I’m now back after an exhausting holiday trip. Don’t worry, I’m convalescing with a new addiction that I got for Xmas: Fallout 4. Have to be disciplined about my game time, since the comic page buffer is gone.
Discipline isn’t a problem for this Admiral and his crew, though. They’ve got a well-oiled military machine, with an obvious genius at the helm, and just one little problem…
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Admiral: Five minutes after we hit the beach, they'll all be pissing in their lederhosen.
Sailor: There...are no Germans, sir.
Admiral: Knickers, then.
Sailor: Sir, the invading army is African.
Admiral: Then I don't know. Grass skirts?
Sailor: Admiral, a compromised drone fleet is incoming!
Admiral: Finally, they're after us. Blast 'em out of the sky!
Sailor: Sir, they're G.U.S. drones with friendly IFF. Targeting can't lock onto them.
Admiral: Then ditch the software!
Sailor: You mean, aim manually?
Admiral: Yes, damn it! Muscle and reflex beats cold steel every time!
Sailor: There...are no Germans, sir.
Admiral: Knickers, then.
Sailor: Sir, the invading army is African.
Admiral: Then I don't know. Grass skirts?
Sailor: Admiral, a compromised drone fleet is incoming!
Admiral: Finally, they're after us. Blast 'em out of the sky!
Sailor: Sir, they're G.U.S. drones with friendly IFF. Targeting can't lock onto them.
Admiral: Then ditch the software!
Sailor: You mean, aim manually?
Admiral: Yes, damn it! Muscle and reflex beats cold steel every time!
Oh, this’ll be good.
A pilot can hold a heading within 2 or three degrees, the autopilot within a thousandth of a degree…
Let me guess… the problem being they’re a century out of date.
I’m really struggling here with suspension of disbelief in the case of this admiral. He feels beyond farcical in his behaviour and personality, to the point that even the SloCow chimeras and Homo Canidae Dahnai are more believable on character alone.
Go to tvtropes.com and lookup the entry “General Ripper”.
And remember: tropes are not bad.
I do still try to put some humor in the comic once in a while, and that means some farce now and then. If this depiction of American leaders bothers you, assume that this is a future in which Donald Trump became president, with subsequent consequences. 😉
What NJB said. But farce is farce.
Fallout 4, you say? I upgraded to a current-gen console to play Fallout 4. I would have held out a lot longer if it had been released on the 360.
The fact that the Admiral is still wearing his dress whites while leading a fleet into a battle should tell all we need to know.
Is the admiral… vaping? I guess big cigars have gone out of style…
I directed Kasey to draw a big electronic vape pipe, and he delivered.
*snicker*
It didn’t bother me that there’s an incompetent admiral. Though his comment about humans > machines made we wonder what he’s on.
And besides, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that this guy only got and/or maintained his rank because of connections.
Star Wars? Really? Who’s the wookie?