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2008-05-16: Afraid and Alone (cake door)
New Words
Superskills is a common enough phrase that it isn't hyphenated. But video-game-trained breaks "videogame" (no hyphen) into pieces.
Oh, this is a sequel to the previous comic, you know.
This comic is in the storyline:
- Variations
A long-running series, maybe the crux of the site. Reader submits a suggestion, and I draw three comics based on that suggestion. Originally all three had to start the same, but it evolved.
This comic includes the contribution:
- Basket of beaks suggested: RABID IS LYING ON THE STREET, ALONE AND AFRAID.
Text transcript
Rabid: Oh, why did I leave the door open? The zombies got EVERYBODY. I only managed to survive because of my video-game-trained superskills. Noel: You're not the only one with the video game superskills! Rabid: Noel! You escaped prison AND zombies!! Noel: So should we try to rebuild civilization? Rabid: Are you coming on to me? Noel: ... yes. Descendant: The ancient texts speak of a time when one only died once, and the shambling second life was a thing of stories alone. Bald Elder: Pragmatism prevents us from investigating historical sites. Beardy Elder: The zombies attack constantly! Descendant: So apparently this video game just continually spawns new zombies and they've been coming through this door for centuries. Descendant: I left the door open but loaded a cake-making game instead!! Beardy Elder: Yay cake! Bald Elder: Yay!