I am a bit confused. The splatter indicates a headshot on the mom, but if they were after brains that would be something dumb to do. However anything other than a headshot wouldn't have killed her quickly.
I can't imagine her stuck there trying hard not to look at where they offed her mother with it right next to her all that time. She obviously can't move because of her broken back.
It looks like they took all of the materiel, i wonder if they to Skeeter's chassis as well. If for some unaccountable reason they did not, he hopefully has good recordings left of the event.
Any threw an threw shot will leave that kind of mark... so probably a chest shot,, an we know those are survivable..
Skeeter... i think they took him.. BUT.. I hope he left a "presence" (not a download) in the toy..
I wonder about that. If Logrin has some connections in NT, and could pull a few strings, it's doable, but I wonder. Otherwise, I didn't think Braden and Olina are/were NT citizens, so would NT S&R be otherwise called to look for them?
This guy has a gun, but what ever military training he has apparently stayed home today.
He is ONE man with light armour and a side arm. He's going up to a base with decent defences, except that they aren't up. You don't do ANYTHING but attempt contact, radio for backup & scout from a distance.
It's like bringing in a severe trauma patient with a stopped heart. If you start the heart right away, there is no telling where the blood it going to go. Untrained instincts are BAD.
there are bold soldiers,,
there are old soldiers,,
there are "NO" Old Bold Soldiers.!!
..he made it to Gunny (E-7) in the Marines.. he is now a Ranger.. NOT a man to piss off,,.
i wood say if Logrin an Noctis had to kill each other,, it would be a good fight till one made a mistake..
Hmm, well luckily for both of them, I can't think of any reason why they would be put in that position. In your scenario, my take on it would be that Noctis would be less likely to make a mistake of that kind. She would tend to have more stamina, and fatigue wouldn't be as much of an issue for her. The longer the contest went on, the more Logrin might be battling fatigue, making it increasingly possible to make a wrong move. Just a guess; YMMV
..Kali vs Dolly,,. Kali made the first mistake.. so it is possible..
and we don't know all of the mods Logrin has.. so think Marcus an his mods,, safe to say Logrin prolly has similar (tho not as cutting edge.),, an he has that transfer system...
That transfer system would make a huge difference, but I seem to remember it being very short range ?
Of course, if he had a unit rigged into the truck...but then he'd have to have a place to transfer the things from...
Thing about getting old is...we're experienced, it doesn't take much to piss us off and everything hurts anyway so we just want things to get quiet fast so we can nap...old men will hurt you.
I'm not writing him off, I'm chewing him out. He confirms that the outpost is compromised---and then goes running up to it like some kind of civilian. You just cannot do that if you want to stay alive for long.
If the goldies are long gone, that's good for him (this time), but he makes no effort to check for hostiles before running in there. Civilian behaviour.
Apparently he's confident in his abilities, including the ability to read a scene. Wonder if he's taken the stealth fields into account though ? or if blue eyes left a rear guard ? or if Logrin outranks them all ;)
Down to 5th place again :(
But there's something to be said about the previous 5th place holder jumping around 700 votes in the span of an hour or so....
That comic is usually below 10th. It was up there earlier in the month, but quickly dropped back, leaving DC in 4th. There's something funny going on there, because this isn't the first time a voting surge propelled it into the top 10.
Eh expected, lots of comics there are shaming it up. Even the very professional looking ones. From my experience TWC is all vanity anyway. Even the paid promotion thing doesn't get much more interaction. Keep voting anyway folks. The good win in the end.
we have bots...and droids..and AIS's too
but I'm pretty sure we don't cheat...much...*reaches for the phone to get todays votes in on the 'other machine'*
To be fair it could easily be a service in Asia that people solve captcha. People will do anything if they are paid and the TWC captcha isn't a hard solve.
You wouldnt even need a smart program with a 1 in 3 chance and no consequence for repeated errors.
He still has comms and sensors. The Golden britches brigade flattens scans and com signals.
If there are any around, they would have to be in hunker down and lie in weight mode. They seem to be more active scouting mode types.
Let's see...water transports gone, parts for the fusion generator and defence systems apparently gone, bodies gone, kid left behind...
looks like one of those cases where 2+2= ?
There may be plenty of wabbitses lurking in the hatses of the perpetrators of this comic about which we know absolutely zip, zilch, nada, nihil, bupkus. I await eagerly without speculation or expectation.
We have suspected that Logrin may be a covert Lunar agent, amongst other things, (Although this may be lost in the rework because of the loss of the transfer technology). He may be able to call on Lunar assistance. Also it has been mentioned previously that NT S&R have a better rep amongst the dusters than MilSec because S&R can do things for the dusters on occasion. Could this be one of them as an exceptional case? Rangers seem to have a certain official status, in aspects of law enforcement. A call from a Ranger will have weight. I cannot conceive that an S&R organisation will not respond to a call, bugger the cost...
(Ex Surf Life Saver, 50 years ago).
As former Army Medic, VFD EMT-D, Patients come first.
As for Politics, please keep real world politics out of DC's comment section. I've seen too many great webcomics have to lock down or restrict their comment sections because people are rude and impolite.
And I don't want that here, as the comment section is just as good as the comic itself.
Real world Politics aside, Can I get some clarity on DC situation?
New Rome had(s) a Monarchy? Emperor? But they also have a Senate.
