Ah, ok, I never thought the dragonfly’s would be willing to do that.
“The Evil were stuck down by the will of Allah, screaming in agony,
just by looking upon His Angel.” Sound like those who refuse to
believe, will get a painful, if not permanent, lesson! Granted it’s
mostly BS, but the right impression will solve many problems in
the short-term. The long term? only PC knows…
I don’t want to, seen enough on the news to serve me a life-time!
I’d rather people learn than be spattered. Hell,
when I “taught a lesson” I’d wake them up so they could enjoy it
(I did say I was an a-hole)
So, we “hear” / see the >POIT< in panel 8.
Is the respective dragonfly visible? If so, a
clue please for these tired old eyes, cause
I am not seeing where it is hiding.
“…what’s about to happen to Achmed.”
Puts me in mind of (but I can’t find it)
the story arc where Kathy went into the
church to rout the porn peddlers.
With extreme prejudice.
Oh, and (IIRC) a shotgun.
why do riots start.??
there is NO local control. and someone tells you,
you have to change your lifestyle…
you have the types,, ‘break stuff & hurt people’..
then the,, ‘steal stuff’…
an finally the,,,
this is my chance to take control.!
why? because, no control…
Who knows for sure why riots start? There is often some minor little
trigger that precedes them, usually. Why did virtually every country
in Europe have a violent revolution in 1848? Something in the air?
Some lone agitator moving from city to city? A Thomas Paine type,
who is blamed by some historians for both the American and French
revolutions? (In fact, he considered himself to be a prime mover in
both, and felt he was unappreciated for his roles in both, proving the
old wisdom that those who agitate are the first against the wall after
the revolution.)
Riots are usually caused by unrest in the population, usually with
something the government is or isn’t doing. Not to mention the
“race riots” that’s been going on from time to time since I was a
little boy. People are pissed off, and when something happens, it’s
an excuse to act out because of some imagined slight. It’s usually
the innocent that suffers, but mob intelligence is an oxymoron,
they become little more than animals, just running on emotion,
no intelligence to speak of.
Bill, as I understand it, in that reality the cities mentioned have
been under a severely repressive Islamic regime since WW 3.
As such, there’s been a LOT of repressed resentment for the current
(now previous) ruling government who had taken over a good chunk
of Europe, including England, (although, I suspect that Scotland,
Ireland, Wales and pretty much most everything north of Hardrian’s
Wall, are pretty much free and in an active guerilla war against the
invaders) and there is likely, as in WW2, a pretty active and covert
resistance movement in the occupied areas. Now that the leadership
has been ‘smited’, word is slowly getting around that that
“Government” is now gone, and without a clear command and control
structure in place, Well, things are being changed, rather rapidly.
Of course, the “Fire In The Sky” and massager from the heavens that
has been seen, well, everybody has started freaking out, especially,
The true believers… So, yeah… Riots…
This entire operation is staged to be a “godly intervention”
in hopes of letting them keep their beliefs, but give them
the reason to stop the stupidity. I’ve been writing “passages”
as I would picture someone recording evens as such. just a
devout believer, some little guy, hiding in the shadows,
writing the events through the lens of a believer, rather
than a newsie. Of course, there will be people like Achmed,
who try (at the cost of their life) trying to prove it to be
otherwise. (This time Achmed, they kill YOU)
PC, you have done a GREAT job as depicting these events in such
a way, if I was among them, and knew nothing of grav tech or
androids, I’d start to believe this was real! Good Job! I could see
an entirely new book added to the Quran telling this story.
I can see Terysa sitting on Edward,
when some a-holes runs up and stabs her. But instead of blood,
she leaks clear water and doesn’t fall over. Instead, she
calmly places her hands on his head, and shocks him unconscious.
Another proof she IS an angel…
He’ll just have to learn to like the taste of purple!
NO blood.! ” IF it bleeds we can kill it.!” (or leaks)
they would have to keep the blade,,, or it will turn
into a “Holy Artifact”… leave the blade in,, when
he steps back ,, air taser him into crispy husk…
then pull out blade, look at it “sigh” ,
then put it in a bag.!
