Bad Machinery by John Allison for December 20, 2022

Maybe sucking up people’s souls isn’t a crime, but tossing them up a tree is.

I’m pretty sure it’s assault.

Call the Church Police.

Misquoting Charles Dickens there, as most people who aren’t annoying nitpickers do.

That’s right, Lottie. Also, Erin has lots of enemies and no friends.

I’ve never seen snark depicted in a comic strip through the lack of punctuation. Well played, sir.

riffles through local law books

Nope, soul sucking isn’t even a minor ticket-able offence like jaywalking or littering. Carry on.

Actually it’s “The law is a as$.” -Mr. Bumble. (edited to appease the GC nannybot)

In p8 Lottie and Erin are having a face off. Perhaps this is the calm before the soul-sucking confrontation?

So Erin has to come to Charlotte for help. Ow! That has to hurt.

To be fair, this is probably the first time it’s come up in the Tackleford area.

Though, given Tackelford’s reputation for the odd and bizarre…that is mildly surprising.

I can name many, many things that would be illegal if sucking up people’s souls were outlawed.

Mildred is the reader of the group.

If soul sucking was against the law, there would be a number of institutions in jail.