text: Marcus pushed TeeDee's buttons a little TOO well, I fear. She still has some frustrations to work out, looks like Marcus. Guess who got designated as target for said frustrations? :-D
  Does anyone think that way way down deeper than she can recognize, TeeDee might still be jealous of Ada's relationship with Marcus?
  It is possible Cat, but I'm not seeing it. I think TeeDee just wants some payback from Marcus for some of his actions/comments. :-)
  I knew the risks going in to this, she needs to open up the throttle and see what she can do.. better me.. than some one less forgiving.. or some poor un augmented human
  *still in a full boy traction from Pinching tedee's butt 30 pages ago* Where were you when she tested it on me!!!
  Now Teedee is at full capacity. My only concern is now she is more of a danger to others than before. Like getting a super power and going ape shit with it.
  she actually is past the danger point. :D and should now be a asset rather than a danger :D ( hopfully )
  'split the moment into frames'--very nice showing her movements within this time frame --the blurs work really well.
  You nailed it in row three by making her clear and still, and blurring him -- conveyed the time difference well.
  Despite sounding like she was doing the SMART thing and running away, I still see the barkeep behind her bar. :-)
  So she can run at hyper speed for 5 hours. What does Teedee run into a forced sleep when the clock reaches 0:00:00?
  "overdrive" combat mode depeates the stored energy reserves of the andriod that uses it. basicly causing them to be VERY tired IF she used the whole 5 minutes. :D
  Did TeeDee really just give herself 5 MINUTES to beat on Marcus? That will be a LONG 5 minutes for poor Marcus if that is the case.
  I mean, in less than half a SECOND she already smacked him a good one. At that rate, she could lay into him with like 600 hits in that amount of time! =O
  Rather than cheesy sound effects, I just add some music, like Bang-a-rang to the mix, and you have some proper action going on. :)
  It too starts up slow, and then proceeds to kick ass for a while, and ends on a note of "feel good" and awesome.
  And Rose, great job on TeeDee's comments especially. I was laughing at poor Marcus when TeeDee let him know she wasn't done with him.
  Though even the comments to herself are well done. Telling us things about how TeeDee is thinking now. :-)
  I kinda like giving insite to how the charcters think - you will see more of these form other chacters as well :D
  Oh sciency question. Do they create some sort of field that disperses the energy and friction they create at these speeds? Just wondering since there would be massive shock waves and fires starting.
  Or just "Don't think about that part. Suspension of disbelief! This is just a story! Which is a totally fine answer that I use at times too.
  actually - the range is really short and they arent moving any faster than a highly trained martial artist. she isnt breaking the sound barrier. and her senses slow down "time" kinda for her. so it seems like everyhing is bluring past her. :D
  Holy crap, the hand rendering in the first panel alone is worth the price of admission to this page!
  actually the hand shot, the injury is a hand painted effect I did in photoshop :D to get the small veins and skin damage over the metallic underlayers :D
  Ah, the Lensmen series, from whence arose the most spectacular case of overkill in fiction*: Hitting planets with other planets (plural) that are made of antimatter and propelled at FTL velocities.
  Ah, when it comes to overkill, the old sci-fi series called Lexx was pretty good at it ... they start off softly with earth, then a few mnore planets, then the univers, then heaven and hell and then yet another universe ... can't remember how it ended, but I suspect they ended up destroying something more.
  I have every one of the Lensman series in paperback. Some are even first PB printing. I also have the Skylark series. I would love to see a well done webcomic of those series. Golden age geek heaven.
  Yeah, the slight difference is when you got TeeDee's head screwed back on straight she STILL is going to kick your ass! :-D
  Also, an equal sign in just about every computer context is an assignment operator; if you want to make a report, use a colon instead (e.g. "variable: value" is a report whereas "variable = value" is an assignment). ;)
  I was going to say she is going to need LOTS of calories to make up the energy she just burned up! :-D
  And CyberSkull, are you sure those are equal signs? They look (to me) like dash with a shadow font turned on. There isn't a clear space between the bars like I would expect for an equal sign.
