Transcripts 2003-10

Transcripts from October 2003 strips.
==October 3==
Panel 1Anne is looking down as Richard has a hand around her shoulder, looking concerned.Richard: Of course I don't mind you working from home! I wouldn't have mind a warning though.Anne: Well I would have too! I would have said I wanted to ask you first, but I didn't get a single word in!Panel 2Richard rubs Anne's back, to her delight.Richard: Well I guess it's smart not to back talk one of the richest men on the planet! We'll just have to look at the positives!Anne: Hmmm?Panel 3Richard grabs Anne's breasts from behind her as she starts laughing.Richard: For one I get to play with these all day!Anne: AH! GET OFF!
==October 6==
"Panel" 1A crudely scribbled, silhouetted Anarchist tower on a red background, with the Random Power clearly visible. The horizon is littered with wreckage from destroyed buildings(?).There are other sounds there.Noises.The clanking of tanks.The snooty butler voice of the Inlays.The barked orders of my "superiors".The insane, humourless laughter of the clones.But I don't hear them.All I hear is the screamingThe pleas for help.The pleas for mercy.The death rattles.The sound of bodies being ripped apart."Panel" 2A sort of bleed from "panel" 1, like spectres dripping down from the shadows of the wreckage above, on a grey background.All I hear is people dying."Panel" 3The background from "panel" 2 fades to white, with a screaming figure at the bottom, arms on head as though in pain.IT'S ALL I CAN HEAR!SHUT UP! SHUT UP!LEAVE ME ALONE!
==October 10==
"Panel" 1A figure reaches toward the camera, white outlines on a black background with solid red eyes. White wisps swirl up from the bottom of the "panel."When the screaming stops, I feel relieved.I never learn.Because when the screaming stops, they come...Julian haunts most of my dreams.The ghost of a man not even born.He pleads with me to stay...I used to run...Not any more.I scared that I will stay with him one of these days.Forever."Panel" 2Solid white.I don't know the name of the other.But I know I don't want to stay with him!But I can't run from him.And he want's to show me things.I force myself awake before he can show me things."Panel" 3Inset of "panel" 2. Tessa, in white outline on a back background, sits up in bed, covered with a blanket up to her shoulder. Faint outlines suggest objects in the background.Horrible things.
==October 13==
Panel 1Sticks is charging, a cable protruding from his nose. He looks up with concern as Tessa walks into the room, covering her eyes as though from a headache. She is wearing only a shirt and panties.Sticks: Bad dreams again huh? Come on. Come here and watch some TV with me!Tessa: k.Panel 2Tessa puts a hand around Sticks's shoulder, leaning her muzzle against his other shoulder.Sticks: You really should talk to someone about them! You're losing a lot of sleep lately!Tessa: It's okay! I talk to you about it don't I?Panel 3Same as panel 2, but Tessa sits up so to look Sticks in the eye.Sticks: Yes, but seeing I don't sleep, let alone dream I'm not much help! I mean a professional!Tessa: A shrink? Heh! Fuck that!Tessa: I'd rather talk to someone who looks like an amateur sword-swallower!
==October 17==
The Church of Poisoned Minds
Panel 1Al is clutching a box to his chest, making a "♥" sound.Caption (Al): I've really dropped myself in it this time kids! It sounded such a good deal too. The IDEA was that I would replace a cooked motherboard with my old system and get £200 for the old parts and work. First of course I would buy my own upgrade. For £300 (putting £100 on my credit card) I got a XP2600 / 500MV 333Mhz DDR ram bundle, A 80 gig IDE hard drive to add to the 20 gig HD I have that's stuffed too the gills and most importantly, a FX5200 video card to play Half Life 2 with if it ever comes out.Panel 2Al is sitting at his desk, arms crossed as he stares at the monitor, which is making a sound like a lit cartoon bomb.Caption (Al): The first piece of fun was in the shape of the new, duff VIA motherboard. It was as stable as a three legged donkey and ran about as fast. The damn thing had to warm up before it could get past POST without crashing! Even when it did start up and boot it bombed at every opportunity. So that got sent back. As a rule I never have the same thing replaced. With my luck I just get another dud one or it doesn't like my machine or something. So I asked for my money back and ordered a Pentium 4 2.4 system with 250MB installed. This was the next one up and was £40 more (dept £120) I went back to using the old board till the replacement turned up.Panel 3Al is angrily struggling (with a sneering "GRRRRR") while installing/removing a component in a tower on its side.Caption (Al): When I did get the new one, I found it needed a four pin auxiliary power supply I didn't have on my PSU. Down to the shops for a new one! Another £22 down the crapper! (dept: £142) It worked (I'm using it to type this) but it ran a bit sluggish. I thought, "fuck it" and when and bought another 250MB or RAM for £45 (dept: £187).Panel 4Al is looking pained as he sits at his desk, groaning "NGGG!" at the tower seizing up and making "*COUGH!* *COUGH!