Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!

[Shining Wrath]

I'm wondering what the FSMADD does now. Go in for the kill? Is it possible to kill Humongulous by tearing away at the back of his neck?

[Grim Portent]

I'm wondering what the FSMADD does now. Go in for the kill? Is it possible to kill Humongulous by tearing away at the back of his neck?

He presumably has a clank-brain of some sort somewhere in his head or torso, get to that and crush it and he's basically dead. Depending on how important power is he might die if his brain is seperated from his power source for a long time. In theory if someone, Lumi in this case, distracts it and Humungulous stops moving in the meanwhile it should lose track of him.

I'm expecting Franz to run back in with the door or a chunk of pillar and slam it down on top of the FSMADD. He can't fight such a clank without a weapon, at least not without his fire, and in addition to being a character moment for the big guy those pillar chunks and the door are obvious things for him to have run out to get to try and smash the cat with.

[smuchmuch]

I'm expecting Franz to run back in with the door or a chunk of pillar and slam it down on top of the FSMADD. He can't fight such a clank without a weapon, at least not without his fire

We know franz is a pretty cunning fighter from the very start of thes torry and his first fight with Humongulous. So that make sense. Not sure it'd work so well tho
Also note than when talking about his flamme earlier he says "I'm at low power". Sounds like a good set upp for Franz to use the Iram Solus at some point...

[Laurentio III]

We know franz is a pretty cunning fighter from the very start of thes torry and his first fight with Humongulous. So that make sense. Not sure it'd work so well tho
Also note than when talking about his flamme earlier he says "I'm at low power". Sounds like a good set upp for Franz to use the Iram Solus at some point...

And let's remember he has some hamster-shaped power-up snack around.

UPDATE: aaaand team monk for the win!

[Shining Wrath]

Well, TWO thread titles from one strip!

"I've never needed to crank this baby up to 11 before, so this is for SCIENCE!"
and
"Humongulous is still in the fight", mainly because that's an awesome moment. Literally torn to shreds, drawing fire to save someone he knows doesn't really deserve saving. He's not a knight, he's a paladin.

[Pax1138]

Also, did H throw his own leg at the beast to distract it?

[Kantaki]

Well, TWO thread titles from one strip!

"I've never needed to crank this baby up to 11 before, so this is for SCIENCE!"

Would've fit better a few threads ago.
About twenty-one or thereabout.

Also, did H throw his own leg at the beast to distract it?

Yep. And that's why you don't chop bits off your opponent.
It only expands their arsenal.

[Laurentio III]

Yep. And that's why you don't chop bits off your opponent.
It only expands their arsenal.

I doubt Homongulous even has an arse.

[Rodin]

I'm getting flashbacks to Patlabor, where Noa is disappointed that her mech cannot do a Rocket Punch so when her mech's arm is ripped off she picks it up, screams ROCKET PUNCH and flings it at the perp.

[Manga Shoggoth]

Well, TWO thread titles from one strip!

"I've never needed to crank this baby up to 11 before, so this is for SCIENCE!"
and
"Humongulous is still in the fight", mainly because that's an awesome moment. Literally torn to shreds, drawing fire to save someone he knows doesn't really deserve saving. He's not a knight, he's a paladin.

Noted. You are in the lead already...

[The Glyphstone]

I think "This Is For Science!" is more punchy and to the point, myself

[sihnfahl]

Also, did H throw his own leg at the beast to distract it?

What else are you going to throw at a misbehaving cat but your boot?

[Rockphed]

He's not a knight, he's a paladin.

He is a knight who works for monks; what did you expect? At least he isn't sanctimonious or declaring exothermic lifeforms hetetical.

[Laurentio III]

Wo wo wo wo! Now, lady!
One thing is to lie, to steal, to leave friends in a deadly place and to corrupt monks.
But books are sacred!

I would have expected more from a librarian.

[wingnutx]

The book is the Iram Solis.

[Fyraltari]

Yup, that seals it. She's not an actual librarian.

[Shining Wrath]

Burning books may be a ploy to get Franz to come back.

[sihnfahl]

I'm thinking that she believes the FSMADD has a priority routine in it that says: "PROTECT THE BOOKS". So it's going to prioritize that over attacking Our Heroes.

[Shining Wrath]

Ah, so Vipsania is using flaming pages from a book like Agatha used the laser pointer. Distractible kitteh, is distractible.

And no, she's no librarian.

[geoduck]

I think she genuinely wants to be a Librarian, but yeah, she lacks the proper attitude to achieve high office.

[BRC]

She however DOES make an excellent thief!

[Kantaki]

She however DOES make an excellent thief!

Lovable rogue.

[Divayth Fyr]

Lovable rogue.

I'm not sure Franz will agree with the former upon learning she had a book burned.

[Shining Wrath]

I'm not sure Franz will agree with the former upon learning she had a book burned.

He'll be disappointed, but Franz tends to take a pragmatic view of combat with dangerous enemies. Plus he was considering the idea of unleashing his breath upon the FSMADD but was at a low ebb and it wouldn't have been effective. Full Franz Flame would probably have burned more than one book.

[Spamotron]

If Vispania lived in a world ruled by probability picking a book at random like she did would most likely result in a fairly common and easily replaced one being destroyed. But, she lives in a world of narrative if that wasn't the specific book she was looking for it was certainly a one of a kind masterpiece of incalculable cultural and historical value. If it wasn't completely reduced to ash maybe Agatha can be convinced to pull of a Spark Miracle to restore it, given that it was a Heterodyne creation that made its destruction necessary.

[Fyraltari]

If Vispania lived in a world ruled by probability picking a book at random like she did would most likely result in a fairly common and easily replaced one being destroyed. But, she lives in a world of narrative if that wasn't the specific book she was looking for it was certainly a one of a kind masterpiece of incalculable cultural and historical value. If it wasn't completely reduced to ash maybe Agatha can be convinced to pull of a Spark Miracle to restore it, given that it was a Heterodyne creation that made its destruction necessary.

Now, maybe she acted as a proper librabrian and picked a book there was multiple copies of in this librabry.

[Grim Portent]

The rule of drama would say she just destroyed the Masat that Franz really wanted.

[Shining Wrath]

She seems to have chosen the book by the infallible method of "this one is the largest". And it had a shiny green gem, too.

I think she just sacrificed something important.

[Laurentio III]

She seems to have chosen the book by the infallible method of "this one is the largest". And it had a shiny green gem, too.

Golden scales decoration on the front, too.
In the lair of a dragon with goldish scales, if Franz trasmutation is indicative.

[Devlerbat]

What are the odds that she just destroyed the book she came for?