March 9th, 2018
9 Mar 2018 · page 778 of 1306
Well, he did get into the vault in the end.
Cast: Lei Feng, Sidney Malik, Thomas Macavity
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"You'll be dead by the time I finish pronouncing your name !"
That must look even weirder when you can't see the bird.
I believe that everyone can see it now that Sidney has upgraded it from malform to 'full summon'.
Mo' like... King of Fools!
King of Wishful Thinking
A Wishful Think King, if you will.
boooooooo :P
Don't let the Guild hear you saying that
They better tell the coppers that the guy inside the vault is armed--don't want anyone getting hurt now.
I'm not sure he is armed any more
Well, he can always pick the bullets back up and re-load his gun
And an unloaded gun is still a handy blunt instrument.
i love the magpie's expression as it spits out the bullets.
Well deserved, what!
Hey! He can tell Tim that he perfected his own version of the bullet-catching trick! (Callbacks: another sign of quality literature.)
Love that magpie! XD
Heh. You've got to wake up way earlier than that to beat that bird. xD
Welp, "a bloody wizard did it" must be a pretty common excuse there...
In the town of Widdershins? Indeed.
And especially in whichever cell block is used to hold McCavity. :p
Actually, a Witch did it
Sid generally knows what's been taken before he looks in his pocket. He's been tuned into his spirit bird's activities even though he couldn't control it. Now the spirit is fully sommoned there appear to be some changes - he seems to have some control over its actions which is useful but now that it's no longer a malform it's visible to, er, everybody?
So next time he's conjuring and the spirit steals something extra for him to reveal the victim and audience will see what's happening - I doubt it will go down well.
I don't think that he has more control over the spirit's actions as much as Sid now has a Helpful Spirit Buddy who he pays attention to. His future relationship and interactions with the spirit will all come down to how well Sid gets along with others.
If I recall correctly, Sid has a real knack for bonding with spirits. It'll be fine. ^_^
While I suppose it could've taken them while he was unconscious, I just assumed the Magpie went invisible/quasi-insubstantial and took them as Macavity took aim.
Macavity, do you know you said "Bloody wizards!" already, more than once ( [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/november-21st-2011/ "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/november-21st-2011/") and the next page)? ;)
At least he's consistent.
Magpie better be a recurring character from now on. Or else. Things. Bad things.
I want a Magpie plushy.
There seem to be several available, but they're not exactly "on model" with Sidney's.
[https://www.google.com/sear...](https://www.google.com/search?q=magpie+plush+toy&safe=off&client=opera&hs=Qft&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLnq_znuPZAhVQOKwKHcsAD1wQsAQIKA&biw=1242&bih=574#imgrc=3DOXif7RwqB2yM: "https://www.google.com/search?q=magpie+plush+toy&safe=off&client=opera&hs=Qft&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLnq_znuPZAhVQOKwKHcsAD1wQsAQIKA&biw=1242&bih=574#imgrc=3DOXif7RwqB2yM:")
Magpie has been a recurring character, just invisibly! ; )
Good bird. Very good bird. :D
That'a what you get for sleeping on the job Macavity... Though truth be told, you look like you need the sleep.
It just occured to me, but the start that old U2's "hold me, thrill me" song would be perfect for Sid.
"you don't know how you took it~ you just know what you've got~
Oh lordy you've been stealing from the thieves and you got caught"
[https://www.youtube.com/wat...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_EjgspOd4 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_EjgspOd4")
Don't worry, modern safes all have ventilation systems. You won't suffocate. ^_^
Erm... how modern is Widdershins...?
not very, but a vault that size, hes got at least 12 hours.
That name remembering skill is pretty impressive, there.
Especially since he still can't recall Harry's nor Lei's.
The power of having a Nemesis. 😉
Magpie: "You're out of your league, punk. MASTER THIEF, AWAY!"
The magpie was the thief-king all along! Brilliant misdirection!
It did steal the Mark of the Thief-King, a supposedly impossible crime. :D
Lei's wink...! XD
Does this mean Sydney can control what the Magpie Swipes now? If that's the case that's Hecka Useful!
Probably shouldn't spit those out inside the vault, magpie. He might have some shots waiting for the cops when they get there.
At which point he gets an (attempted) murder charge added to all the other charges he's racked up.
Doesn't seem too worried about that, as he just tried to shoot Sid.
Well, both Sid and Lei were presumably unarmed and were leaving him to be picked up by the police. Shooting them presented a chance to escape in the ensuing chaos.
The police on the other hand, have him conveniently captured and can open the safe at their leisure with they have a dozen or so officers on the job, so that even if McCavity is an excellent shot (unlikely), he can only possible kill six of them with his revolver.
Well, it was never said to be a smart action. :D
Just really comes down to how much of an "I won't go back to prison" person ol' Thomas is.
Your assuming the bird left gunpowder inside the bullets. :D
"It's not my vault that wizard locked me in here! It's never my vault!"
Ouch. Good point well made.
Oh, Maggie, you beauty! xD
the bird is a cutie pie! i love them!
wonder when will magpies and sidneys connection be delved deeper
Hey, my very first post! Just a little problem here. If Widdershins is set around 1834 (according to the family tree) then Macavity should not have a revolver. The first practical revolver was invented by Colt in 1836, and it was a cap and ball system. Self contained metal cartridges (bullets) did not appear until 1854. Sorry for being picky! I do love the comic!
Perhaps the universe that contains Widdershins is more advanced in that respect than ours. There, magic
exists everywhere, even if in Widdershins (and a few other places) it is easier to use. Perhaps the magical competition
has spurred inventors into advancing tech faster than in our world. Sidney remarked that enchanted guns exist.
Some inventors may share Lei's atitude and pride of physical tech enough to be goaded into making a gun
that could better than an enchanted gun without magic....
Stealing the bullets out of your enemy's gun is the best trick.