Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.

— Mark Twain
Chapter 8, Page 17

Chapter 8, Page 17

As a side note, I’m furloughed along with the federal government.  (I’m a scientist.  Not quite a rocket scientist, just a satellite physicist.  That’s a lower rung on the brain ladder.)  So I’m finding myself with some extra free time.  I’ll try to make some extras for the comic.  Although I have to admit, it’s hard to keep to a schedule when one is unemployed.  I haven’t even shaved for a week…

↓ Transcript
Roger: Jacob, I thought that I saw a drone flying around... Do you think Joey was being watched?
Jacob: Yeah. Yeah, we should get moving. I think...I'm going to need help.
Lola: I heard your treatments went well. How do you feel?
Caera: Feel? I feel...

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Discussion (9)¬

  1. Sonja says:

    Wow. Jacob finally appreciates his company. Didn’t think that day would ever come.

    And it’s somehow… cute.

  2. shaharw says:

    Sorry to hear you’re one of those affected by the furlough. I hope it all gets fixed soon.

  3. I keep thinking as I read this, “Not the blank eyes, not the blank eyes!” But I get this uneasy feeling….

  4. Solar Clathrate says:

    Sorry you’ve been furloughed :[ The comic is still excellent!

  5. Dave says:

    Fuck this shutdown bullshit. Good luck to you.

  6. The Sidhekin says:

    😛 to London and Washington both.

    Also: You might want to encode the quotes in that title tag (title=”Polite people immediately say, “I feel fine, how are you?””). Or bug the software developers to fix it.

  7. Remus Shepherd says:

    Thanks, Sidhekin. Fixed.

  8. ducksauz says:

    Satellite physicist?! I’m jelly. I graduated with a physics degree in ’93 and there were no physics jobs to be had, so I went into IT and eventually InfoSec.

    Sorry to hear you’re furloughed tho. It totally sucks that our pols are complete a**hats who can’t get their sh*t together to keep our government running.

  9. Ming the Merciless says:

    Fishes rot from the head first…look what’s at the top!
    There is a new cultural divide in this country: Not based on race or class. It is between those who notice a government shutdown and those who don’t.
    http://attackcartoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Shutdown1.jpg