Level 7: #20
Chapter: Comic, Level 7 — Circus Minimus
Some links to share!
First, if you like video-game-themed charities, make sure to check out The Speed Gamers marathon, starting this Friday. This time, they’re playing 72 hours of Zelda games for Mercy Corps.
There will be lots of cool prizes, including a one-time-only print of Link and Shadow Link created by yours truly!
Also, if you haven’t been reading the new webcomic Poppy O’Possum, you are missing out. (It’s got a bit of gift art from me, too!)
Lastly, this week is probably the last week you can order a Rusty plush in time for the holidays, so don’t delay!
Looks like it’s already time to go to the second step of the Chewbacca technique.
Well, she should say that this is not Stabs but her twin sister and so bait.
Unless that would slow down the story too much.
She could say she caught Stabs to question for information on where Rusty is.
“Boring conversation anyway.”
I see Madeline has learned from her association with Rusty & Co: this time, she specifies a signal.
Admittedly, it was one that was likely to happen on its own, anyways…
Even better! Hate to stand on the sidelines.
Presti should be able to handle this:
“Yeah, well Grinner ain’t running this show. I am. No one dies until the gnoll keeps his end of the bargain.”
Also, does that dossier list Stabs’ alignment as “CG”? That’s blackmail material right there!
Might be “CG”, might be “CE” – it’s hard to tell.
And yeah – that “I’m the boss” gambit seems like the best bet…it’d need an Intimidate, though – how many ranks do you think Presti’s put in that undoubtedly cross-class skill?
…oh, and notice who’s on the NEXT page? 🙂
Presti could probably play it as a Bluff — which she’s been seriously good at before, cross-class or no — rather than an Intimidate check. Especially if her attitude is less “Obey me or you’re fired,” and more “Who the hell does that gnoll think he is, telling us Duergar what to do?”
It’s easy to tell! Madeline’s willing to associate with her!
Mind you, she has no problem with neutral, even chaotic neutral, since she hangs out with our winsome band of monsters — but that doesn’t look like a N.
If you zoom in, it’s definitely a “G”. Either that or a “6”, but she’s probably not Chaotic Six.
Well, Chaotic Six would certainly be an extremely chaotic alignment.
“Yes, exactly, I’m taking her to be executed.” They’re circus folk, it’s not as if they can just kill her on the spot. What kind of showmanship would that be? She must be fired out of a canon through a flaming hoop and into a tank filled with Dire Sharks. At least.
I pictured them strapping her to a wheel and throwing knives at her.
That wouldn’t work. She’s spent the last several years building up an immunity to knife poisoning.
So … the standard cotton candy wrap and straws, or something more entertaining?
Oh well. Plan Bs are more fun anyway.
And actually watching Plan A after we heard it described is dull.
Wait, what’s disturbing? That he intends to kill her or that they kept tabs on her?
I think CG is probably the right alignment. Certainly non-lawful, but not giving off the evil vibe.
Still, I think explosion signal is going to come up really fast.
If bluff doesn’t work, there’s always a lot of sharp things.
That’s Stab’s plan A.
And plans B through Z.
I see Miss Stabs has a crippling addiction to blueberry pies like some other people I know… Sad, really. Although I did hear it led to the next step in internet communications.
What? You never heard of bluetooth?
Kill Stabs, I think we just got more proof that Grinner is a smart gnoll
Is… Is that the “Doctor Who” theme that Presti’s humming??
i think its a simpsons reference actually..
cant remember the name of the episode, but there was a secret society with a chant that sounded just like that (although according to the writers commentary, what was actually being said was “all we own, we owe” but it didnt SOUND like that).
The Simpsons reference is itself a parody of the Wicked Witch of the West’s guards in the Wizard of Oz. (I know, who’d ever have thought that the Simpsons would parody something!) Original at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx8-J66yawM for those who care that much.
Isn’t that the chant of the guards from Wizard of Oz?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtie6r27JeU
That looks like the Wizard of Oz.
I wonder if Rusty worried, or if he’s dissapointed to see the woman with all the treats leave without giving him any.
I think he looks sad. All the gold on the gold farm. . . .
Rusty’s appearance has me wondering as well. This is foreshadowing something. I just don’t have anything clever or funny to say about it, other than it seems significant. It is the first time I recall seeing him look this way.
I just noticed how specific Roxy’s instructions are.
“If you can’t release Cube by yourselves, give us a signal. If you can’t release Mimic…eh, these things happen.”
With Cube, they can fight free, probably — without, well, he’s their muscle.
Besides, as far as they know there’s a good chance that mimic has released himself by the time they arrive.
Do they even know Mimic is captured? By the time it happened, Maddie was already falling from the cliff. All she saw was Cube getting bagged.