  Well Kyle and Rose are up next, whenever TeeDee gets done schooling Marcus in manners and CentComm gets any other loose ends tidied up. :-D
  Then may or may not get a quick update in New Troy with Minx, Calliope and lover boy, I mean Ray (who still doesn't have an entry in the Cast Page). Not sure if CentComm needs to say anything with them or not. Oh, and I guess CentComm could be involved too. But who would want it to be, I mean why involve such a minor character? :-D
  Then we will get back to the REAL stars of the comic, Dolly and Ceci! :-D Last seen in Play the Hand (6 June 2013).
  PS: did you mean New Sparta, since CentComm is in New Troy and Lynn was on her way to New Sparta for her birthday party and her boyfriend
  Nah, all of that - including Lynn's kidnapping - is an orchestrated plot from the AISs to set the world straight again...
  *Encourages Tedee to watch more as the *small* android beats the living snot out of Humans cyborgs and other machines with gusto!*
  I hate seeing bad behavior rewarded with triumph over logic and common sense. It's like giving in to a child's temper tantrums, which is what this overgrown chip-baby Bitch has been pitching since she showed up. I truly do not Like this character. If a little near death experience messes her mind up this badly, she's in the wrong line of work altogether. Poor selection, no matter how much trick combat 'ware is in her ungrateful little head right now. She is a Problem. I kind of want to see her get wasted just to shut her up.
  We've addressed the reasons for Teedee's unstable behavior before--she endured severely traumatic death, a reload into a body she did not and never would have chosen, being forced out on the mission with zero post-reload psychological counseling or reorientation assistance, etc.
  Writing for the character during this arc has been uncomfortable and difficult; I've known people who have suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and it's not a pleasant thing to convey. We have chosen to portray her in such a way as to keep her viewpoint off the screen, which has the unfortunate effect of making her appear to be excessively antagonistic and negative. It's still a lot better than trying to use any of the drafts that DO show her viewpoint and internal monologue; I put a great deal of myself into my writing, and breaking down in tears every five minutes doesn't get pages done.
  Thank you for your efforts Rose. You are delivering a quality product. Both funny and thought provoking (as judged by the number of comments generated) with your words. :-)
  Hmm - I realize this was a guest comment. so im not sure when you will respond. PTSD and similar type disorders are very hard to diagnose and live with. and people respond to them in diffrent ways. TD has always had a chip on her shoulder BUT her and Ada get things done. Centcomm doesnt care so much about the method as the result.
  Is the chip on her shoulder a Dorito or a Pringle? Maybe the problem is that it's the wrong flavor for her preferences?
  (I was going to throw in my $0.02 about PTSD, but really, let's just get back to enjoying the comic...)
  All I know is if I see that expression on TeeDee's face directed at me in the future, I'll kiss my ass goodbye and hope she kills me quick. She looks very much like the cat pondering the mouse in the middle of the room that has just finished giving said cat the finger and a few choice words.
  Besides, Marcus may have some combat drugs he can take to remove the time lag and go toe-to-toe with TeeDee.
  Yeah, but the sooner Marcus falls down the less damage he takes (probably) and the sooner they can get back to the MISSION.
  So Marcus has to stay focused on what is important here. Not get his ego too engaged and wind up with both TeeDee and Marcus being put out of commission.
  Marcus is a good soldier; he's generally able to keep his ego in check and behave in a professional manner.
  combat drugs are very very bad to use and are only used under life and death points. they have insane addiction factors and massive side effects .. :D
  Isn't this obvious behavior going to out her as "clockwork" to the observing citizen from Roma? And possibly come back to bite them in the ass later.
  Marcus can probably speak to this with more authority than I, but there's a concept in intelligence work called "credibility of source" that comes into play here. In fact, this is a perfect example of it.
  If our observer is an actual member of the Nova Roman intelligence service, we were *already* blown. Agents are rare, even in a totalitarian police state, so the odds of one 'just happening' to be in the bar where we stopped are fairly long.
  If the observer isn't an agent, you have a report from someone in a bar that they saw something unbelievable. The likely reaction will be along the lines of "And after enough wastelander rot-gut, *anybody* will see something unbelievable!"
  After all, it's only a few glasses' distance from "In vino veritas" to "In vino puniceis barrus". :-D
  ...except this one, I lol'd. You guys are geniuses, seriously. YOU MADE ME LIKE A "WAIT, WHAT?" -- wait, WHAT?!?!?
  Not sure whether that's just a trick of the lights, but in spite of her earlier words, Dr. Bitchy *does* actually look kinda concerned there...