May 7, 2008

I'll Turn Those Screws a Little Tighter (You Can Hardly Wait).

Episode 248 is present and accounted for. Ruby finds herself in an increasingly sticky situation... and with the odds stacked against her in with the substitute body, a hasty retreat may be in order! So much for those brownie points with Rika!

Once again, thanks for being patient. Crunch time at the office, you know how that goes. Still haven't finished a new oekaki, but I aim to fix that.

Echochrome looks pretty amazing. I've been waiting for another good puzzle game to come out, and it looks like this should fit the bill nicely.

Posted by GD at 1:47 AM

Comments? (7 so far)

While there are some linguistic obstacles that the aliens have run into in the past (including pizzas, lesbians and dresses, among other things), I figured it's a given that they'd know a big number when they hear one. Keep in mind that she's also trying to pass for an Earthling right now, so asking about an extra-terrestrial conversion rate wouldn't be very stealthy.

But, I see your point, so I changed it again. She definitely realizes that she's at a disadvantage in this situation, since she can't rely on her muscles and short temper to bail her out.

Posted by GD at 3:54 PM on May 11, 2008

Cheezy, I would have to disagree with that. With GD's response, I went back and re-read that particular page and some others after that, and I don't think Ruby would even react to it like she had, because she has no idea of earth terminology or currency. (Remember she parked her ship in what she thought was a parking lot but was a junk yard). So the Maitre D saying "Four hundred dollars please" and Ruby saying "That's a lot." Wouldn't make much sense, or even if it did, the logical response I think would be: "How much is that in (whatever Ruby's home planet or the galactic equivalent) currency?

So yeah, Ruby's arrogancy aside, she still wouldn't know what a dollar is.

Posted by Scorch at 6:26 AM on May 11, 2008

Egads I saw this comin' a mile away.

I'm sure Ruby would be a bit more arrogant or knowledgeable to know that's 'a lot' in any froo-froo foreign eatery. Question is: Without her inherent brawn, how's she going to snake her way outta this one?

Posted by Cheezy at 4:46 PM on May 9, 2008

She hasn't. I'd intended her reply to sound a little less informed than it came out with that facial expression... Gave it a slight change so that it reads a little more logically.

Posted by GD at 1:36 AM on May 9, 2008

Great comic as always GD, just a quick question. Has Ruby been to Earth before? Zukie couldn't even read the cheque, let alone figure out how much it would be, I would think that Ruby probably wouldn't know what four hundred dollars is, or react to it that way.

Kind of like someone handing you a bill and say "That's four hundred fugnars."

Posted by Scorch at 4:59 PM on May 8, 2008