Amiable Dorsai

I have too many old age related body aches to test this out in person.  Why don't some of you youngsters get a stop watch and time yourself falling down.  Do several and take an average.  Fall backwards, forwards and to the side to see if it makes that much of a difference.

Dan is really picking up the pace!

Comic for Friday April 22, 2022
No time warp today!
Do they make lion-headed birds out of the spare parts?

In my head, I hear, "YE GODS LAD! You're... quite the hero!" in Sean Connery's voice, as in Dragonheart (or Dragonliver if you prefer).

Anytime you need to know who around you is sophisticated and culturally enlightened, just start singing "Where, Oh Where Are You Tonight?"

I'd pay good money for that concert.

I suspect his glass, both the mundane and magical, can't do that.  Plus, maybe, his socks.

Oh dear.
I see the problem: Ed forgot to bring an easel with charts and graphs.

Oh dear.
I see the problem: Ed forgot to bring an easel with charts and graphs.

Perhaps the Uryuom "world" is made up of the 13th floors humans are unable to see

Well Malory didn't have a Holy Horse Shoe either, so he still fails.

Both Tara and Andrea thought that "I am in search of Avalon" was a code phrase that they could use to get help (presumably from people in the know about the two-sided nature of the world). Was this just another of Volty's lies, or is there an underground network of some sort that has so far escaped Edward's attention?

I suspect mine would not be terrific for hauling, but the mount for the hitch will also hold a bicycle carrier, and we've used that quite a bit.

If Edward is correct that Tired and Mundane are good, then I must be Great.
And I think it is about time that someone teaches Grace the art of Poker.  She desperately needs a poker face before dealing with other humans

I'm still going with, "Squirrels are tasty".

And now we know the answer to the question "Is Grace so powerful that she can defeat herself?"

It may be that, because Edward has now learned more about the nature and cause of the “energy clog” (i.e. that it was created by an Immortal who sought to create an area of excess magical energy), that somebody more powerful than Tara and Andrea (e.g. their patron government) would interpret it as an attack on their side of the world to deprive them of the natural inflow of energy. In such a scenario, it would require Edward’s diplomatic strength in order to persuade them that it is not in fact an attack.

Comic for Monday, February 14, 2022
I think this is the first time Edward's met Ashley, and he didn't skip a beat. Neither did she.
I am assuming glow lines around Grace only indicate emotion, not actual glowing.
Looking forward to some Edward exposition next comic. I hope he explains why he is so afraid of the griffins. We are not likely to see why in-comic, unless it ends badly, which is not a thing in EGS.
Also, for the griffins, they could bring Kevin along for safety. It the griffins begin behaving aggressively, they deploy Kevin, the griffins die laughing, and everyone is safe (except said griffins).

And now we know the answer to the question "Is Grace so powerful that she can defeat herself?"

Someday we will find a use for pyrite that will make it more valuable than gold
My retirement depends on it

And where would be the fun in that?

Edward's organization thinks of Edward as a diplomat. Edward sees Elliot as a child that must be protected, and ignores the group's previous success, when he wasn't even involved. Recall that a few comics prior, he was saying, "You weren't going to invite me?", and now he's taken over. In my opinion, he's doing worse than they would have on their own. (For future reference, Elliot, Justin may have a better insight on what to share with Edward.)
Plot-wise, I don't expect he'll be a problem. I don't think Dan is out to undercut Edward's credibility.

Got to admit if some one did what Grace did in any school I attended someone would talk about it.  And ask her to do it again.

One of the more frustrating aspects of this story is keeping track of just how much the people who aren't supposed to know certain things actually know
Unlike the real stories of politics and business management where you know well in advance that the people who need to be competent and well informed actually know nothing
(University politics is probably the best illustration of how well educated geniuses can become complete fools)
And this is the twentieth anniversary of EGS?
Another 20 years and our crew will finish Freshman Orientation at the University and will be about half way through the Registration line
(Admittedly, I finished registration in less than a decade.  But I went to a very small school)