Endtown by Aaron Neathery for October 03, 2013

Any catastrophe you can walk away from is still a catastrophe. However, that apron she’s wearing may finally come in useful. The question is whether a raygun blast set to stun can work as a local anesthetic.

This may be a short adventure..

Going back and reading last minute comments from a couple days ago…Two days ago, Molon Labe said: “Ok, assuming an acceleration of 9.8 meters/sec^2, a seven second drop would yield a drop of 102.9 meters, or 337.59775 feet. Call it 338 feet to round it up. That’s not the 500 to 700 feet some people have been suggesting.”Well, its just been me saying that, but I’m not sure where you’re getting your answer from. distance = (g * t^2) / 2if we use g = 32.1740 ft/s^2 (9.8m/s^2)Time Distance (feet)0 …. 01 …. 16.12 …. 64.33 …. 144.84 …. 257.45 …. 402.16 …. 579.17 …. 788.2My answers have been verified by: http://www.gravitycalc.com/(At 7 seconds, the object will have a velocity of 153 mph, which is still significantly below the terminal velocity in air on earth of 200 mph.)

Off to a great start.

What!! No airbags?

Just a broken arm?Lucky landing.Sorry it was our favorite mouse, though.

Not surprising since Holly has had a poorer than usual diet for the last month.Takes more than a few days of bed rest to recover.

Yeah… this is going great.

great, time to go back…

Rethinking – break out the dittos now. Cover the area. Treat the arm and administer painkillers. Then camp out in the pod until Holly is ready to travel.

Discounting variances in anatomy, she’s holding what would be described as her humorous proximal to the midpoint. One of the easier limbs to care for when you don’t have access to a hospital. In many cases sling & swath keeping the affected wrist high will allow the bone to heal well- even without a cast. As Three Steps Over Japan noted, that apron’s gonna be handy.

Holly,Still think coming out here is a good idea?Darwinskeeper

hey—all you tech nerds…this is a COMIC!!! we are not interested in reality!! Thank you!

Poor Holly, she just can’t get a break. Oops, not a pun. She didn’t need this.

VOTE!Does it look like they crashed and then were attacked by something. I had a little TIA dealing with hostile people, so I may not be able to do much. I had a huge CVA two years ago.

As an aside to Kathy G and Scott K, most of my primary functions returned, especially the mental powers, and I was afraid I was going to have to change dominant hands, but using this touch screen really helped my dexterity. As long as Scott can fight at his own rate, he should be great. I have seen 21CF lately, so he must be managing OK. Best to you both. Vote ENDTOWN Vote Doc Rat Vote Hubris Vote Kevin and Kell Sincerely, JusSayin

That said, one has to respect the fact that Aaron does tend to write on the soft side of science fiction. The whole grenade driving a pneumatic elevator out of the ground is fairly ridiculous, and don’t even get me started on a mutagenic virus that can drastically alter a person’s size/appearance in less than a minute. The thing is that the writing and artwork are both top notch, the characters are believable and you can go from hating a character to feeling sorry for them in a heartbeat. I guess I can read Arthur C. Clarke if I want hard science fiction.

Now all they need is a Topsider drone flying overhead checking out the anomally.

sorry…I guess I forgot to put up the joke sign….geez….

There’s a chance the Topsiders might make a deal with them, if there’s a situation where both Topsiders and mutants are threatened and Wally and Holly can help resolve it. They might be getting the theoretical Krupp from the Topsiders to help with the mission.

Expected. a Bunch of “figure out it”. Enjoy your factors but I don’t understand a word of it. She has an under skirt doesn’t she? good for a support. Blessed Be

“1) We don’t know how many ditto units there are.2) Are they just given out?”If Mallard gave Wally the full ditto ball, then there should be enough to create a “cammo tent” at least 10-20 feet in diameter. Since the dittos are very, very thin, they have a large surface area. At this point, though, if Holly can’t travel, my guess would be that the wreckage gets covered by dittos, and Wally spends the next week burying it in the dust so they don’t have to split up the ditto ball when they finally do leave.

“If the sat is in sync orbit all was seen so even if it is covered up they would have the coordinates plotted on go on from there. The dittos have limits.”If the explosion was spotted by the satellite, Holly and Wally are dead in the water. There might be an ace in the hole (3 actually), but everything depends on what Aaron decides on next.

Just attach a smiley face (-;

Certainly off to a… ahem bang-up start.

Please note: ”I think my arm is broken” is not the same as ”my arm is broken.