New Troy has a Senate, and Centcomm. Does the A.I. rule? have any say over civilian stuff? Or does just administer the infrastructure?
Is New Rome going to restrict the power of ruler?
"New Rome had(s) a Monarchy? Emperor? But they also have a Senate."
Yes. Decimus was ruler until his death. The monarchy is held by the Livius lineage of which only Acantha remains (that we know of). She is only sixteen years old, and as such, cannot assume the Throne until she comes of age. Meanwhile, in her stead, Maxus is slated to be installed as Lord Regent until that time, acting more or less as proxy for Acantha. That's the plan, anyway. ;)
"Is New Rome going to restrict the power of ruler?"
That hasn't been discussed, and I would bet that the answer to that might be a spoiler. :D
"New Troy has a Senate, and Centcomm. Does the A.I. rule? have any say over civilian stuff? Or does just administer the infrastructure?"
As I understand it, CentComm doesn't "rule" per se but is more of a caretaker/security overseer, as well as taking care of infrastructure, and making sure things are kept up. She's a very staunch protector of New Troy. As such, she does hold sway over a lot of the day to day events.
Anyone else notice the lack of bodies from both sides?
but i think they (goldies) took Skeeter.. ((personal opinion)how else to find them,, track Skeeter.!))
It looks like they took them and left. :( Poor Cyana. At least Logrin's there in time.
Anyway, I have a suspicion that they're looking for something specific.
"There's nothing so bad that you can't make it worse."™ It makes a good companion to Murphy's law.
:D
I can't imagine her stuck there trying hard not to look at where they offed her mother with it right next to her all that time. She obviously can't move because of her broken back.
It looks like they took all of the materiel, i wonder if they to Skeeter's chassis as well. If for some unaccountable reason they did not, he hopefully has good recordings left of the event.
Skeeter... i think they took him.. BUT.. I hope he left a "presence" (not a download) in the toy..
He is ONE man with light armour and a side arm. He's going up to a base with decent defences, except that they aren't up. You don't do ANYTHING but attempt contact, radio for backup & scout from a distance.
It's like bringing in a severe trauma patient with a stopped heart. If you start the heart right away, there is no telling where the blood it going to go. Untrained instincts are BAD.
there are old soldiers,,
there are "NO" Old Bold Soldiers.!!
..he made it to Gunny (E-7) in the Marines.. he is now a Ranger.. NOT a man to piss off,,.
i wood say if Logrin an Noctis had to kill each other,, it would be a good fight till one made a mistake..
and we don't know all of the mods Logrin has.. so think Marcus an his mods,, safe to say Logrin prolly has similar (tho not as cutting edge.),, an he has that transfer system...
Of course, if he had a unit rigged into the truck...but then he'd have to have a place to transfer the things from...
If the goldies are long gone, that's good for him (this time), but he makes no effort to check for hostiles before running in there. Civilian behaviour.
Guess it wasn't high enough tech to 'salvage' :(
...at least she is still alive and whole (no murderturd gnawed on her in the night) and help is here...
...I just hope she will get healed and well soon... =S
But there's something to be said about the previous 5th place holder jumping around 700 votes in the span of an hour or so....
People have done that with casting shows .... so why not expect them to do it with other voting systems?
Still, I'm pretty confident that someone with just a bit more criminal energy than me would find a way around both.
There'll always be cheaters.
but I'm pretty sure we don't cheat...much...*reaches for the phone to get todays votes in on the 'other machine'*
*edit: Oct 12, 8:15am (ET) and back to 4th! :D
You wouldnt even need a smart program with a 1 in 3 chance and no consequence for repeated errors.
If there are any around, they would have to be in hunker down and lie in weight mode. They seem to be more active scouting mode types.
looks like one of those cases where 2+2= ?
poor widdle wabbit
(Ex Surf Life Saver, 50 years ago).
maybe I shouldn't have tempted 'worse' :(
at least the diodes stopped hurting
:(
As for Politics, please keep real world politics out of DC's comment section. I've seen too many great webcomics have to lock down or restrict their comment sections because people are rude and impolite.
And I don't want that here, as the comment section is just as good as the comic itself.
New Rome had(s) a Monarchy? Emperor? But they also have a Senate.
New Troy has a Senate, and Centcomm. Does the A.I. rule? have any say over civilian stuff? Or does just administer the infrastructure?
Is New Rome going to restrict the power of ruler?
Just curious?
Yes. Decimus was ruler until his death. The monarchy is held by the Livius lineage of which only Acantha remains (that we know of). She is only sixteen years old, and as such, cannot assume the Throne until she comes of age. Meanwhile, in her stead, Maxus is slated to be installed as Lord Regent until that time, acting more or less as proxy for Acantha. That's the plan, anyway. ;)
"Is New Rome going to restrict the power of ruler?"
That hasn't been discussed, and I would bet that the answer to that might be a spoiler. :D
"New Troy has a Senate, and Centcomm. Does the A.I. rule? have any say over civilian stuff? Or does just administer the infrastructure?"
As I understand it, CentComm doesn't "rule" per se but is more of a caretaker/security overseer, as well as taking care of infrastructure, and making sure things are kept up. She's a very staunch protector of New Troy. As such, she does hold sway over a lot of the day to day events.
"Just curious?"
We all are. :D