IT’S KREESTMOOS TIME!!!!
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In other news…
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As for this comic…
It was a bit of a challenge for me to get some more dramatic expressions out of Sigmund – a character designed to be purposefully unexpressive. Bit I did what I could without going too far.
Ah, the long game… Yeah, kinda makes sense for a toadie like Sigmund.
Satan meanwhile… well, none of this was his doing, but I suppose you could say that he inspired all involved to these levels, by being an unpleasant moocher.
So really he still inspires people towards evil, s9 I suppose that’s the importan thing here..
He’s more like a middle manager of evil.
So where’s the shadow of evil gone to on this Archangel of Darkness’s face then Sigmund?
Sigmund isn’t being very observant
Very observant of you, though.
Taking credit for other’s work? Is that a bit of *shaaad* I see? 🙂
It’s a form of success. A form of evil. It’s valid.
Outsourcing for the evil win.
Especially if you stiff the sub-contractors afterwards.
Likely.
So something tells me that before this story is over there will be a different status quo change for Daphne given how far she was able to come up with this complex plan. I mean honestly Sigmund is truly not seeing the real mastermind is not the former within Satan, but the future within Daphne.
Maybe? But those who mastermind great plans sometimes don’t reap the rewards from them.
if memory serves, phoebe´s mom got eternal youth as reward/engagement present from satan, so he definitely has the power to shell out awesome rewards…..though i shudder to think what daph would ask for!
Satan might have lost his magic powers. And that detail I do plan to retcon. Just haven’t ever had the chance.
Is the weekly cheesecake achieved by Body Paint?
As I doubt Colin has any talent – who wielded the brush?
Mysterious artist unknown.
Or is it Finger Paint (shudder).
Nothing wrong with a little finger paint.
Anyhow, I have come to understand I have been a Patreon for so long that my Credit Card passed away. Likely heart failure.
I do have a situation where I may receive a decent Tax Return. If that occurs, as I pray it will, I will promptly task a new Credit Card with properly feeding the Sparking Gecko a pittance again.
Nothing is ever certain in this mercurial existence.
Well, if your credit card does cease to exist, so be it. You have been a supporter for a long,
long time and can retire at any time knowing that you hold a special place in the comic’s pantheon of supporters.
This year I am more concerned than usual if my Tax Refund will arrive at all. It’s quite late. As you know, the US Government is in flux, and with fewer employees, and some employees filling in for lost ones, who knows?
My much smaller State Tax Return did arrive, but as a check. I’ve asked and received Direct Deposit for as long as I remember. And I’m certain I asked for Direct Deposit this time as well.
Weird … just weird.
Things are falling apart, man.
The center ain’t holding, my dude;
Daphne is loosed upon the world.
Sigmund talks a good game. Can Satan and / or Tracee believe him? (Hey, I got all the names right without looking!)
So Satan is Upper Management, which is by definition evil
EXACTLY!
Well, it’s now the tenth here and the Online Surveillance Act is about to come into effect.
I will be going quiet for a while things settle down. I expect that the data breaches will occur before too long and I am not willing to give my biometrics to some american corpo or ozzie government pongo for them to “accidentaly” lose.
See everybody on the other side.
We will miss your insights. Maybe you can crawl under the digital barb wire every now and then?
I don’t like Biometrics.
My desktop lacks both microphone and camera, let alone a fingerprint sensor (though I do use the fingerprint validation on my phone).
Still, I have seen too many Spy Movies where the villain simply chops off somebodies’ hand to use the biometrics from it.
I don’t use biometrics. Whole thing is creepy.
My understanding is that if you secure your device with biometrics, e.g. fingerprint, in some jurisdictions you can be compelled to use the biometric to unlock your device, since it’s a physical characteristic not protected by America’s 5th Amendment. The contents may or may not require a warrant to look at tho.
OTOH a PIN or password are knowledge stored in your mind, and the 5th Amendment may protect them, at least until there’s a warrant.
But in Canada, who knows?
I’m not smart enough to know. And not wise enough to be scared.
Upon close observation some may notice I lack a tail. Not stolen for Biometric Theft, BTW. Nope, many members of my clan are just born without one.
Not my mom, though. Jólakötturinn is very proud of her exceptionally large and fluffy derriere ornament.
Tails as biometric markers? Interesting concept.
Historically she only eats children who are badly dressed.
Currently those who qualify as her prey are plentiful.
I am impressed with the wide range of Puck Characters this story line encompasses.
Has Phoebe named any members of her zoological entourage?
From what we can gather, they all have names based on prominent figures from the world of 90s dance music.
Santa’s going to be a lucky man if he stuffs that middle stocking…
You are naughty for that observation. Very naughty.
Hey, a win is a win. Be as the sinner who entered Heaven; he didn’t ask why, he stayed in by staying quiet!
Silence is the best policy for liars and cheats.
It’s why I lurk and stay silent most of the time. And TWC art: Dammmmn! I thought I was beyond that reaction.
I hope you never fully get beyond that reaction. Life’s gotta be worth living, after all.
I want Puck for Christmas! 😉
The less successful Mariah Carey Christmas song.
In that case, time for some payola, ask Daphne! And Hannah! Play it at Hamilton Christmas concerts, get some buzz going!
Sigmund, very good, make that Satan guy do a little work. Hahaha
Puck, dear, might I borrow some ribbon 😉
There’s not enough ribbon for you.
Sigmund’s reaction is exactly right for a guy who is basically the archetype of stoic henchmen.
I can’t wait to see how Puck explains all this to Hot Dog Guy…
Well, Puck sadly doesn’t witness any of this. So much interesting material to discuss, all lost on her.
This is why you always have a loyal sycophant working on the inside for you.
Exactly.
I hope Sigmund maintained the hamster pit…
Likely. Not sure whether they were alive or dead. Either way, you’d need to feed or refresh the stock.
It’s not what you know, it’s WHO you know.