– This strip is a little late. Sorry. Some of you know that I work at a shared studio space that I rent with about 10 other artists. Last night I took a break form working on this page to use the restroom, only to find the restroom door was locked from the inside. I’ve been working here for years and I’ve never seen that happen. I didn’t actually think it was possible. I was the only one there, and i had BEEN the only one there all night, so I wasn’t even sure who did it. It occurred to me someone might actually be in the restroom, although it would mean that they’d been in there for hours. Thats not without precedent though. We keep our doors locked, but very often homeless or drunk people try to get in at night (I usually work from about 4pm to 7am), and sometimes we’ll forget to lock the door and someone will sneak in. So since it was 2:30 AM all of the sudden I was nervous that someone might have been hiding in the restroom for hours, waiting on the other side of the door for me to leave so they could sneak out. And I really had to poop! So I banged on the door and loudly announced that if anyone was in there they needed to unlock the door and leave, and that I wouldn’t try to stop them. But there was no answer. So… I had to just go home. There’s no other restroom in the neighborhood that late at night, and I couldn’t force the door open. I BARELY made it home on my bike!
Anyway, I had to wait till after I was done running errands today to finish and post this page. Plus I ended up having several studio visitors. So sorry its late!
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Of course, GLaDOS would be the one to notice. Heh heh.
Now I’m curious if you discovered how the restroom door got locked. We want to know! Don’t leave us hanging!
=D
I really don’t know. I tried to duplicate it today, but I couldn’t.
i blame ghosts…..yup it was ghosts
Could be. I work in old building associated with negative emotions, with more than few documented deaths. Few collegues told scary stories about what they seen in the empty rooms or corridors.
Time to search for that ancient indian burrial ground in the basement, Jake. 😉
How did the bathroom get unlocked? Did other artists do it, the police, or it mysteriously unlocked itself?
The property manager came by with a special tool.
On the bright side, no-one was dead/unconscious in there.
Science has got the frownies. Just like GLaDOS.
GLaDOS: And she’s got a top on which is almost the same colour as mine… are you trying to copy my look, Science?
Science: …No.
GLaDOS: Well, I want to check your pockets for pouches to go on your snakes’ heads.
Science: …I don’t have any pockets.
GLaDOS: *hmph* Very convenient!
Modest: Hey, I don’t have any pockets either, but I do have this! *produces Sharpie marker*
Others: OOOOOO. …What’s that?
[…]
Modest: *replaces cap on Sharpie* And now Science and GLaDOS are easily told apart!
Shut Up: Yeah! GLaDOS has the moustache, beard and eyepatch, and Science has the black eye, scars and stubble dots!
Science: …I wanted the moustache. *pout*
GLaDOS: Why didn’t you just write our names on our shirts?
Modest: …This spelling business is really hard. *scratches “SYENSS” in ground with fallen twig* And “science” is one of the really hard ones. There’s supposed to be letter ‘c’s in there somehow, but I don’t remember how…
All: *puzzlement*
>:=)>
Not sure i get this strip….what eyes on who?
I wondered if it would be confusing. i should have changed the layout. As the girls are leaving the barn they see Science at the house. She’s glaring at them, and her eyes look much like Glados’.
I wonder if this means that Glados was also attacked by an Abolisher in the past, or whatever that person in the woods was.
I guess when you are a giant snake, a barn is a more practical place to sleep in than a house and it may be an upgrade from staying in a cave (though Auntie’s cave looked nice).
The eyes made sense to me, this was a very cute strip!
Did I see your profile at Dynasty Scans, Jake? Commenting on this series?
https://dynasty-scans.com/series/bright_and_cheery_amnesia
Or just someone with a Modest/Jake avatar? (Hope I didn’t ‘out you’ for reading yuri manga, lolz!)
Not me. i’d never heard of that manga or that site. I have read some Yuri manga though.
It’s a very nice site, all the manga and such are clearly labeled so you can avoid (or seek out) naughtiness or cuteness as you like. Animal Ears is a label! Woo-hoo! (subscribed)
Anyhow, someone has you and Modest as their avatar, it’s on the last page of that link’s comment section… looks terrific too!
Oh, I see it. And I know who that reader is. That Avatar was a Kickstarter or Patreon reward from a few years ago.
The barn is a great place. There are giant Rice Krispie treats in the barn.
You probably thought those were bales of hay. They weren’t. They were giant Rice Krispie treats.
Coulds Science be possessed or somethings? >o.o< (Look, I's a youkai. There's *lossa* possess-y stuffs in Japanese folklore.)