Pond Scum 2012-09-04

Cheesy1 · Post by **Cheesy1** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:06 am

And if you stop running Nudge, YOU'LL be squished into pond scum yourself!

RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!

Jabberwonky · Post by **Jabberwonky** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:11 am

*raises both fists into the air*
And my prediction rate continues at 100%!

I thought the bite on the tail would wake her from the predator rage...

And panel three is BEAUTIFUL!

Yamara · Post by **Yamara** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:13 am

Well, "Acme" is a Greek corporation; I'm sure Nudge has stocked up on wacky defensive objects over Labor Day.

They don't have Labor Day in Thebes? Wuh-oh.

Looks like Phix has a recipe for stifado...

Boxilar · Post by **Boxilar** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:15 am

Damn, Nudge is going for broke here, using Phix's anger to help pound the lesson home.
It took looking over the first two panels twice to realize Phix was knocking her tail loose from the wall and wasn't areosoling Nudge.

davids4250 · Post by **davids4250** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:21 am

That is one pissed-off kitty cat, eagle, human, Librarian Sphinx critter. If Ms, 'Splodey-head thought Phix gave her a bad time, wait until Phix gets hold of Nudge!
C'mon hooves!! GO!!!

Stigmartyr762 · Post by **Stigmartyr762** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:24 am

AAaaand the lesson rages on.

shadowinthelight · Post by **shadowinthelight** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:28 am

Aww, someone's gonna sleep well tonight after so much exercise.

Yamara wrote:Well, "Acme" is a Greek corporation; I'm sure Nudge has stocked up on wacky defensive objects over Labor Day.

One of those portable holes would probably be a good thing to carry.

Jabberwonky · Post by **Jabberwonky** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:30 am

Boxilar wrote:Damn, Nudge is going for broke here, using Phix's anger to help pound the lesson home.
It took looking over the first two panels twice to realize Phix was knocking her tail loose from the wall and wasn't areosoling Nudge.

Actually it was Phix batting away the cloud image of Nudge just after the 'Zip-Tang' sound effect...

Bathorys Daughter · Post by **Bathorys Daughter** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:31 am

Cheesy1 wrote:And if you stop running Nudge, YOU'LL be squished into pond scum yourself!

RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!

I doubt she'll be that lucky. She'll end up the scum the pond scum scrapes from it's psudopod. Looks like she just scraped the wall with her nails in frustration while removing her tail spike from it. Either that or she was sharpening her claws at the same time.

The lion is chasing the gazelle and it looks like she is about to take to the air. Time to make a quick sideways leap Nudge.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:39 am

Jabberwonky wrote:
Boxilar wrote:Damn, Nudge is going for broke here, using Phix's anger to help pound the lesson home.
It took looking over the first two panels twice to realize Phix was knocking her tail loose from the wall and wasn't areosoling Nudge.
Actually it was Phix batting away the cloud image of Nudge just after the 'Zip-Tang' sound effect...

I'm ashamed... I completely missed the "meep! meep!" from Nudge.

Arthur, King of the Britons wrote:Run away! Run away!

I can't think of any better advice! Nudge is cutting it a bit close here - and when faced with a furiously angry Phix, "close" means "without an ocean between you"!

scantrontb · Post by **scantrontb** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:41 am

i wonder if Phix is slowing down, or if Nudge is outrunning her? in panel 3 she looks further away from Nudge than she did in the first two panels. maybe her rage is burning out and she will snap out of it soon?

Casey · Post by **Casey** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:45 am

I don't actually think that Nudge is in that much danger. I believe that, as librarian, she has the same protections in the library as Phix, namely that she cannot be harmed within the library. Of course, if Phix were to land a blow, she would realize that, which would alter the delicate emotional balance necessary for this "therapy session."

TlalocW · Post by **TlalocW** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:48 am

scantrontb wrote:i wonder if Phix is slowing down, or if Nudge is outrunning her? in panel 3 she looks further away from Nudge than she did in the first two panels. maybe her rage is burning out and she will snap out of it soon?

I would think a trickster would need to be fast on her feet.

Anyway, I hope that's the case. I don't know if Nudge knows how to Poit since she had to leave the library to go climb the butte that Shelley was sitting on earlier in this storyline.

TlalocW

Post by **Dave** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:54 am

I wonder... Nudge is running for her life (or so it appears), but... is she running to escape entirely, or is she running to evade (to keep up the Trickster goading), or is she running to somewhere or someone in particular?

Could she be running to somewhere Shelly is waiting? Shelly could very probably defend her, certainly has some issues to confront Phix about, and the sight of Shelly might be one of the few things which might snap Phix out of her raging desire to grind Nudge down into Library paste.

Jabberwonky · Post by **Jabberwonky** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:06 am

Dave wrote:I wonder... Edit ... and the sight of Shelly might be one of the few things which might snap Phix out of her raging desire to grind Nudge down into Library paste.

You know, I love Nudge, and would miss her dearly if she were to...depart...the strip. But hey, a library has to have paste, don't it?

Bathorys Daughter · Post by **Bathorys Daughter** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:08 am

Man, Phix is not only feral but stripped down to a bare animal level. All traces of civilization gone from her person this time.

I think Phix is going to catch up with her (probably Thursday or Friday). Nudge will be pinned down, with Phix about to deliver the coup de grâce. I see probably one of four things happening;
1) Nudge will say something she has been saving which will take the wind out of Phix's sails.
2) Shelly will arrive and stop her.
3) Inflamed though she is, Phix can't bring herself to blast Nudge's head away and only lands a punch nearby.
4) Phix will hesitate for a moment while looking for her bottle of spicy hot Hines Aposauce, giving Nudge the chance to slip away.

Jabberwonky · Post by **Jabberwonky** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:14 am

Bathorys Daughter wrote:Man, Phix is not only feral but stripped down to a bare animal level. All traces of civilization gone from her person this time.

I think Phix is going to catch up with her (probably Thursday or Friday). Nudge will be pinned down, with Phix about to deliver the coup de grâce. I see probably one of four things happening;
1) Nudge will say something she has been saving which will take the wind out of Phix's sails.
2) Shelly will arrive and stop her.
3) Inflamed though she is, Phix can't bring herself to blast Nudge's head away and only lands a punch nearby.
4) Phix will hesitate for a moment while looking for her bottle of spicy hot Hines Aposauce, giving Nudge the chance to slip away.

Ooh! Number 4! Number 4!
We all know how much Nudge loves the Heinz 57 Steak Sauce...

Bathorys Daughter · Post by **Bathorys Daughter** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:23 am

Jabberwonky wrote:
Dave wrote:I wonder... Edit ... and the sight of Shelly might be one of the few things which might snap Phix out of her raging desire to grind Nudge down into Library paste.
You know, I love Nudge, and would miss her dearly if she were to...depart...the strip. But hey, a library has to have paste, don't it?

Wouldn't Nudge-paste be tricky to apply? Given how swift she is on her feet, I'd say it would be kinda runny. Also, seeing how fanatical Phix is right now, I would think anything it is applied to would often tend to come unglued. Still, with enough patience some broken things just might be mended when applied judiciously.

sonicthunder · Post by **sonicthunder** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:34 am

Brandi & Euryale in the next room: "Aren't libraries supposed to be quiet?"

shadowinthelight · Post by **shadowinthelight** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:49 am

Dave wrote:I'm ashamed... I completely missed the "meep! meep!" from Nudge.

It may be pronounced "meep meep" but since this comic delivers dialogue in written form it would actually "beep beep".

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