Endtown by Aaron Neathery for June 29, 2015

Sarah probably isn’t a Topsider mole. But, somehow she and part of the colony knew that the TSers were coming and they had to be prepared for them. Further, Sarah’s on Pauli’s good side, which strengthens her bargaining powers with the other Reptites. Which also means that the boxing match may have been intended as a distraction to keep the majority of the colony busy when the TSers arrived for whatever reasons.Like pealing an onion.

Ah, but who knows what image the dittoes are projecting to the Topsiders?

Will Wally’s dittos revert to him, like Owen’s ’raptors?

I see a possible ditto mutiny in the future.

now why would Wally’s dittoes help him earlier and then combine with the enemy so to speak??? Maybe he can get them to mutiny and keep themselves invisible while exposing the lizards? Geez, I wish the book were out so I could peek ahead…….

I know it can’t be, but I sure wish Aaron N. would consider going back to a full five weekdays schedule for this “comic.” Only once every three days is agony. Not to mention the progress is too slow. Takes the momentum out of it.

But…at least he seems to be able to support the three-days-per-week schedule…

Oh, yes..And who is Doctor Pauli?.Another lizard? Or a topsider that Sarah is talking to over a radio?.If Doctor Pauli is a lizard, I seem to remember a lizard having problems keeping his dittoes in line..Almost sounds like a Rush Limbaugh joke.

maybe they choose to help for now

the dittos are attached to wally because they went to help him without anyone telling them to do it

but will they keep helping the lizards if they try to hurt wally and the others ? i doubt it

Don’t trust her. Ice Pick in brain and stir as soon as possible.

Wow, the plot suddenly thickens!Maybe the whole Sarah thing was a big lie to get to the lizurds. Sarah may be a topsider/lizard cross some how.What parts of what she has said are truth and what are lies?This will take lots of thinking.Who was Owen? This is long and hard to find where each one was introduced.Dr. Pauli looks to be a lizard, but what is true anymore?Has anyone heard if the last arc will be a printed book? I prefer books over computer to read older arcs. I guess I need to go ahead and buy the 2 web comics. I would also like to buy them as gifts for my kids/grandkids, but don’t know how you give them onto other’s computers.Is the other place, I can’t remember my password, but the other online site, not the Facebook one, but the discussion one still there? I still don’t know why it’s so important to her to eliminate Wally and the rest. What harm to just let them go?

The flaw in this plan is that the trained dittos LIKE Wally, if they feel like he’s in danger they’ll betray the lizards to protect him.

Some lizard questions. Why does Pirot wear goggles? Why are most of them bald? More importantly where are the King and Queen? Locked up? Tied up? unaccounted for? Did Jim die? Can he live thru a self immolation? Yes, at first I wanted this arc to end, I didn’t like it, but once we were in it for the long haul I’m not any hurry to get to the next one. The trip is where the action is. I care a lot about Chic Irving and Kirbee now, and want them to become additional travelers, or if not, at least a happy ending, and no biggie if it takes another year to get to another phase.Of course I still wonder what happened to the folks in Endtown, and what ever happened with Linda?I’d like to see Al, Gustine and Marx again too. I have no complaints. Some times it has seemed to drag a bit, but can’t think of anything I would have left out. If some want to complain, then maybe you should take a break and catch up later.Just suggesting, a quick thought.

The top siders look like photos of UFOs.

Sarah is an opportunist and takes advantage of whatever situations come her way. I am pretty certain that Jim set all the fires. I can’t see Sarah setting most of the fires and Jim only setting that last one.

Pitor has it in him to do something right for once…at least if it does not have an adverse effect on the colony.

I also expect we will be seeing some shadows very soon.

Refer back to the airship.Yes it was concealed by dittos but it was found. Topsider equipment could detect the mass and fired their missiles on the mass. All those lizards standing around…..their mass would be detectable. Visually they are concealed but mass wise they are visible.Now if these are drones the Topsiders would probably simply engage the kill command targets or none…….they will simply attack destroying everything like they did to Albion West….all the way to flatness.Sarah is mistaken if she thinks Topsiders don’t know the ditto trick. Sarah may herself be a beacon, still wearing that topsider suit it may have things implanted she is unaware of.On a more comical side right now unseen Jim is on top of one of the hills guiding them in with his flaming body.

@dwandelt I’ve been waiting 3 years for one of my podcasts to update and resolve a cliff hanger. This is nothing to me

Perhaps the TS invasion is part of the illusion. And I also believe that once Sarah is done showing her true colours, the dittos will show theirs as well.After all, why go through the trouble to help Wally come to his senses and allow yet another lizard to kill him?

And yet, if you look closely at Panel One… There is definitely a shadow underneath Molly.

I agree with WakeAngel, that at this point it is to Wally’s advantage to make all the lizards etc invisible, therefore all the dittoes are cooperating. The dittoes are going to have to find a way to separate the good guys from the bad guys, or the topsider weapons will take them all out if the bad guys are exposed. PS, I use the term “bad guys” cuz I don’t think all the lizards should be included in the mass extermination. But then, I’m not a topsider.

and neither Sarah or Pauli was there when the Dittoes helped out Wally, so they don’t know how tenuous thier control is. As for the topsiders, I imagine it took a while for Holly and Wally to drag Kirbee to the top of the entrance, so the topsiders had a long time to react to the column of smoke from the burning city.

Are dittos shielding the Lizards’ from the TopSiders? Or, are dittos shielding the shadows from the Lizards? Do these TopSiders even exist, or are they d-illusions? I figure Clive transmitted his location until his head removal. Sara may have a transmitter in her uniform. Voting links in profile. Remember, we are near the end of the month, and the new month starts immediately after midnight Tuesday to Wednesday, Pacific Daylight time. Why would dittos prevent shadows? I can see them blocking light, or even putting an illusion out there, but if there is light, there should be shadows. And if they can see at all, there should be light.

Dr Pauli Girl?

This whole time sarah has worn hers topsider jumpsuit. yet no one questioned her allegiance, except in the comments.What ever deal she made with them, she should not expect them to keep it.Perhaps the dittoes will still listen to Wally, we can only hope. Yet the TSers are here, and who have they arrived for?They had to have seen the smoke..Or been summoned…I give it 50/50 odds..

Seems more and more like Sarah was a Trojan Horse. I’m also wonder that the TSers might have even more wherewithal than we’ve been given to believe. Maybe the WHOLE Flask bit has been a red herring?? Or…. the TSers are not a monolith and Sarah and Co. represent a different faction and the factions don’t awknowledge each other?

Wabbit- I suspect she wants them dead as a demonstration of her lizardly commitment. And, maybe because they are the only ones who can contradict her increasingly bizarre narritive.

Inconsequential maybe, but you have to admire the way Sarah’s lipstick stays so fresh!