I know, but in the christian bibles, when Jesus died, not to the
crucifixion, but to a roman’s spear, and when it went in, he bled
both blood and water. He was still human then, but when he
woke up, all was healed. I mentioned the water because of
her cooling system, but she’d still have her wings to help with
that, so the fake would still be good. Sure she’d “bleed” but
not red, and no other reaction than annoyance. Angels were
depicted as having holy water and light rather than red blood.
yes , yes ,, Jesus.. whole different story…
we are talking,, Angels.! the whole Immortal
thing,, as in no human can kill.! IF a human
wounds one and it “leaks”, Then they think they
have a chance to kill it, and keep trying.!!!
The androids can send power through a couple of fingers
on each hand, and the one that talks to the GA said “if I
put my hands on either side of your head, you’d be hearing
colors and tasting sounds for the rest of your life” I get your
meaning, it’s just a suggestion.
Actually, Scars, when the centurion pierced Jesus’ side,
He was already dead. The blood and water that poured
out were in indication of how He died, from congestive
heart failure. Essentially blood and serum filled His
chest cavity, and his heart could no longer beat against
the pressure. The spear thrust would not, of itself,
been fatal. I, too, studied for the ministry and,
among other areas, studied the crucifixion.
PC, I THINK I’ve got the kinks worked out,
if so I’ll send off your parts after the first.
It’s not as pretty as I had hoped, but it
should work, I’m about to run test print
#42, here’s hoping…
If your external is running hot enough to
soften the plastic…
you’ll need a new ex-hdd/ssd ASAP!
My external doesn’t get hot enough to melt plastic.
I just have a thing about heat and electronics.
Everything in my computer is safe up to 90+degC,
but I’ve built enough cooling into my main computer
that nothing exceeds 65degC.
That, and dust. Every intake is filtered,
and the whole computer is positive pressure.
My first TGW computer has three radiators
(CPU and two wet 1080ti GPUs) and when I retired it,
I opened it up and it was as clean as new.
But the filters were filthy. It was eight years old,
and ran for about eight hours a day.
Special Delivery.
Can you say “Buh-Bye”, Achmed?
Ah, ok, I never thought the dragonfly’s would be willing to do that.
“The Evil were stuck down by the will of Allah, screaming in agony,
just by looking upon His Angel.” Sound like those who refuse to
believe, will get a painful, if not permanent, lesson! Granted it’s
mostly BS, but the right impression will solve many problems in
the short-term. The long term? only PC knows…
(Said in my best sermon voice, I did say I was
learning to become a pastor many years ago…)
I’d hate to see what that first street looks like now,
knowing how brutal they fight. Even with each other.
Not going to show it.
I have seen what Muslims are eager to do to their own people
when there’s no one around strong enough to stop them.
I don’t want to, seen enough on the news to serve me a life-time!
I’d rather people learn than be spattered. Hell,
when I “taught a lesson” I’d wake them up so they could enjoy it
(I did say I was an a-hole)
So, we “hear” / see the >POIT< in panel 8.
Is the respective dragonfly visible? If so, a
clue please for these tired old eyes, cause
I am not seeing where it is hiding.
What I see is the woman missing.
Apparently she wasn’t evil enough
in the dragonflies’ minds for what
is about to happen to Achmed.
Well, he did tell her to get inside.
you’re right. I tuned that out i guess.
“…what’s about to happen to Achmed.”
Puts me in mind of (but I can’t find it)
the story arc where Kathy went into the
church to rout the porn peddlers.
With extreme prejudice.
Oh, and (IIRC) a shotgun.
TGW100 and following.
TY
Okay. Dumb, linear-thinking old coot here. I don’t get it.
Why are the cities erupting in violence after
Terysa speaks to them?
why do riots start.??
there is NO local control. and someone tells you,
you have to change your lifestyle…
you have the types,, ‘break stuff & hurt people’..
then the,, ‘steal stuff’…
an finally the,,,
this is my chance to take control.!
why? because, no control…
Naadir was a local LOE, might have
something to do with it too.
Who knows for sure why riots start? There is often some minor little
trigger that precedes them, usually. Why did virtually every country
in Europe have a violent revolution in 1848? Something in the air?
Some lone agitator moving from city to city? A Thomas Paine type,
who is blamed by some historians for both the American and French
revolutions? (In fact, he considered himself to be a prime mover in
both, and felt he was unappreciated for his roles in both, proving the
old wisdom that those who agitate are the first against the wall after
the revolution.)
Riots are usually caused by unrest in the population, usually with
something the government is or isn’t doing. Not to mention the
“race riots” that’s been going on from time to time since I was a
little boy. People are pissed off, and when something happens, it’s
an excuse to act out because of some imagined slight. It’s usually
the innocent that suffers, but mob intelligence is an oxymoron,
they become little more than animals, just running on emotion,
no intelligence to speak of.
