np NP: Monday, May 9, 2016

[Howitzer 32]

http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp.php?id=457

A sudden twist!

[liontari 8]

So, who wants to bet on the sphere being involved in some way? Or would that be too obvious, considering the end of the last Block story?

[InfiniteRemnant 141]

It was ducky, in the ballroom, with the lead pipe.

[partner555 170]

Wasn't expecting a twist to happen in this kind of story.

[Maplestrip 20]

To be fair, I did not see this coming. I'm looking forward to seeing how Block will solve this mystery and keep himself out of jail!

[CritterKeeper 1,102]

Hmm, will Block be making a daring jailbreak, and go on the run to prove they're innocent?

 

Or will there be a twist ending where it turns out Block really did do it?

[ijuin 572]

3 hours ago, InfiniteRemnant said:

It was ducky, in the ballroom, with the lead pipe.

No, it was Major Ketchup, in the library, with the candlestick!

[Stature 96]

On 5/10/2016 at 0:47 PM, liontari said:

So, who wants to bet on the sphere being involved in some way? Or would that be too obvious, considering the end of the last Block story?

So cliched, it has to be!

Revenge of the Clone: Noir Witnesses!

[ProfessorTomoe 1,308]

He may well wind up in a Cell Block.

[Scotty 1,061]

7 hours ago, liontari said:

So, who wants to bet on the sphere being involved in some way? Or would that be too obvious, considering the end of the last Block story?

Yeah, it's obvious, but usually the cheesy noire films are obvious like that, and Dan's definitely going the cheesy route here.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,586]

The proper authorities don't actually suspect Writer's Block.  But they don't know who is responsible.  By accusing W Block, the Police force our hero to handle the investigation for them

[hkmaly 490]

15 hours ago, ijuin said:

18 hours ago, InfiniteRemnant said:

It was ducky, in the ballroom, with the lead pipe.

No, it was Major Ketchup, in the library, with the candlestick!

High Priest of the Green Robe in the library with the double-handed axe.

[The Old Hack 2,448]

10 hours ago, hkmaly said:

High Priest of the Green Robe in the library with the double-handed axe.

The Demonic Duck, in the comic store, with the TF gun.

[Aura Guardian 57]

WMG time! I think Celebrity Guest Star faked his death and is the real perpetrator.

[Drasvin 123]

3 hours ago, The Old Hack said:

The Demonic Duck, in the comic store, with the TF gun.

The Mall-Goblin, in the mall, with a shopping bag.

 

While I know it's a joke, my brain got wondering. Doesn't the TF Gun have safeties that prevent it from bestowing a lethal transformation? It follows the rule of transformations being convenient, but I think the TF Gun having safeties like that has been explicitly mentioned. I don't remember where, and don't really feel like diving into the archive to find one little fact.

[Aura Guardian 57]

I don't think it has safeties against being used as a bludgeoning implement. Or of the form it gives someone being weaker, letting them get killed more easily by a bludgeoning implement.

[Stature 96]

38 minutes ago, Drasvin said:

The Mall-Goblin, in the mall, with a shopping bag.

Writer's Sphere, in a mall parking lot, driving a car.

[ProfessorTomoe 1,308]

Shaka, when the walls fell.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,586]

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho
And the walls came tumblin' down

[ijuin 572]

2 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

Shaka, when the walls fell.

Darmok and Gelad at Tanagra.

[InfiniteRemnant 141]

3 minutes ago, ijuin said:

2 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

Shaka, when the walls fell.

Darmok and Gelad at Tanagra.

 

[hkmaly 490]

12 hours ago, Drasvin said:

While I know it's a joke, my brain got wondering. Doesn't the TF Gun have safeties that prevent it from bestowing a lethal transformation? It follows the rule of transformations being convenient, but I think the TF Gun having safeties like that has been explicitly mentioned. I don't remember where, and don't really feel like diving into the archive to find one little fact.

Yes, it certainly does, although they were only mentioned indirectly.

12 hours ago, Aura Guardian said:

I don't think it has safeties against being used as a bludgeoning implement. Or of the form it gives someone being weaker, letting them get killed more easily by a bludgeoning implement.

... ok, probably not THAT much safeties.

 

[Drasvin 123]

2 minutes ago, hkmaly said:

Yes, it certainly does, although they were only mentioned indirectly.

That's good. So we don't have to worry about someone using the TF Gun (Or another Uryuom CMD) for murder, unless said person knows enough about the ins and outs of the device in order to disable the safeties.

[hkmaly 490]

53 minutes ago, Drasvin said:

58 minutes ago, hkmaly said:

Yes, it certainly does, although they were only mentioned indirectly.

That's good. So we don't have to worry about someone using the TF Gun (Or another Uryuom CMD) for murder, unless said person knows enough about the ins and outs of the device in order to disable the safeties.

Ummm ... you know, the sanctioned programming languages might be worse with safeties as well. We can assume TF Gun have safeties on safe level, but other CMDs? We have no idea.

[Drasvin 123]

6 minutes ago, hkmaly said:

Ummm ... you know, the sanctioned programming languages might be worse with safeties as well. We can assume TF Gun have safeties on safe level, but other CMDs? We have no idea.

Good point. Thinking about it. The Uryuom military might have weaponized versions of the CMD. Would be incredibly deadly when lethality is needed, though potentially have non-lethal settings if only pacification is needed.