Calliope has the full resources of New Troy backing her, Cat. I think she can PAY the tax... Of course, she can probably get away with NOT paying the tax, I mean she would be kind of hard to arrest. :-D
She spent a lot of time out in the Wastes, was married to a Waster merc, is good at Science, and has access to all sorts of lab equipment. Building a moonshine still certainly isn't beyond her capabilities. :)
In fact, it's likely to be very much within her capabilities.
Besides, she somehow managed to get info in and out of town without alerting Centcomm while building the new body for Dolly, so maybe .. just maybe .. she has some less than savory connections, such as Mr Black to ferry stuff in and out.
She could easily make high tech stuff and trade it for moonshine from the wastes.
No, no Sheela. Calliope would hit the water table first. :-) And I'm not sure there is any magma around there. You would have to punch all the way thru the crust into the mantle to get into liquefied rock. :-D She hasn't been digging long enough to do that, especially from Cheyenne Mountain. :-D
She's way past the water table.
Heck, the cheyenne mountain is already way deeper than the water table already by today, I suspect it'll be even deeper by the time Calliope lives.
Besides, building a mining robot would be easy for her.
Heck, I halfway expect her to be making money that way, by building and maintaining geothermal powerplants.
She's not rock bottom, just in the middle of a pity party, Oh Woe is me, I'm despicable still see she swigs the booze. I was hoping she'd dump the krap but guess she's not decided she needs to quit yet. Till SHE decides to quit she never will, no intervention will work the person has to make that decision on their own.
I disagree dragon I think if Lynn and or Dolly were to give her a swift kick in her shorts right now it might give her the momentum to move free of her pity party and start to get back to a person
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I think your comic has become my new personal favourite.
Thank you for creating such an amazing story.
Actually, How many people have been this low in life and get a moment of clear thought and then slide back into oblivion? It may be Mira interrupting her will keep her lucid and not slide back into the hole she dug herself into.
You are EVIL, making us wait to see what is happening, CentComm. :-D
I think Calliope will find a little of the spark that got her a Waster for a husband. I mean she wouldn't have been out in the Wastes unless she was full of life and curious about things in the world. That has been banked for far too long, but with the right breath, it can be turned into a flame again. See if Dolly thru Mira can be that breath. :-)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - When someone as smart as Calliope realises she still has something to fight for and that will keep her going. Right now she thinks she has nothing to loose though, that's what's keeping her inactive.
So trying to force her into a corner is only going to make her come out swinging faster. Nothing more dangerous than a cornered momma bear fighting for her cub.
'Been down so long it looks like up to me'.
I'm guessin' in da fewtcha they've developed a sober-up-quick pill Calli can gulp down and get on the pony.
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It too damn uncomfortable to just lay there,
Unless your dead!
Poor Calliope - I bet she will try to make it up...
Evil-1-CentComm I fear for you...
And yes, CentComm is about to be taken to task I think. And will NOT enjoy the process.
Post link to con pics! :D
Still, it does seem a bit out of proportion.
Ms. Taylor got some contraband?
Oh my!
per every 10 liters for that authentic Wasteland bouquet.
Besides, she somehow managed to get info in and out of town without alerting Centcomm while building the new body for Dolly, so maybe .. just maybe .. she has some less than savory connections, such as Mr Black to ferry stuff in and out.
She could easily make high tech stuff and trade it for moonshine from the wastes.
Cent Turns a blind eye to a lot of this.. but theres a reason she knows of people like Mister Black.
Calli, Centcomm, or both ?
Classic tragic.
That's what I'm thinkin' she'd be listening to ... probably because Dolly compiled the playlist before she left. XD
and Lolol at Draginbeard.. :D
Heck, the cheyenne mountain is already way deeper than the water table already by today, I suspect it'll be even deeper by the time Calliope lives.
Besides, building a mining robot would be easy for her.
Heck, I halfway expect her to be making money that way, by building and maintaining geothermal powerplants.
I think your comic has become my new personal favourite.
Thank you for creating such an amazing story.
Is.. is that a blush ?
*narrows eyes suspiciously*
Beside, Rose is full of bugs, I'm sure.
It's how she infects others.
READY THE NUCLEAR SILOS.
How else would you be such a good hacker ? :D
Unless offcourse .. you pinch ?
( well Dolly's is the same size. )
but it does look cozy I tryed to make it comfortable looking..
I think Calliope will find a little of the spark that got her a Waster for a husband. I mean she wouldn't have been out in the Wastes unless she was full of life and curious about things in the world. That has been banked for far too long, but with the right breath, it can be turned into a flame again. See if Dolly thru Mira can be that breath. :-)
So trying to force her into a corner is only going to make her come out swinging faster. Nothing more dangerous than a cornered momma bear fighting for her cub.
I'm guessin' in da fewtcha they've developed a sober-up-quick pill Calli can gulp down and get on the pony.