2016-01-25
Posted on 2016-01-27 by Aaron

28 thoughts on “2016-01-25”

  1. Doughbelly

    Nice two dialogues, one scene there.

    Will whathisface eventually grow to be able to make it through an entire arc without screwing up?

    1. trlkly

      Thanks for that. I was having trouble following it, without any indication that Forak was talking. I was starting to think that Forak himself was actually doing the talking. Even just a word balloon with scribbles would have helped.

      1. Knug

        It was all Revenant’s speech (Forak never says an audible word), so the typeface representing it would be the same throughout. the best part of it all, it that 71 never noticed that the actual words weren’t aimed at him.

    2. JCfromNC

      Hm. At first I was going to go with One Dialogue, Two Conversations but I think Multitasked Conversation fits better.

      Warning: TVTropes will ruin your life.

  2. trlkly

    Hey guys. You don’t have to copy and paste here. Just always hit the refresh button on the captcha (and answer the new one) right before posting.

    1. JCfromNC

      I should have read your comment more closely before my last one — I ended up retyping the whole thing because the captcha timed out (which I didn’t know was even a thing).

  3. Messenger

    Wait. (No, not the kind of wait Forak’s asking for.)
    Isn’t this the Argosian situation? They outlawed/controlled/purged “wild powers” (non-FISS metas) while empowering and using FISS metas to control things*?
    Is the similarity of the Headmaster’s anti-metapocalypse plans with Argosian history/policy just coincidence (actually possible)** or is there something else to this***?
    * Considered royalty or under the guise of it.
    ** He’s focusing on FISS to prevent the birth of or control Omega level 1 metas because they’d be the most effective or most likely to succeed.
    *** Conspiracy theory- he’s controlled by Argos. Non-conspiracy theory version- he found out about Argos’ history and is taking a page out of their playbook- because it worked.

    1. tobybrobi

      no theory that argos is future earth and timey-wimey space…stuff is why you can just fly back and forth like its an alien planet?

    2. Adahn

      Actually the Headmaster’s plan may be much simpler than that:
      – First register all the FISS, so that they can be easily tracked down. (All known FISS are assigned a number)
      – Gather them into a FISS only team and indoctrinate them in FISS-supremacist views.
      – Have the FISS purge all the ‘inferior’ feral metas.
      – Use Argonite to wipe out all the FISS.

      1. Wandering One

        Umm… Just because Argonite effects 84, we have no reason to assume it works on all (or even most) FISS.

        1. Hyperstrike

          Actually it’s implied that “argonite” doesn’t simply affect all FISS-types from Argos (like Atlas and Forak). It affects all FISS-types PERIOD.

          Remember, “argonite” was a created substance.

        2. Mike

          Actually, we don’t have to assume, it was all but stated outright.

          When Atlas was ranting at the General about Argonite, 84 interrupted to say “But it worked on me, too, and I’m from Earth. It works on everyone who’s a F.I.S.S., doesn’t it?” The general effectively confirmed that when he said “That was… unintentional. But look here, you people are unstoppable.”

  4. Proud Daughter of Eve

    You know, I understood that bit about the headmaster much differently. It looked to me like he was trying to breed super mutants, not trying to avoid it.

  5. Bwoman

    The mental image of THIS being the Revenant would have been hilarious XD

  6. Rock

    *chuckles* Oh, Forak…
    This was a fun page. ^_^

  7. Cpt. Obvious

    Ohh… Forak is multitasking. Two conversations and… doing the quickstep… and #71 didn’t catch on. Now he just have to get home before there’s a leak…

    1. Gillsing

      I believe it’s the Revenant who’s multitasking, seeing as he’s the one carrying out the two conversations at the same time.

      1. Glenn

        The question is, was the Revenant multitasking effectively? Was he so distracted by Forak that he didn’t really listen to 71, and missed the vital information?

  8. Bwoman

    Imagine this had been the Revenant though…

    Also, what must I do to get my comments on here!?

  9. Owlmirror

    Huh. I would have though that tissues that could shrug off a bullet would be able to easily cope with a little hydraulic pressure.

    1. Knug

      Except tissues that can stop a bullet are the ones causing the hydraulic pressure. Imagine taking a “super piss”

      1. AlmondMagnum

        There are limits to how much liquid there is to make pressure with. Unless their bladders are tiny for some reason, the water shouldn’t be unduly compressed.

        (And if it was, it would mean every FISS would wet themselves immediately upon being depowered…)

        1. Adahn

          And now you know why Superman wears his underwear OUTSIDE his tights.

  10. Owlmirror

    Also, capcha-refresh before posting works.

    1. Bwoman

      Any way that works retroactively? Cause I have like 6 comments in Moderation-hell

  11. David Nuttall

    In a few minutes, on board Revenant’s airplane:
    Forak: Sorry about that, but I put a hole in the toilet bowl.
    Revenant: Well, now we know that aircraft-grade aluminum is not up to a urine stream with the force of a water-jet cutter. We’ll have to see what materials are up to the task. I think I have some high-strength alloys around that could be formed into the correct shape.

    1. Unmaker

      See Larry Niven’s classic “Man of Steel, Women of Kleenex” for the same idea applied to ejaculation.

  12. Katrina

    I am reminded of the movie Hancock and the comic “the Boys”.

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