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Ace
So unless we clear this up soon, we may have to take the long way home. That’s travel to a nearby star, and then gate back. That could be several months.
I’m told you’ll need to stay in the med bay for about 3 days if you don’t want to end up a mess of scars. No matter what, we aren’t going to abandon you here.
Carver
That could take longer if there are complications .I’m assuming that after gel bath treatments, any scars will be minor, but you may want to stay with us for a T-month or so anyway. We have a tool for skin sculpting. It’s like a tiny transporter to move cells around. In addition to removing scars, growths and blemishes, I can do moderate plastic surgery.
Kimi
I can take that long way if need be. Sounds like adventure. So no need to wait on me for going home.
Carver-Sensei, that is how you have elf ears?
Carver
No. I have elf ears because I’m half elf.
So unless we clear this up soon, we may have to take the long way home. That’s travel to a nearby star, and then gate back. That could be several months.
I’m told you’ll need to stay in the med bay for about 3 days if you don’t want to end up a mess of scars. No matter what, we aren’t going to abandon you here.
Carver
That could take longer if there are complications .I’m assuming that after gel bath treatments, any scars will be minor, but you may want to stay with us for a T-month or so anyway. We have a tool for skin sculpting. It’s like a tiny transporter to move cells around. In addition to removing scars, growths and blemishes, I can do moderate plastic surgery.
Kimi
I can take that long way if need be. Sounds like adventure. So no need to wait on me for going home.
Carver-Sensei, that is how you have elf ears?
Carver
No. I have elf ears because I’m half elf.
And Carver’s last line is another dropped shoe.
I would’ve said a mic drop myself.
“Dropped mic” implies there’s nothing more to say; what was just said can’t be topped or meaningfully followed up.
THIS is going to cause and explosion of questions!
Not really, we were told about Carver’s Daddy back in “2016-12-05”. I just want to know how and where the found him.
Actually, in that, Carver said ‘I’m part Drow.’ And we know of only one Drow in this comic. And SHE is not the “daddy” type.
Orions don’t have a Mommy shortage, so the idea that they imported a female to have a child is further “out there” than Orion’s belt. It might be a web comic, but it still has internal logic.
They have a genetic bottleneck with defects so common they’re matchmaking parents on a basis of “fewest defects” rather than “best traits”. They absolutely will recruit healthy Terran females, ideally ones with good skillsets and positive traits. LtCom. Columbia was just seen attempting to talk Kimi into it, and I believe a pitch was (or soon will be) made to Jaz also.
They may not have a lot of virile Orion males, but the ones that they do have are also interested in healthy children, and more healthy children are good for the next generation and their society’s long-term survival. Granted, the imported Terran ladies aren’t birthing in litters, but they can also be impregnated a lot more frequently than every 8 years… in fact, since they almost certainly will take advantage of those gestation tanks rather than carry their children to term in their bodies, they could potentially become pregnant much more frequently than every 9+ months also.
She’s a “Nightmare”, not a Drow. But she get’s called that alot because of D&D
@ al mar “And we know of only one Drow in this comic”
Do we? If so, I’ve forgotten. Have a link?
The idea of Carver’s “daddy” comes from when Jaz asked if Ace was her/his daddy. Carver said ‘no.’
What? o_O
It’s here; https://www.tmi-comic.com/comic/no-space/
Had forgotten that, thank you (just had a pleasant swim from that point, after swimming through 2006 :D)
Someone play’s D&D.
Why does this indicate he plays D&D? Elves are mentioned in different parts of Europe as folklore and myth. But there are old legends of “little people” all over the world, including among certain Native American tribes. Anyway, depictions of elves in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien predate any published work by TSR or Gary Gygax by a lot.
there are depictions of elves going back further than that.
Elves yes, but Carver said he/she was “half elf” and D&D was the first thing that popped up.
Elrond (of The Last Homely House) was also half Elf (OK, 6/16 human, 9/16 elf and 1/16 Maia), as was one of Aragorn’s ancestors. Elrond chose to be an Elf; his brother (if I recall correctly) chose to be mortal, but his descendants are still somewhat long-lived compared to most Men.
Ace had an old dice bag for his gris-gris back before Deuce was “born”. I doubt it was for shooting craps. World of Warcraft has been mentioned since Andy started the story 13 years ago this past day.
“Half-elf?” There seems to be a story waiting to be told…
Ok, why is Peachy looking so worried?
Not Peach, transporter Chief Columbia. Wait, she was just here and now she’s gone and Peach is here? ANDY?!
Only five out of seven are listed
Maybe because Kimi mentioned ‘The Ears’
Actually, that is transporter Chief Columbia, who just proposed a bond pairing to Kimi, so the look she has is an “OMG, she said yes!” look.
Or it SHOULD be TC Columbia. Andy? I have the same questions Opus does. What happened?
Time has changed, last we saw Kimi she was up and having breakfast, now she is back in her gel-tub, and, more importantly, Ready has ditched her maid outfit!!
Not really.
I dropped mic implied there’s nothing further than can be said; nothing can top what just went down; show’s over! Talking’s all done.
THIS statement is bait for a 1000 questions!
Hey, just noticed Akane’s reverted to a simple black shipsuit model?
What happened to the fancy “Guard Captain” dress?