Well, no, they do seem to have two braincells to rub together ... unfortunately, each brain cell is in a different head, so you kinda have to mash their heads together to get any action out of them. :)
Oh man, Sheela, you made me chuckle. I would've laughed harder, but that hurts right now. I didn't know you could get the muscles over your ribs to hurt before today.
Nice resumes these guys have. Think Captain loudmouth will soon find out how fast she can move when in full on Fuckem All Up Mode.
@Lukkai maybe not brainless but bet they end up headless soon.
At least we're holding constant at TWC again we say "VOTE EARLY~VOTE OFTEN
Last I knew "Bamf" was a sound effect for teleporting entities leaving a space. The sound of air rushing in to fill the space formerly occupied by the object.
Also re: alt text:
Well, she's got a clearer structured memory space available than we do. Also probably more space to memorate things like this than at the very least an average human.
And I'm fairly certain she's got at least the base file on everyone working in or around the palace memorised. If not more.
As if the Stephen King novel wasn't enough. As if that horrible Kaboom cereal wasn't enough. You want clowns should be bumrushed by these degenerates too?
John Wayne Gacy is about what these jerkoffs DESERVE.
Thanks Spell! I was kinda Meh on Noctis when I first saw her. She kinda carved a place out in my heart and just kinda camped there. Im kinda scared now.
Ah, screw it... Noctis, Malati had an interesting suggestion you might like: "split their tiny peckers in half and tie them into bows!" (edited for PAX TV)
Imagine being the HR person that interviews transferees to the Praetorian Guard:
"What are your qualifications for joining the guard, Mr. Caligula?"
"Lessee, now, five counts of murder, six counts of rape, ten counts of physical assault and one count of sexually assaulting a sheep."
"Very good, Mr. Caligula. Give us a retina print and then go through that door over there to be fitted for your armor and issued a weapon. Have a nice day."
@The Old Scribe you forgot opening an Imperial Brothel that every one, slaves included, was encouraged to visit the women were the wives and daughters of Roman Senators. Fathering a child with his sister, he was Douchieness's role model.
I will point out that they were transferred into the Praetorians, not volunteered. We don't know what the consequences of refusal might have been, if any.
They're also being very up front and honest about things, not denying who they are, just not wanting to die.
Typo find, six months 'incarcEration' instead of 'incarcaration' twice in the third bubble.
Also, I am darkly amused by the idea that Nova Roma law and order is so very incompetent that these folks were able to get away with more than once each. Don't the walls and streetlights record where people are at any given time? Most long-duration American serial killers got away with it for as long as they did because nobody takes streetwalker-hooker disappearances seriously.
I would say it's not that people don't take it seriously, it's that it's so hard to know when it has actually happened. A significant chunk of that demographic is intentionally "off the grid", "underground", "runaway", or what-have-you. They often "disappear" voluntarily on a regular basis, so knowing when one has been disappeared nefariously by a third party is difficult, at least until a body is found.
Sorry, I meant that politically instead of in terms of policing. You're right that it's difficult to solve murders of people without being able to tell if they're dead, or even missing involuntarily. How to actually solve that problem is a question of ending the kind of poverty that leads to illicit streetdealing and streetwalking phenomena which put potential victims where they can be easily victimized. That's no doubt too political and controversial a topic for here, though.
Hopefully without getting too political, I will simply add that "poverty" is at most a VERY SMALL part of that problem. Yes, the people involved are literally poor, but that is, in a great many instances, a result of the "running away" part, not the cause. Solving poverty (and all the politics there that we aren't going into) will thus have little to no impact (so we don't need to go into it, yay!).
Roma is not as well designed as say New Troy , in Roma they use foot patrols and police. It is very easy to fall between the cracks if you live there and keep your head down.
Holy shit, I have never fumblefingered "incarceration" before. Excuse me while I wave my magic editor wand and make this not have happened. Moon Upload Corrected Page Power!
As to the competence (or lack thereof) of Roma's law enforcement: keep in mind that Richard Speck's greatest infamy stems from a single event with multiple victims and multiple charges.
(Also, they don't have any kind of universal surveillance. Not sure where that impression might have come from.)
Those are both overachievers if they managed to get that much done in a single, continuous incident *each.* Decmius wouldn't be entirely insane to want people capable of carrying out those kind of operations single-handed for his terror squads.
Credit where credit is due - captain whats-his-name there is both brave and loyal. Pretty impressive levels of both, actually, considering the circumstances.
Well, he just got called out on something weirder than average in front of his buddy. Bit embarrassing, that. It sounds so sordid when it's worded that way!
I realize this will be a disappointment to many, because "... In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous." However, at this point I would wager money that Noctis will not kill either William Claywell or Stephen Kollier, absent further provocation. Nor will she allow Captain Canoi to kill them. This is _because_ she appears to have a highly developed and deeply refined code of honor.
Consider: These men were _convicted_ of their crimes (not merely bound over for trial). They were incarcerated, which means they were _not_ sentenced to capital punishment by Nova Roma's judiciary. They are currently cooperating with legitimate Nova Roma authority (i.e., Noctis). Even if Noctis disagrees with the sentences they were given, I suspect that she would consider taking it upon herself to defy the legitimate court's existing decision to be a dishonorable act far more extreme that letting them live and having their case reviewed by whatever new system is in place after the Night of Blades is over.
Noctis is to the average Cassian like an extreme martini or a British sitcom: very dry. ^_^. I like her sense of humor.
