Jan20
In which BritChick encounters some disturbing reversals, and Penny returns to the waking world.
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Panel 1:
(In a comic book panel, BritChick regards her mallet, the handle of which has gone as limp as a noodle.)
Caption: This issue: BritChick experiences an unexpected weakness!
BritChick: Wha-! My Mighty Mallet of Truth has gone over all floppy!
Panel 2:
(BritChick faces Mana-Grrr and his managerial drones.)
Caption: …And faces her greatest peril!
BritChick: And Mana-Grrr is somehow so smart he’s speaking in code!
Mana-Grrr (code-style text): for (int i = 1; i <= Minions.count, i++) {Minions.attack(BritChick);} Self.laugh(evil);
Panel 3:
(The drones converge on BritChick.)
BritChick: Brain… confused! Muscles… weak! Can only mean…
Panel 4:
(In her office, Penny awakes to find Johnny standing nearby.)
Penny: I fell asleep again, didn’t I?
Johnny: You were drooling. It was cute.
(In a comic book panel, BritChick regards her mallet, the handle of which has gone as limp as a noodle.)
Caption: This issue: BritChick experiences an unexpected weakness!
BritChick: Wha-! My Mighty Mallet of Truth has gone over all floppy!
Panel 2:
(BritChick faces Mana-Grrr and his managerial drones.)
Caption: …And faces her greatest peril!
BritChick: And Mana-Grrr is somehow so smart he’s speaking in code!
Mana-Grrr (code-style text): for (int i = 1; i <= Minions.count, i++) {Minions.attack(BritChick);} Self.laugh(evil);
Panel 3:
(The drones converge on BritChick.)
BritChick: Brain… confused! Muscles… weak! Can only mean…
Panel 4:
(In her office, Penny awakes to find Johnny standing nearby.)
Penny: I fell asleep again, didn’t I?
Johnny: You were drooling. It was cute.
Brilliant and funny. Loved the last few episodes.
Did Johnny change her clothes while she slept?
LOL – I see what you mean… No, Penny just wore gray shirts on two separate days this week – and napped at her desk in both! Johnny couldn’t do something like that and keep his job as Penny’s conscience.
Okay… On reflection, I agree with MrGBH’s take on this. When I wrote & illo’d this week’s strips, I had it in mind that Penny was napping on separate occasions – but in retrospect, it definitely reads like one event. So! I have magically changed Penny’s shirt from Monday to help out that continuity lapse – thanks for the assist, MrGBH!
Yeah, he seemed rather creepy.
And now none of you can look at their relationship the same way ever again.