XMartina: (over the comm) No, really, I'm curious. Would you sacrifice yourself for the girl, Eziekel? Or do the so-called ethics of a mercenary not go as far as --
Travis: Am I doing the right thing?
Isidro: Oh, come on. This is the third time someone's inconvenient hidden marriage has come to light on this show in the last six months. It's not a plot twist any more, people.
Travis: Fine. As your acting superior, I request you give me an assessment of my performance as required by Regulation 117.4.6, Subsection E.
Isidro: Hah. You'd do better to hardass Specialist Io.
Travis: Sir--
Isidro: Part of my assessment, Neuman. Don't get uppity. For the rest... trusting agents on the ground is a bit like surgery. Either you do, or you don't. Change your mind halfway through and you'll end up with blood and organs all over the place.
Travis: It's not that I don't trust him, it's just -- what if he's too overconfident to call for help when he needs it? What if he's been away too long and the power structure's shifted? What if he can't get Ria out of there fast enough? What if I get him killed too? What if --
Isidro: And then there's this nonsense they're pulling with the subplots. It's only a matter of time before they have inexplicable long-lost children showing up, and it's all downhill from there.
Travis: Am I doing the right thing?
Isidro: Oh, come on. This is the third time someone's inconvenient hidden marriage has come to light on this show in the last six months. It's not a plot twist any more, people.
Travis: Fine. As your acting superior, I request you give me an assessment of my performance as required by Regulation 117.4.6, Subsection E.
Isidro: Hah. You'd do better to hardass Specialist Io.
Travis: Sir--
Isidro: Part of my assessment, Neuman. Don't get uppity. For the rest... trusting agents on the ground is a bit like surgery. Either you do, or you don't. Change your mind halfway through and you'll end up with blood and organs all over the place.
Travis: It's not that I don't trust him, it's just -- what if he's too overconfident to call for help when he needs it? What if he's been away too long and the power structure's shifted? What if he can't get Ria out of there fast enough? What if I get him killed too? What if --
Isidro: And then there's this nonsense they're pulling with the subplots. It's only a matter of time before they have inexplicable long-lost children showing up, and it's all downhill from there.
When last we saw.... Martina - Travis - Isidro
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February 22, 2010
For those who missed the apology I posted last week: I had a fairly awful, nasty-weather-filled weekend, followed by three days of pretending I wasn't getting sick, followed by three days of being laid up in bed too feverish to sit up. Thus, no comics. I'm very sorry I didn't get you guys word of what was happening sooner.
I also managed to miss Spiderforest's Comic of the Week for last week, the excellent Smyzer & Blade. Part old-fashioned cyberpunk, part James Bond with edge, and all British, it's a grand action romp and good fun. Go check it out.
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