May 31st, 2019
31 May 2019 · page 900 of 1306
Pro tip, do not get in the way of a psychologist.
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Cast: Dr Esther Flack, Eliza Swift, Robert Hackett, Vincent Knott, Will Sharpe, Yasmin Rana
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If I've learned anything from Kate A.'s work, it's that hand-held fans are deadly weapons.
I learned that from "Total War: Shogun 2" (Video cued to relevant part) [https://youtu.be/1Lrs7Wei3B...](https://youtu.be/1Lrs7Wei3BU?t=103 "https://youtu.be/1Lrs7Wei3BU?t=103")
Gasp. What a twist. The villain had a hidden weapon. You know, these kids should be reading the penny dreadfuls. They'd know to expect this.
Cool. A fan / flick knife combination will make a great add-on reward for the Kickstarter. Or perhaps not.
It appears to use a switchblade mechanism, which would make it illegal in the USA, at least AFAIK. :( You can own/sell existing switchblades, but can't make/sell new ones.
They were legal in Italy when I went there in 2000, though, so maybe it could be available to European readers?
In Britain it is illegal to have a locking blade more than three inches long. I think.
Well, yes, you are an idiot, but it's not your fault.
Oh my god, I want her fan, it just got even better
If I’m not wrong, there’s more than enough chapter left for someone to fall down the pit and go on a short extradimentional adventure and still come back in time to save the day. Lots of room for things to go horribly wrong :D
I do believe that Dr. Flack is making her point.
Aah, hidden weapons. I love 'em. (as far from my neck as possible)
Loving Vincent's expressions in the last two panels. "what is...oh crud!"
I'm pretty sure she just made a dumb mistake.
A knife does not outspeed an already-aimed gun, not even if it's at someone's throat.
Not so, now she has a hostage. If she gets shot, odds are very good that her reflexive muscle movements will cut Knotty's throat.
Always remember: charge a gun, run from a knife. (Seriously, memorize that; it might save your life someday.)
First of all it's not sharp, it's a point. At most she'd stab him in the shoulder.
That said, instead of threatening Eliza should have shot... except she might have just one or zero bullets left.
Also she actually doesn't want to kill an actual human person, especially one using her bestie as cover :)
Well if she shot before saying anything he wouldn't have been used as cover :P
However I will concede the point that it's probably good that she doesn't want to just kill people. Valuing human life is probably good.
She could fire to Flack's hand holding the "fan".
They specifically train commandos and SWAT officers not to try that, so as awesome as it'd be, I'd say bad idea. :-/
Can't resist paraphrasing my favourite Firefly quote. "The Bible has some specific things to say on the subject of killing. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps."
on the one hand I would've imagined that someone who's a good enough shot to confidently split a pair of handcuffs attached to people dangling from an air vent would have options for disabling or disarming without killing; on the other hand they are awful close to that ledge
It is hard to tell, but it probably has an edge on it. Certainly she's holding it as if it does.
And while I agree with the rules of engagement you propose, only villains and antiheroes go in for that kind of thing. More's the pity. :P
What's funny is that the not-so-good doctor isn't wrong about anything she just said.
He didn't just blab. Didn't he also take the credit for her discovery? And read it in public from his written paper - does that count as publishing? He was convicted of "releasing a dangerous theory". I know Flack is a villain, but suddenly I can see her point about Sharpe.
True enough. I wonder how much of that was him and how much was a little 'push' from Flack?
I don't think she intended him to present her theory to the public. What would she gain from that? Keeping it secret would have allowed her to control not just the university but rfthe town, including the mayor, with nobody the wiser. Now at least some people know that this kind of mind control is possible, and they might be on their guard against it instead of accepting it as a medical advance.
Maybe we'll get some insight in further Villain's Exposition and the subsequent banter.
Ever the psychologist, Dr. Flack attempts to take a stab the heart of her student's worries
Looks more like the neck to me ;D
Oh no, seeing Knotty in danger is definitely a stab to the heart for Sharpe
Well, if I've learned anything from this comic, it's that taking a hostage means either you are about to be defeated, or that you'll get away and hide for 50 years and then be defeated by your hostage's granddaughter. Vincent and Will will have grandkids, Confirmed?!?
It's canon, no take-backs!
Huh. I didn’t notice before, but Knotty has green eyes.
Actually! switchblades are illegal, but assisted open knives are legal in the US, as well as, though deffo regulated, OTF knives, which the fan counts as.
Oh no, garbage man looks so sad and defeated I feel bad about calling him garbage man
AS WELL YOU SHOULD!
Psychologist or psycho-ologist?
In my personal experience, every fourth or fifth psychologist/psychiatrist or so should be a patient. (The rest are awesome.)
Should be a patient, or should be patient?
Be a patient. :-/
*BANG* "And YOU picked a wrong time to forget that I STILL had a gun pointed at you."
That is actually pretty much how I'm expecting this exchange to go.
Lawyer, hangman, damsel in distress. Vincent is getting a lot of things to add to his resume tonight. :)
...oh, THAT'S why she didn't drop the fan!
Well shit
tuesday's update is going to be a few hours late because my sleep schedule is a real mess right now! apologies!
Take care of yourself, hon. If you don't, we'll never know what happens! ;)
You too, huh?