A very well-worded argument, Gilrandir; nicely done. :)
Before anybody expresses dismay at the conclusion you've drawn, it should be noted that since they've been members of the Praetorian Guard, it's very likely they've committed other crimes for which they could be charged, tried, and sentenced...
I was going to say that those would have been following the legitimate orders of the prince (however awful), but really, it's very likely that they've done other stuff on top of that, even, considering their original records.
Scary thought for those of you who may not have picked up on it yet:
This is Noctis having fun. ^_^
Eventually she will have to get back to the business of purging Nova Roma of real threats to the citizens for whom she has a duty to care ... But right now, in this place for a little while, she can 'let her hair down' and indulge herself in a comforting situation where the moral issues are a fairly clear black and white.
At least that's my read on the situation. The creators are free, of course to have a better and more enlightened view of the situation than mine. ^_^
Just out of curiosity, does anyone wonder about what happened on the one date of William Claywell when he didn't "get lucky"? Should we infer that that was the point at which he got caught "with his pants down"?
Best can be said about them is they are not brainless.
@Lukkai maybe not brainless but bet they end up headless soon.
At least we're holding constant at TWC again we say "VOTE EARLY~VOTE OFTEN
Bad-ass Automaton Massacring Fiends
Well, she's got a clearer structured memory space available than we do. Also probably more space to memorate things like this than at the very least an average human.
And I'm fairly certain she's got at least the base file on everyone working in or around the palace memorised. If not more.
But yeah, she has to take the time to read up on it first.
Holy smoly she's cool.
I hope she stabs captain jerkwad with his own sword.
The camera angles on these panels is so good! Good job Centy! :D And the dialogue is awesome!
Frankly, I'm surprised none of them had fucked a clown.
John Wayne Gacy is about what these jerkoffs DESERVE.
No light is reflected from darkness, nor glory from misdeeds.
Ah, screw it... Noctis, Malati had an interesting suggestion you might like: "split their tiny peckers in half and tie them into bows!" (edited for PAX TV)
"What are your qualifications for joining the guard, Mr. Caligula?"
"Lessee, now, five counts of murder, six counts of rape, ten counts of physical assault and one count of sexually assaulting a sheep."
"Very good, Mr. Caligula. Give us a retina print and then go through that door over there to be fitted for your armor and issued a weapon. Have a nice day."
"Rape, murder, arson, and rape."
"You said 'rape' twice."
"I like rape."
Also the same movie where Bart holds himself hostage.
Anyone remember where that name was used?
They're also being very up front and honest about things, not denying who they are, just not wanting to die.
And I'm fairly certain he wouldn't mind using it against them.
...one way or the other.
...and loudmouth there just is asking for it...
Claywell: That's... sick... I mean,-
Kollier: I'm just glad he never got anywhere near my family!
Noctis: Now, hold him.
Claywell & Kollier: Yes Ma'am!
Canoi: You traitors, I- *AH*
Noctis: *disarm* CAPTAIN SAPIRO! YOUR PRISONERS.
Sapiro: (in distance) *!* ...Yes Ma'am!
Kollier: And we keep quiet about the ape-ray...
Claywell: And the ecrophilia-nay. Er...
They stare at Canoi. Canoi glares back at them. They glance at each other. Claywell starts to force Canoi's mouth open, and Kollier draws his knife.
>:=)>
Also, I am darkly amused by the idea that Nova Roma law and order is so very incompetent that these folks were able to get away with more than once each. Don't the walls and streetlights record where people are at any given time? Most long-duration American serial killers got away with it for as long as they did because nobody takes streetwalker-hooker disappearances seriously.
(Also, they don't have any kind of universal surveillance. Not sure where that impression might have come from.)
Or something between stupid and thick-headed.
And more loyal to his desires than the Prince.
So, I'm not really sure whether the credit is due or not here.
All that sick stuff you did, and that's all you can say? D:
Consider: These men were _convicted_ of their crimes (not merely bound over for trial). They were incarcerated, which means they were _not_ sentenced to capital punishment by Nova Roma's judiciary. They are currently cooperating with legitimate Nova Roma authority (i.e., Noctis). Even if Noctis disagrees with the sentences they were given, I suspect that she would consider taking it upon herself to defy the legitimate court's existing decision to be a dishonorable act far more extreme that letting them live and having their case reviewed by whatever new system is in place after the Night of Blades is over.
Noctis is to the average Cassian like an extreme martini or a British sitcom: very dry. ^_^. I like her sense of humor.
Before anybody expresses dismay at the conclusion you've drawn, it should be noted that since they've been members of the Praetorian Guard, it's very likely they've committed other crimes for which they could be charged, tried, and sentenced...
This is Noctis having fun. ^_^
Eventually she will have to get back to the business of purging Nova Roma of real threats to the citizens for whom she has a duty to care ... But right now, in this place for a little while, she can 'let her hair down' and indulge herself in a comforting situation where the moral issues are a fairly clear black and white.
At least that's my read on the situation. The creators are free, of course to have a better and more enlightened view of the situation than mine. ^_^
Kollier: "You idiot! Those are NeckRomancers. They have neck fetishes. Mostly for the stretched kind, from the looks of 'em."
Claywell: "Oops... I wonder if that's how I got this case of Necro Scrote Icing Facey Eye Ticks..."
Noctis: "That is Necrotizing Fasciitis. Just leave your scrotum alone, and it will go away in a very short time."
Claywell: "Gee, thanks!"
Noctis: "Do not mention it... Ever."
Turns out it did :)
http://datachasers.thecomicseries.com/comics/1328
Unfortunately 2008 and 2012 seem to have fallen prey to the reboot bug so there's no telling...