Jaz is in charge of entertainment…
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Ace:
Three days we've been aboard this ship, and while I enjoy the company of the Orion’s I do not wish to spend the next 3 to 6 months for the round trip to EARL. Among other things, I need to finish planning a bachelorette party.
Qa’N;
Where are Master Gibs and Miss Yi? Shouldn't they be here, too.
Ace:
They will be staying aboard and therefore aren’t party to this conversation.
There's two things we'd need to keep in mind about Orion law. It specifies serious penalties for conspiracy, causing injury to others, property damage and theft.
Let’s be certain about one thing, I don't- won't be party harming anyone. Nor will we steal anything. I hope. Still the legality of what I intend to do is questionable at best. That said, anyone wanting to leave the room now would be the time. I only ask that you avoid the rest of us for 10 hours.
Qa’N:
I am Orion. Do you wish to discuss this in front of me?
Ace:
Especially you. Your health- Your life is at risk just by being in space. And we can't do without you.
Three days we've been aboard this ship, and while I enjoy the company of the Orion’s I do not wish to spend the next 3 to 6 months for the round trip to EARL. Among other things, I need to finish planning a bachelorette party.
Qa’N;
Where are Master Gibs and Miss Yi? Shouldn't they be here, too.
Ace:
They will be staying aboard and therefore aren’t party to this conversation.
There's two things we'd need to keep in mind about Orion law. It specifies serious penalties for conspiracy, causing injury to others, property damage and theft.
Let’s be certain about one thing, I don't- won't be party harming anyone. Nor will we steal anything. I hope. Still the legality of what I intend to do is questionable at best. That said, anyone wanting to leave the room now would be the time. I only ask that you avoid the rest of us for 10 hours.
Qa’N:
I am Orion. Do you wish to discuss this in front of me?
Ace:
Especially you. Your health- Your life is at risk just by being in space. And we can't do without you.
Yeah! Comic!
So what’s the second thing about Orion law that they need to keep in mind?
“Still the legality of what I intend to do is questionable at best.”
Since he owns the ship and therefore shuttles I would guess that they are his to use if he wishes. But to do so without permission of of the captain could be considered criminal. The conversation about the Orion’s using a shuttle to return them to earth not being permitted says nothing about them using a shuttle on their own.
All things being equal, the people who would shoot the shuttle out of the sky are unlikely to review said unidentified flying object’s Orion ownership papers before opening fire.
Another point to consider: Ace (or rather his trust fund) may technically be the owner of this ship, but the Orion Ex-Corps are leasing it from him, so until that lease is voided or revoked, they effectively “own” and are certainly in command of this ship and any shuttles aboard it.
…But that might be the “Questionable at best” legal consideration he’s referring to.
@[AndyOH!]:
Some_Nitpicks:
1)__In Qar’N’s first word-bubble, I’m not sure if the text needs to shift to the LEFT, or if the bubble needs to shift to the RIGHT. ( … I’d choose the latter, so that it doesn’t overlap with Ace’s word-balloon … )
2)__In Ace’s 5th(penultimate) word-balloon (as well as in the transcript), he drops a preposition:
“…won’t be party harming anyone.”
I would’ve thought that it ‘flows’ better to say:
“…won’t be party **TO** harming anyone.” (the emphasis is mine)
3)__In the TRANSCRIPT, Qar’N’s name is missing an “r” — twice.
ON_A_DIFFERENT_NOTE:
I’m (guardedly) optimistic to see new pages appearing on a more frequent basis.
As long as this doesn’t lead to a relapse, I’m happy to see this story moving forward at something approaching a normal pace!
#Fingers_Crossed
I these one thing I’ve learned, to work on the comic past bedtime… Oh wait. NOT!
And I just noticed the title. Is that supposed to be “Mutiny” or “(Im)Munity”?
@[Foradain]:
My guess is, “Munity”, as in “the opposite of immunity”…
…but, based on the Author’s history of wordplay, I’d not rule-out the use of an “anagram-based” double-meaning, which might in-turn hint at what [AndyOH!] might have planned as part of Ace’s plot.
Is the pandemic happening in the TMIverse?
Trump never happened in the TMIverse, So, I would say we are still probably mid-Obama’s first term in the timeline.
Really? Is the TMIverse open to immigrants?
Except for not wanting to repeat losing 3 girlfriends in that period, I would race you there.
I see this so much on Twitter I didn’t even notice the first several readings, but there is apostrophe abuse in the first word bubble. The Orions are people they are staying with, instead of “company of the Orion’s” it should be “the Orion’s company” or “the company of the Orions”. I prefer the first correction, it’s much cleaner and less clunky, and since I know Andy’s pre-stroke writing style it might have been what he intended to write.
It would be “the Orions’ company”. A formation that is technically correct but I’ve always thought looks wrong.
Oh, Kimi is staying not for Gabe, right? And not just to heal from having her tats removed?
No, Kimi has a suitor looking for a long-term relationship https://www.tmi-comic.com/comic/fancier-space/
Columbia seems to have taken a fancy to Kimi as someone she could settle down with.
Yeah, that’s what tried to say: knew she wasn’t staying for Gabe (they have only just met afterall)