Bad Machinery by John Allison for March 25, 2021

Now its true potential can be realized.

I’m sure some people of high intelligence and morality would be able to use that pencil for the good. Some person like Light Yagami…

There is a rather big difference in today’s strip from the original, but it’ll have to wait until the morrow to explain.

Also, note that in panel 1, next to Lottie is a drawing of a bowl of strawberries and cream. (Sometimes, it’s the little details.)

An iPod slid into the mating connector in the portable stereo. That’s a tactile feel you don’t forget. Wonder what they listen to.

…I mean, that’d definitely be worth using it one last time.

Is Bimpo a real brand of pencil sharpener?

Maybe I’m kidding myself and am to easily seduced, but I’d think you would want to hide that pencil away in a safe place, and keep it for a time when it could really be useful.

So, they gained wisdom in understanding that a magic pencil is not something to idly tit about with.