Bad Machinery by John Allison for February 10, 2025

This was originally posted as a single-row strip. The top row was added to fit the page format for publication.

Mildew is maybe not being helpful.

Mildred is weirdly obsessed with bums.

For the Americans reading this strip: Pants refer to underpants, so Mildred wasn’t repeating herself.

You’re wading in raw sewage, perhaps keep your hands away from your face?

Yes she does seem more concerned about his bum than anything else.

I don’t want my trousers and pants cut off, but I think it would be a lot worse to be stabbed and sacrificed to a demon.

It’s not Jack’s fault. The cursed knife jumped out of his hand. It has plans of its own.

is he gonna cut himself on the cursed knife??

Curses!

I understand why Jack do that. But taking off your shoes while looking for a sharp knife that will set off a curse if it cuts you doesn’t seem like a good idea to me.