say he was made for her…
Which leaves me wondering about the enhancements Dr. Jones made to Nick 2.0’s clone…
But let’s not forget Virginia has moved Heaven and Earth to rescue Nick, saving his life by wading through biological waste to recover his brain! Truly a heroic quest, which even Whimsy tradition would allow has earned her some happiness.
Tip: “I feel a disturbance in the mojo, as if two people long denied cried out in ecstasy, only to fall silent afterwards.”
(The Anasigma interrogators pause in heating up the branding irons, and give each other blank looks, silently asking each other what the subject is talking about.)
You fell a long time ago.
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There is a first time for everything, Nick.
That’s the reaction I expected from Virginia. When Nick is assertive she lets out a squee.
It’s great to see them happy together.
Another one of those “never selling this strip to anyone” strips, am I right?
Naw, I’ll sell this one.
Nick. Knowing the two of you and your mutually-reinforcing relationship-avoidance issues, the fact that it’s happening at *all* is a straight-up minor miracle.
^ What Moe Lane said!
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Ah! The feels! 🙂
Reminds me of Arthur and Fenchurch in _So long…_.
Arguably-sane scientist pegs nice Jewish helicopter
Nice window seat they’ve got there. Great view. Hey, forget it, Nick. You’ll always fall. Anybody you go that far with, you have to plan to hit the ground rolling….expect the thump anyway Good luck, kid.
I fear Nick’s status as a Whimsy princess might be in jeopardy!
verily, thou thinkest?
He’s walking away from this one a Whimsy Queen.
Whimsy doesn’t like sex-positivity. This is True Love on a scale that any princess would envy.
I hope that control panel they’re groinkin’ on is deactivated.
Totally admit, I’m having flashbacks to every fanfic I’ve ever read where somebody accidentally hits the intercom/broadcast/loudspeaker controls at an inopportune moment…
That very likely will happen here just to cause embarrassment for them after. 😛
Sweetheart just had to listen to whatever Tip was doing after he was captured.
Either that or the old “rocket launch as a metaphor for something else” thing.
Several story arcs late on that one, Nick.
Cute callback in the middle, though.
The secret to callbacks: write both strips at the same time and just run them ten years apart.
I always assumed that “scared shitless” refers to having vacuated one’s bowels out of fear. I hope that is not the case here, and it refers to the fight-or-flight response causing him to not being able to defecate.
I always took it to mean that one’s butthole is clenched so tight from fear that nothing’s getting out.
Frank: There’s an unexploded shell out there!
Hawkeye: We know, Frank, we know.
Frank: We’ve got to evacuate immediately!
Hawkeye: I think I did.
Clenched so tight, only thing coming out is a diamond log 😛
I always thought “scared witless” came first (cf. “scared out of one’s wits”), and that that phrase’s existence made “scared shitless” a question of when, not if.
“fight or flight” takes on new meaning when one is a whirlygig
Flashing back to Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II boinking in Archie as they hover over the city (and Malin Akerman’s world class nipples in that scene).
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
ah, Shepard’s Prayer.
“Oh, Lord, please don’t let us screw up.”
I don’t think I’ll ever forget this one.
Amongst all the long-deferred delights of this strip, I was particularly delighted by the fact that Nick, a sometimes-observant Jew, felt compelled to omit the vowel from the Holy Name.
I was wondering if anyone besides me caught that.
At least three of us did, and probably a fair number more.
Four and counting…
Five, at least.
Six.
You may think it’s crazy
To wait so long to do.
Maybe you think it’s yucky.
But I’ve got something for you.
But I know that you’re wild.
I hope that it’s not mild.
You may think my tool is
Kind of overdue.
(You may think) you may think it’s crazy.
(All I want) but all I want is woo.
But I hope that you’re wild,
And it’s not a matter vile.
You may think my tool is
Not worth hanging to.
(You may think) you may think it’s crazy,
(All I want) but all I want is woo.
I’ll try for hard, so hard to make.
I’ll elevate if it’s a date.
I’ll keep it going, till the copter’s down.
I’ll keep it going.
Well, you may think I am serious.
The wait to go to town.
But sometimes, somewhen, you were curious.
You still hung around.
You may think my tool is
Not a decent screw.
(You may think) you may think it’s crazy,
(All I want) but all I want is woo.
All I want is woo.
All I want is woo.
—from “You Might Think,” Rik Ocasek / The Cars.
Nice.
Well-done! No doubt the late Ric Ocasek would be proud!
And this strip is why Nick is my favorite character. No matter how unusual the circumstances—or how common—his humanity and goodness shine through. He and Ginny deserve a happy ending, and I don’t mean the one they’re about to get.
Well said!
He’s good inside, but his exterior is kind of prickly—which puts most people off.
This.^ It actually took me a while to warm up to Nick due to that very reason.
While I have no doubt the analytical portion of Ginny’s mind is indeed checking off successful function tests (I’m equally certain Nick is giving her his undivided attention including x-ray cameras), I trust she will realize she is not only worthy of Nick but perhaps the only woman who can truly appreciate his awesome cyborg nature.
You could even say he was made for her…
Which leaves me wondering about the enhancements Dr. Jones made to Nick 2.0’s clone…
But let’s not forget Virginia has moved Heaven and Earth to rescue Nick, saving his life by wading through biological waste to recover his brain! Truly a heroic quest, which even Whimsy tradition would allow has earned her some happiness.
“You were made for me…everybody tells me so…”
Oh, and…since this *is* Nick’s *first* time…well, I hope Dr. Lee isn’t too disappointed, and is polite about it.
Between experience with Tip and Artie she should have sufficient mojo to make up for Nick’s lack of experience
This is the lady who impressed both Artie and Tip. But True Love’s Kiss bestowed by Nick will make even that experience pale to insignificance…
Tip: “I feel a disturbance in the mojo, as if two people long denied cried out in ecstasy, only to fall silent afterwards.”
(The Anasigma interrogators pause in heating up the branding irons, and give each other blank looks, silently asking each other what the subject is talking about.)
Bravo! I applaud this concept but wouldn’t a more positive take be “, and became greater than I can imagine.”?