Endtown by Aaron Neathery for November 29, 2020

Har-dee har har.

Somehow Topsider, I think that jokes are quite inappropriate at this stage. Wally and the rest are scared out of their wits and need reassurance, not humor.

Wally: “Don’t quit your day job.”

Topsider: “What are you talking about? Back in the operating room, I’m killing it!”

“Dr Amesworth? I can tell you the tooth of what happened. She had a brush with death. The last thing she’d want though is a plaque to remember her by.”

Everyone loves a comedian, except Wally..

Well… it’s not a selfie. The antenna isn’t mirrored.

The Topsider’s wording should be some reassurance to Wally, even if they are trying to be a comedian.

“You guys” tends to angle towards the positive in terms of addressing people, especially in a Topsider-to-anthro exchange. :)

It’s better for Wally & Co. that the Topsider is cracking jokes (even if very weak ones) instead of being brusque. The expression on Wally’s face is perfectly drawn — he doesn’t appreciate the attempted lightheartedness since they’re currently at the Topsiders’ mercy and have no idea what the Topsiders have planned yet. Alan is of course the worrier of the group, always envisioning the worst-case scenario.

I love Wally’s “I’ve had enough of this” face.

I posted this when the Topsiders were badgering the guys, but it was at the end of the posts.

Who the Hell are you? – Escapees from a real Hell!

How did you get through? — By falling through your gateway.

Where’s Doctor Amesworth? — She went to pieces when all hell broke out.

What did you do with her? We didn’t do anything with her. She became part of that thing that says it is God. Duffy here made it let us go. You guys got anything to drink? It’s been a long dry spell for us.

Are you really “Cracked Cat?” And where is your mousy girl friend? No, I am Wally Wallechinski, and I am an engineer. She’s literally living her dream on an alien tramp freighter salvaging stuff from dead worlds.

Having just read an issue of Action Comics with Guest Star Ambush Bug last night, I found the humor to be quite humorous. Seriously.

If that face rang a bell, wouldn’t it be James Clapper?

I wonder whether Wally is the star to whom they referred: Duffy has a ‘side-kick’, so he could also be the star.

It certainly sounds like Marx humor to me.

In this guy’s defense, he probably doesn’t know what the topsiders in the anthro dimension do to the mutants

He’s aiming for a spot on Cardoodles……the wisecracking villain.

Heh. Since Topsider tech presents the real face of other Topsiders in suits, the anonymity of the concept never affects them. Topsiders who deal with people who aren’t should wear nametags.

Crass as the joke is to Wally, perhaps it’s a tip of the hat by Aaron to us – and our “trying times”!

That’s …. that is exactly what I would be doing in that situation. Down to the Selfie.

Holy….

This person is either a jerk or trying to pretend things are not as bad as they are so as to get intel from these stars.

Allan is only remembering back on the Surface. Anyway, I found the joke funny.

“Yeah, we know we’ve sort of treated your kind with contempt and hatred before, but really, this time we mean you no harm. You’re just part of our experiment.”

Once again, Neathery has his unique blend of weirdness, horror, science fiction and funny situations.

“I’m glad you have a sense of humor” – “Why?” – “Cause you’re not going to like my answer.” – “Tell me” – “Uh, you’re REALLY not going to like my answer.”…

Never a good idea to piss off THE CAT!

This guys is very upbeat… So far, the theory that Aaron Marx’s favorite Flask is another universe’s Amesworth is ringing up suspiciously consistent.

How many comedians out of work? and then there’s this guy.

Not exactly Blue Collar Comedy material, buddy

Perfect. If he tried to jolly them along, they’d be suspicious of him, for reasons he knows all too well. And he doesn’t want to scare them. So crack jokes. Either they’ll laugh or they won’t, but you’ve effectively violated the “warden-prisoner” vibe with an auger, sideways.

This guy is HILARIOUS

Yup, thinks Wally is Cracked Cat, which is a BIG mistake. Cracked Cat doesn’t know how to defeat a bio suit, heh heh.

Topsiders seem quite different in amesworthys reality. ie they’re not killhappy against the anthros. Wally better be prepared for other changes as well.

Jerry Orbach, you ain’t…