Transcripts 2005-04

Transcripts from April 2005 strips.
==April 4==
Panel 1Lancelot is silhouetted against the full moon and clasping the edge of the rooftop.Lancelot I expect you are wondering why the old man has so much interest in you Miss Edwards. Tell you the truth I don't know why, but I can hazard a guess. You're a survivor, which means you can do some of the old man's dirty work. Like removing certain rivals of his...Panel 2Sticks, wearing Tessa's CORE power armour, observes Lancelot from another rooftop. Large industrial paraphernalia surrounds the building Lancelot is on, including two numbered tanks and some active smokestacks.Sticks (thinking): That could be the world's biggest and ugliest gargoyle, but I'm not that lucky!
==April 8==
Panel 1View of King Arthur from behind as he observes a power station.Lancelot (off-panel): King Arthur knew the old man would be out to get him, so he modified himself so he could fight as well as command.Panel 2Close-up of Tessa hiding behind a corner and slamming her eyes shut.Lancelot (off-panel): This was bad news for a Core unit that cornered him at the power station after "miraculously" bumbling a mile behind the front line. Arthur was just as surprised as you were.Panel 3Silhouette of Lancelot against the city skyline.Lancelot: He didn't think the Oracle was callous enough to risk the tower's defences just to get rid of him. He was wrong. However he made backup plan in case of his death...Lancelot: That would be me.
==April 11==
Panel 1Line-up of (some of) the Knights of the Round Table Inlays: Lancelot, Galahad, King Arthur, Bedevere, and "Tristan (AKA: Concord).Lancelot (off-panel): Because it was clear King Arthur and the old man hated each other, no one would believe his story. So he created a retinue of knight classes loyal to him and gave them orders to find the Oracle's "toys."Panel 2 (inset of panel 1)Close-up of Tessa with a very unamused face, glaring into the camera.Lancelot (off-panel): So if the king died, the knowledge could be past onto someone who might believe it and maybe do something about it! And now I found you Miss Edwards! ... You know, I thought you'd be taller!
==April 15==
Panel 1Lancelot kneeling on the rooftop with claws at the ready, silhouetted against the full moon.Lancelot: Well I'm almost done, but I'm sure you're still a little sceptical about my story so I'll ask this: Do you get nightmares Miss Edwards?Panel 2Close-up of Tessa bug-eyed and freaking out.Lancelot (off-panel): Nightmares about a man with a clipboard?Tessa (thinking): How the hell...Panel 3Close-up of the "Christopher Reed" version of the Oracle, grinning widely and holding a pen to a clipboard as he stares into the camera. Silhouettes of monsters with glowing red eyes swarm behind him, as the silhouette of the Tower of Babel looms in the distance.Lancelot (off-panel): That is the true face of the Oracle Miss Edwards, not the PC race and gender free floating eyes.Lancelot (off-panel): It's the face of his obsession!His creator!
==April 18==
Panel 1Lancelot stands, silhouetted against the full moon.Lancelot: Well that's all. It's been nice talking to you Miss Edwards.Panel 2Tessa angrily looks toward the sky as she flattens her ears and huffs in disgust.Tessa (thinking/transmission): What? What do you mean "that's all?" You finally got to an interesting bit and you suddenly stop? What the hell?Panel 3Tessa looks upward in the other direction as she perks her ears in confusion.Lancelot (off-panel): I mean I don't know any more. But I will ask you what goes "quack, quack"?Tessa: Huh?Tessa (thinking/transmission): A du...Panel 4A giggler stabs a hand-claw into the wall above Tessa's head with a CRACK just as she ducks to avoid the hit, wincing in reflex.
==April 22==
The Church of Poisoned Minds
Panel 1Black-and-white monochrome comic. Al is pointing decisively at the camera.Al: Right boys and girls, listen up! After some consideration, I have decided that I'm going to try updating this site five times a week instead of the pathetic twice a week! So from this Monday I'm trying to put out a strip Monday to Friday!Panel 2Al raises a finger.The only reason I haven't done this before is that I didn't want drawing SSDD and the Church to be a chore. The idea was that I would do the two strips a week and do other projects in the remaining time. But for a number of reasons that involve the fact I've got the attention span of a kitten with ADD, these hardly ever got started, let alone finished!Panel 3Al raises a fist to his chest triumphantly.Also SSDD's story was starting to drag at this "plot" stuff and I wanted to do more Church but couldn't without making SSDD move even slower. I was planning to go three times a week but I thought "fuck it, lets go the whole hog!" And I've made this strip so I can't change my mind go back on it...Al (aside): I I'm SO screwed.
==April 25==
Panel 1The giggler struggles to pull his claw out of the wall with a "TUG TUG" while glaring down at Tessa, who crouches with the metal bar at the ready.Giggler: Ha! Ha!Panel 2Tessa raises the bar over her head with both hands as the giggler glares at her over his shoulder.Tessa: Yuk this up chuckles!Giggler: Ha! Ha!Panel 3Tessa swings the metal bar at the back of the giggler's head with a solid CRACK that sends blood flying, knocking the giggler cross-eyed.Giggler: Ha! Hurk!
==April 26==
Panel 1Tessa beats the giggler down with a BLATCH!, spraying more blood.Panel 2Tessa turns to look back toward the alley entrance, where two silhouetted gigglers raise their claws menacingly.Panel 3Tessa glances over her shoulder at the opposite end of the alley, where three more silhouetted gigglers loom with claws ready.Panel 4Tessa raises the now bloody metal bar like a baseball bat, gritting her teeth.Tessa (thinking): Okay, it was my own fault I'm trapped, but do they have to be so damn happy about it?
==April 27==
The Church of Poisoned Minds
Panel 1Black-and-white monochrome comic. Al is facing the camera and looking bored.Caption: This is my reaction to the news that Star War Episode one was coming out:Al: Meh, I might rent it out later.Panel 2Al in a different shirt, turning to one side and looking at a fly near his head.Caption: Lord of the Rings:Al (thinking): Ooo a bug!Panel 3Al is wearing a robe and holding a towel while standing behind a perplexed dark-haired woman (unknown cameo?) outside a movie theatre with the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy poster displayed under a "(NOW S)HOWING" sign.Caption: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:Al: What? Never seen a dressing gown before?
==April 28==
Panel 1Tessa has the metal bar raised over her head as she glares off to the left.Tessa (transmission): Hey knight! If you want me to help you why don't you call these fuckers off?Lancelot (off-panel): Sorry Miss Edwards I can't if I want to maintain my cover!Panel 2Silhouette of Lancelot against the full moon, raising a finger as though lecturing Tessa.Lancelot: I've already help you more then I should have because I think you can make a difference.Lancelot: There are only a few of us and many of the old man's toys. If you die, I can find someone else!Panel 3A giggler in the foreground stares down Tessa as she readies herself for the attack. Silhouettes of more gigglers are behind her.Tessa (transmission): Gee, you know how to make a girl feel special!
==April 29==
Panel 1The alley seems to bow inward as the foreground giggler gets ready to attack Tessa, who maintains her battle stance.Giggler: hehe!Panel 2The giggler looks over his shoulder with a sneer as a light hits him. Tessa looks confused.Giggler: hehe!Panel 3The giggler has a frightened look on his face as the light gets brighter. Tessa is panicking.Giggler: he...heh!Panel 4Gary slams his car into a giggler and runs over another as the car impacts the wall with a BAM!
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