She Rooted herself against the recoil! That explains the “stand against the rock wall” instructions. Good thing Castela paid attention in Physics Class. For any Action…
I suspect the containing forces are themselves anchored to the surroundings, so the roots don’t have to hold against interstellar-rocket-engine levels of pushback… rooting may be as much about stabilizing her aim as anything else.
ok, so now the big question for tomorrow — is there a circular divot in the canyon wall where the expletive used to be? Or is there a hole bored thru the canyon wall until it hits daylight? Or is the top of the canyon just plain not there any more?
Rand McNally, publishers of THE roadmap everybody used to use. And get this, it was all on paper. You had to flip the pages by hand, the search function was very simplistic and you had to figure out the route yourself. It didn’t even come with free updates!
What’s sure is that countless hours has been spent by people studying those mapps planning their dream trip.
Today we do the same using Google Maps or some other map service, but I can’t help thinking that some of the magic has been lost when things like street view, satellite view, peoples uploaded photos and all the information on the entire internet are available with a click.
No, I’m betting she defoucused the blast to ablate a nice even layer. The wall just lost an inch or two into sand in an even layer to where you can’t see the edges. May need spot retreatment after the smoke clears.
“Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried,
As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.
“Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true.”
(I think Luci has just seen that her student Castela the snarky, is in fact an atomic Boojum.)
Could she be anchoring herself for the impending schokwave after the explosion, or does she draw energy for the blast from the ground. (btw, I feel bad for her dress, not sure it has blast resistance).
As for her hand cannon having some kind of recoil, I’m doubting the amount as she showed no sign of it when she vaporized the tea mug to scare her moms girlfriend.
But then again what do I know, I’m not even invited to the library.
Just a bit of military trivia… In the Navy the term used was “SHOOT!” If someone shouted “FIRE” it meant something entirely different and we’d all be scrambling for the hoses.
“Something Vimes had learned as a young guard drifted up from memory. If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you’re going to die. So they’ll talk. They’ll gloat.
They’ll watch you squirm. They’ll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar.
So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.” – Sam Vimes – Men at Arms
I am beginning to suspect that Castella was not designed to do some of the things she is capable of doing. She may be exceeding the specs, and performing at levels that are in excess of the desired results.
It does seem as if a walking terawatt laser/particle-beam is a bit excessive for dealing with the Fae, even as tough and strong as they are.
Although… perhaps… maybe those who made her, had ideas of taking on something stronger than the Fae? Maybe the sphinxes? or the Library itself? Could she even have been planned as a last ditch defense against the Gods?
Hay Pickle? If we could get you to heat up this ginormous tungsten target over here, and the ten thousand tons or so of rock behind it, to a nice cherry red? Uh, I guess that’s your… uh, slow burn setting so as not to vaporize it? Anyway, yeah, we’d really appreciate it; you’d be providing central heat for ten city blocks of low-income housing, for a long cold winter….
Boom.
Boom chika rocka chika rocka chika boom… 😛
Yeah, la chica rocks el boom… or booms los rocks…
Always a boom tomorrow.
Always listen to Ivanova.
Attagirl, Pickle!
I hope Luci doesn’t overdose on all of the Awesome.
She Rooted herself against the recoil! That explains the “stand against the rock wall” instructions. Good thing Castela paid attention in Physics Class. For any Action…
And that’s dead calm. Imagine the stabilizing requirements for angry.
I suspect the containing forces are themselves anchored to the surroundings, so the roots don’t have to hold against interstellar-rocket-engine levels of pushback… rooting may be as much about stabilizing her aim as anything else.
Are you sure you’re not the least bit upset, Castela? You seemed pretty annoyed at Luci these past couple of strips…
ok, so now the big question for tomorrow — is there a circular divot in the canyon wall where the expletive used to be? Or is there a hole bored thru the canyon wall until it hits daylight? Or is the top of the canyon just plain not there any more?
”Rand and McNally will have to redraw their maps.” (Wesley, Angel, “Time Bomb”)
I believe there’s a similar line in the musical “Brigadoon”.