*" sounds.Caption (Al): It still didn't run very fast. 3D Mark 03 ran SLOWER on the new set-up then it did on the old one! I did a bit of digging and found that the AGP wasn't running. It was at "x0" according to 3D Mark. After trying all the SiS divers (it's a SiS 648FX-A board by Elite Computer Systems by the way) I rang up Novatech whom I bought it from. They reckon it could be a problem with the board BUT most likely is that I'm running Windows 98SE still, and it can't handle anything over 2.1 gig processor. So I'm looking at £90 plus all the fun and hassle of pulling my data off my FAT32 disks with XP! or ME, but fuck THAT!)Update: No I won't get Linux. While I hate the idea of XP, I'm not keen on having to emulate all my applications. Thanks for the mail anyway.Panel 5Al is holding a hand over his face as the computer has a skull and crossbones with X-ed out eyes floating up from it.Caption (Al): But it gets better! Oh yes! The old board earmarked to go into the other machine seems now to be dead! I set it all up and it's as dead as a doornail. I'm going to test the parts properly tomorrow (Friday) but I'm guessing it's bye-bye to another 40 to 50 quid for a new board. I was more then a little dejected at this, so I drew this "strip" to feel a bit better (and it's worked a little bit)Update: IT'S ALIVE! The old board is still good (thank God)! Stupidly, all that was wrong with it was the case's original mounting screws were too big and were shorting out the board. It now chugs along nicely!Panel 6A giant fanged "BILL" monster chases Al, who screams "BWAHAHAHAHA!!" as he runs away.Caption (Al): So I have £187 on the card, and with my broadband bill on there too that's £217 of money I don't have! £257 if I have to get another board for the original job. That's WITHOUT getting Windows XP and running a crappy system, which MIGHT be broke, but I can't tell! My only blessing is that this system IS stable and runs must windows type things quite well (much to the surprise of the tech support guy), just a bit slow pushing polygons. Therefore and can get still get some work done and hopefully get some money back by offering wallpapers and stuff!When I screw up I do it well! The next bill will be fun seeing I have no real job!Update: Thanks to the people who've sent me money already, you'll get whatever I make for the fundraiser when I make it.
==October 20==
Panel 1Sticks pulls his charging stick out, while Tessa smiles at him.Tessa: You know you don't have to stop recharging just because I'm here. I don't mind.Sticks: Well I do!Panel 2Sticks stares down at the charging stick.I hate this thing! No matter how far I progress, this is a constant reminder that I'm just pretending to be real! It almost hurts more that I won't die if I don't ram this up my nose each night! I just stop working until I'm plugged in again!Panel 3Sticks glances at Tessa, who glares at him.Sticks: It's a show of weakness on my part! It's like you taking a piss in front of me... Oh, bad example! You do that with no problem!
==October 24==
Panel 1Sticks looks at Tessa, who faces away and snarls.Sticks: Oh, you got a message from the doctor! He wants us to get to the tower first thing tomorrow. Apparently he's been calling us all day but I turn the phones off!Anne: Oh yeah? Well fuck the pissy little French tit! I ain't taking orders from him!Panel 2Tessa shakes her fist and glares into the camera, gritting her teeth.Tessa: I don't know why I put up with this shit! I'm not even in the Core now, so why do I have to do anything people tell me?Panel 3Sticks looks at Tessa, grinning skeptically. Tessa gives him a sly look in return.Sticks: Ah shut up! The rebel routine doesn't wash with me! You just don't feel like going to work today!Tessa: Well I can't just call in sick! I'd lose my reputation of being a bulletproof bitch!
==October 27==
Panel 1Sticks looks worried as Tessa makes "bedroom eyes" at him.Sticks: I don't know Tessa, maybe we should go in today! It sounded pretty important! I could tell as the Doc' sounded more nasal then usual and he started yelling at me in French! Well I think it was French! I don't know what French sounds like so...Panel 2Sticks looks down as Tessa lowers her head.Sticks: Er...Panel 3Same as panel 2, but Tessa's head is lower and Sticks looks cross.Sticks: Are you going to give me oral sex in the hope I'll shut up and forget about us going into work today?Tessa: Yes.Panel 4Sticks leans back and puts a hand on Tessa's head.Sticks: Okay that could work! As long as you don't bite it, grate it across your teeth or gag and throw up on me again that is!Tessa: Blah Blah Blh
==October 31==
Panel 1Michael has a hand on top of a computer as he looks at Anne, who looks back appreciatively.Michael: Well there you go Miss Winters! It's all set up and ready to go! You'll be hard pressed to see the difference between here and your old office space!Michael: Apart from the fact this machine is far more powerful then your old box!Panel 2Michael's and Anne's eyes go wide, Michael staring behind Anne, Anne staring over her shoulder.Bullhorn (off-panel): OI! DIS IS DA POLICE!Panel 3Michael and Anne both glare in the direction of the loud voice.Bullhorn (off-panel): ANY OF YA TRY TA RUN, WE'LL GET FAT LEZ TO SIT ON YA!Michael: I used to wonder how the British police enforced their will without a sidearm... but I'm enlightened by threats like that.
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