NP Friday March 01, 2019

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,586]

http://egscomics.com/egsnp/nanasecraft-57

 

Archaeologist for Hire?

Really?

"Mercenary" actually sounds more respectable.

[CritterKeeper 1,102]

Wanna bet Nanase Craft genuinely thinks of herself as an archaeologist for hire, and will be taken aback by Sarah's refuting that?

[hkmaly 490]

Will Sarah talk about the fact that Nanase Craft is hardly archaeologist given how she opened the crypt, or about the fact that Nanase Craft obviously does it for fun and is just occasionally paid for it as well?

5 hours ago, CritterKeeper said:

Wanna bet Nanase Craft genuinely thinks of herself as an archaeologist for hire

Of course she does.

[Scotty 1,061]

Just now, hkmaly said:

Will Sarah talk about the fact that Nanase Craft is hardly archaeologist given how she opened the crypt, or about the fact that Nanase Craft obviously does it for fun and is just occasionally paid for it as well?

There is the fact that Nanase said she would be charging extra if Diane wanted the artifact for evil. That's definitely a merc policy.

[hkmaly 490]

18 minutes ago, Scotty said:

1 hour ago, hkmaly said:

Will Sarah talk about the fact that Nanase Craft is hardly archaeologist given how she opened the crypt, or about the fact that Nanase Craft obviously does it for fun and is just occasionally paid for it as well?

There is the fact that Nanase said she would be charging extra if Diane wanted the artifact for evil. That's definitely a merc policy.

Luckily Sarah may not be aware of that.

[Scotty 1,061]

6 minutes ago, hkmaly said:

Luckily Sarah may not be aware of that.

Panel 3 doesn't make me so sure about that. Nanase suggesting a possibly evil artifact, the amount of money Sarah stands to receive if they succeed, Sarah likely figured out that their employer is also aware of the possible evil.

[hkmaly 490]

1 hour ago, Scotty said:

3 hours ago, hkmaly said:

Luckily Sarah may not be aware of that.

Panel 3 doesn't make me so sure about that. Nanase suggesting a possibly evil artifact, the amount of money Sarah stands to receive if they succeed, Sarah likely figured out that their employer is also aware of the possible evil.

Panel 3, while quite cynical, is still few steps from "I charge extra if it's for evil" (which itself is still few steps from "Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence" or "Every client is one missed payment away from becoming a target and every target is one bribe away from becoming a client").

[Scotty 1,061]

8 hours ago, hkmaly said:

Panel 3, while quite cynical, is still few steps from "I charge extra if it's for evil" (which itself is still few steps from "Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence" or "Every client is one missed payment away from becoming a target and every target is one bribe away from becoming a client").

It sets the tone that Nanase would be willing to do anything for money, it's like "yeah it could be dangerous, it could be evil, but I got bills to pay so I can't be choosy"  Charging extra might seem like justification for doing more risky stuff like "they might be evil  but if I get them to pay me more then it's not so bad."