Rand McNally, publishers of THE roadmap everybody used to use. And get this, it was all on paper. You had to flip the pages by hand, the search function was very simplistic and you had to figure out the route yourself. It didn’t even come with free updates!
What’s sure is that countless hours has been spent by people studying those mapps planning their dream trip.
Today we do the same using Google Maps or some other map service, but I can’t help thinking that some of the magic has been lost when things like street view, satellite view, peoples uploaded photos and all the information on the entire internet are available with a click.
*preparing for ultrasonic squeeee*
No, I’m betting she defoucused the blast to ablate a nice even layer. The wall just lost an inch or two into sand in an even layer to where you can’t see the edges. May need spot retreatment after the smoke clears.
THERE’S the Earth shattering KA-BOOM!
But where’s the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator?
Who needs an Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator when you can do THAT?
.
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Oh. Right. Most of us can’t do that. Never mind.
Therefore… most of us need Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulators!
To produce Earth-shattering kabooms, that is. Not really much need for them otherwise…
Castela Ka-BOOM!
Move over, Katie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvh_JAQdbWQ
“Big Badaboom”
Anybody been watching Agents Of Shield lately? …Destroyer of Worlds?
“Stop. Stop. Stop…”
I tell you three times. Very Heinleinian.
Isn’t “thrice said, once done” also a principle in some systems of magic?
“Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried,
As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.
“Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true.”
(I think Luci has just seen that her student Castela the snarky, is in fact an atomic Boojum.)
Never did finish harsh mistress but an apt reference….course stranger could have been the reference and would have been equally appropriate….
Could she be anchoring herself for the impending schokwave after the explosion, or does she draw energy for the blast from the ground. (btw, I feel bad for her dress, not sure it has blast resistance).
As for her hand cannon having some kind of recoil, I’m doubting the amount as she showed no sign of it when she vaporized the tea mug to scare her moms girlfriend.
But then again what do I know, I’m not even invited to the library.
That’s one way to get your point across.
“Ready main beam cannon”
“Main cannon ready ma’m”
“FIRE!”
Just a bit of military trivia… In the Navy the term used was “SHOOT!” If someone shouted “FIRE” it meant something entirely different and we’d all be scrambling for the hoses.
That never occurred to me — but it DOES make perfect ^sense^.
The one capable of massive destruction, while completely calm, is the most terrifying one that you could ever piss off.
“Something Vimes had learned as a young guard drifted up from memory. If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you’re going to die. So they’ll talk. They’ll gloat.
They’ll watch you squirm. They’ll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar.
So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.” – Sam Vimes – Men at Arms
Boom brought, yeehaw!
There’s only one response for that blast: Ho-o-ly JESUS!!!
I think if I was Luci, I’d fall down on my knees crying, and say, “How could they do this to you?”
Ka-me-ha-meeeeee-HA!
All these comment are gold.
INCOMING,,,,
I am beginning to suspect that Castella was not designed to do some of the things she is capable of doing. She may be exceeding the specs, and performing at levels that are in excess of the desired results.
It does seem as if a walking terawatt laser/particle-beam is a bit excessive for dealing with the Fae, even as tough and strong as they are.
Although… perhaps… maybe those who made her, had ideas of taking on something stronger than the Fae? Maybe the sphinxes? or the Library itself? Could she even have been planned as a last ditch defense against the Gods?
The Godslayer isn’t here.
Hay Pickle? If we could get you to heat up this ginormous tungsten target over here, and the ten thousand tons or so of rock behind it, to a nice cherry red? Uh, I guess that’s your… uh, slow burn setting so as not to vaporize it? Anyway, yeah, we’d really appreciate it; you’d be providing central heat for ten city blocks of low-income housing, for a long cold winter….
But where does all that energy come from? She’s clearly not capable of generating it internally, so it must be coming from somewhere…
STOP TRYING TO SCIENCE MY FAVE COMIC!!!