March 2nd, 2021
2 Mar 2021 · page 1050 of 1306
Vee, no! Bad Vee!
Sticking to just one update a week on Tuesdays for a little while as I get my head together, getting there!
Cast: Doris The False Maid, Lei Feng, Tim Chiang, Verity Cunningham
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Verity is having far too much fun with Doris.
Verity and Doris would be a great act with Lei as straight person.
It would be too sad at this time. I think.
I don't think either the British or the Americans are ready to experience boke and tsukkomi routines yet.
slapstick humor? aka one that has existed for about 400years for widdershin time
Boke and tsukkomi is slightly different than slapstick. It doesn't rely on hurting another. It relies on the response of the 'straight person' (tsukkomi) in the duo responding to increasingly ridiculous statements by the 'silly person' (boke).
Boke: "You know, I feel sorry for the elves working for Santa."
Tsukkomi: "You still believe in Santa at your age?"
Boke: "The elves work every day, yet you don't hear about unhappy elves. Do you think Santa has a naughty list for his elves as well?"
Tsukkomi: "No, you are thinking too much into this."
Boke: "And the coal has to come from somewhere, right? Couldn't that mean that the unhappy elves are sent to work in the coal mines?"
Tsukkomi: "DON'T PORTRAY A JOLLY CHILDHOOD FIGURE AS A MONSTROUS SWEATSHOP OWNER!!!!"
cough cough there's a minigame for this in Yakuza 5 cough cough
Please tell me it has Kiryu being the serious one and Majima being the crazy one.
neither are present, sadly! its haruka being the serious one up against some npc cus she has her dad's problem of not being able to say no when someone is in trouble and asking for really weird help :V
I dunno, throw in some slapstick and a few thoroughly telegraphed puns and you've got a pretty standard two-man vaudeville routine. Is vaudeville a thing yet in this universe?
Weekend at Doris'
Lei: why is it that I'm the attempted murder felon and yet gestures to Verity I'm straight man in this routine?
Verity: attempting to throw a funny voice over Doris, waggling them around like an oversized puppet gee its all kinds of crazy.
“Because, my young apprentice, you are only an attempted murderer!”
And remember kids, this woman can compete with Harry!
Hey, Vee can join the stage show now, she has a great ventriloquist act going!
Lei could have handled this a lot worse. It's very encouraging - relateable even - that she recoils when she realizes Tim expects her to be violent. A reasonable expectation on his part, as Verity reminds her. But Lei doesn't want that kind of reputation, even to intimidate Tim for stealing her prized creation.
Vee is having far too much fun as a puppeteer. She might just have the makings for a First Class act!
I was gonna say last page that I liked the contrast between her diary/narration "Tim is high on the list of people I've wronged" and her still being angry at how he used her work. This page is great payoff for that.
"I just wanted to talk."
"... Then what the heck was all this then?!"
"I'm not very good at talking?! Okay?!"
The last time I just wanted to talk to someone, I was in sneak and suddenly they were shouting, "Halt! You violated the law!" and then I was dead. Lei's WAY ahead of me.
"Then pay with your blood!"
"I speak the universal language of violence."
Can we say weekend at bernie's. With doris playing the part of Bernie.
ahhhhhhhh oh no I've caught up ahhhh
This comic's been an absolute blast to read, and despite feeling like I can't wait for more, I will, because I thoroughly enjoy it and you should go at any pace you need to to tell your story
Welcome! I've been watching your progress! Glad to see you've arrived in the present with us!
Haha, guess you all could see me traversing through the archive. And I'm happy to have arrived!
You can tell who's archive-binging because all your old clever things you forgot you said suddenly pop up in your notifications, and then you get to relive it all over again. Much happy.
Patent-based vengeance is the best kind of vengeance!
Vee could have handled it a lot better, though.
Really? Verity-by-god-Cunningham didn't handle the situation in the best possible manner? Shirley, you jest!
I'm not jesting. And you know to stop calling me, surely!
Pride says hi!
Verity, stop that at once.
Verity: Doris shrug Doris yawn Doris rude gesture
"Patent-based vengeance" xD
This phrase is the highlight of my day.
I cannot sufficiently express how much I love Verity and Lei's relationship. And the Doris marionette routine is likewise wonderful beyond measure.
You know what Lei, you need a lawyer to draw you up a contract that permits a certain amount of residuals based on device and usage.
Vee's cousin Benji could put her in touch with a good (student) lawyer...
I was thinking more in terms of ten percent of net income from shows using her tech.
But does 10% work if 3 devices are used or just 1. And we should probably include something about derivative works.
If there are clauses about multiple uses it can get messy and complicated. A simple 10% of any income from any act using the tech is much simpler and less likely to lead to disputes. And good point, there should definitely be something about derivative works. In return we could offer Tim first option to license any improvements developed by Lei.
Er... not really helping, Verity.
Also, even unconscious, Doris is stealing the show.
I have heard gorilla glue helps keep some people's head togeter. But YMMV.
Doris is so awesome that she acts while not cognizant...of anything.
Tim knows a great act when he sees it! Those two will be STARS! Just maybe not at what any of them want...