Freefall 3: Death Ray Byproducts

[Rockphed]

Heck, he probably stole Helix.

Anyway, Sam continues to give the ship migraines.

I don't remember where it gets said, but I am fairly certain that Helix was sent by the Mayor to spy on Sam and Sam convinced him that a life of petty crime was better. I think Sam would describe it as "liberating", and would be pleasantly surprised that that term already has usage for stealing from your opponents.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Guess who's back.

[Kantaki]

Well, his reasoning is valid.
Utterly reprehensible and showing an utter disregard for sapient lifeforms, but valid.
I shall keep it in mind for the next time someone brings up that exercise.

[Rogar Demonblud]

It's kind of the opposite of the situation with Doctor Bowman where Florence gave the 'wrong' answer that was actually right.

[Rogar Demonblud]

And Florence again shows she could be an apprentice to Vetinari.

[Rockphed]

I've said it before, I'll probably say it again, Florence really has Sam's number.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Unfortunately, Sam doesn't have the lookup number for Sqid mythology.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Given what we've seen of Sam, the first lesson is a bit stating the obvious.

[Rogar Demonblud]

The battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift.

Put another way, Sam is still teaching.

[Rockphed]

Just so long as we don't see too much of the sqid's anatomy. I understand it drives men mad.

[Kantaki]

Just so long as we don't see too much of the sqid's anatomy. I understand it drives men mad.

Didn't their „cuteness” trigger the human „feeding reflex”?
Yeah´, better not.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Interesting. It looks like Sqid are cold-blooded.

[Rockphed]

Interesting. It looks like Sqid are cold-blooded.

And they are all delusional. After all, what better way to respect someone than to steal from them?

[Rogar Demonblud]

Hey, keep your Terra-centric attitude to yourself.

Actually, it reminds me of the Jaegers. Only a hat from a worthy foe is worth taking.

[Rogar Demonblud]

For some reason, I anticipate hearing any words Mho speaks in Flintheart Glomgold's voice.

[Kantaki]

You know, someone should tell Sam to sell books with those stories.
There's loads of money in heist-comedy.

[SZbNAhL]

You know, someone should tell Sam to sell books with those stories.
There's loads of money in heist-comedy.

No fun in that. Sam's always cared more about stealing money than making or having it.

[Kantaki]

No fun in that. Sam's always cared more about stealing money than making or having it.

Exactly. Sam sells the stories, other people make money off them and he steals it.
Classic Win/Win Situation.

[DavidSh]

Oh. I didn't get the name before. Now waiting for Curly to show up.

[Willie the Duck]

Oh. I didn't get the name before. Now waiting for Curly to show up.

Well, if this is an origin/how-they-met scenario, they need to start with Shemp for his Soup to Nuts appearance, and then he can be replaced for a dozen years or so.

[Rogar Demonblud]

I'm guessing it'll be Shemp, actually. Curly doesn't make sense to people with no hair to be snide about the lack thereof.

[DavidSh]

If they're going for an exact match, they'd have to bring in a Ted Healy analog, which doesn't appear to be happening. And they seem to be doing something with hairstyles -- Mho has Moe's bowl-cut and Lairee has something that might be a hairstyle.

[PhantomFox]

Taking bets on that Sam is making this up as he goes, and stole the plot directly from the obvious inspiration?

[Rogar Demonblud]

If cricket and gin & tonics are universal constants, I see no reason the Stooges can't be as well.

[Cazero]

Taking bets on that Sam is making this up as he goes, and stole the plot directly from the obvious inspiration?

All in accordance with Sqid storytelling tradition.

[Gez]

I'm guessing it'll be Shemp, actually. Curly doesn't make sense to people with no hair to be snide about the lack thereof.

No one said they needed hair! Curly is now Coily.

[Kantaki]

All in accordance with Sqid storytelling tradition.

Isn't making stuff up as you go based on some blatantly stolen inspiration a universal storytelling tradition?

[Cazero]

It was. Then the Sqid stole it.

[Kantaki]

It was. Then the Sqid stole it.

That's terrible!
We need to steal it back.

[geoduck]

No one said they needed hair! Curly is now Coily.

It's also a reference to the original Curly's accent in the Stooge shorts- "Soitenly!"