Comments on: A Lock is Only as Good as its Owner.

By: e_voyager

e_voyager — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 04:01:30 +0000

I guess they don’t want their volunteers getting away if they get cold feet do they?

By: Sulucamas

Sulucamas — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:40:05 +0000

Saw's shock was surprising until I remembered that she's never been treated like the criminals in the players' mob, a la Xanatos. :P @Kermit: I couldn't find that tweet either, but this sounds incredibly gruesome. Dx

By: The_Rippy_One

The_Rippy_One — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:47:19 +0000

ps-hey, this kickstarter has three reddit threads, and I’m the only one who pulled a comment and an upvote. Wazzup wit dat? Get the hence! Make with the spreading of the word!
http://en.reddit.com/r/kickstarter/duplicates/1l2du7/last_res0rt_a_scifi_webcomic_about_an_alien/

By: The_Rippy_One

The_Rippy_One — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:22:26 +0000

WE HIT 5,000!

By: RyGuy

RyGuy — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:30:50 +0000

@ Kermit- The issue of unauthorized fire DOES come up, regarding the Samaritans, who still preform sacrifices to God on their mountain top. I hope they got to spread out to the stars. They are an endangered people in our time, and are among the most peaceful cultures in the middle east.

By: RyGuy

RyGuy — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:23:15 +0000

@ Brunhidden- Actully, Orthodox and conservative Jewdism take the prohibition against the consumption of blood more seriously than any other Kosher law. Jewish law is basically set on contradicting the traditions of neighboring religions: if they eat milk and meat, don’t eat them together, if they drink blood to gain spiritual power, you must pour it on the ground or over it up to the Lord. A sure sign of their commitment is when Jesus told his followers that they must drink His Blood. The paradox of the Eucharist was too much for the average Jew to grasp. In addition to the commitment to keep kosher, Aramaic of the time had no symbology regarding the subject of eating, so if you spoke of eating something, the locals always took you seriously. If drinking blood was the only way to survive, most religious Jews would rather starve. Of a course, Jigsaw may well be inherently a liberal Jew, as Liberal Jews would have been more likely to proselytize an alien race. The Celeste seem to have redefined what “the Image and Likeness of God” means to eukaryotic sapients. (I am guessing even they can’t interbreed with anaerobic lifeforms.) I have read stories that human sacrifice was begun by Vampires posing as gods, and that the true God had set first the Jews, then later Christians against them. This could be a likely part of the wider subtext, and an indication that even liberal Jews would be committed to not drink blood, now that Vampire existence is common knowledge.

By: Kermit

Kermit — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:26:32 +0000

@Josh IIRC, Meridian’s problem is a neurological one in her spine, which is much more complicated to deal with than replacing an amputated limb with a prosthesis. Furthermore, the surgeon botched the procedure and his modifications made it too risky to go for a fully restorative treatment, so Meridian decided to make do with the best she could under the circumstances. (I remember Rachel saying something like that in one of her Word of God tweets, but I haven’t been able to track it down.)

By: e_voyager

e_voyager — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 07:17:53 +0000

Wow 103% ? Looking good and i don’t just mean jigsaw and meridian

By: Josh.C

Josh.C — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:37:55 +0000

@The_Rippy_One: It does give some interesting insight to all that, doesn’t it.

They can regrow body part (even the more sensitive one like eyes for Cypress) like Daisy’s leg, they can put a portion of a persons brain in a robot body and any number of things with the aid of glitter.

It does make you wonder why Meridian would still be stuck in metal pants. Is it expensive to repair what she has, is it something genetic that Glimmer can’t tamper with, is where she lives not as advanced on the medical frontier as other planets. Interesting things to consider.

By: The_Rippy_One

The_Rippy_One — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:06:15 +0000

@Nollid: Actually, if it is an exoskeleton, then its an interesting comment on the capacity of this universe’s medical science, and/or the capacity to receive treatment for the illness or injury that produced the paralysis/condition. It also shows a certain amount of insight into her character, if it is a money issue, since her husband knew a rich CEO (Daisy), and refused to ask for help to get the issue fixed (for many possible reasons).