Bill, as I understand it, in that reality the cities mentioned have
been under a severely repressive Islamic regime since WW 3.
As such, there’s been a LOT of repressed resentment for the current
(now previous) ruling government who had taken over a good chunk
of Europe, including England, (although, I suspect that Scotland,
Ireland, Wales and pretty much most everything north of Hardrian’s
Wall, are pretty much free and in an active guerilla war against the
invaders) and there is likely, as in WW2, a pretty active and covert
resistance movement in the occupied areas. Now that the leadership
has been ‘smited’, word is slowly getting around that that
“Government” is now gone, and without a clear command and control
structure in place, Well, things are being changed, rather rapidly.
Of course, the “Fire In The Sky” and massager from the heavens that
has been seen, well, everybody has started freaking out, especially,
The true believers… So, yeah… Riots…
This entire operation is staged to be a “godly intervention”
in hopes of letting them keep their beliefs, but give them
the reason to stop the stupidity. I’ve been writing “passages”
as I would picture someone recording evens as such. just a
devout believer, some little guy, hiding in the shadows,
writing the events through the lens of a believer, rather
than a newsie. Of course, there will be people like Achmed,
who try (at the cost of their life) trying to prove it to be
otherwise. (This time Achmed, they kill YOU)
PC, you have done a GREAT job as depicting these events in such
a way, if I was among them, and knew nothing of grav tech or
androids, I’d start to believe this was real! Good Job! I could see
an entirely new book added to the Quran telling this story.
I can see Terysa sitting on Edward,
when some a-holes runs up and stabs her. But instead of blood,
she leaks clear water and doesn’t fall over. Instead, she
calmly places her hands on his head, and shocks him unconscious.
Another proof she IS an angel…
He’ll just have to learn to like the taste of purple!
NO blood.! ” IF it bleeds we can kill it.!” (or leaks)
they would have to keep the blade,,, or it will turn
into a “Holy Artifact”… leave the blade in,, when
he steps back ,, air taser him into crispy husk…
then pull out blade, look at it “sigh” ,
then put it in a bag.!
I know, but in the christian bibles, when Jesus died, not to the
crucifixion, but to a roman’s spear, and when it went in, he bled
both blood and water. He was still human then, but when he
woke up, all was healed. I mentioned the water because of
her cooling system, but she’d still have her wings to help with
that, so the fake would still be good. Sure she’d “bleed” but
not red, and no other reaction than annoyance. Angels were
depicted as having holy water and light rather than red blood.
FYI, angels weren’t human per-say, but they only took human
form for our sakes, they looked more like a beholder with
rings of eyes and no mouth.
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yes , yes ,, Jesus.. whole different story…
we are talking,, Angels.! the whole Immortal
thing,, as in no human can kill.! IF a human
wounds one and it “leaks”, Then they think they
have a chance to kill it, and keep trying.!!!
The androids can send power through a couple of fingers
on each hand, and the one that talks to the GA said “if I
put my hands on either side of your head, you’d be hearing
colors and tasting sounds for the rest of your life” I get your
meaning, it’s just a suggestion.
Actually, Scars, when the centurion pierced Jesus’ side,
He was already dead. The blood and water that poured
out were in indication of how He died, from congestive
heart failure. Essentially blood and serum filled His
chest cavity, and his heart could no longer beat against
the pressure. The spear thrust would not, of itself,
been fatal. I, too, studied for the ministry and,
among other areas, studied the crucifixion.
I just voted, TGW is solidly the #6 slot!
PC, I THINK I’ve got the kinks worked out,
if so I’ll send off your parts after the first.
It’s not as pretty as I had hoped, but it
should work, I’m about to run test print
#42, here’s hoping…
If your external is running hot enough to
soften the plastic…
you’ll need a new ex-hdd/ssd ASAP!
My external doesn’t get hot enough to melt plastic.
I just have a thing about heat and electronics.
Everything in my computer is safe up to 90+degC,
but I’ve built enough cooling into my main computer
that nothing exceeds 65degC.
That, and dust. Every intake is filtered,
and the whole computer is positive pressure.
My first TGW computer has three radiators
(CPU and two wet 1080ti GPUs) and when I retired it,
I opened it up and it was as clean as new.
But the filters were filthy. It was eight years old,
and ran for about eight hours a day.